Row-Bot 4.9 ships Buddy, an always-on-top desktop overlay for controlling agent runs
Acceptable-Object390 · reddit · 2026-08-28
Row-Bot v4.9.0's headline feature is Buddy, a native always-on-top desktop overlay for Windows and macOS. You can drag Buddy over any app to chat, track progress, read replies, approve simple actions, or stop runs without switching windows. Buddy drives your selected Chat/Developer/Designer thread with the same context, model, tools, approvals and draft, and supports multiple monitors, docking, tray recovery, approval handoff, and focus hand-back.
The release also brings safer managed browser automation, an upgraded native Computer Use with Cua Driver 0.20.0, race-safe conversation cleanup across all surfaces without risking repos or unsaved recovery work, and live xAI image-model discovery with capability-aware quality/resolution options.
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