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agentic-ai ide wysiwyg-editor

Affected surfaces

breaking_upgrade auth

Summary

AI summary

Critical Windows MCP fix enables environment variable expansion, argument quoting, and OAuth lock file cleanup.

Full changelog

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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