Row-Bot v4.9.0 Adds Buddy: An Always-on-Top Desktop Overlay for Agent Control
Acceptable-Object390 · reddit · 2026-08-28
Open-source desktop agent tool Row-Bot ships v4.9.0. Highlights:
- Buddy: a native, always-on-top overlay for Windows/macOS that can be dragged over any app — chat, track progress, approve actions, or stop runs without switching windows
- Buddy drives your selected Chat/Developer/Designer thread with the same context, model, tools, and approvals
- Multi-monitor, docking, tray recovery, approval handoff, and focus hand-back support
- Safer managed browser automation; native Computer Use upgraded to Cua Driver 0.20.0
- Live xAI image-model discovery with capability-aware quality and resolution options
Related event: Row-Bot 4.9 Introduces Always-on-Top Desktop Assistant Buddy(2 posts)→
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