68 posts tagged with "workshop"
View All TagsWorkshop - 0.75.0
π Highlightsβ
- File history now shows version authors
- Internal updates preparing for upcoming features
β¨ New Featuresβ
- File version attribution
- File History now displays the author of each file version, when available.
π Improvementsβ
- Added groundwork for upcoming Workshop features that will be announced in a future release.
π Fixesβ
- Minor internal fixes and stability improvements.
Workshop - 0.74.0
π Highlightsβ
- Introducing Kothar Sparks: share files publicly directly from Workshop
- Minor bug fixes and UI improvements
β¨ New Featuresβ
- Kothar Sparks
- Share one or more workspace files publicly with anyone.
- Recipients can browse shared content without needing access to your workspace.
- Workshop users can import shared files directly into their own workspaces with a few clicks.
π Improvementsβ
- Minor UI refinements and usability improvements across Workshop.
π Fixesβ
- Fixed several minor issues to improve stability and user experience.
Workshop - 0.73.0
π Highlightsβ
- Maintenance release with minor fixes and ongoing improvements
π Improvementsβ
- General stability and usability improvements across Workshop.
- Includes groundwork for upcoming features that will be announced soon.
π Fixesβ
- Fixed several minor issues to improve reliability and overall user experience.
Workshop - 0.72.2
Workshop - 0.72.1
Workshop - 0.72.0
π Highlightsβ
- Improved Markdown PDF exports with optional theme preservation
- New colored callout blocks for richer documentation
- Minor fixes and groundwork for upcoming features
β¨ New Featuresβ
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Theme-preserving PDF exports
- Markdown PDF exports now support preserving the original diagram theme colors.
- Use
print-theme=preserveon rendered figure, Quill, and CeTZ code blocks to keep the same appearance seen in the preview.
Example:
```cetz {print-theme=preserve}... -
Colored callout blocks
- Markdown previews now support visually highlighted content blocks for notes, examples, warnings, and other callouts.
Supported colors:
- Gray
- Red
- Orange
- Yellow
- Green
- Blue
- Purple
- Pink
Example:
:::color{color="yellow"}This content appears in a yellow highlighted block.- Lists work- **Formatting** works- `inline code` works::::::color{color="pink"}Use pink for standout notes or examples.:::
π Improvementsβ
- Improved documentation authoring and PDF export workflows.
π Fixesβ
- Minor fixes and stability improvements across Workshop.
βοΈ Internal / Technical Changesβ
- Internal updates supporting upcoming unreleased features.
Workshop - 0.71.0
π Highlightsβ
- New file history view with version browsing and restoration
- Jobs now provide full file version traceability
- Scheduled jobs are now fully isolated from subsequent code changes
β¨ New Featuresβ
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File history
- Browse historical versions of workspace files.
- Preview file contents and diffs between versions.
- Compare against local drafts.
- Discard local drafts when needed.
- Restore a historical version as the latest file content.
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Version-aware jobs
- Job Details now track:
- Entry point versions
- Dependency versions
- Files created or modified during execution
- Open any referenced version directly in File History or download the exact version used by the job.
- Job Details now track:
π Improvementsβ
- Reproducible job execution
- Job code is now frozen at scheduling time.
- Files can be modified immediately after scheduling without affecting the upcoming execution.
π Fixesβ
- Fixed editor initialization issues in several Workshop views.
- Minor UI fixes and usability improvements.
Workshop - 0.70.0
π Highlightsβ
- Views can now be detached into separate windows
- Improved manual job scheduling experience
- New guidance to help users get started with personal agents
β¨ New Featuresβ
- Detached windows
- Supported views from the main editor, bottom panel, and secondary sidebar can now be detached into their own windows.
- Detached views can be moved to another monitor or workspace.
- When closed or reloaded, views are automatically restored to their original location.
π Improvementsβ
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Manual job scheduling
- Added syntax highlighting to generated job scripts.
- Job scripts can now be edited directly within the scheduling dialog before submission.
