v0.4.0-alpha.1 Mochi v0.4.0-alpha.1 — Pocket & Polish 🌱

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Mochi v0.4 — Pocket & Polish 🌱

This release makes Mochi more useful, easier to update, and easier for the community to contribute to.

Highlights

• Mochi Pocket — drag files, folders, links, text, images, and multiple files directly onto Mochi and keep them in a persistent local Pocket.
• Built-in updater — safer staged updates with restart/rollback support.
• Canonical Artist Kit — official sprites, dimensions, animation rules, and contribution guidance are now public.
• More personality — Wave, Coffee, VS Code, Mochi.exe, This Is Fine, bond-phase dialogue, sad breathing, and autonomous naps.
• Better Linux portability — improved installs across GNOME and non-GNOME setups.
• More community contributions — Mochi now has multiple outside contributors helping with fixes and improvements. 💚
  Fedora + GNOME + Wayland remains the primary tested environment. Mochi is still alpha software, so weird Linux desktop setups are very welcome for testing.

What's Changed

• docs: sync v0.3 release documentation by @miflow13 in docs: sync v0.3 release documentation #94
• fix: balance repeat feeding bond rewards by @miflow13 in fix: balance repeat feeding bond rewards #96
• feat: make Mochi nameplate ephemeral by @miflow13 in feat: make Mochi nameplate ephemeral #99
• feat: add Wave, VS Code, and Mochi.exe emotes by @miflow13 in feat: add Wave, VS Code, and Mochi.exe emotes #102
• feat: derive autonomous emotes from catalogue by @miflow13 in feat: derive autonomous emotes from catalogue #103
• docs: refresh README for v0.3 theme by @miflow13 in docs: refresh README for v0.3 theme #106
• fix: slow Mochi idle breathing by @miflow13 in fix: slow Mochi idle breathing #105
• feat: add Coffee emote by @miflow13 in feat: add Coffee emote #107
• feat: add autonomous sleep controller by @miflow13 in feat: add autonomous sleep controller #98
• feat: wire autonomous sleep into runtime by @miflow13 in feat: wire autonomous sleep into runtime #108
• fix: improve AmbiSense contextual phrase routing by @miflow13 in fix: improve AmbiSense contextual phrase routing #109
• fix: place Focus window above Mochi near screen edge by @miflow13 in fix: place Focus window above Mochi near screen edge #110
• feat: paginate emote catalogue by @miflow13 in feat: paginate emote catalogue #111
• tune: calm Mochi's idle behavior by @miflow13 in tune: calm Mochi's idle behavior #114
• Docs/codebase manual by @miflow13 in Docs/codebase manual #115
• docs: audit state machine lifecycle by @miflow13 in docs: audit state machine lifecycle #117
• docs: expand codebase manual lifecycle guidance by @miflow13 in docs: expand codebase manual lifecycle guidance #116
• fix: prevent speech bubble from stealing keyboard focus by @miflow13 in fix: prevent speech bubble from stealing keyboard focus #121
• fix: make Mochi sticky and prevent focus stealing on workspace switch by @sobeitnow0 in fix: make Mochi sticky and prevent focus stealing on workspace switch #119
• docs: point contributors to codebase manual by @miflow13 in docs: point contributors to codebase manual #122
• docs: announce planned Deskling SDK by @miflow13 in docs: announce planned Deskling SDK #123
• chore: refresh README for current v0.3 state by @miflow13 in chore: refresh README for current v0.3 state #124
• feat: add This Is Fine rare emote by @miflow13 in feat: add This Is Fine rare emote #113
• docs: release Mochi Artist Kit by @miflow13 in docs: release Mochi Artist Kit #127
• fix: bootstrap Python build tooling during install by @miflow13 in fix: bootstrap Python build tooling during install #129
• fix: improve Linux installer portability by @miflow13 in fix: improve Linux installer portability #126
• docs: highlight portability and recent Mochi updates by @miflow13 in docs: highlight portability and recent Mochi updates #130
• fix: build installer venv at final path by @miflow13 in fix: build installer venv at final path #135
• fix: start Edge Roam after context menu closes by @miflow13 in fix: start Edge Roam after context menu closes #136
• fix: bound Dev Menu bond award work by @Daniele-Cangi in fix: bound Dev Menu bond award work #139
• Test/137 dev award spam by @miflow13 in Test/137 dev award spam #141
• feat: add Mochi update service by @miflow13 in feat: add Mochi update service #138
• docs: highlight built-in Mochi updater by @miflow13 in docs: highlight built-in Mochi updater #142
• fix: build updater venv at final path by @miflow13 in fix: build updater venv at final path #143
• Align installer regression test with PYTHONNOUSERSITE install path by @miflow13 with @Copilot in Align installer regression test with PYTHONNOUSERSITE install path #144
• fix: keep Bond lifecycle moving when persistence fails by @Daniele-Cangi in fix: keep Bond lifecycle moving when persistence fails #145
• feat: add FR-11 bond phase dialogue by @miflow13 in feat: add FR-11 bond phase dialogue #90
• fix: preserve malformed config during recovery by @Daniele-Cangi in fix: preserve malformed config during recovery #150
• Fix updater wave spritesheet animation by @miflow13 in Fix updater wave spritesheet animation #152
• feat: prototype Mochi's Pocket by @miflow13 in feat: prototype Mochi's Pocket #148
• Add changelog section to README by @miflow13 in Add changelog section to README #153

New Contributors <3

• @sobeitnow0 made their first contribution in fix: make Mochi sticky and prevent focus stealing on workspace switch #119
• @Daniele-Cangi made their first contribution in fix: bound Dev Menu bond award work #139

Full Changelog: v0.3.0-alpha.1...v0.4.0-alpha.1

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