Changelog

Typing a custom answer finally behaves like typing anywhere else

• Fixed CLI Pick Choosing "Other" now puts the cursor in its box every time. Previously it worked on the first try only — pick it again after moving away and the cursor stayed on the row, so what you typed went nowhere.
• Fixed CLI General Tab and the arrow keys now move to the next control when you leave a text box, instead of jumping back to the top or bottom of the dialog. This affected every box you could type in, not just custom answers.
• New CLI General While you are typing in a box, the keys that get you back out — Tab to leave, Return to finish — are shown at the end of the line.

Fixes automatic updates, which 2.6.5 and 2.6.6 could leave unable to launch

• Fixed App General Automatic updates work again. In 2.6.5 and 2.6.6 the download could gain a stray file while being unpacked, which broke the app's signature and stopped macOS from launching it afterwards. The downloads for both of those versions have been replaced, so updating from any version now works.
• Fixed App General If an update ever does fail to install, the app now restores the previous version instead of leaving nothing behind.
• Fixed App General The list of changes shown before an update loads reliably again. It was read from a single address that rate-limits, and any refusal from it looked identical to a version with nothing to report. It now reads from the documentation site first, retries, and says plainly when it could not load rather than showing an empty list.

One interface, and it is the designed one — dialogs are always Caret now

• Updated App General Dialogs now always use the Caret interface. The style option in Appearance is gone, and installs still set to the older Classic look are moved across on first launch. Caret is the one that gets designed, measured and tested, so it is the one everybody gets.
• Removed App General Removed the style previews added in 2.6.5. The screenshots were never included in the download, so the setting showed a placeholder instead of a preview.

Signed and notarized by Apple, delivered as a disk image — no more quarantine warning

• Updated App General The app is now signed with a Developer ID and notarized by Apple. It opens without a security warning, and you no longer have to clear the quarantine flag by hand after installing.
• Updated App General macOS downloads are now a disk image: open it and drag the app to Applications. Existing installs keep updating in place as before.
• Fixed CLI Form In a multi-question form, choosing 'Other' now puts the cursor in that question's own text box. On the following question the cursor no longer jumped into a text box nobody had asked for, which swallowed the key that picks an option.

Typing into a dialog now always types, even when the dialog is not the frontmost window

• Fixed CLI General Characters typed into a text field are no longer treated as keyboard shortcuts when the dialog cannot bring itself to the front — behind a full-screen app, during a Space switch, or while a system alert holds the foreground. An answer beginning with 's' opened the snooze tray instead of being typed
• Fixed CLI General Choosing the 'Other' option now puts the cursor in its text box, so you can just start typing your custom answer

Every dialog now stays inside its own window — notifications, long lists, prefilled values and the note pane

• Fixed CLI General A notification longer than a couple of lines is no longer drawn over its own title and cut off at the bottom — the whole message is shown, and a long one shows far more of itself than before
• Fixed CLI General Opening the note pane no longer draws it through the Cancel and Next buttons underneath
• Fixed CLI General A long list of options with the note pane open no longer paints its rows over the question, the header and the buttons
• Fixed CLI General A prefilled answer containing line breaks — a release note, a commit message — stays inside its field instead of being drawn across the question above it and the buttons below
• Fixed CLI General Picking an option that does not yet answer the question now grows the dialog to fit the hint that appears, instead of drawing it outside the window

Dialogs no longer fail to appear when the machine's audio is busy or unavailable

• Fixed CLI General A dialog could fail to appear at all on a machine whose audio device was unavailable, exclusive to another app, or wedged — the notification sound was played before the window was built and could block it indefinitely, leaving the agent waiting for an answer to a question that was never shown. The sound now plays out of the way of the dialog
• Fixed CLI General A dialog now appears even when it cannot bring itself to the front, instead of staying invisible

Arrow keys stay where you put them, and the light theme is light all the way through

• Fixed CLI General Pressing the left arrow to fix a typo while answering a form no longer throws the whole dialog away — the arrows now move through what you are typing, as they should
• Fixed CLI General In the Bracket interface, the arrow keys no longer jump between form steps while you are typing an answer
• Fixed CLI General The light theme no longer draws dark panels over a light dialog — setting a theme the interface does not recognise leaves its own colours alone instead of replacing them

