4.0.0-beta.1 (2026-09-01)

• feat(board)!: rebuild home as the work hub with mates beside the board (6d83a54)
• feat(capsules)!: add Mate-driven Capsule Home (e6ef64e)
• feat(capsules)!: remove scratchpad and translator (0382fb7)

Bug Fixes

• capsules: allow blob worker runtime (c237f89)
• capsules: preserve Korean IME composition (fe43fb3)
• capsules: stabilize text input and model resolution (433c4a5)
• home: apply draft models and restore composer focus (5efb84a)
• home: keep close control outside workbench (e8259a5)
• home: stabilize mate model and response delivery (c144342)
• pairing: disambiguate visible Split Workers (59a1e1f)
• search: complete Ask Clay workspace conversations (a9849e1), closes #213
• settings: apply saved environment to agent runtimes (b8b3d9e)
• tools: stop restarting the worker on ordinary action errors (1759660)
• yoke: auto-approve structured user input (85fa7dc)

Features

• board: add per-user work board storage and websocket layer (fe9fc07)
• board: calm conversation stage — two-voice chat, mate switcher, no mate colors (3407ef8)
• board: chat with mates inside the home screen (7292564)
• board: collapsible dock with three states replaces the fixed split (a135237)
• board: home shell — root route, quiet home bar, project chrome retired (619d384)
• board: hover identity cards, defined chat surface, board app frame (170fffe)
• board: render the work board on the home hub (12fd3e7)
• board: turn the right pane into a tool dock and abolish mate DM (3ffe31b)
• capsules: add ephemeral model completions (3695ede)
• capsules: add source ownership controls (1a54675)
• capsules: expand declarative UI and source controls (67aede9)
• capsules: expand declarative UI contract (7f44ab7)
• capsules: improve discovery and model controls (e31fbb3)
• debate: expand live debate controls and participant setup (606acc2)
• home: add capsule library navigation (73b7246)
• home: add debates archive (a7b205c)
• home: add mate backstage workbench (f1b46cc)
• home: add native debate planning (cc945fc)
• home: add relationship history sidebar (302c259)
• home: add session details actions (ff190f1)
• home: centralize mate settings (3f4af09)
• home: complete native debate workspace (96cb1e6)
• home: float capsule workbench above conversation (084d74d)
• home: make conversation a resumable workspace (a0f399e)
• home: polish board and avatar palette (731bd47)
• home: refine mate conversations and model controls (c151ba8)
• home: refine overlay navigation (5ecf420)
• home: restore exact mate conversations (807ed51)
• mates: add Clay-led Mate creation interviews (7d1f419)
• notes: refine sticky note brand palette (289e4ec)
• search: add Ask Clay conversation entry (f827cd5)
• tools: the board is a capsule and a capsule is a folder (b8ce54e)
• tools: tool contract skeleton — manifest, declarative UI, sandboxed logic (5f4e672)
• tools: universal mate control — clay_tool_* MCP surface (a55103b)
• tools: vendor-neutral api.llm and conversational capsule authoring (c846396)
• workspace: add cross-project Mate orchestration (1f1d8d9)
• yoke: unify structured user input (d3432e2)

BREAKING CHANGES

• remove the built-in Board Capsule and delete its saved
  data during the v7 built-in Capsule migration.
• Scratchpad and Translator Capsule installations and their
  stored data are removed when the v6 Capsule migration runs.
• mates are no longer shown in the sidebar icon strip.
  Open a mate from the home screen (the C button) instead.