Changelog¶

All notable changes to the Sidekick Agent Hub VS Code extension will be documented in this file.

The format is based on Keep a Changelog, and this project adheres to Semantic Versioning.

[0.11.0] - 2026-02-19¶

Added¶

• Knowledge Notes System: Capture reusable knowledge (gotchas, patterns, guidelines, tips) attached to files with lifecycle tracking
• Manual Notes: Select code, right-click → "Add Knowledge Note", choose type (gotcha, pattern, guideline, tip), enter content
• Gutter Icons: Distinct SVG icons per note type appear in the editor gutter next to annotated lines
• Hover Tooltips: Hover over gutter icons to see note content, type, status, and importance
• Tree View: "Knowledge Notes" panel in the Session Monitor sidebar groups notes by file with click-to-navigate
• Staleness Lifecycle: Notes transition through active → needs review (30 days) → stale (90 days) → obsolete (file deleted), with importance-weighted decay
• Auto-Extraction: Repeated errors on the same file, recovery patterns, and file-specific guidance suggestions automatically generate candidate notes in the dashboard for review
• Auto-Surfacing: Active knowledge notes for touched files are injected into GuidanceAdvisor analysis prompts to avoid duplicate suggestions
• Mind Map Integration: Active notes appear as amber nodes linked to their file nodes (or session root if file not in graph)
• CLAUDE.md Injection: New command Sidekick: Inject Knowledge Notes appends a ## File-Specific Knowledge section to your instruction file
• Note Management: Right-click notes in the tree view to edit (content, type, importance), delete, or confirm (reset staleness)
• Persisted in ~/.config/sidekick/knowledge-notes/{projectSlug}.json
• New commands: Sidekick: Add Knowledge Note, Edit Knowledge Note, Delete Knowledge Note, Confirm Knowledge Note
• Multi-Session Project Timeline: Chronological view of all sessions in the current project
• Session Cards: Each session displayed as a card with label, relative time, duration, and message count
• Duration Bars: Visual bar proportional to session length relative to the longest session
• Metadata Badges: Token count, task count, error count, and model name shown as color-coded badges
• Time Range Filtering: Toggle between 24h, 7d, 30d, and All ranges
• Expandable Details: Click a session card to load and display tool usage breakdown, task list, and error summaries
• Open in Dashboard: Click the open button on any session to load it in the Session Analytics dashboard
• Auto-Refresh: Timeline updates on session start/end and debounced (10s) on token usage events
• Registered as "Project Timeline" webview in the Session Monitor sidebar

[0.10.3] - 2026-02-19¶

Added¶

• Mind Map Circular Layout: Toggle between the organic force-directed layout and a clean static circular layout
• New "Circular" button in the mind map header to switch layout modes
• Session node centered with peripheral nodes arranged on a circle, grouped by type and sorted alphabetically
• Curved bezier links between peripheral nodes, straight radial spokes from session to peripherals
• Smooth 600ms animated transitions when toggling between layouts
• Drag disabled in circular mode; zoom and pan still work
• "Reset Layout" recalculates circular positions when in circular mode
• New data arriving in circular mode snaps to recalculated positions
• Window resize recalculates layout in both modes

[0.10.2] - 2026-02-19¶

Fixed¶

• Notification replay on session load: Notification triggers (destructive command, credential access, compaction, token threshold) no longer fire for historical events when a session is first loaded — only live events trigger notifications
• SubagentScanner log spam: "Directory does not exist" message now logs once per path instead of every 2-second poll cycle

[0.10.1] - 2026-02-19¶

Fixed¶

• Fixed broken image references in Marketplace README (old asset filenames replaced with current ones)
• Updated Marketplace keywords to reflect multi-provider rebrand