- Additional workflow improvements including:
- Automatic dialog closing after successful job start
- Convenient job cancellation and deletion flows
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Personal agent onboarding
- Added a gentle prompt encouraging users to create a personal agent after their first few runs.
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Markdown preview
- Fixed VS Code hover information and syntax highlighting integration in Markdown previews.
π Fixesβ
- Minor UI and workflow improvements across Workshop.
Workshop - 0.69.0
π Highlightsβ
- New maximize mode for supported Workshop views
- Support for manually launching single-use agents for job execution
β¨ New Featuresβ
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View maximization
- Supported views in the main editor, bottom panel, and secondary sidebar can now be maximized.
- Maximized views open in a focused overlay, making it easier to work with large outputs, chats, tests, and other content.
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Single-use agents (limited access)
- Added support for manually launching dedicated single-use agents for job execution.
- Available only to users with access to the feature.
π Improvementsβ
- Improved workspace flexibility when working with complex or content-heavy views.
π Fixesβ
- Minor UI and usability improvements.
Workshop - 0.68.0
π Highlightsβ
- Markdown files can now be exported to PDF
- Kai can now access test results and run tests when authorized
- Improved feature detection through the Aleph Language Server
β¨ New Featuresβ
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Markdown PDF export
- Markdown documents can now be exported directly to PDF.
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Expanded Kai testing capabilities
- Kai can now access the Test Results panel for additional context.
- When authorized, Kai can run tests on your behalf.
- This significantly improves Kai's ability to validate generated code and iterate toward working solutions.
π Improvementsβ
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Language Server integration
- Workshop now uses the Aleph Language Server for feature detection.
- Improves support for capabilities such as script arguments and model file auto-save.
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AI-assisted development
- Better access to test results enables stronger "first-write" code generation and validation workflows.
π Fixesβ
- Fixed a race condition that could affect reading very small files in lazy-loaded editor tabs.
Workshop - 0.67.0
π Highlightsβ
- Improved Workshop responsiveness across multiple views
- Lattice model editor fixes
- Significant UI polish and layout improvements
π Improvementsβ
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Performance
- Improved rendering performance across:
- Output logs
- Kai chat streaming
- Test execution views
- Agent views
- Overall Workshop responsiveness should feel noticeably smoother.
- Improved rendering performance across:
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UI updates
- Kai now uses the full available column height.
- Improved tab color consistency with editor themes.
- Improved tab scrolling behavior on smaller screens.
- Made the secondary sidebar more compact.
- General UI polish and consistency improvements throughout Workshop.
π Fixesβ
- Fixed an incorrect loading state that could appear on inactive tabs.
- Fixed an issue preventing some lattice model editor properties from updating correctly.
Workshop - 0.66.1
Workshop - 0.66.0
π Highlightsβ
- Maintenance release focused on performance, stability, and UI polish
- Improved rendering performance across Workshop
- Markdown Preview now provides a more comfortable reading experience on large screens
π Improvementsβ
-
Performance & reliability
- Internal dependency upgrades and core refactoring.
- Various bug fixes and edge-case handling improvements.
- Additional rendering performance optimizations throughout Workshop.
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Markdown Preview
- Added a maximum content width to improve readability on large displays.
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UI polish
- Minor UI updates across Workshop, including improvements to the global application loader.
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View restoration
- Restored views are now loaded only when visible instead of eagerly loading all views.
- This reduces startup overhead and improves overall responsiveness.
π Fixesβ
- Various bug fixes and stability improvements.
π§ͺ Migration Notesβ
- Due to the new lazy-loading behavior, some restored tabs may not immediately display their tab chrome after the first launch. Simply selecting the tab will restore its appearance.
Workshop - 0.65.0
π Highlightsβ
- Markdown Preview and Kai Chats now render Quill and CeTZ code blocks
β¨ New Featuresβ
- Quill & CeTZ rendering
- Markdown Preview and Kai Chats can now render:
- Typst Quill quantum circuit code blocks
- Typst CeTZ diagram code blocks
- Markdown Preview and Kai Chats can now render:
π Improvementsβ
- Improved visualization workflows for scientific diagrams and quantum circuits directly inside Workshop.
