## Summary
- revert the Bun standalone desktop packaging path and restore the
server's original `dist/bin.js` bootstrap flow
- add a managed Node runtime for Electron and Tauri that downloads only
the current platform/arch artifact into `~/.config/codenomad`
- update desktop startup and packaging scripts so packaged apps use the
managed runtime consistently, and clean up Electron's expected
navigation-abort log noise
## Testing
- npm run typecheck --workspace @neuralnomads/codenomad-electron-app
- cargo check
- npm run build --workspace @neuralnomads/codenomad
- npm run build:mac --workspace @neuralnomads/codenomad-electron-app
- launch
`packages/electron-app/release/mac-arm64/CodeNomad.app/Contents/MacOS/CodeNomad`
and verify the packaged server reaches ready with the managed Node
runtime
Prevent idle system sleep on supported desktop runtimes without intentionally keeping the display awake. Narrow wake-lock activation to true active work states and drop the web screen-wake fallback where the platform cannot provide system-sleep-only behavior.
## Summary
- package `packages/server` as a standalone desktop executable so
Electron and Tauri no longer depend on a system-installed Node runtime
in production
- align Electron and Tauri startup logic around launching the packaged
server, resolving binaries from the user shell, and bundling the same
server resources into both desktop apps
- replace the workspace instance proxy path that used
`@fastify/reply-from` with a direct streaming proxy so packaged
standalone builds can talk to spawned `opencode` instances correctly
## Why
Desktop production builds were still depending on a user-provided Node
runtime to launch `packages/server`, which made packaging less
self-contained and created different behavior across machines. While
moving to a standalone server executable, we also found that
Bun-compiled standalone builds could start `opencode` successfully but
failed when proxying requests to those instances through `reply-from`.
The goal of this change is to make desktop production startup
self-contained, keep Electron and Tauri behavior aligned, and restore
correct communication with local `opencode` instances in packaged
builds.
## What Changed
- added a standalone build path for `packages/server` and bundle
`codenomad-server` into desktop resources
- updated Electron production startup to resolve and launch the
standalone server executable
- updated Tauri production startup to resolve and launch the standalone
server executable with matching cwd and shell behavior
- added runtime path helpers so the packaged server can reliably find
its bundled UI, auth templates, config template, and package metadata
- improved bare binary resolution so commands like `opencode` can be
resolved from the user's login shell environment
- upgraded the server stack to newer Fastify-compatible packages needed
for the standalone/runtime work
- replaced the workspace instance proxy implementation with a direct
streaming proxy for requests to spawned `opencode` instances
- updated Electron and Tauri build/prebuild scripts to generate and
package the standalone server, while also repairing missing
platform-specific optional binaries during packaging
## Benefits
- desktop production builds no longer require Node to be installed on
the user's system
- Electron and Tauri now use the same packaged server model in
production, reducing platform drift
- packaged desktop apps can successfully create workspaces, launch
`opencode`, and proxy health/session traffic to those instances
- the server bundle is more self-contained and resilient to different
launch environments
- desktop packaging is more predictable because the required server
executable is built and bundled as part of the app build flow
## Summary
- add a server-backed HTTPS proxy flow for Tauri remote windows so
self-signed remote HTTPS works with the local CLI TLS assets and desktop
auth/cookie handling
- manage remote proxy sessions through `packages/server` with
per-session bootstrap, local-only cleanup, and explicit session
lifecycle handling
- support the Tauri desktop flow across environments, including packaged
Windows builds, `tauri dev`, and updated Linux/macOS handling for the
new local HTTPS proxy path
## Testing
- `npm run build --workspace @neuralnomads/codenomad`
- `cargo check`
- `npm run build --workspace @codenomad/tauri-app`
- Windows smoke test for concurrent remote proxy bootstrap sessions
- Windows manual validation of packaged Tauri remote connection flow
## Notes
- Windows was validated end-to-end.
- Linux and macOS code paths were updated for the new proxy flow, but
runtime validation on those platforms is still pending.
