All notable changes to CodeBuddy are documented in this file.

• Multi-language support (i18n): Full internationalization with 7 languages and curated RSS feeds (#325)
• MCP Playwright integration: Browser automation via Model Context Protocol (#324)
• Browser Automation Tool: Built-in browser control for agent tasks (#370)
• Onboarding wizard: Guided first-run setup experience (#369)
• Team graph & standup intelligence: Team collaboration graph and standup report generation (#356, #357, #358)
• Doctor command: Diagnostic health-check command (#360)
• Cost tracking: LLM token usage and estimated cost tracking (#334)
• Model failover: Automatic provider failover for both Agent and Ask modes (#343, #344)
• Inline review: In-editor code review experience (#345)
• Architecture sub-agent: Dedicated agent for architectural analysis (#346)
• Observability & timeline: OpenTelemetry integration and agent activity timeline (#342, #341)
• Context window compaction: Intelligent context trimming for long conversations (#355)
• Hybrid memory search: Combined vector + keyword memory retrieval (#365)
• Concurrency queue: Task queue for managing parallel agent operations (#367)
• Skills enhancement: Improved skill manager capabilities (#350)
• Research notes: Research note-taking and aggregation (#326)

• External security config: JSON-based security configuration (#359)
• Credential proxy: Secure credential management proxy (#361)
• Permission system: Granular permission controls (#362)
• Access control: Role-based access control framework (#363)
• Context isolation: Sandboxed context for secure multi-tenant use (#364)
• Terminal security: Hardened terminal command execution (#332)

• AI configuration refinements (#327)
• Session management enhancements (#328)
• Notification system improvements (#329)
• Browser optimization (#340)
• Multiple file update support (#336)
• Code analysis overhaul (3-phase rewrite) (#347, #348, #349)
• Feature audit and cleanup (#323, #333, #335)
• Coworker agent updates (#331)

• Fixed initialization issue (#338)
• Isolated command chat history to prevent cross-command contamination (#366)
• Logger fixes for levels 1-7 and 8-16 (#354, #353)

• Refactored base webview class (#330)
• Agent service cleanup (#337)

Full Changelog: v4.1.0...v4.2

• Debugger defaults: Improved default debugger configuration (#313)
• Session management: Persistent session state across restarts (#314)
• Connector system: External service connector framework (#315)
• Notification system: In-extension notification panel (#316)
• Enhanced context: Richer context delivery to AI models (#317)
• News feed: Save/delete functionality and daily cleanup for curated news (#318)
• Telemetry: Usage analytics and performance telemetry (#322)

Full Changelog: v4.0.0...v4.1.0

• MCP (Model Context Protocol): Gateway for unlimited tool extensibility (#297, #296)
• Sidebar settings panel: Full settings panel integrated into the sidebar (#298)
• Local LLMs: Docker/Ollama-based local model support (#299, #301)
• Project rules: Project-specific instruction files for AI behavior (#300)
• Skill Manager: Integrated GitHub, Jira, and WhatsApp skills (#303)
• Scheduled tasks & news: Daily news fetch and task scheduler (#304)
• Task & memory tools: Task management and memory tools with scheduler service (#305)
• Agent Timeline: Visual agent activity tracking component (#306)
• Diff review: Pending change tracking and diff review feature (#308)
• AST indexing: Worker-thread-based AST indexing service with caching (#310)

• Updated Mermaid diagram display (#295)
• General feature enhancements (#307, #311)

Full Changelog: 3.7.31...v4.0.0

• Deep agent testing and reliability improvements (#293)

Full Changelog: 3.7.3...3.7.31

• Chat history: Persistent chat history storage (#278, #279)
• Smart context extractor: Intelligent code context extraction (#282)
• Vector DB (phases 2–5): Full vector database integration for semantic search (#283, #284, #285, #286, #287)
• Codebase analyzer: Static analysis and insights (#292)

• Removed file watcher for better performance (#276, #277)
• UI performance optimizations (#289)
• Removed LanceDB, streamlined extension (#290)
• Cleaned up unused files (#291)

Full Changelog: v3.4.4...3.7.3

• Chat history management: Improved conversation persistence (#256)
• Skeleton loader: Loading state for bot messages (#258)
• Download responses: Export bot responses to files (#259)
• Codebase analysis: Analysis and recommendation command (#267, #268, #272, #274)
• User feedback: Enhanced feedback system for commands (#264)

