v0.15.0

Release Notes

Latest Release: v0.15.0 (February 27, 2026)

🚀 Platform-Safe Command Layer + Smarter Workspace UX

Summary: This release hardens command execution and platform compatibility, improves create-workspace UX with real tool-awareness, and speeds up WORKSPACES rendering for larger lists.

Added

• 🧩 Modular command registration across focused command groups (core, workspace selection, workspace operations, project lifecycle, file/log, project context)
• 🧪 New contract tests for platform capability helpers and workspace detector/manager behavior
• 🖥️ Terminal execution abstraction via centralized terminalExecutor utility

Changed

• 🪟 Create Workspace modal now tool-aware

  • Detects Python / venv / Poetry / pipx on modal open
  • Auto-selects viable install method and disables invalid options with inline reason text
  • Prevents duplicate Poetry prompt in modal-based flows

• ⚡ Workspace sidebar performance improvements

  • Caches global-installed and latest-version checks in coreVersionService
  • Parallelizes workspace enrichment in workspaceExplorer instead of sequential waits

• 🧠 Cross-platform command building

  • Uses platform-aware shell quoting/building through platformCapabilities
  • Keeps terminal command contracts consistent across Linux/macOS/Windows

Fixed

• 🩺 Doctor workspace path output no longer includes launcher aliases; shows real install paths in stable order

🧪 Contract Regression Log (doctor/create/bootstrap)

Use this section for each release to track command-contract changes and drift risks.

Area	Expected Contract	Status	Notes
doctor workspace	npx rapidkit doctor workspace	✅	Launcher path hidden; real installs retained
doctor fix	npx rapidkit doctor workspace --fix	✅	Extension action still aligned
create workspace	rapidkit create workspace <name>	✅	Modal flow avoids duplicate Poetry prompt
create project	rapidkit create project <kit> <name> --output <dir>	✅	Command-array contract preserved
bootstrap profile	rapidkit bootstrap --profile <profile>	✅	Profile values aligned with tests/schemas
terminal API usage	via terminalExecutor only	✅	Drift test enforces centralization

Previous Release: v0.14.0 (February 25, 2026)

🎯 Workspace/Project Accuracy + Persistent Welcome UX

Summary: This release focuses on correctness across workspace and project state, durable Welcome preferences, and safer example-workspace actions.

Added

• 🧭 Profile-aware Command Reference in Welcome page, based on active WORKSPACES selection
• 👁️ Persistent Setup Status toggle (hide/show survives panel reopen and VS Code restart)
• 🏷️ Workspace profile tags shown in both sidebar WORKSPACES and Welcome Recent Workspaces

Fixed

• 🌐 Example links open externally via extension host messaging (no broken webview window.open behavior)
• 📦 Example clone source correctness by separating repoUrl (browse) from cloneUrl (git clone)
• 🧠 Modules install gating now requires selected project state, not only workspace selection
• 🎨 Quick Actions theme adaptation using VS Code tokens for dark/light readability

Quality

• ✅ Drift guards strengthened for command/profile contracts and repository text consistency

🧪 Contract Regression Log (doctor/create/bootstrap)

Use this section for each release to track command-contract changes and drift risks.

Area	Expected Contract	Status	Notes
doctor workspace	npx rapidkit doctor workspace	✅	Extension workspace health action aligned
doctor fix	npx rapidkit doctor workspace --fix	✅	Extension auto-fix action aligned
legacy doctor flag	--workspace (deprecated form)	✅ Not used	Drift guard test blocks regression
create workspace	rapidkit create workspace <name>	✅	Routed via npm bridge
create project	rapidkit create project <kit> <name> --output <dir>	✅	Routed via npm bridge
bootstrap profile	rapidkit bootstrap --profile <profile>	✅	Profile values aligned across UI/types/docs

🐹 Release: v0.13.0 — Go Framework Support + Sidebar Quick Actions Redesign

Summary: Full Go framework support (Go/Fiber, Go/Gin) in sidebar Quick Actions and Welcome Page, workspace creation routed through Welcome Panel modal, smart init detection for Go projects, and modules disabled for Go projects.

