Announcing Ara's backing from Y Combinator.Product updates
A chronological release feed for Ara. Big launches first, implementation details inside each release.
June 3, 2026
Bring MCPs and skills across your agents in Ara, including Claude and Codex, then share skills with teammates and friends as links.
Features
Added an MCPs and Skills surface for managing agent tools across Ara
Brought Claude, Codex, and MCP context into the same agent workspace
Added shareable skill links that teammates and friends can open and add to Ara
June 2, 2026
Ara's new runtime is powered by Hermes: coding tasks move through an editor engine with a file viewer, review surface, and terminal.
Features
Added the Ara x Hermes editor engine for coding work
Kept file viewer, review, and terminal surfaces visible during a task
Made Ara surprisingly good at fast coding checks
May 31, 2026
Browse the web inside Ara while keeping the agent conversation and project context in view.
Features
Added an embedded browser surface for web research and app checks
Kept browser work visible alongside Ara chats and project context
Made it easier to inspect GitHub, ara.so, and profile pages without leaving the IDE
May 31, 2026
Ara now suggests what to build next, with hover previews that make each task easier to inspect before you run it.
Features
Added hover previews for suggested Ara tasks
Made suggested tasks easier to inspect before starting a run
Made it faster to pick another high-value task after the first run starts
May 31, 2026
You can now say hello world and get a cleaner first response path in Ara.
Features
Added a simple hello world path for the first Ara interaction
Made the response feel direct, lightweight, and easy to verify
Fixes
Removed the old changelog backlog from the public feed