diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a65e613c..afefb814 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -15,51 +15,31 @@ GitHub Releases page; `0.8.0` is the new starting line.
## Unreleased
-- Show active subagent tool work in the pinned TUI status tail instead of
- leaving long foreground agent runs on the generic composing spinner.
-- Keep the TUI prompt bar visible while an agent turn is starting so the
- empty composer does not disappear during lazy-load frames.
-- Ported the running agent TUI toward Pi's stable diff-rendered scene model so streamed output keeps the input card visible without prompt jumps.
-- Added publishability-focused benchmark comparison planning for multi-model
- runs, activity metrics, exportable reports, and safe online source discovery.
-- Added an experimental Focus TUI mode for active agent turns, keeping the composer pinned, hiding file activity by default, and rendering live output without terminal scrollback jumps.
-- Stream file write/edit activity in a compact live shelf so changed files update in place during agent runs instead of adding noisy terminal rows.
-- Hardened `/benchmark` local fixture runs: task `max_steps` now caps the
- underlying agent turn, and `/benchmark:swe` requires `--trusted-dataset true`
- because trusted local fixture datasets execute verification commands.
-- Hardened benchmark and active-skill security edges: SWE verification commands
- are shape-validated before execution, benchmark discovery requires explicit
- network opt-in, benchmark run IDs avoid clock collisions, runtime overrides
- restore after setup failures, and active-skill deactivation persistence
- failures are surfaced instead of swallowed.
-- Strengthened the bundled `pythinker-core` benchmark suite with edge-case
- fixtures for atomic rollback, iterable de-duplication, explicit falsey
- metadata values, and safe path joins across absolute, sibling-prefix, parent,
- and symlink escapes.
-
-- Keep the terminal input composer pinned to the bottom during agent runs with a fullscreen prompt mode to reduce TUI flicker.
-
-- Explicitly invoked skills now remain active across later turns through a
- compact reminder, and can be cleared with a named stop request or "normal mode".
+## 0.57.0 (2026-07-05)
- **No more ghost/duplicate input prompt while the agent works.** After
- submitting a prompt, the editable input row is no longer fossilized above the
- stream as a second, ghostly prompt. The top border stays visible while the
- pre-attach race frame still collapses before the running-prompt delegate
- exists, preventing prompt chrome from fossilizing above the spinner. Once the
- running frame owns the prompt, the `❯` marker stays visible while only the
- editable buffer is hidden until the first scrollback commit, avoiding the
- collapsed one-line card under the lazy-load spinner; the full editable row
- remains below the live stream so you can still see where to steer.
-
-- Added native `/benchmark` slash command for deterministic local Pythinker
- model evaluation with bundled smoke tasks, replayable artifacts, and branded
- markdown reports.
-- Expanded `/benchmark start` to use a richer default core suite, isolate file
- edits through the active toolset workspace override, and exclude generated
- verification caches from changed-file reports.
-- Added `/benchmark:swe` for native SWE-style JSONL benchmark tasks that run
- through Pythinker's existing model, tool, verification, and artifact path.
+ submitting a prompt, the input card no longer fossilizes above the stream as
+ a second, ghostly prompt. The prompt bar and top border now stay visible
+ through turn-start and lazy-load frames, and running-agent output renders
+ through a stable diff-rendered scene (ported from Pi) so the input card no
+ longer jumps. An experimental Focus TUI mode (`tui.focus_mode`) pins the
+ composer and hides file activity behind a compact live shelf for a cleaner
+ fullscreen view, and active subagent tool work now surfaces in the pinned
+ status tail instead of a generic composing spinner.
+- **Added a native `/benchmark` command suite.** Run deterministic local
+ Pythinker model evaluations with bundled smoke tasks and SWE-style JSONL
+ tasks (`/benchmark:swe`), plus `/benchmark compare`, `/benchmark export`,
+ and `/benchmark discover` actions that produce replayable artifacts,
+ activity metrics, and branded markdown reports.
