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applied ai @ block

[Tom Brow @_tombrow]

Buzz 0.11 is out on iOS and Android
- create and send community invites
- message composer: easier multiline, faster @-mention
- better UI and responsiveness all over

[jack @jack]

"they don't know we have disco mode"

[jack @jack]

never be alone again

[Morgan Martin @morganmartn]

Today we're open sourcing Berd, a beautiful desktop app for working with AI agents. And one that isn't afraid to have a personality.

We had capable models and harnesses everywhere, but no environment around them that we actually loved opening every day. So a small team built one for ourselves, and it's scaled to something a huge portion of Block now uses. Especially the non-engineers who want to build things.

The part I'm proudest of is how it was built. Design and engineering as one team. Designers in the code and engineers in the design decisions. Everyone owning what they're working on; everyone moving together like it was choreographed...and really fast.

In a world where anyone can build anything now, what makes something worth opening every day is the care inside it. Berd is for people who want to step outside the norm a little. Who want their solo workspace to feel fun, and who want AI to feel less scary and confusing.

Model-agnostic, harness-agnostic, and built for you to shape your own AI world. From us, to you.

[jack @jack]

berd is the werd

[John Sullivan Hamilton @hams]

Today we open sourced our no 1 used internal tool, berd. An agent where you can byo harness/models while keeping your work and context in one place, in an unhinged environment where you can build your dream team of agents. Try it out at https://t.co/WFgDWxTZPu!

[Block @blocks]

We often build the tools we need ourselves. Berd is the desktop application our teams use to work with AI agents across projects, skills, tools, and models. Today, we’re making it open source and sharing what we’ve learned. Meet Berd, AI with character: https://t.co/0RMZlKZP8P

[Lucas @IsazaLucas]

Here's a quick video addressing frequent questions from new users we've been getting on:
1. How to search and group channels
2. Diagnosing and fixing agent issues related to authentication
3. Pairing your identity (and when you want to pair to a new identity)

Keep the feedback coming!

[Wes @wesbillman]

Buzz Desktop v0.5.11 🐝

Channel settings and profiles got a fresh coat of paint. ✨ Channels open faster too, Buzz wakes quicker when you come back, agents shrug off more errors, and link previews behave.

https://t.co/LTjVMKjgsb

[Wes @wesbillman]

And just like that, v0.9.0 is out! 🐝

Themes and accents now sync with Desktop, thread reply counts stay current, and you can securely restore your Desktop identity from a signed-in phone.

[Will Pfleger @WillPfleger]

Configuring agents in Buzz can be confusing, but it doesn’t need to be!

Check out our latest blog post for more info on getting started configuring your Buzz agent team 🐝

https://t.co/o7pYtJrNDP

[Wes @wesbillman]

Buzz Desktop v0.5.10 🐝

We asked a little too much of the hive in v0.5.9. This release gets Buzz moving fast again, even in big timelines, and adds a glass look, sharper search, Send to channel from threads, and link previews that actually show up.

https://t.co/sgCVeQqh2C

[Wes @wesbillman]

Buzz Mobile v0.8.0 is out 🐝

Spot and revisit unread messages, jump to oldest unread or latest, sort channels, and send while media uploads—with smoother video and sturdier reconnects.
Great work from @_tombrow, @kenlopez15 & team! 🙌

https://t.co/FrkPUZFE1B

[Tyler Longwell 🐝 @tlongwell_bzz]

Buzz now has a public status page https://t.co/ueoHZVzl4L

Important work happens in your https://t.co/dyAtPoXezP communities. It should always be obvious if everything is okay.

The Buzz team is working hard to keep it fast and dependable.

Thanks for building with us! 🐝

[Wes @wesbillman]

Buzz Desktop v0.5.9 🐝

Mentions with overlapping names now reach the right person or agent. Agents recover from more provider errors. Buzz does less background work while hidden, local data stays tidier, and onboarding is smoother. ✅

https://t.co/TuJwr0VOs5

[Lucas @IsazaLucas]

Buzz is sponsoring AGNTCon + MCPCon Europe in September!

If you're there, stop by the workshop @bradleyaxen @morganmartn @tlongwell_bzz and @wesbillman are running to help you get the most out of Buzz!

Join us and get your agents buzzing 🐝🍯

https://t.co/tSZ5ZDbtdW

[Wes @wesbillman]

Buzz Desktop v0.5.7 🐝

We got stung by a few bugs. 🐛🩹 This quick follow-up fixes onboarding for imported and recovered identities, restores mention autocomplete and emoji picker styling, and helps agents recover from cut-off responses. 🤖⚡

https://t.co/FLAGHHecmY

[Atish Patel 🐝 @atishpatel2012]

How do you migrate 2000+ apps without losing your mind? 🐝
You build an AI Swarm.

Our latest deep dive: 🐝 Efficient Tokens & Effective Teams - https://t.co/DLu81MvB8y

We benchmarked real Buzz agents and found what works best:
🐝 HIVES VS. SWARMS: Keep Hives to learn your habits. Build temporary Swarms to learn a project.
🐝 STOP BEING MIDDLEWARE: 1 SmartBee + 10 WorkerBees = A team that handles its own escalations.
🐝 EFFECTIVE TEAMS: Swarms finished 33% more work than solo frontier models.
🐝 SAVE $$$ / CREDITS: Not every task needs your smartest agent. 🐝 Save your frontier tokens for the hard stuff.

Stop babysitting AI. Build the right team!
#buzz #ai

[Tyler Longwell 🐝 @tlongwell_bzz]

You can now launch a Buzz Agent on a remote Kubernetes cluster directly from the desktop app.

This is our first take on remote agents, so expect rough edges. Feedback is greatly appreciated 🐝

[Wes @wesbillman]

Buzz Desktop v0.5.5 🐝

One of your top requests is here: an early release of Buzz Term, a built-in terminal for every channel—plus redesigned Huddles, background uploads, reconnect/unread recovery, and expanded agent controls.

https://t.co/uFHV9phddg