Release v0.51.0

[wladimiiir]

Highlights

🧠 Advanced Context Management: Auto-Handoff vs. Auto-Compact

We’ve upgraded how AiderDesk handles long conversations! In your task settings, you can now choose your preferred "Compaction Type."
Previously, auto-compaction would summarize the thread within the same task. Now, you can opt for Auto-Handoff. When your conversation hits the token threshold, AiderDesk will automatically extract the essential context and move the conversation into a new subtask. This keeps your current context perfectly clean while preserving the original conversation history for reference.

✅ TODO Item Handoff: Modularize Your Workflow

Sometimes a single TODO item turns out to be a task of its own. You can now handoff a specific TODO item to a new task directly from the TODO window. This is perfect for isolating work that can be done in parallel, like generating unit tests or implementing a sub-component, without cluttering your main task's context.

🌐 Browser & Headless Enhancements: Notifications & URL Navigation

For those running AiderDesk via Docker or as a headless server, we’ve brought the browser experience closer to the desktop app:

• Image Support: You can now paste images directly from your clipboard into the browser prompt.
• Push Notifications: Stay informed on task completion with native browser notifications.
• Direct Bookmarking: We’ve added support for project and task URL parameters. You can now bookmark specific tasks or share direct links to them for instant navigation.

⚔️ The /resolve-conflicts Command

The AI-powered conflict resolution that was previously exclusive to our Worktree rebase flow is now available as a standalone command! Simply type /resolve-conflicts in any project to let the agent analyze and resolve merge conflicts for you. It’s like having a senior dev handle the messy parts of a rebase.

✂️ "Delete Up To Here": Precise Course Correction

Building on our "Fork" and "Delete Message" features, we’ve added Delete up to here. If you notice an agent drifting off-course, you can select any message and delete everything following it. This allows you to "re-steer" the agent from a known good point without the overhead of creating an entirely new forked task.

Other Changes

• Performance: Improved UI responsiveness by replacing the underlying tooltip rendering library - big Thanks to @jutaz.
• UI Refinements: Updated the visuals of model selectors and moved project tabs into a dropdown menu on mobile devices for better space management.
• Subtasks of Archived Task: Archiving a parent task now automatically hides its subtasks to keep your sidebar clean.
• Context Tree: Updated how project files not currently in the context are are showing up in the tree, and removed empty tooltips from the folders.
• Tool Improvements: Glob and Grep tool messages now provide more detailed information to the user.
• Subtask Inheritance: New subtasks now correctly inherit the agent profile, provider, and model from their parent.
• Claude SDK: The Claude Agent SDK provider is now only visible if the claude executable is detected on your system.
• Reliability: Prompt text is now properly preserved when switching between tasks, and agent profiles are correctly updated after deletion.
• Diff Viewer: Added support for unknown file types, allowing them to be viewed without syntax highlighting rather than failing.

💡 We’d love to hear your thoughts! Your feedback helps us improve AiderDesk - feel free to share any suggestions or issues. Happy coding! 🚀

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