TownProduct changelog
What's New in Town
A running changelog of launches, routine upgrades, fixes, and day-to-day product improvements across Town.
Week of Apr 27, 2026
The sprint focused on Tasks everywhere, faster dashboards, richer composers, scheduled-trigger management, public Learn content, better agent email, and the first Town Tasks homepage rollout.
May 3, 2026
Unified new composer experience
The assistant and desktop overlay now share the same chat and task composer behavior, with more stable mobile tab switching.
Tasks guide in Learn
Learn now includes a Tasks section with guide copy and demo media.
Unread indicators for Tasks
Tasks now show a server-derived unread dot that clears when the user opens the task.
May 2, 2026
Town Tasks homepage rollout
Tasks is now introduced through a dedicated homepage modal with clearer onboarding and composer behavior.
May 1, 2026
Tasks on iOS
The iOS app now includes a Tasks page, improved home pager behavior, task-specific composer polish, and native feedback entry points.
Start fresh threads from messaging apps
WhatsApp and Telegram users can now send /new to start a fresh assistant thread.
Snappier Tasks and detail panels
Task creation, completion, deletion, descriptions, mobile detail sheets, thread loading, and document panels now feel faster and more stable.
Better email, team, and Content Library flows
Email recipients, team invitations, integration descriptions, and Content Library folder links now behave more clearly and reliably.
More reliable Slack threads and tool results
Slack-triggered sessions stay in-thread, and unusual tool results render without crashing.
April 30, 2026
Learn onboarding is public
Learn chapters are now published and accessible to signed-out visitors.
Smoother assistant responses
Assistant responses now stream more naturally, show clearer in-progress cues, avoid remount flashes, and handle Slack tool timeouts more gracefully.
More capable Tasks workspace
Tasks gained routine suggestions, assigned-to-others lanes, better empty states, default Tasks view behavior, and more polished thread controls.
Steadier dashboard performance
Dashboard routes now use more server-side preloading and layout fixes for faster, more stable first paints.
Fewer unnecessary approval prompts
Safe private writes no longer ask for approval, reducing avoidable interruptions.
April 29, 2026
Record from the macOS toolbar
The macOS app now exposes recording controls directly in the window toolbar.
Improved chat and task creation
New Chat and task creation flows now share a richer composer with better task tools, mentions, voice recording, and click-to-focus behavior.
Richer agent emails
Agents can send styled HTML emails and draft safer replies that target the intended recipients.
Need to Know remembers what you resolved
Need to Know now remembers dismissed or task-created items and presents updates in a paginated, click-to-expand carousel.
iOS integration and icon polish
iOS integration setup now opens in the system browser, and the app's icons were aligned with Town's Phosphor design system.
April 28, 2026
Manage scheduled triggers from chat
Assistant chats now show active scheduled triggers in the composer so users can review or cancel them directly.
More reliable new chats and replies
New chat submissions, Personal Assistant email replies, and editor saves are more resilient against lost content and missing attachments.
Search Threads on iOS
The iOS Threads page now has a pinned search bar for quickly filtering conversations.
Tasks and Need to Know polish
Tasks gained clearer manual completion, smarter progress summaries, attachments for new tasks, refined sidebar widgets, and better suggestion grounding.
Faster dashboard loading
Dashboard and assistant routes load lighter client bundles and make fewer repeated data requests.
April 27, 2026
Town Square for everyone
The #town-square channel and activity feed are now open to all users.
iOS home and approvals polish
iOS home, drawer, approval controls, permission banners, and typography received a broad polish pass.
Email and Auto-inbox reliability
Auto-inbox now matches recipients across connected accounts, email draft state stays in sync, and auto-email responses avoid drafting when the user has already decided.
Richer calendar and scheduling tools
Calendar tools now expose source time zones, trigger scheduling wording is clearer, and task scheduling controls are easier to use.
Integrations and Mac sign-in recovery
MCP account setup is more stable, and the Mac app can fall back to a browser when native sign-in cannot present.
Week of Apr 20, 2026
Tasks became the center of the product: Need to Know started turning updates into work, Team Routines matured, Town Square rolled out, and iOS, integrations, calendar, and email reliability kept tightening.
April 26, 2026
Routines naming rollout
Workflows are now called Routines across user-facing UI and agent-facing surfaces.
Team routine install polish
Team routines gained default-enabled installs, personal-integration remapping, delete and remove controls, and Managed by Team indicators.
Calendar and Slack trigger reliability
Calendar trigger deduplication and created-event handling were tightened, while Slack reconnects now match by team ID.
Townie sharing polish
Townie generation, email confirmation, gifting, and sharing flows were polished.
April 25, 2026
Town Square team activity
Teams can auto-create a #town-square Slack channel and post activity updates there.
Skills moved into Routines
Skills management moved to the Routines skills tab, and team skills now appear there.
Streaming reconnect fixes
Assistant streams no longer duplicate messages or freeze on reconnect and write failures.
