kandev/CHANGELOG.md

Changelog

All notable changes to Kandev.

0.12 - 2026-03-04

Features

• tui agents with workflows and code quality improvements (#360)
• improve closing resources (PTYs, connections) (#355)
• improve git operations (branch rename, amend commit, file rename, reset) (#337)

Bug Fixes

• resolve stale PR data on task switch and deduplicate lifecycle code (#361)
• ui improvements for pr panel, git operations, and task sidebar (#359)
• clear stale PR data on task switch and add on-demand PR detection (#357)
• replace fsnotify with git polling to prevent fd exhaustion (#356)

0.11 - 2026-03-03

Bug Fixes

• include agent_profile_id in session WS events to resolve stale MCP status (#354)

0.10 - 2026-03-02

Features

• install agents on env preparation remote executors (#352)
• improve chat input ux (#350)
• startup health status (#344)
• web e2e tests (#304)
• add utility agents for one-shot AI tasks (#341)
• add Dockerfile, K8s manifests, and deployment docs (#303)
• improve session restoration for complete/failed/cancelled (#302)

Bug Fixes

• passthrough PTY process survives page refresh (#353)
• sidebar task delete/archive redirects to next task or home (#351)
• sidebar task switcher shows outdated session state (#349)
• copy markdown to clipboard and codex error handling (#348)
• improve process termination and cleanup (#347)
• improve claude plan mode reliability and cleanup (#346)
• sidebar task switcher shows outdated session state and custom maximize layout (#345)
• prevent commit pruning when HEAD is not in database (#343)
• render markdown in user messages (#338)
• agentctl cleanup after shutdown (#339)
• resolve black terminal on background tab init and reduce resize storm (#334)
• include untracked files in workspace file search (#330)
• consolidate markdown styles into shared .markdown-body class (#332)
• standardize branding to KanDev across UI (#328)
• align MCP tool parameters and JSON tags with backend (#329)
• auto-update profile name when model changes (#325)
• lazy Docker client initialization to avoid startup errors (#300)
• strip terminal query responses from buffer replay on reconnect (#301)

0.9 - 2026-02-27

Features

• release notes (#298)
• improve task launch (#297)

Bug Fixes

• release notes button not visible on new database (#299)
• clear MCP pending requests on session transitions (#296)

0.8 - 2026-02-26

Features

• restore correct scroll position after layout switch (#295)

0.7 - 2026-02-26

Features

• improve vscode cleanup (#294)
• mermaid support (#293)

Bug Fixes

• flaky test (#292)

0.6 - 2026-02-26

Features

• improve workflow auto start (#291)
• improve layout manager (#290)

Bug Fixes

• duplicated start message (#289)

0.5 - 2026-02-26

Features

• pr layout after start (#288)
• improve PR review watcher + PR info panel (#281)
• open plan panel if agent writes to it (#287)
• clean up on remote session failure (#286)

0.4 - 2026-02-25

Features

• claude code auth setup for remote executors (#285)
• reduce sql queries amount (#282)

Bug Fixes

• vscode not being killed (#284)
• agents stuck on starting after restart (#283)

0.3 - 2026-02-25

Features

• improve cli startup wait

0.2 - 2026-02-25

Features

• use github.com for releases instead of api to avoid rate limiting
• add login verification to release script

0.1 - 2026-02-25

Features

• improve release script
• add guard in workflow engine
• chat improvements (#280)
• default github runners (#275)

Bug Fixes

• vscode (#279)
• layout switching messing panels (#278)
• worktree folder removal (#277)
• make dev use local db (#276)

0.0.12 - 2026-02-24

Features

• improve release script

Bug Fixes

• make github release atomic

0.0.11 - 2026-02-24

Features

• upgrade cli version
• add release version to cli
• improve docker logging
• remove unnecessary files

0.0.10 - 2026-02-24

Features

• upgrade cli
• add session-state sections to task switcher sidebar (#273)
• several UX improvements (#272)
• improve workflows and agent resume (#269)
• improve claude code normalized messages + review ux (#271)
• pr watcher user or team review (#270)
• improve remote executor sprites.dev (#267)
• remove executor healthcheck (#263)
• refactor big repository (#261)
• improve sql queries (#260)
• remote executors + secrets (#257)
• opencode acp
• opencode improve sse
• improve amp
• e2e tests
• improve claude code
• vscode integration (#256)
• improve acp + tracing (#258)
• improve ux (#254)
• improved dockview layouts (#253)
• improve backend handlers (#252)
• tui agents db (#251)
• add SQLite single-writer/multi-reader connection pool (#250)
• improve plan comments (#249)
• command panel search files (#248)
• improve comment system (#247)
• import export workflows (#244)
• update readme & agent TUI reliability (#239)
• add search functionality (#243)
• add more file editor keybindings (#242)
• improve monaco comments (#241)
• improve db abstraction (#238)
• add support for adding files (#240)
• improved passthrough and workflow (#237)
• ci complexity linters (#236)
• homelab-runner (#233)
• command panel (#235)
• improve changes panel (#234)
• archive tasks (#232)
• improve agent sort (#231)
• improve onboarding dialog (#230)
• improve stepper (#229)
• improve workflows (#228)

