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Dr. Claw v1.1.3

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@bbsngg bbsngg released this 08 Apr 06:39
· 138 commits to main since this release

Highlights

Dr. Claw v1.1.3 covers all changes merged after v1.1.2 on April 5, 2026 through the v1.1.3 release on April 8, 2026.

  • Auto Research Hub: Browse and install community skill packs (ARIS with 43 skills, Autoresearch, DeepScientist with 13 stages) from a new dedicated Hub page, with collapsible pack sections, GitHub repo links, tutorial, and one-click setup via the Chat dropdown.
  • Gemini-style Chat Redesign: Centered empty state, toolbar inside the text box, compact model/mode selectors, skill shortcuts dropdown, and a streamlined dashboard with 3-column project grid, collapsible sections, and compact metrics.
  • Compute Resources Dashboard: Full compute node management with GPU/CPU monitoring, connect/disconnect controls, and MCP tools integration for project sessions.
  • Desktop App (Beta): Initial Electron-based desktop app with installer guide, local GPU/Ollama support, and packaged server startup.
  • Knowledge Base: Survey page renamed and redesigned with a left-right layout; Shell & Git tabs moved into the chat sidebar with centered main tabs.
  • Multi-tab Sidebar: Research Lab and Files as switchable right sidebar tabs with fold/collapse cards, artifact preview in EditorSidebar, and a shining "Run Next Task" button.
  • File Preview: Rich file preview overlay with thumbnails, JSON highlighting, markdown rendering, pill toggle, and a recursive sidebar file browser.
  • CLI Daemon & OpenClaw: Proactive background daemon and OpenClaw watcher integration for CLI-driven workflows.
  • Security & Stability: JWT expiry extended to 30 days with startup validation, shell exec replaced with spawn in git routes, WebSocket reconnect fix, Windows PTY crash fix, context length auto-detection from model.

Commit Summary

Since v1.1.2, this release includes ~100 commits total across 15 merged PRs.

Full Commit Report

New Features

  • 221af32 feat(auto-research): revamp Hub layout, add tutorial, remove dashboard legacy (bbsngg)
  • 419bdad feat: add DeepScientist full pipeline skill (zhang_han_rong)
  • 5a5519d feat: redesign Auto Research dropdown with collapsible pack sections (zhang_han_rong)
  • 776a30f feat: add GitHub repo links to Auto Research Hub pack cards (zhang_han_rong)
  • 513628a feat: register DeepScientist in catalog, mappings, and Auto Research Hub (zhang_han_rong)
  • f9def5e feat: add DeepScientist community skill pack — 13 stage skills (zhang_han_rong)
  • 0baa983 feat: add Auto Research dropdown to Chat interface (zhang_han_rong)
  • ac8ff44 feat: add Auto Research Hub page with sidebar navigation (zhang_han_rong)
  • 01e29fd feat: add backend API for community tools auto-configuration (zhang_han_rong)
  • 0a56a82 feat: add Community Tools tab to Skills Dashboard (zhang_han_rong)
  • d11d5f8 feat: register ARIS + Autoresearch in skill catalog and stage mappings (zhang_han_rong)
  • b27c81b feat: add Autoresearch community skill pack (zhang_han_rong)
  • 8c8e47c feat: add ARIS community skill pack — 43 skills (zhang_han_rong)
  • 933d76c feat(layout): move Shell & Git tabs into chat sidebar and center main tabs (bbsngg)
  • c3552e5 feat: rename Survey page to Knowledge Base with left-right layout (bbsngg)
  • 870269d feat: redesign chat empty state with Gemini-style centered layout (bbsngg)
  • 7fb7aa1 feat: move toolbar inside text box for normal chat mode too (bbsngg)
  • 2f40c82 feat: remove commands button, move skill shortcuts inside text box, remove task card (bbsngg)
  • aaac130 feat: replace skill shortcuts panel with compact dropdown button (bbsngg)
  • c8a29b6 style: add model icon to ModelSelector button (bbsngg)
  • d66c52b refactor: extract ChatComposer subcomponents and unify types (bbsngg)
  • d629dde feat: remove references button and move attach files button to toolbar (bbsngg)
  • ac229e0 feat: merge session modes into a single dropdown button (bbsngg)
  • 4b313a9 feat: change session mode selector to single toggle button (bbsngg)
  • b66fa6d feat: complete compute dashboard with full node management and operations (bbsngg)
  • 602f9e9 feat: manual connect/disconnect and node management for compute dashboard (bbsngg)
  • 0435ace feat: integrate compute nodes into project sessions via MCP tools (bbsngg)
  • c4f33d4 Add compute resources sidebar section with GPU/CPU monitoring (Zongxia Li)
  • 9a222e2 feat: move Research Lab and Files into right sidebar as switchable tabs (bbsngg)
  • 2ceeb95 feat: compact card layout with fold/collapse for sidebar Research Lab (bbsngg)
  • 186c717 feat: add fold to ArtifactsCard and open artifacts in EditorSidebar (bbsngg)
  • d765941 feat: redesign Next Action card with shining Run Next Task button (bbsngg)
  • a00d9a1 feat: Run Next Task button auto-loads prompt into chat input (bbsngg)
  • 11c8c0f feat(chat): file preview overlay with pill toggle and sidebar file browser (Siqi Zhang)
  • f0429e8 feat(chat): file preview overlay with floating chat bubble — Design B (Siqi Zhang)
  • 31e7e54 feat: proactive daemon and watcher (David Liu)
  • 55da417 feat: basic desktop support (David Liu)
  • cd691ff feat: basic installer guide (David Liu)
  • 9adf33a feat: support npx one-command install (Dingjie Song)
  • 02f3b22 feat: context sidebar file preview with thumbnails, JSON highlighting, and markdown defaults (Hanrong Zhang)
  • 59fe885 feat: add predev dependency check to prompt users to run npm install (bbsngg)

