Pythoughts-labs · elkaix · Jul 6, 2026 · Jul 6, 2026 · Jul 6, 2026
@@ -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)
 

@@ -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) |
 | **<img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/-macOS-000000?style=flat-square&logo=apple&logoColor=white" alt="macOS"> / <img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/-Linux-FCC624?style=flat-square&logo=linux&logoColor=black" alt="Linux">** | `curl -fsSL https://pythinker.com/install.sh \| bash` | native tarball from [Releases](https://github.com/Pythoughts-labs/pythinker-code/releases/latest) |
 | **<img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/-macOS-000000?style=flat-square&logo=apple&logoColor=white" alt="macOS"> — 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 |
@@ -190,35 +190,36 @@ 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)
 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` /

@@ -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:
 

@@ -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.

@@ -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)