Team permissions polish
Team routine creation, invitations, owner-only rules, and non-admin session thread access now follow tighter access controls.
April 24, 2026
Team management controls
Teams gained role management, invite deeplinks, pending-invite discovery, and safer access-rule controls.
Team routine installers
Installable Team Routines can now carry team-scoped tools, MCP servers, Pipedream tools, and missing-integration banners through the install flow.
Task routine visibility
Tasks now show session outcomes, scheduled and awaiting-response states, assistant assignment, and a more polished composer experience.
Documents and attachments render better
PDF exports and Gmail attachment image rendering were fixed.
April 23, 2026
Townie builder and generator
Townie profile creation now includes builder support and AI-generated Townies.
Routines install and trigger clarity
Team routine installation now has deterministic trigger handling, visible installed routine links, and clearer trigger management tools.
iOS composer and Dynamic Island polish
The iOS composer now morphs inline while typing, with a live Dynamic Island timer and better audio visualizer behavior.
April 22, 2026
Installable Team Routines
The routine install flow now supports team-owned routines with forked execution and clearer Team Routines naming.
Tasks page polish
Tasks gained a two-column layout, a Task and Threads toggle, better composer labeling, and richer generated summaries.
Integrations management refresh
Integrations pages were reorganized with account access visibility, missing-server warnings, and more stable add-account flows.
Team skills
Team admins can create skills and make them discoverable from personal sessions.
April 21, 2026
Task dates and cleanup
Tasks now support due dates, clearer deletion controls, and better context when created from Need to Know.
iOS home and recording refresh
The iOS app gained a drawer-based home layout, a redesigned recording sheet, and more polished Liquid Glass presentation.
More reliable email and approvals
Email drafts preserve sender and threading details better, while approval flows now give clearer rejection and post-approval states.
April 20, 2026
Need to Know and editable tasks
A new Need to Know rail turns timely updates into suggested tasks, with editable task titles, checkboxes, and generated descriptions.
More resilient live assistant streams
Assistant streams now use a single connection, resume from cursors, and preserve Personal Assistant approval checks.
Schedule events from every account
The home schedule now shows events and briefing links from all connected calendar accounts.
Smoother mailbox experience
Mail threads, draft subjects, send guards, Gmail retries, row actions, and pulse animations were tightened up.
Native typography and mobile routine polish
The native apps gained brand typography tokens, and mobile routine layouts were tightened.
Week of Apr 13, 2026
Teams opened up, Meeting Briefing and drafts became easier to act on, native apps picked up major recording and polish work, and assistant sessions got faster with stronger scheduling, mailbox, and design-system foundations.
April 19, 2026
Direct meeting briefing links
Schedule briefing icons now link straight to the saved briefing document again.
Mobile email thread drawer
Email threads now use a mobile bottom drawer with more reliable message paging.
More robust WhatsApp webhooks
WhatsApp messages with missing contact profile data no longer crash webhook processing.
Clearer sandbox command errors
Failed sandbox commands now surface their real stderr instead of a generic service error.
Home feed visual polish
Feed card icons now avoid layering issues in dense home feed cards.
April 18, 2026
Smarter team auto-joining
Slack workspace domains and duplicate teams were cleaned up so matching users can join the right teams with fewer surprises.
Town invites for all users
Non-beta users can now send plain Town invites without hitting an authorization error.
Better draft editing
Draft panels gained cleaner styling, recipient typeahead, consistent Cc and Bcc labels, and aligned mailbox views.
Respond while agents are working
New chat messages can now be injected between agent tool steps instead of waiting for the whole turn to finish.
More reliable calendar triggers
Calendar polling now schedules work in parallel to avoid skipped trigger runs.
April 17, 2026
Higher-quality models for key routines
Core stock routines were moved to newer Claude models for higher-quality agent output.
Schedule view inside assistant
The assistant can now show calendar schedules in the detail panel and correctly switch between requested days.
Design system refresh
Web icons, button styling, user-facing text, and iOS semantic colors were aligned with the updated design system.
Stronger team integrations and sub-routines
Team Pipedream connections, inherited MCP servers, routine memories, stale document context, and large-team limits now work more consistently.
Faster assistant turns
First messages and session initialization now take fewer round trips, improving time to first response.
April 16, 2026
More faithful push summaries
Assistant push notifications now summarize delivered replies without contradicting them.
Email threads in the assistant panel
The assistant can now open Gmail threads directly in the side detail panel.
Drafts and editor polish
Draft filtering, full-page threads, editor link handling, and integration suggestions were improved.
Team features for more users
Teams became available beyond admins, with clearer invite flows and per-integration access controls.
Faster and safer assistant sessions
Session startup, persistent-session interrupts, team-scoped tools, and all-account routine calendar access were made more reliable.
April 15, 2026
Native app stability improvements
iOS and macOS recording, recents, reload, battery, and webview navigation fixes make the native apps feel steadier.
