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CCHarbour v0.8.5 — Richer todo_write: ids, blockers and present-continuous active labels.

New since v0.8.4

  • todo_write got three new optional fields:
    • id — a string identifier for the task. Other tasks can refer to
      it from their blocked_by list to declare a dependency.
    • active_form — the present-continuous label rendered in place of
      text while that task is in_progress (e.g. "Running tests" instead
      of "Run tests").
    • blocked_by — an array of id strings naming the tasks this one
      depends on. If any of those is still pending or in_progress, the
      blocked task renders indented, dimmed, with a ↳ glyph and the
      (blocked) suffix; once every blocker is completed, it returns to its
      normal style.
  • Renderer upgrade — CCUI_TodoBlock now honours active_form for
    in_progress items and visually differentiates blocked items so the
    dependency chain is obvious at a glance.
  • Backwards compatible — items that omit the new fields render
    exactly as before.
  • Tool description carries a concrete example call so the model
    picks up the new shape without extra prompting.

v0.8.4 — Plan mode, expanded skill library, wider banner and input box.

New since v0.8.3

  • Plan mode (/plan) — a new command puts the session in "plan mode":
    the write, edit, shell and github_write tools are locked at the
    permission gate, the writing-plans skill is auto-activated, and the
    status line shows a [plan-mode] badge. The agent can read, grep, glob,
    fetch and reason freely but cannot modify the codebase until the user
    approves. /plan <text> enters plan mode AND submits <text> as the
    first planning prompt; /plan accept (or /plan go//plan approve)
    unlocks the gate and tells the agent to proceed step by step;
    /plan cancel (or /plan off) drops the plan and unlocks.
  • Skills library expanded — five new process-discipline skills
    shipped under .ccharbour/skills/:
    • brainstorming — explore intent and design before coding (clarify
      goal, list constraints, sketch alternatives, pick one with reason).
    • writing-plans — turn an approved approach into an ordered,
      verifiable, multi-step plan with a done criterion per step.
    • tdd — red/green/refactor with CCHarbour-specific test commands.
    • debugging — reproduce, isolate, hypothesise, verify; no guessing
      patches, root cause only.
    • code-review — checklist for correctness, scope creep, security,
      test coverage, readability before commit.
      Each has triggers (English + Spanish), so the agent auto-activates the
      matching skill when its description fits the request.
  • Wider banner and input box — the welcome banner and the persistent
    input frame grew from 99 columns wide to 123, giving the model 117
    text columns inside the input box (was 93). The CC logo is unchanged
    but now has more breathing room.

v0.8.3 — Unified tool-call block, ask_user selector polish, and richer mid-question controls.

New since v0.8.2

  • Unified tool-call block — every tool call now renders as a single
    block: a cyan-violet rule the full terminal width, the tool's display
    label ("Bash command", "Edit", "Read", "Glob", "Web fetch", ...) on its
    own line, the primary argument (command / path / pattern / url / query)
    indented in bright green, and any narration the model produced on a soft
    white line below.
  • ask_user block — the selector now paints separator, " Ask user",
    blank, question, blank, options, blank, hint as one absolute-positioned
    block right above the input box. Up/Down navigate with wrap-around (Down
    on the last option lands on the first, Up on the first lands on the
    last); each repaint lands in the same rows so the screen no longer
    jitters or scrolls.
  • Hint tail — every question lists Esc to cancel · Tab to amend · ctrl+e to explain in dim under the options.
  • Mid-question keys —
    • Tab (amend) drops the highlighted option into the input box
      pre-filled, so the user can edit and submit a tweaked version.
    • Esc cancels the question; the tool returns "User cancelled" so the
      model drops that line of questioning.
    • Ctrl+E asks the model to explain; the tool returns a sentinel the
      model interprets as "elaborate and re-ask".
  • Type in the box during a question — printable keys, backspace,
    cursor keys, Home/End, Delete, Shift+Enter all edit the input box even
    while the selector is up. Enter on a non-empty box submits the line
    (cancelling the selector and queuing the message for the next turn);
    /exit or /quit quits cc immediately; /btw <text> records a mid-turn
    interrupt that the agent picks up at the next boundary.
  • Box prompt history — Up/Down in the input box now navigate the
    history, matching the cooked-mode editor.
  • Cursor follows the box — while the selector waits for a key, the
    visible cursor parks inside the input box rather than blinking above the
    options.
  • Content preserved — when the question block first paints, the
    scroll region scrolls up by exactly the block's height so any model
    output above remains visible instead of being overwritten.

v0.8.2 — Project skills: process-discipline checklists the model can load on demand, with a status line and an auto-trigger.

