Bump version to 0.1.2

Small scattered mare spots: dark holes on the sunlit disc, faint gray
patches on the dark limb.

.github/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -1,79 +0,0 @@
-name: CI
-
-on:
-  push:
-    branches: [main]
-  pull_request:
-
-env:
-  CARGO_TERM_COLOR: always
-
-jobs:
-  gates:
-    name: check / clippy / fmt / deny (${{ matrix.os }})
-    strategy:
-      fail-fast: false
-      matrix:
-        os: [macos-14, ubuntu-24.04]
-    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - name: Install toolchain (rust-toolchain.toml)
-        run: rustup show
-      - name: Install dotslash (protoc launcher)
-        run: cargo install dotslash --locked
-      - uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
-      - name: cargo fmt
-        run: cargo fmt --all --check
-      - name: cargo check
-        run: cargo check --workspace --all-targets --locked
-      - name: cargo clippy
-        run: cargo clippy --workspace --all-targets --locked -- -D warnings
-      - name: Install cargo-deny
-        run: cargo install cargo-deny --locked
-      - name: cargo deny advisories
-        run: cargo deny check advisories
-
-  test:
-    name: test (${{ matrix.os }})
-    strategy:
-      fail-fast: false
-      matrix:
-        os: [macos-14, ubuntu-24.04]
-    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - name: Install toolchain (rust-toolchain.toml)
-        run: rustup show
-      - name: Install dotslash (protoc launcher)
-        run: cargo install dotslash --locked
-      - uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
-      - name: cargo test
-        run: cargo test --workspace --locked
-
-  perf:
-    name: performance budgets (${{ matrix.os }})
-    strategy:
-      fail-fast: false
-      matrix:
-        os: [macos-14, ubuntu-24.04]
-    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - name: Install toolchain (rust-toolchain.toml)
-        run: rustup show
-      - name: Install dotslash (protoc launcher)
-        run: cargo install dotslash --locked
-      - uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
-      - name: Install hyperfine (macOS)
-        if: runner.os == 'macOS'
-        run: brew install hyperfine
-      - name: Install hyperfine (Linux)
-        if: runner.os == 'Linux'
-        run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y hyperfine
-      - name: Build release binaries
-        run: |
-          cargo build --release -p kigi-bin --locked
-          cargo build --release -p kigi-pager-pty-harness --bin pty-scenario --locked
-      - name: Enforce performance budgets
-        run: scripts/bench.sh target/release/kigi

Cargo.lock

@@ -5442,7 +5442,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kigi-acp-lib"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.1.2"
 dependencies = [
  "agent-client-protocol",
  "async-trait",
@@ -5456,7 +5456,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kigi-agent"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.1.2"
 dependencies = [
  "chrono",
  "dirs 6.0.0",
@@ -5486,7 +5486,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kigi-agent-lifecycle"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.1.2"
 dependencies = [
  "async-trait",
  "tokio",
@@ -5495,7 +5495,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kigi-auth"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.1.2"
 dependencies = [
  "async-trait",
  "http 1.4.2",
@@ -5508,7 +5508,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kigi-bin"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.1.2"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "clap",
@@ -5543,7 +5543,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kigi-chat-state"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.1.2"
 dependencies = [
  "indexmap",
  "kigi-compaction",
@@ -5560,7 +5560,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kigi-codebase-graph"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.1.2"
 dependencies = [
  "ahash",
  "clap",
@@ -5596,7 +5596,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kigi-compaction"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.1.2"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-trait",
@@ -5609,7 +5609,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kigi-config"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.1.2"
 dependencies = [
  "base64",
  "blake3",
@@ -5632,7 +5632,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kigi-config-types"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.1.2"
 dependencies = [
  "agent-client-protocol",
  "indexmap",
@@ -5646,7 +5646,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kigi-crash-handler"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.1.2"
 dependencies = [
  "backtrace",
  "libc",
@@ -5657,7 +5657,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kigi-env"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.1.2"
 dependencies = [
  "tracing",
  "url",
@@ -5665,7 +5665,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kigi-fast-worktree"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.1.2"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "bytes",
@@ -5697,7 +5697,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kigi-file-utils"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.1.2"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "aws-config",
@@ -5721,7 +5721,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kigi-fsnotify"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.1.2"
 dependencies = [
  "criterion",
  "dunce",
@@ -5742,7 +5742,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kigi-gix-status"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.1.2"
 dependencies = [
  "gix",
  "kigi-test-utils",
@@ -5752,7 +5752,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kigi-hooks"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.1.2"
 dependencies = [
  "fastrand",
  "kigi-config",
@@ -5771,7 +5771,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kigi-hooks-plugins-types"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.1.2"
 dependencies = [
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
@@ -5779,7 +5779,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kigi-http"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.1.2"
 dependencies = [
  "kigi-auth",
  "kigi-log",
@@ -5794,7 +5794,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kigi-hunk-tracker"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.1.2"
 dependencies = [
  "chrono",
  "dunce",
@@ -5815,14 +5815,14 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kigi-interjection-core"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.1.2"
 dependencies = [
  "serde",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kigi-log"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.1.2"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "chrono",
@@ -5840,7 +5840,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kigi-markdown"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.1.2"
 dependencies = [
  "anstyle",
  "anstyle-lossy",
@@ -5864,14 +5864,14 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kigi-markdown-core"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.1.2"
 dependencies = [
  "pulldown-cmark",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kigi-mcp"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.1.2"
 dependencies = [
  "agent-client-protocol",
  "async-trait",
@@ -5908,7 +5908,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kigi-memory"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.1.2"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "arc-swap",
@@ -5942,7 +5942,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kigi-mermaid"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.1.2"
 dependencies = [
  "fontdb",
  "image",
@@ -5960,7 +5960,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kigi-models"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.1.2"
 dependencies = [
  "kigi-env",
  "serde",
@@ -5969,7 +5969,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kigi-pager-minimal"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.1.2"
 dependencies = [
  "chrono",
  "crossterm",
@@ -5986,7 +5986,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kigi-pager-pty-harness"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.1.2"
 dependencies = [
  "alacritty_terminal",
  "anyhow",
@@ -6011,7 +6011,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kigi-pager-render"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.1.2"
 dependencies = [
  "agent-client-protocol",
  "anstyle",
@@ -6063,7 +6063,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kigi-paths"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.1.2"
 dependencies = [
  "camino",
  "serde",
@@ -6073,7 +6073,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kigi-prompt-queue"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.1.2"
 dependencies = [
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
@@ -6081,7 +6081,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kigi-proto-build"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.1.2"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "pbjson-build",
@@ -6092,7 +6092,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kigi-ratatui-inline"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.1.2"
 dependencies = [
  "ansi-width",
  "anstyle-parse 0.2.7",
@@ -6109,7 +6109,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kigi-ratatui-textarea"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.1.2"
 dependencies = [
  "arboard",
  "chrono",
@@ -6130,7 +6130,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kigi-sampler"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.1.2"
 dependencies = [
  "async-openai",
  "async-stream",
@@ -6153,7 +6153,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kigi-sampling-types"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.1.2"
 dependencies = [
  "assert_matches",
  "async-openai",
@@ -6169,7 +6169,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kigi-sandbox"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.1.2"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "chrono",
@@ -6190,7 +6190,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kigi-secrets"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.1.2"
 dependencies = [
  "regex",
  "serde_json",
@@ -6228,7 +6228,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kigi-shell"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.1.2"
 dependencies = [
  "agent-client-protocol",
  "anyhow",
@@ -6365,7 +6365,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kigi-shell-base"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.1.2"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "chrono",
@@ -6390,7 +6390,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kigi-sqlite-journal"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.1.2"
 dependencies = [
  "libc",
  "rusqlite",
@@ -6401,7 +6401,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kigi-subagent-resolution"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.1.2"
 dependencies = [
  "kigi-sampling-types",
  "kigi-tool-types",
@@ -6416,7 +6416,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kigi-system-power"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.1.2"
 dependencies = [
  "windows-sys 0.59.0",
  "zbus",
@@ -6424,7 +6424,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kigi-test-support"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.1.2"
 dependencies = [
  "agent-client-protocol",
  "anyhow",
@@ -6446,7 +6446,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kigi-test-utils"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.1.2"
 dependencies = [
  "runfiles",
  "tracing",
@@ -6455,11 +6455,11 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kigi-token-estimation"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.1.2"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kigi-tool-protocol"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.1.2"
 dependencies = [
  "kigi-tool-types",
  "serde",
@@ -6470,7 +6470,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kigi-tool-runtime"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.1.2"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-trait",
@@ -6488,7 +6488,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kigi-tool-types"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.1.2"
 dependencies = [
  "minijinja",
  "schemars 1.2.1",
@@ -6498,7 +6498,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kigi-tools"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.1.2"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "arc-swap",
@@ -6575,7 +6575,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kigi-tools-api"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.1.2"
 dependencies = [
  "kigi-proto-build",
  "kigi-tool-protocol",
@@ -6588,11 +6588,11 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kigi-tracing-macros"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.1.2"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kigi-tty-utils"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.1.2"
 dependencies = [
  "libc",
  "nix 0.30.1",
@@ -6602,7 +6602,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kigi-tui"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.1.2"
 dependencies = [
  "agent-client-protocol",
  "ansi-to-tui",
@@ -6689,7 +6689,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kigi-update"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.1.2"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "dunce",
@@ -6718,14 +6718,14 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kigi-version"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.1.2"
 dependencies = [
  "semver",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kigi-workspace"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.1.2"
 dependencies = [
  "agent-client-protocol",
  "anyhow",
@@ -6804,7 +6804,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kigi-workspace-types"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.1.2"
 dependencies = [
  "base64",
  "chrono",
@@ -8838,7 +8838,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "ptyctl"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.1.2"
 dependencies = [
  "alacritty_terminal",
  "anyhow",
@@ -8856,7 +8856,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "ptyctl-cli"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.1.2"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "axum",

Cargo.toml

@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ members = [
 ]
 
 [workspace.package]
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.1.2"
 edition = "2024"
 license = "Apache-2.0"
 

README.md

@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ irm https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ZacharyZhang-NY/Kigi-CLI/main/install.ps1
 ```
 
 ```sh
-kigi --version   # kigi 0.1.0 … unofficial Kimi Code CLI community build
+kigi --version   # kigi 0.1.1 … unofficial Kimi Code CLI community build
 kigi login       # sign in with your Kimi Code subscription (device-code flow)
 kigi             # start the TUI
 ```

crates/codegen/kigi-pager-render/src/glyphs.rs

@@ -218,10 +218,12 @@ pub fn diamond_hollow_char() -> char {
 /// 1-column ASCII spinner (`|`, `/`, `-`, `\`) on legacy ConHost.
 ///
 /// The U+2800 Braille Patterns block is not part of CP437 and renders as
-/// tofu on the legacy console raster font, so the turn-status line, the
+/// tofu on the legacy console raster font, so the starting-session row,
-/// MCP-connecting chip, the image-viewer loader, and the `/btw` overlay
+/// the MCP-connecting chip, the image-viewer loader, and the `/btw`
-/// all fall back to the classic ASCII spinner there. Every frame in both
+/// overlay all fall back to the classic ASCII spinner there. Every frame
-/// sets is exactly 1 column so the surrounding layout never shifts.
+/// in both sets is exactly 1 column so the surrounding layout never
+/// shifts. (The turn-status "Waiting for response…" line uses
+/// [`moon_spinner_frames`] instead.)
 pub fn braille_spinner_frames() -> &'static [&'static str] {
     const FANCY: &[&str] = &[
         "\u{280b}", "\u{2819}", "\u{2839}", "\u{2838}", "\u{283c}", "\u{2834}", "\u{2826}",
@@ -235,6 +237,34 @@ pub fn braille_spinner_frames() -> &'static [&'static str] {
     }
 }
 
+/// Moon-phase spinner frames (`🌑🌒🌓🌔🌕🌖🌗🌘`) normally; the ASCII
+/// spinner on legacy ConHost.
+///
+/// The turn-status "Waiting for response…" line reuses the official
+/// kimi-cli's lunation animation (rich's `moon` spinner) — one full
+/// lunation per cycle, matching the welcome-screen moon logo. Emoji
+/// frames are 2 columns wide; the caller measures the rendered frame
+/// (`spinner_str.width()`) so the layout adapts. Legacy ConHost's raster
+/// font has no emoji, so it falls back to the 1-column ASCII spinner.
+pub fn moon_spinner_frames() -> &'static [&'static str] {
+    const FANCY: &[&str] = &[
+        "\u{1f311}",
+        "\u{1f312}",
+        "\u{1f313}",
+        "\u{1f314}",
+        "\u{1f315}",
+        "\u{1f316}",
+        "\u{1f317}",
+        "\u{1f318}",
+    ];
+    const FALLBACK: &[&str] = &["|", "/", "-", "\\"];
+    if is_legacy_windows_console() {
+        FALLBACK
+    } else {
+        FANCY
+    }
+}
+
 /// Pulsing dot progress-spinner frames (`⋅ : ⸬ ⁙`) normally; a quiet
 /// 1-column dot cycle (`.`, `:`, `·`) on legacy ConHost.
 ///

crates/codegen/kigi-shell-base/Cargo.toml

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ default-bazel = []
 [dependencies]
 anyhow = { workspace = true }
 chrono = { workspace = true }
-reqwest = { workspace = true, features = ["blocking"] }
+reqwest = { workspace = true }
 serde = { workspace = true }
 serde_json = { workspace = true }
 thiserror = { workspace = true }

crates/codegen/kigi-shell-base/src/util/changelog.rs

@@ -1,362 +0,0 @@
-//! Changelog fetching from CDN with local disk cache.
-//!
-//! Both markdown (`*.external.md`) and JSON (`*.external.json`) changelogs
-//! are published per-version alongside the Kigi GitHub distribution.
-//!
-//! `ChangelogManager::fetch()` retrieves both formats in parallel and
-//! returns a `Changelog` with optional markdown + structured entries.
-//! Consumers pick the format they need:
-//! - `/release-notes` uses `changelog.markdown` for rich scrollback display
-//! - Welcome screen uses `changelog.entries` for bullet rendering
-
-use std::path::PathBuf;
-
-/// Base URL for published changelogs. Kigi distributes via GitHub, so
-/// per-version changelogs live in the release repository. Unreachable or
-/// missing files degrade gracefully to the on-disk cache (see `fetch_with`).
-const CHANGELOG_BASE: &str =
-    "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ZacharyZhang-NY/Kigi-CLI/main/changelogs";
-const FETCH_TIMEOUT: std::time::Duration = std::time::Duration::from_secs(3);
-
-/// A single structured changelog entry from the published JSON changelog.
-///
-/// Shape must match the output of `render_external_json` in `changelog.sh`:
-///   `{category, description, breaking_change}`
-/// If you change fields here, update `changelog.sh:render_external_json` too.
-///
-/// All fields use `#[serde(default)]` so a single malformed entry doesn't
-/// kill the entire array parse. Entries with an empty description are
-/// filtered out by `bullets_from_entries`.
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, serde::Deserialize)]
-pub struct ChangelogEntry {
-    /// Category label (e.g. "features", "fixes", "breaking", "performance").
