Changelog

What's new

Product updates for the tools, agents, apps, and governance surfaces teams run on Assist.

Update 01

Agent Skills

Agent Skills give teams a governed, versioned home for the AI prompts and workflows that are already scattered across private accounts, copied docs, and Slack threads.

  • Turn scattered prompts into governed procedures -- Move reusable prompts, team instructions, and informal AI workflows into Assist as reviewed, versioned skills
  • Draft and approval lifecycle -- Every skill goes through a review process before it can be attached to an operational agent, so nothing ships without oversight
  • Version pinning -- Agents stay pinned to a specific approved version until someone explicitly upgrades the attachment
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Update 02

MCP Server Support

Assist now lets you create MCP servers to expose your workspace tools to external AI clients like Claude Desktop, ChatGPT, Cursor, Windsurf, and n8n. Clients connect securely using the OAuth 2.1 protocol, so each connection is authorized and scoped to a specific server.

  • Create MCP servers — Choose a name and select which tools to include, then share the unique server URL with your AI client
  • OAuth 2.1 authorization — Clients go through a secure authorization flow before accessing tools, with automatic token refresh
  • Scoped access — Connected clients can only call tools included in the server, nothing else in your workspace
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Update 03

Streaming Timer

A new visual timer shows how long a response has been generating, so you always know your request is being processed.

  • Live elapsed time -- See exactly how many seconds have passed since the response started streaming
  • Animated glow -- A subtle gradient animation provides a visual cue that the assistant is actively working
  • Peace of mind -- No more wondering if something is stuck -- the timer confirms progress at a glance
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Update 04

One-Time Triggers, Workspace Admin Access, and More

You can now schedule an agent to run once at a specific date and time -- not just on a recurring schedule.

  • Pick a date and time -- Set exactly when you want the agent to run, down to the minute
  • Automatic cleanup -- The trigger deactivates itself after running, so there is nothing to remember to turn off
  • Great for reminders and deadlines -- Perfect for one-off tasks like sending a report on a specific date or checking in before a deadline
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Update 05

Sandcastle Permissions and Improved Slack Responses

Sandcastle apps now support a proper permission tier -- view, edit, and execute -- so you can share apps with the right level of access.

  • Execute access -- Grant someone the ability to use a sandcastle app without being able to modify its code or configuration
  • Clear permission levels -- View lets people see the app, execute lets them interact with it, and edit gives full control
  • Share with confidence -- Give teammates or stakeholders access to your apps without worrying about accidental changes
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Update 06

Sandcastle AI Agents and Login Redesign

Every sandcastle app now gets its own AI agent that understands the app's data and capabilities.

  • Automatic provisioning -- When you create a sandcastle, a dedicated AI agent is created for it with knowledge of the app's collections and structure
  • Scoped access -- Each agent only sees and modifies data belonging to its sandcastle, preventing cross-app interference
  • Custom instructions -- Add your own instructions to shape how the agent interacts with the app's data
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Update 07

SSO, Multi-Provider AI, and Sandcastle State

Workspaces can now require members to sign in through their company's identity provider.

  • Any OIDC provider -- Works with Okta, Azure AD, Google Workspace, and any OIDC-compatible identity provider
  • SCIM directory sync -- Automatically provision and deprovision user accounts when people join or leave your organization
  • Workspace enforcement -- Require all members to authenticate through SSO so no one bypasses your identity policies
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Update 08

Dynamic Tool Reliability Fix

Fixed an issue where custom tools created by users could fail to load with a "Version not found" error. Tools now load reliably regardless of when they were created.

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Update 09

Browser Automation and Slack Channel Routing

Your AI agents can now browse the web. Agents can visit pages, interact with elements, and extract information from websites as part of their workflows -- useful for research tasks, data collection, and monitoring.

  • Web browsing for agents -- Agents can navigate to URLs, click elements, and read page content
  • Background delegation -- Assign browsing tasks to a sub-agent that works in the background while you continue your conversation
  • Channel mapping UI -- View, add, and remove Slack channel-to-agent mappings from the subagent edit page
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