UPDATES
Changelog
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Improvements
- Warp: more reliable click-to-jump — now uses Warp's real pane identity instead of simulated keystrokes
- VS Code & Cursor: clicking a notification now focuses the exact integrated terminal tab, not just the window
- tmux: click-to-jump now works across multiple sessions, not just a single one
- VS Code & Cursor: more accurate jump routing when multiple windows are open
- More reliable SSH Remote deployment
- Improved Codex stability — subagents, completion alerts, and approval handling
- Added support for custom Codex configuration paths
- Keyboard shortcuts now respect non-QWERTY keyboard layouts
Fixes
- Fixed background session alerts being missed when you're focused on a different terminal tab or split
- Fixed the panel flickering or collapsing right after hover when no sessions were active
- Fixed approval cards occasionally getting stuck after a task finished
- Fixed Vibe Island occasionally taking over audio output when idle (for example, AirPods switching back to your Mac)
- Fixed the update indicator sometimes not appearing and the manual update check not responding
- Improved overall stability and crash prevention
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Fixes
- Improved update reliability so new versions install correctly
- Fixed a crash that could occur after waking your Mac from sleep
- Fixed usage display occasionally getting stuck
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Fixes
- Fixed a crash that could occur after waking your Mac from sleep
- Fixed usage display occasionally getting stuck on "temporarily unavailable"
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New Features
- Antigravity CLI support
- Tencent WorkBuddy support
- Update Control redesign. Pick between Notify me, manual checks, or automatic install. The pill reads "Update" when one is available
- AskUserQuestion wizard handles multi-question prompts with pagination and keyboard shortcuts
- Codex usage limit detection. The panel now shows when you've hit your quota
- One switch to toggle every global keyboard shortcut off; reverse mode if you keep colliding with the default keys
- Silence Rules match by prompt text or by which app launched the CLI
- Zellij pane jump support
Improvements
- Warp jumps land on the right tab and pane even after the binding moves between windows
- VS Code and Cursor windows focus faster on jump
- DeepSeek TUI approval prompts show up in the notch panel
- Codex hook trust banner is dismissible. When trust fails it points you at
/hooksinstead of looping retries - Cursor subagent workers embed under their parent session
- OpenCode subagent sessions nest correctly under the parent task
- Codex Desktop reveals are now per-thread aware. Viewing thread A no longer hides a completion or warning from thread B
- Hermes plugin install and detection respect the active profile
Fixes
- Cleared leftover status warnings and recap text that could linger from a previous turn
- Terminal title writes work under Claude Code 2.1.139+ CTTY isolation
- Copilot CLI permission and question prompts survive tool-cleanup events
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New Features
- Session recap — Claude Code's away-summary surfaces directly on idle session cards
- DeepSeek CLI integration — turn detection and completion notifications via TUI hooks
- Pi extension integration — Pi joins the supported agent lineup with managed extension auto-install
- Kimi coding plan auto-detection — when Claude Code is routed through a Kimi Anthropic-compatible endpoint, usage now shows Kimi quota automatically
- Cursor external-approval hint — when Cursor is waiting on its own Ask-Every-Time or network-command approval, Notch highlights the session with a "Continue in Cursor" cue
- Silence rules: first-prompt filters — mute sessions by matching the initial prompt text in addition to title / CLI / tool
- Codex hook trust authorization — one-tap authorize Vibe Island hooks when Codex 0.129+ marks them as untrusted
Improvements
- Cursor 3.4.1 (Auto-Run Mode) compatibility — fully aligned with the renamed YOLO/allowlist semantics
- OpenCode Desktop fully restored — monitoring, approvals, question replies, and event bridge all working again after the v1.14.37+ Electron migration
- SSH remote stability — faster tunnel reconnect after drops, support for
ProxyJump/ProxyCommand/-Fconfig, fish-shell-friendly pre-clean, quoted-option parsing - Usage panel reliability — unified reset-time parsing across statusline cache and OAuth schemas, expired countdowns auto-hide, OAuth refresh cooldown tightened 5min → 2min
- z.ai weekly quota — correctly decoded and per-provider refresh cadence independent of others
