v0.5.1 — Automations

Automations

Automations (formerly hooks/tasks) now have a full management UI — no more editing JSON files by hand.

• Sidebar panel — Browse, search, and filter automations by type (All, Scheduled, Event-driven)
• Enable / Disable — Toggle individual automations on or off without deleting them
• Duplicate & Delete — Clone an existing automation or remove it, with batch support for multi-select
• Execution history — Each automation records success/failure to a timeline, viewable in the detail page
• In-app editing — Edit button on the automation detail page for quick changes
• Test runner — Manually trigger an automation to verify it works before waiting for the real event

LLM Connection & Model on Prompt Actions

Prompt actions can now specify which AI provider and model to use for the session they create:

{
  "type": "prompt",
  "prompt": "Review overnight @github pull requests",
  "llmConnection": "my-openrouter",
  "model": "anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5"
}

The llmConnection value is the slug of an LLM connection from AI Settings. Validation catches missing connections (error) and model/provider mismatches (warning) before runtime.

Config Format

The canonical config file is now automations.json with version 2 format. Legacy hooks.json is no longer loaded — rename and update to continue using your existing automations.

Improvements

• API sources for all providers — API sources (Slack, Gmail) are now exposed to the MCP pool, making them available to non-Anthropic backends like Copilot, Codex, and Gemini
• Skill metadata — requiredSources and icon fields are now displayed in the skill info page (#290)
• Automations list sorting — Sorted by most recent execution for quick access to active automations
• Setup agent event — New event type for agent initialization automations
• Cron year display — Shows year in next-run previews when runs span multiple years

Bug Fixes

• File mentions — File and folder mentions in chat messages are no longer stripped; they now resolve to absolute paths for the agent (#293)
• Config watcher directory — ConfigWatcherManager no longer creates sources/ and skills/ directories inside the session's working directory instead of the workspace root
• Automation test handler — Manual "Test" now resolves @mentions, enables sources, and passes llmConnection/model/permissionMode (same code path as the scheduler)
• Install scripts — Fetch YAML manifests directly instead of relying on the version endpoint; multiple PowerShell 5.1 compatibility fixes (#273)

Breaking Changes

• Legacy config removed — hooks.json is no longer read and there is no automatic migration. If you had existing hooks, you'll need to recreate them as automations in the new automations.json format. The easiest way is to describe your workflows to the agent — e.g. "set up a daily standup briefing at 9am" — and it will create the configuration for you. See the Automations docs for the full format reference.