+- **Hardened benchmark and skill security edges.** SWE verification commands
+ are shape-validated before execution, benchmark discovery requires explicit
+ network opt-in, run IDs avoid clock collisions, runtime overrides restore
+ after setup failures, and active-skill deactivation failures now surface
+ instead of being swallowed. Explicitly invoked skills stay active across
+ later turns through a compact reminder until stopped by name or
+ "normal mode".
+
+Upgrade with `pythinker update`, `pip install --upgrade pythinker-code==0.57.0`, or use the native installer for your platform from the [Releases page](https://github.com/Pythoughts-labs/pythinker-code/releases/latest).
## 0.56.0 (2026-07-02)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6f0aed0e..7c176aae 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -50,13 +50,13 @@ It speaks the [**Agent Client Protocol (ACP)**](https://github.com/agentclientpr
---
-## 🆕 What's New in 0.56.0
+## 🆕 What's New in 0.57.0
-- **Windows shell UI recovers from mid-session console blanking.** Child processes spawned by the Shell tool, background tasks, and `!` commands no longer attach to the interactive console, and the prompt renderer forces an absolute repaint after terminal resizes and failed scrollback handoffs instead of diffing against a stale frame.
-- **Workflow progress rendering and lifecycle fixes.** Progress display no longer duplicates agents truncated by the per-phase display cap, leaked `agent()` coroutines are closed when `parallel()` rejects its arguments, and a 1000-agent lifetime backstop now guards against runaway workflow loops.
-- **Stale update-success notice cleared after downgrading.** Restarting into an older Homebrew install no longer leaves a permanent "Restart to apply" banner.
+- **No more ghost/duplicate input prompt while the agent works.** The input card no longer fossilizes above the stream as a second, ghostly prompt; the prompt bar and top border stay visible through turn-start and lazy-load frames; running-agent output renders through a stable diff-rendered scene (ported from Pi); and an experimental Focus TUI mode (`tui.focus_mode`) pins the composer and hides file activity behind a compact live shelf.
+- **Added a native `/benchmark` command suite.** Run deterministic local Pythinker model evaluations with bundled smoke tasks and SWE-style JSONL tasks (`/benchmark:swe`), plus `/benchmark compare`, `/benchmark export`, and `/benchmark discover` actions with replayable artifacts and branded markdown reports.
+- **Hardened benchmark and skill security edges.** SWE verification commands are shape-validated before execution, benchmark discovery requires explicit network opt-in, and active-skill deactivation failures now surface instead of being swallowed.
-Upgrade with `pythinker update`, `pip install --upgrade pythinker-code==0.56.0`, or use the native installer for your platform from the [Releases page](https://github.com/Pythoughts-labs/pythinker-code/releases/latest).
+Upgrade with `pythinker update`, `pip install --upgrade pythinker-code==0.57.0`, or use the native installer for your platform from the [Releases page](https://github.com/Pythoughts-labs/pythinker-code/releases/latest).
---
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ matches your OS — no Python, Node, or `uv` prerequisite.
