Veckord v1.1.0

Veckord v1.1.0 Release Notes

Overview

Veckord v1.1.0 introduces Recent Voice Channels tracking, Audio Device & Volume Controls, Live Audio Level Metering, a modular UI component architecture, and a Display Streaming Feasibility Audit.

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Key Features & Improvements in v1.1.0

1. Recent Voice Channels

• Automatically tracks joined voice channels with Most-Recently-Used (MRU) ordering.
• Displays recent channels directly underneath the active voice card for 1-click reconnect.
• Persisted across restarts in ~/.config/veckord/recents.json.

2. Audio Device Selection & Volume Sliders

• Controller-native device selection (Dropdown) for input/output audio devices while connected.
• Dual input and output volume sliders (SliderField) with smooth controller navigation and debounced IPC updates.

3. Live Audio Level Metering

• Real-time input (microphone) and output level meters (AudioLevelMeters.tsx) with speaking indicators.

4. Modular Component Architecture

• Refactored frontend into focused sub-components (VoiceCard.tsx, RecentChannels.tsx, AudioControls.tsx, AudioLevelMeters.tsx, ConnectionStatus.tsx).

5. Display Streaming Feasibility Audit

• Conducted technical evaluation (docs/display_streaming_findings.md) assessing Wayland / PipeWire / xdg-desktop-portal behavior in Steam Gaming Mode.

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Release Assets

Asset	Description
install.py	Standalone Python 3 installer script
veckord.zip	Production Decky Loader plugin package
vencordBridge.zip	Vencord bridge plugin TypeScript source package
vencord-dist.zip	Precompiled Vencord distribution with VeckordBridge
checksums.sha256	SHA-256 manifest for all release assets

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Quick Start Command

wget https://github.com/mattytacos/veckord/releases/download/v1.1.0/install.py
python3 install.py --tag v1.1.0 check
python3 install.py --tag v1.1.0 install

Veckord v1.0.3

Veckord v1.0.3 Release Notes

Overview

Veckord v1.0.3 resolves installation permission failures on Bazzite systems where the Decky Loader plugins root directory (~/homebrew/plugins/Deckord) is owned by root:root.

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Key Improvements in v1.0.3

1. Targeted Sudo Privilege Handling

• All operations modifying ~/homebrew/plugins/Deckord now use narrowly-scoped sudo subprocess commands (sudo mv, sudo mkdir, sudo cp -a).
• Unprivileged operations (downloading release assets, validating checksums, editing state.json and settings.json, Flatpak overrides, favorites management) remain 100% user-owned.

2. Atomic Same-Filesystem Backups

• Backups during Decky plugin updates are created directly at ~/homebrew/plugins/.veckord-backup-<timestamp>.
• Enables instant, atomicSame-filesystem renames without shutil.move cross-device or permission errors.

3. Sudo Preflight Authorization Check

• Installer verifies cached sudo authorization via check_sudo_preflight() before making any system modifications.
• Fails closed in non-interactive environments if sudo credentials are unavailable.

4. Post-Install Plugin Verification

• Automatically verifies installed plugin manifests (plugin.json, package.json, main.py) after restarting plugin_loader.service.
• Immediately triggers clean rollback if verification fails.

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Release Assets

Asset	Description
install.py	Standalone Python 3 installer script
veckord.zip	Production Decky Loader plugin package
vencordBridge.zip	Vencord bridge plugin TypeScript source package
vencord-dist.zip	Precompiled Vencord distribution with VeckordBridge
checksums.sha256	SHA-256 manifest for all release assets

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Quick Start Command

wget https://github.com/mattytacos/veckord/releases/download/v1.0.3/install.py
python3 install.py --tag v1.0.3 check
python3 install.py --tag v1.0.3 install

Veckord v1.0.2

Veckord v1.0.2 Release Notes

Overview

Veckord v1.0.2 introduces a precompiled Vesktop bridge distribution (vencord-dist.zip), byte-for-byte reproducible release builds, official Node.js manifest checksum verification, and fail-closed installer security.

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What's New in v1.0.2

1. Precompiled Vesktop Bridge Artifact (vencord-dist.zip)

• Eliminates the need for end users to install Node.js, pnpm, or build Vencord from source.
• Contains a full, precompiled Vencord distribution (v1.15.0) with the VeckordBridge user plugin compiled directly into patcher.js and renderer.js.
• Includes build-metadata.json containing build timestamps, commit SHAs, plugin IDs, and minimum installer version bounds.

