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Release Thu, Aug 13, 2026 4 min read

HelixML 2.12.3

Original release notes

What's Changed

  • fix(api): resolve project MCPs in external proxy by @chocobar in https://github.com/helixml/helix/pull/2947
  • feat(frontend): enhance project chat sidebar workflows by @nessie993 in https://github.com/helixml/helix/pull/2948
  • fix(api): recover missing Claude ACP threads by @chocobar in https://github.com/helixml/helix/pull/2949
  • feat: add persistent spec task terminal drawer by @nessie993 in https://github.com/helixml/helix/pull/2951
  • feat(frontend): add workspace inspector and review diffs by @nessie993 in https://github.com/helixml/helix/pull/2952
  • fix(spec-task): reconcile a task whose agent resumed work outside orchestration by @nessie993 in https://github.com/helixml/helix/pull/2955
  • feat(workspace): add inline task editing and chat renaming by @nessie993 in https://github.com/helixml/helix/pull/2957
  • fix(api): drop duplicate spec-task reconcile file left by a merge by @lukemarsden in https://github.com/helixml/helix/pull/2958
  • feat(frontend): improve agent chat and task detail workspaces by @nessie993 in https://github.com/helixml/helix/pull/2960
  • fix(frontend): show GitHub topic events by @chocobar in https://github.com/helixml/helix/pull/2962
  • refactor(api): remove unused external agent endpoints by @nessie993 in https://github.com/helixml/helix/pull/2963
  • Let scheduled runs reach implementation, and explain blocked pushes honestly by @lukemarsden in https://github.com/helixml/helix/pull/2964
  • Fix black/frozen desktop video stream and make render failures visible by @lukemarsden in https://github.com/helixml/helix/pull/2929
  • fix(agent): always set type:object on MCP tool parameters by @binocarlos in https://github.com/helixml/helix/pull/2751
  • fix(api): resolve rate limiter deadlock on provider 429 by @nessie993 in https://github.com/helixml/helix/pull/2967
  • fix(api): surface agent inference errors instead of returning empty 200 by @nessie993 in https://github.com/helixml/helix/pull/2968
  • fix(api): stop duplicate chat_message forking a second Zed thread by @nessie993 in https://github.com/helixml/helix/pull/2969
  • feat: unify agent management and sandbox previews by @nessie993 in https://github.com/helixml/helix/pull/2970
  • fix(frontend): refine new agent dialog layout by @nessie993 in https://github.com/helixml/helix/pull/2971
  • feat(frontend): add collapsible chat sidebar by @nessie993 in https://github.com/helixml/helix/pull/2972
  • fix(frontend): restore spec task agent selector by @nessie993 in https://github.com/helixml/helix/pull/2973
  • ci: gate zed --headless on every push with a cheap smoke test by @nessie993 in https://github.com/helixml/helix/pull/2975
  • feat(specs): add task execution controls by @nessie993 in https://github.com/helixml/helix/pull/2976
  • feat(usage): polish organization usage overview by @nessie993 in https://github.com/helixml/helix/pull/2974
  • fix(org): refresh stale MCP service credentials by @chocobar in https://github.com/helixml/helix/pull/2979
  • fix(org): avoid bootstrap MCP validation deadlock by @chocobar in https://github.com/helixml/helix/pull/2981
  • fix(gc): honour Keep Alive, widen grace to 30d, pin Zed missing-thread auto-repair by @lukemarsden in https://github.com/helixml/helix/pull/2980
  • feat(billing): meter spec-task desktops as sandbox rows by @nessie993 in https://github.com/helixml/helix/pull/2978
  • feat(frontend): add project chat focus filter by @nessie993 in https://github.com/helixml/helix/pull/2984
  • refactor: remove question sets feature by @nessie993 in https://github.com/helixml/helix/pull/2986
  • fix(org): route worker MCP through embedded API by @chocobar in https://github.com/helixml/helix/pull/2985
  • Remove prompt library by @nessie993 in https://github.com/helixml/helix/pull/2987
  • fix(docker): run controlplane under tini so orphaned git processes get reaped by @nessie993 in https://github.com/helixml/helix/pull/2988