Better routine and team navigation
Routine account access, team modal navigation, Explore cards, team sharing, and team MCP tool support were polished.
Unseen draft indicators
Agent-created email drafts now show an unread indicator until reviewed.
Correct Slack identity for team tools
Team Slack messages now use the session owner for DMs and bot sign-offs instead of the integration owner.
April 14, 2026
Meeting notes linked everywhere
Meeting Review now saves linked Town Docs that are reachable from recordings and calendar events.
More routine integrations
Routines gained Todoist, Copper opportunity tools, and team-connected integration tools.
More reliable Personal Assistant behavior
The Personal Assistant and Auto-inbox got fixes for duplicate email replies, temporal reasoning, ambiguous search sources, label preservation, and shared-session links.
Cleaner content and iOS experience
The content library now opens on Suggested content, while iOS recording resume and webview performance were improved.
April 13, 2026
iOS Live Activity for recording
iOS recording status is now visible on the lock screen and Dynamic Island with recording controls and live transcript status.
Morning Briefing push delivery
Morning Briefing can now send push notifications, open a dedicated briefing page, and deliver correctly on the new harness.
More reliable Slack assistant threads
Slack assistant sessions preserve thread reuse, full Block Kit text, links, and cached user names more reliably.
Clearer team integration tools
Team integrations are exposed as distinct team-prefixed tools so it is clearer which workspace an action will use.
UI polish for schedules, themes, and integrations
Schedule event titles, saved appearance preferences, and marketing integration navigation are clearer and more consistent.
Week of Apr 6, 2026
Routines and integrations expanded across teams, finance, HubSpot, Slack, and Meeting Briefing while approvals, mailbox drafting, editor reliability, and native recording all got steadier.
April 12, 2026
Schedule widget for everyone
The home schedule widget is now available to all users.
Team Slack assistant improvements
Non-Town Slack users can mention a team assistant, and teams can get daily Slack recaps of routine activity.
Better integrations discovery
The integrations page now highlights platform apps and uses a smarter integration suggestion catalog.
Slack thread follow-ups work better
Slack thread re-executions now use the right thread context and only fetch new follow-up messages.
Meeting Briefing skips ambiguous events
Meeting Briefing copy and skip rules now avoid ambiguous attendee-less calendar events.
April 11, 2026
Expanded HubSpot tools
HubSpot workflows can now use list, import, property, and subscription tools.
Easier routine copying to teams
Personal routines can now be copied into teams through an assistant-guided flow.
More dependable scheduled and autonomous routines
Team scheduled routines and autonomous routine approvals now behave more consistently.
More reliable editor formatting and undo
Editor formatting selections and collaborative undo survive more view changes and remounts.
Better integration reliability and OAuth security
Slack messages avoid unwanted unfurls, Pipedream proxy headers reach upstream services, and MCP OAuth routes require authenticated requests.
April 10, 2026
Team routines and logs
Teams now have shared routine ownership, team logs, member access, and richer team routine entry points.
Better iOS voice recording recovery
Short recordings now ask before uploading, and interrupted or failed recordings are easier to resume, upload, and recover.
Improved Meeting Briefing setup and freshness
Meeting Briefing onboarding, calendar details, trigger timing, event skipping, and news freshness were refined.
More reliable Slack assistant threads
Slack assistant sessions keep more thread context and complete follow-ups without losing results.
Safer editor and account flows
Editor shortcuts, document duplication, heading controls, and Google Drive reauthorization edge cases are improved.
April 9, 2026
More reliable iOS recording and approvals
iOS auth, offline handling, recording status, calendar approval times, and approval dismissal are more dependable.
Meeting Briefings saved to Town docs
Meeting Briefings can now be saved as Town docs and shown from calendar detail views.
More reliable document editing with the assistant
Document assistant handoff, live updates, typing, empty blocks, and context display are more stable.
Less friction in web research and calendar workflows
Web search results no longer require redundant fetch approvals, and calendar triggers are more robust.
Auto-inbox and auto-reply refinements
Auto-inbox label settings refresh correctly, and automated replies better avoid cold outreach.
April 8, 2026
More stable editing and email sending
Editor caret placement and sent-draft transitions are more reliable in document and mailbox flows.
Fewer unnecessary approval prompts
Slack read tools and parallel approval flows now avoid extra or duplicate approval requests.
Better Daily Work Summary and Auto-inbox behavior
Daily Work Summary uses the right assistant name, and Auto-inbox is more likely to catch emails that may need a reply.
Expanded finance integrations
Finance integrations now cover broader Brex, Ramp, and Xero workflows.
More resilient transcriptions and auth events
Audio transcriptions are less likely to get stuck, and OAuth refresh handling avoids false token-rotation noise.
April 7, 2026
Customize Town's appearance
You can now personalize Town's theme and accent color across onboarding and the app.
Smoother mailbox drafts
Draft creation, email thread actions, and draft document behavior are more reliable and easier to use.
