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RapidKit VS Code Extension v0.7.0 Release Notes

Release Date: February 6, 2026
Type: Minor Release
Breaking Changes: None

🎯 Overview

RapidKit v0.7.0 introduces powerful workspace diagnostics and a dedicated setup verification panel, making it easier than ever to ensure your development environment is properly configured.

✨ What's New

🩺 Workspace Health Check

Quickly diagnose the health of any RapidKit workspace directly from the sidebar:

Features:

  • ✅ One-click health diagnostics via pulse icon (🩺)
  • ✅ Comprehensive checks for Python, pip, pipx, Poetry, and RapidKit Core
  • ✅ Terminal integration showing detailed results
  • ✅ Progress notifications during checks
  • ✅ Available in both inline button and context menu

How to Use:

  1. Open RapidKit sidebar
  2. Find your workspace in the WORKSPACES view
  3. Click the pulse icon (🩺) next to the workspace name
  4. View health check results in the terminal

What It Checks:

  • Python installation and version (3.10+ required)
  • pip and pipx availability
  • Poetry installation (optional)
  • RapidKit Core installation and version
  • Workspace configuration integrity

🏥 Standalone Setup Status Panel

A dedicated panel for verifying your RapidKit toolchain setup:

Features:

  • ✅ Separate webview panel accessible via "Setup" button
  • ✅ Three-tier hierarchy: Required → Recommended → Optional
  • ✅ Real-time status checking for all tools
  • ✅ Install and Verify buttons for each tool
  • ✅ Professional tooltips explaining each tool's purpose
  • ✅ Auto-refresh after installations
  • ✅ Clean minimal design with colored borders

Tool Categories:

Required (Must Have):

  • Python 3.10+ - Essential for all workflows

Recommended (Better Performance):

  • pipx - Global tool manager
  • RapidKit Core - Python engine
  • RapidKit CLI - npm bridge

Optional (Per-Project):

  • Poetry - Recommended dependency manager
  • pip - Per-project package installer

How to Access:

  1. Open RapidKit sidebar
  2. Click "Setup" button in Welcome panel
  3. Or use Command Palette: "RapidKit: Open Setup"

🎨 UI/UX Improvements

Minimal Button Design

  • Transparent backgrounds with colored borders only
  • Cyan borders for primary actions (Install/Upgrade)
  • Blue borders for verification actions
  • Smooth hover effects with subtle background tints

Enhanced Status Indicators

  • ✓ Green checkmark for installed tools
  • ⏳ Hourglass for checking status
  • ⚠ Warning symbol for missing tools
  • Clear version numbers for installed tools

Installation Progress

  • Animated progress bars during installations
  • Time estimates for each installation
  • Real-time status updates
  • Auto-refresh after completion

🔧 Technical Improvements

Architecture

  • New Files:

    • src/ui/panels/setupPanel.ts - Standalone setup panel
    • docs/setup-wizard-improvements.md - Setup improvements documentation
    • docs/workspace-health-check-feature.md - Health check feature docs

  • Modified Files:

    • src/extension.ts - Added new commands and integrations
    • src/ui/panels/welcomePanel.ts - Streamlined quick actions
    • package.json - New commands and inline buttons

New Commands

  • rapidkit.openSetup - Opens standalone setup panel
  • rapidkit.checkWorkspaceHealth - Runs health diagnostics

Better Modularity

  • Setup logic separated from Welcome panel
  • Improved state management
  • Enhanced terminal integration
  • Better error handling

📊 Status Detection

Improved Detection Logic

  • Distinguishes between npm CLI and pipx-installed RapidKit
  • Better version parsing for all tools
  • More reliable status checking
  • Reduced false positives

Real-Time Updates

  • Debounced status updates to prevent flicker
  • Auto-refresh after installations
  • Efficient polling mechanism
  • Better loading states

🚀 Getting Started

Update Your Extension

  1. Open VS Code
  2. Go to Extensions view (Ctrl+Shift+X / Cmd+Shift+X)
  3. Find "RapidKit" extension
  4. Click "Update" button

Or install directly:

code --install-extension rapidkit.rapidkit-vscode

Verify Your Setup

  1. Open RapidKit sidebar
  2. Click "Setup" button
  3. Review status of all tools
  4. Install any missing recommended tools
  5. Use "Verify" buttons to confirm installations

Check Workspace Health

  1. Open RapidKit sidebar
  2. Navigate to WORKSPACES view
  3. Click pulse icon (🩺) next to any workspace
  4. Review health check results in terminal

📝 Documentation

New comprehensive documentation added:

  1. Setup Wizard Improvements (docs/setup-wizard-improvements.md)

    • Complete redesign overview
    • Three-tier hierarchy explanation
    • Installation scenarios and workflows

  2. Workspace Health Check (docs/workspace-health-check-feature.md)

    • Feature description and usage
    • Technical implementation details
    • Troubleshooting guide

🔄 Upgrade Notes

No breaking changes. This release is fully backward compatible with v0.6.x.

New Features:

  • Use new Setup panel for better setup verification experience
  • Try workspace health check for quick diagnostics
  • Enjoy improved UI/UX with minimal design

Recommendations:

  • Run health check on existing workspaces to ensure proper configuration
  • Review setup status to verify all recommended tools are installed
  • Explore new tooltips to understand each tool's purpose

🐛 Bug Fixes

  • Fixed Setup Status stuck on "Checking..." state
  • Improved npm vs pipx detection to prevent false positives
  • Better handling of installation status updates
  • Reduced UI flicker during status checks

🎯 What's Next (v0.7.1+)

Planned improvements:

  • Enhanced error reporting in health checks
  • Quick-fix suggestions for common issues
  • Workspace health history tracking
  • Setup troubleshooting wizard
  • Better offline support

🙏 Credits

Thanks to all contributors and users providing feedback!

📝 Full Changelog

See CHANGELOG.md for complete details.

🔗 Links

Happy Building! 🚀

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