-    #[serde(default)]
-    pub category: String,
-    /// Human-readable description (may contain `**bold**` or backticks).
-    #[serde(default)]
-    pub description: String,
-    /// Whether this entry represents a breaking change.
-    #[serde(default)]
-    pub breaking_change: bool,
-}
-
-/// Both formats of a version's changelog, fetched together.
-pub struct Changelog {
-    /// Rendered markdown (for `/release-notes` display).
-    pub markdown: Option<String>,
-    /// Structured entries (for welcome screen bullets).
-    pub entries: Option<Vec<ChangelogEntry>>,
-}
-
-/// Manages changelog retrieval from CDN with local disk caching.
-///
-/// Single entry point: `fetch()` returns both markdown and JSON in one
-/// `Changelog` struct. Each format is fetched independently with its own
-/// cache file, so a failure in one doesn't block the other.
-pub struct ChangelogManager {
-    md_cache: PathBuf,
-    json_cache: PathBuf,
-}
-
-impl Default for ChangelogManager {
-    fn default() -> Self {
-        Self::new()
-    }
-}
-
-impl ChangelogManager {
-    pub fn new() -> Self {
-        // Prefer live `$KIGI_SHARE_DIR` so harness-injected homes (PTY e2e) always
-        // win over a OnceLock that may have been initialised earlier with a
-        // different path in the same process graph.
-        Self::from_env_home()
-    }
-
-    /// Resolve cache paths from the live process environment (not the
-    /// `kigi_home()` OnceLock). A seeded `$KIGI_SHARE_DIR` set on the pager
-    /// process is always honoured even if some earlier init path cached a
-    /// different home.
-    fn from_env_home() -> Self {
-        let home = std::env::var_os("KIGI_SHARE_DIR")
-            .map(std::path::PathBuf::from)
-            .filter(|p| !p.as_os_str().is_empty())
-            .unwrap_or_else(crate::util::kigi_home::kigi_home);
-        Self {
-            md_cache: home.join("CHANGELOG.md"),
-            json_cache: home.join("CHANGELOG.json"),
-        }
-    }
-
-    /// Fetch both markdown and JSON changelogs for the current version.
-    ///
-    /// Each format is fetched independently (CDN, 3 s timeout) and cached
-    /// to disk. On failure, falls back to the cached copy. Either field
-    /// may be `None` if offline with no cache.
-    ///
-    /// When `KIGI_CHANGELOG_OFFLINE` is set (PTY / integration tests), skip
-    /// the CDN entirely and read only the disk cache so seeded fixtures win
-    /// deterministically without network races. Paths are re-resolved from
-    /// `$KIGI_SHARE_DIR` so harness-injected env always applies.
-    ///
-    /// JSON is only cached after a successful parse to avoid poisoning the
-    /// disk cache with malformed content (the markdown cache is write-through
-    /// since it's consumed as raw text).
-    pub fn fetch(&self) -> Changelog {
-        // Always re-resolve from env so a caller holding an older manager
-        // (or OnceLock lag) still reads the live harness home.
-        Self::from_env_home().fetch_with(changelog_offline(), CHANGELOG_BASE)
-    }
-
-    /// Fetch using this manager's already-resolved cache paths, an explicit
-    /// offline flag, and an explicit CDN base.
-    ///
-    /// Split out of [`fetch`] so unit tests can drive it against a temp home
-    /// without mutating process-global env (`KIGI_SHARE_DIR` /
-    /// `KIGI_CHANGELOG_OFFLINE`), which races across the parallel test
-    /// harness. Passing an unreachable `base` lets a test force a
-    /// deterministic CDN miss instead of depending on whether the sandbox
-    /// happens to block network. Production callers always go through
-    /// [`fetch`], so behaviour is unchanged.
-    fn fetch_with(&self, offline: bool, base: &str) -> Changelog {
-        if offline {
-            return Changelog {
-                markdown: read_cache(&self.md_cache),
-                entries: self.read_json_cache(),
-            };
-        }
-
-        let version = kigi_version::VERSION;
-        let md_url = format!("{}/{}.external.md", base, version);
-
-        // Fetch both formats in parallel (3s timeout each → 3s total, not 6s).
-        let mut markdown = None;
-        let mut entries = None;
-        std::thread::scope(|s| {
-            let md_handle = s.spawn(|| self.fetch_and_cache(&md_url, &self.md_cache));
-            let json_handle = s.spawn(|| self.fetch_json(base, version));
-            markdown = md_handle.join().ok().flatten();
-            entries = json_handle.join().ok().flatten();
-        });
-
-        // If CDN is unreachable (CI sandboxes, airplane mode), fall back to
-        // any on-disk seed under `$KIGI_SHARE_DIR` even when offline mode was not
-        // explicitly requested — keeps PTY/integration tests deterministic.
-        if markdown.is_none() {
-            markdown = read_cache(&self.md_cache);
-        }
-        if entries.is_none() {
-            entries = self.read_json_cache();
-        }
-
-        Changelog { markdown, entries }
-    }
-
-    /// Fetch and parse JSON changelog, caching only after successful parse.
-    fn fetch_json(&self, base: &str, version: &str) -> Option<Vec<ChangelogEntry>> {
-        let url = format!("{}/{}.external.json", base, version);
-
-        // Try remote first — only cache after successful parse.
-        if let Ok(raw) = fetch_blocking(&url)
-            && !raw.trim().is_empty()
-        {
-            match serde_json::from_str::<Vec<ChangelogEntry>>(&raw) {
-                Ok(entries) => {
-                    if let Err(e) = std::fs::write(&self.json_cache, &raw) {
-                        tracing::debug!(error = %e, "JSON changelog cache write failed");
-                    }
-                    return Some(entries);
-                }
-                Err(e) => {
-                    tracing::debug!(error = %e, "failed to parse JSON changelog from CDN");
-                }
-            }
-        }
-
-        self.read_json_cache()
-    }
-
-    fn read_json_cache(&self) -> Option<Vec<ChangelogEntry>> {
-        let cached = read_cache(&self.json_cache)?;
-        match serde_json::from_str(&cached) {
-            Ok(entries) => Some(entries),
-            Err(e) => {
-                tracing::debug!(error = %e, "failed to parse cached JSON changelog");
-                None
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    /// Shared fetch-and-cache: try remote (3 s timeout), cache on success,
-    /// fall back to disk cache on failure.
-    fn fetch_and_cache(&self, url: &str, cache_path: &std::path::Path) -> Option<String> {
-        if let Ok(content) = fetch_blocking(url)
-            && !content.trim().is_empty()
-        {
-            if let Err(e) = std::fs::write(cache_path, &content) {
-                tracing::debug!(error = %e, path = %cache_path.display(), "cache write failed");
-            }
-            return Some(content);
-        }
-        read_cache(cache_path)
-    }
-}
-
-/// When set, `ChangelogManager::fetch` skips the CDN and only reads disk cache.
-/// Used by PTY harness tests that seed `CHANGELOG.{md,json}` under a temp home.
-fn changelog_offline() -> bool {
-    std::env::var_os("KIGI_CHANGELOG_OFFLINE").is_some_and(|v| !v.is_empty() && v != "0")
-}
-
-fn read_cache(path: &std::path::Path) -> Option<String> {
-    std::fs::read_to_string(path)
-        .ok()
-        .filter(|c| !c.trim().is_empty())
-}
-
-/// Strip `**bold**` markers and backticks from a description string.
-fn strip_markdown_inline(s: &str) -> String {
-    s.replace("**", "").replace('`', "")
-}
-
-/// Convert changelog entries to plain-text bullet strings.
-///
-/// Strips `**bold**` and backtick formatting from each description,
-/// skips entries with empty descriptions (from tolerant deserialization),
-/// and returns at most `max` entries.
-pub fn bullets_from_entries(entries: &[ChangelogEntry], max: usize) -> Vec<String> {
-    entries
-        .iter()
-        .filter(|e| !e.description.is_empty())
-        .take(max)
-        .map(|e| strip_markdown_inline(&e.description))
-        .collect()
-}
-
-/// Blocking HTTP fetch. Callers (`std::thread::scope` threads) are already
-/// off the tokio runtime, so no extra thread spawn is needed.
-fn fetch_blocking(url: &str) -> anyhow::Result<String> {
-    let client = reqwest::blocking::Client::builder()
-        .timeout(FETCH_TIMEOUT)
-        .build()?;
-    let resp = client.get(url).send()?;
-    if !resp.status().is_success() {
-        anyhow::bail!("HTTP {}", resp.status());
-    }
-    Ok(resp.text()?)
-}
-
-#[cfg(test)]
-mod tests {
-    use super::*;
-
-    /// Build a manager pointing at `home` directly, bypassing the global
-    /// `$KIGI_SHARE_DIR` env so tests never race the parallel harness.
-    fn manager_for(home: &std::path::Path) -> ChangelogManager {
-        ChangelogManager {
-            md_cache: home.join("CHANGELOG.md"),
-            json_cache: home.join("CHANGELOG.json"),
-        }
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn offline_mode_reads_seeded_disk_cache_only() {
-        let tmp = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
-        let home = tmp.path().join("kigi-home");
-        std::fs::create_dir_all(&home).unwrap();
-        std::fs::write(home.join("CHANGELOG.md"), "# seeded offline md\n").unwrap();
-        std::fs::write(
-            home.join("CHANGELOG.json"),
-            r#"[{"category":"features","description":"seeded entry","breaking_change":false}]"#,
-        )
-        .unwrap();
-
-        // Offline path: read only the seeded disk cache, no network.
-        let changelog = manager_for(&home).fetch_with(true, CHANGELOG_BASE);
-        assert_eq!(
-            changelog.markdown.as_deref(),
-            Some("# seeded offline md\n"),
-            "offline mode must return seeded markdown"
-        );
-        let entries = changelog.entries.expect("seeded json entries");
-        assert_eq!(entries.len(), 1);
-        assert_eq!(entries[0].description, "seeded entry");
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn cdn_miss_falls_back_to_env_home_disk_cache() {
-        let tmp = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
-        let home = tmp.path().join("kigi-home-fallback");
-        std::fs::create_dir_all(&home).unwrap();
-        std::fs::write(home.join("CHANGELOG.md"), "# fallback md\n").unwrap();
-
-        // Non-offline path with an unreachable CDN base: the remote fetch
-        // fails deterministically (no dependency on the sandbox blocking
-        // network), so the on-disk cache must win.
-        let changelog = manager_for(&home).fetch_with(false, "http://127.0.0.1:1");
-        assert_eq!(
-            changelog.markdown.as_deref(),
-            Some("# fallback md\n"),
-            "CDN miss must fall back to the seeded CHANGELOG.md"
-        );
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn bullets_strips_markdown_and_respects_max() {
-        let entries = vec![
-            ChangelogEntry {
-                category: "features".into(),
-                description: "Added **dark mode** support".into(),
-                breaking_change: false,
-            },
-            ChangelogEntry {
-                category: "fixes".into(),
-                description: "Fixed `crash` on startup".into(),
-                breaking_change: false,
-            },
-            ChangelogEntry {
-                category: "performance".into(),
-                description: "Faster **rendering** of `code` blocks".into(),
-                breaking_change: false,
-            },
-        ];
-
-        let bullets = bullets_from_entries(&entries, 2);
-        assert_eq!(bullets.len(), 2);
-        assert_eq!(bullets[0], "Added dark mode support");
-        assert_eq!(bullets[1], "Fixed crash on startup");
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn bullets_skips_empty_descriptions() {
-        let entries = vec![
-            ChangelogEntry {
-                category: "features".into(),
-                description: "Good entry".into(),
-                breaking_change: false,
-            },
-            ChangelogEntry {
-                category: String::new(),
-                description: String::new(), // bad entry from tolerant deser
-                breaking_change: false,
-            },
-            ChangelogEntry {
-                category: "fixes".into(),
-                description: "Another good one".into(),
-                breaking_change: false,
-            },
-        ];
-        let bullets = bullets_from_entries(&entries, 10);
-        assert_eq!(bullets, vec!["Good entry", "Another good one"]);
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn tolerant_deserialization_partial_entry() {
-        // Missing description field → defaults to empty string, not a parse error
-        let json = r#"[{"category":"features"},{"description":"ok"}]"#;
-        let entries: Vec<ChangelogEntry> = serde_json::from_str(json).unwrap();
-        assert_eq!(entries.len(), 2);
-        assert_eq!(entries[0].description, "");
-        assert_eq!(entries[1].category, "");
-        assert_eq!(entries[1].description, "ok");
-    }
-}

crates/codegen/kigi-shell-base/src/util/mod.rs

@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-pub mod changelog;
 pub mod event_id;
 pub mod kigi_home;
 pub mod secure_file;

crates/codegen/kigi-shell/src/builtin.rs

@@ -116,8 +116,8 @@ pub fn extract_bundled_files(kigi_home: &std::path::Path) {
 
     let _ = std::fs::create_dir_all(kigi_home);
 
-    // Clean up cached changelog files from previous version so
+    // Clean up changelog caches written by the removed changelog feature
-    // /release-notes fetches fresh content for the new version.
+    // (kigi <= 0.1.0 cached CDN release notes in the kigi home).
     for stale in &["CHANGELOG.json", "CHANGELOG.md"] {
         let _ = std::fs::remove_file(kigi_home.join(stale));
     }

crates/codegen/kigi-tui/docs/user-guide/04-slash-commands.md

@@ -395,16 +395,6 @@ Show terminal capability detection and setup info — including color level, whi
 
 Aliases: `/terminal-check`, `/terminal-info`
 
-### `/release-notes`
-
-View release notes for the current version.
-
-```
-/release-notes
-```
-
-Aliases: `/changelog`
-
 ### `/docs`
 
 Browse in-TUI How-to Guides, open online Build docs, or jump to a guide by title.

crates/codegen/kigi-tui/docs/user-guide/24-monitoring-usage.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 > **Status: alpha.** The schema below is versioned (`kigi_code.schema.version = v1`);
 > additive changes may occur without notice, renames/removals will bump the
-> version and be called out in the changelog.
+> version.
 
 Kigi CLI can export usage **metrics** and **events** to your organization's
 own OpenTelemetry collector, so platform teams can monitor adoption, token

crates/codegen/kigi-tui/src/app/actions.rs

@@ -623,10 +623,6 @@ pub enum Action {
     /// to config.toml). `/plan <desc>` uses `EnterPlanMode` instead
     /// because it also starts a turn.
     SetPlanMode(PlanModeKind),
-    /// Enter feedback mode (visual prompt change, not a send).
-    EnterFeedbackMode,
-    /// Send feedback text collected in feedback mode.
-    SendFeedback(String),
     /// Enter remember mode (visual prompt change, not a send).
     EnterRememberMode,
     /// Send a remember note from # mode. Routes through LLM rewrite when a
@@ -1475,10 +1471,6 @@ pub enum Effect {
         /// `SwitchModelComplete` so `IncompatibleAgent` can roll back.
         prev_model_id: Option<acp::ModelId>,
     },
-    /// Fetch changelog from CDN (both markdown + structured JSON).
-    /// Runs off the render path via `spawn_blocking`. Result is cached
-    /// on `AppView` so `/release-notes` and the welcome screen share it.
-    FetchChangelog,
     /// Persist memory modal fullscreen preference to `[hints]` in config.toml.
