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Changelog

All notable changes to maxc are documented in this file.

The format follows Keep a Changelog.

[0.2.0] - 2026-03-19

Added

  • Native browser integration — embedded Tauri webview renders directly inside browser panes using @tauri-apps/api/webview. No iframes, no CORS, real browser engine (WebView2 on Windows, WebKit on macOS).
  • Browser detection — Settings > Integrations tab with "Detect Browsers" button. Scans %LOCALAPPDATA%, %ProgramFiles%, %ProgramFiles(x86)% dynamically for Chrome, Chrome Beta/Dev/Canary, Brave, Vivaldi, Edge, and WebView2.
  • Manual browser entry — add custom browser executables via file picker in the Integrations tab. Persisted to localStorage.
  • `system.browsers` RPC method — returns all detected browsers with names, paths, and runtime types.
  • `system.config.rate_limit` RPC method — dynamically change backend rate limits at runtime. Settings rate limit now applies to both frontend and backend.
  • `browser_runtime` param on `browser.create` — per-request browser runtime override. Frontend sends selected browser preference to backend.
  • `browser_headless` config — MAXC_BROWSER_HEADLESS environment variable controls whether browsers launch in headless mode.
  • `maxc browser detect` CLI command — lists available browsers from the command line.
  • Workspace edit drawer — click the edit icon on a workspace to open the right drawer with populated name, folder, and environment variables. Add, edit, or delete env vars and save.
  • Terminal padding — 6px top/bottom, 8px left/right padding inside terminal panes.
  • Scrollable settings tabs — tabs in the settings dialog scroll horizontally when they overflow.
  • `.scrollbar-none` CSS utility — cross-browser hidden scrollbar class.

Fixed

  • Auto-restart after update — app.restart() called after download_and_install completes. App relaunches automatically with the new version.
  • NSIS installer mode — changed to installMode: "currentUser". Installs to %LOCALAPPDATA% instead of Program Files. No admin/UAC prompt required.
  • First-launch "INTERNAL: internal" error — event store path now uses Tauri's app_data_dir() (absolute, writable) instead of a relative CWD path that failed in system directories.
  • "No session token" on fresh install — fixed by resolving the event store path issue above. Session creation now succeeds on first launch.
  • Browser webview z-order — native webviews collapse to 0x0 at (-9999,-9999) when switching tabs or opening dialogs. Restored to correct position/size when switching back. No more browser UI bleeding over terminals or dialogs.
  • Browser selection not applied — user's browser choice from Integrations tab now sent as browser_runtime param to browser.create. Backend matches the selected runtime to the correct executable.
  • Chrome/Edge confusion — Chrome and Edge are now discovered as separate targets (chrome, edge) instead of being lumped under chromium-cdp. No more silent fallthrough from Chrome to Edge.
  • Hardcoded browser paths — replaced C:\Program Files\... with dynamic resolution via %LOCALAPPDATA%, %ProgramFiles%, %ProgramFiles(x86)% environment variables. Works on any drive letter or install location.
  • Terminal input stuck on fast typing — removed in-flight serialization guard. Terminal input is now fire-and-forget with 4ms batching. No more keystroke queuing behind slow RPC responses.
  • Terminal input lag — reduced poll interval from 500ms to 100ms (5x faster output), reduced batch timer from 12ms to 4ms, exempted terminal.input and terminal.history from the global RPC rate limiter via rpcDirect.

Changed

  • Rate limit setting — now syncs to both frontend sliding-window limiter AND backend token-bucket limiter via system.config.rate_limit RPC. Label updated to "Applies to both frontend and backend rate limits."
  • Rate limit synced on startup — saved rate limit preference applied to backend on app launch.
  • Removed theme toggle button from workspace sidebar header.
  • Tauri unstable feature enabled for multiwebview support.
  • 7 new webview permissions added to capabilities.

[0.1.1] - 2026-03-14

Added

  • Terminal input batching to reduce lag.
  • Settings dialog with tabs (Workspace, Agent, Shortcuts, Rate Limit, Updates, About).
  • App icons and title bar logo (light/dark modes).
  • Versioned release name and updater fallback.
  • MAXC environment variables display with copy button.
  • CI: WebKitGTK and GTK dev libs for Linux builds.

Fixed

  • Clippy warnings resolved.
  • Storage test fixes.
  • CLI test formatting.
  • BrowserView props fix.
  • Bundle identifier fix.

[0.1.0] - 2026-03-12

Added

  • Initial release.
  • Rust backend with event-sourced storage, JSON-RPC server (52 methods), terminal runtime (ConPTY), browser runtime (CDP), agent worker system.
  • Tauri v2 desktop app with React frontend.
  • Workspace management (create, list, update, delete, layout).
  • Pane system (create, split, close, resize, list) with react-resizable-panels.
  • Surface system (create, close, focus, list) with tab bar.
  • xterm.js terminal rendering with full PTY support.
  • Browser automation (27 RPC methods for navigation, clicks, screenshots, cookies, storage, network, traces).
  • Agent worker system (create, list, get, close, task start/cancel/list/get, terminal/browser attach/detach).
  • Notification system (send, list, clear) with toast overlay and panel.
  • CLI with 40+ commands covering all RPC methods.
  • maxc run and maxc open convenience commands.
  • MAXC_TOKEN, MAXC_SOCKET_PATH, MAXC_WORKSPACE_ID, MAXC_SURFACE_ID, MAXC_PANE_ID environment variable fallbacks in CLI.
  • Multi-window support via Ctrl+Shift+N.
  • Landing page (Next.js + shadcn + Tailwind).