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Prism Desktop 0.5.39: a shared task board for agents

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This version shipped on 23 September 2026. These notes were written up on 27 September 2026.

Prism Desktop 0.5.39 gives agents a shared task board.

What changed

  • One board per request. Several agents can break one request into tasks on a shared board.
  • One agent per task. A claim on a task is exclusive and runs for a limited time, so two agents do not do the same work, and a task held by an agent that stalls can be picked up by another.
  • You can watch. The board shows who holds what, so a person can step in at any point.

Why it matters

Several agents on one problem are only useful if they do not trip over each other. Peers with a shared board need no coordinator. There is more on this in running several AI coding agents. Early access to Prism Desktop is through the waitlist.

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