     PersistMemoryFullscreen { fullscreen: bool },
     /// Persist the project-picker opt-out to `[hints] project_picker_disabled`.
@@ -1717,12 +1709,6 @@ pub enum Effect {
     FetchBundleStatus,
     /// Fetch a bundled entry's raw content via `kigi/bundle/entry/get`.
     FetchCatalogEntry { kind: String, name: String },
-    /// Send feedback about the current session (fire-and-forget POST).
-    SendFeedback {
-        agent_id: AgentId,
-        session_id: acp::SessionId,
-        feedback_text: String,
-    },
     /// Save a remember note to global MEMORY.md (async file write).
     SaveMemoryNote {
         agent_id: AgentId,
@@ -2140,11 +2126,6 @@ pub enum TaskResult {
         /// rollback on `IncompatibleAgent`.
         prev_model_id: Option<acp::ModelId>,
     },
-    /// Changelog fetched from CDN (both formats).
-    ChangelogFetched {
-        markdown: Option<String>,
-        entries: Vec<kigi_shell::util::changelog::ChangelogEntry>,
-    },
     /// Cross-session prompt history loaded from ACP.
     PromptHistoryLoaded {
         agent_id: AgentId,
@@ -2267,15 +2248,6 @@ pub enum TaskResult {
         agent_id: AgentId,
         error: String,
     },
-    /// Feedback submitted successfully (fire-and-forget).
-    FeedbackComplete {
-        agent_id: AgentId,
-    },
-    /// Feedback submission failed.
-    FeedbackFailed {
-        agent_id: AgentId,
-        error: String,
-    },
     /// Memory note saved to global MEMORY.md.
     MemoryNoteSaved {
         agent_id: AgentId,

crates/codegen/kigi-tui/src/app/agent_view/mod.rs

@@ -287,8 +287,6 @@ pub enum PromptInputMode {
     Normal,
     /// Bash mode (`!` prefix): Enter sends `Action::SendBashCommand`.
     Bash,
-    /// Feedback mode (`~` prefix, teal accent): Enter sends `Action::SendFeedback`.
-    Feedback,
     /// Remember mode (`#` prefix, green accent): Enter sends `Action::SendRememberNote`.
     Remember,
 }
@@ -297,7 +295,6 @@ impl PromptInputMode {
         match self {
             PromptInputMode::Normal => None,
             PromptInputMode::Bash => Some(theme.command),
-            PromptInputMode::Feedback => Some(theme.accent_feedback),
             PromptInputMode::Remember => Some(theme.accent_remember),
         }
     }
@@ -305,14 +302,12 @@ impl PromptInputMode {
         match self {
             PromptInputMode::Normal => None,
             PromptInputMode::Bash => Some(("! ", theme.command)),
-            PromptInputMode::Feedback => Some(("~ ", theme.accent_feedback)),
             PromptInputMode::Remember => Some(("# ", theme.accent_remember)),
         }
     }
     pub fn placeholder_override(self, multiline: bool) -> Option<&'static str> {
         match self {
             PromptInputMode::Normal | PromptInputMode::Bash => None,
-            PromptInputMode::Feedback => Some("Type your feedback..."),
             PromptInputMode::Remember => {
                 if multiline {
                     Some("Save a memory note... (Enter for newline, Shift+Enter to save)")
@@ -326,7 +321,6 @@ impl PromptInputMode {
         match self {
             PromptInputMode::Normal => None,
             PromptInputMode::Bash => Some("Run shell command"),
-            PromptInputMode::Feedback => Some("Send feedback"),
             PromptInputMode::Remember => Some("Save memory note"),
         }
     }
@@ -334,7 +328,6 @@ impl PromptInputMode {
         match self {
             PromptInputMode::Normal => Action::SendPrompt(text),
             PromptInputMode::Bash => Action::SendBashCommand(text),
-            PromptInputMode::Feedback => Action::SendFeedback(text),
             PromptInputMode::Remember => Action::SendRememberNote(text),
         }
     }
@@ -351,7 +344,6 @@ impl PromptInputMode {
                     || ctrl_u
                     || ctrl_c
             }
-            PromptInputMode::Feedback => key.code == KeyCode::Backspace || key.code == KeyCode::Esc,
         }
     }
 }
@@ -3078,10 +3070,6 @@ mod prompt_input_mode_tests {
             PromptInputMode::Bash.accent_color(&theme),
             Some(theme.command)
         );
-        assert_eq!(
-            PromptInputMode::Feedback.accent_color(&theme),
-            Some(theme.accent_feedback)
-        );
         assert_eq!(
             PromptInputMode::Remember.accent_color(&theme),
             Some(theme.accent_remember)
@@ -3095,10 +3083,6 @@ mod prompt_input_mode_tests {
             PromptInputMode::Bash.prefix_override(&theme),
             Some(("! ", theme.command))
         );
-        assert_eq!(
-            PromptInputMode::Feedback.prefix_override(&theme),
-            Some(("~ ", theme.accent_feedback))
-        );
         assert_eq!(
             PromptInputMode::Remember.prefix_override(&theme),
             Some(("# ", theme.accent_remember))
@@ -3110,14 +3094,6 @@ mod prompt_input_mode_tests {
         assert_eq!(PromptInputMode::Normal.placeholder_override(true), None);
         assert_eq!(PromptInputMode::Bash.placeholder_override(false), None);
         assert_eq!(PromptInputMode::Bash.placeholder_override(true), None);
-        assert_eq!(
-            PromptInputMode::Feedback.placeholder_override(false),
-            Some("Type your feedback...")
-        );
-        assert_eq!(
-            PromptInputMode::Feedback.placeholder_override(true),
-            Some("Type your feedback...")
-        );
         assert_eq!(
             PromptInputMode::Remember.placeholder_override(false),
             Some("Save a memory note... (Shift+Enter for multiline)")
@@ -3134,10 +3110,6 @@ mod prompt_input_mode_tests {
             PromptInputMode::Bash.prompt_info_override(),
             Some("Run shell command")
         );
-        assert_eq!(
-            PromptInputMode::Feedback.prompt_info_override(),
-            Some("Send feedback")
-        );
         assert_eq!(
             PromptInputMode::Remember.prompt_info_override(),
             Some("Save memory note")
@@ -3151,9 +3123,6 @@ mod prompt_input_mode_tests {
         let t2 = "ls -l".to_string();
         assert!(matches!(PromptInputMode::Bash.send_action(t2.clone()),
             Action::SendBashCommand(t) if t == t2));
-        let t3 = "this is feedback".to_string();
-        assert!(matches!(PromptInputMode::Feedback.send_action(t3.clone()),
-            Action::SendFeedback(t) if t == t3));
         let t4 = "remember this".to_string();
         assert!(matches!(PromptInputMode::Remember.send_action(t4.clone()),
             Action::SendRememberNote(t) if t == t4));
@@ -3182,15 +3151,4 @@ mod prompt_input_mode_tests {
             assert!(!mode.is_exit_key(&KeyEvent::new(KeyCode::Char('a'), KeyModifiers::NONE)));
         }
     }
-    #[test]
-    fn is_exit_key_feedback_uses_stricter_set() {
-        let mode = PromptInputMode::Feedback;
-        assert!(mode.is_exit_key(&KeyEvent::new(KeyCode::Backspace, KeyModifiers::NONE)));
-        assert!(mode.is_exit_key(&KeyEvent::new(KeyCode::Esc, KeyModifiers::NONE)));
-        assert!(!mode.is_exit_key(&KeyEvent::new(KeyCode::Char('w'), KeyModifiers::CONTROL)));
-        assert!(!mode.is_exit_key(&KeyEvent::new(KeyCode::Char('u'), KeyModifiers::CONTROL)));
-        assert!(!mode.is_exit_key(&KeyEvent::new(KeyCode::Char('c'), KeyModifiers::CONTROL)));
-        assert!(!mode.is_exit_key(&KeyEvent::new(KeyCode::Enter, KeyModifiers::NONE)));
-        assert!(!mode.is_exit_key(&KeyEvent::new(KeyCode::Char('?'), KeyModifiers::NONE)));
-    }
 }

crates/codegen/kigi-tui/src/app/agent_view/prompt.rs

@@ -868,10 +868,9 @@ impl AgentView {
             {
                 self.prompt.history_search.deactivate();
                 // Detect `! ` prefix to restore bash mode. Refined: only reset to Normal
-                // if currently in Bash (preserve Feedback/Remember if active). The ! prefix
+                // if currently in Bash (preserve Remember if active). The ! prefix
-                // restore only applies when not in Feedback/Remember.
+                // restore only applies when not in Remember.
-                if self.prompt_input_mode != PromptInputMode::Feedback
+                if self.prompt_input_mode != PromptInputMode::Remember
-                    && self.prompt_input_mode != PromptInputMode::Remember
                     && let Some(cmd) = text.strip_prefix("! ")
                 {
                     self.prompt_input_mode = PromptInputMode::Bash;

crates/codegen/kigi-tui/src/app/app_view.rs

@@ -596,12 +596,6 @@ pub struct AppView {
     /// Release-safe FPS HUD (`/debug fps`; `KIGI_FPS` env on release
     /// builds, where the dev overlay is compiled out) — see the module doc.
     pub fps_hud: crate::views::fps_hud::FpsHud,
-    /// Cached changelog markdown (for `/release-notes`). Populated by
-    /// `FetchChangelog` at startup; `None` until the fetch completes.
-    pub changelog_markdown: Option<String>,
-    /// Cached changelog bullets (for welcome screen). Populated by
-    /// `FetchChangelog` at startup; empty until the fetch completes.
-    pub changelog_bullets: Vec<String>,
     /// Resolved tip list from config layers.
     pub tips: Vec<String>,
     /// Selected tip for the current launch/session.
@@ -709,10 +703,6 @@ pub struct AppView {
     pub welcome_menu_index: Option<usize>,
     /// Hit-test rects for welcome menu items (populated during render).
     pub welcome_menu_rects: Vec<ratatui::layout::Rect>,
-    /// Whether the welcome menu currently includes a "Changelog" row (above
-    /// Quit). Set during render; the input handler uses it to size the menu and
-    /// map the extra row to the release-notes action.
-    pub welcome_show_changelog_action: bool,
     /// Hit-test rect for the import-claude banner on the welcome screen.
     pub welcome_import_banner_rect: Option<ratatui::layout::Rect>,
     /// Last known mouse position (column, row), updated on every Mouse event.
@@ -734,14 +724,8 @@ pub struct AppView {
     pub welcome_auth_url_rect: Option<ratatui::layout::Rect>,
     /// Whether the mouse pointer was last over the auth URL (for OSC 22 cursor shape).
     pub welcome_on_auth_url: bool,
-    /// Mouse last over the changelog block (drives hover color + redraws).
-    pub welcome_on_changelog_cta: bool,
     /// Hit-test rect for the "show full URL" fallback link.
     pub welcome_auth_fallback_rect: Option<ratatui::layout::Rect>,
-    /// Hit-test rect for the "[Refresh]" button on the paywall tier line.
-    /// Hit-test rect for the gate URL link on the paywall CTA.
-    /// Hit-test rect for the clickable changelog info block (opens release notes).
-    pub welcome_changelog_cta_rect: Option<ratatui::layout::Rect>,
     /// Show the raw auth URL with mouse capture disabled for manual copy.
     pub auth_show_raw_url: bool,
     /// Whether mouse capture is currently disabled for raw URL mode.
@@ -1015,8 +999,6 @@ impl AppView {
             tracing_rx: None,
             scroll_debug_hud: crate::views::scroll_debug_hud::ScrollDebugHud::new(),
             fps_hud: crate::views::fps_hud::FpsHud::new(),
-            changelog_markdown: None,
-            changelog_bullets: Vec::new(),
             tips: Vec::new(),
             tip: None,
             welcome_prompt,
@@ -1031,7 +1013,6 @@ impl AppView {
             minimal_state: crate::minimal_api::MinimalState::default(),
             welcome_menu_index: None,
             welcome_menu_rects: Vec::new(),
-            welcome_show_changelog_action: false,
             welcome_import_banner_rect: None,
             last_mouse_pos: None,
             last_scroll_pos: None,
@@ -1039,9 +1020,7 @@ impl AppView {
             welcome_prompt_rect: None,
             welcome_auth_url_rect: None,
             welcome_on_auth_url: false,
-            welcome_on_changelog_cta: false,
             welcome_auth_fallback_rect: None,
-            welcome_changelog_cta_rect: None,
             auth_show_raw_url: false,
             auth_mouse_disabled: false,
             session_picker_entries: None,
@@ -1635,19 +1614,11 @@ impl AppView {
                     new_worktree_dialog: &mut self.new_worktree_dialog,
                     menu_index: &mut self.welcome_menu_index,
                     menu_rects: &self.welcome_menu_rects,
-                    menu_count: 3
+                    menu_count: 3 + if self.has_claude_import { 1 } else { 0 },
-                        + if self.has_claude_import { 1 } else { 0 }
-                        + if self.welcome_show_changelog_action {
-                            1
-                        } else {
-                            0
-                        },
                     prompt_rect: self.welcome_prompt_rect.as_ref(),
                     import_banner_rect: self.welcome_import_banner_rect.as_ref(),
                     auth_url_rect: self.welcome_auth_url_rect.as_ref(),
                     auth_fallback_rect: self.welcome_auth_fallback_rect.as_ref(),
-                    changelog_cta_rect: self.welcome_changelog_cta_rect.as_ref(),
-                    on_changelog_cta: &mut self.welcome_on_changelog_cta,
                     show_raw_url: &mut self.auth_show_raw_url,
                     sp_entries: &mut self.session_picker_entries,
                     sp_state: &mut self.session_picker_state,
@@ -1657,8 +1628,6 @@ impl AppView {
                     has_claude_import: self.has_claude_import,
                     import_claude_modal: &mut self.import_claude_modal,
                     welcome_doc_viewer: &mut self.welcome_doc_viewer,
-                    changelog_markdown: &self.changelog_markdown,
-                    show_changelog_action: self.welcome_show_changelog_action,
                     has_pending_update: self.pending_update_version.is_some(),
                     has_foreign_resume,
                     cwd_has_git_ancestor: self.cwd_has_git_ancestor,
@@ -2175,10 +2144,6 @@ struct WelcomeInputCtx<'a> {
     import_banner_rect: Option<&'a ratatui::layout::Rect>,
     auth_url_rect: Option<&'a ratatui::layout::Rect>,
     auth_fallback_rect: Option<&'a ratatui::layout::Rect>,
-    /// Hit-test rect for the clickable changelog info block (opens release notes).
-    changelog_cta_rect: Option<&'a ratatui::layout::Rect>,
-    /// Sticky hover flag for the changelog block (redraw on enter/leave).
-    on_changelog_cta: &'a mut bool,
     show_raw_url: &'a mut bool,
     sp_entries: &'a mut Option<Vec<SessionPickerEntry>>,
     sp_state: &'a mut crate::views::picker::PickerState,
@@ -2190,10 +2155,6 @@ struct WelcomeInputCtx<'a> {
     has_claude_import: bool,
     import_claude_modal: &'a mut Option<crate::views::import_claude_modal::ImportClaudeModalState>,
     welcome_doc_viewer: &'a mut Option<crate::views::modal::ActiveModal>,
-    changelog_markdown: &'a Option<String>,
-    /// Whether the welcome menu currently includes a "Changelog" row (above
-    /// Quit), so index→action mapping accounts for it.
