Changelog

Every Shard release, newest first.

1.0.3

Public beta. The queue and Steer, a Stop button of its own, sandboxed test code, and one set of limits for everyone.

Queue messages while Shard works: Press Enter during a run and your message waits in a queue. It sends by itself when the run ends.
Steer a running task: Press Steer on a queued message to hand it to Shard during the run. Shard reads it before its next step.
Separate Stop button: Stopping a run no longer shares a button with Send.
Create account: Signing in and creating an account are now separate. If Shard doesn’t know your username or email, it offers to create the account.
Clearer usage panel: Shows what fills the context window, with separate messages for errors and notices.

Safer test code: Code Shard runs to test things now runs in its own sandbox, away from the plugin, your login and your API keys.
Longer test runs: 120 seconds by default, and Shard can ask for more.
More reliable edits: Several line changes at once are each applied against the script as Shard read it. Overlapping changes are rejected instead of guessed.
Agents work longer: Agent conversations compact themselves, claimed files are released when an agent finishes, and Shard-hosted models are available to agents.
No hidden caps on tools: Search depth, Output reading, web results and docs lookups no longer stop at fixed limits.
Faster, lighter chat: Less work per message in long runs, and smaller saved chats.
Playtesting: Shard pauses when you press Play and comes back when you stop.
Codex and Claude Code: They connect and disconnect with their own buttons, with clear status.

Same limits for everyone: During the beta every plan, guests included, gets 10,000 messages and 10,000 web searches or page reads per day, and the same per month.
All requests count: Requests on your own API key and on connected accounts count toward your limit too. Each model step is one message.
Studio context is on request: Your selection and open scripts are no longer sent with every message.
Script sources in saved chats: Scripts Shard read are kept for your session but not saved with the chat.