Install issues

Common problems on first install and how to fix them.

”Unidentified developer” warning on macOS first launch

CodeNow is signed and notarized — you should NOT see this. If you do:

1. The DMG might be from a pre-v0.1.4 build. Re-download from codenow.pro/api/download?os=mac .
2. Right-click → Open → Open to bypass once.
3. Verify signature: codesign -dv --verbose=2 /Applications/CodeNow.app — should show Authority=Developer ID Application: PREDIXTIONS INC (K9X3X4GQAQ).

App launches but nothing renders / “INIT ERROR”

Almost always: the renderer can’t find its preload bridge. Causes:

• The app was launched from a packaged build that has a Monaco path issue. Currently CodeNow ships with asar: false to avoid this — re-download the latest DMG.
• Your macOS version is too old. CodeNow requires macOS 10.12+ (APFS).

Terminal doesn’t accept input

The bottom terminal panel is xterm.js + node-pty. If keystrokes don’t reach the shell:

1. Click into the terminal area to focus it.
2. Try Ctrl+` to toggle the panel off and back on.
3. If broken across all projects, quit + relaunch CodeNow — node-pty native module may have failed to rebuild.

Drag-and-drop file from Finder to terminal does nothing

This was fixed in v0.1.4. If you’re on an older version: re-download. If on v0.1.4+ and it still doesn’t work:

• The terminal must be focused first (click into it).
• Multiple files are dropped as space-separated args; check if any path contains characters that need quoting.

”ANTHROPIC_API_KEY not set” when running an agent

Your scaffolded agent reads from .env.local at the project root (NOT .env). Create it:

ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=sk-ant-...

Get a key from https://console.anthropic.com  — first $5 is free.

”agent error: Cannot find module ’./recorder’”

The scaffold dropped recorder.ts into your project root. If you don’t see it, you have an older scaffold:

1. Re-scaffold a fresh agent in a temporary folder
2. Copy the new recorder.ts (or recorder.py) into your project
3. Add the import + record(stream, ...) wrap to your agent.ts / agent.py — see the new scaffold’s file as a template

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