Clearer approvals and tool errors
Approval cards now dismiss correctly, animate more smoothly, and show clearer enriched tool details and errors.
More reliable Mac app behavior
The Mac app handles launch, quit, keychain retry, duplicate windows, and shared-document exports more reliably.
More integrations and safer Slack reconnects
Slack workspace integrations can be reconnected without revoking the bot, and more Pipedream integrations are available.
April 6, 2026
More integrations are available
Town added Coda, Sentry, GitLab, Jira, Salesforce, Gong, and other connector support so routines can reach more of your tools.
Shared documents export and render better
Shared document links now support Word and PDF exports and render headings and dividers correctly.
Learn navigation is smoother
Learn chapter navigation and the first-chapter experience were polished so onboarding content is easier to follow.
Week of Mar 30, 2026
This week moved from hands-free execution into stronger collaboration: trusted outbound email, webhook-triggered routines, richer recordings, steadier approvals, more reliable Auto-inbox behavior, and smoother People, editor, and iOS flows.
April 5, 2026
Editor formatting fidelity improved
Bold, italic, links, nested lists, and double-click word replacement now round-trip more accurately in the editor.
People page copy and document previews improved
People surfaces have clearer copy, better labels, and read-only People rail documents render correctly.
Custom routines can call other routines
Custom routine settings can now define callable routines that the assistant can invoke intentionally.
April 4, 2026
iOS approvals show rich context
iOS approval cards now show richer Slack, email, calendar, and contact-request details with grouped session actions.
Editor history and formatting are safer
Editor fixes prevent destructive undo behavior, stale caret typing, save issues, and raw or rendered link sync regressions.
Sessions and approvals stop getting stuck
Sending email no longer leaves sessions active, and Allow all actions now persists across subsequent tool calls.
Long agent requests fail more gracefully
Town handles content filters, huge prompts, repeated-character inputs, and mismatched image formats without crashing sessions.
Invite links can connect new users
Invite links can carry contact connection requests through signup so invited users can connect automatically after joining.
April 3, 2026
Collaborative editing is more stable
The editor handles collaborative saves, approvals, raw markdown, focus, and remote rewrites more reliably.
People page is simpler and more responsive
The People page now uses a cleaner sorted list, responsive header behavior, improved avatars, and better default widgets.
Auto-inbox and Personal Assistant understand contacts better
Auto-inbox better recognizes document-signing requests, and the Personal Assistant considers more recent contacts.
iOS recording is more efficient and reliable
iOS recording uses less energy and background uploads finish saving before the app is suspended.
April 2, 2026
Mac offline mode auto-recovers
The Mac app now shows offline states and automatically reconnects instead of falling back to sign-in or getting stuck.
Auto-inbox avoids unwanted replies
Auto-inbox blocks automatic responses for promotional and new-sender emails while hiding retired legacy workflows.
Workflow settings surface integrations better
Workflow settings now show connected MCP servers, integration alerts, and clearer connection handling.
Annotated messages and document cards render cleaner
Person and routine mentions plus large document tool results display cleanly without exposing internal annotation text or truncated cards.
March 31, 2026
Meeting recordings capture more context
Town's Mac recorder can capture system audio alongside microphone audio, with clearer microphone permission handling and more reliable long-recording transcription.
Auto-inbox rollout and setup polish
New users are routed into the unified Auto-inbox flow, with clearer settings copy and safer account-scope behavior.
Assistant replies and drafts are more reliable
Gmail drafts no longer duplicate after transient errors, linked draft updates are clearer, and email-triggered assistant replies are delivered correctly.
Approvals are easier to clear and understand
Approval cards now show clearer reasons, support allowing all actions in a session, and clean up pending approvals when threads are deleted.
Richer People and contacts flows
People and contacts gained richer detail panels, invite flows, research entry points, and safer self-contact handling.
March 30, 2026
Trusted email sending for workflows
You can allow your assistant or any workflow to send email to pre-approved addresses or domains without an extra approval step each time—so recurring sends like digests, onboarding sequences, or client check-ins can run end-to-end while you keep control of who is allowed to receive mail.
Trigger workflows from a webhook
Any workflow can be started by an HTTP webhook, so tools that can post a request—Zapier, Make, scripts, or internal systems—can kick off Town automatically when something happens elsewhere.
Dial up assistant autonomy when you’re ready
Settings now let you ease approval requirements for actions like web research and file access when you trust your assistant to move faster, with the option to tighten controls again anytime.
Week of Mar 23, 2026
Desktop and Town Decks anchored the week, then the product sprint went wide: Home and the sidebar got attention rails and polish, calendar and onboarding tightened, and messaging work spanned Gmail draft clarity, iMessage attachments, and Slack approvals you can actually read. Mac picked up recording hardening and centralized Personal Assistant settings.
March 28, 2026
Personal Assistant settings in one place
Personal Assistant settings are centralized so key preferences are easier to find and keep consistent across sessions.
