v0.7.0 — Orchestration: Interaction modes

What's new

Dimension: orchestration. Three interaction modes for multi-entity channels, plus sidebar grouping and entity handles.

Interaction Modes

• Panel (from v0.6.0, now formalized) — all entities respond independently in parallel
• Roundtable — entities respond sequentially, each seeing all prior responses in the round. Creates genuine discussion between personas.
• Directed — @-mention routes messages to specific entities. Only mentioned entities respond.
• Mode selector in channel settings (hidden for single-entity channels)

@-Mentions (Directed Mode)

• Supports @name, @handle, and @"Quoted Name with Spaces"
• Autocomplete dropdown: type @ to see entity list, arrow keys to navigate, Tab/Enter to select
• Handles preferred in autocomplete insertion when available
• 400 error with helpful message when no entity is mentioned

Entity Handles

• Optional short slug per entity (e.g., "exec", "cxo", "lead")
• Used for quick @-mentions: @exec instead of @"Chief of Staff"
• Displayed in Entity Manager and autocomplete dropdown
• Sanitized input: alphanumeric, hyphens, underscores only

Sidebar Grouping

• Channels split into Roles (@Prefix, 1 entity) and Channels (#prefix, 2+ entities)
• Inspired by Slack/Discord DM vs channel paradigm
• Live regrouping when entities are assigned or removed

Quality

• 36 new tests: mention parsing (24), directed mode API (4), sidebar grouping (4), entity handle CRUD (4)
• Total: 154 tests passing (148 server + 6 client)
• Mode-aware regenerate: regenerates using the correct mode's orchestration logic
• Roundtable abort cleanup: all in-flight streams abort cleanly on error

Website

• Refreshed with light theme matching app identity
• Updated roadmap through Step 7
• Now credits both Claude agents (Daedalus + Argus)

Full changelog: v0.6.0...v0.7.0