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@raiseCatError raiseCatError released this 05 Oct 22:32
v0.17.0
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NMSh remains a terminal frontend around a real persistent zsh, Bash or Fish session. v0.17.0 brings native context routing, richer appearance controls, contextual tools and shell/transcript refinements.

Highlights

  • Context Engine foundation and Context Rail: immutable fact metadata, bounded trusted discovery, a native module registry and Surface Router for Main Prompt, Context Rail and Right Context. Rail controls, priority overflow and shared live/preview geometry preserve the independent shell anchor. Repository discovery never executes arbitrary repository-controlled code.
  • Theme Studio and Theme Bridge: built-in, imported and custom themes; bounded data-only imports; opt-in theming for supported tools through reviewed, NMSh-owned files and environment settings.
  • Contextual /tools: Relevant here discovery from cheap local facts, reviewed package-manager plans, bulk selection and factual activation status. Selection bands remain visible away from focus, including reverse video under NO_COLOR.
  • Shell and transcript UX: /transcript, /layout and Settings share Normal / Chat presentation. /shell clearly distinguishes current, default and keyboard focus; indicator visibility and Left / Right placement share the existing prompt module. Side changes preserve Hidden state.
  • Providers and integrations: inline provider choices, Oh My Posh support, shell-framework detection, supported tool configuration, tmux Config Studio, integration health and reviewed dotfiles imports. /btw is canonical local guidance; /ask remains its compatibility alias.
  • Keep Awake: detected OS backends, optional durations and ownership-verified background processes, with composer, status and idle presentation.
  • Presentation polish: expanded screensavers, Setup Cat and semantic focus states, Chroma/theme previews, reproducible demos and the hosted reel.
  • Compatibility, updates and hardening: host profiles, Linux/WSL groundwork, native shell backends, automatic stable-update staging with verification and rollback, and Homebrew provenance protection that prevents the source updater from modifying the Cellar.

Install and update

Homebrew

Homebrew is now available and is the recommended install method on macOS:

brew install raiseCatError/tap/nmsh
nmsh

Update with brew upgrade raiseCatError/tap/nmsh.

Build from source

Source installation remains available. Source installs require Node.js 22+, zsh by default (optionally Bash 4.4+ or Fish), and the native node-pty installation step.

git clone --branch v0.17.0 https://github.com/raiseCatError/notMyShell.git
cd notMyShell
npm install
npm run build
npm link
nmsh

Existing clean official source checkouts can review /update and use /update apply; automatic updates follow the same checks. Homebrew-owned installs are directed to Homebrew rather than mutated by NMSh.

Scope and validation

Installable declarative Context Packs, broader capability scheduling and a fuller first-party module catalog remain upcoming; no finalized pack SDK or executable plugin API is shipped.

Full macOS/Ubuntu suites, Node 22 compatibility, Fedora portability, build/type checks and bounded timing smoke passed on the release commit. Linux/WSL and additional terminal hosts have automated/profile coverage; physical validation on those platforms/hosts is not claimed.

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