This release adds 3 notable features for engineering teams evaluating rollout.
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Summary
AI summaryUpdates Release v0.2.0, optional, and target:N across a mixed release.
Full changelog
Release v0.2.0
Features
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List action (
l): A new exploratory action that discovers symbols in a file.lefdlists all function definitions with line numbers;lefnlists function names;levdlists variable declarations. In the TUI, List opens a scrollable overlay — navigate with arrow keys and press Enter to jump. In exec mode, results print to stdout. The positional acts as a filter:lafnlists functions after the cursor,lffnlists the first function, etc. -
Word component (
w): Text-based word targeting for Line and Buffer scopes, no LSP required.celwchanges the word at the cursor;jnlwjumps to the next word;jflwandjllwjump to the first and last word in the line. -
Definition component (
d): Selects the full declaration signature of a scope, excluding the body. For functions: visibility +fn+ name + parameters + return type. For variables: keyword + name + type annotation. For structs: visibility + keyword + name + generics.lefdlists all function signatures at a glance;cefdrewrites a signature without touching the body. -
First (
f) and Last (l) positionals: Select the first or last occurrence of a component within a scope.jlfnjumps to the last function;jflwjumps to the first word in the line. -
Numeric positional (
1–9): A digit in the positional position means "next N forward from the cursor."j5lwjumps forward 5 words;l3fdlists the next 3 function definitions;c5lschanges the next 5 lines. Single digit only, forward direction. -
On-disk file change detection: When a file open in the TUI changes externally, a hint appears in the status bar.
Ctrl-Oreloads the file from disk. If the buffer has unsaved edits, the hint warns before overwriting. -
Live file tree updates: The file tree watches the project directory and updates automatically when files or folders are created, renamed, or deleted on disk — no manual refresh needed.
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File tree management: Three new keybindings when the file tree is focused:
Ctrl-R— rename the file or folder under the cursor (inline edit).Ctrl-D— delete the file or folder (confirmation dialog with children preview for directories).Ctrl-N— create a new file in the current directory context.
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TUI Top bar info display: The top bar now shows
cursor_line:col | N loc | N lines | ~N tokenspinned to the right. LOC counts non-empty lines; the token estimate helps gauge LLM context usage at a glance. -
ane initagent skill generation (optional):ane init claude(or codex, gemini, opencode, cline, maki, charm) generates a token-efficient skill file that teaches a code agent the chord grammar. The skill file is optional — agents can useane execdirectly — but it helps them pick the right chords.
Improvements
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Buffer-scope chords no longer require a target argument:
yebs,aebs,debs, and other buffer-scope chords now work without a dummytarget:1. The buffer is whole-file by definition. -
Improved skill and tool documentation for Name vs Definition: The embedded skill file and MCP tool description now include a "Component guide" section clarifying when to use
n(Name — bare identifier, for renaming) vsd(Definition — full signature, for changing visibility or rewriting declarations).
Fixes
- Fixed
aals(target:N)inserting at end of file instead of immediately after line N. - Fixed
cifcmerging the opening{and closing}delimiter lines with the replacement content on multi-line function bodies. - Fixed
aebs(value:-)swallowing leading newlines from stdin input. - Fixed
ane <file>+Ctrl-Tcrashing with "No such file or directory" when opened with a bare relative filename. - Fixed TUI cursor chord handling for edge cases.
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