Release notes

1.0.0-beta.11 — 2026-05-19

Runbook builder and collaboration polish. Install from GitHub Releases. Quick start: docs/DOWNLOAD.md. Runbooks: docs/COLLABORATION.md.

Added

• Runbook builder — desktop RB / /runbook; task list + Graph (xyflow): nodes, dependency edges, inspector, auto-layout; markdown import.
• Runbook API — POST /api/runbooks; DAG validation; suggest-assign; hub lifecycle for source: runbook collaborations.
• Completion UX — channel banner when a collaboration completes; read-only closed channel.
• Non-dev marketing — audience ad PNGs and docs/marketing/NONDEV-ADS.md.

1.0.0-beta.10 — 2026-05-19

Full-platform installers (CI fix). Install from GitHub Releases.

Fixed

• Release CI — all six installers (macOS arm/x64, Windows msi/exe, Linux AppImage/deb); tauri.conf.json package version 1.0.0 for WiX/MSI; Vitest files excluded from tsc.

1.0.0-beta.9 — 2026-05-18

Collaboration git worktree execution. Install from GitHub Releases. Quick start: docs/DOWNLOAD.md. Worktree details: docs/COLLABORATION.md.

Added

• Git worktree mode — /collaborate --worktree executes approved plans in <assets-root>/worktrees/<collab-id>/ on branch nj/collab-…; optional --workspace binds the source repo at start; desktop Continue can supply source_repo_path from the active git workspace.
• Worktree gate UI — collaboration channel shows source repo, branch, and worktree path before task dispatch.

Fixed

• Release CI — desktop TypeScript build (workspaceFileDrag.test.ts) blocked beta.8 installers; beta.9 restores macOS / Windows / Linux artifacts.

1.0.0-beta.8 — 2026-05-18

Model library, Hugging Face, and MCP. Install from GitHub Releases. Quick start: docs/DOWNLOAD.md.

Added

• App-store model library — toolbar entry (⌘⇧M, /nj-open-model-library): grid + detail for Ollama and Hugging Face; primary action per tile; full actions on detail.
• Hugging Face — huggingface provider, curated catalog, hosted inference and local GGUF download with SSE progress, import to Ollama (HF_TOKEN or per-provider key).
• MCP tool servers — Backend, DevOps, Database agents with ENABLE_MCP=true; in-app tool-use loop; export API and resource server when enabled.

Changed

• Model install/download UI moved from Settings to the toolbar model library; Settings keeps provider registry and Ollama endpoint.
• Consolidated internal/mcp (removed mcp_disabled duplicates).

1.0.0-beta.7 — 2026-05-18

Markdown and chat polish release. Install from GitHub Releases. Quick start: docs/DOWNLOAD.md.

Added

• Unified GFM markdown — chat uses the same marked pipeline as file preview and collaboration plans; headings, lists, and tables render in the timeline. RichMarkdownView shared component; Prism still highlights fenced code.
• Assistant workspace review — prompt guidance when users ask to review editor content.

Fixed

• Chat scroll — pin-to-bottom during streaming; Virtuoso scroller ref and footer spacer.
• Session restore — collab discussion synced into channel timelines; channel message dedupe on persist.
• Assistant — meeting-note batch notification on startup; filtered history; meeting notes dir resolved on load.
• Collaboration — max-concurrent error lists active collaborations.

1.0.0-beta.6 — 2026-05-17

Context routing and stability release. Install from GitHub Releases. Quick start: docs/DOWNLOAD.md.

Added

• Selective workspace context — context_scope metadata (none · hint · outline · focus · full); desktop Auto mode infers scope per message; composer scope chip; /collaborate --workspace for outline-only project tree during planning.
• Execution limits — max agent messages per collab during executing; rate limit on collaboration_task replies.
• Debug tooling — make debug-session, make debug-collab, make collab-smoke (optional LIVE=1).

Fixed

• Collaboration — stop re-dispatching all tasks on every channel message; seed messages are internal (agents no longer reply to “Collaboration Started”); collab replies use collaboration_discussion; subscriber buffer 512.
• Session — slim collab WebSocket payloads; strip metadata from last-session.json; auto-archive oversized session files; stricter disk caps.
• Hub data — consent modal before workspace reads; join dedupe; editor and chat image preview.