| Platform | Recommended install | Artifact source |
|---|---|---|
-| **🪟 Windows** | `irm https://pythinker.com/install.ps1 \| iex` | `PythinkerSetup-0.56.0.exe` from [Releases](https://github.com/Pythoughts-labs/pythinker-code/releases/latest) |
+| **🪟 Windows** | `irm https://pythinker.com/install.ps1 \| iex` | `PythinkerSetup-0.57.0.exe` from [Releases](https://github.com/Pythoughts-labs/pythinker-code/releases/latest) |
| **
/
** | `curl -fsSL https://pythinker.com/install.sh \| bash` | native tarball from [Releases](https://github.com/Pythoughts-labs/pythinker-code/releases/latest) |
| **
— Homebrew** | `brew install Pythoughts-labs/pythinker/pythinker-code` | auto-published Homebrew tap |
| **🐳 Docker** | `docker run --rm -it ghcr.io/pythoughts-labs/pythinker-code` | GHCR multi-arch image |
@@ -190,10 +190,11 @@ pythinker # start the interactive TUI
### 🪟 Windows — native installer
-`PythinkerSetup-0.56.0.exe` is a signed* Inno Setup wizard. Installs per-user
-into `%LOCALAPPDATA%\Programs\Pythinker`, registers `pythinker` on your user
-PATH (`HKCU\Environment`), broadcasts `WM_SETTINGCHANGE` so new shells see
-the change. **No UAC prompt.**
+`PythinkerSetup-0.57.0.exe` is an Inno Setup wizard. Release builds are signed
+when Authenticode secrets are configured in CI; otherwise the installer ships
+unsigned. Installs per-user into `%LOCALAPPDATA%\Programs\Pythinker`, registers
+`pythinker` on your user PATH (`HKCU\Environment`), broadcasts
+`WM_SETTINGCHANGE` so new shells see the change. **No UAC prompt.**
```powershell
# One-line install (downloads the native .exe, verifies SHA-256, runs per-user)
@@ -201,24 +202,24 @@ irm https://pythinker.com/install.ps1 | iex
# Or manually download the installer + checksum from the Releases page,
# verify with Get-FileHash, then run:
-.\PythinkerSetup-0.56.0.exe
+.\PythinkerSetup-0.57.0.exe
# Open a fresh PowerShell
pythinker --version
```
-**Per-machine install** (IT-managed boxes): `.\PythinkerSetup-0.56.0.exe /ALLUSERS`
+**Per-machine install** (IT-managed boxes): `.\PythinkerSetup-0.57.0.exe /ALLUSERS`
installs to `%ProgramFiles%\Pythinker` and writes PATH to HKLM (requires admin).
**Upgrade:** `pythinker update` from inside the running app — it downloads
-the newest installer, verifies SHA-256, and launches the signed Inno installer
+the newest installer, verifies SHA-256, and launches the Inno installer
with visible progress (`/SILENT /NORESTART /CURRENTUSER /CLOSEAPPLICATIONS /NORESTARTAPPLICATIONS`).
**Uninstall:** Apps & Features → *Pythinker Code* → Uninstall reverts both
the files and the PATH edit.
-> 🛡 **First-launch SmartScreen warning** — \*until the Authenticode cert is
-> provisioned in CI, the installer ships unsigned and Windows shows
+> 🛡 **First-launch SmartScreen warning** — Until Authenticode secrets are
+> configured in CI for a release, the installer ships unsigned and Windows shows
> *"Windows protected your PC."* Click **More info → Run anyway**. Use the
> published `.sha256` as your integrity check until signing comes online.
@@ -265,26 +266,26 @@ attached to every GitHub Release.