A new dialog interface, and expired dialogs now tell you the agent moved on

• New App General A completely redesigned dialog interface is available — switch it on with the New Interface toggle in Settings → General
• New CLI General When the agent stops waiting for an answer (after 10 minutes), the dialog now stays on screen and clearly says the agent continued with its best guess — instead of silently collecting an answer that would never be read
• Fixed Server General A question asked after an earlier one timed out no longer gets stuck behind the abandoned dialog
• New CLI General Dialogs can be reskinned — the visual layer is now swappable, with two extra experimental looks selectable via the DIALOG_SKIN environment variable
• Removed App General The pre-release versions toggle is gone from Updates settings — beta builds can still be enabled directly in settings.json

Feedback pane fixes — typing no longer fights the hotkeys or breaks the layout

• Fixed CLI General Typing in the feedback pane no longer triggers keyboard shortcuts — even the first characters typed right after opening it land in your note instead of toggling the snooze panel or opening menus
• Fixed CLI General The feedback pane no longer breaks the dialog layout — toolbar edges sticking out past the rounded corners and clipped buttons on right-positioned dialogs are gone
• Fixed CLI General The feedback editor is focused the instant the pane opens, so you can start typing immediately
• Fixed CLI General Fast typists can no longer accidentally open the ask-differently menu while a dialog is still appearing

Smarter tool briefing for agents — structured responses and self-documenting schemas

• New Server General Every tool now returns machine-readable structured responses, so agents reliably recognize answers, snoozes, cancellations, and feedback notes — even in clients that trim long instructions
• New Server General Tools now declare display titles and behavior hints (read-only, non-destructive), so clients can show friendlier names and skip unnecessary permission prompts
• New Server General Every tool parameter is now documented directly in the schema, so agents fill in dialogs correctly without guessing at field semantics
• Updated Server General Base prompt v2.15.0 puts response-handling rules first, so critical guidance survives clients that truncate long instructions
• Fixed Server General Away (AFK) mode now tells the agent to proceed with sensible defaults instead of pointing it at a disabled question tool
• Updated Server Layout The layout editor tool is no longer offered on Windows, where it cannot run
• Fixed Server General The MCP server now reports its real version to connected clients

Per-question feedback pane for steering the agent

• New CLI Form Slide out a feedback pane on any dialog to leave a targeted note on a specific question — or the whole prompt — so the agent knows exactly how to adjust
• New CLI Form Feedback notes render markdown and show the question you're responding to right in the header
• New CLI Text Press ⌘F to open the feedback pane, including on text-input and password dialogs
• Fixed CLI Form Tall forms and pick lists no longer get stuck endlessly resizing between two layouts
• Updated Server General The base prompt is now delivered to the agent automatically each session through the MCP server, instead of being copied into your global CLAUDE.md
• Updated Server General Updated baseprompt to v2.13.0 with per-question feedback guidance

Away (AFK) mode with auto-triggers for sleep and inactivity

• New App General New Away (AFK) mode auto-responds to interactive dialogs so the agent falls back to its native question tool instead of waiting on you
• New App General Away can turn on automatically when the Mac sleeps and turn off when it wakes
• New App General Away can turn on after a configurable period of keyboard and mouse inactivity (1–60 minutes), and clears as soon as you're back
• New App General Right-click the menu bar icon to toggle Away (AFK) without opening Settings
• Fixed App General Menu bar icon and right-click menu icons now adapt correctly to light and dark menu bars

Form reliability and tweak slider precision

• Fixed CLI Tweak Tweak sliders now disambiguate same-pattern matches in code, picking the right value when multiple identical literals exist
• Fixed CLI Form Wizard and accordion forms reliably count answers when only the Other field is filled
• Fixed App General Login Items no longer accumulates duplicate entries when the app starts
• Updated CLI Form Accordion auto-advance, single-select clearing, and other-text behavior now stay consistent across all form types
• Updated Server General Updated baseprompt to v2.12.1 with clearer guidance for current selection and disambiguation