1.0.0-beta.5 — 2026-05-17

Reliability and reasoning release. Install from GitHub Releases. Quick start: docs/DOWNLOAD.md.

Fixed

• Collaboration — DM-spawned agents subscribe to the collab channel after AddAgentToChannel; join/subscribe and seed/turn failures return a system message (fail closed).
• Cancel / collab UI — cancel targets the active collaboration channel; clears task drawer so sidebar and composer do not stay locked.
• Thread streaming — stream_delta / stream_end route to thread subscribers; main chat no longer shows thread-only streams.
• Chat send — composer clears typing on error; send failures surface in the UI.
• Ollama / DeepSeek — correct chat roles; think API for reasoning models; collapsible Reasoning blocks; fewer duplicate DM replies and history echo.
• Mermaid — sharp SVG fit and macOS zoom smear fix (shared canvas with Dickory Docs).
• Hub broadcast — log when subscriber buffer is full. Agent retries — clear respondedMessages on generation failure.
• Integrations — GitHub/Confluence connection tests report format-only checks honestly. /revise-plan posts to the bound collab channel.

Added

• Editor — image preview for supported files.
• Tests — Ollama thinking/roles, chat stream reasoning, hub collab subscribe.

1.0.0-beta.4 — 2026-05-16

Fixed

• Release CI — draft-then-publish workflow; per-platform gh release upload; app bundle version 1.0.0 for Windows MSI.

1.0.0-beta.1 — 2026-05-16

First public beta download. Install from GitHub Releases. Quick start: docs/DOWNLOAD.md.

Install

macOS: Unsigned — right-click the app → Open if Gatekeeper warns.
Windows: Install Ollama manually or use a cloud API key in the wizard (in-app Ollama install is macOS/Linux only).

Highlights

• Downloadable desktop app + bundled Go hub (no separate Go install).
• Includes milestones 0.1.2–0.1.4: Ollama model library, collaboration smart routing, collaboration sandbox, marketing site, port 18765, and desktop polish.

0.1.4 — 2026-05-14

Added

• Ollama model library — curated catalog embedded in the hub (GET /api/ollama/catalog); desktop Settings → AI Providers UI to browse, search, install with SSE progress, delete installed models (POST /api/ollama/delete), and Use for agents to set the Ollama provider model and agent assignments.
• Collaboration smart routing (optional) — collaboration.smart_routing_enabled in config.json / settings API; when enabled, collaboration execution tasks can be generated using a routed provider from your configured pool (static heuristic: vision, keyword tiers, fallback). Regular channel messages still use each agent’s configured provider. In-process hub agents only in this release.
• AI provider cache — shared construction of AIProvider instances from config with invalidation on provider CRUD and AI settings changes.

Changed

• Developer builds — Makefile runs go build / go run on the ./cmd/server package (not only main.go) so additional server sources compile.

Documentation

• docs/COLLABORATION.md and docs/USER_VALUE_GUIDE.md — model library and smart routing behavior.

0.1.3 — 2026-05-14

Added

• Collaboration execution sandbox — when a plan is approved, the hub creates ~/.neural-junkie/collaborations/<collaboration-id>/ and exposes working_directory on snapshots.
• Workspace confirmation gate — agents do not receive collaboration_task prompts until you confirm: desktop Continue on the collaboration channel, POST /api/collaboration-workspace-ack, or /ack-collab-workspace <id>.
• Command suggestion working directory — bash blocks suggested by agents can execute with the collaboration sandbox as cwd when you use Run in the desktop app.

Changed

• Collaboration execution — task dispatch, resume-plan while executing, snapshot heal paths, and attachCollaborationData honor workspace_acknowledged so work does not race ahead of workspace setup.
• Agent system prompts — executing phase spells out [FILE_CHANGE], workspace context fallback, sandbox path, and shell blocks for runnable commands.

Fixed

• Collaboration executing agents now receive the same machine-readable [FILE_CHANGE] specification as normal channels so file proposals register reliably.

