codewhale/HANDOFF_v0.8.51.md

v0.8.51 Release Handoff — 2026-06-02

Workspace

/Volumes/VIXinSSD/codewhale
Branch: codex/v0.8.51-arcee-provider (12 commits ahead of origin/main)

What's Already Landed (committed, 12 commits on branch)

Commit	What
e54a0a500	feat(provider): add direct Arcee support
99da87ca1	fix(cli): wire arcee provider auth
8eca75763	test(tui): cover arcee provider picker entry
06612495f	chore(release): prep v0.8.51 — version bump, CHANGELOG
fd69f4c80	fix(tui): strip DEC private mode CSI fragments (#2592)
5249723e1	fix(engine): recover from turn panics (#2583, #1269)
478bae451	fix(tui): find deeply nested files via @/Ctrl+P (#2488)
e95f759cd	fix(tui): command-palette scroll visibility (#2590)
cccc5ed55	fix(shell): .NET/NuGet + Windows env (#1857)
7aa73fad5	fix(config): warn on misplaced shell/sandbox keys (#2589)
a7d482067	fix(clippy): clear -D warnings (#2599)
79d78878b	test(mcp): deterministic SSE reconnect (#2597)
f886f28ac	test(tui): update walk-depth test for new default depth

Claude branch origin/claude/busy-mayer-b66rA is identical to our HEAD — same commit f886f28ac. Nothing to merge; already up to date.

What's Applied in Working Tree (NOT committed)

4 files modified (88 insertions, 25 deletions):

File	Change	Credits
crates/tui/src/tui/diff_render.rs	wrap_text preserves leading whitespace; fixes extra-space bug in PR #2591; adds 2 regression tests	@zlh124 (PR #2591, fix version from working tree)
crates/tui/src/schema_migration.rs	#[allow(dead_code)] on pub mod registry	@reidliu41 (PR #2601)
crates/tui/src/prompts/base.md	Tool desc: prefer gh --json CLI for GitHub triage	—
crates/tui/src/prompts/base.txt	Same prompt update for text variant	—

Ready to Apply (patch saved, NOT yet applied)

The model persistence patch is at /tmp/model_persist.patch (240 lines, 2 files):

• crates/tui/src/commands/core.rs: /model command remembers per-provider model selection + persist warning
• crates/tui/src/settings.rs: new set_provider_model_selection() and persist_provider_model_selection() methods

Apply it:

cd /Volumes/VIXinSSD/codewhale
git apply /tmp/model_persist.patch

This is small, self-contained, and directly improves UX for the new Arcee provider (model choice remembered across restarts). No dependency on the deferred image-attachment work.

Deferred (in stash, do NOT apply for v0.8.51)

The stash (stash@{0}) contains:

• Image attachment (#2584/#2587): ContentBlock::ImageUrl, multimodal chat requests, base64 encoding, + exhaustive match arms across 15 files. Deferred by Hmbown — changes the request shape, needs multimodal endpoint testing.
• GitHub structured route (fetch_url.rs): new feature — routes GitHub issue/PR URLs through gh CLI. Too broad for v0.8.51.
• Config custom model changes (commands/config.rs): normalize_custom_model_id etc. Need review.

To view: git stash show -p stash@{0}

What Remains

cd /Volumes/VIXinSSD/codewhale

# 1. Apply the model persistence patch
git apply /tmp/model_persist.patch

# 2. Commit all working-tree changes as one harvest commit
git add -A
git commit -m "harvest(v0.8.51): diff-render whitespace fix + schema dead_code + model persistence + prompt updates

- fix(diff-render): preserve leading whitespace in patch content lines
  Credit: @zlh124 (PR #2591), with extra-space bug fixed.
- fix(tui): allow unused schema migration registry
  Credit: @reidliu41 (PR #2601).
- feat(tui): persist per-provider model selection from /model command
- docs(prompts): prefer gh --json CLI for GitHub triage in agent instructions"

# 3. Run release gates
cargo fmt --all -- --check
cargo clippy --workspace --all-targets --all-features --locked -- -D warnings
cargo test -p codewhale-tui -- --test-threads=4

# 4. If gates pass, rebuild
cargo install --path crates/tui --locked --force
codewhale --version
codewhale-tui --version

# 5. Final checks
git diff origin/main --stat
gh issue view 2600 --repo Hmbown/CodeWhale  # re-read release checklist

Release Checklist Status (issue #2600)

• Arcee provider landed + tested
• Cycle/checkpoint-restart system removed
• Auto-compaction percentage/model-aware
• Provider/gateway HTTP error sanitization
• TUI fixes (blue dot, sidebar scroll, tooltip)
• CHANGELOG + version bump
• Clippy clean (#2599)
• MCP SSE test deterministic (#2597)
• Full cargo test --workspace green — codewhale-tui validated; 1 environment-only Landlock test may fail on macOS
• npm test in npm/codewhale
• Harvest commits applied + re-gated
• Merge branch to main
• Tag v0.8.51, push tag
• Publish GitHub release + npm publish

Contributors to Credit

Contributor	Contribution	PR/Issue
@zlh124 (jayzhu)	diff-render whitespace preservation	#2591
@reidliu41 (Reid)	schema migration dead_code allow	#2601
@xyuai	Image attachment root cause + initial PR	#2587, #2584
@IcedOranges	Image attachment bug report	#2584
@idling11 (Hanmiao Li)	Sidebar resize feature request	#2602
@gordonlu (Gordon)	Engine death recovery	#2585
@cyq1017	File picker depth fix draft	#2593

Risks / Notes

1. Working tree was stashed — the image attachment feature and GitHub structured route are deferred for v0.8.52+. The model persistence patch is the only remaining piece worth landing.
2. DeepSeek naming: The branch and committed code use "CodeWhale" naming throughout. Do not imply DeepSeek is deprecated.
3. The origin/claude/busy-mayer-b66rA branch is identical to HEAD — the Claude Code session in #2600 claimed "+8 commits" but those are the same commits already on this branch. Verify with git rev-parse HEAD origin/claude/busy-mayer-b66rA.
4. Landlock test: sandbox::tests::test_parity_linux_landlock_available will fail on macOS (no Landlock LSM). This is environment-only, not a regression. On CI Linux runners it passes.
5. Cross-platform artifacts: The release workflow builds macOS + Windows + NSIS installer on tag push. Not buildable locally on macOS alone.

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Generated by deepseek-v4-pro in CodeWhale v0.8.51 pre-release triage. Next session: read this file, apply /tmp/model_persist.patch, run gates, commit, and prepare the merge.