What's new.

The latest improvements and updates from Tandem.

Spot model-provider actions immediately

Available model providers now look clickable before you hover over them.

What changed

  • Provider cards keep their bordered, lime-accented action treatment at rest.
  • Hover gives available providers a subtle lift.
  • Providers that have already been added remain visually quiet and clearly unavailable.

Get to skill options faster

The Add skill dialog now opens directly onto its available source options without a redundant introductory line.

What changed

  • Browse skills.sh, Import GitHub, and New skill begin immediately beneath the dialog title.
  • Input-specific guidance remains beside the fields where it is useful.

Switch skill sources without the dialog jumping

The Add a skill dialog now keeps a steady footprint as you move between browsing, importing, and authoring.

What changed

  • Removed the empty line beneath the skills.sh search.
  • Kept tab content in a consistent, scrollable area.

Choose a model provider with less clutter

Available model providers now appear directly on the Models page without an extra container or repetitive guidance.

What changed

  • Removed the redundant provider-picker heading and security note.
  • Kept each provider choice clearly separated and ready to add.

Read agent settings more easily

Agent setting descriptions now use the available space instead of wrapping into an unnecessarily narrow column.

What changed

  • Status labels and switches take only the room they need.
  • Explanatory text stays wider and easier to scan.
  • Dropdown settings retain their established control width.

Connect OpenRouter through Cloudflare AI Gateway reliably

Workspace owners can now validate an OpenRouter API key and import its model catalog while routing model use through Cloudflare AI Gateway.

What changed

  • OpenRouter credentials are checked with OpenRouter before the connection is saved.
  • Cloudflare AI Gateway connections can reach the configured gateway from the hosted application.

Recover from Slack sign-in setup problems

Slack sign-in now returns you to a helpful recovery screen when your workspace still needs installation or reauthorization, instead of leaving you on a technical error response.

What changed

  • Missing Slack installations now lead directly to the install-required guidance.
  • Expired credentials or missing permissions now lead to reauthorization guidance.
  • Workspace access problems now return to the sign-in screen with a clear access message.

Focus on sandbox availability

The agent capabilities page now explains when sandbox tools are unavailable without a distracting empty-state illustration.

What changed

  • The unavailable sandbox-tools state is now quieter and more compact.

Remove model providers reliably

You can now remove a model provider connection without an incorrect request-validation error getting in the way.

What changed

  • Deleting a model provider now completes normally and records the change in the workspace audit log.

Create Time Loops with a cleaner, more consistent form

The Time Loop creation page now keeps its sections aligned, gives permission choices more breathing room, and uses the same action styling as the rest of Tandem.

What changed

  • Removed the redundant schedule summary and future-feature message.
  • Simplified scheduling to one sentence and only shows weekday choices for weekly loops.
  • Aligned section headings and schedule controls to a consistent left edge.
  • Improved spacing between Skills and MCP permissions.
  • Explains what is still required when Create Time Loop is unavailable.

Set up and inspect Time Loops in a focused workspace

You can now create a Time Loop on its own full page, review upcoming occurrences before activation, and choose the Skills, MCP connections, and model it can use.

What changed

  • Build one-time, hourly, daily, or weekly schedules with clear local-time controls.
  • Review the next three occurrences and safety policy before creating the loop.
  • Open a dedicated run-history workspace with search, time filters, status filters, and deep links ready for recorded executions.

Work in a calmer dark interface

Tandem now uses a charcoal product palette with layered dark surfaces, clear gray text, and cool blue interaction cues.

What changed

  • Use the application comfortably in a low-glare dark interface.
  • Find selected navigation, controls, and primary actions through clearer surface contrast.
  • See Tandem clearly on the dark sign-in screen, and keep filled actions readable while hovering.
  • Scroll long pages without a contrasting track interrupting the application surface.
  • Work through Agent settings with compact header actions that match the surrounding controls and appear only when changes need saving.

Work in a calmer, cooler application

The application now uses a subtle blue-gray canvas and navigation frame, replacing the previous brown cast while keeping working areas crisp and easy to scan.

What changed

  • Navigate and configure your workspace against a cooler, more neutral backdrop.
  • Distinguish navigation, working surfaces, and controls more clearly without adding visual noise.

