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Changelog

All notable changes to Inspector are listed here.

v1.10.0

MCP server integration with OAuth support, improved text editing, and settings enhancements.

🔌MCP Server Integration

Full MCP support — Connect to Model Context Protocol servers directly from Inspector
OAuth authentication — Secure OAuth flow for MCP servers with automatic token refresh
Server management UI — Add, edit, and remove MCP servers from the new Settings panel
JSON editor — Edit MCP server configurations with a built-in JSON editor
Resource & prompt management — Access MCP server resources and prompts from your agents
Gateway enhancements — Improved MCP gateway with notification handling and Inspector resource support

✏️Text Edit Improvements

Code edits — More reliable code edits
Enhanced HTML handling — Better support for editing HTML files with line-based disambiguation

⚙️Settings & UI Polish

Header styling enhancements — Refined styling in the Settings screen

🐛Bug Fixes

Various bug fixes

v1.9.4

Minor UI polish for the apply bar.

🎨UI Polish

Apply bar refinements — Small styling fixes for the move tool apply bar

v1.9.3

Git initialization, movable design toolbar, and chat UX improvements.

🚀Git Repository Initialization

Initialize git repos from Inspector — New "Initialize Repository" button in the Publish panel for projects without git
No-repo state handling — Clear messaging and UI when opening projects without source control

🎨Move Tool Toolbar

Draggable toolbar — The move tool toolbar can now be repositioned to any side of the viewport
Styling upgrades — Refreshed visual design for the move tool interface

💬Chat UX Improvements

Date separators in history — Chat history now groups conversations by Today, Yesterday, This Week, etc.
Open tabs in history — Currently open chat tabs now appear in the history panel alongside closed ones
Auto-scroll on open — Chat windows automatically scroll to the bottom when opened
History toggle fix — Clicking the history button now properly closes the popup when open

🐛Bug Fixes

Fixed publish panel issues
Fixed history popup X button spacing

v1.9.2

AI-generated chat titles, deep link improvements, and UI polish.

🧠Smart Chat Titles

AI-generated chat titles — Chat tabs now automatically get descriptive titles generated by AI based on your conversation context
Semantic tab naming — Tabs display meaningful names instead of generic placeholders

🔗Deep Link Enhancements

Inspector rules via deep link — Open and configure .inspectorrules directly from external links

🎨UI Improvements

Review actions panel polish — Refined styling and removed drop shadow for a cleaner look
API infrastructure refactor — Centralized API handling for improved reliability

🐛Bug Fixes

Fixed drag and drop functionality
Fixed chat ID reconciliation issues
Fixed auth schema validation
Speed optimizations

v1.9.1

Source control improvements and bug fixes.

🔀Source Control Improvements

Multi-repo support — Source control panel now detects and handles workspaces with multiple Git repositories
Merge conflict detection — See merge conflicts directly in the Publish panel with the ability to open conflicting files in your editor
Commit validation — Error toasts now appear when trying to commit without a message
Enhanced state management — Improved repository state tracking for more reliable status updates

v1.9.0

OAuth fixes, Design Arena enhancements, and improved chat UX.

🎨Design Arena API Migration

Enhanced Design Arena integration — Migrated to new Design Arena API for live model ranking in info boxes

🔗Deep Link Enhancements

Improved deep link handling — Refactored deep link processing to improve integration with other apps

🐛Bug Fixes

Implemented Claude code OAuth token refresh, tokens will no longer expire
Improved login URL handling in Settings screen
Enhanced UI consistency across chat components
Various styling improvements and refinements

v1.8.0

Dev server management, deep link templates, bug fixes.

