Aura

This release is a major UX stabilization pass. The interface has been restructured around a clear separation of concerns: the Planner dispatches, the Worker executes and validates, and support tools float independently without cluttering the primary workspace.

SpecCard: Polished "Plan Ready" Card

The planning card shown before dispatch has been redesigned into a compact cockpit-style summary.

• Sections for Strategy, Scope, Validation, and a collapsed Full Worker Spec.
• Computed chips for plan speed (Fast/Careful), risk level (Low/Medium/High), and file count.
• Cleaner scope file rows and a refined button row: Dispatch, Edit Spec, Cancel, with disabled placeholders for future refinement actions.
• Status wording reflects Worker state: running, completed, completed with errors, cancelled.
• Implementation refactored into private builder methods for maintainability. Focused tests added.

Worker Summary Card

The Worker completion summary has been extracted into a dedicated card component. ChatView no longer builds this UI inline, reducing card-building clutter and making future card additions easier.

Same-File Code Streaming Reuse

When the Worker makes multiple edits to the same file, Aura now routes them into a single code card instead of spawning duplicates.

• Code streaming is keyed by file path rather than tool-call ID.
• Early content is buffered until the target path is resolved, then the existing card is reused.
• Multi-edit completion text (e.g., "2 edits applied") replaces the previous single-edit display.
• Worker playground tabs similarly reuse one tab per file path.

Floating Terminal

Terminal output has been moved out of the Worker Log panel into its own floating tool window.

• Launched from the $ edge tab; hides instead of destroying on close; preserves logs while hidden.
• Failed commands raise the terminal window and turn the edge tab red. Successful commands do not steal focus.
• Terminal output no longer competes with the TODO list or Worker Log for space.

Git-Backed Checkpoints

A new Checkpoints feature provides a recovery surface for workspace changes.

• Loads recent git commits with metadata and changed file counts.
• View diffs and restore to a previous checkpoint.
• Warns if the working tree is dirty; requires strong confirmation before destructive operations.
• Accessible from the Checkpoints edge tab (floating dialog) and the top toolbar.

Edge Tab Rail

Right-edge tool tabs have been re-architected as a MainWindow-level overlay.

• Tabs sit on the far-right app edge, outside the main layout, and do not consume horizontal space.
• $ tab toggles the floating Terminal window. Checkpoints tab opens the floating Checkpoints dialog.
• Terminal tab uses state colors: dim idle, amber running, green success, red failure. Checkpoints tab uses neon green.

InfoHubPane Simplified

The information panel is now dedicated to the Worker Log and TODO list. Dynamic terminal tabs and terminal routing have been removed. The TODO list remains visually dominant and no longer competes with terminal output.

Planner/Worker Flow Fixes

• The Planner prompt has been separated from Worker engineering rules. The Planner acts as a fast dispatcher and architecture guardrail; the Worker handles implementation and validation.
• After the Worker reports validation passed, the Planner stops and the Worker Completed card is the final artifact. No redundant post-completion verification pass.
• Temporary PlanWriterCard widgets no longer persist after Worker completion.

Other

• WorkerSummaryCard extracted from ChatView for cleaner card management.
• Code cards coalesce content updates through a short timer for smoother rendering.
• CheckpointDialog is a persistent non-modal floating dialog, not an embedded drawer.
• Tests added for worker handler, code-card routing, and git operations.

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