[0.10.0] - 2026-02-18¶

Added¶

• Multi-Provider Inference: Support for OpenCode and Codex CLI as inference providers alongside Claude Max and Claude API
• New sidekick.inferenceProvider setting with auto-detection based on installed CLI agents
• Provider auto-detection picks the most recently active agent via filesystem timestamps
• "Switch Inference Provider" command and status bar quick-pick
• Multi-Provider Session Monitoring: Monitor sessions from OpenCode (~/.local/share/opencode/) and Codex CLI (~/.codex/sessions/)
• New sidekick.sessionProvider setting with auto-detection
• Each provider normalizes raw data into a common ClaudeSessionEvent format
• Model Resolver with Tier System: Unified model selection via tiers (fast/balanced/powerful) with auto-detection per feature
• "auto" resolves to a per-feature default tier (e.g., inline completions → fast, transforms → powerful)
• Legacy names (haiku/sonnet/opus) map through LEGACY_TIER_MAP
• Tiers map to provider-specific model IDs via DEFAULT_MODEL_MAPPINGS
• Session Handoff System: Provider-aware context handoff documents for seamless session continuation
• Configurable via sidekick.autoHandoff setting: off, generate-only, generate-and-notify
• Targets the correct instruction file per provider (CLAUDE.md, AGENTS.md, etc.)
• Stored in ~/.config/sidekick/handoffs/
• Cross-Session Task Persistence: Tasks from Kanban board persist across sessions in ~/.config/sidekick/tasks/{projectSlug}.json
• Decision Log Extraction: Tracks and persists architectural decisions from sessions in ~/.config/sidekick/decisions/{projectSlug}.json
• Event Logging Audit Trail: Optional JSONL event logging for debugging
• New settings: sidekick.enableEventLog, sidekick.eventLogMaxSizeMB, sidekick.eventLogMaxAgeDays
• Stored in ~/.config/sidekick/event-logs/
• Plan Visualization: Step nodes with status indicators in mind map view
• Documentation Site: Material for MkDocs documentation with GitHub Pages deployment

Changed¶

• Rebranded from "Sidekick for Max" to "Sidekick Agent Hub"
• Removed RSVP Speed Reader feature
• Deprecated sidekick.authMode in favor of sidekick.inferenceProvider (auto-migration on first activation)

Fixed¶

• Codex CLI: replaced @openai/codex-sdk with direct CLI spawning for reliable inference
• Multiple provider parity fixes for OpenCode and Codex CLI

[0.9.1] - 2026-02-15¶

Added¶

• Subagent Cards on Kanban Board: Spawned subagents (via the Task tool) now appear as cards on the Kanban board
• Each subagent spawn creates an "In Progress" card with the agent's description as the title
• Cards show agent type chip (e.g. "Explore", "Plan", "Bash") with cyan accent
• Cards move to "Completed" when the subagent finishes (or are removed on failure)
• Visually distinguished from regular tasks with a cyan left border
• Header summary shows separate counts (e.g. "3 tasks, 2 agents")

Fixed¶

• Kanban board refresh on subagent completion: Board now updates immediately when a subagent finishes instead of waiting for the next tool call

[0.9.0] - 2026-02-14¶

Added¶

• Context Token Attribution: Stacked bar chart in the dashboard showing where your context window budget goes
• Classifies tokens into 7 categories: System Prompt, CLAUDE.md, User Messages, Assistant Responses, Tool Inputs, Tool Outputs, Thinking
• Helps identify what's consuming context (e.g., large tool outputs, verbose CLAUDE.md)
• Updates in real-time as the session progresses
• Notification Triggers: Configurable alerts for concerning Claude Code activity
• Built-in triggers: .env/credential file access, destructive commands (rm -rf, git push --force), tool error bursts, context compaction
• Token threshold alerts when cumulative usage exceeds a configurable limit
• Fires VS Code notifications so you can monitor autonomous sessions
• New settings: sidekick.notifications.enabled, sidekick.notifications.triggers.*, sidekick.notifications.tokenThreshold
• Compaction Detection: Context compaction events (summary type) are now processed and visualized
• Shows compaction markers in the activity timeline
• Tracks context size deltas so you know how much was lost
• Timeline Search & Filtering: Full-text search within the activity timeline
• Search input with instant client-side filtering across all events
• Timeline cap removed during search so all events are searchable
• Filter toggles for message noise classification (system reminders, sidechain detection)
• Conversation Viewer: Full editor tab showing the complete session conversation
• Chat-style rendering with user (blue), assistant (green), tool (collapsible), and compaction chunks
• Built-in search for finding content within the conversation
• New command: Sidekick: View Session Conversation
• Cross-Session Search: Search across all Claude Code sessions in ~/.claude/projects/
• VS Code QuickPick interface with debounced search and context snippets
• Icons per event type (user, assistant, tool_use)
• Click results to open the session file
• New command: Sidekick: Search Across Sessions
• Rich Tool Call Inspector: Full editor tab with specialized tool call rendering
• Read: file path with range info
• Edit: inline diff-style display (red deletions, green additions)
• Bash: formatted command with description
• Grep/Glob: search parameters
• Filter buttons by tool type, expandable detail panels
• New command: Sidekick: Open Tool Inspector

