v1.0.1

Fixed

• Terminal export pollution - Removed automatic environment reactivation in existing terminals which caused export statements to be printed. Now warns when terminals need to be re-opened.

Added

• CLI telemetry source - Set FLOX_INVOCATION_SOURCE=vscode.plugin so the Flox CLI can distinguish extension-triggered invocations when telemetry is enabled

Changed

• README features formatting - Features section now renders as a proper bulleted list instead of a single paragraph

v1.0.0

Change Log

All notable changes to the "flox" extension will be documented in this file.

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[1.0.0] - 2025-01-15

This is a major release with significant new features, improved UX, and AI integration capabilities.

Highlights

Remote Development Support - The extension now works seamlessly with VSCode's remote development features including Remote SSH, Dev Containers, and WSL. This was made possible by a complete rework of the activation mechanism to use a background process instead of requiring VSCode restarts.

AI-Assisted Development - Full MCP (Model Context Protocol) server integration allows AI assistants like GitHub Copilot to interact with your Flox environments.

Added

Remote Development

• Background activation - Complete rework of environment activation to use a background process instead of restarting VSCode
• Remote SSH support - Works with VSCode Remote SSH connections
• Dev Containers support - Works within VSCode Dev Containers
• WSL support - Works with Windows Subsystem for Linux

AI & MCP Integration

• Flox Agentic MCP server integration - Enable AI assistants like GitHub Copilot to interact with your Flox environments
• Offer to install Flox MCP server - Prompts to install MCP server when not found (useful for AI-assisted development)
• Configure MCP Server command - Easy setup for MCP integration with AI tools

Environment Activation

• Auto-activate prompt - Asks to activate Flox environment when detected in workspace
• Remember activation preference - Saves per-workspace choice to always/never auto-activate
• Reset auto-activate preference - Command to clear saved preference and be prompted again
• Deactivate environment command - Cleanly deactivate the Flox environment when needed

Visual Improvements

• Status bar indicator - Shows active environment status with custom Flox icon
• Activity bar badge - Visual indicator when environment is active
• Custom Flox icon - New icon font for consistent branding throughout the extension
• Pending indicators - Shows loading state when packages are being resolved from lock file

Editor Integration

• TOML syntax highlighting - Full syntax highlighting for manifest.toml files
• manifest.toml validation - Real-time diagnostics with error highlighting and suggestions
• Flox output channel - Debug logs visible in VSCode Output panel

Version Management

• Daily version check - Notifies when a new Flox version is available
• Manual version check command - Check for Flox updates on demand
• Setting to disable update checks - Option to turn off automatic update notifications

Terminal Integration

• Auto-update terminal environment - Existing terminals receive new env vars on reactivation
• Environment variable propagation - Terminal sessions automatically get Flox environment variables

Services

• Service logs command - View logs for running services directly in VSCode

Installation & Setup

• Flox installation detection - Shows installation guidance when Flox CLI is not found
• Install Flox page - Quick link to Flox installation page

Distribution

• Open VSX publishing - Extension now available on Open VSX registry

Changed

• Renamed activation buttons - Removed confusing "& Restart" terminology
• Moved "Edit manifest.toml" button - Now in packages section for better discoverability
• Removed redundant text from Commands view - Cleaner, more focused UI
• Improved notifications - More consistent and non-blocking notification messages

Fixed

• Auto-reactivation control - Prevents auto-reactivation when manifest.toml is manually edited
• Schema validation - Checks for env.json before attempting validation
• Corrupted environment handling - Gracefully handles incomplete Flox environments
• Package installation - Uses correct pkg_path instead of attr_path for catalog packages
• Lock file parsing - Prevents errors when lock file doesn't exist yet
• View state consistency - Resolved issues with view colors and state (#191, #192, #194, #195)
• Orphaned process - Fixed issue where activate.sh could become orphaned
• JSON parsing - Corrected parsing for services status data
• Test infrastructure - Improved tests to not interfere with project files

[0.0.2] - 2025-02-11

• Basic Flox environment management
• Package installation/removal
• Services start/stop/restart
• Environment variables view
• manifest.toml editing

[0.0.1] - 2025-01-30

• Initial release of Flox VSCode extension

v0.0.2

What's Changed

• Fix what we show in the search result by @garbas in #58
• Add a FAQ section to the README about activation and restart by @garbas in #59

Full Changelog: v0.0.1...v0.0.2

v0.0.1

Initial release of Flox's VSCode extension