New since v0.8.1

  • Project skills — .md files under .ccharbour/skills/ describe a
    checklist or set of instructions the model can pull in for the turn. Each
    skill has a name and a one-line description in YAML frontmatter; the model
    sees the list at session start and activates one with the new use_skill
    tool.
  • Status line — the input box gained a fourth row that lists the
    currently active skills as bracketed orange tags (e.g. [superpowers]),
    so it is always clear which discipline is in effect.
  • Auto-trigger — a skill can declare a triggers: line of
    comma-separated regex patterns in its frontmatter; if the user's input
    matches, the skill activates automatically, its body is injected into the
    conversation as a system note, and a [skill 'X' auto-activated] line is
    printed in the scroll. No regex match → no activation.
  • /caveman command — first-class slash command that activates the
    caveman skill (ultra-compressed terse replies). Generalises to any skill
    via the same CCREPL_ActivateSkill path.
  • Sample skills shipped — .ccharbour/skills/superpowers.md
    (brainstorm → plan → execute → verify checklist) and
    .ccharbour/skills/caveman.md (terse-mode rules).
  • System prompt awareness — the available skills are listed in the
    system prompt so the model knows what is on offer without loading every
    body up front.

v0.8.1 — Input box polish: white user echo and translucent-green "Suggested next".

New since v0.8.0

  • User prompt echoed in white — every submitted prompt is now reprinted
    in bright white in the scroll above the input box, so the transcript shows
    what was asked alongside the model's reply. Mid-turn queued messages are
    echoed the same way when they get handled.
  • "Suggested next" pre-filled in the box — the model's Suggested next:
    line is loaded into the input box as a translucent green suggestion. Press
    Tab to accept it as the message, Backspace/Delete to clear it, or just
    start typing to replace it. The cooked-mode fallback already had this; box
    mode now matches.

v0.8.0 — Linux and macOS support: cc now builds and runs on all three platforms.

New since v0.7.0

  • Linux & macOS builds — new cc_linux.hbp / cc_mac.hbp project files,
    a build_cc_linux.sh script, and build-linux / build-mac CI workflows.
    Every tagged release now ships a Windows, Linux and macOS binary.
  • POSIX console backend — ccconsole_mac.c renamed to ccconsole_posix.c
    and shared by the Linux and macOS builds (termios/select, no OS-specific
    code). Added the CCCON_Size and CCCON_KeyPending functions it lacked.
  • Cross-platform shell tool — the shell tool ran commands only through
    cmd.exe; it now uses /bin/sh on Linux and macOS. Without this every
    shell command failed on those platforms.
  • Auto-created settings — on first run CCHarbour writes a default
    .ccharbour/settings.json so the configuration is there to discover and
    edit.
  • Build-project fix — cc_mac.hbp was missing ccprompt.prg, leaving
    the macOS build broken since the always-visible prompt landed.

v0.7.0 — Shell command timeouts with a live countdown, plus reliability fixes.

New since v0.6.0

  • Shell timeout — the shell tool now bounds how long a command may run.
    Set it with the shell_timeout setting (default 30s), an optional per-call
    timeout argument, or — when shell_timeout is 0 — an automatic
    per-command estimate.
  • Live countdown — while a shell command runs, the REPL shows the
    configured timeout and the seconds still left, updated in place.
  • Reliability fixes — repaired the timed-shell path: a missing
    fileio.ch include (F_ERROR undefined), an undefined hb_TempFile()
    link error, and a broken exit-code marker. Completion detection and the
    real exit code now come from hb_processValue.
  • UTF-8 sanitising — tool results are scrubbed of invalid Unicode
    (CC_SanitizeUTF8) so they cannot break the API request JSON.
  • Better API errors — API failure messages now include a dump of the
    HTTP response body.
  • Docs — documented the shell timeout; corrected web search to DuckDuckGo.

v0.6.0 — Massive refactor: all files and functions renamed from ds* to cc* prefix.

New since v0.5.1

  • File renaming — all source files renamed from ds*.prg to cc*.prg (e.g. dsui.prg → ccui.prg)
  • Function prefix change — all public and static functions renamed from DS* to CC*
    (e.g. DSUI_Version() → CCUI_Version(), DSREPL_Out() → CCREPL_Out())
  • Build system updated — .hbp, .bat, test files and README all reflect the new names
  • All 340 tests pass with 0 failures

v0.5.1 — Playground fixes and updated documentation.

New since v0.5.0

  • Playground fixes — removed unused parameter in web.js, fixed registry test sort order
  • Documentation — updated module table in README with detailed descriptions for all components

v0.5.0 — DuckDuckGo web search (no API key needed), refactored REPL, Harbour ship logo, and more.

New since v0.4.0

  • DuckDuckGo web search — replaced Tavily with DuckDuckGo Instant Answer API, no API key required
  • REPL refactor — cleaner multi-turn agent loop, fixed LoadSession bug, portable paths
  • Harbour-style ship logo — new project branding in the startup banner
  • Spinner throttle — slowed down from 30 ms to 100 ms for less flicker
  • Default model fix — restored to deepseek-v4-flash

Previous features (v0.1.0 — v0.4.0)

  • Pause tool execution with Escape, web & GitHub tools, memory tool, web playground,
    conversation persistence, token cost tracking, multi-line input, Ctrl+C cancel,
    animated reasoning spinner, co_author setting, diff improvements, CI/CD

Usage

REM Windows
set DEEPSEEK_API_KEY=sk-...
cc.exe

# Linux / macOS
export DEEPSEEK_API_KEY=sk-...
chmod +x cc-linux && ./cc-linux

This release ships three standalone x64 binaries: cc.exe (Windows, no DLLs
required), cc-linux (Linux) and cc-macos (macOS).

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