```sh
# Debian / Ubuntu (x86_64)
-sudo dpkg -i pythinker-code_0.56.0_amd64.deb
+sudo dpkg -i pythinker-code_0.57.0_amd64.deb
sudo apt-get install -f # only if dpkg reports missing deps
# Debian / Ubuntu (ARM64)
-sudo dpkg -i pythinker-code_0.56.0_arm64.deb
+sudo dpkg -i pythinker-code_0.57.0_arm64.deb
# Fedora / RHEL / openSUSE (x86_64)
-curl -LO https://github.com/Pythoughts-labs/pythinker-code/releases/download/v0.56.0/pythinker-code-0.56.0.x86_64.rpm
-curl -LO https://github.com/Pythoughts-labs/pythinker-code/releases/download/v0.56.0/pythinker-code-0.56.0.x86_64.rpm.sha256
-sha256sum -c pythinker-code-0.56.0.x86_64.rpm.sha256
+curl -LO https://github.com/Pythoughts-labs/pythinker-code/releases/download/v0.57.0/pythinker-code-0.57.0.x86_64.rpm
+curl -LO https://github.com/Pythoughts-labs/pythinker-code/releases/download/v0.57.0/pythinker-code-0.57.0.x86_64.rpm.sha256
+sha256sum -c pythinker-code-0.57.0.x86_64.rpm.sha256
# Fedora / RHEL:
-sudo dnf install ./pythinker-code-0.56.0.x86_64.rpm
+sudo dnf install ./pythinker-code-0.57.0.x86_64.rpm
# openSUSE:
-sudo zypper install ./pythinker-code-0.56.0.x86_64.rpm
+sudo zypper install ./pythinker-code-0.57.0.x86_64.rpm
# Fedora / RHEL (aarch64)
-curl -LO https://github.com/Pythoughts-labs/pythinker-code/releases/download/v0.56.0/pythinker-code-0.56.0.aarch64.rpm
-curl -LO https://github.com/Pythoughts-labs/pythinker-code/releases/download/v0.56.0/pythinker-code-0.56.0.aarch64.rpm.sha256
-sha256sum -c pythinker-code-0.56.0.aarch64.rpm.sha256
-sudo dnf install ./pythinker-code-0.56.0.aarch64.rpm
+curl -LO https://github.com/Pythoughts-labs/pythinker-code/releases/download/v0.57.0/pythinker-code-0.57.0.aarch64.rpm
+curl -LO https://github.com/Pythoughts-labs/pythinker-code/releases/download/v0.57.0/pythinker-code-0.57.0.aarch64.rpm.sha256
+sha256sum -c pythinker-code-0.57.0.aarch64.rpm.sha256
+sudo dnf install ./pythinker-code-0.57.0.aarch64.rpm
```
Both packages drop a small `/usr/bin/pythinker` launcher that execs the real
@@ -293,8 +294,8 @@ binary under `/usr/lib/pythinker/`, so your `$PATH` stays tidy.
**Verify before install:**
```sh
-sha256sum -c pythinker-code_0.56.0_amd64.deb.sha256 # Debian/Ubuntu
-sha256sum -c pythinker-code-0.56.0.x86_64.rpm.sha256 # Fedora/RHEL
+sha256sum -c pythinker-code_0.57.0_amd64.deb.sha256 # Debian/Ubuntu
+sha256sum -c pythinker-code-0.57.0.x86_64.rpm.sha256 # Fedora/RHEL
```
**Upgrade:** download the new `.deb`/`.rpm` from Releases and `dpkg -i` /
diff --git a/docs/en/guides/getting-started.md b/docs/en/guides/getting-started.md
index 09178da2..aa25ee2c 100644
--- a/docs/en/guides/getting-started.md
+++ b/docs/en/guides/getting-started.md
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ On Windows, run the PowerShell bootstrap. It downloads the native installer, ver
irm https://pythinker.com/install.ps1 | iex
```
-You can also download `PythinkerSetup-0.56.0.exe` manually from the [latest release](https://github.com/Pythoughts-labs/pythinker-code/releases/latest).
+You can also download `PythinkerSetup-0.57.0.exe` manually from the [latest release](https://github.com/Pythoughts-labs/pythinker-code/releases/latest).
Verify the installation:
diff --git a/docs/en/release-notes/breaking-changes.md b/docs/en/release-notes/breaking-changes.md
index 5d215a3f..11fd8a5c 100644
--- a/docs/en/release-notes/breaking-changes.md
+++ b/docs/en/release-notes/breaking-changes.md
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ This page documents breaking changes in Pythinker Code releases and provides mig
## Unreleased
+## 0.57.0 (2026-07-05)
+
+No breaking changes. This release is compatible with 0.56.0 user configuration, native installs, and session data.
