• Per-agent launch-command prefix (closes #240)

Fixed

• Fix title bar showing 'Tauri App' on Linux/Windows (closes #235)
• Fix AI CLI 'Not detected' for tool-manager installs (closes #239)

• Fix UI freeze: move heavy git/workspace commands off main thread

• Add Kiro CLI as a recognized AI agent

Fixed

• Fix scope bar not scrollable when many projects attached

• Auto-build hermes-pty-setup and gracefully degrade if missing

• Fix VCS showing 165k+ changes by respecting .gitignore in git status

• ## Fixes
• Fixed an issue where the app couldn't start new terminal sessions after updating via auto-update on macOS

• Add tabs and custom groups to Template Picker

Improved

• Sync Tauri plugin npm packages with Cargo versions
• Pin libz-sys to 1.1.25 (1.1.26 has broken vendored build on Windows)
• Bust stale Windows Rust cache for release tests
• Fix Rust formatting
• Update AI provider CLI flags and permission modes

Fixed

• Fix msvc-dev-cmd action hash
• Fix ai_launch_command test for updated provider flags
• Fix template picker: move tabs to top, fix scroll

Removed

• Remove Windows from release Rust tests
• Remove unused execution node Tauri commands
• Remove Execution Timeline panel

• Move PTY helper to separate cargo project to fix macOS code signing
• Fix Rust formatting

Fixed

• Fix release: add working-directory for cargo build
• Fix release: pre-sign PTY helper before Tauri bundles macOS app
• Fix sudo and /dev/tty access in macOS terminals

• Update README with installation and getting started sections
• Move download section into Getting Started
• Add Download & Installation section to README
• Fix Rust formatting

Fixed

• Fix activity bar toggle firing twice on click

• Add permission modes and custom command suffix for AI sessions

Fixed

• Increase template picker bottom padding to clear preview overlay

• Remove auto-assigned branch color accent from session list
• Plugin panel tab not responding to clicks with single plugin
• Template picker preview overlap and duplicate import handling

• Add prompt bundle export/import for portable template sharing

• Remove remote branch loading to prevent crash on large repos

• Add support for creating sessions from remote branches
• Add worktree safety improvements: file watcher, startup validation, and failure notifications
• Add editor minimap (code overview sidebar)

Improved

• Clean up branch selector UI: unified list, decluttered rows, and better fetch UX
• Update app icon to new circuit-H design

Fixed

• Fix rustfmt formatting
• Fix long tool names overflowing in context panel

• Add editor enhancements: go-to-line, word wrap, indentation settings, cursor indicator, and standard IDE shortcuts

• Fix rustfmt formatting
• Fix AI CLI detection failing in production GUI app

• Audit settings export/import: fix missing keys, add metadata, exclude machine-specific
• Replace textarea editor with CodeMirror 6 for proper syntax highlighting
• AI provider detection, onboarding setup, and launch error handling
• Standardize plugin UI text and button sizes for global scaling

Fixed

• Fix settings export/import edge cases: sync state, feedback, validation
• Fix onboarding theme picker: add missing previews, compact grouped layout

• Add POST and headers support to plugin network API
• Add drag-and-drop reordering for activity bar plugin tabs
• Add 'Update All' button to Plugin Manager

Fixed

• Fix plugin API test for updated fetch signature

• **Telegram channel support for Claude sessions** — Connect a Telegram channel when launching a Claude session so you can interact with your AI assistant directly from Telegram

Improved

• **Branch isolation is more reliable** — Closing a session no longer risks breaking other sessions sharing the same branch, and failed cleanup is retried on next launch
• **Clearer prompts when closing with unsaved changes** — The confirmation dialog now explains what will happen, shows a breakdown of changed files, and suggests how to recover stashed work
• **Polished branch isolation UI** — Buttons and labels use friendlier language, internal paths are no longer exposed, and all actions remain visible on short screens
• **Worktree directories no longer appear as projects** — Internal working directories are filtered out of the project list

