# Hey xShellz Community

It's been a busy few weeks, we've shipped several major updates and have exciting announcements coming very soon. Here's a full breakdown of what's landed and what's on the horizon.

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## What's New

### 🗣 Community Forum

The biggest addition to xShellz in a long time — and you're reading this from it right now. The forum gives every member a place to start threads, ask questions, share configs, and have real conversations.

- Browse and join forum groups
- Create threads with tags
- Reply, edit, and delete posts
- Subscribe to threads for email notifications
- Staff and admin moderation (pin threads, manage tags)

Built to replace scattered support tickets for community discussion. **Every xShellz member has access today.**

### 📰 xNews — Now Community-Powered

The News section is now backed by the forum. Announcements like this one are real posts you can comment on and subscribe to. No more one-way broadcasts. If you have feedback on an update, drop it below.

### 💬 Live Support Chat

A live chat widget is now in the app. Hit the chat bubble if you're stuck and a team member will respond. Off-hours messages go to our support queue.

### ⌘K Command Palette

Press `⌘K` (or `Ctrl+K` on Windows/Linux) anywhere in the app to open the command palette. Search pages, jump to settings, or find threads — all from your keyboard. Mobile users get a dedicated search trigger in the\
top bar.

### 🛠 Shell Tooling Improvements

Quality-of-life upgrades for shell users: one-click SSH key copying, a built-in password generator, and a live session expiry countdown.

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## What's Coming

### 🔓 xShellz Open Source Agent: \~2 weeks

This is the big one. We're releasing the xShellz agent as open source. The agent manages your shell sessions, handles reconnections, and exposes the API your connectors talk to. Open sourcing it means:

- Community-contributed connectors and integrations
- Self-hostable agent for enterprise and private environments
- Full transparency into session management
- A foundation for the community to build on

We'll publish the repo, the protocol spec, and a getting-started guide all at once. **Watch this thread for the announcement.**

### 💳 Billing Improvements

A revamped billing section: cleaner plan overview, usage breakdowns, and a smoother upgrade/downgrade flow. The new version will make it much easier to understand what you're paying for.

### 🔧 More on the Roadmap

- Improved connector reliability
- Expanded shell region options
- Public API for programmatic session management

More details as they get closer to ready.

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Thanks for being part of xShellz. Drop any questions or feedback in the comments below.

**— The xShellz Team**