- VS Code / Cursor jumping — installed extensions reconciled across forks so jumps land on the right window
- Qwen Code, Warp — hook toggle refresh, foreground-only active-pane lookup
Fixes
- Cursor allowlist regression where allowlist mode was incorrectly treated as YOLO mode
- SSH port collision guard against killing foreign processes holding the same port
- OpenCode plugin port discovery now rejects non-OpenCode local servers
- Always-allow approvals on OpenCode
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Hotfix Release
- Emergency patch for two regressions in v1.0.31 — usage data refresh stalls for users running both Claude and Codex, and multi-window jumping opening the wrong VS Code window
New Features
- Custom silence rules — define your own filters to mute noisy sessions, with hidden-directory smart suggestions and live match preview
- Customizable collapse-panel shortcut — record any key combo in Settings
- Idle reminder toggle — separate sound control, independent from approval and notification sounds
- Panel size customization — new width slider (440–800pt), expanded height ranges, with live preview while dragging
- Multi-window jumping for VS Code and Cursor — accurately opens the correct window when several are running
- SSH remote improvements — hook config drift auto-detection prompts re-setup, friendlier error messages, actionable update notices
Improvements
- Better audio quality on AirPods and high-rate output devices — fixed 24 kHz aliasing
- Settings window rebuilt — Mission Control, Space switching, and update dialogs now behave correctly
- Notch alignment improved across all MacBook models, with a tuning slider for edge cases
- Subagent and Agent Team filtering — properly silenced across sounds, panel expansion and notifications, with self-healing for stuck pending states
- Bypass mode pill redesigned as a capsule for visual consistency
- Diff line numbers wrap correctly for 4-digit values
- Accurate Usage tracking — Claude Code, Kimi and Codex plan data refreshes more reliably with improved diagnostics
Fixes
- Pinned Codex usage refresh
- AskUserQuestion preserves question text during bypass mode
- VS Code Extension sessions no longer prematurely cleaned at 5 minutes
- Bare letter shortcuts no longer collide with disabled bindings
- SSH tunnel surfaces real connection errors instead of fake "connected" state
- Z.ai legacy quota windows now display correctly
- Enterprise plan usage windows no longer falsely show 0%
- Agent Team mode now correctly mutes child agent sounds when enabled
- Gemini hook installation status correctly detected (no more false ✓)
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New Features
- Custom silence rules — define your own filters to mute noisy sessions, with hidden-directory smart suggestions and live match preview
- Customizable collapse-panel shortcut — record any key combo in Settings
- Idle reminder toggle — separate sound control, independent from approval and notification sounds
- Panel size customization — new width slider (440–800pt), expanded height ranges, with live preview while dragging
- Multi-window jumping for VS Code and Cursor — accurately opens the correct window when several are running
- SSH remote improvements — hook config drift auto-detection prompts re-setup, friendlier error messages, actionable update notices
Improvements
- Better audio quality on AirPods and high-rate output devices — fixed 24 kHz aliasing
- Settings window rebuilt — Mission Control, Space switching, and update dialogs now behave correctly
- Notch alignment improved across all MacBook models, with a tuning slider for edge cases
- Subagent and Agent Team filtering — properly silenced across sounds, panel expansion and notifications, with self-healing for stuck pending states
- Bypass mode pill redesigned as a capsule for visual consistency
- Diff line numbers wrap correctly for 4-digit values
- Accurate Usage tracking — Claude Code, Kimi and Codex plan data refreshes more reliably with improved diagnostics
Fixes
- Pinned Codex usage refresh
- AskUserQuestion preserves question text during bypass mode
- VS Code Extension sessions no longer prematurely cleaned at 5 minutes
- Bare letter shortcuts no longer collide with disabled bindings
- SSH tunnel surfaces real connection errors instead of fake "connected" state
- Z.ai legacy quota windows now display correctly
- Enterprise plan usage windows no longer falsely show 0%
- Agent Team mode now correctly mutes child agent sounds when enabled
- Gemini hook installation status correctly detected (no more false ✓)
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New Features
- Custom sound files: drop in your own .wav/.mp3 per event
- Apple system sounds available in the per-event sound picker
- License Manage Devices portal shortcut in Settings