• Add right-click context menu to project pills in ScopeBar

Improved

• Rename 'realm' to 'project' across entire codebase
• Move worktrees and journal storage outside user projects

Fixed

• Fix Rust formatting (cargo fmt)

• Add 10 new themes, hover preview, and Dark/Light grouping
• Add Transilvania theme (Dracula-inspired dark theme)
• Add macOS microphone permission for voice input
• Add plugin file handler API and fix shell.exec serde
• Add persistent resizing for settings and new session dialogs

Improved

• Update release notes for v0.5.17
• Change default theme to Frosted Dark for new installations
• Activity bar hover expand with pill labels and pinned tabs
• Auto-install default plugins on fresh installs
• Extract shared useResizablePanel hook to reduce duplication

• Plugins now require explicit approval before installation when they request permissions — a confirmation dialog shows what each permission allows
• Plugin permissions are now enforced on the server side, preventing any bypass of the permission system
• Plugins can now run shell commands with the new "shell.exec" permission — enables system diagnostics, local network info, and other command-line tools directly from plugins

Improved

• Permission descriptions in the Plugin Manager now show human-readable explanations instead of raw permission names
• Plugins that include user-configurable settings no longer need to manually declare storage access — it is granted automatically

Fixed

• A plugin can no longer impersonate another plugin by registering under a different name

• Plugins now require explicit approval before installation when they request permissions — a confirmation dialog shows what each permission allows
• Plugin permissions are now enforced on the server side, preventing any bypass of the permission system

Improved

• Permission descriptions in the Plugin Manager now show human-readable explanations instead of raw permission names
• Plugins that include user-configurable settings no longer need to manually declare storage access — it is granted automatically

Fixed

• A plugin can no longer impersonate another plugin by registering under a different name

• Add Midnight Commander theme

Improved

• Harden worktree removal with safety guards
• Update GIF in README
• Include GIF in README

Fixed

• Fix worktree safety checks on Windows path separators

• Git worktree PRD — all 4 phases (multi-folder fix, safety, management, lifecycle)

Improved

• Update release notes for v0.5.13

Fixed

• Resolve deadlock after macOS sleep with active sessions
• Align worktree duplicate-branch test with shared reuse behavior
• Add missing is_shared field in worktree test

• Resizable left, right, and bottom panels with drag handle and pill indicator

Fixed

• Removing a folder from a session now persists correctly
• Context nudge is sent to the terminal after removing a project from the scope bar
• Left-side plugin panels no longer take full screen or hide the terminal
• Plugin update button now disappears immediately after confirming an update

• Plugin API extensions for Pixel Office

• Add sessionActions plugin placement for per-session toolbar buttons
• SSH connection health, saved hosts, port forwarding, remote git…

• Add close-confirm toggle in Settings and improve drag-drop zones
• Add frosted themes

Improved

• Bump version to v0.5.9
• Reduce CPU and re-render overhead across PTY analyzer, git poll…
• Crash safety hardening from systematic codebase audit

Fixed

• Fix crash when restoring 6-7 sessions simultaneously
• Fix toast notifications hidden behind title bar

• Terminal sessions now resize correctly when the window is resized on macOS
• Shell and child processes (e.g. Claude Code) properly pick up new terminal dimensions after resize

• Fresh new app icon with a modern winged H design
• Updated website favicon to match the new icon

• Drag-and-drop images onto AI terminals — the image is copied to the system clipboard for AI vision, and the file path is inserted automatically

Fixed

• Closed sessions no longer reappear after restarting the app
• App no longer crashes on launch due to analytics plugin initialization

• Session restore on relaunch — all open sessions are automatically saved and restored when the app is closed and reopened, including scrollback content, layout, colors, descriptions, projects, and groups
• "Restore Sessions on Launch" setting — choose to always restore your previous workspace or start fresh every time
• SEO Audit & Optimization prompt template — run a full SEO audit covering meta tags, Open Graph, structured data, sitemap, and keyword strategy
• Landing Page SEO Copy prompt template — generate ready-to-use SEO copy with titles, descriptions, headlines, CTAs, and alt text