Improved¶

• Message Noise Classification: Timeline now respects the isSidechain flag and filters system metadata
• Heuristic detection for system reminders, permission checks, and noise events
• Filter toggles in the dashboard to show/hide noise
• Enhanced Subagent Visualization: Subagent tree now shows richer metrics
• Per-agent token usage (input + output) with "42K tok" display
• Duration tracking ("1m 23s")
• Parallel execution detection (agents with overlapping timestamps shown with layers icon)
• Stats enriched from SubagentFileScanner token extraction
• Tool Analytics Drill-Down: Clicking a tool analytics row now shows individual tool calls with timing and metadata

[0.8.5] - 2026-02-14¶

Fixed¶

• Accurate cost estimation: Session costs now use actual per-model input/output/cache token breakdown instead of a 50/50 approximation — affects Dashboard, Session Summary, and historical exports
• Toggle command persistence: Sidekick: Toggle now updates the sidekick.enabled config so the inline completion provider respects the toggle state
• XSS hardening in RSVP reader: Replaced innerHTML with DOM API in the word display to prevent injection from user-selected text
• Session re-initialization: Stop Monitoring now passes workspaceState when re-creating the SessionMonitor, preserving custom session path persistence
• Overly broad completion filter: The however conversational pattern no longer rejects valid code completions containing the word "however" mid-line — now only matches conversational "However," at the start of a line
• COLUMN_ORDER mismatch: Removed stale 'deleted' column from the Task Board inline script that never received data from the extension
• SVG in binary filter: Removed .svg from BINARY_EXTENSIONS in the diff filter — SVG is text-based XML and should be included in diffs
• JSDoc default mismatch: Corrected truncateDiffIntelligently docs from "defaults to 3500" to the actual default of 8000
• Timer leak on dispose: Dashboard now clears _richerPanelTimer timeout on dispose

Improved¶

• Shared utilities extraction: Consolidated 6 duplicate getNonce() implementations, 2 duplicate extractTaskIdFromResult() implementations, and scattered markdown fence-stripping regexes into shared modules (utils/nonce.ts, utils/taskHelpers.ts, utils/markdownUtils.ts)
• Type safety: Replaced (block as any) casts with a proper isTypedBlock() type guard in SessionMonitor; typed handleTokenUsage parameter in MonitorStatusBar; resolved WebviewMessage name collision by renaming to DashboardWebviewMessage and RsvpWebviewMessage
• Dead code removal: Removed always-true ternary in TaskBoard, unused _pendingMode/_pendingComplexity fields in RsvpViewProvider, and identical if (language === 'python') branch in DocumentationService
• Dependency direction: Moved analysis types (AnalyzedError, ToolPattern, etc.) from services/SessionAnalyzer to types/analysis.ts so utility modules no longer import from services
• Event deduplication: seenHashes pruning now retains 75% of entries (was 50%) to reduce re-processing window during high-throughput sessions
• Polling guard: TempFilesTreeProvider 2-second subagent scan now skips when no session is active