• Enhanced code block copy functionality and UI (#260)
• UI enhancements (#262)
• Enhanced security, performance, and architecture (#270)

Full Changelog: v3.2.6...v3.4.4

• esbuild bundling: Extension and React webview bundled with esbuild for faster builds and smaller packages (#255)

• Replaced libSQL with sqlite3 (#253)
• Removed publish-on-save (#254)
• Removed legacy chat history module (#252)

Full Changelog: v2.0.0...v3.2.6

• React webview UI: Complete rewrite of the webview with React (#117)
• AI agent system: Multi-agent orchestration with event-driven architecture (#142, #143, #148)
• RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation): Local codebase indexing and retrieval (#134, #137)
• Web search: Real-time web search with metadata (#158, #159, #170)
• DeepSeek support: Added DeepSeek model provider (#178, #193)
• Groq integration: Groq LLM as fallback provider (#197)
• File uploads: Local file upload and processing (#204, #206)
• Think tool: Complex problem-solving tool for agents (#210, #211)
• Context pinning: Pin directories, files, and code elements as persistent context (#183)

• Implemented base LLM class (#141)
• Improved embedding model (#136)
• CodeBuddyTool system and ContextRetriever (#154)
• Reranking for search results (#195)
• Knowledge base integration (#201)

• Model selection and attachments in chat (#160)
• Tabbed interface and improved prompt handling (#173)
• Code highlighting and copy functionality (#157, #166)
• Bot icon and mode selection (#168)
• Workspace context selector (#190)

• Extension–React webview communication bridge (#121)
• Secret storage provider (#162)
• Workspace service and context info (#181)
• Chat history management (#232)
• User preferences management (#243)
• File system event monitoring (#238)

• Streamlined inline chat (#127)
• Restructured project organization (#140)
• Improved type safety in BaseEmitter (#144)
• Refactored agent classes and orchestrator (#149, #150)
• Database connection handling (#179)
• Consistent path handling with vscode.Uri.joinPath (#131)

• @skyline-GTRr32 made their first contribution in #178
• @darkelfs56 contributed hljs fix in #163

Full Changelog: v.1.1.7...v2.0.0

• Inline chat: In-editor chat interface for contextual AI assistance (#115)

Full Changelog: v.1.1.6...v.1.1.7

• Grok (xAI) support: Added XGrok AI model integration (#107, #108)

• Revamped README documentation (#109)
• Standardized font sizes and improved input placeholder (#110)

• Fixed webview event issues (#112)

Full Changelog: v.1.1.5...v.1.1.6

• Grok (xAI) support: Initial XGrok AI model integration (#107, #108)

Full Changelog: v.1.1.4...v.1.1.5

• Updated CodeBuddy logo (#100)

• Fixed hallucination issues with improved prompt constraints (#102, #104)

Full Changelog: v.1.1.3...v.1.1.4

• Anthropic (Claude) support: Integrated Anthropic generative AI model (#95, #96, #97)

Full Changelog: v.1.1.2...v.1.1.3

• Updated unit test generation prompt (#86)
• Code chart visualization (#88)

Full Changelog: v1.1.1...v.1.1.2

• Knowledge base: Upload and read from a knowledge base (#62, #65, #67)
• Auto-commit messages: AI-generated commit messages (#69, #70)
• Interview mode: "Interview me" feature and unit test generation (#84)
• Copy & scroll buttons: Copy button and scroll-down button for chat (#78)

• Font improvements (#59)

• @FakhrulZiq made their first contribution in #78

Full Changelog: v1.1.0...v1.1.1

• Chat view themes: Multiple chat view themes (#55)
• Fonts & font size: User-selectable fonts and font sizes (#57)
• Syntax highlighting: Code block syntax highlighting with highlight.js (#52)

• @mVedr made their first contribution in #43
• @darkelfs56 made their first contribution in #52

Full Changelog: v1...v1.1.0

Initial release of CodeBuddy.

• AI-powered code analysis using Google Gemini
• Intelligent code suggestions and completions
• Explanations and justifications for generated code
• Debugging and troubleshooting assistance
• Code optimization recommendations
• Interactive chat interface