v0.2.1

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v0.2.0

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v0.1.7

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v0.1.6

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v0.1.5

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v0.1.4

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v0.1.3

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v0.1.2

Release Notes v0.1.2

Date: March 02, 2026

🚀 Overview

Version 0.1.2 focuses on crucial optimizations for Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and Generative Engine Optimization (GEO), along with a critical bug fix for the version check logic in the CLI and PowerShell module. These changes ensure HintShell is highly discoverable by modern AI engines (like Gemini, Claude) and provides a flawless update experience for users.

🐛 Bug Fixes

• Version Check Logic (CLI):
  • Fixed an issue in cli/src/main.rs where the hs status command would incorrectly show an "Update Available" warning when the local version was actually newer than the remote NPM version.
  • Improved the is_newer comparison algorithm to accurately parse and score Major.Minor.Patch versions and correctly deprioritize -beta tags.
  • Switched the NPM registry check to only look for the stable latest tag instead of falling back to beta.
• PowerShell Module Sync:
  • Cleaned up HintShellModule.psm1 by removing a redundant and incorrect secondary npm version check that was causing duplicate/conflicting update notifications.

⚙️ Technical Details

• Bumped versions uniformly across:
  • package.json
  • cli/Cargo.toml
  • core/Cargo.toml
• Enforced git+https protocol for the repository URL in package.json to comply with strict NPM publishing standards.

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Installation / Upgrade:

npm install -g hintshell@latest

v0.1.1

Release v0.1.1 (Maintenance & Uninstaller)

This release focuses on improving the software lifecycle management by adding a dedicated uninstaller and refining the version update process.

🚀 New Features

• Built-in Uninstaller: Added hs uninstall command.
  • Automatically stops the running daemon.
  • Cleans up initialization lines from .zshrc, .bashrc, and PowerShell profiles.
  • Removes installed binaries and module files from ~/.hintshell/.
  • Safely keeps your command history database intact (in case you want to reinstall later).

🛠 Improvements

• Updated version comparison logic to handle stable and beta transitions more smoothly.
• Polished the output messages during installation and uninstallation.

📦 Changes

• Bumped internal version to 0.1.1 to reflect the new feature set.
• Improved shell configuration cleaning logic to be strictly marker-based.

v0.1.0-beta.6

🚀 Release v0.1.0-beta.6

This release fixes critical installation and execution issues on Linux (Ubuntu/WSL) and macOS.

✨ Highlights

• Cross-Platform Version Check: The hs status command now works natively on Linux and macOS to check for updates from the npm registry (using a new lightweight ureq client).
• Auto-start Daemon on Init: Running hs init now automatically starts the HintShell daemon in the background on all platforms.
• Silent Daemon Logs: Daemon logs are now redirected to null on Linux/macOS, keeping your terminal clean.

🐛 Bug Fixes

• Fixed "Text file busy" error: Resolved the issue where hs init failed to copy binaries on Linux if they were already running.
• Improved Shell Wrapper: The hs and hintshell wrappers now use spawnSync for more reliable execution across different Node.js environments.
• Bash/Zsh Auto-start: Optimized the shell hooks to ensure the daemon is always running when you open a new terminal session.

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Installation

npm install -g hintshell@beta
hintshell init

Update

If you already have HintShell installed:

hs update
# or
npm install -g hintshell@beta
hs init