NeuralVault 2.0 is the next public release, and it is the largest change to the app since the first beta went out. It is not out yet. This post says what is in it, what is not, why it is called 2.0 and not 1.1, and how to hear the moment it lands.
Where things stand
The first beta went out on 20 August, as the Free edition for Windows. We have taken its download off this site while 2.0 is finished, and Free comes back on general download with 2.0. Nothing described below can be downloaded yet.
The target for 2.0 is early October 2026. That is a plan and not a date. Earlier targets for this release passed without it going out. The changelog is where a release date becomes a fact, and the roadmap is where the target lives until then.
Why 2.0 and not 1.1
We told you the next release would be 1.1. The build was signed on 6 September, went up for about forty minutes, and was pulled back to a draft so it could be checked properly. It has not been public since.
In the weeks that followed, the app changed by enough that a point release would have undersold it. So the next public version is 2.0, and 1.1 is skipped. The earlier post about building in the open is still here, with a note at the top pointing to this one.
What is in it
A rebuilt app. The interface has been rebuilt around the two things people do all day, talking to Cortex and working in the vault, with settings, the dashboard and the library rebuilt around that. The engine that holds your vault carries over unchanged, so what changed is everything you look at and nothing that stores your work.
One account, and an app that follows your plan. You sign in once, across the website and the app. There is no licence file to install and no key to paste, and your access is re-read while the app is running, so a subscription that lapses or is cancelled takes effect without a restart.
Cortex that can write, when you say yes. Cortex can create, append to and move notes, and add a card, a task or a log line. Each one waits on a card showing exactly which files it touches until you approve it, and one control puts those files back afterwards. Tell it to remember something and the fact is kept and read back into every later conversation.
A vault you can organise and take with you. Chats sort into named workspaces and folders, and you can act on several at once. Export copies your notes to a plain folder you choose, and nothing in your vault changes when you do.
For Personal. NeuralVault routing sits in the model picker beside your own keys, so who serves a turn is a choice you make per model. There is a balance and a ledger of what each turn cost, or you can keep using your own key and nothing is metered. A connectors panel shows what you have added and checks each one on request. The nv command-line tool runs a turn from a script, CI or cron.
The full list, entry by entry, is on the roadmap now and on the changelog when it ships.
What changes for you
From 2.0 the Free edition needs an account. The account is free to create, there is no card, nothing expires and it is not a trial. The account is what carries your edition, so moving up later is a change to it and not another download. During setup you also choose whether to send anonymous usage data, and you can change that any time in Settings, under Privacy.
What is not in it
Sync across your own devices, an approvals queue for work that runs while you are away, and macOS and Linux builds are not in 2.0. The first two are part of Personal and marked as in development on its page. The Business edition follows 2.0 and has no date yet. Personal is not on sale until the release is out.
How to hear when it lands
The release list on the services page sends one email when a version goes out, and the box at the bottom of the blog sends one email per post. Either is enough; you do not need both.