- Added Python prelude caching to improve startup performance by caching helper functions and module discovery results.
- Added OMP_DEBUG_STARTUP environment variable for detailed startup stage tracing across initialization pipeline.
- Changed Python kernel initialization to require shared gateway mode, removing support for local kernel gateway startup.
- Improved error handling in shared gateway acquisition with automatic retries on 5xx status codes.
- Added repro-stuck.ts script for reproducing and debugging rare CLI hang issues with Chrome DevTools integration.
- Added trace-loader.ts preload script for tracing module resolution during startup diagnostics.
- Upgraded brush-core from 0.3.5 to 0.4.0 and added brush-builtins 0.1.0 dependency to support new builtin command framework.
- Refactored shell execution to use new ExecutionResult and ExecutionControlFlow types from brush-core 0.4.0, replacing previous ExitCode-based approach.
- Updated system_info disk refresh to use new sysinfo 0.38 API with single refresh(true) call instead of separate refresh_list() and refresh() calls.
- Added tokio full-featured runtime dependency to support async operations in pi-natives.
- Updated phf from 0.11 to 0.13 with macros feature for improved perfect hash function support.
- Fixed UTF-16 string handling in text.rs to properly strip trailing null bytes before conversion.
- Added native process tree killing and listing functions via new `ps` module in pi-natives crate with platform-specific implementations (Linux /proc, macOS libproc, Windows CreateToolhelp32Snapshot).
- Refactored process termination logic to prioritize native process tree killing when available, improving reliability of process cleanup across platforms.
- Removed detached process spawning across codebase (bash-executor, shell-session, kernel, lsp client, markitdown conversion) in favor of native process tree management.
- Simplified ptree module by removing managed children tracking and postmortem cleanup hooks, delegating process lifecycle management to native implementations.
- Fixed typo in gateway coordinator where pythonwPath was referenced instead of pythonPath.
- Removed unused pythonwPath field from PythonRuntime interface and consolidated python executable resolution to use windowless python path directly.
- Fixed output handling to prioritize text/markdown over text/plain when both are available, ensuring Markdown content is displayed correctly.
- Added comprehensive benchmark suite for visibleWidth implementations comparing native, Bun.stringWidth, and hybrid approaches across ASCII, ANSI, CJK, emoji, and mixed content scenarios.
- Replaced SettingsManager class with new Settings singleton providing synchronous get/set API and background persistence.
- Introduced settings-schema.ts as single source of truth for all configuration definitions with 100+ settings organized into logical groups.
- Migrated from method-based settings access (getTheme(), setTheme()) to path-based access using dot notation (settings.get('theme'), settings.set('theme', value)).
- Removed 2035-line settings-manager.ts file and replaced with modular settings.ts (693 lines) and settings-schema.ts (836 lines) for improved maintainability.
- Unified settings schema into single source of truth eliminating duplicate definitions across settings-defs.ts and settings-manager.ts.
- Extracted Python runtime resolution logic from kernel and gateway-coordinator modules into a new shared runtime module.
- Centralized environment variable filtering, venv detection, and Python executable resolution into ipy/runtime.ts to eliminate code duplication.
- Moved DEFAULT_ENV_ALLOWLIST, WINDOWS_ENV_ALLOWLIST, DEFAULT_ENV_DENYLIST, and related environment configuration constants to the shared runtime module.
- Consolidated filterEnv(), resolveVenvPath(), and resolvePythonRuntime() functions into the shared runtime module for reuse across kernel and gateway-coordinator.
- Updated gateway-coordinator to use pythonw.exe (windowless Python interpreter) on Windows to prevent console window spawning.
- Migrated environment variable handling to use centralized getEnv() and getEnvApiKey() utilities from pi-ai package.
- Removed environment variable denylist that previously blocked API keys from being passed to subprocesses.
- Simplified web search error messages by removing provider-specific configuration hints.
- Eliminated duplicate environment variable and .env file parsing logic across web search providers by delegating to centralized utilities.
- Added persistent shell session support for bash tool with environment variable preservation across commands.
- Added shellForceBasic setting to force bash/sh even if user's default shell is different (default: true).
- Added OMP_SHELL_PERSIST environment variable to control persistent shell behavior (set to 0 to disable).
- Restructured system prompt with coordinator-specific guidance for parallel task delegation.
- Extracted process management utilities from coding-agent shell module into dedicated procmgr module in utils package.
- Migrated shell configuration retrieval to SettingsManager class with new getGlobalShellConfig() static method.