Dialog body text now visible on macOS Sequoia

• Fixed CLI General Dialog body text now renders reliably on macOS Sequoia instead of collapsing to zero height

Keyboard shortcuts and markdown text fixes

• Fixed CLI General Keyboard shortcuts (S, F, A) no longer fire while typing in text fields
• Fixed CLI General Dialog body text now renders markdown formatting including newlines and bullet points

Dialog text wrapping fix

• Fixed CLI General Dialogs with long descriptions now wrap text correctly instead of expanding wider than the screen

Precision slider with vertical sensitivity and tweak panel improvements

• New CLI Tweak Custom scrub slider with vertical-distance sensitivity — drag up while sliding for fine-grained control
• New CLI Tweak Cogwheel settings button on each parameter card lets you reset values and expand slider min/max range
• Updated CLI Tweak Show Edits console now opens as a separate floating panel that doesn't resize or disturb the main dialog
• Fixed CLI Wizard Wizard form body text and question text now render reliably on macOS Sequoia
• Updated CLI Tweak Parameter labels now wrap instead of truncating at 100px, with flexible width up to 120px
• Updated CLI Tweak Framework badge, replay animations toggle, and show edits button are now grouped together

Wizard text and tweak footer stability fixes

• Fixed CLI Wizard Wizard form body text and question text now appear reliably on first render
• Fixed CLI Tweak Tweak dialog footer no longer grows when switching between save and cancel states
• Fixed CLI Layout Smaller blocks in ASCII layout sketches now render on top of larger overlapping blocks

Layout editor drag and grid improvements

• New CLI Layout Annotations now move with their parent block when dragged in the layout editor
• Fixed CLI Layout Layout editor grid cells are now square, maintaining proper aspect ratio instead of stretching to fill
• Fixed CLI Layout Drop-to-stash hint now floats as an overlay instead of pushing layout content around
• Fixed CLI Layout Annotation legend now aligns to the left edge consistently

Keyboard hotkeys no longer fire while typing

• Fixed CLI General Keyboard hotkeys (S, F, A) no longer trigger while typing in the Other text field
• Fixed CLI General Arrow keys and Tab now work normally inside text fields instead of moving dialog focus
• Fixed CLI Pick Clicking the Other card now auto-focuses the text field for immediate typing
• Fixed CLI Wizard Left/right arrow keys in wizard forms no longer navigate steps while editing text

Report button everywhere

• Updated CLI General Report button renamed from "Feedback" to "Report" for clarity
• New CLI Notify Notification and preview panes now include a report button for quick bug reporting
• New CLI Layout Layout sketch editor now includes a report button in the title bar

Interactive layout sketch editor

• New Server Layout New `propose_layout` tool opens an interactive grid editor where users can drag, resize, and arrange UI blocks visually
• New CLI Layout Layout blocks support semantic roles (header, sidebar, canvas, footer), importance hierarchy, and elevation shadows
• New CLI Layout Device frame chrome (browser, phone, tablet) wraps the sketch canvas for realistic previews
• New CLI Layout Annotation callouts with numbered markers and a legend can be added to layouts
• New CLI Layout Alignment guide lines appear on hover and drag to help position blocks precisely
• New CLI Layout Wireframe content shapes (text, image, button, input, list, chart, etc.) render inside blocks
• New Server Layout Layouts can be defined as a semantic structure tree with direction and constraints as an alternative to explicit grid coordinates
• New Server Layout Layout results include structured data, ASCII art, and SVG output
• Updated Server Base prompt updated to v2.12.0 with positive framing and emphasis rebalancing

"Other" option and click-through focus

• New CLI Pick Choose and form dialogs now include an "Other" option so users can type a custom answer not in the predefined list
• Fixed CLI General Clicking an unfocused dialog now both activates the window and registers the action in a single click
• Fixed CLI General Clickable elements (choice cards, buttons, accordion headers) now show a pointer cursor on hover
• Updated Server Base prompt updated to v2.11.0 with "Other" option documentation

