v2026.8.0
mountain-loop/yaakv2026.8.0Sep 17, 2026by github-actions[bot]
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AI Summary
This release focuses on enhancing the import workflow by allowing users to import into existing workspaces with preview capabilities. It introduces new authentication methods like HTTP Digest, adds JSON response breadcrumbs, and improves overall performance and stability.
Key Highlights
- Import into existing workspaces with preview functionality
- Support for HTTP Digest authentication and custom OAuth 2.0 parameters
- JSON response breadcrumbs for easier navigation
- Faster search performance for large responses
- Improved Postman collection import handling
New Features
- Import into existing workspaces
- Preview imports and choose destination
- JSON response breadcrumbs
- Example gRPC messages
- Custom OAuth 2.0 params
- HTTP Digest authentication
- Home screen on new installs and after deleting last workspace
Full Release Notes
 The [changelog for 2026.8.0](https://yaak.app/changelog/2026.8.0) has the full write-up, with screenshots of the headline features. Here's everything that changed. ### 🎁 New - 🔄 Import into existing workspaces ([#618](https://github.com/mountain-loop/yaak/pull/618), [feedback](https://yaak.app/feedback/posts/update-current-workspace-during-import)) - Preview imports and choose their destination ([#571](https://github.com/mountain-loop/yaak/pull/571)) - 🧭 JSON response breadcrumbs ([#653](https://github.com/mountain-loop/yaak/pull/653), [feedback](https://yaak.app/feedback/posts/breadcrumbs-for-json-responses)) - ✨ Example gRPC messages ([#613](https://github.com/mountain-loop/yaak/pull/613), [feedback](https://yaak.app/feedback/posts/grpc-message-example-from-proto)) - 🔑 Custom OAuth 2.0 params ([#629](https://github.com/mountain-loop/yaak/pull/629), [feedback](https://yaak.app/feedback/posts/oauth-2-0-support-adding-origin-other-headers-in-token-request)) - HTTP Digest authentication ([#628](https://github.com/mountain-loop/yaak/pull/628), [feedback](https://yaak.app/feedback/posts/native-support-for-http-digest-authentication)) - Show a home screen on new installs and after deleting the last workspace ([#660](https://github.com/mountain-loop/yaak/pull/660)) ### 💄 Improved - 🐧 Official Arch Linux package ([feedback](https://yaak.app/feedback/posts/add-arch-linux-install-instructions-for-official-package)) - Faster search match counting in large responses ([#612](https://github.com/mountain-loop/yaak/pull/612), [feedback](https://yaak.app/feedback/posts/improve-search-performance-for-large-responses)) - Open windows without waiting for the plugin runtime ([#616](https://github.com/mountain-loop/yaak/pull/616)) - Shorter agent skill description ([#625](https://github.com/mountain-loop/yaak/pull/625), [feedback](https://yaak.app/feedback/posts/shorten-the-agent-skill-description)) - Show a dot on the Info tab when a description exists ([#645](https://github.com/mountain-loop/yaak/pull/645), [feedback](https://yaak.app/feedback/posts/visible-feedback-for-information-section)) - Import Digest, NTLM, OAuth 1.0, and folder auth from Postman collections ([#667](https://github.com/mountain-loop/yaak/pull/667)) - Convert Postman dynamic variables to template functions on import ([#680](https://github.com/mountain-loop/yaak/pull/680)) ### 🛠️ Fixed - ⚡ More responsive under load ([#642](https://github.com/mountain-loop/yaak/pull/642), [feedback](https://yaak.app/feedback/posts/lately-yaak-has-been-extremely-unstable-for-me-ive-encountered-two-issues-multip)) - Disable macOS Writing Tools suggestions inside editors - Disable Writing Tools suggestions in plain inputs ([#646](https://github.com/mountain-loop/yaak/pull/646)) - Remove the broken Refresh item from the gRPC method picker - Fix Postman import swapping the API key name and value ([#643](https://github.com/mountain-loop/yaak/pull/643)) - Join cURL line continuations followed by whitespace ([#644](https://github.com/mountain-loop/yaak/pull/644)) - Accept responses with more than 100 headers ([#658](https://github.com/mountain-loop/yaak/pull/658), [feedback](https://yaak.app/feedback/posts/when-response-headers-exceed-a-certain-count-hyper-throws-error)) - Focus the confirm button when a dialog opens - Use the current time when uuid.v6 has no timestamp ([#647](https://github.com/mountain-loop/yaak/pull/647)) - Stop flagging an empty JSON editor as invalid - Fix the MCP server ignoring environmentId on send_http_request ([#654](https://github.com/mountain-loop/yaak/pull/654)) - Flush exported files to disk before the CLI reports success ([#686](https://github.com/mountain-loop/yaak/pull/686)) <br> > *These binaries follow Yaak's [pricing terms](https://yaak.app/pricing): free for personal use, license required for commercial use. The source is MIT licensed and can be built and run for free, for both personal and commercial use.* <!-- generated-by-yaak-releases -->
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