datasette-agent 0.5a0 Released: New Side Chat Panel Feature
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On November 4, 2026, Simon Willison released datasette-agent 0.5a0. The most important new feature in this release is the panel: the agent chat window can now open side by side with Datasette's table or query pages. Combined with datasette-apps, users can generate database-backed applications via prompts and continue refining them in the adjacent chat. Users can log in to agent.datasette.io with a GitHub account to try the feature. No follow-up developments have been reported.
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- Simon Willisondatasette-agent 0.5a0
datasette-agent 0.5a0 is out, and its most important new feature is panel: the agent chat window can now open side by side with Datasette's tables or query pages. Combined with datasette-apps, users can generate database-backed apps from prompts and keep refining them in the adjacent chat. You can sign in with a GitHub account to try it at agent.datasette.io.
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