v1.10.1

What's New

• Fast dictionary batch fan-out no longer repeats the Special Focus section when context is provided.
• Added assembly guardrails to strip stray Special Focus output from non-focus blocks.

Installation

Install from the VSCode Marketplace:
https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=OkeyLanders.prose-minion-vscode

Or install the attached VSIX manually:
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Full Changelog

See CHANGELOG.md for complete details.

v1.10.0

What's New

• Dictionary lookups now add a dedicated Special Focus section when context or author notes are supplied.
• Fast dictionary generation now includes a Special Focus block so contextual guidance stays aligned across output paths.
• Release metadata and docs updated for v1.10.0.

Installation

Install from the VSCode Marketplace: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=OkeyLanders.prose-minion-vscode

Or install the attached package manually:

code --install-extension prose-minion-1.10.0.vsix

Full Changelog

See https://github.com/okeylanders/prose-minion-vscode/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md for complete details.

v1.9.0

What's New

• Placeholders Focus Tool: New assistant focus for finding and revising placeholder words, vague gestures, and generic descriptive stand-ins in prose.
• Gestures Focus Tool: Reframed guidance toward choreographic events and scene-level physical action choices.
• Model Catalog and Defaults: Refreshed model ordering, Gemini category mapping, and scoped default model selections.
• Release Workflows: Added Codex prompt workflows for PR approval and VSCE release steps.

Installation

Install from VSCode Marketplace

Or download the .vsix asset below and install manually:

code --install-extension prose-minion-1.9.0.vsix

Full Changelog

See CHANGELOG.md for full release details.

v1.8.0

What's New

• Decision Points Tool — Analyzes character decision moments, stakes, and consequences in scenes
• Show & Tell Tool — Evaluates the balance of showing vs telling in prose passages
• Gestures Focus Tool — Body language variation analysis for show-centric writing
• Choreography Tool — Scene-wide movement pattern analysis for spatial storytelling
• Stock & Signature Tool — Cognitive economy analysis distinguishing stock from distinctive descriptions
• Opus 4.6 Model — Claude Opus 4.6 now available in all model dropdowns
• Streaming Fix — Cancelling a streaming analysis now preserves already-received content
• UI Update — Writing tools grid reorganized to 2×4 layout for the expanded toolset

Installation

Install from VSCode Marketplace

Or download the .vsix file below and install manually:

code --install-extension prose-minion-1.8.0.vsix

Full Changelog

See CHANGELOG.md for complete details.

v1.7.0

What's New

• 🤖 Z.AI GLM 4.7 Model - New Chinese-developed LLM now available in all model dropdowns with competitive reasoning capabilities
• 🔄 Default Fallback Update - Changed default fallback model to Claude Sonnet 4.5 for more reliable results
• 🗑️ Legacy Cleanup - Removed deprecated proseMinion.model setting (use scoped settings instead)

Installation

Install from VSCode Marketplace

Or install manually:

code --install-extension prose-minion-vscode-1.7.0.vsix

Full Changelog

See CHANGELOG.md

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PR: #53

v1.6.1 - Gemini 3 Flash, Craft Guides, Docs Cleanup

Added

• Gemini 3 Flash Preview Model: New high-speed thinking model for agentic workflows with near Pro-level reasoning at lower latency
• New Craft Guides: 3 creative writing guides (Deep POV, Indirect Dialogue, Subtext & Implication)

Fixed

• Documentation path references (.todo/architecture-debt/ → .todo/tech-debt/)
• Domain hooks list updated from 8 to 14 hooks

Changed

• Documentation cleanup: central-agent-setup.md reduced by 58% (1,653 → 694 lines)

Full Changelog: v1.6.0...v1.6.1

v1.6.0

What's New

🔤 N-gram Mode for Category Search

Search for 2-word phrases (bigrams) or 3-word phrases (trigrams)! Perfect for finding full names, compound concepts, or multi-word expressions in your manuscript.

• Tab-based mode selector: Words / Bigrams / Trigrams
• Min occurrences filter (1-5) to reduce noise from rare phrases
• Warning message about increased token usage for phrase-based searches

⏹️ Category Search Cancellation

Cancel long-running searches with the new red "✕ Cancel" button. Partial results are preserved, so you keep matches found before cancellation.

🧹 Punctuation Stripping

N-grams now strip punctuation for cleaner phrase matching while preserving contractions like "don't" and "it's".

Installation

Install from VSCode Marketplace

Or install manually:

code --install-extension prose-minion-vscode-1.6.0.vsix

Full Changelog

See CHANGELOG.md

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PR: #51

v1.5.0 - Writing Tools Assistant

✍️ Writing Tools Assistant

Six specialized writing analysis tools in one dropdown:

Tool	Purpose
Cliche Analysis	Detect dead metaphors, stock phrases, overused expressions
Continuity Check	Find choreography issues, timeline inconsistencies
Style Consistency	Identify tense shifts, POV breaks, register drift
Editor	Copyediting for grammar, spelling, punctuation
Fresh Check	Engagement analysis: character depth, pacing, stakes
Repetition Analysis	Echo words, recycled metaphors, structural redundancy

📖 Narrative Sequence Context

Context Assistant now outputs structured positioning:

• Previous Scene: Summary with tension level and function
• This Excerpt's Role: Breathing room / Rising action / Climax / etc.
• Following Scene: Preview or "Unknown"
• Position in Arc: Early / Mid / Late

🔒 Security & Quality

• Security hardening for context assistant path validation
• 11 new WritingToolsAssistant tests
• Type safety improvements (removed any assertions)
• React ref cleanup for memory leak prevention

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Full Changelog: CHANGELOG.md
Technical Details: CHANGELOG-DETAILED.md

v1.4.0 - Streaming Responses & Cancellation

What's New

Streaming Responses

Real-time AI output for analysis, context, and dictionary operations. Watch responses generate as they arrive instead of waiting for complete results.

Request Cancellation

Cancel in-progress AI requests mid-stream to save tokens. A cancel button appears during streaming operations.

Race Condition Protection

Starting a new request automatically cancels any in-progress request, preventing orphaned API calls.

Robustness Improvements

• Memory leak fix (clear request tracking on completion)
• HTTP stream cleanup on abort
• Debug logging for SSE parsing issues

Technical Details

• PR #49: Streaming responses with cancellation support
• AbortSignal threading through entire stack (UI → handlers → services → OpenRouter)
• 260 tests passing, 43% coverage

Install

code --install-extension OkeyLanders.prose-minion

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🤖 Generated with Claude Code

v1.3.1 - Dictionary Save Fix

Fixed

• Dictionary Save: Fast Dictionary results now save correctly to the dictionary-entries folder
  • Previously only standard Dictionary Lookup results were saved
  • Fast Generate results now follow the same save path

Installation

Install from VSCode Marketplace

Or download the .vsix file below and install manually:

code --install-extension prose-minion-1.3.1.vsix

Full Changelog

See CHANGELOG.md for complete details.