π Fixesβ
- Minor rendering and UI improvements.
Workshop - 0.64.0
π Highlightsβ
- New Tests panel for Aleph test execution workflows
- Improved Output panel
β¨ New Featuresβ
- Tests panel
- Run Aleph tests directly from the editor.
- Monitor pending and running tests.
- Cancel running test executions.
- Inspect results, failures, and captured output.
- Download test reports.
π Tutorials for the new Aleph test framework are coming soon, along with upcoming Kai integration and support.
π Improvementsβ
- Output panel
- Improved UI for empty / pending states.
π Fixesβ
- Minor UI and workflow improvements.
Workshop - 0.63.3
Workshop - 0.63.2
Workshop - 0.63.1
Workshop - 0.63.0
π Highlightsβ
- Kai and Markdown previews now use a visual diff editor
- Workshop shell panels can grow much larger than before
- Kai can now execute short Aleph snippets directly
- Improved Kai UI and automatic file editing reliability
β¨ New Featuresβ
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Visual diff previews
- Kai and Markdown preview now display changes using a real diff editor instead of raw patch text.
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Kai Aleph snippet execution
- Kai can now run short Aleph snippets directly to assist with experimentation and debugging.
π Improvementsβ
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Larger shell panels
- Workshop shell panels have been revamped and can now expand much further vertically for improved usability.
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Kai UI refresh
- Updated Kai interface to better integrate new capabilities and workflows.
π Fixesβ
- Fixed an issue that could sometimes prevent Kai from automatically editing files when requested.
Workshop - 0.62.0
π Highlightsβ
- Improved figure rendering reliability across Workshop updates
- Lattice models now render directly in Kai conversations and Markdown previews
- Better figure refresh behavior when edited through Kai
β¨ New Featuresβ
- Lattice model rendering
- Lattice models now render directly:
- In Kai conversations
- In Markdown previews
- Lattice models now render directly:
π Fixesβ
- Fixed an issue that could prevent figures from rendering after upgrading to a new Workshop version.
- Fixed figure re-rendering behavior when figures are modified through Kai.
π Improvementsβ
- Improved rendering consistency for figures and lattice models across Workshop views.
Workshop - 0.61.0
π Highlightsβ
- Improved Kai context handling and reliability
- Kai now supports figure and lattice model files directly in Workshop
- Major internal improvements to file caching and save reliability
β¨ New Featuresβ
- Expanded Kai file support
- Kai can now create, edit, inspect, and validate:
- Figure files
- Lattice model files
- Kai can now create, edit, inspect, and validate:
π Improvementsβ
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Kai context management
- Slimmed down default context for faster and more relevant responses.
- Kai now has access to all temporary files in the workspace.
- Improved handling of large contexts to reduce overload and improve reliability.
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File system reliability
- Reworked internal OPFS cache and save behavior to reduce race conditions and stale reads/writes.
π Fixesβ
- Minor reliability and synchronization fixes across Workshop file handling.
Workshop - 0.60.0
π Highlightsβ
- Copy buttons added to Kai conversations
- Kai chats now restore automatically after refresh
- Improved Kai onboarding and UI polish
- Fixed Markdown preview rendering edge cases
β¨ New Featuresβ
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Copy message actions
- User and assistant messages now include copy buttons for quickly copying conversation content.
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Kai session restoration
- The current Kai chat is now restored automatically after refreshing the page.
π Improvementsβ
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Kai welcome experience
- Improved welcome content and onboarding guidance.
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Kai UI polish
- Small visual and interaction refinements across the Kai interface.
π Fixesβ
- Fixed a Markdown preview issue where some text prefixed by
:could accidentally become hidden.