• Auto-approve option in the New Session wizard — launch Claude, Gemini, Aider, or Codex in fully autonomous mode with a single checkbox
• First-launch onboarding wizard — choose a theme, review what data is collected, and accept the privacy policy before getting started
• "Needs input" session status — sessions now show when an AI agent is waiting for your confirmation or approval, distinct from idle and working states
• Cancel button for in-progress updates — stop a download anytime and retry later, with download size info and slow-connection warning
• Empty projects — create a project before adding any sessions, so you can organize your workspace upfront
• Drag-and-drop sessions between projects — move sessions into a project, out of a project, or between projects by dragging in the sidebar

Improved

• Smarter session activity detection — uses output silence timing instead of brittle text matching, so idle, working, and needs-input states are accurate even with interactive permission dialogs
• Color band on sessions and projects is now easier to spot and click when no color is assigned — shows a dashed outline that highlights on hover
• Creating a session from a project's "+" button now pre-selects that project in the New Session wizard
• New Project input moved inline into the sidebar footer for a cleaner, more predictable position

Fixed

• Closing a session no longer freezes the app when the terminal process is unresponsive
• Zombie sessions that stop responding can now be force-closed from the sidebar
• Force-close fallback for zombie sessions that the backend can't clean up

• Optional session colors — sessions start with no color by default, and you can add one anytime from a 12-color palette or a custom hex value
• Terminal background tint — when a session has a color, the terminal shows a subtle tinted overlay for quick visual identification
• Color picker with preset palette, custom hex input, and a "None" option to remove color
• Project-wide color changes with confirmation — changing a project's color prompts before applying to all sessions
• Choose a color when creating a new session, or leave it blank
• Session description field — click to add or edit a short description for any session
• Inline renaming for sessions and projects — double-click any name to rename it directly in the sidebar
• Visual project management in the sidebar — create, rename, and organize projects without right-clicking
• Assign sessions to a project directly from the session creation wizard
• Download icon next to the version number for quick access to updates

Improved

• "Groups" renamed to "Projects" and workspace "Projects" renamed to "Folders" for clearer terminology
• Moving a session into a project automatically adopts the project's color
• Color bands replace session numbers and dots for a cleaner sidebar
• Terminal panes show a colored left border matching the session's color
• Hidden files (like .env) are now visible by default in the file explorer
• Session label, description, and color changes are now persisted to disk

Removed

• Telemetry and analytics removed entirely from the app

• Click the version number in the status bar to manually check for updates
• App icon now displays at the correct size in the macOS Dock

• "What's New" dialog after app updates — shows what changed in the new version with an option to permanently dismiss
• Redesigned left navigation — Git, Files, and Search are now nested inside each session, making the hierarchy clear
• Session sub-view buttons appear directly under the active session and stay accessible while browsing
• Drag-and-drop files directly into terminal sessions to insert their paths
• Working directory path indicator in the Git panel
• "Isolated copy" badge for sessions using git worktrees
• Hover tooltips added across all buttons and interactive elements

• Drag-and-drop files directly into terminal sessions to insert their paths

Fixed

• Dual-selection bug in the New Session wizard AI Engine step

• Redesigned command toolbar — compact single-row bar with a Compose button, quick-action pills, and a searchable Commands dropdown
• Commands dropdown with search/filter, category grouping, and full keyboard navigation (arrow keys, Enter, Escape)
• Quick actions show your recently used commands plus smart defaults for each AI provider
• Settings shortcut at the bottom of the left activity bar
• Bug report button in the status bar — opens a pre-filled issue with your app version, OS, and OS version
• Bug reports now use GitHub Issues — no sign-in wall, drag-and-drop screenshots, and structured fields

Improved

• Prompt Composer is now accessible directly from the command toolbar Compose button
• Commands dropdown auto-hides when a provider has 5 or fewer commands (e.g., Copilot shows both inline)
• OS version auto-detected when filing bug reports

