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Current Release Notes#

This document contains the release notes for NVIDIA AI Workbench. Releases are identified by the pattern year.month.build-number.

Changes are identified for the following components:

AI Workbench Component

Description

Desktop App

The AI Workbench Desktop Application

CLI

The AI Workbench CLI

Service

The AI Workbench Service

Credential Manager

The AI Workbench Credential Manager

You can find the release notes for past versions of AI Workbench in Version History of Past Releases.

Release 2026.03.3#

Date: April 2026

AI Workbench Component Versions:

AI Workbench Component

Version Number

Desktop App

0.169.2-11

CLI

0.72.1-5

Service

0.95.2-5

Credential Manager

1.12.2-0

New Features and Improvements#

CLI#

The CLI has the following new features:

Build Assistant

  • New commands to control the Build Assistant that analyzes and resolves project container build failures.

Clone and Detach

  • The nvwb clone project command now supports a --detach flag/interactive-prompt that detaches the repository from the upstream repository and resets the git history is reset.

Non-Project Clone

  • The nvwb clone project command now supports cloning any Git repository, even if it doesn’t yet have a .project/spec.yaml file. The command prompts you to either cancel the clone or proceed by selecting a base environment for the project.

Remote Locations

  • The CLI supports the new Tailscale feature through the NVIDIA Sync app.

  • The CLI supports the new Brev integration improvements to add CPU and non-stoppable instance.

General

  • Improved error output. Structured errors from the service are now surfaced directly in the CLI with clearer, more actionable messages.

Desktop App#

The AI Workbench Desktop App has the following new features:

Build Assistant

  • A Build Assistant to analyze project container build failures and suggest fixes. An NVIDIA endpoint must be connected. When the Build Assistant proposes changes, you must acknowledge them before rebuilding the container.

  • A Settings > Inference section for you to select the NVIDIA endpoint the Build Assistant use. Inference options are dynamically populated from the connected endpoint.

NVIDIA Endpoints Integration

  • A separate integration to add an NVIDIA API key to access the free endpoints for the Build Assistant.

Clone and Detach

  • Detached clones are now supported when cloning a project through a deep link.

Non-Project Clone

  • You can now clone an arbitrary Git repository, and will be asked to select a base environment to convert it into an AI Workbench project.

Remote Contexts

  • Improved shutdown flows for Brev locations. New close modals distinguish between stoppable and non-stoppable instances, and the Add Remote Location modal has been updated.

Service#

The AI Workbench Service has the following new features:

Build Assistant

  • The project container Build Assistant can analyze container build failures and automatically suggest and apply fixes. This release adds the Build Assistant internals, model catalog, and API.

  • Added a client for NVIDIA inference endpoints and the associated GraphQL API.

Clone and Detach

  • Clone now supports a “clone and detach” workflow. After cloning a project, the git repository is reset: all branches, tags, and notes are deleted, commits are squashed, and a new commit message is created that describes what happened and records the origin repository.

Non-Project Clone

  • You can now clone a Git repository that is not an AI Workbench project. Cloned repositories can be converted into AI Workbench projects by selecting a base environment container image from the default image list.

Credential Manager#

The AI Workbench Credential Manager has the following new feature:

  • Added initial support for connecting to NVIDIA LLM endpoints. This integration enables the Build Assistant feature.

Bug Fixes#

CLI

The following bug fixes were added to the CLI:

  • Fixed an issue where binary uploads would fail during Brev bootstrap.

  • Improved GPU detection on Brev instances.

  • The clone command no longer prompts unnecessarily when all required flags are provided.

  • Driver installation is now skipped when bootstrapping CPU-only Brev instances.

Desktop App

The following bug fixes were added to the Desktop App:

  • Resolved an issue where no Brev instances would cause an unexpected error during listing.

  • Improved error handling when connecting to a Brev instance with invalid credentials.

  • Support bundles created from within a remote location window now correctly contain the remote support bundle file.

  • A failed install no longer incorrectly displays the “You’re all set!” success screen.

  • The WSL enablement step can no longer be skipped during installation.

  • A more detailed error screen now appears when you attempt to start a location that does not exist through an invalid deep link.

  • An appropriate message now appears when pushing to an unsupported integration.

  • When an invalid sudo password is entered while updating a remote location, a password warning is now displayed.

  • The open external icon under Settings and the View in Browser button on the dashboard now work for Bitbucket and Codeberg.

  • Padding has been added around the uninstall Docker text in Switch Container Runtime settings.

  • You no longer see an incorrect re-authentication warning for disconnected public clones.

  • The clone modal now renders correctly in light mode.

  • When switching between light and dark themes, already-open windows now update to the correct theme.

  • Auto-scroll is now disabled when the output tray exceeds 2,000 lines.

  • The location list no longer overlaps the warning banner.

  • Stopped Brev instances can no longer be selected.

  • The Git re-authentication warning on the dashboard is now shown only for non-public projects.

  • The Windows features check now exits after 30 seconds to prevent hangs.

  • Deterministic install type is now used for Windows CLI path resolution.

Service

The following bug fixes were added to the AI Workbench Service:

  • Stale project records are now deleted from inventory before cloning a project, preventing conflicts.

  • Stopping a project no longer returns an error when the container has already been removed.

Credential Manager

The following bug fixes were added to the AI Workbench Credential Manager:

  • The Credential Manager now fails fast on Brev authentication failure instead of hanging.

  • GitHub personal access tokens without the user:email scope are now handled gracefully.

Past Version Release Notes#

For more information about AI Workbench past releases, see: