v0.1.15 — Beta-feedback sweep

Released 2026-05-05. macOS Apple Silicon DMG signed + notarized; Windows + Linux build via CI on tag push. Install from codenow.pro/download .

This release is driven by a private-beta tester’s bug + UI/UX report. The headline: CodeNow now feels like a real IDE, not a notepad with tabs.

Editor essentials (P0 #1–3)

The Monaco editor was running with a near-default config. v0.1.15 enables:

• Auto-indentation on Enter inside blocks, JSX, function bodies.
• JSX tag auto-closing. Type <div> and </div> is inserted. Works in .tsx, .jsx, .ts, .js.
• Inline autocomplete with quick-suggestions while you type, plus parameter hints on (, bracket-pair colorization, indent guides, auto-closing brackets and quotes, language-defined auto-surround.
• TypeScript / JavaScript language service wired up with JsxEmit.React, ESNext target, NodeJS module resolution. Standard built-in TS/JS IntelliSense now fires on the renderer side without an external LSP.

Auto-import for hooks (e.g., useState → import added to top of file) is deferred to v0.1.16 — that needs a full TypeScript Language Server integration which is multi-week work.

File tree (P0 #5, #6, #8)

• Right-click context menu on any file or folder row in the tree. For folders: New File / New Folder / Rename / Delete / Reveal in Finder. For files: Open / Rename / Delete / Reveal in Finder. Right-click on the empty area of the tree opens a root-level menu.
• + New file / + New folder icon buttons in the Files panel header — no more dropping out to the OS file manager or the terminal.
• .env* and other dev dotfiles now visible by default. .env.local, .gitignore, .editorconfig, .npmrc, .eslintrc*, .prettierrc*, .babelrc*, .stylelintrc* all show in the tree out of the box. A “Show hidden” toggle in the panel header reveals truly-hidden things; .git/, .DS_Store, .next/, .cache/, IDE folders stay filtered even with the toggle on.
• Delete uses the trash, not unlink — shell.trashItem so accidental deletes are recoverable.
• Three new safe IPCs added: rename-path, trash-path, reveal-in-finder.

Agent scaffolder (P0 #7, #9, #10)

A beta tester scaffolded a Google ADK agent and got: files dumped into the project root, the agent crashed with ValueError: No API keys provided, and the manifest claimed claude-opus-4-7 was the preferred model. All three fixed:

• Agents scaffold into a slug-named subfolder (<projectPath>/<slug>/agent.py, etc.) instead of cluttering the project root. Recorder’s project-root anchor was updated to .codenow/agent-studio/ so JSONL recordings still land in the right place.
• Templates auto-load .env.local. Python entrypoints get from dotenv import load_dotenv; load_dotenv('.env.local') and python-dotenv>=1.0.0 in requirements.txt. TypeScript entrypoints get import { config } from 'dotenv'; config({ path: '.env.local' }) and dotenv in package.json.
• Per-kit default preferred_model — Google ADK → gemini-2.0-flash, Microsoft Agent Framework → gpt-4o, Claude SDK / Cursor SDK / Empty → claude-opus-4-7.

Build New Agent — smart kit detection (P0 #11, #12)

The kit picker now reads your BYOK state and recommends a kit you can actually run:

Each kit card now shows whether the key it needs is set or missing (Key set: GOOGLE_API_KEY vs Needs ANTHROPIC_API_KEY). Nothing is disabled — pick whatever you want — but the friction is visible upfront instead of after a runtime failure.

The AGENT21_CLIENT_SECRET missing-secret message now includes the env-var snippet inline plus two help links: “How to get a secret” → wiki Requirements page, “What is Agent21?” → agent21.dev.

Migration Assistant rebuild (P1 #13)

The first-launch Migration Assistant was the loudest source of complaints: confusing item count, dead-end “N more need a quick check” line, items that look like buttons but aren’t, no progress indicator, no escape hatch.

Rewritten:

• Headline counts only importable-now items. SSH keys marked “already set” no longer inflate the number.
• “N need a quick check” is now clickable — expands an amber section listing each item with its specific reason (“VS Code: settings file is encrypted — open VS Code once to unlock”, etc.).
• “Already configured (N)” lives in a separate collapsed section below the actionable items, with a non-interactive grey checkmark instead of a button-styled green pill.
• Re-scan demoted to a ghost-style secondary, moved away from the primary CTA.
• Step 1 of 3 · Import progress strip replaces the “30-SECOND SETUP” badge.
• Skip for now text-button at the bottom-left lets you bail without re-prompting on next launch.

Claude Code tab — friendly empty state (P1 #16, #17)

Click the Claude Code tab without the CLI installed and you used to see zsh: command not found: claude. Now you see an install card with:

• Headline: “Claude Code CLI not installed”
• Copy-able install command: curl -fsSL https://claude.ai/install.sh | sh
• “Copy install command” button + “Re-check” button
• A note: “Requires a Claude Pro or Claude Max subscription. The free claude.ai tier does not work here.”
• Link to wiki Requirements page

When the CLI is detected for the first time, a one-time toast surfaces the Pro/Max requirement so you don’t get blindsided after install.

macOS application menu — File + Terminal (P1 #19)

The app menu now has the menus every other IDE has:

File

• New File ⌘N · New Folder ⌘⇧N · Open Project Folder… ⌘O
• Save ⌘S · Save All ⌘⌥S
• Close Tab ⌘W

Terminal

• New Terminal ⌃⇧` · Toggle Terminal Panel ⌘J
• Switch to Claude Code Tab ⌘⇧C

(Multi-pty terminal panes — opening a second shell — is queued for v0.1.16.)

Other UX (P1 #14, #15, #18, #20, #21, #22)

• “Read START_HERE.md first” button after agent scaffolding now actually opens the file in Monaco (was closing the modal and stranding the user).
• “Build your first agent in 60 seconds” hello-card disappears the moment the project has any agent. No more nagging for already-completed setup.
• Sidebar tooltips are now fast (300ms delay, custom CSS) instead of the slow ~2s native macOS tooltip on title=.
• Terminal panel resizes by drag — top edge handle, persisted height, 80px min / 70% of window max.
• Bottom panel hidden on boot by default; the pty is spawned lazily on first focus, not on app start. No more “empty terminal staring at you with nothing in it”.
• Live collab pill hidden when you’re alone. Was confusing — looked like someone else might be editing your code. Pill only appears when peerCount ≥ 1.

Welcome screen + IDE chrome

• + Create New Project button on the welcome screen alongside the existing Open Project Folder. Creates a fresh directory under ~/Documents (configurable) and adds it as a project — no need to drop out to Finder first.
• Help & Wiki sidebar button at the bottom of the left sidebar — 1-click opens wiki.codenow.pro in your default browser.
• Report bug item in the user-pill menu — opens a structured GitHub issue template at codenow-wiki/issues/new so beta feedback lands with the right environment fields pre-filled.
• Bottom status bar consolidation — Format · Format on save · Autofix on save now live behind a ⚙ Editor popover so the bar isn’t a wall of toggles. Theme · Knowledge · Migrate · Share · Members stay visible.
• IDLE pill fix — the debugger-state badge that read “IDLE” next to the Debug tab was missing a CSS hidden rule, so it was always visible. Now correctly hides when the debugger is idle and shows a colored RUNNING / STOPPED badge during active sessions.
• DevTools always dock to bottom. Cmd+Opt+I now opens the inspector docked beneath the editor (was floating detached or right-side, depending on your last session). Easier IDE-on-IDE debugging.

Slack first-class

The voice MVP was pulled in v0.1.10 in favor of “use Slack for huddles.” v0.1.15 makes that promise real:

• Auto-detect Slack desktop app on macOS (/Applications/Slack.app + mdfind fallback), Windows (%LOCALAPPDATA%/slack/slack.exe), Linux (/snap/bin/slack, /usr/bin/slack). Detection is cached per session.
• First-launch suggestion banner (one-time, dismissible): “Slack detected — connect for 1-click team handoff?”
• Topbar Slack pill showing the connected workspace name. Click opens Slack workspace home.
• Connect Slack workspace flow — paste workspace ID + optional default channel + optional user token. Token goes through safeStorage (never plaintext in settings.json).
• 1-click Open in Slack button (Slack’s official 4-square SVG mark) next to every CodeNow channel in the Members modal. When mapped to a Slack channel, opens slack://channel?team=…&id=… in your local Slack app. When unmapped, prompts to set up a mapping.
• Channel mapping — settings.slackChannelMap persists per-channel mappings between CodeNow channels and Slack channels. The CodeNow channels and Slack channels are separate platforms with separate identities; the map creates a 1-click jump for handoffs.
• “Send to Slack” on agent run output — posts a summary to the configured default channel via Slack Web API (when a token is configured) or falls back to a deep link with the summary copied to your clipboard.

Server-side /codenow slash commands + bidirectional channel sync are queued for v0.1.16.

Wiki support docs

• New /wiki/requirements page documents Pro/Max subscription requirements, Google ADK quota gotchas, and the kit→key matrix.
• New “CodeNow channels vs. Slack channels” section explains the difference between project-scoped CodeNow chat (Supabase Realtime) and your Slack workspace channels.
• “Report issue ↗” link in the wiki Navbar + Footer.
• .github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/{bug_report,feature_request}.md so users hit a structured form rather than a blank issue.
• Homepage version prose bumped to v0.1.15.

Editor visual polish

• Modal padding pass. Migration Assistant / Build New Agent / Manifest Editor all gained breathing room — .modal-content padding 0 → 24px / 28px sides, .iw-section gaps + section-to-section margins bumped, modal headers gain bottom-borders, modal buttons have a min-height: 32px minimum.
• Emojis → SVG icons. Section icons in the Migration Assistant and a few static markup spots (Claude lead-gen card, multi-apply toolbar) are now Lucide-style 16×16 strokes instead of emoji characters. Status indicators (✓, ✗, ▸, ▾) intentionally remain — they’re functional, not decoration.
• Manifest fields autofill. Built By now pre-fills from your CodeNow profile (firstName + lastName from auth.json), and version defaults to 0.1.0 when blank. Non-destructive — won’t overwrite anything you’ve already set.
• “No tools detected” friendlier copy. The terse “Add @tool decorators…” message is now multi-line help with examples for Python and TypeScript, and a Learn more → link to the agent-tools tutorial.
• Google ADK quota warning on the Build New Agent kit card AND post-scaffold: Free tier is ~10 req/min, ~1500/day. Use Vertex AI or enable billing for real workloads.

Auto-import for React / Next.js / Node

• Naive auto-import on save. The previous editor was a notepad — type useState and you had to manually add import { useState } from 'react'. Now: 47 of the most common identifiers auto-resolve their imports, get inserted at the top of the file (after 'use client' / 'use server' directives + leading comments), and a status-bar toast tells you what was added.
• Coverage: all 25 React hooks + lifecycle helpers (useState, useEffect, useRef, useMemo, useCallback, useContext, useReducer, useTransition, useDeferredValue, useId, useSyncExternalStore, Fragment, Suspense, lazy, memo, forwardRef, createContext, …), Next.js navigation/server primitives (useRouter, usePathname, redirect, notFound, NextRequest, NextResponse, cookies, headers, revalidatePath, revalidateTag, unstable_cache, Image, Link), Node built-ins (path, fs, os, crypto, child_process named exports).
• Honestly naive. No project-graph awareness, no re-export resolution, no same-name disambiguation. Skips locally-declared names and already-imported names. The full LSP-driven, project-aware version is queued for v0.1.16.

Embedded terminal — yellow-warning fix

The persistent “Native installation exists but ~/.local/bin is not in your PATH” Claude Code warning that fired every time the embedded terminal opened on a project where the user’s ~/.zshrc hardcoded PATH is gone. CodeNow now writes a ~/.codenow/zsh-shim/.zshrc + .zprofile that source the user’s real dotfiles and then re-prepend ~/.local/bin, /opt/homebrew/bin, /usr/local/bin to PATH. The pty spawns with ZDOTDIR pointed at the shim. Your real ~/.zshrc stays untouched.

Carried forward from v0.1.14

• Personalized invitations (First/Last name → “Hi Sarah,”)
• Consolidated Members modal (Members + Channels + Live coding session + Recent activity)
• team_audit_log + system messages on join/leave/remove
• Trial users can invite (capped at 5 seats per project)
• Email FROM unified to no-reply@codenow.pro
• Stale-session banner removed

Known follow-ups (v0.1.16)

• JIRA first-class integration — sidebar with My tickets, transitions, comments, “Slack it on close” hook.
• “Slack it” — right-click code selection → send to Slack as a code block via Web API or deep link.
• Daily status compiler — 1-click “Send today’s status” that compiles git log + LOC + closed JIRA tickets into a Slack message.
• Slack invite Tier B — full OAuth + chat.postMessage for true 1-click invites (today’s “Share via Slack” copies the invite to your clipboard so you can paste in Slack).
• /codenow Slack slash commands + bidirectional channel sync — server-side Slack app at codenow.pro/slack/install.
• Auto-import via real TypeScript Language Server — replaces the naive 47-identifier table-based v0.1.15 implementation with project-aware imports.
• Multi-pane terminal — open a second shell side-by-side instead of cycling through tabs.
• Fork-replay path adjustment — src/main.js still looks at project root for agent.py / agent.ts; needs to also scan <projectPath>/<slug>/ since v0.1.15 scaffolders write into a slug subfolder.
• detect-agents IPC — same root-only assumption as fork-replay; same fix.
• In-app Slack channel naming badges — visual differentiation between CodeNow channels and Slack channels in the Members modal (the wiki Requirements page already explains the distinction).