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Updates Jul 14, 2026

Skales v12.3.5 - Isolated Agent & Scratchpad

Everything new in Skales v12.3.5, in plain language.

We've just released Skales v12.3.5, bringing some thoughtful improvements to how you interact with your local AI agent. This update focuses on making Skales more transparent, capable, and easier to manage.

Your Knowledge Graph, Visualised

The Memory page now features a dynamic Knowledge Graph. It visually represents what Skales knows, settling into a clear shape that you can explore by zooming, panning, and dragging individual nodes. Labels appear as you zoom, keeping dense graphs readable, and a full-screen option is available.

Watching Your Agents at Work

When Skales delegates a task to multiple agents, you'll now see a live status for each worker in the chat. Each agent has a chip showing its progress from queued to done or failed, along with a running count and elapsed time, offering a much clearer view of team jobs.

Private Workspaces for Every Chat

Skales now maintains a private scratchpad and working folder for each conversation. This ensures that intermediate files and notes from one chat don't interfere with another, and the agent retains its train of thought across turns in longer tasks.

Video and Camera Input

You can now drop a video into chat for Skales to analyse, sampling frames to understand its content. Additionally, Skales can now view live camera feeds from IP cameras or Home Assistant integrations, allowing you to ask questions about what's happening in real-time.

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