Chops changelog
Back to Chops19 releases since March 2026 · GitHub releases, checked Oct 26, 2026
1.16.0Latest
- Browse Skills now opens to a Trending list of popular skills
- Faster, broader skill search with an Official-only filter
- Agents and rules now live in one unified Skills list, with a Discovery row to browse the registry
- New ⌘K command palette to jump to any tool's library, browse the registry, or create a skill/agent/rule
- Added keyboard shortcuts: ⌘B to toggle the sidebar and ⌘⇧L to jump to Skills
1.15.0
- AI Assist now drives your installed Claude and Codex CLIs directly — fewer moving parts, more reliable responses
1.14.0
- Add Hermes as a tool source
- Fixed editor diffs overwriting content that hadn't changed
- Added Opus model option to the Claude agent model picker
1.13.1
- Prevents data loss when the database schema changes between versions
1.13.0
- New skills default to Global and are automatically symlinked to all installed agents
- Convert any tool-specific skill to Global via the right-click menu
- Global tool source now appears in the sidebar when skills exist
- AI Assist no longer writes files until you accept the diff
- Fixed false "not installed" detection for tools using symlinked agent directories
1.12.0
- Browse and install skills from OpenClaw directly on your machine
- Organize skills, rules, and agents into separate categories
- Skills inside custom scan directories are now detected correctly
- Registry browsing no longer hits GitHub API rate limits
1.11.0
- Chat with AI agents directly inside Chops (ACP support)
- Cancel in-progress AI requests
- Floating AI button for quick access to the compose panel
- Improved compose panel layout and usability
1.10.0
- Native markdown editor with syntax highlighting and formatting shortcuts (bold, italic, headings, links, lists)
- Select and copy text from the skill preview
- Find bar in the skill editor (Cmd+F)
- Auto-save skill files after 1 second of inactivity
1.9.0
- Scan and display agents alongside skills
1.8.0
- Add skills to collections via right-click context menu
- Drag and drop skills into sidebar collections
- Detect skills from Claude Desktop and CLI plugins
- Faster skill preview loading (eliminated ~2s delay)
1.7.0
- Rich markdown theme in skill preview
- Support for Antigravity, OpenCode, Pi, Global Agents, and Copilot CLI as tool sources
- Sidebar hides tools that aren't installed
- Non-skill config files hidden from All Skills view
- Fixed Sparkle minimum macOS version requirement
1.6.0
- Fix layout freeze when selecting a skill
- Press Enter to quickly create new collections
- Rename collections from the right-click menu
1.5.0
- Connect to remote servers (such as OpenClaw) to discover, browse, and edit skills (@t2)
1.4.0
- Delete skills directly from the context menu or toolbar
- Diagnostic logging and fixes for UI freezing
1.3.0
- Markdown preview mode with syntax highlighting in the skill editor
1.2.0
- Skills registry browser for discovering and installing community skills
1.1.0
- Add support for MacOS Sequoia (15)
- feat: add drag-to-Applications DMG installer
- fix: remove hardcoded credentials from release script
- @forby made their first contribution in
- @ngurney made their first contribution in
- @Shpigford made their first contribution in
1.0.1
1.0.0