Recognize clickable controls at a glance

Buttons and icon actions now use consistent pointer feedback throughout the product, including inside dialogs.

What changed

  • Standard, trash, edit, and other icon actions show the pointer cursor when available.
  • Dialog buttons and close controls use the same feedback.
  • Disabled controls show that they cannot currently be activated.

Connect the model provider your workplace already trusts

Workspace owners can now connect OpenAI, Anthropic, AWS Bedrock, or OpenRouter with their own API credentials. Tandem validates access, encrypts the credential, and imports the provider's available models before the connection becomes active.

What changed

  • Replace credentials and refresh a provider's model catalog without recreating the connection.
  • Route OpenAI, Anthropic, and OpenRouter through an authenticated Cloudflare AI Gateway when the deployment enables it.
  • Keep AWS Bedrock regional and direct when using a Bedrock API key, with clear guidance about Gateway's separate AWS credential requirements.
  • See provider and Gateway billing responsibility before choosing a connection path.

Find workspace administration where you expect it

Slack installation details and reinstallation now live in General settings, leaving Home focused and easier to scan.

What changed

  • Removed the resource counters from Home.
  • Moved Slack installation status and reinstallation into General settings.
  • Simplified Agent governance guidance and refined channel and Time Loop controls.

Set Time Loop schedules with clearer controls

New Time Loops now use consistent dropdowns for cadence and time while running on one predictable UTC clock.

What changed

  • Replaced browser-native cadence and time menus with the same dropdown style used across the product.
  • Split run time into clear hour, minute, and AM or PM choices.
  • Removed the timezone field and consistently save new schedules in UTC.

Take the next step from empty Skills and MCP screens

Empty Skills and MCP areas now explain what is missing and place the relevant action directly beneath the message.

What changed

  • Distracting character illustrations no longer compete with the explanation.
  • Empty screens lead directly to the action that adds or manages the missing item.
  • Filtered results use the same predictable message-then-action order.

See a simpler Time Loop starting point

The empty Time Loops view now keeps the focus on what recurring assignments do and where to create one.

What changed

  • Removed the decorative empty-state illustration from the Time Loops library.

Edit skill packages in a roomier workspace

The skill package editor now fills the available workspace and keeps its file list and code scrolling inside the editor, so the controls you need stay in view.

What changed

  • Work across the full available width and height when editing a skill package.
  • Find the skill’s enable, disable, and delete actions together at the top of the page.
  • Keep package actions and publishing controls visible while navigating longer files.

Find documentation in the header

Documentation is now available beside the Open app action while the landing hero stays focused on installation.

What changed

  • Open Docs directly from the landing-page header.
  • On mobile, open Docs from a compact hamburger menu while Open app stays visible.
  • See one clear installation action in the hero.

Restore the Tandem changelog

The public changelog is available again from the site navigation.

What changed

  • Open Changelog from the desktop header or mobile menu.
  • Browse the public release history at `/changelog`.

Review workspace configuration and security activity

Workspace owners and administrators can now review a durable audit log of configuration changes, sign-ins, Slack installation activity, and access denials.

What changed

  • Search activity, filter directly within each column, and choose which columns stay visible.
  • Sort and page through results, then open an event to review its safe metadata.
  • Sensitive configuration, credentials, tokens, and content never appear in audit records.

Understand empty and failed pages at a glance

Tandem now makes it clearer when a workspace area is empty, filtered, or temporarily unavailable.

What changed

  • Empty workspace areas now include a friendly Tandem illustration and a relevant next step when one is available.
  • Filtered views use a distinct no-matches expression so they do not look like a brand-new workspace.
  • Pages that fail to load now show a clear error state with a retry action when retrying is safe.

Open Tandem with one smooth loading sequence

Tandem now moves from startup into your workspace without restarting its loading animation.

What changed

  • The opening animation now continues until the first page is ready instead of appearing twice.

Connect an MCP server in one clear step

You can now add and manage an MCP server as a single item without creating separate server and connection records yourself.

What changed

  • Connect a server with a recognizable name and its secure URL.
  • See connected servers, status, and discovered capabilities together in one list.
  • Disconnect a server with one action when it is no longer needed.

Find models, MCPs, and logs faster

The application now uses shorter, consistent names for Models, MCPs, and Logs across navigation, page headings, summaries, and status messages.