Bug Fixes

• enforce sidebar max-width via dockview group constraints (#274)
• resolve all web app ESLint linter warnings (#246)
• resolve all backend golangci-lint violations (#245)

Performance

• optimize settings page load (#268)

Documentation

• add github integration (pr watcher) (#262)
• update and review main documentation (#259)

Style

• fix format issues (#255)

0.0.9 - 2026-02-16

Features

• reduce bundle size

0.0.8 - 2026-02-16

Bug Fixes

• release bundle

0.0.7 - 2026-02-16

Features

• improved stats (#227)

Bug Fixes

• bundle web assets

0.0.6 - 2026-02-16

Bug Fixes

• bundle all web assets

0.0.5 - 2026-02-16

0.0.4 - 2026-02-16

Features

• use tar for bundles
• use tar for bundles
• improve editors (#226)

Bug Fixes

• bundle

0.0.3 - 2026-02-15

Bug Fixes

• release build

0.0.2 - 2026-02-15

Features

• improve windows support
• fix cli org

Bug Fixes

• sha lowercase comparison
• github release download when github token is present

0.0.1 - 2026-02-15

Features

• improve windows support (#225)
• auggie dynamic model list (#223)
• better context files (#222)
• agents.json refactor (#221)
• improve task creation (#220)
• migrate agent operations from HTTP to WebSocket (#218)
• dockview new ui (#219)
• improve git pull (#215)
• remove blocking http call when creating the agent (#214)
• add agent boot message (#213)
• preventing process kill on port use
• increase agent boot timeout from 30s to 60s
• improve plan mode (#212)
• add ui debug on make start-debug
• favicon
• add make start-debug
• local executor and worktree + new task dialog (#211)
• review ux (#210)
• improve file tree (#209)
• mock agent (#208)
• queue messages (#201)
• file icons (#207)
• added message actions (#203)
• fix random port (#202)
• improve messages ux (#193)
• add Claude Opus 4.6 model support (#194)
• improve web fetch message (#192)
• Implement image paste functionality for Claude Code (#188)
• improve session terminals (#185)
• restore session when a worktree folder is deleted (#184)
• remove thinking selection (#182)
• improved chat input keybinding (#173)
• improve diff colors (#171)
• Add force push option to git push menu (#167)
• improve workspace file tree loading
• improve make start
• draft pr support (#165)
• improved file tree (#164)
• session mobile design (#163)
• custom commands (#162)
• add support for mcpToolCall item type (#159)
• mobile design (#160)
• Add built-in custom prompts for common workflows (#156)
• improve kanban board ui (#155)
• update deps
• remove outdated docs
• update docs to use mermaid (#152)
• update default board settings (#153)
• add make start (#151)
• Add file editor with diff-based save functionality (#145)
• pierre diffs lib (#147)
• Implement git discard changes functionality (#144)
• Improve task approval workflow and workflow templates (#141)
• all tasks page plus search (#140)
• improve task deletion (#139)
• slash commands from agents (#136)
• add GitHub Copilot CLI and Sourcegraph Amp agent support (#130)
• improve task creation dialog (#135)
• plan comment annotations, Kandev system prompt, and Standard workflow (#134)
• improve chat ui messages (#132)
• improve make dev shutdown (#133)
• implement task plans feature (#131)
• add debug toggle button to TaskTopBar (#128)
• chat messages normalized (#121)
• improve sidebar (#127)
• migrate MCP server from backend to agentctl (#124)
• Add ask_user_question MCP tool for agent clarifications (#123)
• improved chat input (#120)
• implement file referencing with @filename autocomplete in chat input (#118)
• add thinking/reasoning streaming support (#113)
• improve approval flow and step transitions (#111)
• Add file unstaging functionality (#107)
• implement workflow system with steps terminology (#102)
• improve logging (#105)
• remove npm warns from terminal + fix terminal render on refresh (#104)
• improved chat ux (#103)
• git pull before worktree creation (#100)
• opencode dynamic model loader (#99)
• improve task switch + cli passthrough resume (#98)
• cli passthrough state transitions (#95)
• cli passthrough setting (#93)
• per-task executor selection with multi-runtime support (#92)
• diff file multi line comment