0.1.2 — 2026-05-13

Added

• Marketing site — GitHub Pages content under docs/: expanded landing, feature deep-dives, release notes page, early-access banner.
• Per-channel typing indicators in the desktop channel sidebar.

Changed

• Default hub port is 18765 (previously 8080); make start-all health checks and process management align with SERVER_PORT.
• Slash commands — real execution with parity enforcement against the hub; command palette metadata refreshes on demand.
• Collaboration — workflow hardening across server, desktop UI, and tests; runtime reliability updates; collaboration round counter clamps at configured maximum.

Fixed

• Drop empty messages from ingestion paths including history reload.
• Hub channel ordering stability; Ollama version surface; auto-register CLI providers when applicable.
• CLI and agent chat rendering when markdown code fences are malformed.
• Desktop — migrate saved hub URLs from legacy localhost:8080 to 18765.

Improved

• Hub HTTP/WebSocket surface: security and robustness hardening.
• Desktop UX — dark-theme toasts, accessible toolbar controls, loading and login polish.
• Developer settings — remove non-functional test mode control.

Removed

• In-hub /app screenshot gallery and live-gallery docs (replaced by the static docs/ site and README assets).

0.1.1 — 2026-02-23

Added — Multi-agent collaboration

• Collaboration manager (internal/collaboration) for structured multi-agent orchestration
• Bounded discussion sessions with round limits, turn budgets, total message caps, and timeout enforcement
• Collaboration phases: planning → reviewing → approved → executing → completed/cancelled
• Shared plan artifacts with version history and edit tracking
• Task delegation model with per-agent assignment and status tracking
• Consensus detection (signal + heuristic) with disagreement escalation
• New slash commands: /collaborate, /approve-plan, /revise-plan, /cancel-plan, /collab-status
• New message types: collaboration_plan, collaboration_task, collaboration_status, collaboration_discussion

Added — Desktop collaboration UX

• CollaborationPanel for phase, participants, tasks, plan artifact, and control actions
• Collaboration message rendering in chat with collaboration-specific visual cues
• TypeScript protocol updates for collaboration entities and metadata helpers

Added — Test coverage

• test/collaboration_test.go covering lifecycle, bounded discussion logic, consensus, task tracking, artifact versioning, and extraction parsing

0.1.0 — 2026-02-20

First packaged release — Neural Junkie ships as a single distributable desktop app.

Added — Desktop packaging

• Tauri sidecar architecture — Go server bundled inside the Tauri app, launched and managed automatically
• First-run Setup Wizard — guided onboarding to choose AI backend (Ollama or cloud), configure providers, and enable agents
• Auto-update system — in-app update banner with download progress and one-click restart via Tauri updater
• Loading screen — server health polling with status feedback during startup

Added — AI provider registry

• Dynamic provider management — add, edit, remove, and test AI providers from Settings UI
• OpenAI-compatible provider — generic adapter for any OpenAI-compatible API (Amazon Q, Azure OpenAI, Together AI, Groq, etc.)
• Provider Manager UI — full CRUD interface with connection testing
• Multi-provider support — use multiple cloud and local providers simultaneously, assign per-agent

Added — Ollama lifecycle management

• Automatic detection — detect Ollama installation on macOS and Linux
• Install from app — install Ollama directly from the Setup Wizard or Settings
• Server management — start/stop Ollama server from the UI
• Model pulling — pull models with real-time progress streaming (SSE)
• Ollama Manager UI — dedicated panel in Settings for full Ollama control

Added — Configuration system

• JSON config file — persistent configuration at ~/.neural-junkie/config.json
• Environment variable migration — auto-migrates from env.local to config file on first load
• API key redaction — API keys masked in GET responses, preserved on PUT if masked
• Per-agent provider assignment — each agent type can use a different provider

Added — CI/CD & release

• GitHub Actions release workflow — triggered on v* tags, builds macOS (arm64 + x86_64) and Linux (x86_64)
• Cross-compilation matrix — Go server compiled for each target, bundled as Tauri sidecar
• Update manifest generation — auto-generates platform-specific JSON manifests for Tauri auto-updater
• make release target — bumps versions, commits, and tags in one command

Added — CLI agent infrastructure

• CLI agent registry — persistent storage for CLI agent configurations
• CLI agent storage — JSON-based persistence for registered CLI agents

Improved — UI

• Terminal panel — refactored with XTerminal component
• Markdown rendering — improved code block handling and mermaid diagram support
• Suggestion banner — contextual suggestions in the chat UI
• Chat window — enhanced layout and interaction patterns

Pre-0.1: rebrand & Tauri workspace — February 2026

This work predates the first tagged app release (v0.1.0). An older changelog used 2.0.0 as a product-generation label; it was never a GitHub release version and is not comparable as “> 0.1.x”.

