release notes

changelog

what changed in kiln, newest first. the versions track the macos app; the account site ships with it.

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2026-09-14

1.24.0

added

public account site rebuilt on the current design language: home, explore, readmes, tags, search, profiles, docs, api, stats and a branded 404

server-rendered settings with a live profile preview: profile, visibility, account, devices and security

accent colours chosen from swatches, avatar upload, and a per-profile accent stylesheet

shared readmes gained a public index, per-tag pages, an rss feed, likes and follow

sitemap, robots and per-page descriptions for crawlers

fixed

browser sign-in stays signed in: the session cookie is sent again on cross-site arrival (SameSite=Lax), and /signin redirects to the account when already signed in

2026-09-14

1.23.0

added

share a conversation as a public README, with explicit consent, a per-readme enable/disable toggle and delete

"share chats from the start" preference

2026-09-14

1.22.0

added

estimated API spend (total, non-cached, cached) from published list pricing

token-activity graph spans the full history

historical CLI usage import tooling

fixed

browser sign-in accepts same-site and opaque origins, and stops suppressing the referrer

2026-09-14

1.21.0

added

profile photos uploaded from the app, per-profile accents served as a stylesheet

codex-style measured usage: stat tiles, daily activity heatmap, insights and most-used models

changed

public site restyled to the kai.ovh design language

2026-09-14

1.20.0

added

public account site with home, directory, richer profiles and a separate public-usage opt-in

browser sign-in and dashboard

changed

account API adds location, website and publicUsageEnabled; posted schema version is 2

fixed

opencode is usable again: Kiln resolves the official release binary first

2026-09-14

1.19.0

added

native Engram and Mythic connections over a local JSONL interface

project-scoped memory, assumptions and read-only evidence checks

account settings and opt-in usage reporting

2026-09-05

1.17.0

added

rich link previews for YouTube, X/FixupX, Vimeo, Spotify, SoundCloud and TikTok

inline image, video, audio and PDF rendering in native and web chats