Text rendering fixes

• Fixed CLI Buttons with long labels now truncate cleanly instead of overflowing
• Fixed CLI Choice card subtitles now wrap at the correct width
• Fixed CLI Dialog body text now sizes correctly after text wrapping, preventing cut-off content
• Fixed CLI Dialog header text no longer extends past the window edges

In-dialog feedback and GitHub issue reporting

• New CLI Every dialog now has a Feedback button that opens a two-step issue reporter with optional screenshot
• Fixed Server Feedback responses now include any partial input so the agent has full context
• Fixed CLI Dialog text now adapts to window width instead of being capped at a fixed pixel size
• Fixed CLI Dialog windows now anchor to their position edge when resizing
• Fixed CLI Notify and preview dialogs now scroll long text instead of clipping it
• Fixed App Build script now generates the app icon automatically on fresh clones

Mixed question types in wizard and accordion forms

• New Server Form dialogs now support mixed question types — combine choice selectors and text inputs in a single wizard or accordion
• New Server Text questions in forms support placeholder text and hidden/password input mode
• Fixed CLI Dialog window now resizes correctly when switching between question types of different heights
• New App Debug menu now includes Wizard Mixed and Accordion Mixed test cases
• Updated Server Base prompt updated to v2.10.0 with mixed question type documentation and examples

Launch at login and Cmd+Tab support

• New App New 'Start with Mac' toggle in General settings to automatically launch at login
• New App Settings window now appears in Cmd+Tab when open
• New App Uninstall removes the login item registration when cleaning up

Tweak pane animation replay and dialog sizing fixes

• New CLI Tweak pane now detects CSS framework (Tailwind, Bootstrap, etc.) and shows it in the header
• New CLI Tweak pane replays CSS animations after each value change via WebSocket broadcast
• Updated App Debug menu now loads test cases from JSON files instead of hardcoded data
• Fixed CLI Dialog windows now reliably auto-size to fit their content on every step change
• Fixed CLI Wizard and form question text now appears immediately on first load
• Fixed CLI Choice card subtitles no longer overlap with titles
• New CLI Windows dialogs now use selectable text for markdown content
• Updated Server Base prompt updated with tweak animation replay instructions (v2.9.0)

Clearer uninstall descriptions

• Fixed App Uninstall UI now clarifies that only consult-user-mcp entries are removed from config files, not the entire files

Uninstall UI and CLI scripts

• New App Settings now includes an Uninstall section to completely remove the app and all MCP configurations
• New App Uninstaller shows exactly what will be removed before proceeding
• New App Option to keep settings and dialog history when uninstalling
• New App CLI uninstall scripts (uninstall.sh for macOS, uninstall.ps1 for Windows) as fallback options

Automatic prompt update checks and dialog titles

• New App App checks on launch if usage hints in CLAUDE.md are outdated and offers to update them
• New App Menu bar icon shows an orange badge dot when an app update is available
• New App Clicking the menu bar icon while an update is available opens the Updates tab directly
• New App Updates settings now show a Usage Hints section with per-target version status and update buttons
• Updated CLI Choose and form dialogs now display a proper header with icon and title instead of plain text
• New CLI Form dialogs (wizard and accordion) now support body text for additional context

Tweak tool for real-time value adjustment

• New Server New tweak tool opens a slider panel for real-time numeric value tuning with live file writes
• New Server Three parameter formats: text search patterns, CSS selector references, and direct file locations
• New CLI Save to File keeps live edits, Tell Agent reverts files and returns values for the agent to apply
• Updated Server Base prompt restructured to v2.7.0 with 25% fewer tokens and tweak documentation

Ask differently, humanize responses, and review before send

• New CLI Ask differently: toolbar button lets you request a different dialog type mid-conversation
• New Server Humanize responses: answers returned as plain text instead of JSON (e.g. "The user confirmed." instead of {"answer": true})
• New CLI Review before send: preview exactly what gets returned to the agent before it's sent
• New Server Validate choices: agents can no longer offer "All of the above" options — must use multi-select instead
• Updated Server Base prompt updated to v2.2.0 with ask-differently and humanize guidance