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Co-authored-by: Shantur Rathore <i@shantur.com>
Follow-up from #334
## Summary
- align the Electron package `build.appId` with the runtime identifier
already used in `app.setAppUserModelId(...)`
- remove the mismatch between packaged desktop identity and runtime
desktop identity
- keep the change narrowly scoped to identifier consistency only
## Validation
- verified the previous mismatch in `packages/electron-app/package.json`
vs `packages/electron-app/electron/main/main.ts`
- updated the packaging id to match the runtime id exactly
Fixes#326
## Summary
- source the user's bash or zsh rc before launching the bundled CLI from
Tauri
- use `-l -i -c` for zsh so shell-managed Node runtimes are available in
launcher-started sessions
- fixes the reproduced Linux launcher case where the app exits with `CLI
exited early: exit status: 127` while terminal launches work
## Validation
- reproduced the failure with the released Tauri `v0.14.0` Linux binary
- verified the patched binary succeeds under the same launcher-like
environment
- ran `cargo build` on the dev-based PR branch
## Summary
- launch the Electron-managed server with `--unrestricted-root` by
default
- launch the Tauri-managed server with `--unrestricted-root` by default
- stop relying on the server's `process.cwd()` fallback for desktop
filesystem browsing
--
Yours,
[CodeNomadBot](https://github.com/NeuralNomadsAI/CodeNomad)
Co-authored-by: Shantur Rathore <i@shantur.com>
## Summary
- add SideCar support across the server and UI, including proxied tabs,
picker/settings flows, and websocket-aware proxying
- unify top-level tab handling so workspace instances and SideCars share
the same tab model and navigation flows
- limit SideCars to port-based services only, removing server-managed
process control from the final API and UI
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Co-authored-by: Shantur <shantur@Mac.home>
Co-authored-by: Shantur <shantur@Shanturs-MacBook-Pro-M5.local>
## Thanks for contributions
- PR #252 “feat: Enable file editing and saving” by @jchadwick
- PR #256 “feat(ui): add session yolo mode controls” by @pascalandr
- PR #257 “fix(tauri): sync native app version with package releases” by
@pascalandr
- PR #258 “fix(tauri): stop stale UI assets from shadowing desktop
builds” by @pascalandr
- PR #260 “fix(ui): escape raw HTML in user prompt messages” by
@app/codenomadbot
## Highlights
- **Edit and save files directly in CodeNomad**: Update workspace files
in the built-in editor, save them without leaving the app, and get safer
handling for unsaved changes or edit conflicts.
- **More control over session automation**: Turn on per-session YOLO
mode from the Status tab, keep it visible with a clear badge, and let
long-running sessions continue auto-accepting prompts as expected.
- **Better voice conversation options**: Use spoken summary mode for
replies and keep conversation speech settings isolated per client, so
one device’s voice preferences do not unexpectedly affect another.
- **Faster session recovery**: Reload a session transcript from the
sidebar and see when a session is retrying, including live status
feedback.
## What’s Improved
- **Smoother desktop setup**: Desktop builds now bundle the right CLI
resources and handle microphone access more cleanly.
- **More reliable cross-platform desktop behavior**: Windows process
handling and npm invocation are safer, reducing environment-specific
issues.
- **Clearer session status visibility**: Retrying sessions now show more
useful state in the sidebar and header, so it is easier to tell what is
happening.
- **Cleaner in-app feedback**: Long toast messages wrap properly, GitHub
star counts display more cleanly, and message/code rendering behaves
more predictably.
## Fixes
- **Safer prompt rendering**: Raw HTML in user prompts is escaped so
messages display safely instead of being interpreted.
- **More reliable code previews**: Incomplete syntax highlighting
results are no longer cached, which helps prevent broken-looking file
views.
- **Better voice handoff**: Conversation playback stops when voice input
starts, avoiding overlapping speech.
- **More dependable desktop releases**: Native app versions now stay
aligned with package releases, and stale UI assets no longer shadow new
desktop builds.
### Contributors
- @jchadwick
- @pascalandr
## Thanks for contributions
- PR [#249](https://github.com/NeuralNomadsAI/CodeNomad/pull/249)
"feat(speech): add prompt voice input" by
[@shantur](https://github.com/shantur)
- PR [#243](https://github.com/NeuralNomadsAI/CodeNomad/pull/243)
"feat(i18n): Hebrew locale + full RTL support" by
[@MusiCode1](https://github.com/MusiCode1)
- PR [#241](https://github.com/NeuralNomadsAI/CodeNomad/pull/241)
"feat(lazy loading): Implement virtual list with virtua" by
[@pixellos](https://github.com/pixellos)
- PR [#240](https://github.com/NeuralNomadsAI/CodeNomad/pull/240)
"fix(tauri): force Windows process tree shutdown" by
[@pascalandr](https://github.com/pascalandr)
- PR [#239](https://github.com/NeuralNomadsAI/CodeNomad/pull/239)
"perf(ui): split right panel and secondary viewer chunks" by