- Codex Desktop notifications now jump to the exact thread tab
- Optional memory restart guard in Labs settings
- Inline warnings for rate limit and API error states
Improvements
- Usage limits now unified across Claude, Codex, Z.ai, and Kimi
- Louder, more consistent sound effects across all events
- Codex helper threads (Memory Writer, Chronicle) hidden from the panel
- Smoother idle fade transitions
- Sleep-aware SSH health checks
Fixes
- Resolved a session-list freeze regression introduced in v1.0.29
- Custom sound selections now persist across reloads
- Gemini terminal approvals no longer leave sessions stuck
- Kimi placeholder conflict resolved — CLI no longer crashes on startup
- Hook self-healing cleans up stale entries on startup
- Improved hook reliability across machines and CLI configurations
- Z.ai weekly usage numbers corrected
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New Features
- Codex: approve shell commands directly from the Notch
- Codex: smart dispatch for shell approvals — keeps the approval in the terminal tab you're viewing
- Codex Desktop: precise jump to the correct thread tab when clicking a session
- Copilot CLI: approval + notification hook support
- Gemini CLI: notification hook for approval reminders
- OpenCode: @agent subagent recognition — no more completion noise from subagents
Improvements
- Idle session cleanup timeout is now configurable (Settings → General → Dismissal)
- Large session lists render faster with virtualization
- Unified orange color for approval and question cards
- Session Switcher: ⌥G heartbeat summon + scroll-to-highlight
Fixes
- Right-click menu no longer appears on empty toolbar slots
- Several build and signing improvements
- Better compatibility with restricted file systems
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New Features
- Auto Mode support (Labs) — Claude Code introduced Auto Mode upstream; flip the new Labs toggle and the Notch's Bypass button switches sessions into Auto Mode
- Built-in Bypass — keeps the Bypass button working on Claude Code v2.1.110+ where the original
setModeshortcut broke - SSH Remote detects outdated remote hooks and prompts a one-click upgrade, plus a manual install fallback when scp is blocked
- Docker container setup guide in Settings, with the
VIBE_ISLAND_HOSTenvironment variable - Kitty terminal precise jump with a one-click setup wizard
Improvements
- Codex auxiliary subagent activity is now hidden from the main session list
- Warp activation is now more reliable
- Pet no longer hides under the physical notch in minimized mode
Fixes
- Fixed update dialog overflow when release notes are long
- Fixed false 'hook removed' notifications while editing settings.json
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New Features
- Quiet Hours — mute sounds during configured hours
- Follow Focus — notch follows your keyboard focus across displays
- Kimi Code CLI support (Moonshot AI)
- French localization
Improvements
- Redesigned Settings with Integrations tab and Usage pane
Fixes
- Cursor CLI over SSH: fixed "working" hang. SSH users: Redeploy from Settings → SSH Remote.
- SSH Remote: new Manual Install for SCP-blocked networks
- Warp terminal jump across tabs and split panes
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New Features
- SSH Remote: macOS and FreeBSD remote support
Improvements
- SSH Remote: Better setup experience with guided prompts and host editing
- SSH Remote: Improved tunnel stability and CLI detection
- Codex: Reduced CPU usage during idle periods
Fixes
- Fixed several SSH Remote connection and compatibility issues
- Fixed minor UI scroll bounce
- Update dialog now includes a retry button
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New Features
- SSH Remote (Beta) - Monitor Claude Code sessions on remote servers through SSH tunnels — deploy, connect, and manage from your Notch panel
- Kiro CLI support (Beta) - Zero-config auto-setup with agent creation, permission prompts, and multi-agent name detection
- Amp CLI support (Beta) - Sourcegraph Amp CLI integration
- Hermes CLI support (Beta) - NousResearch Hermes agent integration
Improvements
- Improved Warp terminal jump accuracy
- Ghostty cross-Space precise jump — reliable window switching across desktops
- Symlink-safe config writer protects dotfiles users
- MacBook Air pill bottom gap fix across all models
- External monitor auto-hide and fullscreen hide no longer mis-trigger on hover/click
- Enhanced security with runtime integrity checks
Fixes
- Fixed audio engine crash on idle shutdown (crash #43)
- Fixed Codex Desktop crash when unminimizing via Accessibility
- Fixed Settings panel briefly flashing on screen during prewarm
- Improved overall stability and performance
These beta features are under active development. Stable release coming in v1.1.0.