Added

• 🐹 Go Framework Quick Actions — FastAPI / NestJS / Go buttons now sit in a compact 3-column row in the sidebar Quick Actions panel
• 🪟 Workspace Button → Welcome Modal — Clicking Workspace in sidebar opens Welcome Panel and triggers the Create Workspace modal instead of an inline VS Code input box
• 🚫 Modules Disabled for Go Projects — Both the sidebar AVAILABLE MODULES panel and the Welcome Page Module Browser show a clear "not available" banner when a Go project is selected; search and filters are hidden
• 🐹 Go Project Type Detection — _detectProjectType now returns 'go' via go.mod check; projectType is propagated through WorkspaceStatus to the webview

Fixed

• 🔧 @latest Removed from All npx Calls — All 12 npx invocations across 6 files now use npx rapidkit (no version tag), preventing the npm registry version (0.21.2) from overriding the local version (0.22.0) and breaking create workspace / create project commands
• 🔧 Go Project Init Check — rapidkit.projectDev command now checks for go.sum instead of node_modules to determine whether a Go project is initialized
• 🔧 Go Dev Server Port & Command — Default port for Go projects set to 3000; dev command is npx rapidkit dev (not npm run start:dev)
• 🔧 openWorkspaceModal Fix — Sidebar Workspace button was triggering loading state on HeroAction card; now correctly calls setShowCreateModal(true)

Changed

• 🎨 Framework Button Size — Framework buttons in Quick Actions redesigned: smaller icons (16px), reduced padding and min-height (44px), tighter gap — all three fit cleanly in one row
• 🧭 Module Explorer setProjectPath — Now accepts optional projectType argument forwarded from both tree-selection handlers

Technical

• WorkspaceStatus type — Added projectType?: 'fastapi' | 'nestjs' | 'go' field
• ModuleBrowser component — Added modulesDisabled prop; hides search/filters and renders Go banner
• WelcomePanel._detectProjectTypeStatic() — New static helper reused by both instance method and updateWithProject
• WelcomePanel.openWorkspaceModal() — New static method using __workspace__ pending modal token
• rapidkit.openWorkspaceModal command — Registered in extension.ts

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Previous Release: v0.12.0 (February 15, 2026)

🪟 Release: v0.12.0 — Module Details Modal + Workspace-First CLI Resolution

Summary: Introduced an in-app module details modal in the Welcome webview, improved workspace-first CLI binary resolution for nested projects, and added automatic workspace/module refresh after module install.

Added

• 🪟 Module Details Modal — Rich tabbed module details UI (overview, dependencies, configuration, profiles, features, docs)
• 🧩 Expanded ModuleData Typing — Support for runtime dependencies, profiles, documentation, compatibility, support, and changelog metadata
• 🔄 Workspace Status Refresh Hook — Refreshes installed modules and catalog after successful module installation

Changed

• 🧭 CLI Resolution Strategy — Searches for workspace .venv/bin/rapidkit by walking parent directories before global fallback
• 📡 Module Info Fetching — Uses rapidkit modules info <module> --json and merges with catalog data
• 🎨 Webview UX — Module details now open in modal instead of separate HTML panel

Technical

• UI Architecture: Replaced standalone HTML module details page with React modal workflow
• CLI Reliability: Better .venv discovery in nested workspace/project layouts
• State Sync: Installed-modules list now refreshes immediately after add-module success

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Previous Release: v0.10.0 (February 12, 2026)

🚀 Release: v0.10.0 — Smart Project Actions + Intelligent Browser + Port Detection

Summary: Introduced unified project actions panel in Welcome Page, smart browser button that activates only when server is running, workspace upgrade detection, and intelligent port tracking for running servers.