-    show_changelog_action: bool,
     has_pending_update: bool,
     /// A recent foreign session is available to resume when no update is pending.
     has_foreign_resume: bool,
@@ -2601,12 +2562,7 @@ fn handle_welcome_input(ev: &Event, ctx: &mut WelcomeInputCtx<'_>) -> InputOutco
             if key!(Enter).matches(key)
                 && let Some(idx) = *ctx.menu_index
             {
-                return dispatch_menu_action(
+                return dispatch_menu_action(idx, ctx.has_claude_import);
-                    idx,
-                    ctx.has_claude_import,
-                    ctx.show_changelog_action,
-                    ctx.changelog_markdown.as_deref(),
-                );
             }
             if crate::input::key::is_text_input_key(key) {
                 *ctx.prompt_focused = true;
@@ -2762,23 +2718,9 @@ fn handle_welcome_input(ev: &Event, ctx: &mut WelcomeInputCtx<'_>) -> InputOutco
                         {
                             return InputOutcome::Action(Action::DismissClaudeImport);
                         }
-                        return dispatch_menu_action(
+                        return dispatch_menu_action(i, ctx.has_claude_import);
-                            i,
-                            ctx.has_claude_import,
-                            ctx.show_changelog_action,
-                            ctx.changelog_markdown.as_deref(),
-                        );
                     }
                 }
-                if let Some(rect) = ctx.changelog_cta_rect
-                    && rect.contains(ratatui::layout::Position::new(mouse.column, mouse.row))
-                    && let Some(md) = ctx.changelog_markdown.as_deref()
-                {
-                    return InputOutcome::Action(Action::ShowReleaseNotes {
-                        title: "Release Notes".to_string(),
-                        content: md.trim().to_string(),
-                    });
-                }
                 if let Some(rect) = ctx.auth_url_rect
                     && matches!(ctx.auth_state, AuthState::Authenticating { .. })
                     && rect.contains(ratatui::layout::Position::new(mouse.column, mouse.row))
@@ -2830,12 +2772,6 @@ fn handle_welcome_input(ev: &Event, ctx: &mut WelcomeInputCtx<'_>) -> InputOutco
                 if ctx.has_claude_import && new_index == Some(0) {
                     return InputOutcome::Changed;
                 }
-                let pos = ratatui::layout::Position::new(mouse.column, mouse.row);
-                let over_cta = ctx.changelog_cta_rect.is_some_and(|r| r.contains(pos));
-                if over_cta != *ctx.on_changelog_cta {
-                    *ctx.on_changelog_cta = over_cta;
-                    return InputOutcome::Changed;
-                }
                 if matches!(ctx.auth_state, AuthState::Authenticating { .. })
                     && ctx.auth_url_rect.is_some()
                 {
@@ -2885,23 +2821,12 @@ fn dispatch_pending_menu_action(items: &[PendingMenuItem], index: usize) -> Inpu
 }
 /// Dispatch an action for a welcome menu item by index.
 ///
-/// Menu order: `[Import]`, New worktree, Resume session, `[Changelog]`, Quit.
+/// Menu order: `[Import]`, New worktree, Resume session, Quit.
-/// `show_changelog_action` is true when the Changelog row is rendered; release
+fn dispatch_menu_action(index: usize, has_claude_import: bool) -> InputOutcome {
-/// notes open only once `changelog_md` is available.
-fn dispatch_menu_action(
-    index: usize,
-    has_claude_import: bool,
-    show_changelog_action: bool,
-    changelog_md: Option<&str>,
-) -> InputOutcome {
     let base = if has_claude_import { 1 } else { 0 };
     let worktree_idx = base;
     let resume_idx = base + 1;
-    let (changelog_idx, quit_idx) = if show_changelog_action {
+    let quit_idx = base + 2;
-        (Some(base + 2), base + 3)
-    } else {
-        (None, base + 2)
-    };
     if has_claude_import && index == 0 {
         return InputOutcome::Action(Action::ImportClaudeSettings);
     }
@@ -2911,15 +2836,6 @@ fn dispatch_menu_action(
     if index == resume_idx {
         return InputOutcome::Action(Action::FetchSessionList);
     }
-    if Some(index) == changelog_idx {
-        if let Some(md) = changelog_md {
-            return InputOutcome::Action(Action::ShowReleaseNotes {
-                title: "Release Notes".to_string(),
-                content: md.trim().to_string(),
-            });
-        }
-        return InputOutcome::Unchanged;
-    }
     if index == quit_idx {
         return InputOutcome::Action(Action::Quit);
     }
@@ -3264,8 +3180,6 @@ impl AppView {
                             session_picker_source_filter: self.session_picker_source_filter,
                             chat_mode: self.chat_mode,
                             is_api_key_auth: self.is_api_key_auth,
-                            changelog_bullets: &self.changelog_bullets,
-                            changelog_has_full_notes: self.changelog_markdown.is_some(),
                         };
                         let result = crate::views::welcome::render_welcome(
                             view_area,
@@ -3275,12 +3189,10 @@ impl AppView {
                             &mut self.session_picker_state,
                         );
                         self.welcome_menu_rects = result.menu_rects;
-                        self.welcome_show_changelog_action = result.changelog_action_present;
                         self.welcome_prompt_rect = result.prompt_rect;
                         self.welcome_import_banner_rect = result.import_banner_rect;
                         self.welcome_auth_url_rect = result.auth_url_rect;
                         self.welcome_auth_fallback_rect = result.auth_fallback_rect;
-                        self.welcome_changelog_cta_rect = result.changelog_cta_rect;
                         self.session_picker_state.hit_areas = result.session_picker_hit_areas;
                         if let Some(modal) = self.import_claude_modal.as_mut() {
                             let theme = crate::theme::Theme::current();
@@ -4324,8 +4236,6 @@ pub(crate) mod tests {
             pending_notification_escapes: None,
             deferred_notification: None,
             tracing_rx: None,
-            changelog_markdown: None,
-            changelog_bullets: Vec::new(),
             tips: Vec::new(),
             tip: None,
             cli_model_override: None,
@@ -4379,7 +4289,6 @@ pub(crate) mod tests {
             welcome_tip_typing_dismissed: false,
             welcome_menu_index: None,
             welcome_menu_rects: Vec::new(),
-            welcome_show_changelog_action: false,
             welcome_import_banner_rect: None,
             last_mouse_pos: None,
             last_scroll_pos: None,
@@ -4387,9 +4296,7 @@ pub(crate) mod tests {
             welcome_prompt_rect: None,
             welcome_auth_url_rect: None,
             welcome_on_auth_url: false,
-            welcome_on_changelog_cta: false,
             welcome_auth_fallback_rect: None,
-            welcome_changelog_cta_rect: None,
             auth_show_raw_url: false,
             auth_mouse_disabled: false,
             session_picker_entries: None,
@@ -5756,64 +5663,40 @@ pub(crate) mod tests {
         );
     }
     #[test]
-    fn menu_action_indices_without_changelog() {
+    fn menu_action_indices() {
         assert!(matches!(
-            dispatch_menu_action(0, false, false, None),
+            dispatch_menu_action(0, false),
             InputOutcome::Action(Action::OpenNewWorktreeDialog)
         ));
         assert!(matches!(
-            dispatch_menu_action(1, false, false, None),
+            dispatch_menu_action(1, false),
             InputOutcome::Action(Action::FetchSessionList)
         ));
         assert!(matches!(
-            dispatch_menu_action(2, false, false, None),
+            dispatch_menu_action(2, false),
             InputOutcome::Action(Action::Quit)
         ));
-    }
-    #[test]
-    fn menu_action_changelog_sits_above_quit() {
-        let md = Some("# notes");
         assert!(matches!(
-            dispatch_menu_action(1, false, true, md),
+            dispatch_menu_action(3, false),
-            InputOutcome::Action(Action::FetchSessionList)
-        ));
-        assert!(matches!(
-            dispatch_menu_action(2, false, true, md),
-            InputOutcome::Action(Action::ShowReleaseNotes { .. })
-        ));
-        assert!(matches!(
-            dispatch_menu_action(3, false, true, md),
-            InputOutcome::Action(Action::Quit)
-        ));
-    }
-    #[test]
-    fn menu_action_changelog_before_fetch_is_noop() {
-        assert!(matches!(
-            dispatch_menu_action(2, false, true, None),
             InputOutcome::Unchanged
         ));
     }
     #[test]
-    fn menu_action_indices_with_import_and_changelog() {
+    fn menu_action_indices_with_import() {
-        let md = Some("# notes");
         assert!(matches!(
-            dispatch_menu_action(0, true, true, md),
+            dispatch_menu_action(0, true),
             InputOutcome::Action(Action::ImportClaudeSettings)
         ));
         assert!(matches!(
-            dispatch_menu_action(1, true, true, md),
+            dispatch_menu_action(1, true),
             InputOutcome::Action(Action::OpenNewWorktreeDialog)
         ));
         assert!(matches!(
-            dispatch_menu_action(2, true, true, md),
+            dispatch_menu_action(2, true),
             InputOutcome::Action(Action::FetchSessionList)
         ));
         assert!(matches!(
-            dispatch_menu_action(3, true, true, md),
+            dispatch_menu_action(3, true),
-            InputOutcome::Action(Action::ShowReleaseNotes { .. })
-        ));
-        assert!(matches!(
-            dispatch_menu_action(4, true, true, md),
             InputOutcome::Action(Action::Quit)
         ));
     }

crates/codegen/kigi-tui/src/app/dispatch/auth.rs

@@ -387,9 +387,6 @@ pub(super) fn handle_auth_complete(
         // status only; shell auto-syncs post-auth
         let mut effects = dispatch(Action::RequestBundleStatus, app);
 
-        // Fetch changelog (mirrors startup path for interactive login).
-        effects.push(Effect::FetchChangelog);
-
         // Replay deferred session startup once BOTH gates are open. Auth
         // is now Done, so `session_startup_allowed()` here means "is trust
         // also resolved?" -- if trust is still Pending its question renders

crates/codegen/kigi-tui/src/app/dispatch/notes.rs

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-//! Feedback, remember-note, btw, and recap dispatchers.
+//! Remember-note, btw, and recap dispatchers.
 
 use super::ctx::with_active_agent;
 use crate::app::actions::Effect;
@@ -18,16 +18,6 @@ fn next_rewrite_nonce() -> u64 {
     REWRITE_NONCE.fetch_add(1, Ordering::Relaxed)
 }
 
-/// Enter feedback mode: visual change to prompt bar (teal accent, pencil prefix).
-/// No side effects — the user types feedback text and presses Enter to send.
-pub(super) fn dispatch_enter_feedback_mode(app: &mut AppView) -> Vec<Effect> {
-    with_active_agent(app, |agent| {
-        agent.prompt_input_mode = PromptInputMode::Feedback;
-        agent.prompt.set_text("");
-    });
-    vec![]
-}
-
 /// Enter remember mode: visual change to prompt bar (remember accent, `#` prefix).
 /// No side effects — the user types a memory note and presses Enter to send.
 pub(super) fn dispatch_enter_remember_mode(app: &mut AppView) -> Vec<Effect> {
@@ -38,47 +28,6 @@ pub(super) fn dispatch_enter_remember_mode(app: &mut AppView) -> Vec<Effect> {
     vec![]
 }
 
-/// Send feedback text to the server. Shows a thank-you message immediately
-/// and fires the HTTP POST as a background effect.
-pub(super) fn dispatch_send_feedback(app: &mut AppView, text: String) -> Vec<Effect> {
-    let ActiveView::Agent(id) = app.active_view else {
-        return vec![];
-    };
-    let Some(agent) = app.agents.get_mut(&id) else {
-        return vec![];
-    };
-
-    agent.prompt_input_mode = PromptInputMode::Normal;
-    agent.prompt.set_text("");
-    // Submitting feedback retires any edit-contextual ephemeral tip.
-    agent.ephemeral_tip.clear_on_submit();
-
-    let trimmed = text.trim().to_string();
-    if trimmed.is_empty() {
-        agent.scrollback.push_block(RenderBlock::system(
-            "Please provide feedback text.".to_string(),
-        ));
-        return vec![];
-    }
-
-    let Some(session_id) = agent.session.session_id.clone() else {
-        agent
-            .scrollback
-            .push_block(RenderBlock::system("No active session.".to_string()));
-        return vec![];
-    };
-
-    agent.scrollback.push_block(RenderBlock::system(
-        "Thanks for the feedback! The Kigi team is on it.".to_string(),
-    ));
-
-    vec![Effect::SendFeedback {
-        agent_id: id,
-        session_id,
-        feedback_text: trimmed,
-    }]
-}
-
 /// Send a raw remember note for LLM-powered rewriting via `kigi/memory/rewrite`.
 /// Clears remember mode and prompts the LLM to reformat the note with session
 /// context. Falls back to direct `SaveMemoryNote` when no session is available.

crates/codegen/kigi-tui/src/app/dispatch/router.rs

@@ -33,8 +33,7 @@ use super::modes::{
     set_permission_mode, set_plan_mode, set_yolo_mode,
 };
 use super::notes::{
-    dispatch_enter_feedback_mode, dispatch_enter_remember_mode,
+    dispatch_enter_remember_mode, dispatch_save_remember_note_from_modal, dispatch_send_btw,
-    dispatch_save_remember_note_from_modal, dispatch_send_btw, dispatch_send_feedback,
     dispatch_send_recap, dispatch_send_remember_note,
 };
 use super::permissions::{
@@ -784,8 +783,6 @@ pub(crate) fn dispatch(action: Action, app: &mut AppView) -> Vec<Effect> {
         Action::ShowPlan => dispatch_show_plan(app),
         Action::EnterPlanMode { description } => dispatch_enter_plan_mode(app, description),
         Action::SetPlanMode(kind) => set_plan_mode(app, kind),
-        Action::EnterFeedbackMode => dispatch_enter_feedback_mode(app),
-        Action::SendFeedback(text) => dispatch_send_feedback(app, text),
         Action::EnterRememberMode => dispatch_enter_remember_mode(app),
         Action::SendRememberNote(text) => dispatch_send_remember_note(app, text),
         Action::SaveRememberNoteFromModal => dispatch_save_remember_note_from_modal(app),

crates/codegen/kigi-tui/src/app/dispatch/task_result.rs

@@ -442,11 +442,6 @@ pub(super) fn dispatch_task_result(result: TaskResult, app: &mut AppView) -> Vec
             }
             vec![]
         }
-        TaskResult::ChangelogFetched { markdown, entries } => {
-            app.changelog_markdown = markdown;
-            app.changelog_bullets = kigi_shell::util::changelog::bullets_from_entries(&entries, 3);
-            vec![]
-        }
         TaskResult::ClipboardAttachmentProbed {
             ctx,
             image,
@@ -663,17 +658,6 @@ pub(super) fn dispatch_task_result(result: TaskResult, app: &mut AppView) -> Vec
             }
             vec![]
         }
-        TaskResult::FeedbackComplete { .. } => vec![],
-        TaskResult::FeedbackFailed { agent_id, error } => {
-            if let Some(agent) = app.agents.get_mut(&agent_id) {
-                agent
-                    .scrollback
-                    .push_block(crate::scrollback::block::RenderBlock::system(format!(
-                        "Couldn't send feedback: {error}"
-                    )));
-            }
-            vec![]
-        }
         TaskResult::MemoryNoteSaved { agent_id, result } => {
             handle_memory_note_saved(app, agent_id, result)
         }

crates/codegen/kigi-tui/src/app/dispatch/tests/mod.rs

@@ -85,8 +85,6 @@ fn test_app() -> AppView {
         pending_notification_escapes: None,
         deferred_notification: None,
         tracing_rx: None,
-        changelog_markdown: None,
-        changelog_bullets: Vec::new(),
         tips: Vec::new(),
         tip: None,
         cli_model_override: None,
@@ -143,7 +141,6 @@ fn test_app() -> AppView {
         welcome_tip_typing_dismissed: false,
         welcome_menu_index: None,
         welcome_menu_rects: Vec::new(),
-        welcome_show_changelog_action: false,
         welcome_import_banner_rect: None,
         last_mouse_pos: None,
         last_scroll_pos: None,
@@ -151,9 +148,7 @@ fn test_app() -> AppView {
         welcome_prompt_rect: None,
         welcome_auth_url_rect: None,
         welcome_on_auth_url: false,
-        welcome_on_changelog_cta: false,
         welcome_auth_fallback_rect: None,
-        welcome_changelog_cta_rect: None,
         auth_show_raw_url: false,
         auth_mouse_disabled: false,
         session_picker_entries: None,

crates/codegen/kigi-tui/src/app/dispatch/tests/router.rs

@@ -32,23 +32,6 @@ fn seed_foreign_resume_hint(
         }),
     );
 }
-/// Sending feedback is a submit: it retires the active ephemeral tip.
