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>
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>
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>
This commit addresses issues found during review of PRs #12 and #28:
## PR #12 (Auth Error Handling) Fixes
- Create shared auth.py module with centralized AUTH_ERROR_PATTERNS,
is_auth_error(), and print_auth_error_help() functions
- Fix start.bat to use directory check instead of outdated
.credentials.json file check (matching start.sh behavior)
- Update process_manager.py to import from shared auth module
- Update start.py to import from shared auth module
- Update documentation comments in autonomous_agent_demo.py and
client.py to remove references to deprecated .credentials.json
## PR #28 (Feature Management) Improvements
- Add _priority_lock threading lock to feature_mcp.py to prevent
race conditions when multiple features are created simultaneously
- Apply lock to feature_create, feature_create_bulk, and feature_skip
- Add checkAndSendTimeoutRef cleanup in useAssistantChat.ts to
prevent memory leaks on component unmount
- Clear currentAssistantMessageRef on response_done
## Code Quality
- All Python files pass ruff linting
- All security tests pass (91/91)
- UI passes ESLint and TypeScript compilation
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- Add language specifier to fenced code block in expand-project.md
- Remove detailed exception strings from WebSocket responses (security)
- Make WebSocket "start" message idempotent to avoid session reset
- Fix race condition in bulk feature creation with row-level lock
- Add validation for starting_priority (must be >= 1)
- Fix _query_claude to handle multiple feature blocks and deduplicate
- Add FileReader error handling in ExpandProjectChat
- Fix disconnect() to clear pending reconnect timeout
- Enable sandbox mode and validate CLI path in expand_chat_session
- Clean up temporary settings file on session close
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
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Allow users to interact with the project assistant to create features
through natural conversation. The assistant can now:
- Create single features via `feature_create` tool
- Create multiple features via `feature_create_bulk`
- Skip features to deprioritize them via `feature_skip`
Changes:
- Add `feature_create` MCP tool for single-feature creation
- Update assistant allowed tools to include feature management
- Update system prompt to explain new capabilities
- Enhance UI tool call display with friendly messages
Security: File system access remains read-only. The assistant cannot
modify source code or mark features as passing (requires actual
implementation by the coding agent).
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <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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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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- 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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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>
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 the ability to attach images (JPEG, PNG) in the Spec Creation chat
interface for Claude to analyze during app specification creation.
Frontend changes:
- Add ImageAttachment interface to types.ts with id, filename, mimeType,
base64Data, previewUrl, and size fields
- Update ChatMessage interface with optional attachments field
- Update useSpecChat hook to accept and send attachments via WebSocket
- Add file input, drag-drop support, and preview thumbnails to
SpecCreationChat component with validation (5 MB max, JPEG/PNG only)
- Update ChatMessage component to render image attachments with
click-to-enlarge functionality
Backend changes:
- Add ImageAttachment Pydantic schema with base64 validation
- Update spec_creation.py WebSocket handler to parse and validate
image attachments from client messages
- Update spec_chat_session.py to format multimodal content blocks
for Claude API using async generator pattern
Features:
- Drag-and-drop or click paperclip button to attach images
- Preview thumbnails with remove button before sending
- File type validation (image/jpeg, image/png)
- File size validation (5 MB maximum)
- Images display in chat history
- Click images to view full size
- Cross-platform compatible (Windows, macOS, Linux)
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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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Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Implements feature locking to prevent multiple agent sessions from working
on the same feature simultaneously. This is essential for parallel agent
execution.
Database changes:
- Add `in_progress` boolean column to Feature model
- Add migration function to handle existing databases
MCP Server tools:
- Add `feature_mark_in_progress` - lock feature when starting work
- Add `feature_clear_in_progress` - unlock feature when abandoning
- Update `feature_get_next` to skip in-progress features
- Update `feature_get_stats` to include in_progress count
- Update `feature_mark_passing` and `feature_skip` to clear in_progress
Backend updates:
- Update progress.py to track and display in_progress count
- Update features router to properly categorize in-progress features
- Update WebSocket to broadcast in_progress in progress updates
- Add in_progress to FeatureResponse schema
Frontend updates:
- Add in_progress to TypeScript types (Feature, ProjectStats, WSProgressMessage)
- Update useWebSocket hook to track in_progress state
Prompt template:
- Add instructions for agents to mark features in-progress immediately
- Document new MCP tools in allowed tools section
Also fixes spec_chat_session.py to use absolute project path instead of
relative path for consistency with CLI behavior.
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