- Replaced custom killProcessTree() implementation with new terminate() function supporting graceful shutdown with timeout and AbortSignal.
- Updated ptree.ChildProcess to use generic type parameter for input stream masking and delegated process termination to procmgr.terminate().
- Centralized process management across coding-agent modules to use SettingsManager and procmgr utilities instead of standalone shell functions.
- Simplified ptree API by removing spawnGroup and spawnAttached variants, consolidating into single spawn function.
- Replaced AsyncQueue class with simpler pushStream utility function for stream management.
- Refactored ChildProcess class to use AbortController instead of callback-based signal handling.
- Renamed captureText method to wait and execText function to exec for clearer API semantics.
- Removed mode parameter from exec function, eliminating distinction between spawn modes.
- Updated all call sites across coding-agent to use simplified ptree API.
- Added ToolChoice type and toolChoice parameter support across all AI providers (OpenAI, Azure OpenAI, Anthropic, Google) enabling fine-grained control over tool/function selection during LLM calls.
- Added toolChoice override capability to Agent.prompt() method and session prompt options allowing callers to control tool selection behavior per request.
- Added provider-specific tool choice mapping functions (mapAnthropicToolChoice, mapGoogleToolChoice, mapOpenAiToolChoice) to normalize tool choice formats across different LLM APIs.
- Removed kernel heartbeat/ping mechanism from PythonKernel, simplifying health monitoring by relying on direct isAlive() checks instead of periodic HTTP requests.
- Removed Prettier configuration files (.prettierignore and .prettierrc) and migrated formatting to Biome.
- Updated Biome configuration from version 2.3.11 to 2.3.12 and changed arrowParentheses rule from 'always' to 'asNeeded'.
- Pinned @biomejs/biome dependency to exact version 2.3.12 in package.json and bun.lock.
- Applied consistent arrow function formatting across 489 files by removing unnecessary parentheses around single parameters.
- Removed blank lines after comment blocks and reorganized imports for consistency across the codebase.
- Converted named imports from node modules (fs, path, os) to namespace imports across all packages.
- Extended extension loader error handling with isEacces and hasFsCode type guards.
- Fixed autocomplete race condition in editor by tracking request ID to discard stale results.
- Added guard clause in plugin-settings to prevent null reference when settings list is undefined.
- Added branch change callbacks in footer to update state after git head resolution.
- Added timing instrumentation to Python kernel startup and gateway acquisition.
- Improved error logging in settings manager for config file access failures.
- Fixed model discovery to re-check file existence after JSON to YAML migration and improved file access error handling.
- Converted readdirSync, readFileSync, and statSync to async readdir, readFile, stat across skills and agent discovery.
- Made scanDirectoryForSkills async and refactored custom directory scanning to use Promise.all for concurrent processing.
- Updated agent discovery to use fs/promises for async file reading and refactored helper patterns.
- Added AgentParsingError exception class for better error handling during agent parsing.
- Added filesystem error type guards (isEnoent, isEacces, isPerm, etc.) to pi-utils for safe error checking.
- Added color manipulation utilities to pi-utils for accessibility features.
- Added color-blind mode setting to settings manager.
- Migrated plugins, settings, and config modules from sync to async file operations.
- Updated error handling to use new pi-utils type guards for type-safe checking.
- Removed WASM generation script; use Bun `wasm?raw` loader for imports.
- Added bunfig.toml with loaders for `.md`, `.py`, and `.wasm?raw` text imports.
- Added types/assets/index.d.ts for global TypeScript module declarations.
- Unified TypeScript configuration with tsgo-based checking across monorepo.
- Removed build and WASM steps from install and publish pipelines.
- Added tsconfig.publish.json files to all packages with optimized publish-time configuration.
- Updated all package.json scripts with prepublishOnly hooks for correct type checking during publish.
- Added @oh-my-pi/omp-stats path mappings to root tsconfig.json for consistent imports.
- Added WASM generation script for photon module and integrated into install:dev script.
- Added mermaid rendering with terminal graphics for markdown output in iTerm2 and Kitty terminals.
- Implemented two-level mermaid caching with deduplication by content hash.
- Added background mermaid pre-rendering in assistant messages for responsive display.
- Implemented Python kernel session pooling with MAX_KERNEL_SESSIONS limit and idle cleanup timer.
- Refactored commit agent to remove unused FileObservation type and improve prompts.
- Updated test utilities to use AuthStorage.create() async factory method.
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