⚙️Dev Server Management

Kill dev server from port picker — New "✕" button to stop running dev servers directly from the dropdown

🔗Template Deep Links

Create projects via deep link — New inspector://open?template=... support for creating projects from external apps
Screenshot context — Deep links can include screenshot paths for initial chat context
Auto-scaffold — Template deep links automatically start project creation

🔔Notification Sounds

Chat completion sound — Audio notification when an agent finishes its work

🐛Bug Fixes

Fixed timeout cleanup in new project modal to prevent stale callbacks
Misc. bug fixes

v1.7.3

Now you can change branches directly from the address bar! This makes it really easy to setup two tabs with different branches or pages to iterate on multiple worktrees at once with Claude Code.

🪵Branch Picker

Switch branches in the address bar — New branch picker dropdown lets you switch between git branches without leaving the browser viewport
Create branches inline — Type a new branch name and create it directly from the dropdown
Delete branches — Remove branches in line

v1.7.2

Improved chat tab status indicators and visual feedback.

🎨Chat Tab Improvements

Enhanced status indicators — Chat tabs now show clear visual feedback for streaming, needs review, and idle states
Provider icons in tooltips — See which agent is active with provider icons displayed in chat tab tooltips
Animated activity indicators — Animated dots show when agents are actively working
Better activity descriptions — Tooltips now show detailed agent activity status (e.g., "Thinking", "Editing", "Planning next moves")

v1.7.1

Bug fixes for Z.AI integration and comment handling.

🐛Bug Fixes

Fixed Z.AI connection status not refreshing correctly in comment input
Fixed blank comments appearing after agent responses
Fixed comments not dismissing properly

v1.7.0

Text editing, Z.AI provider support, deep links, and multi-framework project detection.

✏️Text Edit Tool

Click to edit text improvements — Double-click any text element to edit it directly in the browser viewport
Cursor positioning — Click anywhere in the text to position your cursor at that spot
Deterministic editing — Inspector will attempt to edit the text in your codebase deterministically before attempting an agent run

⚙️Dev Server Improvements

AI dev server error handling — Start an agent run to create a new "start my dev server for me" command

🧠Z.AI Provider

GLM-4.7 support — New Z.AI claude code override option using the GLM-4.7 model

🔗Deep Link Support

PR checkout via deep link — Open and checkout pull requests directly from links in PRs created in Inspector
Auto-start dev server — Projects opened via deep link automatically start the dev server

🌍Multi-Framework Support

Better Ruby on Rails Handling — Inspector now detects and supports non-Node.js projects
Improved project detection — Better heuristics for detecting project type and generating setup commands

🔧GitHub CLI Integration

Built-in gh CLI — Inspector now downloads and manages the GitHub CLI for enhanced Git operations

🐛Bug Fixes/Misc

Sign up button — New sign-up option on the login screen
Improved macOS app quitting — Better handling when closing the app on macOS
Fixed screenshot file drop not working correctly
Fixed file dragging class not being removed from body
Fixed model selector visibility in chat input
Fixed platform-specific Codex binary handling

v1.6.12

Rate limiting improvements, better undo support for new files, and UI enhancements.

🖥️Open Project Screen

View All button — New "View All" button to browse all recent projects
Clear All option — Quickly clear your recent projects list

🐛Bug Fixes

Fixed error handling when restoring unstaged git changes
Cleaned up unnecessary agent logging for better performance

v1.6.6-v1.6.11

Direct editing tools, improved settings, and better tab management.

🎨Move Tool Improvements

Delete elements — Select and delete elements directly from the browser viewport
Custom Inspector pointer — New cursor icon when using the move tool for a more polished experience
Reorganized toolbar — Cleaner move tool interface with better visual hierarchy

⚙️Settings Enhancements

Custom port configuration — Set your preferred dev server port in General settings
Default clone directory — Choose where GitHub repos are cloned by default

🗂️Tab Management Improvements

Improved tab close logic — Closing your last project tab takes you back to the Open Project page

💬Chat Improvements

Global model state — Model and provider selection now persists correctly across new chat tabs
Fixed Codex todos — Todo items now display properly in Codex conversations

🔧Improved GitHub Integration

Non-blocking GitHub modal — GitHub repository import no longer blocks the UI
GitHub repo search — Search for public repositories when importing from GitHub

🐛Bug Fixes

Removed unnecessary logging for better performance
Updated model cards

v1.6.5

Redesigned AI provider management and improved explore view experience.