March 27, 2026
Recording reliability on Mac
Voice memo recording is less likely to lose progress when your Mac sleeps, locks, or moves to the background during capture.
Slack approvals show real names, not raw IDs
Slack DM and channel approval widgets now display human-readable names instead of opaque identifiers when asking you to approve an action.
March 26, 2026
Gmail draft status in search and email tools
When you search or read email, Town can surface draft status more consistently so you're less likely to mistake a draft for a sent message.
iMessage attachments in Town
iMessage attachments can flow through the assistant workflow with upload, preview, and HEIC conversion so images are easier to use in tools and replies.
Sidebar threads show clearer origins
Thread rows and channel origin icons in the sidebar were polished so it's easier to tell where a conversation came from at a glance.
March 25, 2026
Calendar search covers every connected account
Searching calendar events can now include events from all connected calendars, not just the primary account, so scheduling context is more complete.
Onboarding personality and workflow suggestions refined
Personality selection during onboarding and the workflow suggestion experience were polished for clearer choices and smoother first-run setup.
Composer works better on mobile
The composer layout on mobile was tightened up, including the attach menu and mention insertion, so drafting on small screens feels more reliable.
March 24, 2026
"Needs attention" in the sidebar
The sidebar now surfaces items that need your review so pending work is easier to spot without digging through every thread.
Home widgets and layout polish
Home's widgets rail, mobile drawer, and right rail got spacing, density, and styling tweaks so the surface feels tighter and easier to scan.
Share Feedback on Mac can attach files
The desktop Share Feedback flow now opens a native file picker so you can attach screenshots or logs when reporting issues.
Town Documents stay fresh in long sessions
When a Town Document may be out of date, the assistant is nudged to re-read it so edits and answers reflect the latest content.
March 23, 2026
Desktop release
Town Desktop is now shipped as a first-class surface for native workflows, with dedicated distribution and feature-page support.
Town Decks release
Town Decks is now shipped as a first-class creation surface for generating and sharing polished presentation-style outputs.
Personal Assistant personality settings now support Town Docs
You can now define and manage Personal Assistant personality instructions from Town Docs, making custom behavior easier to author and maintain.
Personal Assistant email triggers now respect Gmail send-as aliases
Email-triggered Personal Assistant workflows now correctly handle Gmail send-as aliases to avoid missed or misrouted trigger behavior.
Week of Mar 16, 2026
Channels and assistant surfaces both expanded: Telegram rolled out broadly, Contacts launched with better conversation behavior, and Home plus Decks usability improved with stronger timezone-aware scheduling.
March 22, 2026
Town Decks now appears as a task suggestion category
Town now surfaces Decks directly in task suggestions so creating presentation-style outputs is easier to discover from the assistant flow.
Deck rendering and loading behavior improved across devices
We improved deck loading, mobile rendering, and OG-card behavior to make deck previews and navigation more reliable.
Desktop native tool usage got additional reliability hardening
Desktop native tool gating and iMessage execution paths were hardened to reduce failed actions in day-to-day use.
March 20, 2026
Home now includes a widgets rail and in-stream requests
Home gained a new widgets rail plus integrated request cards so you can access key workflow context and pending actions in one place.
Deck creation and sharing got a significant UX polish
Deck workflows now have stronger sharing behavior, better template presentation, and cleaner chat wrapping for more consistent creation and review.
Workflow scheduling improved timezone handling
Schedule triggers now handle timezone-sensitive behavior more accurately, reducing timing drift in real-world calendar workflows.
March 19, 2026
Contacts became a first-class assistant surface
Town introduced a dedicated Contacts experience with richer profile context, contact management, and improved assistant awareness of the people you work with.
Contact conversations became clearer and more reliable
Contact conversation threads now render more clearly and handle contact-prefill and indicator edge cases more reliably across the sidebar and thread views.
Native iMessage and Contacts tool execution reliability improved
We fixed reliability issues in native tool approvals and execution so iMessage and Contacts actions complete more consistently.
March 16, 2026
Telegram support expanded and rolled out broadly
Telegram reached full rollout with improved linking, typing indicators, media handling, and cleaner setup and verification behavior.
Workflow scheduling and calendar timing became more accurate
Scheduled workflows now handle timezone edge cases more reliably, with improved trigger timing and a refined home scheduling rail for faster event detail and follow-up actions.
Week of Mar 9, 2026
Town reached iOS general availability. Full App Store distribution launched alongside upgrades to approvals, messaging reliability, and CRM execution paths.
March 9, 2026
iOS general availability
Town for iOS is now generally available, with the launch fully transitioned to App Store distribution.
Week of Mar 2, 2026
A milestone week: WhatsApp launched as a major Town channel while high-impact workflow and collaboration surfaces kept getting stronger.
March 6, 2026
HubSpot support expanded to companies and owner-based workflows
HubSpot tools now support company object CRUD and owner-based filtering for contacts and deals, enabling more complete CRM workflows in Town.