• gemini and opencode
• claude code support (#87)
• Git status tracking refactor with persistent snapshots and commit history (#86)
• improved codex and auggie default permissions
• setup and cleanup script (#80)
• improve chat ui paddings (#83)
• random port support (#79)
• improve preview url loading (#78)
• refactor frontend hooks and store (#76)
• backend improved comments, logs and agents.md (#77)
• process runners (#71)
• http logging middleware + mcp random port (#74)
• add session turns with duration display and live timer (#72)
• refactored chat input panels + pie context (#70)
• dynamic model switching and session status fix (#68)
• add embedded MCP server with dual transport support (#67)
• add context window usage display to task session (#66)
• mcp servers + executors (#60)
• improve repository list setting (#65)
• implement turn cancellation for agent sessions (#64)
• custom branch prefix (#58)
• add system provider
• Add PR creation via gh CLI and improve git operations (#57)
• kanban page refactoring (#52)
• settings data loading per page (#51)
• preview panel option (#49)
• custom prompts (#48)
• refactor main, add providers (#46)
• remove dev db not used (#45)
• refactor sqlite usage (#44)
• improve list agents
• multiple editors support (#41)
• cli publish (#40)
• cli launcher npx kandev (#39)
• improve chat UX (#38)
• add typed event payloads for event bus messages (#32)
• start agents on boot
• improve landing page (#33)
• remove premature executor deletion
• session refactor (#30)
• updated agents.md (#28)
• shell selector (#27)
• task switcher column (#26)
• inline permission approval for tool calls (#25)
• notifications (#24)
• improved chat experience (#22)
• improve onboarding and task setup (#21)
• auto-respawn shell session on unexpected exit
• add graceful shutdown
• task_session_worktrees
• Interactive shell terminal for agent tasks (#19)
• flaky resume sessions
• rename agent_sessions to task_sessions
• golang linter
• right panel overlay
• tasks refactor
• improved chat ui topbar
• chat improved renderer and comments pagination
• tanstack virtual
• task comments SSR fetch
• cmd+enter in task chat
• protocol adapter abstraction with agent profile support (#15)
• replace agent_type with agent_profile_id (#14)
• improve cards
• changed theme to shadcn nova - less paddings
• data fetching refactor ssr -> ws updates
• File browser with syntax-highlighted viewer (#13)
• auto-launch agentctl subprocess in standalone mode (#12)
• add defaults to workspace: env, executor, agent
• simplify task creation
• display settings in kanban page
• semantic naming and branch cleanup on task deletion (#11)
• agents discovery
• add pre-commit hook
• environments and executors
• build agentctl to bin/ and use pre-built binary in Dockerfile (#9)
• Real-time Git Status Integration (#8)
• improved settings repos, boards
• landing page and pnpm workspaces
• return worktree info in orchestrator.start response
• worktrees at agent session level with random suffix
• cleanup worktree and branch on task deletion
• expose worktree path and branch in task API and UI
• implement Git worktrees for concurrent agent execution
• enhance tool call display with payload details and typing indicator
• make repository_url optional when launching agents
• add persistent agent session tracking
• enhance WebSocket handling and chat panel improvements
• tasks crud
• added repositories support
• enhance comment system and e2e testing
• implement ACP permission request flow
• add bidirectional comment system and agent input request flow
• web app support for boards and columns
• web app support for workspaces
• clean db command
• added workspaces
• ws state
• ws and zustand init
• add http handlers to backend
• implement persistent agent execution logs storage and retrieval
• improve homepage buttons
• settings page
• improved task page
• ui components reset
• task page
• add READY status and multi-turn conversation support
• complete acp-go-sdk integration with task state updates
• multi view kanban
• fix kanban ssr
• init kanban
• web app cleanup (#2)
• add build orchestration and architecture documentation (#1)
• web app init

