v0.1.0-beta.1

Release Summary

0.1.0-beta.1 is the first beta release in the 0.1.0 line and includes all major changes shipped since v0.0.1-beta.17 on. This release rolls up the full 0.1.0 canary cycle into a more stable beta milestone, with major progress across native capabilities, security, runtime reliability, developer tooling, and release infrastructure.

Changelog Since v0.0.1-beta.17

Platform and Framework Capabilities

• Added monorepo support for Catalyst projects
• Added Google Sign-In support for both Android and iOS
• Improved safe area handling and edge-to-edge rendering for universal apps
• Refined notification-related native behavior, including permission override handling and runtime improvements

Native Security and Hardening

• Added Android device security checks for root detection, emulator detection, and Frida detection
• Introduced stronger native security protections, including backup restrictions, screen-capture protection, and web data clearing
• Improved security-related bridge behavior and added broader native test coverage

Runtime Stability and Native Reliability

• Hardened URL whitelisting with thread-safety improvements, better validation, expanded tests, and related iOS build fixes
• Improved bridge and runtime resilience by reducing failures caused by environment mismatches
• Preserved backward compatibility for useDataProtection on older native binaries
• Continued stabilization work across Android and iOS native bridge behavior

Developer Tooling and Migration Support

• Introduced Catalyst MCP v2
• Added a new MCP setup flow, database schema, and knowledge base
• Expanded tooling for project conversion, debugging, configuration guidance, build flows, and source-aware migration support
• Improved framework knowledge coverage across SEO, observability, webpack, React Compiler, CLI usage, file conventions, and native hooks

Release and Publishing Infrastructure

• Added new publishing pipelines and improved release automation
• Enabled more reliable publish flows for beta delivery
• Completed supporting version and packaging updates for the 0.1.0-beta.1 release line

Overall Impact

This beta marks a significant step forward from the previous beta series. Compared with v0.0.1-beta.17, Catalyst now offers a stronger native security model, broader platform capability support, more reliable bridge and runtime behavior, and substantially better migration and developer tooling. It provides a clearer and more stable baseline for teams evaluating or adopting the 0.1.0 line.