This release adds 3 notable features for engineering teams evaluating rollout.
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AI summaryCritical Windows MCP fix enables environment variable expansion, argument quoting, and OAuth lock file cleanup.
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January 12 Release
We've been shipping fast. This release brings CSV spreadsheet editing, Excalidraw diagrams, inline charts in agent sessions, and a critical fix for Windows MCP users. Here are the highlights:
CSV Spreadsheet Editor
Edit CSV files with a full spreadsheet experience - and let Claude Code edit them too:
- **Basic spreadsheet functions **
- **AI-driven spreadsheet editing with Claude Code **
- Cell-level diff highlighting - see exactly what the AI changed
Excalidraw Drawing Editor
Draw diagrams and let Claude Code help:
- AI-driven diagram editing - ask Claude to create and modify your diagrams
- Layout and Editing tools for human editing
- Import from Mermaid
Inline Charts and Images in Agent Sessions
Claude Code can now show you charts and images directly in the chat:
- Display charts inline - bar, line, pie, area, scatter
- Display images from disk in the conversation
File to AI Session Links and Unified Header Bar
All editor types now share a consistent header bar:
- File AI Session History - reopen any ai session that edited this file for seamless context
- Breadcrumb navigation across all editors
- **Diff approval bar **now appears for markdown, Monaco, and mockup files
Windows MCP Fix
For our Windows users - MCP servers now work correctly:
- Environment variable expansion fixed
- Argument quoting fixed
- OAuth lock file cleanup prevents connection errors
Quality of Life Improvements
- Clickable file paths in agent transcript tool arguments
- File tree auto-scroll now works when switching tabs
Bug Fixes
We squashed many bugs:
- Consecutive AI edits now correctly update diff mode
- Cmd+Y no longer opens document history when in agent mode
- Claude Code now sees file-scoped extension tools
- Sync connections no longer fail silently when limit reached
- Typing in AI input no longer causes lag
- AI session lookups work across multiple windows
- Plugins installed from the Claude Code CLI now correctly work in Nimbalyst
Thanks for being part of the Nimbalyst community. Your feedback drives these improvements!
Installation
- macOS: Download and open the .dmg file, drag Nimbalyst to Applications
- Windows: Download and run the .exe installer
- Linux: Download the .AppImage, make it executable, and run it
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