What changed

  • Find Models, MCPs, and Logs under the same shorter names throughout the application.

See how Tandem works with your team

The homepage now shows how one shared AI teammate can use company context, notice work that needs attention, and help inside Slack without crossing your company’s boundaries.

What changed

  • Follow a realistic Slack conversation from question to useful answer and approved follow-through.
  • See the context, proactive signals, permissions, and channel rules that guide Tandem’s help.
  • Understand setup, model-provider choice, self-hosting, and hosted pricing before installing Tandem.
  • Open marketing and documentation pages directly, without seeing the workspace loading sequence.
  • Read the homepage in a cleaner, more direct sans-serif type system.

Enjoy a seamless homepage header

The homepage header now blends cleanly into the main page background.

What changed

  • See one continuous background behind the navigation and opening message.

See more of the audit log

The audit log now uses the full available workspace width, and its column menu more clearly explains what you can show or hide.

What changed

  • The audit table reaches the edge of its workspace without leaving an unused strip.
  • The Columns menu now includes the same clear introductory label as the Time zone menu.

Set up recurring agent assignments with confidence

You can now create and manage Time Loops from a dedicated workspace view, preview the next three wake-ups before activation, and keep earlier definitions available as assignments evolve.

What changed

  • Create one-time, hourly, daily, or weekly agent assignments with an explicit timezone.
  • Review the upcoming schedule and safety guardrails before activating a Time Loop.
  • Edit details, publish a new assignment or schedule revision, pause and resume work, or archive a loop without losing its history.

Focus the landing page on Tandem

The landing page now presents one clear animated introduction with two direct next steps.

What changed

  • See only the Tandem hero, installation action, and documentation action on the landing page.
  • Use a simpler header without Product, Customers, or Changelog navigation.

Open and search large workspaces faster

Workspace pages now load only the information they need, so opening the app and moving between sections feels more immediate.

What changed

  • Navigation prepares likely destinations without repeating the same requests.
  • Channel and skill searches stay responsive as a workspace grows, with results loaded in manageable pages.
  • Skill editing opens the selected file first while preserving complete packages when you publish.

Open Tandem’s website and documentation faster

Public pages now arrive ready to read and navigate, even on slower connections or when browser scripts are unavailable.

What changed

  • See homepage, FAQ, changelog, privacy, and documentation content as soon as the page arrives.
  • Keep reading and following public links when JavaScript is blocked or fails to load.
  • Search documentation on demand without downloading the full search data during the initial page load.
  • Avoid downloading desktop hero motion on smaller screens or when reduced motion is preferred.
  • Open the Product menu by hovering or clicking, switch between menu sections reliably, and dismiss it by clicking elsewhere.
  • Keep only Open app and the menu button in view while scrolling, then open one simple dropdown with every destination whenever it is needed.
  • Preview the same responsive menus when running the website locally.
  • See Tandem and its connected tools animate directly inside the homepage introduction.

Get straight answers before Tandem joins Slack

Explore a new FAQ page covering how Tandem works, what it can access, how your company stays in control, and what it costs.

What changed

  • Jump directly to questions about context, privacy, models, tools, pricing, open source, and self-hosting.
  • Read every answer on one page without opening and closing accordions.
  • Move from an answer to installation or the documentation when you are ready.

Audit timestamps stay in their column

Long timestamps in the audit log now shorten cleanly instead of overlapping nearby event details.

What changed

  • Audit timestamps remain contained within the Time column at narrower widths and larger text sizes.

Keep navigation in place while working

Long workspace pages now scroll inside the main content area, keeping the application frame and navigation steady and within reach.

What changed

  • Page scrolling stays inside the white workspace surface instead of moving the entire browser page.
  • Workspace and Agent navigation remain fixed while reviewing long forms and configuration sections.
  • The same behavior applies on desktop and mobile layouts.

Choose settings from consistent dropdowns

Dropdown controls now look and work the same throughout the application, making configuration choices easier to scan and navigate with a mouse or keyboard.

What changed

  • Open every dropdown with the same clear selected state, checkmark, and focus treatment used by the audit log.
  • Keep the surrounding page fixed in place while opening or closing a dropdown.
  • Navigate configuration choices consistently across agent, model, MCP, channel, and workspace screens.
  • See disabled choices clearly without losing the surrounding configuration context.

