Atelier Studio 1.7.0
A quieter interface, redesigned Settings, and a more connected research workspace.
This release brings together the changes since 1.6.0, including reusable response
instructions, project folders, richer figure annotations, and more reliable agent
and widget interactions.
A refined interface
- Lighter typography, restrained borders, compact menus, and more consistent
spacing across the shell, sidebar, composer, gallery, and document viewers. - Redesigned Settings with five clear sections, icon navigation, and progressive
disclosure for advanced options and diagnostics. - Search Settings and jump directly to the matching control, including controls
inside collapsed sections. Press Command/Ctrl K within Settings to search. - Preview appearance settings with the actual text sizes, reading width, density,
and theme. Native light, dark, and system modes now resolve consistently for the
app and terminal. - Six additional dark palettes: Graphite, Obsidienne, Encre, Pierre, Sous-bois,
and Monokai, each with coordinated terminal colors. - Clearer selection states and compact dropdowns, with improved keyboard focus
and accessible labels for appearance controls.
Reusable response instructions
- Create and edit reusable instructions in Settings, with four built-in choices:
Concise, Educational, Scientific rigor, and Quebec French. - Combine instructions from the composer and see the active choices in the thread
header. Instructions survive reconnects and thread updates. - Rewrite an instruction using a selected Codex or Claude model. Failures are
reported in the interface instead of leaving the connection waiting. - Response instructions are applied to Codex and Claude requests, with regression
coverage against unintended carry-over between requests.
Project folders and gallery
- Manage additional folders per project and use the folder menu to navigate the
workspace and its gallery. - Configure associated-folder write access for Codex in protected mode.
- Switch between grids and detailed lists, adjust thumbnail and row density,
resize columns, and save views with filters and sorting. - Improved project gallery integration, presentation controls, file labels, and
synchronization with the active project. - Gallery commands use consistent icons, filters, sorting, favorites, and display
controls. Favorites retain their complete target URL. - Large file trees report their limits instead of silently presenting a truncated
tree as complete. - More consistent typography and controls in PDF, Markdown, LaTeX, CSV, SVG,
annotation, and code views.
Figures, annotations, and widgets
- Annotated figures arrive in chat with their thumbnail and notes, with an
acknowledgement before the annotation is considered delivered. - Larger annotated image saves are supported, and empty annotation bubbles are
avoided. - Widgets gain presentation controls and more reliable frame sizing, with
additional regression coverage for their lifecycle and interaction behavior. - A Rust static JavaScript analysis gate catches invalid widget scripts before
publication. The widget guide includes updated presentation and scale guidance. - Improved handling of structured insight blocks and streaming text in chat.
Agent context and reliability
- Project folders and turn context are carried through provider requests, with
clearer context receipts and knowledge-base handling. - Claude CLI parsing, inactivity timeouts, prompt boundaries, and live input
handling are improved. The catalog includes Fable 5.1. - Quick Ask follows the active project, supports captures, and makes project
exploration an explicit choice. - MCP diagnostics are more informative, and native commands no longer poison a
Codex session. Repeated capability refusals are guarded against. - Reduced idle memory growth through event eviction, screenshot-blob cleanup,
abort-listener cleanup, and fewer redundant history updates. - More reliable composer layout, stable tabs, and cleaner fork titles.
Compatibility
The app targets macOS on Apple Silicon and packages its Rust backend and gallery
runtime. Provider CLIs remain external prerequisites. Existing settings and
projects are retained; choosing one of the new palettes is optional.
Platform: macOS on Apple Silicon.
The packaged app includes the Rust backend and gallery runtime. No
separate Node.js or Python installation is required for the app.
Claude Code CLI (2.1.139 or newer) and Codex CLI remain external
prerequisites for their respective providers.
If macOS Gatekeeper blocks an unsigned download, run:
xattr -cr "/Applications/Atelier.app"