Design-only deliverables for the v0.8.53 "tool surface diet / canonical
surfaces" cutover (no catalog code in this cycle). Grounded in a verified
inventory of the actual tool registry.
- docs/TOOL_LIFECYCLE.md (#2681): the umbrella policy. Five lifecycle states
(active / deferred / hidden-compatibility / deprecated / removed) modeled as
const name-sets + an alias table in tool_catalog.rs (not a per-ToolSpec
field), so registration stays untouched and old transcripts always replay.
Includes the deprecation manifest (exec_wait/exec_interact/tts →
hidden-compat; todo_* → checklist_* deprecated; 11 legacy subagent names are
already non-visible dead code → cleanup + guardrail), per-mode/per-provider
active-catalog budget (incl. Arcee's 8-tool first-turn set), prefix-cache
safety rules, and the tool_agent decision: canonical but DeepSeek-V4-gated.
- docs/CODEBASE_SEARCH_DESIGN.md (#2680, v0.9.0): local-first FTS5/BM25 +
symbol/path ranking + RRF hybrid; rusqlite storage; mtime/branch/vendor
invalidation; an explainable tool contract returning reasons[]; and a real
CodeWhale query eval set. Complements grep_files/file_search, never replaces.
- docs/SKILL_INVOCATION_DESIGN.md (0.9.0): the $<skill-name> inline invocation
syntax (the token IS the skill name), namespaced resolution, ambiguity-
suggests-not-guesses, visible activation line, and a smallest-viable slice.
- docs/VISION_NORTH_STAR.md (0.9.0+): intent router, hybrid codebase
intelligence, WhaleFlow typed workflow IR, skills/rules runtime, the layered
context-memory stack, tool repair/autoload, the evaluation loop, and the
command-surface taxonomy (/memory small · /context dashboard · /rules ·
/workflow · /overlay · $<skill> · codebase_search). Marked DIRECTION, not
committed 0.8.53 work; also records the deferred-not-done diet items.
Targets codex/v0.8.53.
Refs #2569
Harvests the safe part of PR #2569 by allowing AtlasCloud provider-hinted namespaced model IDs to route exactly as requested, without freezing a volatile provider model catalog in the static registry.
Co-authored-by: lucaszhu-hue <lucas.zhu@atlascloud.ai>
- Define UnStrStr macro for uninstaller string functions
- Use un.StrStr instead of StrStr in uninstaller context
- Rewrite un.RemoveFromPath with correct offset calculations
and semicolon handling to prevent PATH corruption
- Use dynamic version fetch from GitHub API in CLASSROOM_INSTALL.md
Closes#1983
- Add scripts/installer/codewhale.nsi: NSIS installer that installs both
codewhale.exe and codewhale-tui.exe to %LOCALAPPDATA%\Programs\CodeWhale\bin,
adds to current-user PATH, and includes an uninstaller that cleans PATH
- Add docs/CLASSROOM_INSTALL.md: step-by-step checklist for IT admins
deploying CodeWhale in labs/classrooms, covering silent install, manual
fallback, API key provisioning, imaging notes, and troubleshooting
- Update docs/INSTALL.md: add Windows NSIS Installer section referencing
the new installer and classroom checklist
Support `! <command>` and `!command` in the TUI composer to run shell commands through the existing exec_shell path.
The shortcut keeps normal approval, sandbox, policy, transcript, and work-panel handling, while avoiding model context
pollution from local-only tool results.
Refs #1546
Refs #1722
Preserves auto_compact as opt-in, adds the saved threshold setting, keeps the 500K hard floor, and wires Ctrl+L as a manual compaction shortcut for context-pressure recovery.
Harvested from PR #1723 by @aboimpinto
Co-authored-by: Paulo Aboim Pinto <aboimpinto@gmail.com>
- Fix false 'Turn stalled' during long active turns with running tools.
Add turn_last_activity_at tracking and active-tool awareness to
reconcile_turn_liveness(). Three new tests cover the fix.
- Remove Qwen 3.7 Max OpenRouter preset from registry, picker, docs,
and tests. Qwen 3.7 Max is a hosted model; the preset will return
when an open-weight Qwen 3.7 release ships. MiniMax M3 remains as
a full 1M-context multimodal route.
- Sync root CHANGELOG to crates/tui/CHANGELOG for crates.io packaging.
Update docs/CONFIGURATION.md, docs/PROVIDERS.md, and README to
reflect the Qwen 3.7 removal. Regenerate web facts timestamp.
Harvested from #2343 with thanks to @lucaszhu-hue.
Registers AtlasCloud static model rows for Pro and Flash resolution, adds provider-hinted alias coverage, and updates neutral provider docs and env examples while leaving promotional assets/copy out.
Harvested from #2400 with thanks to @axobase001.\n\nAligns the configuration docs around CODEWHALE_HOME while preserving the DEEPSEEK_HOME legacy alias and spelling out how legacy checkpoints can still be scanned during cleanup.\n\nCloses #2322.
Harvested from #2407 with thanks to @axobase001.
Adds a first-time macOS Python FAQ and completes the virtualenv flow with the final run command.
Fixes#2351.
Hunter Bown