-#[test]
-fn send_feedback_clears_active_ephemeral_tip() {
-    let mut app = test_app_with_agent();
-    let id = AgentId(0);
-    let agent = app.agents.get_mut(&id).unwrap();
-    let _ = agent.ephemeral_tip.show(
-        crate::tips::EphemeralTip::new("t", ratatui::text::Line::from("hint")),
-        &mut std::collections::HashMap::new(),
-    );
-    assert!(agent.ephemeral_tip.is_active());
-    let _ = dispatch(Action::SendFeedback("it broke".into()), &mut app);
-    assert!(
-        !app.agents.get(&id).unwrap().ephemeral_tip.is_active(),
-        "feedback submit must clear the tip"
-    );
-}
 /// Sending a remember note is a submit: it retires the active ephemeral tip.
 #[test]
 fn send_remember_note_clears_active_ephemeral_tip() {

crates/codegen/kigi-tui/src/app/effects/mod.rs

@@ -1712,27 +1712,6 @@ pub(crate) fn execute(
                     TaskResult::PromptImagePreviewPrepared
                 });
         }
-        Effect::FetchChangelog => {
-            tasks
-                .spawn(async move {
-                    let changelog = tokio::task::spawn_blocking(|| {
-                            kigi_shell::util::changelog::ChangelogManager::new()
-                                .fetch()
-                        })
-                        .await
-                        .unwrap_or_else(|e| {
-                            tracing::warn!(error = % e, "changelog fetch task failed");
-                            kigi_shell::util::changelog::Changelog {
-                                markdown: None,
-                                entries: None,
-                            }
-                        });
-                    TaskResult::ChangelogFetched {
-                        markdown: changelog.markdown,
-                        entries: changelog.entries.unwrap_or_default(),
-                    }
-                });
-        }
         Effect::PersistMemoryFullscreen { fullscreen } => {
             persist_hint(
                 tasks,
@@ -2599,61 +2578,6 @@ pub(crate) fn execute(
                     }
                 });
         }
-        Effect::SendFeedback { agent_id, session_id, feedback_text } => {
-            use kigi_shell::session::ClientType;
-            use kigi_shell::session::acp_types::ClientFeedbackInput;
-            let terminal_info = Some(
-                crate::terminal::terminal_context().feedback_info(),
-            );
-            let tx = acp_tx.clone();
-            tasks
-                .spawn(async move {
-                    let input = ClientFeedbackInput {
-                        session_id: session_id.0.to_string(),
-                        client_type: ClientType::Tui,
-                        rating_type: None,
-                        rating_value: None,
-                        feedback_text: Some(feedback_text),
-                        feedback_categories: vec![],
-                        context_type: None,
-                        turn_number: None,
-                        request_id: None,
-                        client_version: Some(kigi_version::VERSION.to_string()),
-                        metadata: None,
-                        terminal_info,
-                    };
-                    let raw_params = match serde_json::value::to_raw_value(&input) {
-                        Ok(v) => v,
-                        Err(e) => {
-                            return TaskResult::FeedbackFailed {
-                                agent_id,
-                                error: sanitize_user_error(
-                                    &format!("couldn't serialize feedback: {e}"),
-                                ),
-                            };
-                        }
-                    };
-                    let request = acp::ExtRequest::new(
-                        "kigi/feedback",
-                        raw_params.into(),
-                    );
-                    match acp_send(request, &tx).await {
-                        Ok(_) => {
-                            TaskResult::FeedbackComplete {
-                                agent_id,
-                            }
-                        }
-                        Err(e) => {
-                            TaskResult::FeedbackFailed {
-                                agent_id,
-                                error: sanitize_user_error(
-                                    &format!("couldn't send feedback: {e}"),
-                                ),
-                            }
-                        }
-                    }
-                });
-        }
         Effect::RewriteMemoryNote {
             agent_id,
             session_id,

crates/codegen/kigi-tui/src/app/event_loop.rs

@@ -1136,12 +1136,6 @@ pub(crate) async fn run(
         if process_effects(effs, &mut tasks, &mut app, &progress_tx) {
             return Ok(make_run_result(&app));
         }
-        // Fetch changelog off the render path so the welcome screen
-        // can display bullets and /release-notes uses the cached result.
-        let effs = vec![super::actions::Effect::FetchChangelog];
-        if process_effects(effs, &mut tasks, &mut app, &progress_tx) {
-            return Ok(make_run_result(&app));
-        }
     }
 
     if !post_render_effects.is_empty()

crates/codegen/kigi-tui/src/app/mouse.rs

@@ -169,8 +169,7 @@ impl AgentView {
                             .map(str::to_owned)
                     {
                         self.prompt.history_search.deactivate();
-                        if self.prompt_input_mode != PromptInputMode::Feedback
+                        if self.prompt_input_mode != PromptInputMode::Remember
-                            && self.prompt_input_mode != PromptInputMode::Remember
                             && let Some(cmd) = text.strip_prefix("! ")
                         {
                             self.prompt_input_mode = PromptInputMode::Bash;

crates/codegen/kigi-tui/src/slash/commands/feedback.rs

@@ -1,9 +1,14 @@
-//! `/feedback` -- send session feedback.
+//! `/feedback` -- open the Kigi GitHub issues page.
 
 use crate::app::actions::Action;
 use crate::slash::command::{CommandExecCtx, CommandResult, SlashCommand};
 
-/// Send session feedback inline or enter feedback mode.
+/// Where feedback goes: the project's own issue tracker. Kigi is a community
+/// build, so its feedback belongs on its GitHub repo — mirroring the official
+/// kimi-cli, whose `/feedback` opens its repo's issues page.
+pub const FEEDBACK_ISSUES_URL: &str = "https://github.com/ZacharyZhang-NY/Kigi-CLI/issues";
+
+/// Open the Kigi issue tracker in the browser.
 pub struct FeedbackCommand;
 
 impl SlashCommand for FeedbackCommand {
@@ -12,27 +17,75 @@ impl SlashCommand for FeedbackCommand {
     }
 
     fn description(&self) -> &str {
-        "Send feedback about the current session"
+        "Report feedback on the Kigi GitHub issues page"
     }
 
     fn usage(&self) -> &str {
-        "/feedback [text]"
+        "/feedback"
     }
 
-    fn takes_args(&self) -> bool {
+    fn run(&self, _ctx: &mut CommandExecCtx, _args: &str) -> CommandResult {
-        true
+        CommandResult::Action(Action::OpenUrl(FEEDBACK_ISSUES_URL.into()))
     }
+}
 
-    fn arg_placeholder(&self) -> Option<&str> {
+#[cfg(test)]
-        Some("[feedback text]")
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+    use crate::acp::model_state::ModelState;
+
+    static DEFAULT_BUNDLE_STATE: crate::app::bundle::BundleState =
+        crate::app::bundle::BundleState {
+            has_cache: false,
+            version: String::new(),
+            personas: Vec::new(),
+            roles: Vec::new(),
+            agents: Vec::new(),
+            skills: Vec::new(),
+            persona_details: Vec::new(),
+            role_details: Vec::new(),
+        };
+
+    fn make_ctx<'a>(models: &'a ModelState) -> CommandExecCtx<'a> {
+        CommandExecCtx {
+            models,
+            session_id: None,
+            bundle_state: &DEFAULT_BUNDLE_STATE,
+            screen_mode: crate::app::ScreenMode::Inline,
+            pager_state: crate::settings::PagerLocalSnapshot {
+                multiline_mode: false,
+                yolo_mode: false,
+                ..crate::settings::PagerLocalSnapshot::default()
+            },
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn feedback_opens_github_issues() {
+        let models = ModelState::default();
+        let mut ctx = make_ctx(&models);
+        match FeedbackCommand.run(&mut ctx, "") {
+            CommandResult::Action(Action::OpenUrl(url)) => {
+                assert_eq!(url, FEEDBACK_ISSUES_URL);
+            }
+            other => panic!("expected OpenUrl, got {other:?}"),
         }
+    }
 
-    fn run(&self, _ctx: &mut CommandExecCtx, args: &str) -> CommandResult {
+    #[test]
-        let trimmed = args.trim();
+    fn feedback_ignores_stray_args() {
-        if trimmed.is_empty() {
+        let models = ModelState::default();
-            CommandResult::Action(Action::EnterFeedbackMode)
+        let mut ctx = make_ctx(&models);
-        } else {
+        assert!(matches!(
-            CommandResult::Action(Action::SendFeedback(trimmed.to_string()))
+            FeedbackCommand.run(&mut ctx, "some typed text"),
+            CommandResult::Action(Action::OpenUrl(_))
+        ));
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn feedback_metadata() {
+        let cmd = FeedbackCommand;
+        assert_eq!(cmd.name(), "feedback");
+        assert!(!cmd.takes_args());
     }
 }

crates/codegen/kigi-tui/src/slash/commands/mod.rs

@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ pub mod plan;
 pub mod plugin;
 pub mod queue;
 pub mod recap;
-pub mod release_notes;
 pub mod remember;
 pub mod rename;
 pub mod resume;
@@ -121,7 +120,6 @@ pub fn builtin_commands() -> Vec<Arc<dyn SlashCommand>> {
         Arc::new(usage::UsageCommand),
         Arc::new(queue::QueueCommand),
         Arc::new(tasks::TasksCommand),
-        Arc::new(release_notes::ReleaseNotesCommand),
         Arc::new(config_agents::ConfigAgentsCommand),
         Arc::new(personas::PersonasCommand),
         Arc::new(gboom::GboomCommand),

crates/codegen/kigi-tui/src/slash/commands/release_notes.rs

@@ -1,60 +0,0 @@
-//! `/release-notes` -- view release notes for the current version.
-
-use crate::app::actions::Action;
-use crate::slash::command::{CommandExecCtx, CommandResult, SlashCommand};
-
-/// Show release notes for the current pager version.
-pub struct ReleaseNotesCommand;
-
-impl SlashCommand for ReleaseNotesCommand {
-    fn name(&self) -> &str {
-        "release-notes"
-    }
-
-    fn aliases(&self) -> &[&str] {
-        &["changelog"]
-    }
-
-    fn description(&self) -> &str {
-        "View release notes for the current version"
-    }
-
-    fn usage(&self) -> &str {
-        "/release-notes"
-    }
-
-    fn run(&self, _ctx: &mut CommandExecCtx, _args: &str) -> CommandResult {
-        let changelog = kigi_shell::util::changelog::ChangelogManager::new().fetch();
-        match changelog.markdown {
-            Some(content) => CommandResult::Action(Action::ShowReleaseNotes {
-                title: "Release Notes".to_string(),
-                content: content.trim().to_string(),
-            }),
-            None => CommandResult::Error("No release notes available (offline).".to_string()),
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-#[cfg(test)]
-mod tests {
-    use super::*;
-
-    #[test]
-    fn release_notes_metadata() {
-        let cmd = ReleaseNotesCommand;
-        assert_eq!(cmd.name(), "release-notes");
-        assert_eq!(cmd.aliases(), &["changelog"]);
-        assert!(!cmd.takes_args());
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn release_notes_returns_action_or_error() {
-        let models = crate::acp::model_state::ModelState::default();
-        let mut ctx = super::super::tests::make_ctx(&models);
-        let result = ReleaseNotesCommand.run(&mut ctx, "");
-        assert!(
-            matches!(result, CommandResult::Action(_) | CommandResult::Error(_)),
-            "expected Action or Error, got {result:?}"
-        );
-    }
-}

crates/codegen/kigi-tui/src/views/prompt_widget/mod.rs

@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ pub struct PromptStyle {
     pub prefix_override: Option<(&'static str, ratatui::style::Color)>,
     /// Override the placeholder text shown when the textarea is empty.
     /// When `Some(text)`, uses this instead of the default `"Build anything"`.
-    /// Used for feedback mode (`"Type your feedback..."`).
+    /// Used for remember mode (`"Save a memory note..."`).
     pub placeholder_override: Option<&'static str>,
     /// Compact mode (currently unused for info_block sizing).
     pub compact: bool,

crates/codegen/kigi-tui/src/views/turn_status.rs

@@ -351,13 +351,13 @@ pub fn render_turn_status(
 
     // ── Build components ──
     // While a tool is blocked on a permission prompt or `ask_user_question`,
-    // swap the running braille spinner for a pulsing `◆`. Same animation
+    // swap the spinning moon for a pulsing `◆`. Same animation shape the
-    // shape the drain-blocked and plan-approval indicators already use,
+    // drain-blocked and plan-approval indicators already use, so every
-    // so every "your turn" status reads with one consistent visual cue.
+    // "your turn" status reads with one consistent visual cue.
     let spinner_str = if is_pending_user_input {
         format!("{} ", crate::glyphs::diamond_filled())
     } else {
-        let frames = crate::glyphs::braille_spinner_frames();
+        let frames = crate::glyphs::moon_spinner_frames();
         let frame_idx = (tick / SPINNER_DIVISOR) as usize % frames.len();
         format!("{} ", frames[frame_idx])
     };

crates/codegen/kigi-tui/src/views/welcome/hero_box.rs

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 //! Hero box component — side-by-side logo + menu inside a bordered box.