[0.8.4] - 2026-02-14¶

Improved¶

• Collapsible Session Navigator: The Sessions panel in the dashboard sidebar is now collapsible
• Click the header to expand/collapse the session list
• Expanded by default; chevron rotates to indicate state
• Pin, Refresh, and Browse buttons remain independently clickable

[0.8.3] - 2026-02-10¶

Improved¶

• Dashboard UX polish: Improved layout and feedback for the Session Summary and Session tabs
• Moved "Generate AI Narrative" button to top of Summary tab, immediately after the metrics row, so it's visible without scrolling
• Added progress notification with time estimate when generating narratives (VS Code notification + inline spinner with "~15-30s" message)
• Reorganized Session tab from one monolithic "Session Details" section into three thematic groups:
  • Session Activity — Activity Timeline, File Changes, Errors
  • Performance & Cost — Model Breakdown, Tool Analytics, Tool Efficiency, Cache Effectiveness, Advanced Burn Rate
  • Tasks & Recovery — Task Performance, Recovery Patterns
• Promoted richer panels (Task Performance, Cache, Recovery, etc.) from nested collapsibles to always-visible sections within their group — one click to expand, no double-expand needed

[0.8.2] - 2026-02-07¶

Added¶

• Kanban Board: TaskCreate/TaskUpdate activity now appears in a dedicated Kanban view
• Groups tasks by status with real-time updates
• Collapsible columns with hidden-task summaries

[0.8.1] - 2026-02-07¶

Fixed¶

• Mind map layout recovery for dense subagent graphs (#8)
• Added a Reset Layout control to rebuild the D3 simulation and recenter on the main session node without refreshing the view
• Tuned force behavior to keep clusters compact and readable (localized many-body repulsion, adaptive link distance/collision spacing, gentle x/y centering)

[0.8.0] - 2026-02-04¶

Added¶

• CLAUDE.md Suggestions: AI-powered session analysis for optimizing Claude Code usage
• Analyzes session patterns to detect recovery strategies (when Claude gets stuck and how it recovers)
• Generates best practices and suggestions for your CLAUDE.md file
• Progress UI with collapsible suggestion panels in the dashboard
• Helps you learn from your own Claude Code sessions

Changed¶

• Refactored prompts to use XML tags for better AI instruction structure

[0.7.10] - 2026-02-03¶

Added¶

• Historical Analytics: Retroactive data import from existing Claude Code sessions
• Import token usage, costs, and tool statistics from completed sessions
• Enables trend analysis across multiple sessions
• Response Latency Tracking: Real-time latency metrics in dashboard
• Track request-to-response timing for Claude API calls
• Visualize latency trends over the session
• Task Nodes in Mind Map: Task tool calls visualized as distinct nodes
• Spawned Task agents appear as nodes with their descriptions
• Shows task type and status in the mind map
• Dashboard UX: Improved metric button layout and sizing
• Better visual hierarchy for metric controls
• More consistent button sizing across the dashboard

[0.7.9] - 2026-02-02¶

Fixed¶

• Custom folder session auto-discovery: Fixed automatic detection of new sessions (e.g., after /clean) when monitoring a custom folder
• performNewSessionCheck() now respects the custom session directory instead of always using the workspace path

[0.7.8] - 2026-02-02¶

Added¶

• Mind Map: Directory & Command Nodes: Grep/Glob and Bash tool calls now show their targets in the mind map
• Directory nodes (brown) show paths searched by Grep/Glob tools
• Command nodes (red) show command types executed by Bash (git, npm, docker, etc.)
• Tooltips display detailed context:
  • Directory nodes show search patterns used (e.g., *.ts, TODO)
  • Command nodes show actual commands executed (e.g., npm install, git status)
• Node sizes scale with usage frequency
• Mind Map: Auto-Focus on Activity: Mind map automatically pans to show new activity
• Focuses on newly added nodes or the latest tool-to-file/URL connection
• Preserves user's zoom level while adjusting pan position
• Smooth easing animation for comfortable viewing