Email drafting now preserves Gmail attachments more reliably
We fixed an issue where attachments could fail to appear in Gmail for drafted emails.
March 3, 2026
Approval flow reliability and UX improvements
Approvals became more reliable and easier to act on across Slack, email, and chat, including fixes for stuck Slack buttons, cleaner notification routing, and improved approval card presentation.
WhatsApp responsiveness and delivery improvements
WhatsApp interactions became more reliable with better typing heartbeat behavior, stronger delivery metrics coverage, and fixes for edge-case delivery failures.
Workflow logs now default to outcomes-first view
Workflow logs now open in an outcomes-focused mode by default, with a clearer toggle for switching to more verbose execution detail.
Personal Assistant got smarter person-research delegation
Personal Assistant now routes person-focused requests through improved delegated research flows, with better behavior for simple mentions and stronger result formatting.
March 2, 2026
WhatsApp release
Town now launches WhatsApp as a major channel with improved setup, messaging reliability, and media-aware conversation handling.
Week of Feb 23, 2026
Messaging coverage widened while reliability tightened. Telegram support landed, WhatsApp handling improved, approve-all and scoped approvals shipped, and Auto-inbox labeling got more consistent.
March 1, 2026
Telegram messaging integration
Town now supports Telegram conversations, with unified orchestration across direct-message channels.
WhatsApp speed and media reliability
WhatsApp interactions are now more responsive and reliable, including faster typing feedback plus stronger handling for audio and image flows.
Approve-all and scoped email approvals
Approval emails now support bulk approve-all actions and scoped approval options for safer, faster approval workflows.
Auto-inbox labeling reliability
Auto-inbox now detects known senders more reliably and applies labels with deterministic single-label behavior.
February 27, 2026
Gmail signature preservation
Draft and send flows now preserve Gmail signatures more consistently to avoid accidental signature loss.
Security and approvals feature page
A new security-focused feature page was added with deeper guidance around approvals behavior.
February 26, 2026
Recordings in Content Library
Recordings are now first-class content items in Content Library for easier retrieval and reuse.
February 25, 2026
Workflow sharing
Workflow sharing and discovery were rolled out broadly with improved signed-out preview and install flow handling.
Auto-inbox known-sender detection
Auto-inbox now handles known-sender detection more reliably in edge-case inbox patterns.
February 23, 2026
WhatsApp channel integration
Town now supports WhatsApp as a conversational channel with session-aware messaging flows.
Newsletter Digest workflow
A new Newsletter Digest workflow helps summarize and organize newsletter-heavy inbox traffic.
Drafting reliability improvements
Reply drafting now better respects Gmail send-as settings and preserves quoted/forwarded HTML in draft documents.
Week of Feb 16, 2026
This week was about speed to output: editor-native send flows, better search relevance, richer Slack experiences, deeper GitHub inspection, and more reliable attachment-aware drafting.
February 22, 2026
Meeting Briefing workflow
A new Meeting Briefing workflow helps you prepare for upcoming meetings with configurable timing.
Cold outreach auto-decline workflow
A new stock workflow can automatically decline cold outreach patterns to reduce inbox noise.
ClickUp MCP integration
ClickUp is now available as an MCP integration, with improved tool-name handling in connected workflows.
February 21, 2026
Improved shared session view
Shared session pages now have cleaner structure and more consistent presentation for easier reading.
February 20, 2026
Slack DM chat and App Home tab
You can now chat with Town directly in Slack DMs and use a personalized App Home dashboard.
Federated search relevance and source coverage
Federated search now uses improved relevance ranking and includes Google Calendar and Linear results.
February 19, 2026
Draft email attachments in the editor
Draft email attachments are now visible directly in the editor UI, with clear file chips and icons.
February 18, 2026
GitHub commit and PR diff tools
Your assistant can now inspect commit changes, review PR diffs, and browse repository trees with GitHub tools.
February 17, 2026
Slack Bot and Persona
Slack now supports both workspace bot and personal persona connection models, with improved DM routing to the right user.
Linked draft docs for Slack and email sessions
Drafts created from Slack and email sessions now generate linked Town docs for inline editing.
February 16, 2026
Send emails from the editor
Compose and send emails directly from the Town editor with a streamlined draft-to-send flow and draft card improvements.
Google Docs tables
Markdown tables from your assistant now render as proper native tables in Google Docs instead of space-padded text.
Move files in Google Drive
Your assistant can now move files between folders in Google Drive to help organise your workspace.
Content in universal search
Content Library items now appear in Cmd+K universal search alongside conversations and other results.
Create actions in composer
Quickly create documents, email drafts, Google Drive files, workflows, and audio recordings from the + menu in the chat composer.
Week of Feb 9, 2026
Drafting moved to center stage. Town Documents launched, Gmail-synced review loops made edits easier to ship, integrations deepened across Asana and HubSpot, and sharing plus background organization improved daily execution.