Configure your workspace agent from one clear interface

Workspace owners and administrators can now manage the agent’s instructions, behavior, skills, connected tools, governance, models, and channel-specific choices without editing raw configuration.

What changed

  • Set reusable workspace instructions and control how the agent searches authorized Slack context.
  • Choose skills, connected tools, model routing, approval requirements, and data-handling rules from purpose-built controls.
  • Review each channel’s effective setup, then safely inherit or tighten its instructions, models, skills, tool access, and approval policy.

Make more room for workspace content

You can now collapse the workspace navigation into a compact rail whenever you want more room to work.

What changed

  • Collapse beside your workspace name, then expand from the first control in the compact rail.
  • Keep every destination within reach while the navigation is compact.
  • Keep the working column centered at its familiar width as the navigation changes size.
  • Continue using the full navigation menu on smaller screens.

Read and scan the app more comfortably

The workspace interface now uses a calmer, more consistent text hierarchy so pages are easier to scan without heavy labels competing for attention.

What changed

  • Page titles, navigation, tables, forms, badges, and dialogs now share a restrained type system.
  • Technical text remains visually distinct while ordinary labels use a clearer, more readable style.
  • Existing button feedback, including shadows, hover treatments, and press motion, remains intact.

Know when Tandem is opening your workspace

Tandem now uses a branded loading screen while it verifies workspace access on slower connections.

What changed

  • A fluid curve grows into the Tandem character—right through the hands and fingertips—then finishes with a big smile while your workspace opens.
  • Fast page loads continue without an unnecessary loading flash.
  • Once the character appears, Tandem completes the animation before revealing your workspace—even when loading finishes early.
  • Errors can now use a crying Tandem with tears falling at varied angles, while empty pages use a calm Tandem with only a subtle eye twitch.
  • The loading screen remains still when reduced motion is enabled.

Add model providers with one click

You can now choose a familiar model provider by name and logo without filling in internal connection details.

What changed

  • Add OpenAI, Anthropic, Google AI, or OpenRouter directly from the model-provider page.
  • Recognize connected providers at a glance from their official marks.
  • See the current Slack mark when signing in to Tandem.

Keep moving without losing the menu

You can explore Tandem’s website with more room for the story while the actions you need stay close by.

What changed

  • The main navigation now sits in a calm, centered position instead of hugging the edge of the screen.
  • As you scroll, the full header makes way for a compact app button and menu.
  • The same simple menu remains easy to reach on smaller screens.

Meet Tandem

You can now spot Tandem instantly wherever you work, with a friendly new character and a clearer, consistent identity.

What changed

  • The new Tandem logo now appears across the website, documentation, sign-in, and workspace experience.
  • On the main website and sign-in screens, Tandem now playfully follows your cursor while the documentation logo stays still and focused.
  • A matching browser icon makes Tandem easier to find among your open tabs.
  • The logo remains clear on both light and dark backgrounds.

Your AI teammate, all in one place

You can now set up your workplace AI and choose its boundaries from one clear, focused workspace.

What changed

  • Sign in with Slack and move directly into the workplace you are allowed to manage.
  • See your current Slack profile picture and workspace icon, kept in sync with Slack.
  • Choose the skills, connections, models, and channels your AI teammate can use.
  • Find step-by-step guidance for setup and everyday administration in the public docs.

Control MCP access for every channel

You can now choose which connected MCP tools and context sources are available across your workspace, then inherit or adjust those choices for each channel.

What changed

  • Turn an MCP connection on or off for the workspace or a specific channel.
  • Set each tool to run automatically, ask for approval, or stay unavailable.
  • Keep context sources private by default and include only the sources you choose.
  • See inherited channel choices clearly before adding an override.

See exactly what your AI can access

You can review how workspace defaults and channel choices come together before your AI teammate gets to work.

What changed

  • Review the resources and abilities available in each workplace context.
  • Check whether a connection is ready without exposing its private credentials.
  • Unavailable or unauthorized resources stay out of reach automatically.

A safer way to connect Slack

The first research preview gives each workplace a private, clearly bounded foundation for its AI teammate.

What changed

  • Connect Slack through a secure sign-in and installation flow.
  • Keep supported Slack activity separated by workplace.
  • Catch invalid information before it reaches your workspace experience.