Fixed¶

• Custom folder new session detection: Browsing to a custom folder now properly detects new sessions when Claude Code starts
• Previously, discovery polling used the workspace path instead of the custom directory
• Now correctly watches and polls the custom directory for new sessions
• Entering discovery mode (waiting for session) works correctly with custom paths
• Folder picker prioritization: The "Browse Session Folders" list now prioritizes the current VS Code workspace
• Exact workspace match appears first
• Subdirectories of the workspace appear next
• Other folders sorted by most recent activity
• Session dropdown custom folder: Session dropdown now correctly shows sessions from the selected custom folder instead of the workspace folder

[0.7.7] - 2026-02-02¶

Added¶

• Browse Session Folders: Manually select any Claude project folder to monitor, regardless of workspace path
• New "Browse..." button in the Session Analytics dashboard next to the session dropdown
• Command palette: "Sidekick: Browse Session Folders..." to browse all Claude project folders in ~/.claude/projects/
• Shows decoded human-readable paths, session counts, and last activity time
• Selection persists across VS Code restarts (stored per-workspace)
• Custom path indicator shows when using a manually selected folder
• "Reset to Auto-Detect Session" command to clear custom selection and revert to workspace-based discovery
• Useful when Claude Code is running in a subdirectory or different path than your VS Code workspace
• Token Usage Tooltips: Hover over token metrics to see quota projections and estimated time to exhaustion
• Activity Timeline Enhancements: Claude's text responses now visible in the activity timeline alongside tool calls
• Mind Map Subagent Visibility: Spawned Task agents now appear as distinct nodes in the mind map visualization
• Dynamic Node Sizing: Mind map nodes scale based on content length for better visual hierarchy
• Latest Link Highlighting: Most recent connections in the mind map are visually emphasized
• Line Change Statistics: Files Touched tree view and mind map now show +/- line change counts

Fixed¶

• Git Repository Detection: Improved detection for nested git repositories

[0.7.6] - 2026-01-31¶

Added¶

• Subscription Quota Display: View Claude Max subscription usage limits directly in the Session Analytics dashboard
• Two semi-circular gauges showing 5-hour and 7-day quota utilization
• Color-coded thresholds: green (<50%), orange (50-79%), red (≥80%)
• Countdown timers showing when each quota resets (e.g., "Resets in 2h 15m")
• Reads OAuth token from Claude Code CLI credentials (~/.claude/.credentials.json)
• Auto-refreshes every 30 seconds when dashboard is visible
• Gracefully hidden when using API key mode or no OAuth token available

[0.7.5] - 2026-01-30¶

Fixed¶

• Subdirectory session discovery: Session monitoring now finds Claude Code sessions started from subdirectories of the workspace (#7)
• When VS Code workspace is /project but Claude Code starts from /project/packages/app, the extension now correctly discovers and monitors that session
• Uses prefix-based matching with most-recently-active selection when multiple subdirectory sessions exist
• Prevents false positives (e.g., /project won't match /project-v2)
• Added subdirectoryMatches and selectedSubdirectoryMatch to session diagnostics for debugging

[0.7.4] - 2026-01-30¶

Added¶

• Mind Map URL Nodes: WebFetch and WebSearch calls now appear as clickable nodes in the session mind map
• URLs display as cyan nodes showing the hostname (e.g., example.com)
• Search queries display truncated query text
• Click URL nodes to open in your default browser
• Click search query nodes to search Google
• File nodes remain clickable to open in VS Code editor
• Visual feedback with pointer cursor and hover brightness effect

[0.7.3] - 2026-01-29¶

Added¶

• Timeout Manager: Centralized, context-aware timeout handling across all AI operations
• Configurable timeouts per operation type (inline completion, transform, commit message, etc.)
• Auto-adjustment based on context/prompt size
• Progress indication with cancellation support
• "Retry with longer timeout" option when requests timeout
• New Settings:
• sidekick.timeouts.inlineCompletion: Timeout for inline completions (default: 15s)
• sidekick.timeouts.transform: Timeout for code transforms (default: 60s)
• sidekick.timeouts.commitMessage: Timeout for commit message generation (default: 30s)
• sidekick.timeouts.documentation: Timeout for documentation generation (default: 30s)
• sidekick.timeouts.explanation: Timeout for code explanations (default: 45s)
• sidekick.timeouts.errorExplanation: Timeout for error explanations (default: 30s)
• sidekick.timeouts.inlineChat: Timeout for inline chat (default: 60s)
• sidekick.timeouts.preCommitReview: Timeout for pre-commit review (default: 60s)
• sidekick.timeouts.prDescription: Timeout for PR description generation (default: 45s)

