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# Alpha Features

Nimbalyst ships some capabilities as **Alpha** while we polish them. Alpha features are turned off by default and may be unstable.

### Where to enable Alpha

Alpha features are now opt-in per user from each feature's own settings panel — you no longer need to switch your release channel to Alpha to try them, and there is no master "enable everything" toggle.

To turn one on, open **Nimbalyst → Settings**, find the panel for the feature you want (e.g. Voice Mode, OpenCode, GitHub Copilot, Agent Features), and flip its toggle.

### How Alpha features are labeled

Anywhere an alpha feature appears in the UI, it is tagged with an `alpha` chip next to its name. For example, in the Settings sidebar Voice Mode, OpenCode, and GitHub Copilot all show the chip:

<figure><img src="/files/lUYyKXqnxMUjF1SrAsUQ" alt=""><figcaption><p>Alpha-tagged entries in the Settings sidebar</p></figcaption></figure>

This makes it easy to tell at a glance which capabilities are in early access.

### Update Channel

The **Update Channel** selector lives inline in **Settings > Application > Advanced**. Choose **Stable** for production-ready releases, or **Alpha (Internal Testing)** for rough developer-focused builds. The release channel is independent from alpha features — switching to the Alpha channel is only needed if you want pre-release builds of Nimbalyst itself.

### Currently in Alpha

The following features are available in Alpha today:

#### Voice Mode

Talk to your coding agent and have it talk back, on desktop and mobile. Turn it on under **Settings > Application > Voice Mode**. For everything it can do, the settings, and the mobile voice actions, see [Voice Mode](/setup-nimbalyst/voice-mode.md).

#### OpenCode (Agent Provider)

OpenCode is available as an additional agent provider alongside Claude Agent and OpenAI Codex. Select it under **Settings > Application > OpenCode**. See [AI Provider Setup and Notifications](/setup-nimbalyst/ai-provider-setup-and-notifications.md) for configuration details.

#### GitHub Copilot (Agent Provider)

GitHub Copilot is available as an additional agent provider. Select it under **Settings > Application > GitHub Copilot**. See [AI Provider Setup and Notifications](/setup-nimbalyst/ai-provider-setup-and-notifications.md) for configuration details.

#### Agent Features

A consolidated panel for opting into experimental agent capabilities, including super-loops, blitz, the meta-agent, Auto-approve Commits, and Developer Options. Find it under **Settings > Application > Agent Features**.

### A note on stability

Alpha features may change, break, or be removed without notice. If you hit a problem, please share feedback via Discord or our support channels — see [feedback-discord-support-releases.md](/getting-started/feedback-discord-support-releases.md).


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