v0.3.2

Conduit is a local-first gateway for your MCP servers: set up and authenticate each server once, and every AI coding tool (Claude, Cursor, VS Code, and more) shares them through one local gateway. Keys stay in your OS keychain. No Docker, no cloud.

This is a big one, the first release with macOS and Linux builds (signed/notarized Mac), plus a lot of reliability and polish work since v0.3.0.

Platforms

• macOS support, both Apple Silicon and Intel, signed and notarized (no Gatekeeper warning).
• Linux support: .deb and AppImage. Beta.
• The Windows app no longer flashes a console window while servers run.

New

• Share a setup. Export your server set and import a teammate's. Secrets are never included, so a curated setup can be shared without leaking keys.
• Add API keys when adding a server. The "Add server" form now has an environment-variables field, so key-based servers work in one step.
• Bulk enable / disable every server at once.
• Version + "update available" indicator in the sidebar.
• Open data folder (config, logs, audit) for quick backup or inspection.
• Statuses auto-refresh when you return to the window.

Auth & secrets

• OAuth requests only the scopes a server advertises (fixes providers that rejected offline_access, e.g. Stripe).
• Hardened the OAuth loopback callback: reads reliably across platforms, a fresh port per attempt so rapid retries can't collide, and clearer guidance when a provider's sign-in page is blank.
• Clearer API-key entry; secret-read failures now report the real cause instead of failing silently.

Reliability & fixes

• The gateway recovers from a poisoned lock instead of wedging the whole process.
• Installed-but-unconfigured clients no longer show "not found", and you can't connect Conduit to a client that isn't installed.
• "Import all" reports accurately (no more false success on a partial import).
• Enabling a server re-probes immediately instead of sticking on "Checking...".
• A server that exits on startup surfaces its real error (e.g. a missing key).
• Added SECURITY.md and a cargo-audit CI job, plus more tests around config import/export and the dashboard stats.

Install

• Windows: unsigned. SmartScreen may warn, click More info → Run anyway.
• macOS: signed + notarized. Use aarch64 for Apple Silicon, x64 for Intel.
• Linux: .deb or AppImage (beta).

Upgrading from v0.3.0 on Windows: the app is now named Conduit (it was lowercase before), so a fresh install may appear alongside the old one. Uninstall the old "conduit" from Add or Remove Programs.

macOS keychain prompt (first run): the first time the gateway reads a saved key (when a client like VS Code or Claude Code uses it), macOS shows a keychain prompt. Click Always Allow once and it won't ask again. (A future release will remove this prompt entirely.)

v0.3.0

Conduit is a local-first gateway for your MCP servers: set up and authenticate each server once, and every AI coding tool (Claude, Cursor, VS Code, and more) shares them through one local gateway.

New

• macOS support (Apple Silicon), signed and notarized, no Gatekeeper warnings.
• Linux support (.deb and AppImage). Beta.
• Add API keys / env vars right when adding a server, so key-based servers (e.g. Resend) work in one step.

Auth & secrets

• OAuth now requests only the scopes a server advertises (fixes providers that rejected offline_access, e.g. Stripe).
• Hardened the OAuth loopback callback so it's read reliably across platforms (fixes a macOS "white screen after approval").
• In-app guidance when a provider's sign-in page is blank (use a Chromium browser, or paste a token).
• Clearer API-key entry; secret-read failures now report the real cause instead of failing silently.

Fixes

• Installed-but-unconfigured clients no longer show "not found"; you can't connect Conduit to a client that isn't installed.
• The "Import N from clients" count now matches what actually imports.
• Enabling a server re-probes immediately instead of sticking on "Checking…".
• A server that exits on startup surfaces its real error (e.g. a missing key) instead of "connection closed".

Security & docs

• Added SECURITY.md and a cargo-audit CI job; documented macOS/Linux install, signing, and troubleshooting.

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Install: Windows is unsigned (SmartScreen → More info → Run anyway). macOS is signed + notarized (Apple Silicon). Linux is beta.

Conduit v0.1.0 (beta)

Conduit is a local-first gateway and manager for MCP servers across all your AI coding tools (Claude, Cursor, VS Code, Codex, and more). Set up and authenticate each server once, then point every client at one Conduit gateway.

Highlights

• One local gateway for every MCP server, shared across all your clients
• Lazy discovery: clients see 3 meta-tools instead of hundreds
• Per-agent profiles and per-tool governance, plus a one-switch block for every destructive tool
• OAuth / API-key auth stored in your OS keychain, never in client configs
• In-app audit log with per-server latency and error rates
• Built-in tool playground; resources + prompts proxying

Install

Windows only for now (macOS and Linux are in progress). Download conduit_0.1.0_x64-setup.exe and run it.

Note: the installer isn't code signed yet, so Windows may show "Windows protected your PC". Click More info -> Run anyway to continue. Signing is on the way.

Early beta, expect rough edges. Issues and feedback welcome.