Changed¶

• All AI services now use TimeoutManager for consistent timeout behavior
• Added AbortSignal support to completion options for proper request cancellation

[0.7.2] - 2026-01-29¶

Fixed¶

• Session path encoding on Windows/Mac: Fixed issue where session monitoring couldn't find Claude Code sessions on some systems (#6)
• Improved path encoding to handle colons, slashes, and underscores correctly
• Added 3-strategy discovery fallback when computed path doesn't match
• Added session directory to diagnostics command for debugging

[0.7.1] - 2026-01-29¶

Fixed¶

• Silent timeout on inline completions: Completions that timed out would silently fail with no user feedback (#5)
• Now shows a warning notification when requests timeout, with options to open settings or view logs
• Added TimeoutError class that survives the error chain for proper identification
• Other completion errors now also show user-friendly messages

Added¶

• New Setting: sidekick.inlineTimeout - Configurable timeout for inline completions (default: 15s, was hardcoded 30s)
• Increase if you frequently experience timeouts when Claude servers are slow
• Range: 5-120 seconds

Changed¶

• Reduced default inline completion timeout from 30s to 15s for faster feedback when servers are slow

[0.7.0] - 2026-01-29¶

Added¶

• Claude Code Session Monitor: A comprehensive real-time analytics dashboard for monitoring Claude Code sessions
• Session Analytics Dashboard: Track token usage, costs, and session activity in a dedicated sidebar panel
  • Real-time token consumption and cost tracking with model-specific pricing
  • Context window gauge showing input/output token usage vs. limits
  • Session selector dropdown to switch between active and recent sessions
  • Activity timeline displaying user prompts, tool calls, errors, and subagent spawns
  • Tool analytics with categorization (file operations, search, bash commands, etc.)
  • Automatic session discovery when Claude Code starts new sessions
• Mind Map Visualization: Interactive D3.js force-directed graph showing session structure
  • Visualizes conversation flow, tool usage, and file relationships
  • Interactive nodes for exploring how Claude navigates your codebase
  • Real-time updates as the session progresses
• Latest Files Touched: Tree view showing files modified during Claude Code sessions
  • Quick access to recently edited files
  • Shows file status (created, modified, deleted)
• Subagents Tree: Monitor spawned Task agents during complex operations
  • Track subagent status (running, completed, failed)
  • View subagent prompts and results
• Status Bar Metrics: Real-time session status in the VS Code status bar
  • Shows active session indicator and quick access to dashboard
• New Commands:
  • Sidekick: Open Session Dashboard - Open the analytics dashboard
  • Sidekick: Start Session Monitoring - Begin monitoring Claude Code sessions
  • Sidekick: Stop Session Monitoring - Pause monitoring
  • Sidekick: Refresh/Find Session - Discover new sessions
• Activity Bar Integration: New "Session Monitor" icon in the activity bar with all monitoring views
• New Setting:
• sidekick.enableSessionMonitoring: Enable/disable Claude Code session monitoring (default: true)

Technical¶

• Added JSONL parser with line buffering for efficient session log parsing
• Added session path resolver for cross-platform Claude Code directory detection
• Added model pricing service with accurate per-token cost calculation
• Added burn rate calculator for token consumption tracking

[0.6.0] - 2026-01-26¶

Added¶

• Generate Documentation: Automatically generate JSDoc/docstrings for functions, classes, and methods

• Press Ctrl+Shift+D (Cmd+Shift+D on Mac) with cursor in a function

• Supports all major languages (TypeScript, JavaScript, Python, etc.)
• Configurable model via sidekick.docModel (default: haiku)