Workshop - 0.59.0
π Highlightsβ
- Kai can now read execution outputs directly from Workshop
- New βFix it with Kai...β action for failed script executions
- Optional automatic file editing support for Kai
- Improved diff tracking and status visibility
β¨ New Featuresβ
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Kai output awareness
- Kai now has access to execution outputs in Workshop for improved debugging and assistance.
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βFix it with Kai...β
- When a script execution ends in error, a new action lets Kai help diagnose and resolve the issue.
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Automatic file editing (optional)
- New checkbox: Allow Kai to edit files
- Lets Kai automatically update files when enabled.
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Diff status tracking
- Kai diffs now show individual statuses indicating whether changes were Applied or Reverted
βοΈ Internal / Technical Changesβ
- Figure and lattice model JSON schemas are now sourced from the public schemas website https://schemas.kotharcomputing.com
Workshop - 0.58.0
π Highlightsβ
- Kai now validates diffs before presenting them
- External links from Markdown Preview and Kai Chats now open in a new tab
π Improvementsβ
-
Kai diff validation
- Kai now validates generated diffs before showing them to users.
- Reduces invalid or malformed diffs and improves reliability when applying changes.
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Improved external link behavior
- External links in Markdown Preview and Kai Chats now open in a new browser tab by default.
Workshop - 0.57.1
Workshop - 0.57.0
π Highlightsβ
- Kai now displays live reasoning while responses stream
- Read-only conversations now clearly prevent follow-up inputs
β¨ New Featuresβ
- Live reasoning panel
- Kai now shows live reasoning in a compact Thinking panel while generating responses.
- Makes long-running responses easier to follow in real time.
π Improvementsβ
- Read-only conversation handling
- Follow-up inputs are now disabled for read-only conversations to avoid confusion.
π Fixesβ
- Minor UI and interaction improvements around Kai conversations.
Workshop - 0.56.1
Workshop - 0.56.0
π Highlightsβ
- Expanded figure editing options
- Improved usability on smaller screens
- Ongoing updates to upcoming features
β¨ New Featuresβ
- Figure editing enhancements
- Edit axis labels directly from Workshop
- Adjust font sizes for better control over figure presentation
π Improvementsβ
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UI responsiveness
- Improved dialogs and alerts behavior on smaller screens for a more consistent experience
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Platform readiness
- Continued updates to upcoming, unreleased features
Workshop - 0.55.3
Workshop - 0.55.2
Workshop - 0.55.1
Workshop - 0.55.0
π Highlightsβ
- New drag-and-drop shortcuts for Aleph scripts to speed up common workflows
β¨ New Featuresβ
- Aleph drag-and-drop shortcuts
- Drag an
.alephfile into an Aleph editor to automatically insert anincludestatement. - Drag an HDF5 file (
.h5/.hdf5) to insert anHDF5File(...)reference. - More drag-and-drop shortcuts are coming soon to streamline additional workflows.
- Drag an
π‘ Have ideas for other shortcuts or workflows? Weβd love to hear them β feel free to share your suggestions on our Discord!
Workshop - 0.54.2
Workshop - 0.54.1
π Highlightsβ
- Patch release improving file creation from Markdown
π Fixesβ
- Fixed an issue where creating a file from a Markdown code block always produced an Aleph file.
- Files are now created with the correct extension based on the code block language.
π Improvementsβ
- Minor bug fixes and general improvements.
Workshop - 0.54.0
π Highlightsβ
- Improved reliability of Aleph Language Server (LSP) connection
- Internal updates preparing for upcoming features
π Improvementsβ
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LSP connectivity
- Updated Aleph LSP connection for better reliability.
- Now targets the latest LSP infrastructure.
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Platform readiness
- Internal changes to support upcoming Workshop features.
Workshop - 0.53.0
Workshop - 0.52.0
π Highlightsβ
- Clearer error messaging when Kai diffs cannot be applied
- New βCollapse all foldersβ action in the file explorer
- Minor UI fixes and polish
β¨ New Featuresβ
- Collapse all folders
- Quickly collapse the entire file tree with a single action.