Per-platform versioning and Windows support

• New App macOS and Windows now have independent version numbers and release cycles
• Updated App Auto-updater now correctly identifies macOS releases when both platforms are published
• Updated CLI Install script now uses GitHub API to find the latest macOS release

Notify now shows project badge

• New Server Notifications now show the project badge when `project_path` is provided, matching all other dialog types
• Updated Server Project path is cached across both `ask` and `notify` — set it once on either tool and all subsequent calls inherit it
• Updated Server Base prompt updated to v2.1.0 with notify project_path guidance
• New App App now checks for updates automatically on MCP server startup

Installer and auto-updates

• New App Professional installer with automatic setup — no more manual zip extraction
• New App Auto-updates with delta downloads — only download what changed between versions
• New App First-run wizard automatically configures Claude Code MCP server
• New App Launch at startup toggle in Settings
• Updated App Executables renamed to cross-platform convention (dialog-cli.exe, consult-user-mcp.exe)

Initial Windows release

• New App Native Windows dialogs that let AI agents ask you questions
• New App Four dialog types: yes/no, multiple choice, text input, and multi-question wizards
• New App System tray app with settings, snooze management, and auto-updates
• New CLI Dark-themed WPF dialogs with keyboard shortcuts and markdown support
• New App Snooze dialogs for 1-60 minutes when you're busy
• New App Provide feedback to redirect the agent mid-conversation

Unified 2-tool MCP interface

• Updated Server MCP interface consolidated from 5 tools to 2: `ask` (with type=confirm/pick/text/form) and `notify`
• Updated Server Responses are now compact — only meaningful fields are returned, no more null padding
• New Server Project path is cached after the first call, saving tokens on every subsequent dialog
• Updated Server Single-select is now the default for pick dialogs (was multi-select)
• Updated Server Base prompt updated to v2.0.0 with streamlined tool reference and examples

About pane and smarter update controls

• New App Settings now include a dedicated About pane with version details and a direct GitHub Issues feedback link
• New App Updates settings now support automatic-check toggle, daily/weekly/manual cadence, reminder interval, and pre-release channel selection
• New App General settings now let you choose notification sounds separately for question dialogs and informational notifications
• Updated App Update reminder dialogs now respect your configured reminder interval instead of fixed 1-hour/24-hour options
• Fixed CLI Project badges now stay compact as text-sized pills in the top-right corner without overlapping dialog content
• Updated CLI Notification dialogs now render as native SwiftUI panes with optional sound and history logging
• Updated CLI Visual test scenarios now cover notify dialogs and expanded snooze/feedback panes with full current CLI arguments

Duplicate dialog prevention

• Fixed Server Long-running dialogs no longer spawn duplicates when the MCP client retries after timeout
• New Server Progress heartbeat keeps the MCP client connection alive during slow dialog interactions

Settings UI polish

• Fixed App Sidebar badges now align vertically across all rows
• Updated App Install wizard now has a persistent footer bar with Back/Next buttons
• Updated App Install wizard progress stepper uses evenly-spaced columns with centered labels
• Updated App Project rows now have consistent height and larger action button hit targets
• Updated App Base prompt toggle, status badge, and file options grouped in a single container
• Updated App History row status dot and chevron grouped as a tighter trailing cluster

Hotkey fix & compact settings

• Fixed CLI Keyboard shortcuts (S, F) no longer trigger while typing in text input fields
• Updated App Settings version panel is now more compact with a cleaner layout

Searchable history & per-day storage

• New App History view now includes a search field to filter entries by question, answer, or client name
• New App Day sections in history are now collapsible, with today expanded by default
• Updated App History entries are now stored in per-day files for better performance and organization
• Updated App Existing history is automatically migrated to the new per-day format
• Updated CLI Toolbar keyboard shortcuts (S, F, Esc) now handled consistently across all dialog types
• New App History footer now has a button to reveal the data folder in Finder

