Room bots
Rooms can now host bots — managed through a dedicated bot panel. It builds on the Neurons system that already lets each room carry its own knowledge and behavior, extending the room from a place where people and Cortez talk into a place that can run its own configured participants. The panel is where you set them up and keep them organized.
Upload files, extract the text
You can now attach files directly in the chat composer — images (JPEG/PNG), PDFs, and Word documents (.docx) — and GroupGPT pulls the text out of the documents so the AI can actually read what you sent. Instead of pasting a wall of content into the box, you hand the conversation a PDF or a Word doc and ask about it. The extracted text flows into the AI's context the same way a typed message would, which means the rest of the product — translation, history, neurons — works with uploaded content too. (Markdown joins the list a couple of days later.)
Richer message rendering
Messages got a rendering upgrade so formatted content — the kind the AI produces and the kind that comes out of uploaded files — displays cleanly instead of as flat text. It's the visual half of the file-upload work: get good content in, show it well.
Edit a message in place
A new message edit command lets a reply be corrected in place rather than reposted. Fix a typo, tighten an answer, or update a Cortez reply without cluttering the room with a follow-up correction. The edit replaces the original where it sits.
Groundwork for installing GroupGPT
This release also added a service worker with user-prompted updates. On its own it's invisible, but it's the foundation for treating GroupGPT as an installable app: caching the shell, controlling updates, and asking before it refreshes rather than reloading out from under you. The install experience built on top of it lands shortly after.
Why it matters
Together these changes widen what a room is. Bots make rooms programmable, file uploads let conversations reason over real documents, and inline editing keeps the record clean as it grows. The service worker is the quiet first step toward GroupGPT living on your home screen rather than just in a browser tab.