π Improvementsβ
- Kai diff feedback
- Improved error messaging when a diff cannot be applied, making issues easier to understand and resolve.
π Fixesβ
- Minor UI fixes and interaction improvements.
Workshop - 0.51.0
π Highlightsβ
- New Markdown formatting capabilities and toolbar icon
- Fixes for tab context menu behavior and output panel visibility
β¨ New Featuresβ
- Format Markdown
- Added Markdown formatting capabilities.
- Accessible via toolbar icon for quick formatting.
π Fixesβ
- Fixed an issue where right-clicking on tabs could close the tab instead of opening the context menu.
- Fixed an issue where some users could lose the output panel and be unable to recover it.
Workshop - 0.50.1
Workshop - 0.50.0
π Highlightsβ
- Figures are now editable directly in Workshop after creation
- Smarter file renaming behavior
- New βFormat Documentβ action with shortcut support
- Major improvements to Markdown editing and navigation
β¨ New Featuresβ
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Editable figures
- Figures can now be edited directly in Workshop after they are generated.
- Makes iterative visualization workflows smoother and faster.
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Format Document action
- New Format Document action available via:
- Shortcut:
Alt/Opt + Shift + F - Toolbar button (shown when a formatting provider is available)
- Shortcut:
- Provides consistent formatting across supported file types.
- New Format Document action available via:
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Enhanced Markdown navigation
- Clicking links in Markdown preview now navigates to other workspace files.
- Markdown-to-Markdown links open directly in preview mode for a smoother reading experience.
π Improvementsβ
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File renaming UX
- Only the filename (not extension) is selected by default.
- Warning shown when changing file extensions to prevent accidental type changes.
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Markdown editing upgrades
- Hover previews
- Automatic link detection
- Block folding
- General editing polish and usability improvements
π Fixesβ
- Minor UI and interaction fixes across editing workflows.
Workshop - 0.49.0
π Highlightsβ
- Expanded figure editing capabilities (limited preview)
- Minor bug fixes and stability improvements
β¨ New Featuresβ
- Figure editing (limited preview)
- Additional editing options are now available when working with figures.
- Continued enhancements as part of the limited preview experience.
π Fixesβ
- Minor bug fixes to improve overall reliability and usability.
Workshop - 0.48.0
π Highlightsβ
- Limited preview features introduced (details coming soon)
- Improved error reporting and minor bug fixes
β¨ New Featuresβ
- Limited preview
- Early groundwork for upcoming features.
- More details will be announced in a future update.
π Fixesβ
- Improved error reporting for a clearer and more consistent experience.
- Minor bug fixes across the Workshop.
Workshop - 0.47.1
Workshop - 0.47.0
π Highlightsβ
- Stability release with groundwork for upcoming Aleph features
- Fixed dropdown scrolling issue affecting some Firefox users on Linux
π Improvementsβ
- Internal updates preparing Workshop for upcoming Aleph capabilities.
π Fixesβ
- Fixed a scrolling bug that could impact dropdown menus on Firefox (Linux).
Workshop - 0.46.1
π Highlightsβ
- Patch release focused on monitoring improvements
Workshop - 0.46.0
π Highlightsβ
- Security and error-handling improvements across Workshop
- File move cancellations no longer trigger error messages
π Improvementsβ
- Security & reliability
- General improvements to security and error-handling behavior for a more stable experience.
π Fixesβ
- Fixed an issue where aborting a file move operation could incorrectly display error messages.
Workshop - 0.45.0
π Highlightsβ
- Reload individual tabs without refreshing the entire Workshop
- Clickable stack traces in Aleph outputs
- Improved figure rendering, editing, and validation
β¨ New Featuresβ
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Reload Tab
- New βReload Tabβ action lets you refresh a single tab if itβs in an error state, without reloading the whole page.
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Clickable stack traces
- When an Aleph script throws an error, stack traces in the output window are now clickable.