🤖Coding Agents Settings

Unified provider management — New "Coding Agents" section in Settings for managing Cursor, Claude, and Codex connections
Refactored Agent Selector — "Add Agents" in agent picker now links directly to the Coding Agents settings tab. You can no longer send messages with agents that aren't connected.

🖥️Chat UI Improvements

Jump to code from chat — New "Open in Editor" button on file edits let you open changes from the chat in your editor.
File references deep link to editor - Now all of your file references made by agents will deep link back to your code editor (e.g., if your agent says /src/index.html, you can just click on it to it's location in your codebase)
File tree rendering — See file structures in a clean tree view during agent explorations
Semantic search styling — Improved display for semantic search results in explore views
Better interleaved explores — Fixed rendering issues with Cursor and Claude explore views

🐛Bug Fixes

Fixed Shift+Tab not working in user message input
Fixed spacing issues with Cursor explore view
Fixed "planning next moves" incorrectly showing sometimes on Claude
Fixed spacing issues with file explore chat UIs.
Fixed model not resetting when switching providers
Various styling and color fixes

v1.6.4

Built-in source control with a new Publish panel for committing, pushing, and creating PRs without leaving Inspector.

🚀Publish Panel

One-click publishing — New "Publish" button in the browser toolbar opens a source control panel
Stage & commit — Stage individual files or all changes, write commit messages, and commit with amend support
Push, pull & sync — Push to remote, pull changes, or sync in one click
Create PRs — Open a pull request on GitHub directly from Inspector

v1.6.3

Figma-style zoom and pan for the browser viewport.

🔍Zoom & Pan

Figma-style navigation — Pinch to zoom and pan around your app just like in Figma
Pixel-perfect zoom — At high zoom levels (12x+), see individual pixels with a grid overlay
Smart zoom reset — Page reloads automatically reset zoom to 100%

v1.6.2

Claude Code reliability improvements and bug fixes for non-Cursor models.

🔧Claude Code Fixes

Fixed "Undo All" for Claude Code — Undo functionality now works correctly when reverting all changes made by Claude Code
Fixed diff parsing — Code diffs from Claude Code are now parsed correctly, improving change visibility

🧠Interleaved Explore Improvements

Better tool call display — Improved rendering of bash, ls, and find tool events in the explore view
Smarter processing — Enhanced agent run processing for more reliable tool call handling

🐛Bug Fixes

Fixed model corruption issue where non-Cursor models (like Claude Code or Codex) would get incorrectly overwritten with Cursor model IDs

v1.6.1

Model selector improvements, better rate limit handling, and reliability fixes.

🎛️Improved Model Selector

Easier model management — "Add Models" button in the model picker takes you directly to Settings
Smoother selection experience — Model picker is now less clunky and more responsive
Better model previews — Updated model cards with improved information display
Arena ranks for Cursor models — See how models compare for front-end at a glance based on Design Arena's rankings

🖥️Terminal Improvements

Cleaner terminal look — Improved styling for a more polished appearance
Smart auto-collapse — Terminal output collapses automatically when commands finish

🐛Bug Fixes

Fixed comments not disappearing when they should
Fixed user message width issues in chat (finally looks)
Fixed Codex consecutive message handling
Fixed bug where if a chat was initiated via a comment you couldn't change the model
Improved update toasts

v1.6.0

Tons of usability improvements, plug and play support, HTML fallbacks, chat UX improvements, settings improvements.