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New Features
- SSH Remote - Monitor Claude Code sessions on remote servers through SSH tunnels — deploy, connect, and manage from your Notch panel
- Kiro CLI support - Zero-config auto-setup with agent creation, permission prompts, and multi-agent name detection
- Amp CLI support - Sourcegraph Amp CLI integration
- Hermes CLI support - NousResearch Hermes agent integration
Improvements
- Improved Warp terminal jump accuracy
- Ghostty cross-Space precise jump — reliable window switching across desktops
- Symlink-safe config writer protects dotfiles users
- MacBook Air pill bottom gap fix across all models
- External monitor auto-hide and fullscreen hide no longer mis-trigger on hover/click
- Enhanced security with runtime integrity checks
Fixes
- Fixed audio engine crash on idle shutdown (crash #43)
- Fixed Codex Desktop crash when unminimizing via Accessibility
- Fixed Settings panel briefly flashing on screen during prewarm
- Improved overall stability and performance
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New Features
- Navigate directly to the right terminal session when clicking notifications from third-party CLI integrations
- GitHub Copilot CLI now shows tool details and question prompts in the Notch panel
- New option in Settings to control automatic terminal title configuration
Improvements
- Dwell time setting now uses a clean dropdown picker instead of a slider
- Usage display works reliably for Codex-only users
- Quieter experience: auto-updates no longer play the launch sound on restart
Fixes
- Settings window no longer falls behind other app windows
- Fixed dropdown menus not responding to clicks on multi-monitor setups
- Quit from the menu now works correctly
- Improved uninstall cleanup reliability
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New Features
- Kiro CLI support - Full hook integration with event translation, tool name mapping, and IDE auto-detection
- Right-click context menu - Right-click the notch pill for quick access to Settings, Check for Updates, and Quit
Improvements
- Complete uninstall option in Settings - About (removes all CLI hooks, IDE extensions, and launcher scripts)
- Improved Copilot CLI integration architecture
- Better Cursor Agent detection - distinguishes CLI mode from IDE mode
- Reduced hook deployment footprint
Fixes
- Fixed CLI hooks not restoring after app restart (Qoder, Copilot, Kiro)
- Fixed usage display appearing permanently dimmed with single provider
- Fixed stale Z.ai provider cache not clearing
- Fixed usage activation when no data source available
- Fixed usage error indicator not auto-dismissing
- Fixed usage silent degradation on cold start
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Improvements
- Usage limits now supports manual provider selection (Auto / Claude / Codex) and separates Anthropic and Z.ai as distinct providers
- Approval buttons now show dynamic shortcut hints matching your custom key bindings
- Individual shortcut keys can be reset to defaults without resetting all shortcuts
- Usage data is never discarded — stale data stays visible with an aging indicator until fresh data arrives
- Improved iTerm2 session matching for split panes
- Better compatibility with config files containing comments (JSONC) for Gemini CLI and Cursor
Fixes
- Fixed Cursor and CodeBuddy brand colors in tag pills
- Fixed keyboard shortcut responsiveness with CJK input methods
- Fixed force refresh not actually bypassing all caches for usage data
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Improvements
- Improved Codex Desktop stability. If crashes persist, disable approval detection in Settings > Labs
Fixes
- Fixed Cursor sessions and approval cards briefly flashing in the notch panel
- Improved overall stability
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New Features
- WezTerm and Kaku terminal support with precise tab and pane navigation
- Screen switch guide for external monitor users
Improvements
- Codex monitoring toggle: fully disable for zero overhead when not needed
- Smoother click-through in the area below the notch panel
- More reliable Ghostty terminal navigation
- Enhanced Codex approval detection stability
- More accurate hook status display in Settings
Fixes
- Fixed CodeBuddy session summary extraction
- Fixed phantom sessions from internal probes
- Fixed panel sometimes collapsing immediately after hover expand
- Faster permission approval response
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New Features
- CodeBuddy CLI status monitoring support
- Custom Claude Code config path support for enterprise forks
- Report Bug button in Settings for easier issue reporting
- Improved post-purchase onboarding with intent-based layout and collapsible license key input
- Usage indicator: toggle between "used" and "remaining" display mode in Settings
Improvements
- Softer default notification volume
Fixes
- Fixed CLI tools (Claude Code, OpenCode, etc.) being invisible when running inside Cursor terminal
- Fixed Cursor terminal sessions incorrectly showing as "VS Code"
- Fixed license activation limit lockout when deactivation fails
- Fixed session cleanup when host IDE (VS Code, Cursor, etc.) closes
- Fixed usage tip not dismissing after activation
- Fixed Notch panel hover detection at screen top edge
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Improvements
- Enhanced security and stability
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Improvements
- Enhanced security and stability
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Improvements
- Enhanced security and stability
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Improvements
- Improved Codex session stability with faster recovery from missing events
- Checkout page now displays in the correct language based on your system locale
Fixes
- Fixed payment links occasionally not opening when clicked
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Improvements
- Enhanced security and stability
- Improved audio playback reliability when switching output devices (headphones, speakers, etc.)
