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# Hub Preview Tabs (VS Code style)
- URL: https://list2.alterhq.com/hub-preview-tabs-vs-code-style/
- Published: 2026-09-04T16:18:36.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-04T16:18:36.000Z
- Description: Preview tabs in the Hub, a Read Link tool for agents, and a batch of quality-of-life fixes from community feedback.
- Author: Samuel ROY
- Tags: #beehiiv, #Import 2026-10-04 19:36

Hey everyone,

Alter 2.0.0-beta109 is a community quality-of-life release. We took your feedback and shipped the Hub behavior a lot of you asked for, plus a new way for agents to actually read the links you send them.

## Hub preview tabs, VS Code style

Hub tabs now open in preview mode, the same way VS Code does.

Click a chat or meeting in the sidebar and it opens as a preview. Open another item and the preview is replaced, instead of stacking a new tab every time. Double click or start typing when you want it to stay.

This should make browsing the Hub feel a lot less noisy.

## Read Link

Agents can now fetch and read a URL with the new **Read Link** tool.

It works with web pages, Markdown, HTML, images (PNG/JPEG/WebP), and documents (PDF/DOCX/XLSX). Paste a link, ask Alter to read it, and the agent gets the content for you.  
  
It’s limited to public available content. For content behind a login, Computer use or directly adding the context with AppSense is the preferred way.

## Generate titles from the sidebar

Right-click a chat or meeting in the Hub sidebar and choose **Generate title** to regenerate it from context.

We also fixed title generation and meeting short summaries not running in some cases.

## New models

Gemini 3.8 Flash, Cerebras Qwen 3.8 27B, Qwen 3.8 Flash, GLM 5.3, and GLM 5.3 Flash are now available.

Cheers,  
Olivier & Sam.

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## Full Changelog

### New Features & Enhancements

- **Read Link tool**: New default LLM tool for fetching a URL. Supports plain text, Markdown, HTML, PNG/JPEG/WebP images, and PDF/DOCX/XLSX documents.
- **Hub preview tabs**: Hub tabs now open in a VS Code-style preview mode. Preview tabs are replaced when opening another item.
- **Generate title**: Right-click on chats and meetings from the Hub sidebar context menu and click Generate titles to regenerate from their context.
- **New Models**: Gemini 3.8 flash, Cerebras Qwen 3.8 27B, Qwen 3.8 Flash, GLM 5.3 and GLM 5.3 Flash

### Bug Fixes & Stability

- **Task tool**: `tools` is no longer required.
- **Coding tools**: New coding-tool sessions default their working directory to the current workspace directory.
- **Title generation**: Fixed an issue where titles and meeting short summaries were not being generated
- **Conversation links**: Safe local `file://` URLs are allowed where appropriate in conversation content.
- **Quick Hub**: Faster text selection capture when invoking quick actions.
- **Quick actions**: Originating presentation closes correctly after use.
- **Straico**: Removed the integration

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