Dev Log1st July 2026

Tempest v0.1.1: Prompt Library, Message Queue, and Branch Management

A major quality-of-life release. Reusable prompts, queued agent tasks, better Git workflows, workspace persistence, and native releases for Windows, macOS, and Linux.

v0.1.1 is a daily-driver release. No single headline feature — a lot of things that were friction are now not.

Here is everything that shipped.

Native releases for Windows, macOS, and Linux

Tempest now ships pre-built binaries for every platform through GitHub Actions.

Windows: Portable .exe, NSIS installer, and MSI installer
macOS: .dmg installer
Linux: .AppImage and .deb packages

Automatic update manifests ship alongside every release. No source build required.

Prompt Library

Prompts are now first-class citizens inside Tempest.

Build a reusable library of prompts, organize them however you want, and use them across every workspace. Tempest ships with built-ins for Review, Tests, Security Review, Explain Changes, and Commit Messages — and your customizations survive upgrades.

Create, edit, clone, delete and reset prompts
Drag-and-drop reordering
Enable or disable prompts individually
Prompt picker directly in the workspace toolbar
Deep-link directly into Prompt settings

Message Queue

An agent finishes while you're focused on something else. Instead of making you stop and respond, Tempest queues your next instruction and sends it automatically the moment that agent is done.

Per-agent message queues
Queue panel (Ctrl+Shift+Q)
Queue badges on session tabs
Automatic dequeue after work completes
Remove individual items or clear the queue entirely

Useful for chaining long-running workflows without babysitting every response.

Branch Management

You no longer need to open a terminal to manage branches.

The Diff pane now has a branch picker built in. Switch branches, delete local and remote branches, force-delete unmerged branches — all from inside Tempest. Worktree branches are automatically hidden from the picker so the list stays clean.

Switching branches is also safer: if your working tree has changes, Tempest stashes them before switching and restores them after. Nothing is lost.

Safer Push Workflow

Push and commit are now separate operations.

Previously, clicking Push could silently create a commit before pushing. That is gone. Push only pushes the current branch. If you want to create a new branch and push it, you can do that directly from the Diff pane — Tempest automatically opens a Pull Request after the branch is created, and rolls back cleanly if branch creation fails.

File Editor

The built-in editor is now fully writable.

Save with Ctrl+S / Cmd+S
Dirty indicator for unsaved changes
Reliable save pipeline
Fixed opening Git diffs from editor tabs

Workspace Persistence

Tempest now remembers your workspace across restarts.

Session order, the active session, open editor tabs, open diff tabs, live preview URL, and workspace layout all restore exactly as you left them. All application state has moved from browser storage into a dedicated runtime JSON file, so nothing is lost on a browser cache clear or WebView reset.

Split Panes

Split panes got a significant round of improvements: better nested sub-session rendering, unlimited recursive splits, correct sidebar hierarchy, cleaner borders, improved resize behavior, better session identity across restores, and fixed duplicate sessions after restart.

Git Improvements

Better staging, more reliable commits, improved diff loading, cleaner branch switching, and a number of edge cases fixed around hidden panes and background tabs.

Stability

This release fixes dozens of issues found after v0.1.0, including editor save reliability, diff pane loading, branch switching edge cases, push safety, prompt picker usability, and various session persistence bugs.