LatchLoop

May 2026 Changelog

LatchLoop added project automations, general-agent projects, plugin tools, AgentApps, and major desktop workflow upgrades.

May 2026 Changelog

New Features

This month we’re releasing some of the biggest features that we’ve been using internally for a while, including Automation Loops, General Agent projects for allowing you to use LatchLoop for more general knowledge work tasks with self-improving agents, a complete local editor to edit either your code, docs, or open terminals, our Plugin Marketplace for MCP tools and skills, reusable context sources, and AgentApps, allowing non-technical users working with General Agent projects to be able to easily create apps that can run alongside the docs inside the LatchLoop desktop app without requiring hosting and while being able to connect to your tools and data.

Automation Loops

  • You can now schedule recurring AI work for a project on an hourly, daily, weekly, or monthly cadence.
  • Automations can produce markdown reports or create follow-up tasks that automatically enter the builder flow.
  • The first built-in template is a weekly project report that summarizes recent repository changes, project tasks, risks, and recommended next actions.
  • Report automations can optionally email a summary to the project owner.
  • Automation-created tasks can participate in safer auto-merge flows when configured, using deterministic checks and AI review before merging.
  • Automation runs now appear in the Activity feed with their own filter, making scheduled reports and automation-created tasks easier to audit.

General Agent Projects

  • Added a new project mode for Markdown-native, general-purpose agent repositories, not just software application repos.
  • General Agent projects support starter repositories, run coordination files, deterministic commit/PR messages, and safer auto-merge rules for repository-stored knowledge work.
  • New General Agent repositories can be created from configured templates, copied into GitHub, and saved locally from the desktop app.

Desktop Local Editor

  • The desktop app gained a much more complete local editor: quick file open, project-wide search and replace, file/folder creation, branch switching, local changes management, and multi-editor panes in the main window.
  • Markdown files now open in a rich editor by default, with source-mode fallback for advanced syntax and support for frontmatter, tables, task lists, images, and Mermaid blocks.
  • Desktop editing is more code-aware with inline autocomplete, language-server diagnostics for TypeScript/JavaScript projects, and a project-aware integrated terminal.
  • The editor can restore your workspace layout across sessions, including open file tabs, sidebar sizes, AgentApps/problems panels, and main-window editor pane shortcuts.

Plugin Marketplace and Installed Tools

  • Installed plugins can expose MCP tools and skills to LatchLoop agents when they are relevant to the task.
  • You can import private Codex/Cursor-style plugins, manually add remote MCP servers, and limit plugin access to selected projects.

Reusable Context Sources

  • Added reusable context sources for saving docs, specs, notes, or other project guidance and mentioning them with @ in builder, PR feedback, and agent conversations.
  • Mentioned sources are resolved server-side and included in the agent prompt, helping teams reuse important context without pasting it every time.

Plugin Tool Approval Cards

  • When a plugin tool needs approval, the request now appears directly in the task AI sidebar.
  • Approval cards show the plugin name, tool name, risk level, arguments, context, and Approve/Reject actions.
  • The agent run pauses while waiting for your decision, then resumes after approval or rejection.

AgentApps Panel

  • General-agent desktop projects can now render repository-stored mini apps inside the desktop editor.
  • AgentApps run in a sandboxed panel directly inside the LatchLoop desktop app, right next to your docs. No hosting or setup required. Just ask LatchLoop to build you an AgentApp in your general agent project.
  • A Calendar AgentApp and Favorite Docs AgentApp have been added as a copyable example for storing project dates and notes directly in the repository.
  • AgentApps can connect to the same data and plugin sources you have installed on your project.

Improvements

Desktop Local Editor Workflow

  • The desktop editor now shows a “Push All” action when a mapped local repository has changes.
  • The push dialog lets you choose which files to include and drafts an editable commit message for you before committing and pushing.
  • Local repository setup is easier for General Agent projects: the desktop app can clone the new GitHub repository to your computer and automatically associate it with the project.
  • Multiple editor panes can be kept open in the main window, reordered, switched with keyboard shortcuts, and reopened across app restarts.
  • General Agent projects gained safer “Pull latest” actions and guarded background auto-pull, helping the desktop editor stay current after agent work merges.

Review and Merge Workflow

  • The review tab now includes a merge action when a pull request is ready and conflict-free, with clearer “Merged” feedback after completion.
  • Changed files in the review tab can be browsed from a dedicated sidebar with active-file highlighting, viewed/unviewed states, and smoother scrolling through large diffs.
  • The task list now loads in pages with fast status counts and responsive search, keeping large projects quicker to browse.

Editor Themes

  • Added richer editor theme preferences and a stronger theme system for the code editor experience.
  • Theme settings are now versioned so future theme changes can be applied more safely.
  • Added custom app theme creation with live preview and AI-assisted palette generation.

Project Creation

  • New app projects and general-agent projects can be created from configured starter repositories.
  • Now you can build not only new and existing software inside LatchLoop but also general agents for any kind of knowledge work.