Changelog

Public category stays Development Orchestration Suite (DOS); Dev OS is a quiet mental model only.

DevOps documented as one facet (CI/CD / infra / traditional ops)—not the whole product.

Vision, capabilities, and docs index updated accordingly.

Resolve ibex on PATH (fallback easy-installer).

New Installer dialog branded for Ibex; content-types text updated.

winget / brew / scoop: DevCentr.Ibex / dev-centr/tap/ibex.

New Installer dialog: Package vs CI pipeline only + runner dropdown.

Explorer/CLI: --mode=emit-ci; file-manager New Installer CI pipeline….

Calls easy-installer new-project --intent=ci-pipeline (workflows + CI-INSTALLER.adoc, no local package).

New File catalog: Packaging → Installer Project (installer.kdl).

Toolbar: Install in-place PATH and New Installer (calls easy-installer).

Explorer/CLI modes: --mode=new-installer, --mode=inplace-path.

Spec: Explorer Shell Integration.

Spec decision table: SDL Preference.

Content Create: tighter SDLang/KDL roles; xdl reference-only (not creatable); lineage edge SDLang → XDL marked avoid.

Companion GK page updated; agent-rules config line aligned.

Explorer: prefer Windows 11 IExplorerCommand sparse package; classic HKCU cascade only when modern unavailable.

Linux: DES-EMA under file-manager/actions plus Dolphin / Nemo / Thunar / Nautilus adapters from one action list.

Appearance → Install file-manager menu; status shows active backend.

Spec: Explorer Shell Integration.

Content Create: ecosystem tag chips (inferred from project / CLI --tags); filter job tree + lineage.

CLI modes: --mode=new-file|new-project|open --path=….

Lightweight New Project dialog; HKCU cascading Explorer menu (Appearance → Install).

Specs: Content Create filters; Explorer Shell Integration.

Lineage rows: invented year + vitality LED (current/mature/legacy/outdated/reference).

Detail pane: homepage, repository, specification links; invented / last-updated fields.

Catalog expanded (schema, data, more docs/config/code); AsciiDoc spec points at Asciidoctor language docs (Eclipse formal spec still drafting).

See Content Create.

languages/node.sdl: package managers now include pnpm (preferred), Bun, Yarn, npm, and Orogene (closed-aspirational); optional status / notes / homepage fields.

Ecosystem loader/UI surfaces package-manager notes; definition-files + project-vision updated.

Companion: general-knowledge npm package managers.

Spec: Content Create — repo right-click Create…, dual nav (job tree + evolution lineage), stub create.

SDL catalog: app/src/modules/content_create/content-types.sdl; loader/UI under modules.content_create.

Repository browser context menu + definition-files updated; sdl.adoc notes KDL relation.

See Detailed changelog.

Relicensed project to CSL-1.0-BCI (substance of prior custom source-available license, named family).

Added canonical texts under licenses/ (CSL-B, BC, BCI; experimental ANL-0.1).

Docs: Licensing, Strategy templates.

App: Arrangement tab on AI Config — topology canvas, layout recipes, Add an AI tool… guided add, persist ~/.dev-center/ai-stack-topology.json.

Modules: ai_stack_model.d, ai_stack_loader.d, ai_stack_state.d, topology_canvas_widget.d, ai_arrangement_widget.d.

See Detailed changelog.

Spec: Role Topology Composer — generic canvas + guided-add over a layer spine (cognitive bins for hierarchical aspects only; orthogonal concerns attach later).

Spec: AI Workflow Arrangement — ai-stack pack: blank map landing, Add an AI tool…, vacancies open role-scoped guided add; arrangements as layout recipes.

SDL: agent_shell_registry.sdl v0.2; ai_stack_domain_pack.sdl (concrete spine + layout-recipe refs).

Repository browser terminal: always-on human ops shell; attach to env host under remote arrangements.

Capabilities + todo-roadmap updated; companion docs in general-knowledge (Mermaid topologies).

See Detailed changelog.

SDL catalog: app/src/modules/services/agent_shell_registry.sdl — standalone shells (incl. LM Studio Bionic), fleet UIs, runtimes, inference hosts, interconnects, hardware postures.

Spec: Agent Shell Registry; definition-files updated.

Companion: general-knowledge agent control planes explanation.

See Detailed changelog.

App: modules/repo_tools/env_refresh.d — shell detection (auto prefers Nushell), built-in recipes, prefer env-refresh / shell-host on PATH, OS PATH fingerprint.

