Updates
What's new in LinqProtocol
Track all updates, new features, bug fixes, and improvements.
Subscribe to Updates2026.08
AI Connectors & Agent Workflows
August 2026
New Features
- LinqProtocol MCP - Connect supported AI clients to deployment, service, log, metric, diagnostic, networking, and VM controls
- Deployment Handoffs - Prepare browser links for wallet-reviewed VM and template deployments
- Renewal Handoffs - Prepare escrow renewal links while wallet signing stays with the user
Improvements
- Production OAuth discovery for supported MCP clients
- Agent guidance for Linq CLI and encrypted VM import workflows
2026.07
Community Provider Network
July 2026
New Features
- Community Provider Runtime - Production edge clusters can join the network with self-custodied operational wallets
- Provider Uptime - Provider availability is visible during selection and in the provider directory
- Provider Details - Dedicated pages expose capacity, pricing, GPU inventory, policy, and observed uptime
Improvements
- Offline providers are excluded before VM and template selection becomes interactive
- Provider health and capacity are clearer across deployment flows
2026.06
Deployment Operations
June 2026
New Features
- Deployment Workspace - Redesigned deployment and service pages with direct logs, diagnostics, restart, power, networking, and settings controls
- Resource Visibility - Availability, CPU, memory, ephemeral storage, and persistent storage history
- Encrypted CLI Handoff - Import VM profiles and encrypted SSH key material locally with the Linq CLI
Improvements
- Clearer deployment readiness states across tables and navigation
- Custom domain and platform route management from the dashboard
2026.05
GPU Compute & Custom Domains
May 2026
New Features
- GPU Deployments - Match applications and virtual machines to provider GPU inventory
- Custom Domains - Attach, verify, and activate domains on existing platform routes
- Flexible VM Builder - Choose pre-configured plans or tune CPU, memory, storage, and GPU resources
Improvements
- Provider price and capacity validation during checkout
- GPU catalog information shown during provider selection
v0.01.x
Aura Code Sandbox Overhaul
February 2026
New Features
- Docker Sandboxes - Complete isolated development environments, not just code editors
- Framework Scaffolding - Start with Vite + React, Express, Python, Fullstack Next, and more
- 3 Domain Slots - Each sandbox gets API, frontend, and console domains automatically
- Live Terminals - Full terminal access in every sandbox
- OpenCode Integration - AI assistant built on customized OpenCode fork, aware of environment context
Improvements
- Faster sandbox provisioning
- Improved live preview reliability
- Better error messages for build failures
v0.01.x
Virtual Machines & SSH
January 2026
New Features
- KubeVirt VMs - Run full virtual machines alongside containers
- SSH Access - Connect with key-based authentication
- Multiple OS Options - Ubuntu 22.04, Ubuntu 24.04, Debian 13, Fedora 43, and openSUSE Leap 15
Improvements
- VM provisioning speed improved
- Better resource allocation for mixed container/VM workloads
v0.01.0
Alpha Launch
December 2025
New Features
- Template Marketplace - 50+ production-ready templates
- One-Click Deployments - Deploy with minimal configuration
- On-Chain Escrows - EIP-712 compliant escrow contracts
- Provider Registry - On-chain provider capacity and pricing
- Kubernetes Runtime - Enterprise-grade container orchestration
- LPStack - Full observability with Prometheus, Loki
- Cloudflare Tunnels - Secure ingress without provider-side port forwarding
- Blockchain API - Programmatic access to on-chain operations
Known Limitations
- • Curated provider fleet only
- • No custom templates
- • No GPU support
Coming Up
What's next
See our full roadmap for upcoming features:
- Open marketplace
- Provider reputation system