February 15, 2026
Share assistant conversations
Share your Personal Assistant sessions via public links. Conversations are privacy-transformed to strip internal data before sharing.
Background content organizer
Your Content Library now organizes itself automatically in the background, with provenance tracking showing why items were placed in each collection.
HubSpot deal management
Create and update deals in HubSpot directly through your assistant, with full approval card support and rich tool previews.
Redesigned home suggestions
Home page suggestions are now presented as scrollable card carousels with per-category steering to refine what your assistant recommends.
February 14, 2026
Editable email drafts with Gmail sync
Email drafts now appear as editable Town documents. Edit the content, recipients, and subject, then sync changes back to Gmail with one click.
February 13, 2026
Chat-based draft review
When your assistant drafts an email in chat, it now creates an editable document you can review and refine before sending — instead of creating the Gmail draft immediately.
February 12, 2026
Town Docs
Full document editing with built-in assistant chat, inline AI prompts via `/` commands, and thread management — all in one view.
Slack approve/reject buttons
Approve or reject assistant actions directly from Slack with interactive buttons, no need to open Town.
Linear milestones and cycles
Linear tools now properly separate project milestones from cycles, giving you clearer project views.
February 9, 2026
Asana integration
Connect Asana to list, create, and update tasks, browse projects and workspaces, and add comments — all from your assistant. Available during onboarding.
Linear issue relationships
Create parent and child issues, and manage blocking relationships directly through Linear tools. View full relationship context on any issue.
Conversational Slack sessions
Continue chatting with your assistant in the same Slack thread instead of one-shot interactions. Slack sessions are now fully conversational.
Email attachments accessible
Email attachments are now included when your assistant reads emails, so it can reference and work with attached files.
Rich Slack tool previews
Slack messages and search results now display with rich formatting in approval views and tool info panels.
Daily Work Summary enhancements
Daily Work Summary now includes per-account Gmail links, a researcher subagent for deeper email analysis, and structured todo lists.
Workflows page organisation
The workflows page now separates Town workflows from your custom workflows with clear section headers, making it easier to find what you're looking for.
Improved logs page
Better filters, improved mobile layout, and a cleaner session row design on the /logs page.
Video search support
Search for video files by content type in Content Library and Google Drive with efficient API-level filtering.
Week of Feb 2, 2026
Automation got more context-aware. We shipped unified cross-source search, sharper workflow awareness, safer document editing boundaries, multimodal file understanding, and stronger Slack interactions.
February 8, 2026
Daily Work Summary
New automated daily email summarising what your assistant accomplished and what still needs your attention. Sent at 6 PM with a personalised subject line, per-account Gmail deep links, and smart prioritisation.
Workflow failure notifications
Get emailed when your custom workflows fail to run, with direct links to view the run, re-trigger the workflow, and submit feedback.
Action filtering in logs
Filter the /logs page by specific tool actions — see which label was applied, which email was archived, and more. Filter URLs are deep-linkable so you can bookmark or share filtered views.
Approval UX improvements
Approval pages now show a progress stepper with correct multi-device status handling, so you always see the real state of a pending approval.
Calendar details in approvals
Calendar event descriptions now appear directly in approval requests so you can review the full context before approving.
Images in email notifications
Assistant-generated images now render properly in notification emails as inline attachments instead of broken links.
Email draft address handling
Fixed a 15% failure rate in email drafts caused by HTML-encoded email addresses. Drafts now reliably create on the first attempt.
February 7, 2026
Slack @mention support
@mention Town in any Slack thread to trigger your assistant. The bot replies in-thread with live progress updates showing tool calls as they happen, then posts the final response when done.
Google Docs native formatting
Agent edits to Google Docs now use proper native formatting — headings, bold, lists, and more — instead of inserting raw markdown text.
BCC support in email drafts
Agent-created email drafts now support BCC recipients, giving you more control over how outgoing messages are addressed.
Warmer morning briefings
Audio briefings now have a warmer, more conversational tone with cleaner task suggestion presentation.
Slack mentions in task suggestions
Task suggestions now surface and prioritise unread Slack direct mentions, so you never miss important messages.
Smarter suggestion deduplication
Task suggestions now track history to avoid repeating similar suggestions you've already seen or acted on.
Consistent email notifications
Cleaner email footers and simplified notification formatting across all messages from your assistant.
February 6, 2026
Image vision and multi-modal support
Agents can now view and analyse images from Google Drive, Dropbox, email attachments, and Slack. The new view_image tool lets agents understand image contents for richer, more context-aware responses.
Unified file browser
Browse files across Content Library, Google Drive, Dropbox, and Notion in one place with the new town_ls command. Navigate your files like a filesystem — /dropbox/Documents, /google_drive/user@gmail.com/root, and more.
Thread management
Pin, rename, and delete conversation threads directly from the sidebar. Keep your chat history organised and find important conversations faster.
Redesigned sidebar navigation
The sidebar now features LLM-generated greetings and auto-generated thread titles based on conversation content, making it easier to navigate your chat history.