+
## 0.56.0 (2026-07-02)
No breaking changes. This release is compatible with 0.55.0 user configuration, native installs, and session data.
diff --git a/docs/en/release-notes/changelog.md b/docs/en/release-notes/changelog.md
index d371696e..644aabf8 100644
--- a/docs/en/release-notes/changelog.md
+++ b/docs/en/release-notes/changelog.md
@@ -17,40 +17,31 @@ GitHub Releases page; `0.8.0` is the new starting line.
## Unreleased
-- Added publishability-focused benchmark comparison planning for multi-model
- runs, activity metrics, exportable reports, and safe online source discovery.
-- Stream file write/edit activity in a compact live shelf so changed files update in place during agent runs instead of adding noisy terminal rows.
-- Hardened `/benchmark` local fixture runs: task `max_steps` now caps the
- underlying agent turn, and `/benchmark:swe` requires `--trusted-dataset true`
- because trusted local fixture datasets execute verification commands.
-- Strengthened the bundled `pythinker-core` benchmark suite with edge-case
- fixtures for atomic rollback, iterable de-duplication, explicit falsey
- metadata values, and safe path joins across absolute, sibling-prefix, parent,
- and symlink escapes.
-
-- Keep the terminal input composer pinned to the bottom during agent runs with a fullscreen prompt mode to reduce TUI flicker.
-
-- Explicitly invoked skills now remain active across later turns through a
- compact reminder, and can be cleared with a named stop request or "normal mode".
+## 0.57.0 (2026-07-05)
- **No more ghost/duplicate input prompt while the agent works.** After
- submitting a prompt, the editable input row is no longer fossilized above the
- stream as a second, ghostly prompt. The top border stays visible while the
- pre-attach race frame still collapses before the running-prompt delegate
- exists, preventing prompt chrome from fossilizing above the spinner. Once the
- running frame owns the prompt, the `❯` marker stays visible while only the
- editable buffer is hidden until the first scrollback commit, avoiding the
- collapsed one-line card under the lazy-load spinner; the full editable row
- remains below the live stream so you can still see where to steer.
-
-- Added native `/benchmark` slash command for deterministic local Pythinker
- model evaluation with bundled smoke tasks, replayable artifacts, and branded
- markdown reports.
-- Expanded `/benchmark start` to use a richer default core suite, isolate file
- edits through the active toolset workspace override, and exclude generated
- verification caches from changed-file reports.
-- Added `/benchmark:swe` for native SWE-style JSONL benchmark tasks that run
- through Pythinker's existing model, tool, verification, and artifact path.
+ submitting a prompt, the input card no longer fossilizes above the stream as
+ a second, ghostly prompt. The prompt bar and top border now stay visible
+ through turn-start and lazy-load frames, and running-agent output renders
+ through a stable diff-rendered scene (ported from Pi) so the input card no
+ longer jumps. An experimental Focus TUI mode (`tui.focus_mode`) pins the
+ composer and hides file activity behind a compact live shelf for a cleaner
+ fullscreen view, and active subagent tool work now surfaces in the pinned
+ status tail instead of a generic composing spinner.
+- **Added a native `/benchmark` command suite.** Run deterministic local
+ Pythinker model evaluations with bundled smoke tasks and SWE-style JSONL
+ tasks (`/benchmark:swe`), plus `/benchmark compare`, `/benchmark export`,
+ and `/benchmark discover` actions that produce replayable artifacts,
+ activity metrics, and branded markdown reports.
+- **Hardened benchmark and skill security edges.** SWE verification commands
+ are shape-validated before execution, benchmark discovery requires explicit
+ network opt-in, run IDs avoid clock collisions, runtime overrides restore
+ after setup failures, and active-skill deactivation failures now surface
+ instead of being swallowed. Explicitly invoked skills stay active across
+ later turns through a compact reminder until stopped by name or
+ "normal mode".
+
+Upgrade with `pythinker update`, `pip install --upgrade pythinker-code==0.57.0`, or use the native installer for your platform from the [Releases page](https://github.com/Pythoughts-labs/pythinker-code/releases/latest).