 
 use ratatui::buffer::Buffer;
-use ratatui::layout::{Constraint, Flex, Layout, Position, Rect};
+use ratatui::layout::{Constraint, Flex, Layout, Rect};
-use ratatui::style::{Modifier, Style};
+use ratatui::style::Style;
 use ratatui::text::Span;
 use ratatui::widgets::{Block, BorderType, Borders, Widget};
 
@@ -27,18 +27,11 @@ const HERO_SUBTITLE: &str = "Thanks for trying Kigi, give feedback with /feedbac
 
 use super::{PROMPT_HEIGHT, VERSION_GAP};
 
-/// Rows the "thanks" subtitle occupies. Hidden when the in-box info slot
+/// Height of the hero box's right column: version + subtitle + the gap
-/// (changelog) is shown, to keep the box compact.
+/// before the menu + the menu itself.
-fn subtitle_rows(info_height: u16) -> u16 {
+fn right_col_height(menu_height: u16) -> u16 {
-    if info_height > 0 { 0 } else { 1 }
+    // version(1) + subtitle(1) + gap-before-menu(1) + menu
-}
+    3 + menu_height
-
-/// Height of the hero box's right column: version + optional subtitle +
-/// optional info block + the gap before the menu + the menu itself.
-fn right_col_height(menu_height: u16, info_height: u16) -> u16 {
-    let info_gap = if info_height > 0 { 1u16 } else { 0 };
-    // version(1) + subtitle + [info_gap + info] + gap-before-menu(1) + menu
-    1 + subtitle_rows(info_height) + info_gap + info_height + 1 + menu_height
 }
 
 /// Minimum content-area height the hero box needs to render without truncating:
@@ -46,13 +39,8 @@ fn right_col_height(menu_height: u16, info_height: u16) -> u16 {
 /// below (tip + prompt + version). The box always shows the full-height logo,
 /// so a terminal shorter than this falls back to the stacked layout instead of
 /// overflowing.
-pub(super) fn min_content_height(
+pub(super) fn min_content_height(error_height: u16, menu_height: u16, tip_height: u16) -> u16 {
-    error_height: u16,
+    let inner = super::logo::full_logo_line_count().max(right_col_height(menu_height));
-    menu_height: u16,
-    tip_height: u16,
-    info_height: u16,
-) -> u16 {
-    let inner = super::logo::full_logo_line_count().max(right_col_height(menu_height, info_height));
     let hero_box_height = 2 + V_PAD * 2 + inner;
     let gap_after_error = if error_height > 0 { 1u16 } else { 0 };
     gap_after_error + error_height + hero_box_height + 1 + WelcomeLayout::fixed_below(tip_height)
@@ -70,33 +58,26 @@ fn left_col_width() -> u16 {
 }
 
 /// Compute the hero box layout: bordered box with logo left, version + menu right.
-///
-/// Sizes the in-box info slot here (the fixed `changelog_height`) so the
-/// renderer just draws into `hero_info`.
 pub(super) fn compute_hero_box(
     content_area: Rect,
     error_height: u16,
     menu_height: u16,
     tip_height: u16,
-    changelog_height: u16,
 ) -> WelcomeLayout {
     let zero = Rect::default();
     let tip_gap = if tip_height > 0 { 1u16 } else { 0 };
     let fixed_below = WelcomeLayout::fixed_below(tip_height);
 
     // Column widths are height-independent, so derive them once and reuse for
-    // both the measurement and the rects: `hero_info.width == info_slot_width`,
+    // both the measurement and the rects.
-    // i.e. measured == drawn.
     let box_width = content_area.width.saturating_sub(6).min(120);
     let inner_width = box_width.saturating_sub(2);
     let left_col_width = left_col_width();
     let right_width = inner_width.saturating_sub(left_col_width);
-    let info_slot_width = right_width.saturating_sub(H_INSET);
+    let menu_slot_width = right_width.saturating_sub(H_INSET);
-    let info_height = changelog_height;
 
     let logo_rows = super::logo::full_logo_line_count();
-    let info_gap = if info_height > 0 { 1u16 } else { 0 };
+    let inner_height = logo_rows.max(right_col_height(menu_height));
-    let inner_height = logo_rows.max(right_col_height(menu_height, info_height));
     let hero_box_height = 2 + V_PAD * 2 + inner_height;
 
     let gap_after_error = if error_height > 0 { 1 } else { 0 };
@@ -105,7 +86,7 @@ pub(super) fn compute_hero_box(
     // Top padding for vertical centering (use the default menu height so the
     // logo position stays constant regardless of picker/focus state).
     let default_menu_height = 4u16;
-    let default_inner = logo_rows.max(right_col_height(default_menu_height, info_height));
+    let default_inner = logo_rows.max(right_col_height(default_menu_height));
     let default_hero = 2 + V_PAD * 2 + default_inner;
     let remaining = content_area.height.saturating_sub(fixed_above);
     let top_pad = remaining
@@ -190,39 +171,22 @@ pub(super) fn compute_hero_box(
         height: 1,
     };
 
-    // Subtitle line below version — hidden when the info slot is shown.
+    // Subtitle line below version.
-    let hero_subtitle = if subtitle_rows(info_height) > 0 {
+    let hero_subtitle = Rect {
-        Rect {
         x: right_x,
         y: inner.y + 1,
         width: right_width,
         height: 1,
-        }
-    } else {
-        zero
     };
 
-    // Info block (changelog) below version + optional subtitle.
+    // version + subtitle + gap-before-menu
-    let info_y = inner.y + 1 + subtitle_rows(info_height) + info_gap;
+    let right_header_rows = 3;
-    let hero_info = if info_height > 0 {
-        Rect {
-            x: right_x,
-            y: info_y,
-            width: info_slot_width,
-            height: info_height,
-        }
-    } else {
-        zero
-    };
-
-    // version + subtitle + info_gap + info + gap-before-menu
-    let right_header_rows = 1 + subtitle_rows(info_height) + info_gap + info_height + 1;
 
     // Menu below the header rows, left-aligned in right column.
     let hero_menu = Rect {
         x: right_x,
         y: inner.y + right_header_rows,
-        width: info_slot_width,
+        width: menu_slot_width,
         height: menu_height.min(inner.height.saturating_sub(right_header_rows)),
     };
 
@@ -230,7 +194,6 @@ pub(super) fn compute_hero_box(
         logo: zero,
         error,
         menu: zero,
-        changelog: zero,
         tip,
         prompt,
         version: version_slot,
@@ -238,26 +201,12 @@ pub(super) fn compute_hero_box(
         hero_logo,
         hero_version,
         hero_subtitle,
-        hero_info,
         hero_menu,
     }
 }
 
-/// Changelog content shown in the hero box info slot.
-pub(super) struct ChangelogDisplay<'a> {
-    pub(super) bullets: &'a [String],
-    pub(super) has_full_notes: bool,
-}
-
-/// Hit-test rects produced by [`render_hero_box`].
-pub(super) struct HeroBoxRects {
-    /// Hit-test rect per menu item row (for click/hover).
-    pub(super) menu_rects: Vec<Rect>,
-    /// Clickable changelog info block, if drawn.
-    pub(super) changelog_cta_rect: Option<Rect>,
-}
-
 /// Render the bordered hero box with logo left, version + subtitle + menu right.
+/// Returns the hit-test rect per menu item row (for click/hover).
 pub(super) fn render_hero_box(
     layout: &WelcomeLayout,
     buf: &mut Buffer,
@@ -265,8 +214,7 @@ pub(super) fn render_hero_box(
     menu_items: &[(&str, &str)],
     selected: Option<usize>,
     mouse_pos: Option<(u16, u16)>,
-    changelog: ChangelogDisplay<'_>,
+) -> Vec<Rect> {
-) -> HeroBoxRects {
     // Dim the box border toward the background for a softer, dimmer gray.
     let border_color = crate::render::color::blend_color(theme.bg_base, theme.gray_dim, 0.45)
         .unwrap_or(theme.gray_dim);
@@ -289,7 +237,6 @@ pub(super) fn render_hero_box(
     );
 
     // Subtitle line below the version.
-    if layout.hero_subtitle.height > 0 {
     let subtitle_style = Style::default().fg(theme.gray);
     buf.set_span(
         layout.hero_subtitle.x,
@@ -297,22 +244,8 @@ pub(super) fn render_hero_box(
         &Span::styled(HERO_SUBTITLE, subtitle_style),
         layout.hero_subtitle.width,
     );
-    }
 
-    // In-box info slot: the changelog, always in this same position.
+    super::menu::render_menu(
-    let mut changelog_cta_rect = None;
-    if layout.hero_info.height > 0 && !changelog.bullets.is_empty() {
-        changelog_cta_rect = render_hero_changelog(
-            buf,
-            theme,
-            layout.hero_info,
-            changelog.bullets,
-            changelog.has_full_notes,
-            mouse_pos,
-        );
-    }
-
-    let menu_rects = super::menu::render_menu(
         layout.hero_menu,
         buf,
         theme,
@@ -320,58 +253,5 @@ pub(super) fn render_hero_box(
         selected,
         mouse_pos,
         layout.hero_menu.width,
-    );
+    )
-    HeroBoxRects {
-        menu_rects,
-        changelog_cta_rect,
-    }
-}
-
-/// Render the changelog block (header + bullets) in the info slot. When
-/// `clickable` (full notes exist), the whole block opens the notes on click and
-/// brightens while hovered; returns that clickable rect.
-fn render_hero_changelog(
-    buf: &mut Buffer,
-    theme: &Theme,
-    area: Rect,
-    bullets: &[String],
-    clickable: bool,
-    mouse_pos: Option<(u16, u16)>,
-) -> Option<Rect> {
-    if area.width == 0 || area.height == 0 {
-        return None;
-    }
-
-    let hovered =
-        clickable && mouse_pos.is_some_and(|(mx, my)| area.contains(Position::new(mx, my)));
-
-    let header_style = super::hover_style(
-        theme,
-        hovered,
-        Style::default()
-            .fg(theme.gray_bright)
-            .add_modifier(Modifier::DIM),
-    );
-    let title = "Changelog";
-    buf.set_span(
-        area.x,
-        area.y,
-        &Span::styled(title, header_style),
-        area.width,
-    );
-
-    // Bullets start 2 rows down (header + blank), matching the height budget.
-    let bullet_style = super::hover_style(theme, hovered, Style::default().fg(theme.gray_bright));
-    let max_text_width = area.width.saturating_sub(4) as usize; // " • " prefix + pad
-    for (i, bullet) in bullets.iter().enumerate() {
-        let row = area.y + 2 + i as u16;
-        if row >= area.y + area.height {
-            break;
-        }
-        let truncated = crate::render::line_utils::truncate_str(bullet, max_text_width);
-        let text = format!(" \u{2022} {truncated}");
-        buf.set_span(area.x, row, &Span::styled(text, bullet_style), area.width);
-    }
-
-    clickable.then_some(area)
 }

crates/codegen/kigi-tui/src/views/welcome/logo.rs

@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@
 //! phase model: the terminator is the ellipse `x = cos(2πp)·√(1−y²)`, with
 //! sunlight arriving from the right while waxing and from the left while
 //! waning. The dark limb keeps a faint outline ring so the silhouette never
-//! disappears at new moon.
+//! disappears at new moon. A fixed map of lunar maria textures the disc:
+//! dark blotches on the sunlit side, faint gray patches on the dark limb.
 //!
 //! Hidden entirely on legacy Windows consoles: the U+2800 braille block is
 //! not covered by the ConHost raster fonts and would render as tofu.
@@ -52,6 +53,30 @@ const PULSE_SECS: f32 = 5.0;
 /// Squared inner radius (normalized) of the dark-limb outline ring.
 const RING_INNER_SQ: f32 = 0.82;
 
+/// Lunar maria as `(cx, cy, radius²)` in normalized disc coordinates
+/// (x right, y down), loosely after the near side's real maria. On the
+/// sunlit disc a mare dot is drawn in the resting gray (a dark blotch);
+/// on the dark limb it is drawn in the same gray, which reads as a faint
+/// light patch against the empty limb.
+const MARIA: &[(f32, f32, f32)] = &[
+    (-0.40, -0.42, 0.018), // Imbrium
+    (0.12, -0.50, 0.008),  // Serenitatis
+    (0.40, -0.22, 0.012),  // Tranquillitatis
+    (0.55, 0.20, 0.005),   // Fecunditatis
+    (0.62, -0.42, 0.004),  // Crisium
+    (-0.58, 0.05, 0.010),  // Procellarum
+    (-0.28, 0.40, 0.006),  // Nubium
+    (0.08, 0.12, 0.004),   // Vaporum
+];
+
+fn in_mare(dx: f32, dy: f32) -> bool {
+    MARIA.iter().any(|&(mx, my, r_sq)| {
+        let ex = dx - mx;
+        let ey = dy - my;
+        ex * ex + ey * ey <= r_sq
+    })
+}
+
 /// One logo size tier, in braille cells.
 #[derive(Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, Debug)]
 struct MoonSize {
@@ -152,8 +177,8 @@ fn moon_cells(size: MoonSize, p: f32) -> Vec<Vec<Option<MoonCell>>> {
         .map(|cell_row| {
             (0..size.cols as i32)
                 .map(|cell_col| {
-                    let mut mask = 0u32;
+                    let mut lit_mask = 0u32;
-                    let mut lit = false;
+                    let mut dark_mask = 0u32;
                     for (dot_col, col_bits) in DOT_BITS.iter().enumerate() {
                         for (dot_row, bit) in col_bits.iter().enumerate() {
                             let x = cell_col * 2 + dot_col as i32;
@@ -164,15 +189,28 @@ fn moon_cells(size: MoonSize, p: f32) -> Vec<Vec<Option<MoonCell>>> {
                             if d_sq > 1.0 {
                                 continue;
                             }
+                            let mare = in_mare(dx, dy);
                             if dot_lit(dx, dy, p) {
-                                mask |= bit;
+                                if mare {
-                                lit = true;
+                                    // Dark blotch on the sunlit disc.
-                            } else if d_sq >= RING_INNER_SQ {
+                                    dark_mask |= bit;
-                                // Dark limb: keep the outline ring visible.
+                                } else {
-                                mask |= bit;
+                                    lit_mask |= bit;
+                                }
+                            } else if mare || d_sq >= RING_INNER_SQ {
+                                // Dark limb: outline ring plus faint maria.
+                                dark_mask |= bit;
                             }
                         }
                     }
+                    // A braille cell holds a single color, so a cell with any
+                    // sunlit dots renders only those (mare dots in it stay
+                    // background-dark); otherwise its dark dots render gray.
+                    let (mask, lit) = if lit_mask != 0 {
+                        (lit_mask, true)
+                    } else {
+                        (dark_mask, false)
+                    };
                     (mask != 0).then(|| MoonCell {
                         ch: char::from_u32(0x2800 + mask).expect("braille block"),
                         lit,
@@ -407,6 +445,32 @@ mod tests {
         );
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn maria_texture_the_disc_in_both_extremes() {
+        // Full moon: mare dots stay dark, so the drawn glyphs must cover
+        // fewer dots than the geometric disc (lit_dots ignores maria).
+        let full = moon_cells(FULL, 0.5);
+        let drawn_dots: u32 = full
+            .iter()
+            .flatten()
+            .flatten()
+            .map(|c| (c.ch as u32 - 0x2800).count_ones())
+            .sum();
+        assert!(
+            (drawn_dots as usize) < lit_dots(0.5),
+            "full moon must keep dark maria holes"
+        );
+        // New moon: maria show as drawn (gray) cells well inside the outline
+        // ring — Procellarum sits around cell (5, 4) on the full-size grid.
