# Buzz v0.4.17: agent owners in messages, channel archive/delete, onboarding polish

> Agent owners are now shown in messages. Channel archive and delete actions are added. The onboarding harness is polished and model selection is exposed for provider-locked runtimes. Multiple onboarding, community, and relay-closed subscription bugs are fixed alongside a Claude onboarding terminal popup and a Codex/Claude gate fix.

| | |
|---|---|
| **Tool** | Buzz |
| **Version** | v0.4.17 |
| **Kind** | release |
| **Published** | 2026-07-18 |
| **Observed** | 2026-08-22 |
| **Significance** | 2/5 |
| **Breaking** | no |
| **Categories** | feature, fix |

## What changed


- Agent owners shown in messages
- Channel archive and delete actions
- Onboarding harness polish
- Model selection exposed for provider-locked runtimes
- Bug fixes: onboarding defaults (API key field, model search), restore provider choices, Claude terminal popup, request access flow, profile descriptions across communities, membership-denied recovery, channel browsing with recent sorting, relay-closed subscription recovery, Private toggle preserved on channel template pick
- Speed up Welcome kickoff with team arrival animation
- Identity key help and reveal toggle on machine onboarding
- Codex/Claude gate fix with explanation for disabled Create/Save


## Sources

- [github_release](https://github.com/block/buzz/releases/tag/v0.4.17) — retrieved 2026-08-22


## Community

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