Users can now access the WebUI remotely (e.g., via VS Code tunnels,
remote servers) by specifying a host address:
python start_ui.py --host 0.0.0.0
python start_ui.py --host 0.0.0.0 --port 8888
Changes:
- Added --host and --port CLI arguments to start_ui.py
- Security warning displayed when remote access is enabled
- AUTOCODER_ALLOW_REMOTE env var passed to server
- server/main.py conditionally disables localhost middleware
- CORS updated to allow all origins when remote access is enabled
- Browser auto-open disabled for remote hosts
Security considerations documented in warning:
- File system access to project directories
- API can start/stop agents and modify files
- Recommend firewall or VPN for protection
Fixes: leonvanzyl/autocoder#81
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
UI Changes:
- Add "Create Spec with AI" button in empty kanban when project has no spec
- Button opens SpecCreationChat to guide users through spec creation
- Shows in Pending column when has_spec=false and no features exist
Windows Fixes:
- Fix asyncio subprocess NotImplementedError on Windows
- Set WindowsProactorEventLoopPolicy in server/__init__.py
- Remove --reload from uvicorn (incompatible with Windows subprocess)
- Add process cleanup on startup in start_ui.bat
Spec Chat Improvements:
- Enable full tool access (remove allowed_tools restriction)
- Add "user" to setting_sources for global skills access
- Use bypassPermissions mode for auto-approval
- Add WebFetch/WebSearch auto-approve hook
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Add comprehensive scheduling system that allows agents to automatically
start and stop during configured time windows, helping users manage
Claude API token limits by running agents during off-hours.
Backend Changes:
- Add Schedule and ScheduleOverride database models for persistent storage
- Implement APScheduler-based SchedulerService with UTC timezone support
- Add schedule CRUD API endpoints (/api/projects/{name}/schedules)
- Add manual override tracking to prevent unwanted auto-start/stop
- Integrate scheduler lifecycle with FastAPI startup/shutdown
- Fix timezone bug: explicitly set timezone=timezone.utc on CronTrigger
to ensure correct UTC scheduling (critical fix)
Frontend Changes:
- Add ScheduleModal component for creating and managing schedules
- Add clock button and schedule status display to AgentControl
- Add timezone utilities for converting between UTC and local time
- Add React Query hooks for schedule data fetching
- Fix 204 No Content handling in fetchJSON for delete operations
- Invalidate nextRun cache when manually stopping agent during window
- Add TypeScript type annotations to Terminal component callbacks
Features:
- Multiple overlapping schedules per project supported
- Auto-start at scheduled time via APScheduler cron jobs
- Auto-stop after configured duration
- Manual start/stop creates persistent overrides in database
- Crash recovery with exponential backoff (max 3 retries)
- Server restart preserves schedules and active overrides
- Times displayed in user's local timezone, stored as UTC
- Immediate start if schedule created during active window
Dependencies:
- Add APScheduler for reliable cron-like scheduling
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Add support for using alternative API endpoints (like Zhipu AI's GLM models)
without affecting the user's global Claude Code settings. Configuration is
done via AutoCoder's .env file.
Changes:
- Add API_ENV_VARS constant and pass through ClaudeAgentOptions.env parameter
in client.py and all server service files (spec, expand, assistant sessions)
- Add glm_mode to settings API response to indicate when GLM is configured
- Add purple "GLM" badge in UI header when GLM mode is active
- Update setup status to accept GLM credentials as valid authentication
- Update .env.example with GLM configuration documentation
- Update README.md with AutoCoder-scoped GLM setup instructions
Supported environment variables:
- ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL: Custom API endpoint (e.g., https://api.z.ai/api/anthropic)
- ANTHROPIC_AUTH_TOKEN: API authentication token
- API_TIMEOUT_MS: Request timeout in milliseconds
- ANTHROPIC_DEFAULT_SONNET_MODEL: Model override for Sonnet
- ANTHROPIC_DEFAULT_OPUS_MODEL: Model override for Opus
- ANTHROPIC_DEFAULT_HAIKU_MODEL: Model override for Haiku
This approach routes API requests through the alternative endpoint while
keeping all Claude Code features (MCP servers, hooks, permissions) intact.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Add support for multiple terminal instances per project with tabbed
navigation in the debug panel. Each terminal maintains its own PTY
session and WebSocket connection.