Dropbox and Slack file access
Copy files directly from Dropbox and Slack using town_cp. Use dropbox:///path/to/file and slack://fileId protocols to access your files from anywhere.
Email search in workflow testing
Search for specific emails when testing email-triggered workflows, with automatic fallback to recent emails for faster test iteration.
Email queuing for busy sessions
Emails are now queued rather than dropped when an agent session is busy. No more missed emails during active sessions.
Drafts appear in inbox
Agent-created drafts now show in your Gmail inbox by default, making it easier to spot and review drafts waiting for you.
Audio player improvements
Improved transcript UI and consolidated audio player components for a smoother listening experience.
Email search pagination
Email search now returns up to 50 results by default with pagination support, making it easier to navigate larger result sets.
February 5, 2026
Email notifications with session threading
Personal Assistant email notifications are now unified into a single channel with proper session threading, making it easier to follow conversations.
Safer document and spreadsheet editing
Document and spreadsheet editing tools now restrict edits to your own non-shared files, preventing accidental changes to shared documents.
Enabled for all users
Content Organizer is now enabled by default for all users, automatically organising your Content Library into collections.
February 4, 2026
Renamed to Auto-label with improved archive controls
Auto-inbox has been renamed to Auto-label to better reflect what it does. Auto-archive is now disabled by default, giving you explicit control over whether labelled emails are archived.
Renamed to Auto-schedule
Schedule Assist has been renamed to Auto-schedule to be consistent with the rest of the workflow naming.
February 2, 2026
Unified search and Google Drive folders
Personal Assistant now includes a federated town_search tool that searches across all connected sources (email, drive, calendar, etc.) in a single query. You can also ask it to create Google Drive folders for you.
Workflow awareness
Personal Assistant is now aware of your configured workflows and can answer questions about what they do and how they're set up.
Week of Jan 26, 2026
Town's collaboration foundation came online this week: Content Library launched, live presence editing landed, Slack and GitHub workflows expanded, and release notes plus workflow version history made change tracking effortless.
February 1, 2026
In-app release notes
Stay up to date with product updates, workflow improvements, and new features directly in Town. Access release notes from the sidebar menu or at /updates.
Workflow version history
Stock workflows now link to their version history. Click the version number in the workflow details to see all updates for that specific workflow.
January 31, 2026
Redesigned workflow runs view
The workflows page now features a cleaner layout with separate runs and config views, seamless lazy loading, and rich run previews that show relevant context based on trigger type (sender and subject for emails, event details for calendar, etc.).
Smarter draft frequency controls
Auto-draft now offers three drafting modes: Proactive (drafts for most emails), Only when confident (drafts when context is clear), and Only forwarded emails. It also automatically cleans up old drafts and skips group emails.
Town Maintained badge for stock workflows
Stock workflows now display a 'Town Maintained' banner showing they're officially supported and automatically updated.
January 30, 2026
Real-time collaborative editing
Work on documents together in real-time. See who's viewing and editing with presence indicators, and share documents with teammates as viewers or editors.
Content Library list view
Switch between grid and list views in the Content Library for easier browsing of your documents and files.
Grouped approvals
Pending approvals are now grouped by session, making it easier to understand which workflow needs your attention.
Collection descriptions
Content Organizer now creates helpful descriptions when organizing content into collections, making it easier to understand what each collection contains.
January 29, 2026
Expanded Slack integration
Your assistant can now list channels, send messages to channels, search messages across your workspace, and mention users. Reconnect Slack to enable these new capabilities.
Smarter calendar triggers
Recurring calendar events now consolidate into a single session, reducing notification noise while keeping you informed.
Dismiss approvals
You can now dismiss approval requests you don't want to act on, keeping your approvals page clean.
PR and issue comment retrieval
GitHub Reports can now fetch code review comments on pull requests and discussion comments on issues for more comprehensive activity summaries.
January 28, 2026
Smarter Content Library
Documents you create and email attachments are now automatically added to your Content Library. The Content Organizer runs daily to keep everything organized.
Richer approval context
Approval requests now show more context about what the action will do, making it easier to make informed decisions.
Personalized suggestions
Morning Briefing now includes personalized task suggestions based on your recent activity and upcoming schedule.
January 27, 2026
Content Library
A new centralized place to manage documents, files, and content that your assistant can reference. Content is automatically organized and searchable.
Better mobile experience
Improved dashboard layout and chat components for a smoother experience on mobile devices.
Images in emails now visible to AI
Inline images in emails are now accessible to your assistant, allowing it to understand and reference visual content.
Personal Assistant email integration
Auto-inbox now knows your Personal Assistant's email address, making it easier to forward emails and reference your PA in conversations.
Better approval context
Auto-schedule now provides more context when requesting approval for calendar invites, making it easier to review and approve scheduling changes.
Per-email actions and custom footer
Auto-inbox Summary now supports per-email action links and customizable footer content for more actionable daily digests.