📂Drag & Drop to Open Projects

Just drag a folder into Inspector — Drop any project folder to open it instantly, no menus needed

📄Static HTML Page Support

Works with plain HTML files — Inspector now recognizes and serves static HTML projects without needing a dev server
Automatic detection — Just open your folder and Inspector figures out how to run it

🔐Improved Claude Login

Smoother sign-in experience — More reliable authentication when connecting to Claude

💬Chat UI Improvements

Smoother loading animations — See a shimmer effect while the AI is thinking
Better code display — Collapsible code blocks and improved syntax highlighting
Dark mode terminal — Terminal output now matches your theme
Cleaner overall look — Polished styling throughout the chat experience

⚙️Settings & Configuration

Redesigned Settings screen — Cleaner UI showing connection status for all integrations
Easy disconnect option — Quickly disconnect from Claude or Cursor directly from Settings

🔄Smarter Updates

Smoother update experience — Updates are handled more gracefully with less interruption

🐛Bug Fixes

Fixed model picker remembering your selection correctly
Fixed messages jumping around while sending
Fixed agent connection status not updating properly
Various stability and reliability improvements

📦Under the Hood

Improved reliability when using integrated agents (e.g., Cursor, Claude Code, Codex)
Better compatibility across different systems
Performance and security updates

v1.5.12

🤖Gemini 3 Flash Support in Cursor Agent

We now support Gemini 3 Flash - Very fast model, good for quick UI changes!

v1.5.11

🗂️Local File Support

Open local files & folders via drag-and-drop — Drag files or folders into Inspector to open them quickly

🌐Browser Polish

Link preview in the browser frame — Improved link preview UI and positioning
Address bar reliability — Better handling and navigation when working with local files

📦Build & Release Maintenance

Minor improvements to build and release automation

v1.5.3 – v1.5.10

📦Build & Release Maintenance

Release pipeline improvements — Ongoing improvements to build stability and release automation
Smaller builds — Reduced packaged app size by excluding unneeded files from the build
Bug fixes & polish — Various stability fixes and small UX refinements

v1.5.2

📋Clipboard Image Support

Paste screenshots directly into chat — Press ⌘V / Ctrl+V to paste images from your clipboard into the chat input or when editing messages
Works with screenshots, copied images, and any image data on your clipboard

v1.4.0

🎯Move Tool Enhancements

Agent applies move tool changes — All changes made with the move tool can now be applied to your codebase by clicking the "apply" button after editing the page
Drag-and-drop reordering — New "Reorder" sub-tool for moving elements within their parent containers
Parent boundary indicators — Visual guides show valid drop zones when moving elements
Improved hover labels — Clearer element identification when using move tool
Change tracking — Track your visual changes before committing them

🪟Multi-Window Support

Open multiple Inspector windows — Work on different projects simultaneously with full multi-window support
File menu with window management — New File menu with "New Window", "Open Folder", and "Open Recent" options
Workspace-specific window positions — Inspector remembers window positions per workspace

🌐Browser Navigation Improvements

Smart new tabs — New tabs automatically are connected to your project

🔧Monorepo & GitHub Support

Monorepo project detection — GitHub import modal now better supports monorepo structures

🎨UI Improvements

Design bar refinements — Improved animation and closed state positioning
Dropdown menu component — New reusable dropdown menu in move tool toolbar
Monochromatic loading indicators — Cleaner workspace loading step indicators
Inspector rules styling — Updated modal styling for better readability

🐛Bug Fixes

Fixed Codex path resolution for improved reliability
Improved tab-related comment handling across multiple browser tabs
Fixed navigation regression that could revert URLs to about:blank
Enhanced error handling with DevServerDisconnectedDialog

v1.3.0

✨Syntax Highlighting in Diff View

Code diffs now have syntax highlighting — File changes are easier to read with proper language-aware coloring

🔍Enhanced Diff View

Improved change block handling — Diff view now better handles complex changes with clearer visual separation
Integrated lint errors — See linting issues directly in the diff view as you review changes

🎨UI Improvements

Escape key closes screenshot selector — Press Escape to quickly dismiss the screenshot overlay
Delete mentions from chat — You can now remove @mentions from your messages

🔧Bug Fixes

Fixed empty chats incorrectly appearing in history
Fixed edit processing to properly include all pending edits
Improved styling for InspectorIgnore and InspectorRules modals
Improved styling for confirmation dialogs

v1.2.3

⏪Surgical Undo/Redo System

It was broken and we fixed it.