Bug Fixes

• resolve session stuck issues and workflow transition bugs (#206)
• copilot mcp (#217)
• complete tool calls on turn end (#216)
• start ws disconnected
• make start without public folder
• 2 cumulative diff
• cumulative diff poll
• pass MCP configuration to Claude Code via --mcp-config flag (#205)
• prevent user shell terminals from prematurely completing agent tasks (#199)
• refetch git status when switching back to a previously viewed task (#198)
• resume failed task sessions instead of returning errors (#197)
• cancel button always disabled when agent is running (#195)
• diff bg lines and codex last message (#186)
• prevent duplicate agent messages in database (#181)
• prevent duplicate message submission while agent is working (#180)
• resolve notification ordering race condition (#179)
• use detached context for ask_user_question MCP tool (#178)
• rollback from review step works on simple boards (#177)
• wire permission handler to Copilot SDK (#161)
• workaround shiki Go grammar catastrophic backtracking (#174)
• db path + open workspace folder (#169)
• agent profile creation (#170)
• show approve button wrongly + improve plan ux (#158)
• git status tracking - detect staging changes and persist in snapshots (#149)
• hide 'Approval Required' badge when agent is working (#148)
• disable Cmd+Enter keyboard shortcut when chat input is disabled (#146)
• prevent workflow step regression on follow-up prompts (#143)
• Update session/task states when ask_user_question tool is used (#142)
• Fix cache keying bug and repository locks memory leak (#138)
• permission request ID mismatch, SSE duplicates, and subprocess cleanup (#137)
• improve ask_user_question MCP tool with clear options format (#125)
• session recovery after backend restart (#126)
• use correct sandbox_mode to enable file editing (#129)
• Multiple bug fixes for agent lifecycle and task creation (#122)
• WebSocket race condition in session hooks and chat input performance (#119)
• prevent approval button showing while agent is working (#117)
• fix alignment in board creation (#112)
• refetch messages and git status when switching between tasks (#110)
• prevent WebSocket timeout from canceling long-running agent operations (#109)
• synchronous event bus dispatch with regression tests (#106)
• git status not showing after page refresh (#101)
• increase prompt timeout to 60min, add error feedback, rename acp to agent API (#97)
• strip origin/ prefix from base branch for rebase/merge operations (#94)
• filter upstream commits, fix ahead/behind, and remove duplicate types (#91)
• model selector (#90)
• load most recent messages and fix lazy loading pagination (#82)
• use AGENTCTL_PORT env var for backend ControlClient (#63)
• bind KANDEV_AGENT_STANDALONE_PORT env var to config (#61)
• refactor shell streaming to use event bus pattern (#50)
• make Codex Prompt() synchronous to fix premature task state transition (#35)
• session state after restart
• improve session terminal and git status handling (#34)
• make dev ctrl+c cleanup
• remove extra state transitions during startup resume
• skip tool call update when no active session
• resolve deadlock in adapter by not holding mutex during RPC calls
• typescript errors
• address code review issues (#16)
• docker cleanup
• macos launcher
• standalone mode workspace path and worktree lookup (#10)
• go vet ci
• reconnect to agent streams after backend restart
• show worktree path in UI after agent starts
• only show active worktrees in task API response
• configure git safe.directory in agent containers
• mount entire .git directory for worktree support in containers
• mount git worktree metadata directory into container
• wire worktree manager to lifecycle manager for agent isolation
• recover agent state from Docker on backend restart
• filter out internal ACP messages from WebSocket broadcast
• fix real-time comments not appearing on first agent start
• go tests
• task page
• workspace migration
• Structure session_info event correctly for protocol.Message parsing
• Publish session_info event so session ID is stored in task metadata
• build
• publish session notifications to event bus for WebSocket streaming
• web linter issues

Refactoring

• Remove database migrations for clean dev-phase bootstrap (#176)
• consolidate system prompts into sysprompt package (#166)
• split monolithic sqlite.go into domain-specific files (#84)
• remove progress field from TaskSession and AgentExecution (#75)
• comprehensive code quality improvements (#69)
• remove auggie-specific code and use standard ACP protocol (#47)
• unify permission requests into agent event stream (#31)
• session resumption cleanup and AgentInstance → AgentExecution rename (#23)
• extract manager into focused components (#20)
• unify configuration and remove single-instance mode (#18)
• unify WebSocket patterns to Pattern A (handlers + controller + dto)
• Replace REST API with WebSocket-only architecture

Documentation

• update WEBSOCKET_API.md with complete API reference
• Update AGENTS.md for WebSocket-only architecture
• Add comprehensive WebSocket API reference

Fix

• Handle untracked and new files in git discard operation (#168)
• Persist plan notification state across page refreshes (#150)
• Approval button not showing when navigating between sessions (#116)

Build

• improved pre-commit linter config

Cleanup

• remove dead FileListUpdate streaming path (#204)

Merge

• resolve conflicts with main