# Buzz Desktop v0.5.18: workflow editor, Projects polish, notification fixes

> Buzz Desktop adds a workflow editor and workflow reply-in-thread support, ships compact Buzz link metadata in messages, makes Projects workspaces selectable with context-aware collaboration, and closes several notification, agent provenance, and performance gaps.

| | |
|---|---|
| **Tool** | Buzz |
| **Version** | desktop-v0.5.18 |
| **Kind** | release |
| **Published** | 2026-08-21 |
| **Observed** | 2026-08-22 |
| **Significance** | 3/5 |
| **Breaking** | no |
| **Categories** | feature, fix |

## What changed


- **Workflow editor**: visual editor for workflows added
- **Reply in-thread**: `send_message` workflow action can now reply within a thread
- **Compact link metadata**: Buzz link previews shown compactly in messages
- **Projects**: workspaces are selectable, overview follows selected section, context-aware collaboration refined, navigation chrome finished
- **Notifications**: sender names shown, macOS click-through routing fixed
- **Agent provenance**: duplicate agent provenance simplified, duplicate devices distinguished
- **Cmd+W**: close Buzz window with standard keyboard shortcut
- **Appearance**: preference previews added
- **Performance**: ACP provider discovery split into cheap/forced paths; references resolved without directory scans
- **Reconnect**: repair made lossless
- **LLM logging**: thinking effort stamped on call-completed log line
- **Emoji**: recent emoji list restored
- **Repository trees**: now shown completely
- **TTS**: playback coordination refactored
- **Cross-owner relay**: agent mentions in owner-only builds fixed
- **Huddle**: speech boundaries preserved
- **Timeline**: stacking context isolated from focus drawer


## Sources

- [github_release](https://github.com/block/buzz/releases/tag/desktop-v0.5.18) — retrieved 2026-08-22


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