AIObox Desktop 0.2: multiple Claude accounts and custom providers
AIObox Desktop 0.2.0 and 0.2.1 run multiple Chrome profiles in parallel, widen the Claude chat column, add custom AI providers, a NewTab, and AkiMCP control inside the app.
Two releases, 0.2.0 (Aug 26) and 0.2.1 (Aug 28), of the AIObox desktop app, which runs several AI accounts at once in separate Chrome profiles, add four things: a wider Claude chat column, custom AI providers, a blank NewTab with a real address bar, and an AkiMCP control cluster at the top of the app.
Do parallel Claude accounts bleed into each other?
No. AIObox clones each Chrome profile and opens several at once, each with its own DevTools port and its own cookies, so the accounts never share a session. The Claude column is wider too: a per-profile Widen Claude flag (applied to newly opened windows) and an Inject all button that applies to every open window. Both strip the max-w-[50.5rem] width limit from the chat column and re-apply it whenever Claude remounts its UI.
Custom providers and the NewTab
Enter any URL to add a custom provider. AIObox fetches the site icon into ~/.aki/aiobox/providerIcons/, and hovering over a provider shows an × to remove it. Gemini now opens like the other providers (the "Planned" lock is gone), but its login and usage probe is not wired yet. A blank NewTab with a normal address bar opens any page outside the preset list.
AkiMCP and the dev-machine installer
The top of the app carries an icon-only AkiMCP cluster: setup, run, stop. When a connection is already saved and no core is running, the core starts with the app. Version 0.2.1 collapses the overlays into one z-index ladder, dropdown < backdrop < topbar < sidebar < modal < toast, and adds scripts/install-desktop.sh to build the arm64 .app, re-sign it as "AIObox Dev", and drop it straight into /Applications.
install-desktop.sh is for dev and test only, so TCC grants survive each rebuild. It is not the official GitHub Release path.
The desktop app ships on its own release cadence, separate from the AIObox web surface; its tags take the form desktop-X.Y.Z. Update, Oct 1, 2026: the desktop app has not been officially released yet and is listed as coming soon on the AIObox page.