• Explain Code: Get AI-powered explanations for selected code

• Press Ctrl+Shift+E (Cmd+Shift+E on Mac) with code selected

• Five complexity levels: ELI5, Curious Amateur, Imposter Syndrome, Senior, PhD Mode
• Rich webview panel with markdown rendering
• Regenerate with custom instructions
• Configurable model via sidekick.explainModel (default: sonnet)

• Error Explanations: Understand and fix errors with AI assistance

• Lightbulb quick action on diagnostics: "Explain Error with AI"

• "Fix Error with AI" command applies suggested fixes directly
• Five complexity levels for explanations
• Configurable model via sidekick.errorModel (default: sonnet)

• Quick Ask (Inline Chat): Ask questions about code without leaving the editor

• Press Ctrl+I (Cmd+I on Mac) to open quick input

• Ask questions or request code changes
• Diff preview for proposed changes with Accept/Reject
• Context-aware: uses selected code or cursor context
• Configurable model via sidekick.inlineChatModel (default: sonnet)

• Pre-commit AI Review: Review your changes before committing

• Click the eye icon in Source Control toolbar

• AI analyzes staged/unstaged changes for issues
• Highlights bugs, security concerns, code smells
• Results shown as inline decorations in editor
• Configurable model via sidekick.reviewModel (default: sonnet)

• PR Description Generation: Generate pull request descriptions automatically

• Click the PR icon in Source Control toolbar

• Analyzes all commits on your branch vs base branch
• Generates summary, change list, and test plan
• Copies to clipboard, ready to paste
• Configurable model via sidekick.prDescriptionModel (default: sonnet)

• Context Menu Submenu: All Sidekick commands organized under "Sidekick" submenu

• Quick Ask, Generate Docs, Explain Code, Explain Error, Fix Error, Transform, RSVP Reader

• Complexity level submenus for Explain Code and RSVP Reader

• Completion Hint: Visual indicator suggesting AI completion shortcut

• Shows hint at cursor after typing stops

• Configurable delay via sidekick.completionHintDelayMs (default: 1500ms)
• Toggle via sidekick.showCompletionHint (default: true)

Fixed¶

• Claude CLI path resolution: Fixed "Claude Code native binary not found" error when Claude is in PATH but not in common installation directories (#4)
• Now uses which (Unix) or where (Windows) to resolve the absolute path
• Better error messages with installation instructions

Changed¶

• Shortened "Explain Code" command title for cleaner context menus
• Bidirectional integration between Explain Code and RSVP Reader (read explanations in RSVP mode)

[0.5.0] - 2025-01-24¶

Added¶

• RSVP Reader: Speed reading with AI-powered explanations for selected text
• Select text and press Ctrl+Shift+R (Cmd+Shift+R on Mac) to open the RSVP Reader panel
• Word-by-word display with ORP (Optimal Recognition Point) highlighting reduces eye movement and increases reading speed
• Adjustable reading speed from 100-900 WPM with real-time controls
• Five AI explanation complexity levels:
  • ELI5 - Complete beginner explanations with simple analogies
  • Curious Amateur - Learning mode with defined technical terms
  • Imposter Syndrome - Fill knowledge gaps, assume basic familiarity (default)
  • Senior - High-level summary, skip basics, highlight key details
  • PhD Mode - Expert-level analysis without simplification
• Dual content modes: Toggle between original text and AI-generated explanation
• Two reading modes: RSVP (word-by-word) or full-text scrollable view
• Context menu integration: Right-click selected text → "Sidekick: RSVP Reader" submenu
• Rich keyboard controls:
  • Space: Play/Pause
  • Left/Right arrows: Navigate words
  • Up/Down arrows: Adjust speed (±50 WPM)
  • R: Restart from beginning
  • O: Toggle original/explanation
  • F: Toggle full-text mode
• Regenerate explanations with custom instructions
• Intelligent content classification (prose/technical/code) for tailored explanations
• VS Code theme-aware UI with dark/light mode support
• New Settings:
• sidekick.rsvpMode: Default reading mode (direct/explain-first)
• sidekick.explanationComplexity: Default AI explanation level
• sidekick.explanationModel: Model for explanations (haiku/sonnet/opus, default: sonnet)

