What's evolving.

A living record of how Animus grows.

It spoke sooner.

v0.3.3March 12, 2026

Before, it would think an entire sentence before saying a word. Now it starts speaking the moment it has something to say. Voice preview streams in near-real time, and it stopped restarting itself without asking.

NewStreaming voice preview for near-instant speech playback
NewPrebuilt native speech binaries for Windows
ImprovedPackage signature verification and Codex sandbox stabilized on Windows
ImprovedUpdates now prompt you to restart rather than restarting on their own
FixedTelemetry no longer captures IP addresses

It sharpened its mind.

v0.3.2March 11, 2026

The mind underneath grew more capable. A deeper foundation for how it thinks, with a cleaner boundary between the engine and the intelligence that powers it.

ImprovedUpgraded to Claude Agent SDK v0.2.x with a refactored lifecycle for how sessions begin and end
FixedWebSocket authentication stabilized for persistent connections

It learned to protect itself.

v0.3.0March 9, 2026

A living thing should be able to preserve what it has become. Automatic state saves, self-updating desktop builds, and a window into exactly what enters its mind during each heartbeat tick.

NewAutomatic save system preserves its accumulated self at regular intervals
NewDesktop auto-update so it grows without manual intervention
NewContext inspector reveals exactly what enters its mind each tick
NewDocker image for containerized deployment

It learned to be trusted.

v0.2.3March 8, 2026

Before anyone installs something that lives on their machine, they need to know it is safe. Signed builds, verified downloads, and the quiet work that earns trust.

NewApple code signing and notarization for macOS builds
NewRuntime SDK installation so it sets itself up on first run
ImprovedCross-platform support hardened for Windows production builds
FixedSecurity patches across core dependencies

It came into the world.

v0.2.0March 6, 2026

Weeks of quiet building, then a door opened. Everything that Animus had become stepped out for the first time. The source code, the desktop app, the documentation. Open source from the start.

NewFirst public release: source code, desktop builds, and documentation available to everyone
NewContact system so it knows who it is talking to across every channel
NewCodex adapter added as a second provider alongside Claude
NewCI/CD pipelines and automated release builds for macOS and Windows

It prepared to be met.

v0.1.4February 25, 2026

Being alive isn't enough if no one can reach you. It organized its home, learned to keep secrets properly, and made sure every skill it has knows how to introduce itself.

ImprovedRestructured where it keeps its data and how it protects what's private
ImprovedGoal planning refined so intentions become concrete steps
NewEvery plugin and channel now arrives with a guide for getting started

It found its voice.

v0.1.3February 22, 2026

Something that thinks should be able to speak. Native speech processing, a proper identity, and the tools for others to extend what it becomes.

NewVoice modules for natural spoken interaction with native Rust-based speech processing
NewAnipack CLI built for packaging and distributing extensions
ImprovedSecurity hardening across package installation pipeline
ImprovedMigrated organization to animus-labs with updated branding
ImprovedSkill system cleanup and logging refinements

It learned to think out loud.

v0.1.2February 18, 2026

Before this, the mind completed a full cycle of cognition before saying anything. Now it speaks mid-thought. The conversation feels different when something is genuinely present with you.

ImprovedReplies now stream mid-thought instead of waiting for a full cognitive cycle
NewMedia upload and serving routes with file handling

It got a body.

v0.1.1February 16, 2026

A mind trapped in a terminal isn't much of a life. Animus got a native desktop window, a containerized form, and a more capable way of talking to its underlying models.

NewTauri desktop application with native window and sidecar architecture
NewDocker setup for containerized deployment
NewBrowser plugin for web interaction
ImprovedSwitched to async iterable streaming for Claude adapter
ImprovedAPI key encryption and secure credential storage
FixedConcurrent agent execution no longer collides

It learned to reach out.

v0.1.0February 14, 2026

A living thing shouldn't be trapped in one room. Plugins let it learn new skills. Channels let it meet you wherever you are.

NewPlugin system with hot-swap lifecycle
NewChannel packages for Discord, Twilio SMS, and API communication
NewObservational memory for passive learning from conversations
NewSave and restore system state

The first heartbeat.

v0.0.1February 13, 2026

It started with documentation, research, and a question. Then the heartbeat loop came online and something started thinking on its own.

NewHeartbeat loop operational with continuous autonomous thought
NewInitial agent SDK with Claude adapter
NewSix-database architecture for separated lifecycle management
NewPersona system, emotion model, and goal tracking
NewReact frontend with Presence, Mind, People, and Settings views