Modaal Changelog: Releases and Updates

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Release v1.5.4–1.5.6

• Onboarding: no more spurious “System update is required” during onboarding
• Much faster prerequisites install: the Apple-dev signing toolchain is deferred until you first sign something, XcodeBuildMCP installs via npm (-20 seconds), and xcodegen / xcbeautify are pre-bundled instead of built with mint (-60%)
• Xcode 27 support: picks Device Hub (Xcode 27) vs Simulator.app (Xcode 26)
• Opens Xcode for .xcodeproj even when the default handler is another editor
• iOS version shown in the “Running on …” toolbar state and in build logs
• Markdown previews keep their position when you resize the panel or window
• “Update available” pill throttled per provider (24h)
• Fixed stale question popovers replaying when switching projects or chats

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Release v1.5.3

• Planning ⇄ Execute mode switch (the “Vibe” mode is retired)
• Chat history - switch between chats, with auto-generated chat titles
• Home page refresh: fixed-size left bar, friendly titles (“Welcome back ”), status bar, collaborators list
• Firebase Data Connect scaffolding + native deployment support
• Agent dependency management, resolution & version-update tracking
• The old CLI-based Claude and Cursor providers are deprecated - there’s a guided auto-migration to the ACP-based Claude Agent and Cursor
• Numerous UI tweaks and improvements

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Release v1.5.0–1.5.2

• Human-readable agent error messages instead of raw protocol errors
• iOS template update: AppServices module + RIBsExtensions helpers
• Knowledge base re-work: covers security, best practices and migrations
• Added the Codex ACP wrapper + fixed mode / permission settings
• Clearer “commit-gate” wording when the agent asks before committing
• Clicking a file link in a chat message re-fetches the file and refreshes the tree

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Release v1.4.0–1.4.2

• Open tabs & layout are remembered per project
• Markdown preview: breadcrumbs navigation (section preview) and a table-of-contents mini-map
• Quote-insert for headers and quotes
• The agent confirms before making a git commit, with an option to self-review first
• Fully re-worked agent guidance / knowledge base, including guidance on self-migrating existing projects
• Updated iOS template: run_tests script, refreshed dependencies
• Manual refresh button in the file tree
• Fixed a macOS 15 layout bug where Modaal Studio toolbar buttons stopped working
• Fixed preview line numbers for list items, table rows and code blocks
• The chat idle watchdog no longer drops your connection while the agent is still running

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Release v1.3.1–1.3.6

• Firebase: better deployment validation and auto-fixing prompts, Data Connect guidance, and an artifacts maintenance policy added automatically on the first functions deployment
• “Thinking effort” option for agents that support it, and ACP mode options surfaced in the model selector
• Updated Claude Agent integration
• Knowledge base revamp + re-index, including security / vulnerability-resistance guidance for agents
• GitHub sync now works when the remote URL is an ssh/git one
• Re-worked Firebase and RIBs integration guides
• Bugfixes: chat cancellation & resume, composer no longer blocked during streaming, no more unnecessary “System components update is required”, modal z-order and Esc handling, missing build / error output in the logs panel, app bundle discovery path

• Improved Apple ID login
• Automatic new device registration (Run on Device function)
• Automatic App Store record creation for a new AppStore distribution

• Firebase integration: Fix repo URL; Improve migration guide/prompts;
• Make “Start new chat” button always enabled/visible.
• Make agentic guidance easier to access

• Firebase integration: Bugfixes & improvements

• Fixed the prerequisites check - Homebrew installs now run in an interactive Terminal, so you can enter your sudo password
• Removed the Figma step from onboarding

• Natively Run on Device - select real connected iOS devices in the target selector, hit “Run”
• Upload to TestFlight / AppStore - simple flow, only the build (no screenshots / texts), right from Modaal Studio!
• UI fixes and performance improvements
• Better prompts / agentic guidance / documentation

• New planning mode - plans features per your request
• Improved internal documentation - the agent will be able to guide you better throughout TestFlight or AppStore submissions, resolve build and config issues
• Improved “Export to Xcode” - less friction submitting TestFlight or AppStore
• Various UI and performance improvements

• Fixed Claude Agent (ACP) integration - and added AskUserQuestion tool support - now agents can ask you questions when writing plans!
• Added iOS Project Settings and Capabilities/Entitlements editing from within Modaal - both you and your agent can now add APNS entitlement, enable keychain sharing, or associated domain settings
• Improvements to the GitHub Connect flow and minor UI improvements

• GitHub Connect (Publish to GitHub) / Import from GitHub - publish your project to GitHub and invite collaborators!
• UI improvements: Floating and collapsible user message in the message list allows to navigate long conversations easier
• Added long-awaited “Open in Terminal” command (split-button in the Toolbar) - run Terminal commands directly in your project’s folder!

• Fixed ACP agent validation sequence (fixes Goose validation)
• Fixed the block-goose-cli package dependency
• Updated agent auth hints

• Fixed model selection for new agents
• Improved token stats reporting

1. Support for 11 coding agents, including Open-Source agents that give access to open-weight (cheap or free) models

2. With Claude Code, we’re monitoring token/subscription cost usage
3. Better guidance -> less mistakes during coding sessions

• Add “Direct” workflow mode
• Full MVVM template & support in the scaffolding tools.
• Improve iOS template: Feature-level customized color tokens
• UI improvements & bugfixes

• new agentic scaffolding tools - can add new iOS/watchOS targets to existing projects easily
• UI improvements: auto-updating file previews, target & simulator selection during builds, tool names & parameters formatting

• More autonomous debug tools
• Better agent guidance - the agent is able to use the tools more effectively

• Fixed a bug where a single project’s unparseable YAML config resulted in an empty project list.

• (internal) PostHog analytics instrumentation
• Allow API KEY Cursor / Claude usage
• Set up Xcode screen shows available iOS and WatchOS runtimes and simulators
• Improved knowledge base / agent guidance
• UI performance optimizations - no more lags when scrolling!

• The agent now supports stand-alone WatchOS app development, as well as dual iOS + WatchOS. Just tell the agent you want a standalone WatchOS app!
• For pure WatchOS apps, the template is minimal, and the build times are lightning-fast!
• Improved agent guidance and context search functionality, to give the agent better context for each prompt.

• Re-organized onboarding screens: Now the agent installs Xcode first, before the pre-requisites.
• Also, during Xcode check, WatchOS runtimes/simulators are detected.
• UI improvements: display better tool names in the chat history
• Show “Building” status, and the build logs, even when the build is started by the agent! No more confusion what’s happening!

• Onboarding flow: 1) Install Xcode as the first step; 2) Show install/update log during prerequisites check (can take several minutes)
• Improve licensing setup: add NOTICE; agents mark new files as explicitly NOT MIT-licensed.

• Extended Semantic Color Scheme (light + dark)
• Fixed iOS template (RxSwift dependency no longer breaks - fixed warnings during compilation)

Please update dependencies in Package.swift across the project to switch back to the production RxSwift SPM:
`.package(url: "https://github.com/ReactiveX/RxSwift.git", from: "6.10.1"),`
The `6_10_0_swift59_fix` workaround is no longer needed.

Please read new Semantic Color Scheme definitions `knowledge/ios-design-system.md`, and consistently apply semantic colors according to their intended use cases across the project. If the project uses custom color scheme, confirm before the migration.
Check this commit for reference:
https://github.com/modaal-agent/modaal-ios-template/commit/c3f7d6d769071989f910db2da880eabdd63228f5