Added

• 🚀 Project Actions Panel — Complete project lifecycle management in Welcome Page with 6 smart buttons (Terminal, Init, Dev/Stop toggle, Test, Browser, Build)
• ⬆️ Workspace Upgrade Button — Automatic detection of rapidkit-core updates with one-click upgrade for venv/pipx installations
• 🎯 Smart Browser Button — Context-aware browser opening that only enables when dev server is running with port detection
• 📡 Running Port Detection — Automatic port extraction and display in sidebar, tooltips, and Welcome Page

Improved

• 🎨 Enhanced Sidebar Icons — Browser icon only visible for running projects, port displayed next to project name
• 🔄 State Synchronization — Real-time UI updates between terminal state, tree view, and webview panels
• 💅 Disabled Button Styling — Professional disabled states with clear visual feedback
• 🎯 Better UX — No more blind browser opens; button intelligently guides user workflow

Technical

• New Component: ProjectActions.tsx with conditional rendering and smart toggles
• Type Enhancement: WorkspaceStatus now includes runningPort?: number
• Integration: Real-time server state tracking via runningServers Map
• Performance: Minimal overhead with regex-based port extraction from terminal names

User Experience

• ✨ Workflow Clarity — Clear visual states guide user: Dev → Browser (enabled) → Stop → Browser (disabled)
• ✨ Port Transparency — Always know which port your server is running on
• ✨ One-Click Upgrades — No more manual core updates; orange button appears when needed
• ✨ Centralized Actions — All project operations accessible from welcome page

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📋 Version History

Version	Release Date	Highlights
v0.15.0	Feb 27, 2026	🚀 platform-safe command layer, 🪟 tool-aware workspace modal, ⚡ workspace list performance, 🩺 doctor path clarity
v0.14.0	Feb 25, 2026	🎯 Workspace-vs-project correctness, 👁️ persisted setup toggle, 🌐 example link/clone fixes, 🏷️ profile tags
v0.13.0	Feb 21, 2026	🐹 Go framework support, 🪟 Workspace modal routing, 🔧 @latest fix, 🚫 Modules disabled for Go
v0.12.0	Feb 15, 2026	🪟 Module details modal, 🧭 workspace-first CLI resolution, 🔄 post-install refresh
v0.11.0	Feb 14, 2026	🌐 Dynamic Examples, 🎨 Kit Selection, 📦 Workspace Export/Import
v0.10.0	Feb 12, 2026	🚀 Project Actions, 🎯 Smart Browser, 📡 Port Detection
v0.9.0	Feb 10, 2026	🎭 Modal system, ⚡ Smart caching, 📱 Responsive design
v0.8.0	Feb 9, 2026	🎨 Workspace cards redesign, Dynamic version display, Project statistics
v0.7.0	Feb 6, 2026	🩺 Workspace health check, Setup status panel, Diagnostics integration
v0.6.1	Feb 3, 2026	🛠️ Fixes & polish: setup stability, module copy commands, detection improvements
v0.6.0	Feb 3, 2026	🎯 Module Browser, Setup Wizard, Package Manager Selection
v0.5.2	Feb 2, 2026	🔧 NPM caching fix, Standalone mode, Recent workspaces
v0.5.1	Feb 2, 2026	📝 Documentation translation, Consistency improvements
v0.5.0	Feb 1, 2026	🐍 Python Core bridge, Workspace registry integration
v0.4.7	Jan 23, 2026	🐛 Bug fixes, Dependency updates, Security patches
v0.4.6	Jan 1, 2026	🎯 Poetry smart detection, Update notifications
v0.4.5	Dec 23, 2025	⚡ Project quick actions, No workspace switching
v0.4.4	Dec 22, 2025	🩺 Doctor npm check, Dynamic versions
v0.4.3	Dec 12, 2025	📚 Module explorer, UI enhancements
v0.4.2	Dec 5, 2025	📝 Logging commands, Marketplace improvements
v0.4.1	Dec 4, 2025	📖 Documentation update, README rewrite
v0.4.0	Dec 3, 2025	🎯 Smart location detection, npm migration
v0.3.1	Dec 3, 2025	🐛 Bug fixes
v0.3.0	Dec 2, 2025	✨ New features
v0.1.3	Nov 2025	🔧 Improvements
v0.1.2	Nov 2025	🐛 Bug fixes
v0.1.1	Nov 2025	✏️ Minor updates
v0.1.0	Nov 2025	🎉 Initial release

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