Changelog

Version History

Desktop v1.3.8

May 2026

— Account page now shows the activation email — our only channel to reach you about your account
— Top banner notifies you when a new SuperWriter version is available, with one-click install and What's-new release notes
— Settings: capsule External-API switch per engine, merged Engine + API tabs, side-by-side backend engine cards, denser provider rows, lucide icons replacing the gradient-AI motif
— Per-engine External API toggle: pick credits or BYO key independently for Claude and Codex
— Model picker reads the live catalog from the gateway instead of a hardcoded list — new upstream models appear automatically
— Codex restored on the latest Codex CLI by switching the gateway provider to wire_api = "responses"

May 2026

— Updated SuperWriter desktop installers for macOS, Windows, and Linux
— Download links now point to the signed v1.3.6 release artifacts
— Release workflow artifacts are published through the SuperWriter download pipeline

May 2026

— Editor theme picker rebuilt as a centered command palette (VS Code-style): search by name, ↑↓ live-previews each theme on your editor without persisting, Enter commits, Esc reverts
— Project files panel: search + filter row sits next to Build All — substring filter on path, file-type checkboxes (TeX / Bibliography / Image / PDF / Style / Other), and a Show-hidden toggle for `.git`, `.DS_Store`, etc.
— Repos tab: every imported repo gets a trash button with a confirmation dialog (cascade-deletes the indexed files in one transaction); re-ingesting a repo that's already in the project now fails fast with a pointer to remove the existing one first

May 2026

— Project-scoped Repos tab: ingest a code repository (local path, public GitHub, or private GitHub with a PAT) and run `/super-code` to extract a paradigm-aware Methods card
— Skill namespace isolation: SuperWriter no longer reads from or writes to ~/.claude/skills, ~/.codex/skills, or ~/.opencode/skills — those CLI tools' skill spaces stay user-owned
— Bundled skill catalog expanded to all 25 super-* skills (rigor, redteam, proof, monitor, promo, grant, defense, ai-fraud-detect, balance, onboard, code, citation, copyright, patent — plus the original 11) including paradigm-aware Methods card sub-schemas for ML / simulation / clinical / wet-lab / materials
— Skills panel polish: flat SuperWriter Core list, full description shown under each skill row (with YAML block-scalar support), and a themed code-repo ingest dialog with a native folder picker

April 2026

— Auto-update pipeline live end-to-end: signed Tauri archives for macOS, Linux, and Windows with a single `latest.json` manifest
— Journal gallery redesigned around cover-only cards — no more quartile / impact-factor chips
— Builds now publish through Cloudflare R2 at superwriter.ai4scis.com (zero egress cost, no GitHub auth required to download)

April 2026

— GitHub Actions release pipeline: one tag → three platforms → R2 upload
— macOS ad-hoc codesigning to avoid the Apple Silicon 'app is damaged' error without requiring a paid Developer ID
— Windows build now compiles with `/std:c++17` for ICU 78+ headers consumed by Tectonic

March 2026

— Protected admin console for code generation, activations, audit, and manual reset
— Signed activation and verification APIs for the desktop app
— Commercial landing pages replacing the placeholder homepage