Bug Fixes

  • 58aa68b fix: address PR review — security fixes and frontend gaps (zhang_han_rong)
  • 58b89a6 fix(chat): improve Ollama model loading with error states and i18n (bbsngg)
  • ccd0960 fix(i18n): add missing workspaceQaPlaceholder key for all locales (bbsngg)
  • 03f776c fix: handle Knowledge Base preview 404/403 gracefully and fix nested button warning (bbsngg)
  • 47d1f26 fix(chat): preserve desktop sidebar under zoom (bbsngg)
  • 47e8da2 fix(chat): prevent context sidebar from wrapping below on browser zoom (bbsngg)
  • 8d9c372 refactor: auto-detect context window from model instead of hardcoding (bbsngg)
  • 89a763d Fix context length calculation to include output_tokens (zyuan2)
  • e637599 fix(auth): reorder register form field order (David Liu)
  • f2c4694 Fix: replace process.cwd() with '.' in Settings.jsx (bbsngg)
  • f371ff0 Fix Windows server crash when killing timed-out PTY sessions (bbsngg)
  • fad2976 fix: resolve desktop packaged app server startup failure (bbsngg)
  • e71a491 fix: ollama and local GPU (David Liu)
  • 502fbe1 fix(chat): restore codex session context history (bbsngg)
  • ee20d7b fix(chat): resolve session roots for context paths (bbsngg)
  • 54a157a fix(chat): ignore prose-like shell directory tokens (bbsngg)
  • 23ea21a fix(chat): sanitize shell paths in session context (bbsngg)
  • d6e6586 fix(chat): filter fake shell paths from session context (bbsngg)
  • 74e7142 Fix Codex discovery without Claude metadata (bbsngg)
  • ee6765c fix: WebSocket fails to connect after login due to stale unmountedRef (DonChiu)
  • 844363e fix: change default JWT token expiry from 7 days to 30 days (bbsngg)
  • b146276 fix: add JWT_EXPIRY startup validation and default-secret warning (SexyERIC0723)
  • 0376bee fix: add JWT token expiry and replace shell exec with spawn in git routes (SexyERIC0723)
  • 0c36622 fix: scope manual project path dedup by user (SexyERIC0723)
  • f36ac69 fix: sync CLI-created projects to web UI and prevent path duplicates (SexyERIC0723)
  • 4a7ca57 fix: resolve nested button DOM warning in Markdown code links (bbsngg)
  • eba3ceb fix: resolve auto-update failure when local changes exist (bbsngg)
  • dfd50f7 fix: add missing Shell props and remove stale selectedProjectPath reference (bbsngg)

Style & UI Polish

  • 8eda8dd04c706b Dashboard card redesign: 3-column grid, compact metrics, collapsible Auto Research, path placement (bbsngg)
  • 007da4b1ecb609 Chat composer: taller text box, aligned hints, compact dropdowns (bbsngg)
  • 7282023 style: move compute button above trash in mobile sidebar (bbsngg)
  • 1b69834 refactor(chat): simplify file tree with recursive component and fix issues (Siqi Zhang)
  • edeed99 fix(chat): unify collapse/expand button height and decouple sidebar tab (Siqi Zhang)

Documentation & Chores

  • e4f6fce docs: add Claude Code plugin section (Yixin Liu)
  • 034f51f docs: add What's New section and fold OpenRouter into Configuration (bbsngg)
  • 94b95a0 docs: add desktop app section to README with beta notice (bbsngg)
  • 20b4184 docs: wrap OpenClaw section in collapsible details tag (bbsngg)
  • bc5eaee docs: beautify OpenClaw integration sections in READMEs (bbsngg)
  • ba3cdeb chore: remove tracked pycache files and debug console.log (SexyERIC0723)
  • 13c2a6cc9b4f3d added newest version screenshots (Zongxia Li)

Contributors

  • bbsngg — Chat layout redesign, Knowledge Base, sidebar, compute integration, bug fixes
  • zhang_han_rong / Hanrong Zhang — Auto Research Hub, community skill packs, file preview
  • Siqi Zhang — File preview overlay design
  • David Liu — Desktop app, CLI daemon, register form fix, Ollama fix
  • Zongxia Li (LiKid) — Compute resources dashboard, screenshots
  • SexyERIC0723 — Project sync/dedup, JWT security, cleanup
  • zyuan2 — Context length fix
  • DonChiu — WebSocket reconnect fix
  • Yixin Liu — Documentation
  • Dingjie Song — npx install, PR coordination