v0.2.2

[0.2.2] - 2026-03-19

Added

• Slack platform support via Socket Mode (no tunnel needed)
  • Native streaming API (chat.startStream/appendStream/stopStream)
  • /new as Slack slash command
  • Thread replies in DMs for streaming
  • Message dedup for Socket Mode retries
  • Slack app manifest (slack-manifest.json) for one-click setup
• iMessage platform support (macOS only, local mode)
  • Direct @photon-ai/imessage-kit SDK (self-messaging enabled)
  • Bae: prefix on agent responses for loop prevention
  • Auto-launch Messages.app if not running
  • Auto-open System Settings for Full Disk Access setup
  • Content-based message dedup for iCloud sync duplicates
• PlatformAdapter architecture
  • PlatformThread interface (id, post, postStream, startTyping)
  • PlatformConfig for per-platform split thresholds
  • ChannelHandle unified start/stop interface
  • src/bot.ts renamed to src/channel.ts (consistent "channel" naming)
  • Shared formatters extracted to src/formatter/common.ts
• Slack mrkdwn formatter (code-block-safe) for non-streamed messages
• iMessage stripMarkdown for plain-text output
• Interactive CLI improvements
  • bae workspace add prompts interactively if no flags given
  • bae channel add auto-detects single workspace, platform selection prompt
  • --help for workspace and channel subcommands
  • Default workspace path to current directory (not ~/baesment)
  • "Add another channel?" after bae init
  • iMessage headless init support (--platform imessage)
  • Better error messages with actionable guidance
  • Channel list grouped by workspace
  • Platform flag validation (rejects unknown platforms)
• Auto-update notifications
  • Checks npm registry every 24 hours (non-blocking)
  • Notifies once per new version on stderr
  • Opt-out via BAE_NO_UPDATE_NOTIFIER env var
  • Only runs on start and status commands (no delay on --help)
• BAE_LOCAL_MODE=true credential marker for platforms without API tokens

Changed

• Bridge uses PlatformThread + PlatformConfig instead of Chat SDK Thread
• Commands gain platform parameter (/start is Telegram-only)
• createBot() renamed to createChannel() with CreateChannelOptions
• BotHandle renamed to ChannelHandle
• License changed from MIT to Apache-2.0

Removed

• chat-adapter-imessage dependency (replaced by direct @photon-ai/imessage-kit)