Changelog What’s new

What’s new in Shortcut

Week of October 13, 2026. Review mode, remote Excel access, cloud runs, recovery and more.

Review mode

Live

ExcelSince 1.1.0

You can now mark up your workbook and give Shortcut comments, like you would an analyst.

Open Review mode
Click the Review mode icon in the chat input. In Windows Excel, you can also press Alt, then R.
Q3 forecast.xlsxSaved
ABCDE1FY24FY25EFY26E2Revenue1201381593Growth–15%15%4EBITDA242832
Forecast+
Review mode
Open 1Done 0
Provide comments on array · Forecast!D3:E3
Open commentsSend all comments to agent
Comment 1YouPending
Forecast!D3:E3Growth looks too high, use 8% from the deck
Comment on your workbook
Select the cells you want to comment on and click Provide comments on array. Type your comment, then click Add comment.
Review mode
Comment on an array, or mention @Shortcut in any Excel comment. Shortcut replies on the comment and resolves it when done.
Open 3Done 0
Provide comments on array
Open commentsSend all comments to agent
Comment 1YouIn progress
Forecast!D3:E3Growth looks too high, use 8% from the deck
Comment 2YouIn progress
Forecast!D4:E4@Shortcut link EBITDA to the margin input
Comment 3YouIn progress
Forecast!B1Add a title and units
Send them all at once
Click Send all comments to agent. Shortcut incorporates all your feedback in one turn.

For example: Check assumptions, fix formulas and adjust formatting in one request.

Remote Excel access

Live

ExcelSince 1.1.0

Connect Codex, Claude Code or your other favorite AI agents to Shortcut, so they can send it tasks in your workbook.

Remote agent access to Excel
Remote agent access · Connected
Let another agent send tasks to Shortcut in this workbook. Keep Excel and this taskpane open.
Atlas LBO.xlsx
Share these connection details only with an agent you trust. They allow access to workbook data and tasks until you disable the connection or close the taskpane.
{ "url": "https://api.shortcut.ai/api/v1/remote-excel/connections/YOUR_CONNECTION_ID", "token": "YOUR_CONNECTION_TOKEN", "workbookName": "Atlas LBO.xlsx" }
Copy connectionDisable remote access
Connected — ready for a remote task
Turn it on
Go to Settings → Remote and click Enable for this workbook. Settings is under the Account icon.
Remote agent access to Excel
Remote agent access · Connected
Let another agent send tasks to Shortcut in this workbook. Keep Excel and this taskpane open.
Atlas LBO.xlsx
Share these connection details only with an agent you trust. They allow access to workbook data and tasks until you disable the connection or close the taskpane.
{ "url": "https://api.shortcut.ai/api/v1/remote-excel/connections/YOUR_CONNECTION_ID", "token": "YOUR_CONNECTION_TOKEN", "workbookName": "Atlas LBO.xlsx" }
CopiedDisable remote access
Connected — ready for a remote task
Your other agent
>pasted connection.json
>Use my Shortcut connection to add a sensitivity table for exit multiple and leverage to the Returns tab.
Connect your agent
Click Copy connection and paste it into your other agent. It works with any agent that can make web requests.
Action 9:41 AM
Add an IRR sensitivity table to the Returns tab.
Added an IRR sensitivity table
Exit multiple 8.0x to 12.0x against leverage 4.0x to 6.0xReturns!H4:M10
Approve its changes
Tasks from your agent open in a new Remote Excel task chat. Click Accept to approve each change, or turn on Allow remote tasks to make changes without asking me.

Good to know: Keep Excel and the add-in open while your agent works. Connections end after 8 hours, if the add-in reloads, or when you click Disable remote access.

Good to know: Only share the connection with an agent you trust. It can read your workbook and send tasks until the connection ends.

Cloud runs

Live

ExcelWebSince 1.2.1

Need to close your laptop? Send your tasks to a Shortcut cloud agent who can pick up where you left off.

Action 5:58 PM
Build the full LBO, one tab per section: sources and uses, operating case, debt schedule, returns.
Building the debt schedule, tab 12 of 40412s
Send the chat to the cloud
In any chat you’ve started, click the cloud icon at the top right, next to Chat history.
Action 5:58 PM
Build the full LBO, one tab per section: sources and uses, operating case, debt schedule, returns.
Building the debt schedule, tab 12 of 40412s
Continue this task in the cloud
Keep working while your laptop is asleep. Your conversation transfers with the workbook. The local task stops when you continue.
Add files or instructions (optional)
Cloud runs use your credits and can edit the uploaded copy without further approvals. Ask and Plan stay read-only. Desktop tools and local connections are unavailable. Download the result when it finishes.
Continue in Cloud
Cloud run accepted. You can close your laptop.
Start it, then close your laptop
Click Continue in Cloud. When it says Cloud run accepted, you can close your laptop.
Action 5:58 PM
Build the full LBO, one tab per section: sources and uses, operating case, debt schedule, returns.
Continue this task in the cloud
Cloud run: completed
Finished all 40 tabs. The balance checks pass on every period.
Details
Download workbook
Other files (2)
Refresh cloud status
Come back for the result
Reopen the conversation and click the cloud icon to check on it. When it’s done, click Download workbook.

