Stepwise 0.2.0

Loupe is now Stepwise by Second Act Labs: debugging and simulation for IBM Sterling OMS.

• Install fresh: Stepwise is a new app (its own settings), so add your licence and environments again.
• macOS: drag Stepwise.app into Applications. Windows: Stepwise-0.2.0-setup.exe installs for you only (no admin); the portable .exe is also available.
• DBeaver: download stepwise-jdbc.jar below; the driver class is io.secondactlabs.stepwise.jdbc.StepwiseJdbcDriver and the URL template jdbc:stepwise://{database}.
• stepwise-mcp.jar is the AI assistant connector for the Windows portable build (macOS and the Windows installer use the one inside the app).

Loupe 0.1.14

• A plain start of Loupe writes no programs and opens no port. AI assistants and DBeaver turn on the local connection when you set them up (switch in the menu-bar popover).
• macOS (and the new Windows installer): the MCP connector runs from inside Loupe; Copy MCP config points at it.
• The DBeaver driver (loupe-jdbc.jar) and the MCP connector (loupe-mcp.jar, for the Windows portable build) are separate downloads below.
• Open at login is off unless you turn it on; updates download when you choose Update now.
• Loupe offers to move itself into Applications.
• Windows: new per-user installer (Loupe-0.1.14-setup.exe, no admin needed); the portable .exe is still available.

Loupe 0.1.13

• Popover: a connected environment's debugger shows as the bug icon and its address, so it fits.
• The DBeaver database chip is green while its session runs (the environment's power button stays grey unless the environment itself is connected).

Loupe 0.1.12

• DBeaver through Loupe now always uses a light database session: started by DBeaver connecting, ready in seconds, no Sterling boot. Stops after 10 minutes with no connection open, or from the popover or the environment settings.
• A database marker shows it on the popover row and the environment pill.
• If an environment's debugger port is taken, the session uses the next free port instead of refusing to start.

Loupe 0.1.11

• Open at login (on by default): Loupe starts hidden with only its menu-bar icon; switch in the popover.
• Menu-bar icon: green badge with the number of connected environments; highlight while the popover is open.
• Connecting shows at once (no wait during the licence check); clicking again cancels.
• Popover: Loupe by Second Act Labs header, animated Connecting dots; a cancelled connect is not shown as an error.
• Window: Select environment, with the hint as a hover tooltip. Dock icon and loupe:// links reopen a closed window.

Loupe 0.1.10

Menu-bar popover: every environment with a power button and live status while open. The menu-bar icon is dimmed with nothing connected, animates while connecting, and shows a count badge once connected. macOS: closing the window keeps Loupe and its sessions in the menu bar.

Loupe 0.1.9

Menu-bar icon: connect and disconnect environments while Loupe is in the background. DBeaver through Loupe: table suggestions for unqualified names, URL template, copy icons for the driver path, class and URL.

Loupe 0.1.8

Loupe 0.1.8

• Use your environments in DBeaver (preview): each environment's settings now show the driver file and connection details. Read-only, through Loupe. Included with Professional, Team and Enterprise licenses.
• Environment names must be unique.
• Runs on core 25.

macOS: Loupe-0.1.8-arm64.dmg (Apple silicon) or Loupe-0.1.8.dmg (Intel). Windows: Loupe-0.1.8-portable.exe.

Loupe 0.1.7

Loupe 0.1.7

• Preview: query your environments from DBeaver through Loupe (read-only).
• Runs on core 24.

macOS: Loupe-0.1.7-arm64.dmg (Apple silicon) or Loupe-0.1.7.dmg (Intel). Windows: Loupe-0.1.7-portable.exe.

Loupe 0.1.6

Loupe 0.1.6

• Fixes sessions not starting on IBM Semeru (OpenJ9) Java.
• Updates download in the background: the top-bar pill shows progress and turns green when ready.

macOS: Loupe-0.1.6-arm64.dmg (Apple silicon) or Loupe-0.1.6.dmg (Intel). Windows: Loupe-0.1.6-portable.exe.