+        let new = moon_cells(FULL, 0.0);
+        assert!(
+            new[5][4].is_some(),
+            "new moon must show maria inside the ring"
+        );
+        assert!(in_mare(-0.58, 0.05), "Procellarum anchors the maria map");
+        assert!(!in_mare(0.0, 0.85), "south pole stays mare-free");
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn moon_raster_is_round_and_fills_the_grid() {
         // The disc must span (nearly) the whole cell grid in both axes at

crates/codegen/kigi-tui/src/views/welcome/mod.rs

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 //! - Bottom margin
 
 use ratatui::buffer::Buffer;
-use ratatui::layout::{Alignment, Constraint, Flex, Layout, Position, Rect};
+use ratatui::layout::{Alignment, Constraint, Flex, Layout, Rect};
 use ratatui::style::{Modifier, Style};
 use ratatui::text::{Line, Span};
 use ratatui::widgets::{Block, Borders, Padding, Paragraph, Widget, Wrap};
@@ -56,22 +56,12 @@ fn quit_hint_spans(theme: &Theme) -> Vec<Span<'static>> {
     ]
 }
 
-/// Style for a clickable welcome block: bright primary while `hovered`, else
-/// `base`. Shared by the changelog renderer.
-pub(super) fn hover_style(theme: &Theme, hovered: bool, base: Style) -> Style {
-    if hovered {
-        Style::default().fg(theme.text_primary)
-    } else {
-        base
-    }
-}
-
 /// Horizontal margin (left and right) in normal mode.
 const H_MARGIN: u16 = 2;
 /// Horizontal margin in compact mode.
 const H_MARGIN_COMPACT: u16 = 1;
 
-/// Minimum width for menu + changelog sections so they don't resize when the import row toggles.
+/// Minimum width for the menu section so it doesn't resize when the import row toggles.
 /// Derivation: "[ " (2) + import-claude label (22) + gap (4) + "ctrl+i  [x]" (11) + " ]" (2) = 41.
 /// Bumped to 51 for comfortable breathing room.
 const MENU_MIN_WIDTH: u16 = 51;
@@ -103,13 +93,6 @@ pub struct WelcomeRenderResult {
     pub auth_url_rect: Option<Rect>,
     /// Hit-test rect for the "show full URL" fallback link.
     pub auth_fallback_rect: Option<Rect>,
-    /// Hit-test rect for the "[Refresh]" button on the paywall tier line.
-    /// Whether a "Changelog" menu action was rendered (above Quit), so the
-    /// input handler can map the extra menu row to the release-notes action
-    /// once markdown is available.
-    pub changelog_action_present: bool,
-    /// Hit-test rect for the clickable changelog info block (opens release notes).
-    pub changelog_cta_rect: Option<Rect>,
 }
 
 use hero_box::HERO_BOX_MIN_WIDTH;
@@ -124,9 +107,6 @@ pub(super) struct WelcomeLayout {
     pub(super) logo: Rect,
     pub(super) error: Rect,
     pub(super) menu: Rect,
-    /// Stacked info slot below the menu (narrow layout only) — shows the
-    /// changelog. Zero in the hero box layout, which uses `hero_info` instead.
-    pub(super) changelog: Rect,
     pub(super) tip: Rect,
     pub(super) prompt: Rect,
     pub(super) version: Rect,
@@ -135,8 +115,6 @@ pub(super) struct WelcomeLayout {
     pub(super) hero_logo: Rect,
     pub(super) hero_version: Rect,
     pub(super) hero_subtitle: Rect,
-    /// In-box info slot — shows the changelog.
-    pub(super) hero_info: Rect,
     pub(super) hero_menu: Rect,
 }
 
@@ -151,9 +129,7 @@ struct WelcomeLayoutInput {
     error_height: u16,
     menu_height: u16,
     tip_height: u16,
-    /// Desired changelog height (collapsed to 0 if the terminal is too short).
+    /// Vertical compaction (session picker visible): skip the logo.
-    changelog_height: u16,
-    /// Vertical compaction (session picker visible): skip the logo + info slot.
     compact: bool,
     /// Horizontal-inset compaction (appearance setting) for the stacked slot.
     prompt_compact: bool,
@@ -170,22 +146,6 @@ impl WelcomeLayout {
         tip_height + tip_gap + PROMPT_HEIGHT + VERSION_GAP + 1
     }
 
-    pub(super) fn effective_changelog(
-        content_height: u16,
-        fixed_above: u16,
-        content_slot: u16,
-        fixed_below: u16,
-        requested: u16,
-    ) -> (u16, u16) {
-        let gap = if requested > 0 { 1u16 } else { 0 };
-        let min_without = fixed_above + content_slot + 1 + fixed_below;
-        if requested > 0 && content_height >= min_without + gap + requested {
-            (requested, 1)
-        } else {
-            (0, 0)
-        }
-    }
-
     /// Compute the welcome screen layout, allowing the wide hero-box variant.
     fn compute(input: WelcomeLayoutInput) -> Self {
         Self::compute_inner(input, true)
@@ -203,17 +163,14 @@ impl WelcomeLayout {
 
     /// Compute the welcome screen layout.
     ///
-    /// Picks hero vs stacked, then measures the info slot (the changelog) at
+    /// Picks hero vs stacked. `allow_hero_box` gates the wide variant;
-    /// that layout's slot width before placing rects — width is
+    /// stacked-only callers pass `false`.
-    /// content-size-only, so it's a clean two-phase computation. `allow_hero_box`
-    /// gates the wide variant; stacked-only callers pass `false`.
     fn compute_inner(input: WelcomeLayoutInput, allow_hero_box: bool) -> Self {
         let WelcomeLayoutInput {
             content_area,
             error_height,
             menu_height,
             tip_height,
-            changelog_height,
             compact,
             prompt_compact,
         } = input;
@@ -224,26 +181,12 @@ impl WelcomeLayout {
             && content_area.width >= HERO_BOX_MIN_WIDTH
             && menu_height > 0
             && content_area.height
-                >= hero_box::min_content_height(
+                >= hero_box::min_content_height(error_height, menu_height, tip_height);
-                    error_height,
-                    menu_height,
-                    tip_height,
-                    changelog_height,
-                );
 
         if use_hero_box {
-            return hero_box::compute_hero_box(
+            return hero_box::compute_hero_box(content_area, error_height, menu_height, tip_height);
-                content_area,
-                error_height,
-                menu_height,
-                tip_height,
-                changelog_height,
-            );
         }
 
-        // Stacked info slot: the changelog.
-        let info_height = changelog_height;
-
         // Stacked layout: skip the logo in compact mode (the session picker
         // needs the space); otherwise pick small/full/none by height.
         let logo_rows = if compact {
@@ -256,19 +199,6 @@ impl WelcomeLayout {
         let tip_gap = if tip_height > 0 { 1u16 } else { 0 };
         let fixed_below = Self::fixed_below(tip_height);
         let fixed_above = logo_rows + 1 + gap_after_logo + error_height; // +1 for gap after logo
-        // The stacked info slot below the menu holds the changelog.
-        let (eff_changelog_height, _) = if !compact {
-            Self::effective_changelog(
-                content_area.height,
-                fixed_above,
-                menu_height,
-                fixed_below,
-                info_height,
-            )
-        } else {
-            (0, 0)
-        };
-        let eff_changelog_gap = if eff_changelog_height > 0 { 1u16 } else { 0 };
         // Compute top_pad using the *default* menu height (4 items = 7 rows) so
         // the logo position stays constant regardless of picker/focus state.
         let top_pad = if compact {
@@ -278,36 +208,18 @@ impl WelcomeLayout {
             let remaining = content_area.height.saturating_sub(fixed_above);
             remaining
                 .saturating_sub(default_menu_height)
-                .saturating_sub(eff_changelog_gap + eff_changelog_height)
                 .saturating_sub(fixed_below)
                 / 3
         };
         let logo_gap = 1u16;
         let flex_gap = 1u16;
-        let [
+        let [_, logo, _, _, error, menu, _, tip, _, prompt, _, version] = Layout::vertical([
-            _,
-            logo,
-            _,
-            _,
-            error,
-            menu,
-            _,
-            changelog,
-            _,
-            tip,
-            _,
-            prompt,
-            _,
-            version,
-        ] = Layout::vertical([
             Constraint::Length(top_pad),
             Constraint::Length(logo_rows),
             Constraint::Length(logo_gap), // gap after logo
             Constraint::Length(gap_after_logo),
             Constraint::Length(error_height),
             Constraint::Length(menu_height),
-            Constraint::Length(eff_changelog_gap),
-            Constraint::Length(eff_changelog_height),
             Constraint::Min(flex_gap),
             Constraint::Length(tip_height),
             Constraint::Length(tip_gap),
@@ -320,7 +232,6 @@ impl WelcomeLayout {
             logo,
             error,
             menu,
-            changelog,
             tip,
             prompt,
             version,
@@ -328,7 +239,6 @@ impl WelcomeLayout {
             hero_logo: zero,
             hero_version: zero,
             hero_subtitle: zero,
-            hero_info: zero,
             hero_menu: zero,
         }
     }
@@ -566,10 +476,6 @@ pub struct WelcomeRenderParams<'a> {
     /// Live working directory (tracks `Effect::SetWorkingDir`), used to pin
     /// the current repo's session group to the top of the picker.
     pub cwd: &'a std::path::Path,
-    /// Cached changelog bullets for the welcome screen (up to 3).
-    pub changelog_bullets: &'a [String],
-    /// Whether full release notes markdown is available (controls the CTA hint).
-    pub changelog_has_full_notes: bool,
 }
 
 /// Render the welcome screen.
@@ -642,8 +548,6 @@ pub fn render_welcome(
                 import_banner_rect: None,
                 auth_url_rect: None,
                 auth_fallback_rect: None,
-                changelog_action_present: false,
-                changelog_cta_rect: None,
             }
         }
         AuthState::Authenticating { auth_url, mode, .. } => {
@@ -668,8 +572,6 @@ pub fn render_welcome(
                 import_banner_rect: None,
                 auth_url_rect: url_rect,
                 auth_fallback_rect: fallback_rect,
-                changelog_action_present: false,
-                changelog_cta_rect: None,
             }
         }
         // Folder-trust question: shown after auth, before any session is
@@ -1450,73 +1352,6 @@ fn inset_horizontal(rect: Rect, inset: u16) -> Rect {
     }
 }
 
-/// Render the changelog section (header + bullets), centered to the menu width.
-/// When `clickable` (full notes exist) the whole block opens the notes on click
-/// and brightens while hovered; returns that clickable rect.
-#[allow(clippy::too_many_arguments)]
-fn render_changelog_section(
-    area: Rect,
-    buf: &mut Buffer,
-    theme: &Theme,
-    bullets: &[String],
-    min_width_hint: u16,
-    content_height: u16,
-    clickable: bool,
-    mouse_pos: Option<(u16, u16)>,
-) -> Option<Rect> {
-    let menu_width = logo::logo_visual_width(content_height)
-        .max(30)
-        .max(min_width_hint);
-    let [_, centered, _] = Layout::horizontal([
-        Constraint::Min(0),
-        Constraint::Length(menu_width),
-        Constraint::Min(0),
-    ])
-    .flex(Flex::Center)
-    .areas(area);
-
-    if centered.width < 20 || centered.height == 0 {
-        return None;
-    }
-
-    let hovered =
-        clickable && mouse_pos.is_some_and(|(mx, my)| centered.contains(Position::new(mx, my)));
-
-    let header_style = hover_style(
-        theme,
-        hovered,
-        Style::default()
-            .fg(theme.gray_bright)
-            .add_modifier(Modifier::DIM),
-    );
-    let title = "Changelog";
-    buf.set_span(
-        centered.x,
-        centered.y,
-        &Span::styled(title, header_style),
-        centered.width,
-    );
-
-    let bullet_style = hover_style(theme, hovered, Style::default().fg(theme.gray_bright));
-    let max_text_width = centered.width.saturating_sub(2) as usize; // "• " prefix = 2 cols
-    for (i, bullet) in bullets.iter().enumerate() {
-        let row = centered.y + 2 + i as u16;
-        if row >= centered.y + centered.height {
-            break;
-        }
-        let truncated = crate::render::line_utils::truncate_str(bullet, max_text_width);
-        let text = format!("\u{2022} {truncated}");
-        buf.set_span(
-            centered.x,
-            row,
-            &Span::styled(text, bullet_style),
-            centered.width,
-        );
-    }
-
-    clickable.then_some(centered)
-}
-
 /// Render the normal welcome screen (Done state -- already authenticated).
 fn render_welcome_done(
     content_area: Rect,
@@ -1535,8 +1370,6 @@ fn render_welcome_done(
 
     let in_vscode_family = welcome_in_vscode_family();
 
-    // Heights that don't depend on the menu — computed first so the menu
-    // builder can probe the layout to decide whether to add a Changelog row.
     // Startup-warning hint height (multi-line aware).
     let hint_height = p.startup_warnings.first().map_or(0u16, |w| {
         let msg_lines = w.message.lines().count() as u16;
@@ -1558,14 +1391,6 @@ fn render_welcome_done(
     } else {
         0
     };
-    let changelog_height = if !show_picker && !p.changelog_bullets.is_empty() {
-        2 + p.changelog_bullets.len() as u16
-    } else {
-        0
-    };
-    // Changelog is reachable via this menu row (ctrl+l). Show from the first
-    // frame so the menu doesn't shift while the CDN fetch completes.
-    let show_changelog_action = !show_picker;
 
     let owned_menu;
     let menu_items: &[(&str, &str)] = {
@@ -1577,7 +1402,7 @@ fn render_welcome_done(
         );
         // Insert the import row at the top when there are pending `.claude/`
         // settings to import — it's the most actionable item right now.
-        let mut items: Vec<(&str, &str)> = Vec::with_capacity(5);
+        let mut items: Vec<(&str, &str)> = Vec::with_capacity(4);
         if p.has_claude_import {
             // The trailing "[x]" is a clickable dismiss affordance — the
             // welcome screen mouse handler treats clicks on the rightmost
@@ -1588,10 +1413,6 @@ fn render_welcome_done(
         }
         items.push((key_w, "New worktree"));
         items.push((key_s, "Resume session"));
-        // "Changelog" above Quit; no shortcut — opened by click (row or block).
-        if show_changelog_action {
-            items.push(("", "Changelog"));
-        }
         items.push((key_q, "Quit"));
         owned_menu = items;
         owned_menu.as_slice()
@@ -1620,7 +1441,6 @@ fn render_welcome_done(
         error_height: hint_height,
         menu_height: content_height,
         tip_height,
-        changelog_height,
         compact: welcome_compact,
         prompt_compact: p.compact,
     });
@@ -1628,9 +1448,6 @@ fn render_welcome_done(
     // Render startup warning in the error area (same slot as auth errors).
     let import_banner_rect = render_startup_warnings(layout.error, buf, theme, p.startup_warnings);
 
-    // Hit-rects, set by whichever layout draws each block.
