Releases: lukagray-dev/Operon
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Operon v0.0.3-beta
Operon v0.0.1-stable
🚀 Operon v0.0.1-stable: Desktop GUI & VS Code Extension
We are thrilled to announce the first stable release of Operon, an intelligent, high-performance local AI agent environment built in Rust.
This release delivers production-ready support across the Operon Desktop GUI, the new VS Code Extension, and the core operon-rs backend runtime.
🌟 Highlights & What's New
1. 🧩 Official VS Code Extension
Experience the full power of Operon directly within Visual Studio Code, powered by an ultra-fast, native JSON-RPC 2.0 stdio bridge (operon-vscode-bridge.exe):
- Project-Scoped Sessions: Automatically anchors sessions and tool operations to your currently open IDE workspace folder.
- Interactive WorkGroup Timeline: Real-time visualization of tool calls, inputs, and stdout outputs with 60fps streaming animations.
- Human-in-the-Loop Interactivity: Dynamic tool authorization cards and embedded multiple-choice clarification question dialogs.
- Adaptive Responsive Layout: Smart collapsible toolbar chips that smoothly adjust when working in narrow sidebar widths.
- Native IDE Notifications: Integrated VS Code desktop toast alerts for pending permission requests and turn completions.
2. 🖥️ Operon Desktop GUI
A modern desktop application built with Tauri v2:
- 1-Click Auto-Updates: Automatic background release detection against GitHub Releases with a 1-click "Update Ready — Relaunch" badge in the sidebar.
- Customizable Appearance & Typography: Glassmorphism styling, live thinking orb speed controls, syntax-highlighted code block themes, and font selection.
- Multi-Channel Integrations: Built-in background daemon manager for WhatsApp and Telegram bridges with QR/pairing code authentication.
- Native Windows Desktop Integration: Configurable Windows AppUserModelID notifications and system tray support.
3. ⚡ Core Engine & Capabilities
- Multi-Provider LLM Architecture: Seamless support for OpenAI, Anthropic, NVIDIA NIM, and custom OpenAI-compatible endpoints with dynamic reasoning effort selectors.
- Hardened Tool Suites: High-safety filesystem tools (
read,write,edit,ls,grep,delete) with strict absolute path validation, secure shell execution, web search & fetch, and interactive ask tools. - Global Persistent Memory Subsystem: Embedded SQLite memory store (
operon-tools-memory-store) enabling cross-session retrieval and semantic memory recall.
⚠️ Frontend Status & Stability Notice
| Component | Status | Recommended For |
|---|---|---|
Desktop GUI (operon-gui) |
✅ Stable | Daily desktop use, chat sessions, and multi-channel workflows |
VS Code Extension (.vsix) |
✅ Stable | Integrated in-editor coding, project development, and refactoring |
Backend Core (operon-rs) |
✅ Stable | Core runtime powering GUI, Extension, and Bridge APIs |
Terminal UI (operon-tui) |
Early testing only (currently in active development; not recommended for production workflows) |
📦 Installation & Getting Started
Installing the VS Code Extension
- Download
operon-vscode-0.1.0.vsixfrom the Assets section below. - Open VS Code, navigate to the Extensions view (
Ctrl+Shift+X/Cmd+Shift+X). - Click the
...menu in the top-right corner of the Extensions panel and select "Install from VSIX...". - Choose the downloaded
operon-vscode-0.0.1.vsixfile. - Open any project folder and click the Operon icon in the Activity Bar to start chatting!
Running the Desktop GUI
- Download the Windows installer (
operon-gui-setup.exe) or portable executable from the Assets below. - Launch the application and configure your API keys under Settings (
Ctrl+,) → Models.
🔗 Full Changelog
Full Comparison: v0.0.2-beta...v0.0.1-stable