[@pascalandr](https://github.com/pascalandr)
- PR [#238](https://github.com/NeuralNomadsAI/CodeNomad/pull/238)
"perf(ui): defer locale and overlay bundles" by
[@pascalandr](https://github.com/pascalandr)
- PR [#236](https://github.com/NeuralNomadsAI/CodeNomad/pull/236)
"Suppress OS notifications for subagent (child) sessions" by
`@app/codenomadbot`
- PR [#235](https://github.com/NeuralNomadsAI/CodeNomad/pull/235)
"fix(ui): unwrap pasted placeholders in slash commands" by
`@app/codenomadbot`
- PR [#232](https://github.com/NeuralNomadsAI/CodeNomad/pull/232)
"fix(tauri): stop CLI process group on exit" by `@app/codenomadbot`
- PR [#229](https://github.com/NeuralNomadsAI/CodeNomad/pull/229)
"feat(ui): add RTL support for Hebrew/Arabic text" by
[@MusiCode1](https://github.com/MusiCode1)
- PR [#227](https://github.com/NeuralNomadsAI/CodeNomad/pull/227)
"fix(tauri): improve Windows desktop runtime behavior" by
[@pascalandr](https://github.com/pascalandr)
- PR [#226](https://github.com/NeuralNomadsAI/CodeNomad/pull/226)
"fix(tauri): restore desktop menu controls and fullscreen shortcut" by
[@pascalandr](https://github.com/pascalandr)
- PR [#225](https://github.com/NeuralNomadsAI/CodeNomad/pull/225)
"fix(tauri): restore external links in the folder picker" by
[@pascalandr](https://github.com/pascalandr)
- PR [#224](https://github.com/NeuralNomadsAI/CodeNomad/pull/224)
"fix(tauri): sync server UI bundle during prebuild" by
[@pascalandr](https://github.com/pascalandr)
- PR [#215](https://github.com/NeuralNomadsAI/CodeNomad/pull/215)
"perf(ui): lazy-load markdown and defer diff rendering" by
[@pascalandr](https://github.com/pascalandr)
## Highlights
- **Voice-first conversations**: Start prompts with voice input,
configure speech behavior from settings, and listen back to assistant
responses with message playback and conversation playback controls.
- **A complete Hebrew + RTL experience**: CodeNomad now ships with a
full Hebrew locale and much broader right-to-left support, making the
app feel natural for Hebrew users while improving Arabic text rendering
too.
- **A much faster experience in long chats**: The new virtualized
message list, deferred markdown and diff rendering, and more selective
loading for heavy UI surfaces make large sessions feel noticeably
smoother.
## What's Improved
- **More flexible speech controls**: Speech settings and playback modes
now adapt better to different browsers and platform capabilities.
- **Cleaner prompt workflow**: The prompt includes a quick clear action,
a simpler recording indicator, and a more polished mic control layout.
- **Faster startup and lighter heavy views**: Locale bundles, overlays,
right-panel viewers, picker flows, markdown, and diff surfaces all load
more lazily to reduce upfront UI work.
- **Less notification spam**: Subagent sessions no longer fire OS
notifications, so important interruptions are easier to notice.
- **Better RTL behavior across the whole interface**: Session names,
tool outputs, markdown blocks, file views, selectors, and layout
controls behave more consistently in right-to-left contexts.
## Fixes
- **More reliable Windows desktop behavior**: Process cleanup is
stronger during app shutdown, background CLI process trees are
terminated more reliably, desktop identity/metadata is aligned more
cleanly, and stray console windows are hidden during startup and exit.
- **Cleaner shutdown on macOS and Linux**: Desktop quit/close now stops
the spawned CLI process group more reliably, reducing leftover
background processes after exit.
- **Restored desktop actions**: External links in the folder picker work
again, and the desktop View/Window controls plus the fullscreen shortcut
are back.
- **More stable streaming and scrolling**: Reasoning streams stay pinned
more consistently, follow behavior is less jumpy, spacing is cleaner in
virtualized conversations, and session switching retains position more
smoothly.
- **Safer slash command pasting**: Pasted placeholders are resolved
correctly before slash commands run, so long pasted inputs behave like
normal prompts.
- **More dependable desktop packaging**: Tauri prebuild now refreshes
the server UI bundle correctly, which avoids packaged desktop builds
picking up stale UI assets.
- **Clearer speech compatibility handling**: Streaming playback
limitations are surfaced more cleanly instead of failing in a confusing
way.
### Contributors
- [@pascalandr](https://github.com/pascalandr)
- [@MusiCode1](https://github.com/MusiCode1)
- [@pixellos](https://github.com/pixellos)
Make the legacy Electron desktop client generate and pass a per-launch auth cookie name too, so parallel desktop instances stop clobbering each other's localhost session cookie just like the Tauri client.
Add generic /api/storage config/state endpoints with merge-patch, migrate legacy YAML/JSON layout, and update UI/server to read and write owner-scoped settings. Replace config SSE events and drop /api/config routes.
Default to HTTPS with optional loopback HTTP, generate/rotate self-signed certs via node-forge, and surface Local/Remote connection URLs. Update /api/meta schema, UI remote access overlay, and desktop shells to follow the new startup output.
