VibeStick for Mac 0.2.0 RC 2

VibeStick for Mac 0.2.0 RC 2

RC 2 fixes false Offline status reports on macOS when Codex agents are actively working, while keeping provider refresh work bounded and lightweight.

What is fixed

• State and device reads now return the latest in-memory snapshot immediately while provider observation refreshes asynchronously.
• Provider refresh is single-flight with a minimum two-second interval.
• Signature-keyed session caches and bounded reads avoid repeatedly parsing unchanged Codex session history.
• Unchanged Bridge state is no longer rewritten.
• Device firmware, pairing data, and the Bridge protocol are unchanged.

In live validation, 10 of 10 state requests completed in about 2.3 to 5.9 ms while status remained RUNNING. A 20-second sample used 0.34 CPU seconds, about 1.7% of one core on average, while RSS remained effectively flat. See PR #4 for the diagnosis and implementation details.

Requirements

• Apple Silicon Mac
• macOS 15.0 or newer
• A compatible M5Stack StickS3 device for hardware features

Install

1. Download VibeStick-for-Mac-0.2.0-rc.2.dmg from this Release after it is published.
2. Open the DMG and drag VibeStick for Mac to Applications.
3. This RC is ad-hoc signed and not notarized. On first launch, Control-click the App in Finder and choose Open if macOS blocks the normal double-click path.
4. Background components change only after you choose Install/Repair Background Components and confirm again.
5. Allow VibeStick Paste in System Settings → Privacy & Security → Accessibility only if you want text injection.

Do not remove quarantine attributes from downloads obtained outside this official Release page.

Integrity and provenance

• Asset: VibeStick-for-Mac-0.2.0-rc.2.dmg
• Size: 3,577,412 bytes
• SHA-256: 78d16d39ffac816f67e9286de675f9a930f27f2fc1c313c8db57f09460d01659
• App and helpers: 0.2.0 (11), thin arm64, minimum macOS 15.0
• Runtime payload: 0.2.0-rc.2-native
• Firmware payload: unchanged 0.2.0-m4.4a
• Release tag source: af15c179ec3eddd26e37dadca34d94e43c6ae2eb
• Validation: 277 hostless Swift tests across 21 suites, 194 retained Python compatibility tests, strict bundle/signature/manifest checks, read-only DMG verification, and green GitHub CI.

Known RC limitations

• No Developer ID signature or Apple notarization yet.
• Strict clean-machine first-install and fault-rollback acceptance remains unexecuted because a second clean Mac or external clean boot environment was unavailable. This is neither a pass nor a failure.
• Intel Macs and macOS 14 or older are unsupported.
• The final RC 2 candidate DMG was verified offline but was not installed or launched.
• Firmware recovery is a high-risk maintenance feature and should not be triggered merely to try the RC.

Attribution

VibeStick for Mac is independently maintained by HanminYIN and derived from the original VibeStick project by Gary Zhang. See NOTICE for attribution and third-party notices. Codex, Claude, macOS, and related names belong to their respective owners; references describe compatibility only and do not imply endorsement.

VibeStick for Mac 0.2.0 RC 1

VibeStick for Mac 0.2.0 RC 1

The first public release candidate of the independently maintained, macOS-focused VibeStick derivative: a native Apple Silicon companion for Codex and a StickS3 device.

Highlights

• Native Swift App, Bridge, HUD, and Paste components—no Python, Homebrew, Xcode, or repository checkout required for normal use.
• Codex/Claude state, account-wide Codex quota, opt-in Claude quota, StickS3 pairing and configuration sync.
• Push-to-talk recording with OpenAI-compatible cloud ASR or a user-configured local command.
• Explicit, rollback-aware installation for Bridge/HUD/Paste.
• Privacy-first diagnostics with separate preview/export actions, bounded redaction, no telemetry, and no automatic upload.
• Confirmation gates around firmware download, USB access, backup, writing, independent readback, and recovery.

Requirements

• Apple Silicon Mac
• macOS 15.0 or newer
• A compatible M5Stack StickS3 device for hardware features

Install

1. Download VibeStick-for-Mac-0.2.0-rc.1.dmg below.
2. Open the DMG and drag VibeStick for Mac to Applications.
3. This RC is ad-hoc signed and not notarized. On first launch, Control-click the App in Finder and choose Open if macOS blocks the normal double-click path.
4. Background components change only after you choose Install/Repair Background Components and confirm again.
5. Allow VibeStick Paste in System Settings → Privacy & Security → Accessibility only if you want text injection.

Do not remove quarantine attributes from downloads obtained outside this official Release page.

Integrity and provenance

• Asset: VibeStick-for-Mac-0.2.0-rc.1.dmg
• Size: 3,546,855 bytes
• SHA-256: 9117578032af78fcd5f2ec723983b460daf5c4b9ebd0d7d009c6e7da411600e8
• App and helpers: 0.2.0 (10), thin arm64, minimum macOS 15.0
• Binary build source: 5479663a32273f6314de5cb5f0cd8d8f27332a2a
• The product source paths (app, bridge, firmware, release, and scripts) are unchanged between the binary build source and this Release tag. Later changes are documentation and CI only.
• Validation: 270 hostless Swift tests across 21 suites, 194 retained Python compatibility tests, strict bundle/signature checks, firmware-manifest verification, and green GitHub CI.

Known RC limitations

• No Developer ID signature or Apple notarization yet.
• Strict clean-machine first-install and fault-rollback acceptance is unexecuted because a second clean Mac or external clean boot environment was unavailable. This is neither a pass nor a failure.
• Intel Macs and macOS 14 or older are unsupported.
• The final uploaded candidate was not installed or launched; its predecessor completed the authorized local upgrade/runtime acceptance. The final executable delta is covered by the complete hostless suite and isolated package verification.
• Firmware recovery is a high-risk maintenance feature and should not be triggered merely to try the RC.

Read the full bilingual release notes and local acceptance record.

Attribution

VibeStick for Mac is independently maintained by HanminYIN and derived from Gary Zhang's original VibeStick project. See NOTICE for attribution and third-party notices. Codex, Claude, macOS, and related names belong to their respective owners; references describe compatibility only and do not imply endorsement.