Zest 0.2.0 beta

Zest 0.2.0 beta

Zest 0.2.0 is a cleanup release. It removes a feature, thins out the Workbench,
and moves the branch strip to where you are actually working.

Removed: Spaces

Spaces grouped projects behind a picker in the sidebar. The grouping only ever
hid projects from the list it filtered, so it is gone — along with its state
file, its editor and delete dialogs, and the membership map that ran through
workspace resolution.

The sidebar now lists every project you have opened, rather than only the ones
in the active group. Nothing on disk moves, and no chats are affected. The
leftover spaces.json is deleted the next time Zest starts.

"Remove from Zest" is unchanged, and forking a conversation is still available
from the chat history sidebar.

Workbench

• Work units collapse, so a long tool run no longer fills the panel.
• Subagents are shown with a generated avatar keyed on the provider, so two
  running subagents are distinguishable at a glance rather than sharing one
  spinner. Status moved to a dot on the avatar.
• Explanatory captions, the message counter, and the empty-state boxes are gone.
  Every control and every real value stays; the model now sits under the session
  name, and delegation stats read as text instead of cards.
• Fork Conversation moved out of the panel. It is still in the chat history
  sidebar.

Branch changes

The branch strip now rides above the composer instead of below the top bar. It
no longer pushes the transcript down when it appears, and it sits next to what
you are working on.

It also stays quiet during a turn. Dismissing it used to last only until the
next file write, so an agent editing files brought it back several times a turn.
It now reappears at most once per turn, against a diff that has stopped moving.

Fixes

• A question in the input card no longer sits closer to its own options than to
  the label above it.

Upgrading

Install over 0.1.0. Chats, projects, and settings are preserved. If you used
Spaces, your projects all remain — they are simply listed together now.

This is beta software. Keep backups of important workspaces and review every
approval before accepting it. Zest does not sandbox approved shell commands at
the operating-system level, and provider limits may be unavailable or only
locally estimated.

Downloads

• Windows: install the .msi or .exe file.
• Linux: install the .deb or .rpm file, or run the AppImage.
• Check the matching SHA256SUMS-windows.txt or SHA256SUMS-linux.txt file
  before installing.

Plugins are optional and are not included in these official packages. Install
them separately from a trusted source; see the plugin guide.

Zest v0.1.0

Zest 0.1.0 beta

Zest 0.1.0 is the first public beta of the local-first coding workspace.

Highlights:

• Windows desktop installer and Linux packages built from the tagged source.
• Approval cards for file writes and shell commands, with diff previews.
• Local usage and cost estimates, with provider-reported quota shown only when
  the provider supplies it.
• Optional plugins and external coding-agent delegation.
• Personal skills and project chats stored locally.

This is beta software. Keep backups of important workspaces and review every
approval before accepting it. Zest does not sandbox approved shell commands at
the operating-system level, and provider limits may be unavailable or only
locally estimated.

Downloads

• Windows: install the .msi or .exe file.
• Linux: install the .deb or .rpm file, or run the AppImage.
• Check the matching SHA256SUMS-windows.txt or SHA256SUMS-linux.txt file
  before installing.

Plugins are optional and are not included in these official packages. Install
them separately from a trusted source; see the plugin guide.