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# The CoLateral Blog

Release notes, product history, AI model updates, expansion packs and founder notes from the team building CoLateral, the agentic desktop workspace.

[All posts 20](/blog)

[Product updates 2](/blog/category/updates)

[History 6](/blog/category/history)

[Models and agents 5](/blog/category/models)

[Packs and modules 3](/blog/category/packs)

[Founder notes 4](/blog/category/founder)

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Featured Product updates

## [Introducing the CoLateral Blog](/blog/introducing-the-colateral-blog)

The CoLateral blog is the written record of the all-in-one agentic workspace: release notes, history, AI model updates, expansion packs and founder notes.

Oct 8, 2026 - 4 min read

## Latest posts

Models and agents

### [Every AI agent CoLateral runs, and how each got there](/blog/ai-agents-in-colateral)

CoLateral runs Claude Code, OpenAI Codex, Gemini, Grok Build, Copilot and more on your own accounts. See each agent, when it arrived and what it changed.

Oct 8, 2026 - 14 min read

Founder notes

### [Building CoLateral in Public: Livestreams and Releases](/blog/building-colateral-in-public)

CoLateral is built in public: day-numbered YouTube livestreams, posts on X and small desktop releases. Here is how it works and how to join in.

Oct 8, 2026 - 8 min read

Models and agents

### [Cloud agent cards for ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Jules](/blog/cloud-agent-cards-chatgpt-claude-gemini-jules)

In October 2026 CoLateral added cloud agent cards for ChatGPT, Claude Code, Gemini Deep Research and Jules. See how they work, their limits and what you bring.

Oct 8, 2026 - 7 min read

Packs and modules

### [CoLateral Arcade: The Games Module](/blog/colateral-arcade-games-module)

CoLateral Arcade is the built-in games module for the CoLateral canvas: a 3D arcade built with AI agents, how to open it, switch it off and play for free.

Oct 8, 2026 - 5 min read

Packs and modules

### [CoLateral Expansion Packs, Explained](/blog/colateral-expansion-packs-explained)

What a CoLateral expansion pack is, how it differs from the workspace you buy once, which modules exist today and how buying one works.

Oct 8, 2026 - 9 min read

History

### [CoLateral goes desktop with Tauri, July to August 2026](/blog/colateral-goes-desktop-with-tauri)

How CoLateral became a desktop app: the Tauri shell, the website split on 2026-07-26, a closed beta and releases 1.0.1 to 1.0.9 for Windows, macOS and Linux.

Oct 8, 2026 - 7 min read

Packs and modules

### [CoLateral Marketing: Social Posts on Your Canvas](/blog/colateral-marketing-social-media-card)

CoLateral Marketing (the Social Media Pack) puts scheduling, a publishing pipeline, connected accounts and analytics in one card on the CoLateral canvas.

Oct 8, 2026 - 5 min read

History

### [How CoLateral began: September 2025 to June 2026](/blog/colateral-origins-2025-2026)

How CoLateral began: a first commit on 2025-09-29, a gap, then from 2026-05-08 a dashboard of tools, a public website and the first AI runtime.

Oct 8, 2026 - 6 min read

Product updates

### [CoLateral Release Notes for 2026](/blog/colateral-release-notes-2026)

CoLateral release notes for 2026: what changed in desktop 1.0.71 and each release back to 1.00, with dates, plus how signed updates reach your machine.

Oct 8, 2026 - 13 min read

History

### [What CoLateral looked like, from 2025 to today](/blog/colateral-visual-history)

See what CoLateral looked like from 2025 to today: real captures of the Project Canvas and website at July, August, September and October 2026 commits.

Oct 8, 2026 - 8 min read

History

### [From tool dashboard to Project Canvas, June to July 2026](/blog/from-tool-dashboard-to-project-canvas)

How CoLateral went from a tool dashboard to the Project Canvas on 2026-06-29, then added Agent Cards and Terminal Cards for Claude Code and Codex on 2026-07-02.

Oct 8, 2026 - 7 min read

History

## How CoLateral got here

The history of CoLateral, from a single engineer's tool shelf to an agentic desktop workspace: every era of the canvas, the interface and the product.

[Read the history](/blog/category/history)

1. [September 2025 How CoLateral began: September 2025 to June 2026](/blog/colateral-origins-2025-2026)
2. [September 2025 What CoLateral looked like, from 2025 to today](/blog/colateral-visual-history)
3. [September 2025 The history of CoLateral, 2025 to October 2026](/blog/history-of-colateral)
4. [June 2026 From tool dashboard to Project Canvas, June to July 2026](/blog/from-tool-dashboard-to-project-canvas)

## Archive

1. Oct 8, 2026 [From tool shelf to agentic workspace, Aug to Oct 2026](/blog/from-tool-shelf-to-agentic-workspace) History
2. Oct 8, 2026 [The history of CoLateral, 2025 to October 2026](/blog/history-of-colateral) History
3. Oct 8, 2026 [How CoLateral Is Built with AI Coding Agents](/blog/how-colateral-is-built-with-ai-coding-agents) Founder notes
4. Oct 8, 2026 [How new model releases change the CoLateral model picker](/blog/how-model-releases-change-colateral-model-picker) Models and agents
5. Oct 8, 2026 [The orchestrator, Command Centre and chief of staff](/blog/orchestrator-command-centre-chief-of-staff) Models and agents
6. Oct 8, 2026 [Run Claude Code and Codex side by side on one canvas](/blog/run-claude-code-and-codex-side-by-side) Models and agents
7. Oct 8, 2026 [Why CoLateral Is a One-Time Licence, Not a Subscription](/blog/why-colateral-is-a-one-time-licence) Founder notes
8. Oct 8, 2026 [Why CoLateral Uses Your Own AI Provider Account](/blog/why-colateral-uses-your-own-ai-account) Founder notes

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