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Verified Trial System
A server-authoritative trial system with hardware-bound resolution (beta).
Improvements
- Better network resilience — new users can start trial immediately even when offline (24h grace)
Fixes
- Cross-space window jump (VS Code) — fixed terminal focus not switching to the correct macOS Space
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Improvements
- CodePilot desktop app support — session cards now persist correctly across conversation turns
- Cleaner display for CodePilot conversations (no internal metadata shown)
Fixes
- Fixed Codex CLI hooks setup being blocked by outdated CLI installations
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New Features
- Added Qoder CLI support (auto-configured)
Improvements
- Better window switching when terminal is on another desktop or fullscreen
- Improved Codex Desktop session detection and cleanup
- Improved checkout reliability
Fixes
- Fixed permission approval getting stuck with multiple queued requests
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New Features
- Quick mute toggle in expanded panel header
- Auto-hide notch when no active sessions (Settings → General)
Improvements
- Early adopter purchase button in Settings (tap to buy at your locked price)
- Smarter Codex Desktop session cleanup
- Settings fully localized (Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese)
- Reduced memory usage and background CPU activity
- Refined pixel art glow effects and idle animations
- Consistent typography across all panels
Fixes
- Checkout page now matches your system language
- Fixed rare sound engine crash
- Fixed auto-hide not fading the notch pill
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Improvements
- Early adopter pricing now reliably works in all regions
- More reliable auto-updates for menu bar apps
- Diagnostic logging system with privacy redaction and one-click export
Fixes
- Fixed checkout showing incorrect price for some users in Asia
- Fixed sessions being incorrectly cleaned up for new CLI tools
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New Features
- Codex multi-agent support: subagent sessions now appear nested under the parent conversation instead of as separate cards
Improvements
- Better Codex tool status: tool names now display consistently (e.g. "Read", "Bash", "Edit") with parameter details
- Codex reasoning text now shown in real-time during thinking phases
- Reduced phantom session flashes from Codex Desktop title sub-agents
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Improvements
- Smarter hook configuration that adapts to your Claude Code version
- Improved audio engine stability with Bluetooth audio devices
- Better Codex terminal jumping in Ghostty and Warp
- Added Send Feedback button in Settings
Fixes
- Fixed an issue where older Claude Code versions could reject the entire settings file
- Fixed payment help not appearing after failed purchases
- Fixed onboarding button order for overseas users
- Fixed hook repair status not updating correctly in Settings
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Improvements
- Smoother upgrade experience with welcome screen for existing users
- Louder onboarding ceremony sound
- Automatic CLI hooks recovery when overwritten by other tools
- JSONC comment support in settings files
Fixes
- Fixed crash on first launch before CLI tools are installed
- Fixed hooks configuration when settings.json doesn't exist
- Improved overall stability
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Fixes
- Bundled onboarding wallpaper for consistent experience across all systems
- Lighter and clearer onboarding background
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Fixes
- Removed screen recording permission prompt on first launch
- Added missing translations for Settings sidebar and license error messages
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Highlights
- Official 1.0 release with licensing system
- Complete onboarding experience
- Edition Card member pass
Sound
- 8-bit chiptune sound system with real-time synthesis
New CLI Support
- Cursor Agent integration with approval and jump
- OpenCode integration (SSE + REST, permission and Q&A)
- Gemini CLI support
Terminal Support
- cmux precise jump via Socket JSON-RPC
- Ghostty improvements (UUID cache, fork auto-detection)
- Termius and Superset detection
- Minimized window recovery for all terminals
Improvements
- Session Switcher (keyboard navigation)
- Plan Review with feedback input
- AskUserQuestion GUI interaction
- Parallel permission approval queue
- IDE extension auto-install (VS Code, Cursor, Windsurf)
- Auto-collapse on mouse leave
- Redesigned Settings panel
- Customizable keyboard shortcuts
Reliability
- Network relay for improved license activation
- Three-layer activation fallback
- Better error messages for network issues
- Production-level crash monitoring
- Memory safety improvements
Older v0.x.x releases predate the public 1.0 launch and are intentionally omitted.
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