2. Byte-for-Byte Reproducible Builds

• scripts/build_release.py produces byte-for-byte identical ZIP archives across separate build runs.
• Normalizes entry ordering, file modes (0o644/0o755), and derives zip timestamps from git commit epoch or SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH.

3. Supply-Chain & Build Hardening

• Automatically downloads official Node.js SHASUMS256.txt manifest and verifies node-v22.14.0-linux-x64.tar.xz hash before extraction.
• Strictly pins toolchain versions:
  • Vencord commit: 83b74e2305cb4718b3d55af5fbd93ade50d2bb50 (v1.15.0)
  • Node.js: v22.14.0
  • pnpm: 11.17.0

4. Fail-Closed Installer Verification

• scripts/install.py downloads checksums.sha256, veckord.zip, vencordBridge.zip, and vencord-dist.zip.
• Verifies all SHA-256 hashes against checksums.sha256 before opening or extracting any archive.
• Immediately aborts and cleans up if any checksum, file, or metadata check fails.

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Release Assets

Asset	Description
veckord.zip	Production Decky Loader plugin package
vencordBridge.zip	Vencord bridge plugin TypeScript source package
vencord-dist.zip	Precompiled Vencord distribution with VeckordBridge
checksums.sha256	SHA-256 manifest for all release zip files

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Quick Install Command

python3 scripts/install.py --tag v1.0.2 install

Veckord v1.0.1

Veckord v1.0.1 Release Notes 🎮🎧

v1.0.1 is the first official release under the new project name Veckord (formerly Deckord).

Note on Versioning: v1.0.0 points to the initial pre-rename release. v1.0.1 incorporates the full project rebrand to Veckord along with seamless upgrade and backward-compatibility fallbacks for existing installations.

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🌟 What's New in v1.0.1

• Official Project Rebrand: Renamed to Veckord across all UI elements, Decky Loader manifests, logs, and documentation.
• Automatic Favorites Migration: Saved favorites in ~/.config/deckord/favorites.json automatically migrate to ~/.config/veckord/favorites.json on first launch.
• Legacy Socket Fallback: Primary communication occurs over /run/user/<uid>/veckord/bridge.sock, with seamless fallback to /run/user/<uid>/deckord/bridge.sock if using an existing bridge instance.
• Legacy Environment Variable Fallback: Accepts DECKORD_DISCORD_CLIENT_ID and DECKORD_DISCORD_CLIENT_SECRET as fallbacks for VECKORD_* variables.
• Duplicate Plugin Self-Cleanup: Automatically cleans legacy ~/homebrew/plugins/Deckord directory upon launch to prevent duplicate plugin entries in Decky Loader.

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📦 Installation & Upgrade Instructions

Decky Loader Plugin

1. Download veckord.zip from the release assets below.
2. Extract or install into ~/homebrew/plugins/Veckord.
3. Restart or reload Decky Loader in Steam Gaming Mode.

Vencord / Vesktop Bridge

1. Download vencordBridge.zip or use vencordBridge/ from the repository.
2. Place vencordBridge into Vencord userplugins (Vencord/src/userplugins/veckordBridge).
3. Enable VeckordBridge in Vencord Plugin Settings inside Vesktop.

Veckord v1.0.0

Changelog

All notable changes to Veckord will be documented in this file.

The format is based on Keep a Changelog,
and this project adheres to Semantic Versioning.

[1.0.0] - 2026-07-28

Added

• Decky Loader Voice Plugin: Full controller-native Decky Loader plugin UI designed specifically for Steam Gaming Mode.
• Server & Channel Browser: Grouped voice channel listing across all joined Discord guilds with smooth controller focus navigation.
• Favorites Management: Add, remove, and reorder favorite voice channels with instant fast-join capability from the quick panel.
• Active Channel Card: Real-time connected voice channel card with live status indicator, Mute / Unmute, Deafen / Undeafen, and Disconnect actions.
• Vencord / Vesktop IPC Bridge: Lightweight, zero-overhead Unix domain socket RPC bridge between Decky Loader backend and Vencord/Vesktop client.
• Automated Voice State Syncing: 2-second background polling cycle maintaining sync between Discord stores and Decky UI.
• Privacy & Security: Zero secret storage, automatic redaction of sensitive credentials in logs, and portable XDG/Flatpak socket discovery.