🔧Bug Fixes

Fixed keyboard handling in confirm dialogs to prevent unintended confirmations
Improved event propagation handling for better UX in modal dialogs

v1.2.0 – v1.2.2

🔍Find in Page

Search any page with ⌘F / Ctrl+F — A new find-in-page overlay lets you search for text within your app's browser view
See match counts as you type with incremental search
Navigate between matches with Enter (next) and Shift+Enter (previous)

🌐Smarter Address Bar

URL History & Autocomplete — The address bar now remembers your browsing history and suggests URLs as you type
Prioritized localhost suggestions — Your local dev servers appear first in the autocomplete list
Improved Google Search display — Search queries are now shown more clearly in the address bar
Various UX polish including better line alignment and visual consistency

🔧Bug Fixes

Fixed proxy server handling in address bar
Fixed trailing slash visibility issues in URLs
Fixed URL completion to not incorrectly prepend protocols
Fixed checkpoint and undo functionality reliability
Fixed diff count display issues

🧹Maintenance

Cleaned up deprecated dependencies for a leaner app

v1.1.0

🤖New Cursor Agent Models

Added support for new GPT-5.2 models: gpt-5.2, gpt-5.2-high
Added support for new Codex Max models: gpt-5.1-codex-max, gpt-5.1-codex-max-high

🎨UI Improvements

Provider selector no longer wraps to two lines — The provider dropdown button now stays on a single line with text truncation for better layout consistency

v0.9.6-v1.0.0

⚠️Bug Fix: Breaking Changes

Cursor Chat History Storage Location Changed
Chat metadata is now stored in Inspector's application data directory instead of inside your project folder
Impact: Your existing Cursor chat histories from previous versions will not carry over. New conversations will start fresh.
Why: This keeps your project directories clean — no more .inspector folders cluttering your workspace or appearing in version control
What was before: <your-project>/.inspector/cursor-chat.json
What is now: ~/Library/Application Support/Inspector/projects/<hash>/cursor-chat.json

🔧Bug Fixes

Port Picker Modal Improvements — Fixed keyboard interaction issues in the port picker, .inspectorignore, and .inspectorrules modals. Pressing Enter now works as expected.

v0.9.5

🔧Smarter Package Manager Detection

Improved detection logic — Inspector now reads the packageManager field from your package.json first (the corepack standard), ensuring your intended package manager is detected correctly even if multiple lockfiles exist in your project.
Better monorepo support — Projects that specify their package manager explicitly (e.g., "packageManager": "pnpm@8.6.0") will now be detected properly, which is common in corepack-enabled workspaces and monorepos.

v0.9.3-v0.9.4

🎨New Project Creation Enhancements

You can start a new project directly from Inspector
We open-sourced two templates which these projects can start from.

🐛Bug Fixes & Polish

Now detecting pnpm, bun, and yarn in "Start my dev server"
Updated icons and styling for better visual consistency

v0.9.2

🧠Element-aware AI Context

Added DOM element context support so the AI can reason about the currently referenced element
Expanded context hydration to include element details and computed styles

💬Mention Improvements

Improved mention handling/utilities to carry richer element context through the chat input

v0.9.0

This release focuses on making it even easier to get started with Inspector and giving you more control over how the AI agent works with your project.

🚀New Features

🔗 Import a Project from GitHub — Clone any GitHub repository directly into Inspector with just a few clicks
🚀 "Start My Dev Server For Me" — Inspector can now automatically detect and launch your project's dev server. Works with common frameworks like Next.js, Vite, and Create React App.
📜 .inspectorrules — Define project-specific instructions, coding conventions, or context. Lives in your project root and travels with your codebase.
🙈 .inspectorignore — Control which files the AI agent can see and access. Similar to .gitignore syntax for easy configuration.