App: repository terminal env chrome (health light, notice, command preview, Auto-run checkbox), toolbar Refresh, session commands run via detected shell.

Settings: ui-settings.json keys envRefreshAutoRun, terminalShell (Appearance dialog); merge-safe save.

Spec + capabilities remain the product contract; companion docs in general-knowledge / OpenShellOrg shell-architecture.

See Detailed changelog.

Confirmed repo-get 0.2.1 on the DUB registry (GitHub update webhook).

equivalence-engine now depends on ~>0.2.1 instead of a git commit pin; docs table in DUB Local vs Remote Paths updated.

Bumped app/dub.json / selections from arsd-official 10.9.10 to 11.5.3 to match dlangui’s ~>11.5.3 requirement (ends the “Selected package does not match” DUB warning).

Removed machine-local dub add-local for .forks/arsd (10.9.10 patch fork); upstream 11+ already has the extern© in fix.

Deleted stale %LOCALAPPDATA%\dub\packages\local-overrides.json (repo-get → missing path), which triggered the deprecated-overrides warning.

See Detailed changelog.

Expanded Repository Browser Terminal: env chrome outside the shell canvas (health light, notice, command preview), monitor drift, preview vs inject-and-run (envRefresh.autoRun), shell-aware recipes (Nushell first), prefer OpenShellOrg env-refresh / shell-host when present.

Capabilities note under Environment Orchestration.

Companion: general-knowledge Shell Environment Refresh; OpenShellOrg shell-architecture plan for env-refresh + shell-host.

See Detailed changelog.

Product pointers: Toolchain Management + retargeted Control Plane.

Spec components: Toolchain Management (TCM) and Ecosystem Management (protocol + advisories).

Vision and definition-files xrefs point at the Pattern page; Flutter advisory Learn more → toolchain-management.html.

TCF kit repo: dev-centr/toolchain-framework (schemas, validators, CI).

Companion: general-knowledge vocabulary lock-in (Changelog).

See Detailed changelog.

Documented Toolchain Control Plane / Flutter ecosystem module (vocabulary later locked under Toolchain Management — see entry above).

Spec: Ecosystem Management; definition files gain unifiedControlPlane metadata.

App: reusable AdvisoryBanner; modules.ecosystems loader/panel; Flutter home/sidebar page with advisory and community bridge tools (fvm, puro, mise).

Language SDL: languages/flutter.sdl; languages/node.sdl includes control-plane metadata.

See Detailed changelog.

Docs sibling: general-knowledge Toolchain Control Plane + Flutter setup (Changelog).

Added sidebar/home WSL page: list distros (wsl -l -v), set default, educational blurbs from distro-guide.sdl, and Open WSL Settings (official Microsoft GUI for .wslconfig).

Links to general-knowledge comparison + setup how-to and Microsoft Learn.

Spec: WSL Manager.

See Detailed changelog.

Docs sibling: general-knowledge 2026-07-24 WSL distro comparison (Changelog).

Added Appearance settings (top bar): code/terminal font choice between Cascadia Mono (default) and JetBrains Mono.

Persisted in ~/.dev-center/ui-settings.json (codeFontFace). Applied to the repository browser terminal and AI Config monospace panels.

Spec: Appearance (code font); terminal spec notes the font requirement.

Capabilities and project vision now endorse Nushell as the default cross-platform shell, with xrefs to general-knowledge.

See general-knowledge changelog: Changelog (2026-07-22 entry).

Added Dynamic Agent Preamble specification.

Defines a preprocessor for RAG-based instruction injection and modular AGENTS.md support to reduce model context overhead and improve relevancy.

See Detailed changelog.

Added Local Library Mods guide explaining how to use forked libraries (DUB, PNPM, Python, Go) without breaking CI/CD.

Drafted Local Mod Management specification for UI-based mod registration and project badges.

See Detailed changelog.

Added Automatic AI Model Routing under Specifications (features): routing profiles, task categories, and vendor-facing proposal for long-running sessions.

Fixed Specifications nav xref to Templates Repository Schema (was pages/templates-schema.adoc).

See Detailed changelog.

Added DUB Local vs Remote Paths documenting how to manage build specifications in dub.json without manually swapping between local and remote paths.

Covers dub.selections.json, dub add-local, environment variable overrides, and git submodules for persistent patches.

Forked unit-threaded to dlang-supplemental; fixed sub-package DUB warnings; wired in via dub add-local; submitted upstream issue #329 and PR #330.