- Clicking opens the corresponding file in the editor at the correct line and column.
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Figure raw editing enhancements
- βFormat Documentβ context menu for raw figure files.
- JSON validation and IntelliSense support when editing figure definitions.
π Improvementsβ
- Figure rendering
- Fixed aspect ratio in Workshop tabs (3:2), matching export size.
- Axis ticks and labels are now displayed by default.
- Visual maps now use the viridis color scale by default.
- Minor improvements to LaTeX rendering in axis labels.
π Fixesβ
- Minor UI and rendering fixes across figures and output handling.
Workshop - 0.44.0
π Highlightsβ
- Smoother file dragβnβdrop in the workspace tree
- Easier file and folder creation from more places
- Quick copy actions for Agent ID and Workspace ID
- Execution signals now visible when a process is interrupted
β¨ New Featuresβ
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Improved dragβnβdrop
- More reliable file drag-and-drop behavior in the file system tree.
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Expanded context menus
- βNew Fileβ and βNew Folderβ actions are now available directly in more tree locations.
- Added Copy Agent ID and Copy Workspace ID actions to simplify API integration workflows.
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Execution signal display
- If a process was interrupted by a signal (e.g., killed or timed out), it is now shown alongside execution details.
Workshop - 0.43.1
Workshop - 0.43.0
π Highlightsβ
- Job Details page is now fully scrollable
- Markdown preview gains figure JSON support and admonitions
- Figures can now be exported with a light theme
- Long sub-menus are now scrollable
β¨ New Featuresβ
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Scrollable Job Details
- The Job Details page is now scrollable, making it easier to navigate long outputs and metrics.
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Figure rendering in Markdown (JSON)
- Markdown preview now supports figure JSON code blocks and renders them directly.
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Docusaurus-style admonitions
- Markdown preview now supports admonitions (note, tip, warning, etc.) for richer documentation.
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Light theme export for figures
- Figures can now be exported with a white background using a light theme.
π Improvementsβ
- Scrollable sub-menus
- Long sub-menus now scroll properly, improving usability in dense navigation areas.
π Fixesβ
- Minor UI and layout fixes.
Workshop - 0.42.1
Workshop - 0.42.0
π Highlightsβ
- Figures now support LaTeX math rendering across labels and annotations
- βRunβ actions in Markdown now show only compatible agents
β¨ New Featuresβ
- LaTeX math in figures
- Figures can now render TeX math equations in titles, legends, tooltips, and other annotations.
π Improvementsβ
- Smarter agent filtering in Markdown
- The Run action for Markdown code blocks now filters out agents that cannot perform direct executions.
Workshop - 0.41.1
π Highlightsβ
- Patch release improving error handling around execution flows
π Improvementsβ
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Job scheduling
- Improved error handling and dialog closing behavior when scheduling jobs.
-
Run now
- Better error reporting and handling when running executions directly.
π Fixesβ
- Reduced cases where errors could leave the UI in an inconsistent state.
Workshop - 0.41.0
π Highlightsβ
- Job details are now easier to follow with unified and automatic refresh
- Clearer separation between personal and cloud agents
- Smoother code file creation flow from Markdown previews
β¨ New Featuresβ
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Unified job refresh
- Job details now have a single refresh action covering info, metrics, and outputs.
- Job details automatically refresh every 30 seconds while the job is running.
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Improved job metadata
- Job details now display the created at timestamp.
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Clear agent separation
- Agent list now clearly distinguishes between personal agents and cloud agents.
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Smarter file creation from Markdown
- When creating a file from a code block in a Markdown preview, the new file dialog now defaults to the Markdown fileβs directory.
π Fixesβ
- Minor UI and interaction fixes across job details and agent lists.
Workshop - 0.40.0
π Highlightsβ
- Brand new Welcome screen with quick actions and direct access to docs and tutorials
- First preview of figure editing capabilities in Workshop
- Job metrics charts are now clearer and more accurate
- Small but handy file actions added
β¨ New Featuresβ
-
New Welcome screen
- Quick actions to get started faster
- Direct links to documentation and tutorials
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Figure editing (limited preview)
- Edit selected figure properties after generation (title, legend, etc.)
