Aura IDE 1.7.21

This release tightens up the main chat experience and cleans several rough edges in the Worker flow. The big theme is simple: less duplicate UI, cleaner restored conversations, and fewer cases where the Worker has to fight the harness to do normal file work.

Highlights

Cleaner Worker file removal

The Worker now has a proper path for removing files. Deleted files are no longer sent back through Python compile validation as if they still need to compile.

This fixes the annoying loop where the Worker would delete a file, validation would complain that the deleted file could not be compiled, and the Worker had to invent a workaround instead of just completing the requested cleanup.

Consistent Thinking display

Thinking content now renders the same way in live chats and restored chats.

Thinking is still saved, but it appears as a small collapsed section instead of being dumped into the message body after restart. This removes the confusing mismatch where Thinking could be hidden during the live conversation, then suddenly appear as giant blocks when the chat was restored.

Plan Card cleanup

Plan Cards now stay focused on their actual job: showing the spec that was sent to the Worker.

The redundant live Worker detail updates were removed from the Plan Card. Worker progress already belongs in the TODO list and Worker UI, so the Plan Card no longer repeats the same information in a second place.

Main chat terminal card cleanup

Terminal cards have been removed from the main chat.

The idea was useful, but the main chat version added too much visual noise and duplicated information that is already available through the thinking/tool-call UI. The chat is cleaner now, with less stacked output competing for attention.

Result

Aura’s main chat should feel calmer and more consistent:

• file deletion works like a normal Worker action
• restored conversations match live conversations better
• Thinking stays available without flooding the message body
• Plan Cards show the Worker spec instead of duplicating Worker progress
• terminal output no longer spams the main conversation view