-    let mut changelog_cta_rect: Option<Rect> = None;
-
     let (menu_rects, picker_close_button) = if show_picker {
         // Use the full area since logo/menu are hidden and shortcuts
         // are now rendered inside the picker content area.
@@ -1663,20 +1480,9 @@ fn render_welcome_done(
         (vec![], Some(hit_areas))
     } else if layout.has_hero_box() {
         // Wide layout: render bordered hero box with logo left, version + menu right.
-        let rects = hero_box::render_hero_box(
+        let menu_rects =
-            &layout,
+            hero_box::render_hero_box(&layout, buf, theme, menu_items, p.selected, p.mouse_pos);
-            buf,
+        (menu_rects, None)
-            theme,
-            menu_items,
-            p.selected,
-            p.mouse_pos,
-            hero_box::ChangelogDisplay {
-                bullets: p.changelog_bullets,
-                has_full_notes: p.changelog_has_full_notes,
-            },
-        );
-        changelog_cta_rect = rects.changelog_cta_rect;
-        (rects.menu_rects, None)
     } else {
         // Narrow layout: stacked logo above, menu below. Inset the menu the
         // same as the input bar (`prompt_inset`) so it keeps side spacing
@@ -1697,23 +1503,6 @@ fn render_welcome_done(
         )
     };
 
-    // Stacked info slot below the menu (narrow layout): show the changelog,
-    // mirroring the hero box. Inset to match the input bar so it lines up with
-    // the menu above.
-    if layout.changelog.height > 0 {
-        let info_area = inset_horizontal(layout.changelog, prompt::prompt_inset(p.compact));
-        changelog_cta_rect = render_changelog_section(
-            info_area,
-            buf,
-            theme,
-            p.changelog_bullets,
-            MENU_MIN_WIDTH,
-            content_area.height,
-            p.changelog_has_full_notes,
-            p.mouse_pos,
-        );
-    }
-
     // Skip the prompt input when picker is visible to save space;
     // shortcuts are rendered inside the picker content area.
     let (cursor_pos, post_flush_escapes) = if show_picker {
@@ -1840,8 +1629,6 @@ fn render_welcome_done(
         import_banner_rect,
         auth_url_rect: None,
         auth_fallback_rect: None,
-        changelog_action_present: show_changelog_action,
-        changelog_cta_rect,
     }
 }
 
@@ -2278,8 +2065,6 @@ mod tests {
             session_picker_source_filter: crate::views::session_picker::SourceFilter::All,
             chat_mode: false,
             cwd: std::path::Path::new("/repo"),
-            changelog_bullets: &[],
-            changelog_has_full_notes: false,
         }
     }
 
@@ -2747,106 +2532,6 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(state.query, "e");
     }
 
-    #[test]
-    fn changelog_hidden_on_short_terminal() {
-        let area = Rect::new(0, 0, 80, 15);
-        let layout = WelcomeLayout::compute(WelcomeLayoutInput {
-            content_area: area,
-            menu_height: 4,
-            changelog_height: 5,
-            ..Default::default()
-        });
-        assert_eq!(layout.changelog.height, 0);
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn changelog_shown_on_tall_terminal() {
-        let area = Rect::new(0, 0, 80, 50);
-        let layout = WelcomeLayout::compute(WelcomeLayoutInput {
-            content_area: area,
-            menu_height: 4,
-            changelog_height: 5,
-            ..Default::default()
-        });
-        assert_eq!(layout.changelog.height, 5);
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn changelog_hidden_when_compact() {
-        let area = Rect::new(0, 0, 80, 60);
-        let layout = WelcomeLayout::compute(WelcomeLayoutInput {
-            content_area: area,
-            menu_height: 4,
-            changelog_height: 5,
-            compact: true,
-            prompt_compact: true,
-            ..Default::default()
-        });
-        assert_eq!(layout.changelog.height, 0);
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn changelog_hidden_when_zero_requested() {
-        let area = Rect::new(0, 0, 80, 60);
-        let layout = WelcomeLayout::compute(WelcomeLayoutInput {
-            content_area: area,
-            menu_height: 4,
-            ..Default::default()
-        });
-        assert_eq!(layout.changelog.height, 0);
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn changelog_boundary_exact_fit() {
-        // No logo at h < 22. fixed_above = 0 + 1 + 0 + 0 = 1.
-        // fixed_below = 0 (tip) + 0 (tip_gap) + 3 (prompt) + 1 (ver_gap) + 1 (ver) = 5.
-        // min_without_changelog = 1 + 4 (menu) + 1 (flex) + 5 = 11.
-        // changelog slot = 1 (gap) + 5 (height) = 6. Threshold = 11 + 6 = 17.
-        let just_fits = Rect::new(0, 0, 80, 17);
-        let layout = WelcomeLayout::compute(WelcomeLayoutInput {
-            content_area: just_fits,
-            menu_height: 4,
-            changelog_height: 5,
-            ..Default::default()
-        });
-        assert_eq!(layout.changelog.height, 5);
-
-        let too_short = Rect::new(0, 0, 80, 16);
-        let layout = WelcomeLayout::compute(WelcomeLayoutInput {
-            content_area: too_short,
-            menu_height: 4,
-            changelog_height: 5,
-            ..Default::default()
-        });
-        assert_eq!(layout.changelog.height, 0);
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn changelog_hidden_when_tip_steals_space() {
-        // Use narrow width to avoid hero box path, keeping stacked layout.
-        // With tip_height=2: fixed_below(2) = 8. min = 1 + 4 + 1 + 8 = 14.
-        // Threshold = 14 + 6 = 20. At h=19 the tip pushes changelog out.
-        let with_tip = Rect::new(0, 0, 60, 19);
-        let layout = WelcomeLayout::compute(WelcomeLayoutInput {
-            content_area: with_tip,
-            menu_height: 4,
-            tip_height: 2,
-            changelog_height: 5,
-            ..Default::default()
-        });
-        assert_eq!(layout.changelog.height, 0);
-
-        // Same size without tip: threshold = 17 <= 19, changelog fits.
-        let without_tip = Rect::new(0, 0, 60, 19);
-        let layout = WelcomeLayout::compute(WelcomeLayoutInput {
-            content_area: without_tip,
-            menu_height: 4,
-            changelog_height: 5,
-            ..Default::default()
-        });
-        assert_eq!(layout.changelog.height, 5);
-    }
-
     #[test]
     fn hero_box_active_on_wide_tall_terminal() {
         // 90 cols, 50 rows: meets the minimum for the hero box.
@@ -2866,6 +2551,7 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(layout.hero_logo.height > 0);
         assert!(layout.hero_menu.height > 0);
         assert_eq!(layout.hero_version.height, 1);
+        assert_eq!(layout.hero_subtitle.height, 1);
     }
 
     #[test]
@@ -3056,53 +2742,6 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(layout.hero_logo.y, layout.hero_box.y + 2);
     }
 
-    #[test]
-    fn hero_box_with_changelog() {
-        // The changelog renders inside the box (info slot), not in a
-        // separate area below it.
-        let area = Rect::new(0, 0, 100, 50);
-        let layout = WelcomeLayout::compute(WelcomeLayoutInput {
-            content_area: area,
-            menu_height: 3,
-            changelog_height: 5,
-            ..Default::default()
-        });
-        assert!(layout.has_hero_box());
-        assert_eq!(layout.changelog.height, 0);
-        assert_eq!(layout.hero_info.height, 5);
-        // The subtitle is hidden when the info slot is shown.
-        assert_eq!(layout.hero_subtitle.height, 0);
-        assert!(layout.hero_info.y > layout.hero_version.y);
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn hero_box_keeps_one_bottom_pad_below_actions() {
-        // With a changelog the subtitle is hidden, but there's still exactly
-        // one padding row between the actions and the bottom border.
-        // (menu=4 + info=3 fills the inner, so the menu reaches the pad.)
-        let area = Rect::new(0, 0, 100, 50);
-        let no_info = WelcomeLayout::compute(WelcomeLayoutInput {
-            content_area: area,
-            menu_height: 4,
-            ..Default::default()
-        });
-        let with_info = WelcomeLayout::compute(WelcomeLayoutInput {
-            content_area: area,
-            menu_height: 4,
-            changelog_height: 3,
-            ..Default::default()
-        });
-        assert_eq!(no_info.hero_subtitle.height, 1);
-        assert_eq!(with_info.hero_subtitle.height, 0);
-        let menu_bottom = with_info.hero_menu.y + with_info.hero_menu.height;
-        let border_bottom = with_info.hero_box.y + with_info.hero_box.height - 1;
-        assert_eq!(
-            border_bottom - menu_bottom,
-            1,
-            "one pad row below the actions"
-        );
-    }
-
     /// Flatten a rendered buffer into one string for substring assertions.
     fn buffer_text(buf: &Buffer) -> String {
         let area = *buf.area();

crates/codegen/kigi-tui/tests/scenarios/release_notes_scroll.yaml

@@ -1,52 +0,0 @@
-name: release-notes-scroll
-description: >
-  Open /release-notes (DocViewer modal) and verify keyboard + mouse-wheel scrolling
-  moves the changelog body. Seeds CHANGELOG cache offline via setup is not available
-  in YAML, so this scenario relies on CDN/cache if present and still asserts the
-  modal chrome + scroll affordances. Prefer the pty_e2e Rust tests for deterministic
-  offline seeding; this YAML exercises the scripted ptyctl runner path.
-terminal:
-  rows: 40
-  cols: 110
-mock:
-  response: "SCRIPTED_RELEASE_NOTES_SCROLL unused for this scenario."
-steps:
-  - action: wait_for_text
-    text: Quit
-    timeout_ms: 20000
-  # Promote welcome → session and open release notes (uses CDN or disk cache).
-  - action: type_text
-    text: "/release-notes"
-  - action: keys
-    keys: "<Enter>"
-  - action: wait_for_text
-    text: Release Notes
-    timeout_ms: 20000
-  - action: assert_contains
-    text: scroll
-  # Keyboard scroll through the modal body.
-  - action: keys
-    keys: "<Down><Down><Down><Down><Down><Down><Down><Down><Down><Down>"
-  - action: wait
-    millis: 200
-  - action: keys
-    keys: "jjjjjjjjjj"
-  - action: wait
-    millis: 200
-  # Mouse wheel at the center of the modal.
-  - action: scroll
-    row: 20
-    col: 55
-    direction: down
-    count: 15
-  - action: wait
-    millis: 250
-  - action: assert_contains
-    text: Release Notes
-  - action: assert_not_contains
-    text: panicked
-  - action: keys
-    keys: "<Esc>"
-  - action: screenshot
-    name: release-notes-after-scroll
-    note: Release notes modal after keyboard + wheel scroll.

crates/codegen/kigi-tui/tests/scripted_scenarios.rs

@@ -64,12 +64,6 @@ async fn scripted_slash_resize_storm() {
     run_scenario("slash_resize_storm.yaml").await;
 }
 
-#[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread", worker_threads = 2)]
-#[ignore]
-async fn scripted_release_notes_scroll() {
-    run_scenario("release_notes_scroll.yaml").await;
-}
-
 #[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread", worker_threads = 2)]
 #[ignore]
 async fn scripted_mock_response() {

install.ps1

@@ -131,16 +131,20 @@ try {
     Write-Host ""
     Write-Host "kigi v$ResolvedVersion installed to $Dest"
 
+    # -contains instead of Where-Object/.Count: under Set-StrictMode, .Count
+    # on an empty (null) filter result throws PropertyNotFoundStrict — which
+    # fired on every fresh install, since that's exactly the not-on-PATH case.
     $UserPath = [Environment]::GetEnvironmentVariable("Path", "User")
-    $OnPath = ($UserPath -split ";" | Where-Object { $_ -eq $BinDir }).Count -gt 0 -or
+    $OnPath = (($UserPath -split ";") -contains $BinDir) -or
-              ($env:Path -split ";" | Where-Object { $_ -eq $BinDir }).Count -gt 0
+              (($env:Path -split ";") -contains $BinDir)
     if (-not $OnPath) {
+        # Persist the bin dir on the per-user PATH so the user doesn't have
+        # to. Registry-backed; every new terminal picks it up automatically.
+        $NewUserPath = if ($UserPath) { "$BinDir;$UserPath" } else { $BinDir }
+        [Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable("Path", $NewUserPath, "User")
         Write-Host ""
-        Write-Host "$BinDir is not on your PATH. Add it for the current user with:"
+        Write-Host "Added $BinDir to your user PATH."
-        Write-Host ""
+        Write-Host "Open a new terminal, then run 'kigi' to get started."
-        Write-Host "  [Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable('Path', `"$BinDir;`" + [Environment]::GetEnvironmentVariable('Path', 'User'), 'User')"
-        Write-Host ""
-        Write-Host "Then open a new terminal and run 'kigi' to get started."
     } else {
         Write-Host "Run 'kigi' to get started."
     }

install.sh

@@ -191,9 +191,45 @@ case ":$PATH:" in
         printf 'Run `kigi` to get started.\n'
         ;;
     *)
-        printf '\n%s is not on your PATH. Add it with:\n\n' "$BIN_DIR"
+        # Persist BIN_DIR on PATH in the login shell's rc file, so the user
-        printf '  export PATH="%s:$PATH"    # sh / bash / zsh (add to your shell rc)\n' "$BIN_DIR"
+        # doesn't have to. Idempotent: skipped when the rc already mentions
-        printf '  fish_add_path %s          # fish\n\n' "$BIN_DIR"
+        # the bin dir. On write failure the manual command is printed and the
-        printf 'Then run `kigi` to get started.\n'
+        # script fails loudly (the binary itself is already installed).
+        persist_line() {
+            rc="$1"
+            line="$2"
+            if [ -f "$rc" ] && grep -qF "$BIN_DIR" "$rc"; then
+                printf '\n%s is already configured in %s.\n' "$BIN_DIR" "$rc"
+                return 0
+            fi
+            printf '\n# Added by the kigi installer\n%s\n' "$line" >> "$rc" \
+                || err "could not write $rc — add kigi to your PATH manually: $line"
+            printf '\nAdded %s to your PATH in %s.\n' "$BIN_DIR" "$rc"
+        }
+        EXPORT_LINE="export PATH=\"$BIN_DIR:\$PATH\""
+        case "${SHELL:-}" in
+            */zsh)
+                persist_line "${ZDOTDIR:-$HOME}/.zshrc" "$EXPORT_LINE"
+                ;;
+            */bash)
+                # macOS login shells read ~/.bash_profile; Linux reads ~/.bashrc.
+                if [ "$PLATFORM_OS" = "macos" ]; then
+                    persist_line "$HOME/.bash_profile" "$EXPORT_LINE"
+                else
+                    persist_line "$HOME/.bashrc" "$EXPORT_LINE"
+                fi
+                ;;
+            */fish)
+                # fish_add_path in config.fish is fish's own idempotent way
+                # to persist a PATH entry.
+                FISH_CONF_DIR="${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}/fish"
+                mkdir -p "$FISH_CONF_DIR"
+                persist_line "$FISH_CONF_DIR/config.fish" "fish_add_path $BIN_DIR"
+                ;;
+            *)
+                persist_line "$HOME/.profile" "$EXPORT_LINE"
+                ;;
+        esac
+        printf 'Open a new terminal, then run `kigi` to get started.\n'
         ;;
 esac