Introduce a new testing agent architecture that runs regression tests
independently from coding agents, improving quality assurance in
parallel mode.
Key changes:
Testing Agent System:
- Add testing_prompt.template.md for dedicated testing agent role
- Add feature_mark_failing MCP tool for regression detection
- Add --agent-type flag to select initializer/coding/testing mode
- Remove regression testing from coding prompt (now handled by testing agents)
Parallel Orchestrator Enhancements:
- Add testing agent spawning with configurable ratio (--testing-agent-ratio)
- Add comprehensive debug logging system (DebugLog class)
- Improve database session management to prevent stale reads
- Add engine.dispose() calls to refresh connections after subprocess commits
- Fix f-string linting issues (remove unnecessary f-prefixes)
UI Improvements:
- Add testing agent mascot (Chip) to AgentAvatar
- Enhance AgentCard to display testing agent status
- Add testing agent ratio slider in SettingsModal
- Update WebSocket handling for testing agent updates
- Improve ActivityFeed to show testing agent activity
API & Server Updates:
- Add testing_agent_ratio to settings schema and endpoints
- Update process manager to support testing agent type
- Enhance WebSocket messages for agent_update events
Template Changes:
- Delete coding_prompt_yolo.template.md (consolidated into main prompt)
- Update initializer_prompt.template.md with improved structure
- Streamline coding_prompt.template.md workflow
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Major feature implementation for parallel agent execution with dependency-aware
scheduling and an engaging multi-agent UI experience.
Backend Changes:
- Add parallel_orchestrator.py for concurrent feature processing
- Add api/dependency_resolver.py with cycle detection (Kahn's algorithm + DFS)
- Add atomic feature_claim_next() with retry limit and exponential backoff
- Fix circular dependency check arguments in 4 locations
- Add AgentTracker class for parsing agent output and emitting updates
- Add browser isolation with --isolated flag for Playwright MCP
- Extend WebSocket protocol with agent_update messages and log attribution
- Add WSAgentUpdateMessage schema with agent states and mascot names
- Fix WSProgressMessage to include in_progress field
New UI Components:
- AgentMissionControl: Dashboard showing active agents with collapsible activity
- AgentCard: Individual agent status with avatar and thought bubble
- AgentAvatar: SVG mascots (Spark, Fizz, Octo, Hoot, Buzz) with animations
- ActivityFeed: Recent activity stream with stable keys (no flickering)
- CelebrationOverlay: Confetti animation with click/Escape dismiss
- DependencyGraph: Interactive node graph visualization with dagre layout
- DependencyBadge: Visual indicator for feature dependencies
- ViewToggle: Switch between Kanban and Graph views
- KeyboardShortcutsHelp: Help overlay accessible via ? key
UI/UX Improvements:
- Celebration queue system to handle rapid success messages
- Accessibility attributes on AgentAvatar (role, aria-label, aria-live)
- Collapsible Recent Activity section with persisted preference
- Agent count display in header
- Keyboard shortcut G to toggle Kanban/Graph view
- Real-time thought bubbles and state animations
Bug Fixes:
- Fix circular dependency validation (swapped source/target arguments)
- Add MAX_CLAIM_RETRIES=10 to prevent stack overflow under contention
- Fix THOUGHT_PATTERNS to match actual [Tool: name] format
- Fix ActivityFeed key prop to prevent re-renders on new items
- Add featureId/agentIndex to log messages for proper attribution
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
- ChatMessage: use CSS variable syntax for bg-neo-accent and text consistency
- DebugLogViewer: fix info log level to use --color-neo-log-info
- TerminalTabs: use neo-hover-subtle for hover states instead of text color
- globals.css: fix shimmer effect selector to target .neo-progress-fill
- globals.css: fix loading spinner visibility with explicit border color
- globals.css: add will-change for .neo-btn-yolo performance
- App.tsx: group constants after imports
- NewProjectModal: remove redundant styling (neo-card provides these)
- Add tsconfig.tsbuildinfo to .gitignore and remove from tracking
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Remove automatic subfolder creation when creating projects. Users now
select the exact folder they want to use, enabling support for existing
projects without requiring folder names to match project names.
