DeployBell 0.4.0

New features

• DeployBell now supports a Mac App Store build for users who install it from the App Store.
• The app now shows App Store-specific update guidance in Preferences for App Store installations.
• The update button now opens the App Store Updates page when running the App Store build.

Bug fixes

• Fixed App Store profile validation for iCloud service wildcards.
• Adjusted launch and update behavior so App Store builds no longer rely on the standalone updater or DMG installer.

Download

Download DeployBell-0.4.0.dmg, open it, double-click DeployBell, and choose Install and Restart.

DeployBell 0.3.0

New features

• DeployBell now includes built-in update checking and can show available app updates from the menu bar and Settings.
• The first release in this range also adds a Updates section in Settings with the installed version and automatic update controls.

Improvements

• Update prompts can appear more gently for scheduled updates, and the menu bar button now reflects an available version when one is detected.
• The app now supports Sparkle-based release updates signed for safer distribution.

Bug fixes

• No user-visible bug fixes were clearly established from the provided changes.

Download

Download DeployBell-0.3.0.dmg, open it, double-click DeployBell, and choose Install and Restart.

DeployBell 0.2.0

New features

• DeployBell now includes a local Demonstration Mode with sample deployments, AI assessments, and audit history for exploring the app without signing in.
• You can enable or disable Demonstration Mode from account setup and manage the demo account from the configured accounts view.
• Demo approvals no longer open GitHub links or trigger notifications, keeping sample data device-local and review-only.

Improvements

• The app now remembers Demonstration Mode between launches on the same Mac.
• Deployment status messaging now reflects when sample deployments are being shown locally.
• The welcome flow skips the sign-in prompt when Demonstration Mode is already enabled.

Bug fixes

• Sample demo approvals are now kept separate from live approvals so they do not affect local approval snapshots.
• Demo items are excluded from notification eligibility and other approval actions.
• Switching Demonstration Mode now refreshes the visible deployment list and related account state.

Download

Download DeployBell-0.2.0.dmg, open it, double-click DeployBell, and choose Install and Restart.

DeployBell 0.1.0

New features

• DeployBell now reviews live GitHub deployment approvals in a native macOS app instead of demo data.
• The first release includes GitHub App and personal access token sign-in, plus Keychain-backed credential storage.
• DeployBell includes per-account local AI agent selection for Codex or Claude Code, with a setup assistant when sign-in is needed.
• The app adds AI-powered deployment change assessments with saved summaries, risk and complexity scoring, and a recommendation matrix.
• Pending approvals can be approved or rejected from the app, with grouped repository cards, bulk review support, and archive/history views.
• Notifications and Dock badge counts now reflect pending approvals and can open the matching deployment card.
• The release includes native Settings, welcome setup, crash recovery, login item support, and local application reset flows.
• DeployBell ships with a signed and notarized DMG installer that supports native installation from a disk image.

Improvements

• The main interface was reorganized around native macOS navigation, toolbar controls, and Liquid Glass styling.
• Approvals now load from GitHub with local persistence across launches and improved grouping, sorting, and compact list presentation.
• Settings were consolidated into a single native page for accounts, AI preferences, login item control, and notifications.
• AI assessments can be reused from cache, recalculated on demand, and kept separate per account, repository, and environment.
• Notification enrollment and push delivery were added for approval updates, including readiness and delivery status.
• The app’s storage was moved to SwiftData with private CloudKit sync for configuration and assessment history.
• Release packaging now preserves executable permissions and supports branded DMG layout and installation handling.
• The release workflow was expanded to build, sign, notarize, and publish release artifacts with generated AI release notes.

Bug fixes

• Deployment status updates were simplified and stabilized for clearer inbox behavior.
• Empty approval inboxes now show a completion message instead of a blank state.
• Window size and sidebar/content layout were adjusted to avoid overlap and stay stable when switching pages.
• Rejection and approval diagnostics were refined so missing data and incomplete evidence are reported more clearly.
• Crash recovery and launch behavior were added to help the app restore more reliably after failures.

Download

Download DeployBell-0.1.0.dmg, open it, double-click DeployBell, and choose Install and Restart.