Release v0.14.0 - Sidecars, Remote access from app, more speedy (#325)

## Thanks for contributions
- PR #262 “fix(server): show sane remote URLs for 0.0.0.0 binds” by
@VooDisss
- PR #270 “Implement shared compact split and unified tool-call diff
layout” by @VooDisss
- PR #272 “Add log level configuration support” by @bluelovers
- PR #274 “perf(ui): fix O(n²) reactive subscriptions in timeline
effects (HUGE SPEED IMPROVEMENT)” by @pascalandr
- PR #285 “fix(ui): preserve prompt text when dismissing mention picker”
by @app/codenomadbot
- PR #291 “perf(ui): virtualize message timeline rendering, #274
follow-up ( BIG SPEED IMPROVEMENT )” by @pascalandr
- PR #309 “fix(ui): stop forced auto-follow during streaming” by
@VooDisss
- PR #320 “fix(tauri): own Windows CLI subtree with a job object” by
@pascalandr

## Highlights
- **Remote access is much easier to use**: Connect to remote CodeNomad
servers directly from the app and have full app experience remotely.
- **Sidecars**: Open locally hosted services directly in CodeNomad.
OpenVSCode Server, Terminal ( using ttyd ) and many more all available
remotely and on the move.
- **Background task notifications**: LLMs can now run background task
asynchronously and be notified when the task is done. No need to wait or
periodically checking the status.
- **Long conversations are much smoother**: Large sessions and busy
timelines render much faster, and chat scrolling behaves better while
responses stream in.
- **Clearer diffs and output views**: Tool-call diffs and session
changes now render more consistently with improved split/unified layouts
and support for unified diff patch formats.

## What’s Improved
- **Big timeline performance gains**: The message timeline got two major
performance passes, including virtualization, so large sessions stay
responsive much longer.
- **More useful context information**: Token stats are shown more
clearly, and context window reporting is simpler to understand.
- **Smoother voice and speech flows**: Speech input stays chained
correctly, dictated text inserts more naturally into prompts, and voice
mode state stays synced across listeners.
- **More dependable desktop behavior**: Desktop auth isolation is safer
per app, startup is more stable, and Windows process cleanup is more
reliable.

## Fixes
- **Less frustrating auto-scroll behavior**: Streaming reasoning, tool
output, and oversized assistant replies no longer pull you to the bottom
as aggressively, and you can toggle hold behavior for long replies.
- **More reliable timeline previews**: Message preview tooltips now
escape clipping so previews remain usable.
- **Safer prompt editing**: Dismissing the mention picker no longer
wipes your draft text.
- **Better remote session stability**: Remote keyboard handling,
reconnect flows, TLS exception scoping, and remote URL display are more
predictable.
- **Better small-screen and desktop polish**: The settings modal behaves
better on phones, speech input stays pinned correctly, and Windows
desktop builds handle CLI subprocess ownership more safely.

## Docs
- **Refreshed project docs**: README and supporting presentation content
were updated to better reflect the current product.

### Contributors
- @pascalandr
- @VooDisss
- @bluelovers

**Full Changelog**:
https://github.com/NeuralNomadsAI/CodeNomad/compare/v0.13.3...v0.14.0

.github/workflows/build-and-upload.yml

@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           set -euo pipefail
           shopt -s nullglob
-          for file in packages/electron-app/release/*.zip packages/electron-app/release/*.AppImage; do
+          for file in packages/electron-app/release/*.zip; do
             [ -f "$file" ] || continue
             echo "Uploading $file"
             gh release upload "$TAG" "$file" --clobber
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           set -euo pipefail
           shopt -s nullglob
-          for file in packages/electron-app/release/*.zip packages/electron-app/release/*.AppImage; do
+          for file in packages/electron-app/release/*.zip; do
             [ -f "$file" ] || continue
             echo "Uploading $file"
             gh release upload "$TAG" "$file" --clobber
@@ -324,9 +324,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: ${{ inputs.actions_artifacts_name_prefix }}electron-linux
-          path: |
-            packages/electron-app/release/*.zip
-            packages/electron-app/release/*.AppImage
+          path: packages/electron-app/release/*.zip
           retention-days: ${{ inputs.actions_artifacts_retention_days }}
           if-no-files-found: error
 

README.md

@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ CodeNomad transforms OpenCode from a terminal tool into a **premium desktop work
 - **🎙️ Voice Input & Speech**
 - **🌳 Git Worktrees**
 - **💬 Rich Message Experience**
-- **🧩 SideCars**
 - **⌨️ Command Palette**
 - **📁 File System Browser**
 - **🔐 Authentication & Security**
@@ -62,60 +61,6 @@ npx @neuralnomads/codenomad-dev --launch
 
 ---
 
-## SideCars
-
-SideCars let you open local web tools inside CodeNomad as tabs.
-
-<details>
-<summary><strong>Configuration</strong></summary>
-
-- **Name**: Display name used in CodeNomad
-- **Port**: Local HTTP or HTTPS service running on `127.0.0.1:<port>`
-- **Base path**: Mounted under `/sidecars/:id`
-- **Prefix mode**:
-  - **Preserve prefix** forwards the full `/sidecars/:id/...` path upstream
-  - **Strip prefix** removes `/sidecars/:id` before forwarding the request upstream
-
-</details>
-
-<details>
-<summary><strong>VSCode (OpenVSCode Server)</strong></summary>
-
-Run with Docker:
-
-```bash
-docker run -it --init -p 8000:3000 -v "${HOME}:${HOME}:cached" -e HOME=${HOME} gitpod/openvscode-server --server-base-path /sidecars/vscode
-```
-
-Add SideCar as:
-
-- **Name**: `VSCode`
-- **Port**: `http://127.0.0.1:8000`
-- **Base path**: `/sidecars/vscode`
-- **Prefix mode**: `Preserve prefix`
-
-</details>
-
-<details>
-<summary><strong>Terminal (ttyd)</strong></summary>
-
-Run with:
-
-```bash
-ttyd --writable zsh
-```
-
-Add SideCar as:
-
-- **Name**: `Terminal`
-- **Port**: `http://127.0.0.1:7681`
-- **Base path**: `/sidecars/terminal`
-- **Prefix mode**: `Strip prefix`
-
-</details>
-
----
-
 ## Requirements
 
 - **[OpenCode CLI](https://opencode.ai)** — must be installed and in your `PATH`

packages/electron-app/package.json

@@ -147,13 +147,6 @@
             "x64",
             "arm64"
           ]
-        },
-        {
-          "target": "AppImage",
-          "arch": [
-            "x64",
-            "arm64"
-          ]
         }
       ],
       "artifactName": "CodeNomad-${version}-${os}-${arch}.${ext}",