Good to know: Cloud runs use your credits and work on a copy of your workbook. You download the finished workbook when it’s done.

Recovery

Live

ExcelWeb

Go back to before any message, or get your workbook and chats back after Excel crashes.

Action 6:12 PM
Switch the base case to the downside volumes and rerun the returns.
Done. IRR falls from 21.4% to 17.9%.
Restore workbook to before this message
Click the circular arrow under any message you sent. Your workbook goes back to how it was before that message.
Also, if Excel crashes
Click the Chat history icon, then All Files. Find your chat under the old workbook and click it.
Downside case returnsAtlas LBO.xlsx
Open a saved chat and workbook in a new Excel window.
Saved pointAfter Switch the base case to the downside vol… (10/12, 6:14 PM)Chat works withThis chat’s workbookOpen in new Excel window
The recovered workbook is opening with its saved chat.
Atlas LBO.xlsxSaved
ABCDE1BaseDownsideUpside2Exit multiple9.0x8.0x10.0x3IRR21.4%17.9%25.2%
Returns+
Open in new Excel window
Click Open saved chat and workbook, pick a Saved point, then click Open in new Excel window.

Good to know: After a crash, you get back what was saved at that point.

Recurring runs

Live

Excel

Keep your workbook up to date. Every trading day or once a week, a cloud agent suggests updates to your inputs, with sources.

Shortcut
Kestrel inputs
Update the inputs for this week’s news and flag anything that moves EBITDA by more than 2%.
Updated 4 inputs from the Q3 release and two broker notes. One issue to check: FY27 output guidance.
Ask Shortcut anything...
Make it recurring
Click the calendar-clock icon next to the paperclip in the chat box, or type /schedule.
Shortcut
Kestrel inputs
Update the inputs for this week’s news and flag anything that moves EBITDA by more than 2%.
Updated 4 inputs from the Q3 release and two broker notes. One issue to check: FY27 output guidance.
Make this recurring?
Workflow
Keep model updated
Focus
Anything that moves the model
Don’t touch
Nothing set
When
Every trading day · ready by 6:00 AM ET
Skips
Weekends, NYSE holidays
Edits
Suggested for you to apply
Log
Update log tab
Set upEditNot now
Ask Shortcut anything...
Choose the focus and schedule
Click Edit to say what to focus on, what not to touch and how often it runs. Then click Set up.
Shortcut
Kestrel inputs
Update the inputs for this week’s news and flag anything that moves EBITDA by more than 2%.
Updated 4 inputs from the Q3 release and two broker notes. One issue to check: FY27 output guidance.
Applied 11 changes from recent news · 3 issuesUndoChat about this
Applied 11 changes from recent news · 3 issuesToday 5:58 AM · Q3 release and two broker notes
Ask Shortcut anything...
Review the suggested changes
After each run, the bar above the chat box sums it up, like 11 suggested changes from recent news. Click Chat about this to review them, and Undo to take back what you applied.

Other new features and improvements

Search all chatsExcelWeb
Find that analysis from last month. Open Chat History and click the search icon to search every chat by message, title or file name.
Send all follow-upsExcelWeb
Take every suggested next step at once, in a single request. Click Send all follow-ups under the suggestions.
New AI modelsExcelWeb
Claude Sonnet 5.5, GPT 6.1 Sol and GPT 6 Luna are now available. Sonnet 5.5 and GPT 6.1 Sol need a paid plan.
VoiceExcel
Talk through your work, switch chats and hand off workbook tasks by voice. Click the microphone icon in the chat box or type /voice to start, on individual accounts or if your organization has it turned on.
Keyboard shortcuts in Windows ExcelExcel
Use familiar hotkeys while you’re clicked into the add-in. Ctrl+T starts a chat, Escape closes Settings and drawers, and tapping Alt shows the rest.
Faster dashboard chatWeb
When you chat with an agent on a shared dashboard, replies now start sooner.

Earlier weeks

This is the first weekly round-up. Notes for every release are in the changelog.

Review mode

1Open Review mode

2Comment on your workbook

3Send them all at once

Remote Excel access

1Turn it on

2Connect your agent

3Approve its changes

Cloud runs

1Send the chat to the cloud

2Start it, then close your laptop

3Come back for the result

Recovery

1Restore workbook to before this message

2Also, if Excel crashes

3Open in new Excel window

Recurring runs

1Make it recurring

2Choose the focus and schedule

3Review the suggested changes

Other new features and improvements

Earlier weeks

Open Review mode

Comment on your workbook

Send them all at once

Turn it on

Connect your agent

Approve its changes

Send the chat to the cloud

Start it, then close your laptop

Come back for the result

Restore workbook to before this message

Also, if Excel crashes

Open in new Excel window

Make it recurring

Choose the focus and schedule

Review the suggested changes