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Updates Jul 5, 2026

Skales v12.1.1 - Freeze 🦎

**Freeze** is a steady release: tools that get the time they need, backups that survive a move to a new computer, and a round of fixes across Ollama, OpenRouter and Flow. It ships alongside a new mobile release too.

We've just released Skales v12.1.1, bringing a number of thoughtful improvements to your desktop AI agent. This update focuses on making your interactions smoother and more capable, whether you're working with images, sharing your creations, or managing your tools.

Send Multiple Images at Once

You can now send up to five images in a single message. Whether you paste, drag, or select them, all images will be processed by the model in one go. Each image gets its own preview and removal option, and all are saved with your conversation.

Mobile Posts Identified

Posts made from the Skales mobile app will now show a small phone icon next to their timestamp, making it easier to distinguish them from desktop-generated content. This update also includes underlying improvements for future mobile releases.

Customise Your Share Cards

The weekly recap card now offers nine distinct themes, each with light and dark variants. You can choose your preferred style from a swatch picker, and your selection will be remembered for future recaps.

Windows Commands Run More Reliably

Agent commands on Windows will now use PowerShell 7 (pwsh) when available, which handles chained commands more effectively than the older Windows PowerShell 5.1. This means fewer retries and more efficient command execution.

Discover Links with Hashtags Work Again

Links shared to Discover that contain a fragment (like #section) will now remain fully clickable. Previously, these fragments were mistakenly treated as hashtags, breaking the link.

Backups Preserve FTP Passwords and Secrets

Portable backups now correctly include FTP passwords and stored secrets that were previously lost when transferring to a new machine. These are now re-encrypted on the receiving machine.

Wrapped Share Cards are Correctly Sized

The 1:1 Wrapped share card now renders as a perfect square, and the 9:16 card as a true vertical rectangle, ensuring your exported images have the correct aspect ratio without any cropping.

Custom Skills Can Be Shared Again

Skills that don't interact with the file system can now be shared to Discover. Unused file system imports have been removed, resolving a previous sharing block.

Ollama Integration Improved

Skales now correctly detects and connects to Ollama Cloud, and image processing for Ollama has been streamlined for better reliability.

API Connectors with Multiple Credentials Supported

API connectors requiring two query credentials, such as an application ID and a secret key, now work correctly. A new field allows for additional query parameters.

MCP Tools Get More Time

Long-running MCP tool requests, like video analysis or large scrapes, will now have more time to complete, with a default timeout of five minutes that can be extended.

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