## 0.56.0 (2026-07-02)
diff --git a/packages/linux-installer/README.md b/packages/linux-installer/README.md
index 58e77c77..72b65a02 100644
--- a/packages/linux-installer/README.md
+++ b/packages/linux-installer/README.md
@@ -8,19 +8,19 @@ End-user install from the current GitHub Release:
```sh
# Debian / Ubuntu
-curl -LO https://github.com/Pythoughts-labs/pythinker-code/releases/download/v0.56.0/pythinker-code_0.56.0_amd64.deb
-curl -LO https://github.com/Pythoughts-labs/pythinker-code/releases/download/v0.56.0/pythinker-code_0.56.0_amd64.deb.sha256
-sha256sum -c pythinker-code_0.56.0_amd64.deb.sha256
-sudo dpkg -i pythinker-code_0.56.0_amd64.deb
+curl -LO https://github.com/Pythoughts-labs/pythinker-code/releases/download/v0.57.0/pythinker-code_0.57.0_amd64.deb
+curl -LO https://github.com/Pythoughts-labs/pythinker-code/releases/download/v0.57.0/pythinker-code_0.57.0_amd64.deb.sha256
+sha256sum -c pythinker-code_0.57.0_amd64.deb.sha256
+sudo dpkg -i pythinker-code_0.57.0_amd64.deb
sudo apt-get install -f # only needed if dependencies fail to resolve
# Fedora / RHEL / openSUSE
-curl -LO https://github.com/Pythoughts-labs/pythinker-code/releases/download/v0.56.0/pythinker-code-0.56.0.x86_64.rpm
-curl -LO https://github.com/Pythoughts-labs/pythinker-code/releases/download/v0.56.0/pythinker-code-0.56.0.x86_64.rpm.sha256
-sha256sum -c pythinker-code-0.56.0.x86_64.rpm.sha256
-sudo dnf install ./pythinker-code-0.56.0.x86_64.rpm
+curl -LO https://github.com/Pythoughts-labs/pythinker-code/releases/download/v0.57.0/pythinker-code-0.57.0.x86_64.rpm
+curl -LO https://github.com/Pythoughts-labs/pythinker-code/releases/download/v0.57.0/pythinker-code-0.57.0.x86_64.rpm.sha256
+sha256sum -c pythinker-code-0.57.0.x86_64.rpm.sha256
+sudo dnf install ./pythinker-code-0.57.0.x86_64.rpm
# or, on openSUSE:
-sudo zypper install ./pythinker-code-0.56.0.x86_64.rpm
+sudo zypper install ./pythinker-code-0.57.0.x86_64.rpm
```
The package drops a single executable at `/usr/bin/pythinker` and a license
@@ -36,13 +36,13 @@ file at `/usr/share/doc/pythinker-code/LICENSE`.
## Build
```sh
-bash packages/linux-installer/build.sh 0.56.0
+bash packages/linux-installer/build.sh 0.57.0
```
Outputs to `dist/`:
-- `pythinker-code_0.56.0_amd64.deb`
-- `pythinker-code-0.56.0.x86_64.rpm`
+- `pythinker-code_0.57.0_amd64.deb`
+- `pythinker-code-0.57.0.x86_64.rpm`
The portable tarball used by `scripts/install-native.sh` is published by
the existing `release-pythinker-cli.yml` workflow under the cargo-dist
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index fe8469d8..3e857d65 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
[project]
name = "pythinker-code"
-version = "0.56.0"
+version = "0.57.0"
description = "Pythinker — an agentic CLI developed by Pythoughts-labs."
readme = "README.md"
requires-python = ">=3.12"
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index aa5f667a..1bffac95 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -2527,7 +2527,7 @@ wheels = [
[[package]]
name = "pythinker-code"
-version = "0.56.0"
+version = "0.57.0"
source = { editable = "." }
dependencies = [
{ name = "agent-client-protocol" },