Backend changes:
- Add terminal metadata storage (id, name, created_at) per project
- Update terminal_manager.py with create, list, rename, delete functions
- Extend WebSocket endpoint to /api/terminal/ws/{project}/{terminal_id}
- Add REST endpoints for terminal CRUD operations
- Implement deferred PTY start with initial resize message
Frontend changes:
- Create TerminalTabs component with neobrutalism styling
- Support double-click rename and right-click context menu
- Fix terminal switching issues with transform-based hiding
- Use isActiveRef to prevent stale closure bugs in connect()
- Add double requestAnimationFrame for reliable activation timing
- Implement proper dimension validation in fitTerminal()
Other updates:
- Add GLM model configuration documentation to README
- Simplify client.py by removing CLI_COMMAND support
- Update chat session services with consistent patterns
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Add new features for interactive terminal sessions and dev server control:
Terminal Component:
- New Terminal.tsx component using xterm.js for full terminal emulation
- WebSocket-based PTY communication with bidirectional I/O
- Cross-platform support (Windows via winpty, Unix via built-in pty)
- Auto-reconnection with exponential backoff
- Fix duplicate WebSocket connection bug by checking CONNECTING state
- Add manual close flag to prevent auto-reconnect race conditions
- Add project tracking to avoid duplicate connects on initial activation
Dev Server Management:
- New DevServerControl.tsx for starting/stopping dev servers
- DevServerManager service for subprocess management
- WebSocket streaming of dev server output
- Project configuration service for reading package.json scripts
Backend Infrastructure:
- Terminal router with WebSocket endpoint for PTY I/O
- DevServer router for server lifecycle management
- Terminal session manager with callback-based output streaming
- Enhanced WebSocket schemas for terminal and dev server messages
UI Integration:
- New Terminal and Dev Server tabs in the main application
- Updated DebugLogViewer with improved UI and functionality
- Extended useWebSocket hook for terminal message handling
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Add support for alternative CLI commands via CLI_COMMAND environment
variable, allowing users to use CLIs other than 'claude' (e.g., 'glm').
This change affects all server services and the main CLI launcher.
Key changes:
- Configurable CLI command via CLI_COMMAND env var (defaults to 'claude')
- Configurable Playwright headless mode via PLAYWRIGHT_HEADLESS env var
- Pin claude-agent-sdk version to <0.2.0 for stability
- Use tail -500 for progress notes to avoid context overflow
- Add project delete functionality with confirmation dialog
- Replace single-line input with resizable textarea in spec chat
- Add coder agent configuration for code implementation tasks
- Ignore issues/ directory in git
Files modified:
- client.py: CLI command and Playwright headless configuration
- server/main.py, server/services/*: CLI command configuration
- start.py: CLI command configuration and error messages
- .env.example: Document new environment variables
- .gitignore: Ignore issues/ directory
- requirements.txt: Pin SDK version
- .claude/templates/*: Use tail -500 for progress notes
- ui/src/components/ProjectSelector.tsx: Add delete button
- ui/src/components/SpecCreationChat.tsx: Auto-resizing textarea
- ui/src/components/ConfirmDialog.tsx: New reusable dialog
- .claude/agents/coder.md: New coder agent configuration
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Adds the ability to add multiple features to an existing project through
a natural language conversation with Claude, similar to how initial spec
creation works.
Features:
- New "Expand" button in header (keyboard shortcut: E)
- Full-screen chat interface for describing new features
- Claude reads existing app_spec.txt for context
- Features created directly in database after user approval
- Bulk feature creation endpoint for batch operations
New files:
- .claude/commands/expand-project.md - Claude skill for expansion
- server/services/expand_chat_session.py - Chat session service
- server/routers/expand_project.py - WebSocket endpoint
- ui/src/components/ExpandProjectChat.tsx - Chat UI
- ui/src/components/ExpandProjectModal.tsx - Modal wrapper
- ui/src/hooks/useExpandChat.ts - WebSocket hook
Modified:
- Added POST /bulk endpoint to features router
- Added FeatureBulkCreate schemas
- Integrated Expand button and modal in App.tsx
Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
Extend auth error detection to the web UI flow:
server/main.py:
- Fix setup_status() endpoint to check ~/.claude directory instead of
non-existent .credentials.json file
- Add explanatory comments about Claude CLI credential storage changes
server/services/process_manager.py:
- Add AUTH_ERROR_PATTERNS for detecting auth errors in agent output
- Add is_auth_error() helper function
- Add AUTH_ERROR_HELP message template
- Update _stream_output() to detect auth errors in real-time
- Buffer last 20 lines to catch auth errors on process exit
- Broadcast clear help message to WebSocket clients when auth fails
start_ui.sh:
- Add Claude CLI installation check with helpful guidance
- Add ~/.claude directory check with login reminder
- Non-blocking warnings that don't prevent UI from starting
This ensures users get clear, actionable feedback when authentication
fails, whether using the CLI or the web UI.
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Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Adds a settings system for global configuration with YOLO mode toggle and
model selection. Simplifies the agent control UI by removing redundant
status indicator and pause functionality.
