EricBuild v2.0.0
v2.0.0 — March 13, 2026
EricBuild is now a full IDE. This major release transforms the AI-powered terminal into a complete development environment with code editing, language intelligence, debugging, git integration, voice input, and much more. Many features are still work-in-progress — expect rapid iteration.
🚀 New Features
- Built-in Code Editor — Full editor with tabs, split panes, dirty indicators, breadcrumb navigation, and persistent state across tab switches.
- C# Language Intelligence — IntelliSense with completions, hover docs, go-to-definition, find references, rename, semantic coloring, and cross-file navigation. Auto-installs and auto-recovers on crash.
- Multi-Language Support — Language intelligence for 7+ languages beyond C#, including CSS, with inline completions and reference counts.
- AI-Powered Code Navigation — The AI assistant can now navigate your codebase using 18 language-aware tools: hover, go-to-definition, find references, rename, diagnostics, code actions, symbols, formatting, and more.
- Razor File Support — IntelliSense, hover, completions, semantic coloring, and rename support for Razor files.
- Full Git Integration — Source control panel, commit composer, inline diffs, blame annotations, hunk staging, stash management, branch operations, force push, pull options, and 3-way merge conflict resolution.
- Async Shell Execution — Run long-running commands in background shells with live output, keyboard forwarding, and interactive input.
- Voice Input — Hold Ctrl+Space to dictate. Speech-to-text transcription with visual recording indicator.
- Text-to-Speech — AI responses read aloud with a mini player, karaoke-style highlighting, auto-read mode, and audio caching.
- Debugging (WIP) — Early debugging infrastructure with breakpoints, execution tracking, and debug console.
- Unified Startup Window — Login, email verification, onboarding, org selection, and project browser all in one streamlined window.
- Orchestration Improvements — Approval callouts directly on agent nodes, sorted by activity, with hover tooltips.
- Workflow System — Create reusable workflows with scheduling, pinning, agent selection, webhook triggers, and GitHub event integration.
- Queued Prompts — Queue messages while the AI is busy, with a tray to manage and send them.
- Gemini Model Support — New adapter for Google Gemini models.
- Per-Agent Model Settings — Configure model parameters per agent with a settings popover.
- Resource Bundles — Package and share agents, skills, and icons as portable bundles.
- Review Agents — Dedicated agents for code review tasks.
- Manual Memory Compaction — Button to manually trigger conversation memory compaction.
- Cloud Session Sharing — Share sessions with team members or your entire organization.
⚡ Improvements
- Smoother Scrolling — Completely rebuilt scroll system with smooth animations, keyboard navigation (Home/End/PageUp/PageDown), and lower-latency input handling.
- Flexible Editor Layouts — Split panels and window groups with drag-and-drop rearrangement.
- Improved File Explorer — Consolidated file browser with grouping, scroll persistence, and quick filtering.
- Sticky Tool Headers — Tool output headers stay visible while scrolling through long results.
- Smart Auto-Scroll — Scrolling up during AI streaming now properly pauses auto-scroll.
- Redesigned Approval Panel — Modern UI with decision history and unified navigation.
- Automatic Retry — Empty or failed AI responses automatically retry with backoff, plus a manual retry button on all errors.
- Cleaner AI Context — Reduced noise in AI conversations by filtering out low-priority diagnostics.
- Faster Startup — Eliminated redundant network calls and reduced background noise on launch.
- Better File Watching — More reliable file change detection with larger buffers and automatic recovery.
- Context Menus — Global right-click menus with submenus, clipboard support, and drag-to-editor.
- Tab Drag & Drop — Fixed numerous edge cases with tab dragging across groups.
🐛 Bug Fixes
- Fixed streaming output corruption when certain colored text was present.
- Fixed a crash when reusing cached terminal panes.
- Fixed image attachments not working with OpenAI models.
- Fixed rename input being invisible on dark themes.
- Fixed login page not updating after sending a magic link.
- Fixed user cleanup incorrectly flagging active users.
- Fixed a crash caused by concurrent state updates in the orchestration panel.
- Fixed scroll flickering when restoring scroll position.
- Fixed duplicate event handler registration on drag-and-drop.
- Fixed git panel issues with stash parsing, branch switching, and toast notifications showing raw command output.
- Fixed terminal commands incorrectly appearing in the approval panel.
⚠️ Breaking Changes
- Layout system rebuilt — Window and tab management has been completely rewritten. Existing layout state will be reset on upgrade.
- Settings storage changed — Agent profiles, skills, workflows, and server configurations now use local storage. Cloud-synced settings will be re-downloaded automatically.
- Login flow replaced — The separate login window has been replaced by the unified startup window.