  • fix(frontend): make spec task toolbar fit narrow panels by @nessie993 in https://github.com/helixml/helix/pull/2989
  • fix(store): return org-scoped provider endpoints in ListProviderEndpoints by @nessie993 in https://github.com/helixml/helix/pull/2990
  • fix(api): reject empty desktop session IDs by @chocobar in https://github.com/helixml/helix/pull/2992
  • fix(cli): honour spectask --name and show real agent names by @lukemarsden in https://github.com/helixml/helix/pull/2994
  • fix(cli): stop spectask send re-posting the message on timeout by @lukemarsden in https://github.com/helixml/helix/pull/2995
  • Authorize MCP app access via RBAC, and add browser-safe embed API keys by @binocarlos in https://github.com/helixml/helix/pull/2983
  • Serve empty data to embed keys instead of breaking the embed page by @binocarlos in https://github.com/helixml/helix/pull/2996
  • Don't redirect out of an embed to onboarding or /orgs by @binocarlos in https://github.com/helixml/helix/pull/2997
  • feat(onboarding): streamline project setup and provider configuration by @nessie993 in https://github.com/helixml/helix/pull/2993
  • feat(projects): add repositories settings tab by @nessie993 in https://github.com/helixml/helix/pull/2998
  • feat(org): add durable agent activation delivery by @chocobar in https://github.com/helixml/helix/pull/2965
  • feat(chat): add workspace references and agent plans by @nessie993 in https://github.com/helixml/helix/pull/3001
  • fix(frontend): isolate plans between agent turns by @nessie993 in https://github.com/helixml/helix/pull/3002
  • fix(billing): avoid summing streaming usage snapshots by @nessie993 in https://github.com/helixml/helix/pull/3005
  • fix(usage): preserve managed provider attribution by @nessie993 in https://github.com/helixml/helix/pull/3006
  • fix(zed): use provider-advertised context limits by @nessie993 in https://github.com/helixml/helix/pull/3007
  • Pass the acting session through the external MCP proxy by @binocarlos in https://github.com/helixml/helix/pull/3008
  • Let an embedder pin the theme with ?theme= by @binocarlos in https://github.com/helixml/helix/pull/3010
  • fix(preview): preserve sandbox browser paths by @nessie993 in https://github.com/helixml/helix/pull/3011
  • chore(sandbox): pin Zed E2E fixture fix by @chocobar in https://github.com/helixml/helix/pull/3012
  • fix(frontend): show only agents in fresh org charts by @chocobar in https://github.com/helixml/helix/pull/3013
  • feat(workspace): edit and comment on workspace files by @nessie993 in https://github.com/helixml/helix/pull/3015
  • Propagate inference session header by @nessie993 in https://github.com/helixml/helix/pull/3017
  • Let embed keys send messages and watch the desktop, bounded by the key rather than the handler by @binocarlos in https://github.com/helixml/helix/pull/3016
  • feat(agents): add opencode as a code agent runtime by @nessie993 in https://github.com/helixml/helix/pull/3018
  • feat(usage): add task filtering and attribution by @nessie993 in https://github.com/helixml/helix/pull/3019
  • feat(git): show repository entry timestamps by @chocobar in https://github.com/helixml/helix/pull/3020
  • feat(session): add execution controls and interrupt to chat composer by @nessie993 in https://github.com/helixml/helix/pull/3021
  • fix(frontend): persist manual color scheme by @chocobar in https://github.com/helixml/helix/pull/3014
  • fix(org): recover failed GitHub webhook deliveries by @chocobar in https://github.com/helixml/helix/pull/3023
  • test(e2e): gate lifecycle with scripted ACP agent by @chocobar in https://github.com/helixml/helix/pull/3022
  • fix(frontend): group tools across hidden reasoning by @nessie993 in https://github.com/helixml/helix/pull/3024
  • fix(org): preserve repositories on agent deletion by @chocobar in https://github.com/helixml/helix/pull/3025

Full Changelog: https://github.com/helixml/helix/compare/2.12.2...2.12.3