SwiftUI text input & settings overhaul

• New App Text input dialog now supports snooze and feedback, matching all other dialogs
• New App Dev build workflow now installs directly to the running app with one command
• Updated App Test dialogs are now hidden behind option+click on the tray icon
• Updated App Right-click tray menu now shows settings, updates, and quit only
• Updated App Settings window split into modular views for better maintainability
• Updated App Text input dialog migrated from AppKit to SwiftUI for consistency

Enhanced documentation site

• New Docs Documentation site now features interactive dialog examples from real development history
• New Docs 28 real questions displayed in scrollable gallery with actual options and answers
• Updated App Settings window height increased to reduce scrolling and better use screen space
• Updated Docs Replaced static screenshots with interactive feature panels showing Snooze and Feedback dialogs

Improved agent workflows

• Updated Server Agents now batch multiple questions together instead of asking one at a time
• Updated Server Agents continue working smoothly after receiving answers without checking back in
• New Server Usage hints now include concrete examples of correct vs incorrect question patterns
• New Server Better guidance for when agents should batch questions vs ask sequentially

Project context & versioned hints

• New App Dialogs now show which project they belong to via project_path parameter
• New Server Usage hints now include version info for detecting when updates are available
• New App Install wizard shows update option when newer usage hints are bundled
• Fixed App Button cooldown now prevents accidental rapid clicks across all dialogs

Markdown support

• New App Text input dialogs now support markdown formatting in the body text
• New App Inline code blocks are now properly rendered in dialog text
• New App Partial answers are now preserved when providing feedback mid-dialog
• Fixed App Button cooldown now works correctly across multiple interactions

History detail view

• New App View full question details, answers, and metadata in history
• New App Navigate through history entries with back button support
• New App History rows now show hover states and navigation indicators

History button fixes

• Fixed App The History button responds to mouse clicks. Before, it only worked from the keyboard.
• Fixed App History opens at the same width as Settings.

Easier way back from History

• Fixed App The back button in History has a proper click area, so you can get back out of the history view.

Dialog history tracking

• New App All dialog interactions are now tracked and viewable in settings
• New App iOS PWA now supports full keyboard navigation
• New App App now checks for updates automatically via GitHub
• New App iOS PWA now works on home screen with proper icons
• Fixed App Snooze state now syncs properly between CLI and menu bar
• Fixed CLI Better error messages when Dialog CLI isn't found
• Fixed App Long-running dialogs no longer timeout unexpectedly

Download progress for updates

• New App Downloading an update shows a progress bar with the percentage done.
• Updated App The install guide shows the real Claude and OpenAI logos.

Updates, checked for you

• New App Settings has an Updates section showing your version, the update status and when it last checked.
• New App The app checks for updates when it starts, at most every four hours, and shows a notification when a new version is out.

Much lower energy use

• Fixed App The menu bar app no longer drains energy in the background. It used to read its settings every second; now it only counts down while a snooze is running and otherwise waits for changes.

A version number for every part

• New App The menu bar app's footer shows the version of each part (dialogs, app and server), so a bug report can say exactly what you were running.

Native Swift dialogs

• Updated App Dialogs are now native Swift for better performance and reliability
• Fixed App Snooze feature now works reliably without crashes
• Fixed App Menu bar icon now matches your system theme

Install script fix

• Fixed CLI Installation script now runs without permission errors

Easier installation

• New CLI One-line install script with clear setup instructions
• Updated CLI Faster builds using bun instead of npm
• Fixed CLI Dialog CLI now works correctly regardless of install location

Renamed to Consult User MCP

• Updated App Renamed from 'Speak MCP' to 'Consult User MCP'
• Updated App Dialogs now focus correctly when switching between apps
• Updated App Keyboard hints are now more compact and less intrusive
• Fixed App Typing 's' or 'f' in feedback fields no longer triggers shortcuts
• Removed App Removed experimental shader overlay effect

Initial release

• New App Native macOS dialogs that let AI agents ask you questions
• New App Four dialog types: yes/no, multiple choice, text input, and multi-question wizards
• New App Snooze dialogs for 1-60 minutes when you're busy
• New App Provide feedback to redirect the agent mid-conversation
• New App iOS companion app for answering dialogs remotely
• New App Menu bar app with settings and status display