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octoja v1.0.2820 — macOS remote support and MCP server

New

  • Remote support for Macs — View and control Macs through Remote Desktop, including display switching and clipboard text.
  • octoja MCP server for AI assistants — Connect compatible MCP clients under Settings → MCP Clients; existing administrator groups receive the required permission automatically during the upgrade.
    octoja MCP server for AI assistants
  • Remediate Lywand vulnerabilities across multiple devices — Run matching Winget or Chocolatey updates immediately or keep them as a permanent Update Only rule.
  • More automation capabilities — Automations can involve users and manage services, processes, local accounts, Registry values, maintenance mode, and cases.
  • Offer custom Windows packages through Software Kiosk
  • Use customer fields in checks and automations
  • Control support access for external users — Block cases and conversations without blocking help articles and release notes.

Improved

  • Filter and evaluate devices faster — New filters, custom-field columns, and direct inventory links shorten the path to the relevant device list.
    Filter and evaluate devices faster
  • Multi-select custom fields — Choose several values; tables and exports show every saved selection.
  • Manage custom checks directly in the Check Library — Preview different inputs without saving the check.
    Manage custom checks directly in the Check Library
  • More useful check results — Cases, Dashboard, and TV View show clearer results in the selected language.
  • View shared configurations with limited customer access — Relevant configuration packages, automations, and patch policies remain visible as read-only.
  • TANSS synchronization without a personal user account — A TANSS token is enough for device matching, and missing PCs can be created with their IP addresses.
  • View and change schedule time zones — New schedules use the browser time zone.
    View and change schedule time zones
  • Hide devices in maintenance mode from TV View — No maintenance also removes them from totals.
    Hide devices in maintenance mode from TV View
  • Open network-device web interfaces reliably from octoja — Sign-in, navigation, and downloads work with modern web apps and in a separate tab.
  • Failover monitoring for agentless network devices — Configure an ordered list of monitoring devices that take over automatically when one becomes unavailable.
  • Remote Times reports show session notes — The per-session view includes the note recorded for each remote-support session.
  • More meaningful executive report — Patch status, antivirus, backups, and monitoring determine the score instead of a snapshot of reachable devices.

Fixed

  • Update All retains exclusions and minimum age
  • Approved patch cycles remain unchanged — New updates or revisions no longer reset approval or timing, or replace an existing selection.
  • The Mac agent stays usable after updates and wake-ups — A temporarily unavailable display no longer prevents startup.
  • Acronis loads deeply nested tenants
  • Custom-check history shows the correct status
  • Fewer false alerts after agent restarts — Transient check failures are reported only after they are confirmed again.
  • Bitdefender installs work with current vendor filenames
  • Authentication for external check repositories works again
  • Custom-field defaults work in automations — This also applies to existing customers and devices.
  • Manual automations respect customer access
  • Devices can be found by their displayed IP address
  • Event logs sort chronologically again
  • SNMPv3 settings persist through testing and editing
  • Agentless-device cases belong to the monitored device
  • OQL rules can be removed completely

Checks

  • New checks for Dell iDRAC, ZFS, DataCore SANsymphony, TR-064 gateways, Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud, and Software Allowlist — They monitor server hardware, storage, gateways, backups, and allowed software.
  • More accurate checks for OPNsense, printers, Windows Firewall, network interfaces, Windows services, and user accounts
  • More complete Windows update and ESU detection
  • More reliable backup and system checks for Veeam, Acronis, Hyper-V, and Securepoint
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