## Settings System
- New SettingsModal with YOLO mode toggle and model selection
- Settings persisted in SQLite (registry.db) - shared across all projects
- Models fetched from API endpoint (/api/settings/models)
- Single source of truth for models in registry.py - easy to add new models
- Optimistic UI updates with rollback on error
## Agent Control Simplification
- Removed StatusIndicator ("STOPPED"/"RUNNING" label) - redundant
- Removed Pause/Resume buttons - just Start/Stop toggle now
- Start button shows flame icon with fiery gradient when YOLO mode enabled
## Code Review Fixes
- Added focus trap to SettingsModal for accessibility
- Fixed YOLO button color contrast (WCAG AA compliance)
- Added model validation to AgentStartRequest schema
- Added model to AgentStatus response
- Added aria-labels to all icon-only buttons
- Added role="radiogroup" to model selection
- Added loading indicator during settings save
- Added SQLite timeout (30s) and retry logic with exponential backoff
- Added thread-safe database engine initialization
- Added orphaned lock file cleanup on server startup
## Files Changed
- registry.py: Model config, Settings CRUD, SQLite improvements
- server/routers/settings.py: New settings API
- server/schemas.py: Settings schemas with validation
- server/services/process_manager.py: Model param, orphan cleanup
- ui/src/components/SettingsModal.tsx: New modal component
- ui/src/components/AgentControl.tsx: Simplified to Start/Stop only
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Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
- Add CI workflow with Python (ruff lint, security tests) and UI (ESLint, TypeScript, build) jobs
- Add ruff, mypy, pytest to requirements.txt
- Add pyproject.toml with ruff configuration
- Fix import sorting across Python files (ruff --fix)
- Fix test_security.py expectations to match actual security policy
- Remove invalid 'eof' command from ALLOWED_COMMANDS
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Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Implement a slide-in chat panel that allows users to ask questions about
their codebase using Claude Opus 4.5 with read-only access to project files.
Backend changes:
- Add SQLAlchemy models for conversation persistence (assistant_database.py)
- Create AssistantChatSession with read-only Claude SDK client
- Add WebSocket endpoint for real-time chat streaming
- Include read-only MCP tools: feature_get_stats, feature_get_next, etc.
Frontend changes:
- Add floating action button (bottom-right) to toggle panel
- Create slide-in panel component (400px width)
- Implement WebSocket hook with reconnection logic
- Add keyboard shortcut 'A' to toggle assistant
Key features:
- Read-only access: Only Read, Glob, Grep, WebFetch, WebSearch tools
- Persistent history: Conversations saved to SQLite per project
- Real-time streaming: Text chunks streamed as Claude generates response
- Tool visibility: Shows when assistant is using tools to explore code
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Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
This major update replaces the fixed `generations/` directory with support
for storing projects in any directory on the filesystem. Projects are now
tracked via a cross-platform registry system.
## New Features
### Project Registry (`registry.py`)
- Cross-platform registry storing project name-to-path mappings
- Platform-specific config locations:
- Windows: %APPDATA%\autonomous-coder\projects.json
- macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/autonomous-coder/projects.json
- Linux: ~/.config/autonomous-coder/projects.json
- POSIX path format for cross-platform compatibility
- File locking for concurrent access safety (fcntl/msvcrt)
- Atomic writes via temp file + rename to prevent corruption
- Fixed Windows file locking issue with tempfile.mkstemp()
### Filesystem Browser API (`server/routers/filesystem.py`)
- REST endpoints for browsing directories server-side
- Cross-platform support with blocked system paths:
- Windows: C:\Windows, Program Files, ProgramData, etc.
- macOS: /System, /Library, /private, etc.
- Linux: /etc, /var, /usr, /bin, etc.
- Universal blocked paths: .ssh, .aws, .gnupg, .docker, etc.
- Hidden file detection (Unix dot-prefix + Windows attributes)
- UNC path blocking for security
- Windows drive enumeration via ctypes
- Directory creation with validation
- Added `has_children` field to DirectoryEntry schema
### UI Folder Browser (`ui/src/components/FolderBrowser.tsx`)
- React component for selecting project directories
- Breadcrumb navigation with clickable segments
- Windows drive selector
- New folder creation inline
- Fixed text visibility with explicit color values
## Updated Components
### Server Routers
- `projects.py`: Uses registry instead of fixed generations/ directory
- `agent.py`: Uses registry for project path lookups
- `features.py`: Uses registry for database path resolution
- `spec_creation.py`: Uses registry for WebSocket project resolution
### Process Manager (`server/services/process_manager.py`)
- Fixed sandbox issue: subprocess now uses project_dir as cwd
- This allows the Claude SDK sandbox to access external project directories
### Schemas (`server/schemas.py`)
- Added `has_children` to DirectoryEntry
- Added `in_progress` to ProjectStats
- Added path field to ProjectSummary and ProjectDetail
### UI Components
- `NewProjectModal.tsx`: Multi-step wizard with folder selection
- Added clarifying text about subfolder creation
- Fixed text color visibility issues
### API Client (`ui/src/lib/api.ts`)
- Added filesystem API functions (listDirectory, createDirectory)
- Fixed Windows path splitting for directory creation
### Documentation
- Updated CLAUDE.md with registry system details
- Updated command examples for absolute paths
## Security Improvements
- Blocked `.` and `..` in directory names to prevent traversal
- Added path blocking check in project creation
- UNC path blocking throughout filesystem API
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Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
