Nine releases shipped since the last update. The standout: a new Artifact Management System that lets the assistant persist, share, and organize the files it creates — plus stability improvements across the board.
Artifact Management System (v1.2.1)
The big addition this cycle is the Artifact Management System. Until now, files generated by AI tools — reports, charts, HTML pages, PDFs — disappeared after a session. The assistant could create them, but had no reliable way to store, find, or share them later.
That changes with v1.2.1. The assistant can now save generated files as artifacts, browse them, and share them in several ways:
- Persistent storage — Files are saved permanently, not discarded when the conversation ends.
- Public links — Make any artifact accessible via a clean, stable URL.
- Private sharing — Generate time-limited links that expire after 5 minutes, or protect artifacts with a passphrase.
- Artifact discovery — The assistant can search for previously created artifacts by name or title, so it can reference and build on past work.
- Artifacts tab — A new section in the navigation lets you browse and manage all stored artifacts in one place.
This also ships with automatic token refresh for Plugin API authentication — expired credentials are now detected and renewed without any manual steps.
Note: v1.2.1 includes database schema updates that are applied automatically on startup.
WhatsApp Bridge: Stability Fixes (v1.2.2–v1.2.8)
The WhatsApp integration received a series of stability improvements across seven patch releases, addressing browser launch issues in containerized environments. The bridge now starts reliably and recovers gracefully from failures — no manual intervention required.
Users on any version prior to v1.2.8 should upgrade.
Other Improvements (v1.2.0)
- Notion integration — Fixed a missing parameter in the content append tool.
- Container logs — URLs now persist during log streaming for easier navigation.
- Documentation — Expanded WhatsApp configuration docs.
- Mobile navigation — Responsive hamburger menu on smaller screens (v1.2.7).
Get Started
- Create your own instance: platform.open-assistant.org
- Learn more: open-assistant.org