Changes:
- NewProjectModal.tsx: Remove path concatenation that appended project
name to selected folder. Update instruction text to clarify users
select THE project folder, not a parent location.
- FolderBrowser.tsx: Add visual indicator "This folder will contain
all project files" to clarify selection behavior.
- projects.py: Add duplicate path validation to prevent multiple
projects from registering the same directory. Includes case-insensitive
path comparison on Windows for proper cross-platform support.
This allows users to:
- Use Auto Coder on existing projects by selecting their folder directly
- Have project names that differ from folder names (name is a registry label)
- Get clear feedback when a path is already registered under another name
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
The Chat AI Assistant button (AssistantFAB) was appearing on top of the
full-screen spec creation chat overlay, causing a visual bug where the
button would overlap with the Send input area.
Changes:
- Add onStepChange callback prop to NewProjectModal to notify parent
when the modal step changes
- Add onSpecCreatingChange callback prop to ProjectSelector to propagate
spec creation state up to App.tsx
- Add isSpecCreating state to App.tsx to track when spec creation chat
is active
- Update AssistantFAB render condition to include !isSpecCreating
- Disable 'A' keyboard shortcut during spec creation mode
The fix propagates the spec creation state through the component
hierarchy: NewProjectModal -> ProjectSelector -> App.tsx, allowing
the FAB to be hidden when step === 'chat' in the new project modal.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Add multiple escape hatches to prevent users from getting stuck during
spec creation when the WebSocket completion signal fails.
Changes:
- Add "Exit to Project" button always visible in chat header
- Add /exit command detection to immediately exit to project
- Add backend GET /api/spec/status/{project} endpoint to poll status file
- Add getSpecStatus() API function in frontend
- Add status file polling (every 3s) in useSpecChat hook
- Update create-spec.md with status file write instructions
How it works:
1. Happy path: Claude writes .spec_status.json as final step, UI polls
and detects completion, shows "Continue to Project" button
2. Escape hatch: User can always click "Exit to Project" or type /exit
to instantly select the project and close modal, then manually start
the agent from the main UI
This ensures users always have a way forward even if the WebSocket
completion detection fails due to tool call tracking issues.
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Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Add a new YOLO (You Only Live Once) mode that skips all browser testing
and regression tests for faster feature iteration during prototyping.
Changes made:
**Core YOLO Mode Implementation:**
- Add --yolo CLI flag to autonomous_agent_demo.py
- Update agent.py to accept yolo_mode parameter and select appropriate prompt
- Modify client.py to conditionally include Playwright MCP server (excluded in YOLO mode)
- Add coding_prompt_yolo.template.md with static analysis only verification
- Add get_coding_prompt_yolo() to prompts.py
**Server/API Updates:**
- Add AgentStartRequest schema with yolo_mode field
- Update AgentStatus to include yolo_mode
- Modify process_manager.py to pass --yolo flag to subprocess
- Update agent router to accept yolo_mode in start request
**UI Updates:**
- Add YOLO toggle button (lightning bolt icon) in AgentControl
- Show YOLO mode indicator when agent is running in YOLO mode
- Add useAgentStatus hook to track current mode
- Update startAgent API to accept yoloMode parameter
- Add YOLO toggle in SpecCreationChat completion flow
**Spec Creation Improvements:**
- Fix create-spec.md to properly replace [FEATURE_COUNT] placeholder
- Add REQUIRED FEATURE COUNT section to initializer_prompt.template.md
- Fix spec_chat_session.py to create security settings file for Claude SDK
- Delete app_spec.txt before spec creation to allow fresh creation
**Documentation:**
- Add YOLO mode section to CLAUDE.md with usage examples
- Add checkpoint.md slash command for creating detailed commits
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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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