[0.4.0] - 2025-01-21¶

Added¶

• AI Commit Message Generation: Generate commit messages from your staged changes with a single click
• Sparkle button in Source Control toolbar triggers generation
• Analyzes git diff to create contextual commit messages
• Supports Conventional Commits format or simple descriptions (sidekick.commitMessageStyle)
• Configurable model selection (sidekick.commitMessageModel, defaults to Sonnet)
• Default guidance setting for consistent commit style (sidekick.commitMessageGuidance)
• Regenerate with custom guidance (e.g., "focus on the bug fix", "make it shorter")
• Automatically filters out binary files, lockfiles, and generated code from diff analysis
• Intelligent diff truncation at file boundaries for large changesets
• New Settings:
• sidekick.commitMessageModel: Model for commit messages (haiku/sonnet/opus, default: sonnet)
• sidekick.commitMessageStyle: Format style (conventional/simple, default: conventional)
• sidekick.commitMessageGuidance: Default guidance applied to all commit messages
• sidekick.showCommitButton: Toggle visibility of the commit message button

[0.3.2] - 2025-01-21¶

Added¶

• Custom Claude CLI path setting (sidekick.claudePath): Specify a custom path to the Claude CLI executable for non-standard installations (pnpm, yarn, volta, etc.)
• Auto-detection of common CLI paths: Extension now checks common installation locations (pnpm, yarn, volta, npm global, Homebrew) before falling back to PATH

Fixed¶

• Fixed "Claude Code CLI not found" error for users who installed Claude CLI via pnpm, yarn, or other package managers (#3)
• Improved error message with instructions for setting custom CLI path

[0.3.1] - 2025-01-21¶

Added¶

• Demo GIFs in README for better feature visibility
• Social media preview image

Fixed¶

• Minor documentation improvements

[0.3.0] - 2025-01-21¶

Added¶

• Status Bar Menu: Click the status bar to access all extension options
• Enable/Disable completions
• Configure Extension settings
• View Logs
• Test Connection
• Set API Key
• View Logs command: Debug completion issues with the new output channel
• Test Connection command: Verify API connectivity before troubleshooting
• Prose file support: Markdown, plaintext, HTML, XML, LaTeX files now automatically use multiline mode with higher character limits
• Model display: Status bar now shows the current inline model (e.g., "Sidekick haiku")

Changed¶

• Debounce default: Increased from 300ms to 1000ms for less aggressive completions
• Improved prompts: Better prompt engineering to reduce meta-responses and improve completion quality
• Character limits: Prose files allow up to 2000 chars (single-line) / 3000 chars (multiline); code files allow 500/800 chars

Fixed¶

• Reduced "I'll complete this..." and other meta-commentary in completions
• Better handling of code fence removal in responses
• Improved truncation logic for long responses (truncates at logical boundaries)

[0.2.0] - 2025-01-10¶

Added¶

• Code Transform feature: Select code and press Ctrl+Shift+M / Cmd+Shift+M to transform it
• Independent model selection for inline completions and transforms
• Transform uses Opus by default for highest quality
• Context lines configuration for transforms (sidekick.transformContextLines)
• API key authentication mode as alternative to Max subscription

Changed¶

• Rebranded from "Claude Code Max" to "Sidekick for Max"
• Inline completions use Haiku by default (fastest)
• Transforms use Opus by default (highest quality)

[0.1.0] - 2025-01-09¶

Added¶

• Initial release
• Inline code completions with ghost text
• Accept completions with Tab, dismiss with Escape
• Manual trigger: Ctrl+Shift+Space / Cmd+Shift+Space
• Toggle completions via status bar
• Support for Haiku, Sonnet, and Opus models
• Debounced completion requests
• Request cancellation for stale completions
• In-memory LRU cache for repeated contexts
• Claude Max subscription integration via Claude Code CLI