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Changelog ​

v1.2.4 (2026-03-26) ​

Fixes ​

  • Suppress TTS echo from triggering false VAD interrupts during speaking state using real-time mic RMS analysis
  • Handle unavailable mic RMS (suspended AudioContext) gracefully during echo suppression
  • Skip redundant TTS cleanup on normal playback completion — only run during actual user interruptions

v1.2.3 (2026-03-16) ​

CI ​

  • Upgrade GitHub Actions to Node.js 24-compatible versions (checkout v6, setup-node v6, upload/download-artifact v7/v8, upload-pages-artifact v4)
  • Update CI node-version from 20 to 22 (LTS)

Chores ​

  • Remove tracked .vscode files from repository (already gitignored)

v1.2.2 (2026-03-15) ​

Docs ​

  • Update README badge to show Release workflow status
  • Add MIT license (LICENSE file, README, package.json)

Chores ​

  • Update biome.json schema version to match installed version (2.4.7)
  • Add .vscode, *.tsbuildinfo, and .pnpm-store to .gitignore
  • Enable Renovate dependency dashboard

v1.2.1 (2026-03-15) ​

Security ​

  • Fix vulnerable transitive dependencies (undici, yauzl) via pnpm overrides

Chores ​

  • Update production dependencies (react 19.2.4, elevenlabs-js 2.39.0, xstate/react 6.1.0, lucide-react 0.577.0, onnxruntime-web 1.24.3)
  • Update dev dependencies (electron 41.0.2, jsdom 29.0.0, vitest 4.1.0, biome 2.4.7, electron-builder 26.8.1)

v1.2.0 (2026-03-15) ​

Features ​

  • Adopt React Compiler (babel-plugin-react-compiler) for automatic memoization
  • Add HiDPI (devicePixelRatio) support to Waveform canvas
  • Add CLAUDE.md with project guidelines and React Compiler rules

Fixes ​

  • Fix VAD not re-creating MicVAD when thresholds change
  • Fix stale cleanup→startVAD chain leaving mic active after disable/unmount
  • Fix gateway auto-reconnect after intentional disconnect (disposed flag)
  • Fix unhandled promise rejections in audio hook effect cleanups
  • Fix partial initialization leak in speaker monitor on capture failure
  • Fix settings loading blocking UI on single IPC failure (Promise.allSettled)
  • Fix temp directory cleanup masking successful TTS/STT results
  • Always reconnect gateway on SESSION_START (URL/token may have changed)

Refactors ​

  • Remove manual useCallback/useMemo/ref-for-latest-value patterns (React Compiler)
  • Unify VoiceEvent type in voice-machine.ts (single source of truth)
  • Derive ACCEPTED_EVENTS from XState machine config automatically
  • Cache ElevenLabsClient in SttEngine constructor
  • Reduce TtsSettings prop drilling via Pick-based settings object
  • Convert sync I/O to async in PiperTts and SttEngine
  • Consolidate hardcoded color values into CSS custom properties
  • Type STATUS_LABELS and STATE_DOT_COLORS with VoiceState for exhaustiveness
  • Hoist VALID_KEY_SOURCES to module-level typed constant
  • Delete unused tts-engine.ts re-export file

Docs ​

  • Unify documentation site structure
  • Add changelog page to VitePress documentation
  • Add install page with OS-specific instructions
  • Symlink contributing.md to root CONTRIBUTING.md

CI ​

  • Simplify backport workflow to direct main-to-develop merge

v1.1.0 (2026-03-14) ​

Features ​

  • Show app version and update notification in voice view
  • Check for updates via GitHub Releases API with caching (1h success / 5min failure TTL)

Fixes ​

  • Support multi-model LLM response formats (nested content arrays, typed containers)
  • Fix TTS interrupt — replace stopped boolean with generation counter pattern
  • Strip <thinking> tags alongside <think> from LLM responses
  • Recover from empty LLM final messages instead of getting stuck in thinking state
  • Safe JSON.stringify for unserializable final messages

Refactors ​

  • Remove isStopped from TTS provider interface — generation counter is sufficient
  • Hoist SKIP_CONTENT_TYPES to module-level constant in openclaw-client

v1.0.5 (2026-03-12) ​

Security ​

  • Add explicit permissions to all workflow jobs
  • Add SECURITY.md security policy

v1.0.4 (2026-03-12) ​

Security ​

  • Fix vulnerable transitive dependencies (minimatch, tar, esbuild) via pnpm overrides

v1.0.3 (2026-03-12) ​

Fixes ​

  • Scope CI badge to main branch

v1.0.2 (2026-03-11) ​

Chores ​

  • Add Renovate configuration with automerge on CI success

v1.0.1 (2026-03-10) ​

Chores ​

  • Add backport workflow to sync main changes to develop

v1.0.0 ​

  • Initial release
  • Voice-driven AI chat with real-time TTS playback
  • VAD (Voice Activity Detection) with auto noise calibration
  • Gateway WebSocket integration (OpenClaw protocol)
  • Multi-platform support: macOS (arm64/x64), Windows (x64), Linux (AppImage/deb)
  • Encrypted key storage with AES-256-CBC
  • ElevenLabs and VOICEVOX TTS providers

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