## Houston 0.4.14

Builds on v0.4.13 with a round of reliability fixes (Windows sign-in, setup errors, starting missions, and a friendlier crash screen) plus a cleaner macOS installer.

### Fixed

- **Codex sign-in on Windows.** Signing in to Codex on Windows now works. A previous build could fail the Codex login step with a cryptic error.
- **Start a new mission from Mission Control.** The "new mission" action works again from Mission Control.
- **Automatic recovery from a corrupted conversation history.** If a saved conversation gets corrupted, Houston now repairs it on its own instead of getting stuck when you resume.
- **Clearer, translated setup errors.** When Claude Code can't finish setting up, Houston now shows the real reason, in your language, instead of a generic failure.
- **Readable startup errors instead of a white screen.** If Houston hits a problem while launching, you now get a clear, copyable error with a way to report it, rather than a blank window. On older macOS versions you get an update prompt instead.
- **Agent-created notes show up in Files.** Markdown that an agent writes now appears in the Files tab right away.
- **Notification clicks open the mission (Windows and Linux).** Clicking a finished-session notification now takes you straight to that mission.
- **No leftover background process after quitting (Windows and Linux).** Closing Houston now fully shuts down its background engine.

### Changed

- **Cleaner macOS installer.** The install window has a clear drag-to-Applications layout, and if you open Houston directly from the disk image it offers to move itself into Applications for you.
- **Keyboard shortcuts live in Settings.** The Commands list moved into Settings as a "Keyboard shortcuts" section.
- **Reasoning effort is per agent.** You can set reasoning effort per agent now, and it only shows for models that support it.
- **Tidier sign-in dialog.** The provider sign-in link is tucked behind a "reveal" toggle so the dialog stays clean.

### Before you upgrade

- **Mac:** quit Houston before installing. macOS does not always replace a running app cleanly. If in doubt, remove `/Applications/Houston.app` and drag the new copy in.
- **Windows x64:** auto-update from 0.4.7 or later pulls you forward automatically. The MSI is still not OS-code-signed (SignPath integration still pending).
- **Windows ARM64:** there is no auto-update path from an emulated x64 install. Download the ARM64 MSI manually, uninstall the x64 build first, then install the ARM64 one.