Renamed

• Project renamed from "AI Chat Room" to Neural Junkie
• Go module: github.com/camronwood/neural-junkie
• Data directory: ~/.neural-junkie/
• Tauri bundle: com.camronwood.neuraljunkie

Added — Desktop app

• Tauri + React desktop app replacing the old Fyne GUI
• Slack-inspired UI with dark theme and modern styling
• Command Palette — searchable slash-command UI with guided argument forms (/ trigger or toolbar button)
• File Explorer Panel — browse and open workspace files
• Code Editor Panel — view and edit code from the app
• Terminal Panel — embedded terminal output
• Thread Panel — threaded conversation view
• Pending Changes Panel — review file change proposals with diff preview
• Settings Modal — Appearance, Layout, Integrations (Anthropic, GitHub, Confluence), AI Providers (Ollama, LM Studio, Claude), Developer, About
• @Mention Autocomplete — agent picker with fuzzy matching
• Mermaid Diagram Rendering — inline diagram support in messages
• Layout Persistence — panel visibility saved across sessions

Added — Agents

• Moderator Agent — auto-starts with server, guides users through commands and features, 20s safety-net for unanswered questions
• Assistant Agent — reminders (one-time/recurring), tasks (priority, due dates), notes (tags, search), meeting summaries, scheduling; persistent storage
• Confluence Agent — index Confluence Cloud spaces, search documentation, answer knowledge-base questions
• Helper Agents — template-based custom experts (day-one onboarding, testing, docs)
• Cursor CLI Agent — Cursor CLI subprocess for code analysis and generation
• Agent Review — get second opinions by @mentioning another agent in a thread reply

Added — AI providers

• Ollama — local inference with model listing, connection testing, configurable endpoint
• LM Studio — local OpenAI-compatible server with model listing and connection testing
• Per-agent provider switching — change provider/model for individual agents at runtime
• Global provider switching — switch all agents to a provider with one command
• Two-tier model config: code tier (qwen2.5-coder:14b) and utility tier (qwen2.5:7b)

Added — Features

• 50+ slash commands with metadata for command palette
• File Change System — agents propose file edits, users approve/reject with diff preview and backup
• MCP Export/Import — export agent knowledge to MCP format, import from MCP, MCP resource server
• Workspace management — add, list, remove workspaces
• Thread support — create threads, reply in threads, thread metadata and subscriptions
• Session persistence — periodic save and recovery
• Connection testing — test Anthropic, Ollama, LM Studio, GitHub, Confluence connections from UI
• Design analysis — /analyze-design command for UI review

Improved

• Three-layer message deduplication (polling, handler, agent-type filtering)
• Repository agent caching with staleness detection and incremental reindex
• File watching for auto-reindex on codebase changes
• Agent pause/unpause and remove/recall lifecycle management

1.0.0 — 2025-10-14 · AI Chat Room (legacy)

First public-era hub under the original product name AI Chat Room (Fyne desktop, since replaced).

Added

• Core hub server with WebSocket real-time communication
• Multi-channel conversation support
• 5 specialized agent types: Frontend, Backend, DevOps, Database, Security
• Repository Expert Agents with codebase indexing and search
• Claude AI integration (Anthropic API and AI Hub)
• Mock AI provider for testing
• Fyne-based desktop GUI (since replaced by Tauri + React)
• Interactive terminal chat client
• Built-in web UI
• CLI tool for automation
• @mention system for targeting agents
• Message history and context

Fixed

• Message deduplication (agents responding multiple times)
• GUI threading issues (Fyne thread safety)
• Username display (was showing "Human User")