See Detailed changelog.

See unit-threaded fork and upstream contrib.

Forked arsd into dev-centr, fixed the in parameter deprecation in nsvg__cmpEdge for arsd-official 10.9.10 (svg.d).

Added scripts/patch-arsd-svg-deprecation.ps1 to re-apply the patch to the dub cache when needed.

See Detailed changelog.

See Detailed changelog.

Extracted all general-reference content from devcentr into a new general-knowledge repository (dev-centr/general-knowledge).

Removed the knowledge-base module from devcentr. DevCentr docs are now product-focused: ROOT, specifications, secrets-manager, publishing, upstream-contributions.

General Knowledge holds Diátaxis-organized tutorials, how-tos, reference, and explanations (SSH keys, Git management, Windows EOL, workspace organization, package registries, etc.).

Updated all xrefs and app code to use general-knowledge component. Local playbooks use sibling path ../general-knowledge (no remote URLs); CI playbooks use the GitHub URL.

See Detailed changelog.

Added a repo-local workflow for cloning library docs/source into a gitignored folder, plus an obvious local AI manifest file so agents can search exact local references instead of stale model memory.

Added setup docs and a refresh script for phobos, dlangui, and SDLang-D.

Documented the preferred layered strategy for AI dependency docs: MCP-hosted indexed docs such as Context7 first, repo-local cloned docs second, and web search last. Added a DevCentr feature spec for MCP setup and local fallback automation.

Added a Context7 client profile registry and new specs for the global AI Config interface, Context7/skills setup flows, and the integrated repository-browser terminal.

Implemented a first working AI Config dialog, a repo-browser Terminal tab, and a small std.logger file logger wrapper to make runtime debugging less blind.

See Detailed changelog.

Organization profile feature in repository browser: when selecting an owner/org in the project tree, the side-panel shows buttons to open public/private profile pages on GitHub/GitLab/Gitea, open profile repos in the browser, and highlight local profile repos in the tree.

Provider-specific org profile config in app/src/modules/vcs/profiles.json5 (repo names, README paths, URL formats).

See Org Profile Feature and Gitignore details.

Added GitHub gitignore (github/gitignore) as a template source alongside DevCentr in the Init Repo flow. Users can select source (DevCentr or GitHub) and merge templates from either.

Documented GitHub’s base vs Global vs community layout in Gitignore Template Sources. Root = languages/core tech; Global = editors/tools/OS.

Added .editorconfig tab and default template to Init Repo (LF with CRLF overrides for .bat, .cmd, .reg). Repo init now writes .gitattributes, .gitignore, and .editorconfig.

Updated Git Management: clarified core.autocrlf input vs false, when each applies, and EditorConfig step.

Added Windows EOL Exceptions for batch, registry, PowerShell, Visual Studio.

Defined Templates Schema: version folders per ecosystem, _base (preference-agnostic), _preferences (team/tool-specific).

Per-repo settings: documented gitignore.suppressMissing for suppressing template comparison warnings.

Gitignore Viewer implemented: reusable minimap, technology tree, template comparison with DevCentr/GitHub/Local tabs, missing-item strikethrough (red), Suppress button storing in .devcentr.sdl, side-panel integration via hallmark toolbar.

See Detailed changelog.

Added comprehensive guides for manual and automated Winget app registration, including wingetcreate usage, GitHub PAT requirements, and Windows-runner workarounds for Linux-based CI/CD pipelines.

Integrated in-app Winget support module in VersionControlWidget, providing direct links to documentation and local wingetcreate availability checks.

See Detailed changelog.

Added AI provider API key workflows, integrated a git-diff based changelog generator service, and implemented a compound-button hallmark toolbar to access standard repository roots and multiple IDE forks automatically.

See Detailed changelog.

Outlined vision and specifications for AI-audited extension registries, local module streaming from Git guest repos, and standalone GraphRAG client support.

See Detailed changelog.

Standardized PNPM 10 and documented the asymmetric build strategy for Vercel monorepo deployments.

See Detailed changelog.

Added specs and initial implementation for repository tools integration, diff-stats-as-dirty indicator, and reorganization/transfer workflows.

See Detailed changelog.

Documented and refined workspace organization schema and Git management guidance.

See Detailed changelog.

Added workspace organization schema and core project/legal docs.

See Detailed changelog.

Reorganized docs to follow the Diátaxis model.

See Detailed changelog.

Introduced Antora-based docs structure and initial specification modules.

See Detailed changelog.