- Open the raw figure definition file for advanced edits
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File context menu actions
- Copy path
- Duplicate
π Improvementsβ
- Job metrics graph
- CPU y-axis now adapts to observed samples instead of being capped at 100%
- X-axis now stops at the last recorded sample to avoid empty tail space
π Fixesβ
- Miscellaneous bug fixes and performance improvements across the Workshop UI.
Workshop - 0.39.0
π Highlightsβ
- Clear separation between agent selection for direct executions and job scheduling
- Improved agent-related UI with clearer icons, tooltips, and guidance
- General UI polish
β¨ New Featuresβ
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Separate agent selection flows
- Direct executions and job scheduling now use distinct agent selectors.
- Scheduling a job now requires explicitly selecting a job-capable agent.
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Agent-aware UI
- New shared agent dropdown and icons used consistently across execution and job UIs.
- Cloud agents now include an βAbout this (?)β menu entry to explain their behavior.
π Improvementsβ
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Smarter agent menus
- Tooltips added to agents to clarify capabilities and constraints.
- Cloud agents no longer show unsupported actions (reset, restart, troubleshoot, delete).
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Tooltip & UI polish
- Tooltips and alerts now support multiline content.
- Tree items now support tooltips for better discoverability.
β οΈ Breaking Changesβ
- Job scheduling now requires explicitly selecting a compatible agent.
Workshop - 0.38.0
ππ Highlights β End-of-Year 2025 Releaseβ
- Markdown files editing now use word wrap by default for better readability
- Markdown preview gains support for figures, workspace images, and richer rendering
- Diff syntax is now highlighted and can be applied or reverted directly
- Multiple UI refinements and fixes across Kai
As we close out 2025, this release focuses on polish, usability, and smoother day-to-day workflows. Thanks for building with Kothar β and see you in 2026 π
β¨ New Featuresβ
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Markdown word wrap (default)
- Markdown files now open with word wrapping enabled for a more comfortable reading and editing experience.
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Enhanced Markdown preview
- Render
.figureoutputs directly inside Markdown previews. - Render images stored in the workspace directly in Markdown.
- Enables richer technical documentation and experiment notebooks.
- Render
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Diff syntax support
- Diff blocks are now syntax-highlighted.
- When sufficient context is available, diffs can be:
- Applied directly
- Reverted easily
π Improvementsβ
- Kai UI refinements
- Multiple small UI improvements and bug fixes across the remembering, layout, and interaction flows.
- More consistent behavior when working with diffs and previews.
π Fixesβ
- Minor rendering and interaction bugs in Markdown preview.
- UI inconsistencies in Kai panels and interactions.
π End of 2025 note
Thanks for being part of the Kothar journey this year. This final Workshop release of 2025 focuses on polish, stability, and better everyday ergonomics β setting the stage for an even more powerful 2026.
Workshop - 0.37.0
ππ Highlightsβ
- Execution metrics (CPU and memory) are now visible in both direct executions and jobs
- File tree renaming is now more reliable and easier to use (no more fighting the UI for focus)
- Kai can now answer questions about the currently open Aleph code
π
Happy holidays from the Kothar team!
Whether youβre writing code or running jobs β we hope this release makes your end-of-year workflows smoother.
β¨ New Featuresβ
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Execution metrics visualization
- Direct executions now display a summary of CPU and memory usage in the output.
- Jobs now display CPU and memory usage over the full execution duration in the job details view.
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Automatic Aleph editor context in Kai
- Kai now automatically understands the current Aleph editor context.
- You can ask questions directly about the code you are working on β no copy/paste required
π Fixesβ
- Reduced cases where rename inputs would lose focus or resize unexpectedly.