🎨UI Improvements

🎯 Revamped Port Picker — Redesigned port selection UI for a smoother experience with better autocomplete suggestions
📋 New Action Cards — Quick-access cards for common actions: starting your dev server, managing ignore rules, and configuring Inspector rules
⌨️ Keyboard Shortcut — Added ⌘O keyboard shortcut on the open project page for faster navigation

🐛Bug Fixes & Polish

Improved visual consistency with updated modal designs
Enhanced cursor position alignment in selection overlays
Various stability improvements and bug fixes

v0.8.25

🔄Manual Update Check

Added "Check for Updates..." menu option in the app menu (Inspector > Check for Updates...)
Users can now manually trigger update checks without waiting for automatic checks

v0.8.24

🐛Bug Fixes

Fixed Codex path resolution for improved OpenAI Codex integration reliability

v0.8.23

🐛Bug Fixes

Fixed OpenAI setup flow in the new user experience modal

v0.8.22

🍎Mac Intel Support

Inspector now supports Mac Intel (x64) architecture in addition to Apple Silicon (arm64)

🔧CI/CD Maintenance

Various improvements and maintenance updates to the build and release pipeline

v0.8.3

🤖OpenAI Codex Integration

Full support for OpenAI's Codex CLI agent – run Codex directly within Inspector
New model options: GPT-5.1 Codex Max, GPT-5.1 Codex, and GPT-5.1
Secure API key management with native keychain storage
Codex connection status indicator in Settings

🧠Enhanced Agent Thinking Display

New interleaved explore view shows thinking and tool actions together in chronological order
Nested tool calls now displayed within thinking blocks for better context
Improved markdown rendering and formatting for reasoning summaries
Collapsible thinking sections with smart summaries (e.g., "Explored 3 files and 2 directories")

🎨UI Polish

Copy chat button now only appears on hover for a cleaner interface
Improved planning view layout and interactions
Better connection status indicators for all integrations

🐛Bug Fixes

Fixed duplicate message bug when sending rapid requests
Fixed user message display issues
Fixed copy button incorrectly showing for payload views
Fixed message ordering inconsistencies
Fixed comment input spacing in browser overlay

v0.8.2

🔌Connection Status Indicators

Added visual connection status badges for Cursor and Claude Code in Settings
Quickly see at a glance whether you're connected to each service
Status checks run automatically when opening Settings

🧹Cursor Model Cleanup

Removed deprecated GPT-5 model variants (gpt-5, gpt-5-high, gpt-5-codex, gpt-5-codex-high)
Streamlined model selector to only show current GPT-5.1 variants

🎨UI Polish

Cleaned up Settings screen by removing redundant success messages
Connection state is now clearly indicated via status badges

v0.8.1

🔧Maintenance

Re-pushed tags to verify a fresh build due to Apple notarization service outage.

v0.8.0

🔐Claude Code OAuth Integration

Added seamless OAuth authentication for Claude Code
Users can now sign in with their Anthropic account directly
Streamlined authentication flow for better user experience

🔑GitHub OAuth Update

Users now see the sandbox-technologies access screen when authenticating with GitHub OAuth

v0.7.3

🔧Maintenance

Re-pushed tags to verify a fresh build.

v0.7.2

🐛Bug Fix

Addressed update v0.7.1 failing due to Squirrel auto-update process on macOS handling a broken symlink in the node_modules/.bin directory inside the packaged app.

v0.7.1

🧠Smarter Context

Inspector now better understands the React components you're working with
Improved context awareness when mentioning elements in chat
Code grabber passes your component's props and state

🔄Better App Updates

Smoother update experience with smarter scheduling
Updates won't interrupt you while you're actively working

🎨UI Improvements

Cleaner model selector labels across the app
Improved styling in chat and comment inputs

🐛Bug Fixes

Fixed issues with element tracking in some React apps
Fixed chat input styling inconsistencies
Fixed deeplinking issue in Safari — Safari users can now sign in
Fixed Auth0 dev key error