Release v2.18.1

README.md

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 Grab the latest release from the [releases page](https://github.com/ness-dev/ness/releases/latest).
 
-- **Apple Silicon (M1/M2/M3/M4):** [Ness-2.18.0-arm64.dmg](https://github.com/ness-dev/ness/releases/download/v2.18.0/Ness-2.18.0-arm64.dmg)
-- **Intel Mac:** [Ness-2.18.0.dmg](https://github.com/ness-dev/ness/releases/download/v2.18.0/Ness-2.18.0.dmg)
+- **Apple Silicon (M1/M2/M3/M4):** [Ness-2.18.1-arm64.dmg](https://github.com/ness-dev/ness/releases/download/v2.18.1/Ness-2.18.1-arm64.dmg)
+- **Intel Mac:** [Ness-2.18.1.dmg](https://github.com/ness-dev/ness/releases/download/v2.18.1/Ness-2.18.1.dmg)
 
 ## Installation
 

package.json

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 {
   "name": "harness",
-  "version": "2.18.0",
+  "version": "2.18.1",
   "main": "./out/main/index.js",
   "author": {
     "name": "Mike Lyons",

release-notes/v2.18.1.md

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+## Ness v2.18.1
+
+### Changes
+- Address review: guard every worktree handler that reaches git or disk
+- Stop routing remote worktree reads to the local backend
+- Address review: share single-flight, key chat file cache per backend
+- Stop remote streaming and chip switches from freezing the app
+- Address review: test the isDirty dedupe, route Cleanup's activity log
+- Stop the Cleanup dirty sweep from flooding remote hosts
+
+### Installing
+
+- **Apple Silicon:** `Ness-2.18.1-arm64.dmg`
+- **Intel:** `Ness-2.18.1.dmg`
+
+Drag `Ness.app` to Applications, then launch it. Existing installs will auto-update.

site/public/releases.html

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   <!-- Releases -->
   <div class="max-w-3xl mx-auto px-6 pb-24">
 
+    <!-- v2.18.1 -->
+    <section id="v2.18.1" class="release-section py-10">
+      <div class="flex flex-col sm:flex-row sm:items-baseline gap-2 sm:gap-4 mb-1">
+        <h2 class="text-3xl font-bold tracking-tight"><a href="#v2.18.1" class="release-anchor">v2.18.1<span class="anchor-icon">🔗</span></a></h2>
+        <span class="text-sm text-neutral-500">November 3, 2026</span>
+      </div>
+      <a href="https://github.com/ness-dev/ness/releases/tag/v2.18.1" class="text-sm text-amber-400/80 hover:text-amber-300 transition-colors">Download &rarr;</a>
+      <p class="text-neutral-400 mt-4 mb-4 leading-relaxed">A stability release for working with remote hosts: streaming chats and switching between backends no longer freeze the app, and remote worktrees now show their own data instead of the local one's.</p>
+      <div class="note-body">
+        <h4>Fixes</h4>
+        <ul>
+          <li>Streaming output from a remote host and switching between backends no longer freezes the app.</li>
+          <li>Worktree views for a remote host no longer read from the local backend, so they show the remote's actual state.</li>
+          <li>Cleanup no longer floods remote hosts with dirty-state checks.</li>
+          <li>Chat file lookups are now cached separately for each backend, and Cleanup's activity log goes to the right host.</li>
+          <li>Worktree actions that touch git or disk are now guarded against failing on unavailable or remote worktrees.</li>
+        </ul>
+      </div>
+    </section>
+
     <!-- v2.18.0 -->
     <section id="v2.18.0" class="release-section py-10">
       <div class="flex flex-col sm:flex-row sm:items-baseline gap-2 sm:gap-4 mb-1">