Workshop - 0.36.0
π Highlightsβ
- Workshop now supports displaying figures produced by Aleph modules
- The AI Assistant has been officially named Kai
β¨ New Featuresβ
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Figure support in Workshop
- Workshop can now display figures generated by compatible Aleph modules.
- This enables direct visualization of computational results within the workspace.
- Additional supported modules and formats will be announced later.
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AI Assistant naming
- The AI Assistant has been baptized Kai.
- This name is now used consistently across the Workshop UI and documentation.
Workshop - 0.35.0
π Highlightsβ
- AI Chats now support model selection (internal users only)
- First-class Markdown support added to the editor, including previews and executable Aleph code blocks
- AI Markdown rendering upgraded to match editor capabilities
- AI Chats now expose reasoning tokens
β¨ New Featuresβ
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AI model selection (internal users only)
Internal users can now choose which AI model to use when starting a chat. -
Markdown support in the editor
- Create and edit Markdown files
- Open live Markdown previews
- Execute Aleph code blocks directly from Markdown documents
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Enhanced Markdown capabilities
- LaTeX math rendering
- Tables support
- Syntax highlighting aligned with the main editor
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Reasoning tokens in AI Chats
AI Chats now surface reasoning tokens when available, improving transparency during model interactions.
π Improvementsβ
- AI Markdown alignment
- AI-generated Markdown now fully matches editor rendering capabilities
- Consistent handling of math, tables, and syntax highlighting between AI output and the editor
π Fixesβ
- Fixed UI layout issues that could cause AI Chats to spill over the main editor surface.
- Additional layout and spacing fixes across the Workshop UI for more consistent rendering.
Workshop - 0.34.0
π Highlightsβ
- Jobs are now fully manageable: create, edit, and delete
- UI improvements to job listing and duration display
- AI Chat updated to support the new backend API with streaming and cancellation (selected users only ATM)
β¨ New Featuresβ
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Job management enhancements
- Job names and notes can now be set and edited
- Jobs can be deleted directly from the UI
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Job context menu
A new context menu in the jobs list provides quick access to common job actions. -
AI Chat streaming & cancellation support
The Workshop AI Chat now supports real-time streaming responses and graceful cancellation, matching the updated AI API.
π Improvementsβ
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Enhanced AI Chat behavior
Improved interaction flow, responsiveness, and handling of intermediate states during AI generation. -
Improved job duration display
Job durations are now normalized for longer-running jobs, making timelines easier to read and compare.
π Fixesβ
- Fixed inconsistencies in how long-running job durations were displayed.
- Improved UI state handling during AI request cancellation.
Workshop - 0.33.0
Workshop - 0.32.0
β Internal / Technical Changes
- Improve file system interactions
- Improve tab dragging
- Add internal AI Chat POC
Workshop - 0.31.0
βοΈ Internal / Technical Changes
- Add metrics for commands, actions and views
Workshop - 0.30.0
π Highlights
This release focuses on UI polish and usability. Tree navigation is now more reliable in tight layouts, visual consistency is improved when renaming items, and several cross-platform rendering quirksβespecially on Linuxβhave been addressed.
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π Improvements
- Tree View Responsiveness β Tree icons now stay visible even when the panel width shrinks, improving navigation in narrow layouts.
- Rename UI Consistency β Renaming an item now inherits the original itemβs styling, making the interaction feel cleaner and more predictable.
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π Fixes
- Fixed vertical clipping of tree item titles.
- Fixed notification close button not appearing on Linux systems (likely due to font rendering differences).
Workshop - 0.29.0
βοΈ Internal / Technical Changes
- Add internal users-only feature
Workshop - 0.28.0
Weβve added a simple, built-in way for anyone to report bugs β right from inside the app.
β¨ New
- "Report a Bug" button in the main toolbar
- Submit issues directly without leaving the app
- Attach screenshots and annotate them β highlight problem areas or hide sensitive details
- Automatically includes helpful context (browser, version, environment)
π Improvements
- Minor UI refinements and small stability fixes