• Full keyboard navigation for the New Session wizard — arrow keys to navigate, Space to toggle, Enter to advance
• Keyboard shortcut hints shown at the bottom of each wizard step
• Shell picker in Settings now dynamically detects installed shells on your machine
• Cross-platform shell detection: supports zsh, bash, fish, nu, sh on Unix and PowerShell, cmd.exe, Git Bash on Windows

Fixed

• Changing the default shell in Settings now takes effect when opening a new terminal
• Dead key composition (ã, õ, é, etc.) no longer triggers unexpected behavior in bash

• Dead key composition fully reworked for reliable international character input
• Typing contractions like "don't" no longer produces double apostrophes or drops characters
• Combining dead keys (ã, é, ô, ü, etc.) now display correctly in all terminal sessions

• Text duplication after dead key composition in terminal

• Fast typing no longer causes missing characters or a stuck terminal
• Short character bursts during fast typing are no longer incorrectly suppressed

• Pinnable templates — pin frequently-used templates so they appear in a dedicated "Pinned" section at the top of the template picker
• Pin state persists across sessions and is included in settings export/import

• Legal & Compliance template category with 8 templates: Privacy Policy, Terms of Service, Legal Document Review, Contract Clause Analysis, GDPR/Data Protection Audit, Software License Advisor, EULA Generator, and Cookie & Consent Policy (105 total templates across 18 categories)
• Legal Advisor role for privacy regulations, contract drafting, software licensing, and compliance
• Bug report button on the website

Fixed

• Text duplication while typing in terminal when AI agent is outputting

• Text duplication when typing while an AI agent is actively outputting
• False-positive cost detection on long code output lines
• Sessions no longer flash a "destroyed" state when closing — they disappear cleanly
• All panels now collapse when the last session is closed
• Linux x86_64 AppImage build fixed

• Full support for all 5 AI providers: Claude, Gemini, Aider, Codex, and Copilot — each with auto-detection, token tracking, cost monitoring, and native slash commands
• 45 new prompt templates across 6 new categories (97 total across 17 categories): Product, Planning, Design, DevOps, Data, AI/ML, Incident Response, Business, and Monetization
• 80s theme — authentic amber CRT retro aesthetic with beveled 3D controls, phosphor glow, and scanline overlay
• Duel theme — red vs green lightsaber energy effects with ambient glow
• Rainbow theme — spectrum energy lines with ambient color glow
• Theme picker in the status bar for quick switching between 11 themes
• Split download and install for auto-updater — download in background, install when ready

Fixed

• Agent detection now works correctly when manually typing provider commands
• Auto-updater: dismissed dialog re-shows when a newer version is found
• Auto-updater: download and install failures now show proper error feedback
• Auto-updater: prevented double-downloads and concurrent race conditions
• 80s theme sharp corners preserved correctly when changing UI scale
• Model name detection no longer false-matches on similar substrings
• Theme picker no longer hidden behind scanline overlay

Improved

• Tron set as default theme with animated energy line effects
• Warm purple undertone for Rainbow theme backgrounds

• Lightweight privacy-friendly analytics (opt-out in Settings > Privacy)
• Privacy tab in Settings with telemetry toggle
• Settings sections searchable in command palette

Fixed

• Checkbox spacing in settings label rows
• Analytics correctly reports to production in release builds

• Terminal copy now works correctly
• 17 bugs fixed across the app
• Platform detection no longer misidentifies macOS as Windows
• Context menus properly cleaned up on dismiss
• Prompt Composer stays open on send failure so you can retry

• ARM64 builds for Linux and Windows
• Dynamic download links on the website — always points to the latest release

• Native macOS menu bar with full keyboard shortcut coverage
• App-wide context menus (right-click) for sessions, files, git, and more

Fixed

• 34 bugs across all subsystems
• Prompt Composer no longer sends a spurious Enter before the composed prompt

• 45 bugs fixed across all subsystems