feat: add header for release build (#551)

* feat: add header for release build

* check

* fix: leverage appVersion as release build flag

* fix: add try/catch and log

Author: peppescg

main/src/main.ts

@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ import {
   binPath,
 } from './toolhive-manager'
 import log from './logger'
-import { getAppVersion, pollWindowReady } from './util'
+import { getAppVersion, isOfficialReleaseBuild, pollWindowReady } from './util'
 import { delay } from '../../utils/delay'
 
 import Store from 'electron-store'
@@ -541,6 +541,10 @@ ipcMain.handle('install-update-and-restart', async () => {
   return { success: true }
 })
 
+ipcMain.handle('is-release-build', () => {
+  return isOfficialReleaseBuild()
+})
+
 // Shutdown store IPC handlers
 ipcMain.handle('shutdown-store:get-last-servers', () => {
   return getLastShutdownServers()

main/src/util.ts

@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ function getVersionFromGit(): string {
       encoding: 'utf8',
       stdio: 'pipe',
     }).trim()
-
     return exactTag.replace(/^v/, '')
   } catch {
     try {
@@ -30,7 +29,6 @@ export function getAppVersion(): string {
   if (process.env.SENTRY_RELEASE) {
     return process.env.SENTRY_RELEASE
   }
-
   return getVersionFromGit()
 }
 
@@ -44,3 +42,13 @@ export async function pollWindowReady(window: BrowserWindow): Promise<void> {
   await delay(100)
   return pollWindowReady(window)
 }
+
+export function isOfficialReleaseBuild(): boolean {
+  try {
+    const version = getAppVersion()
+    return /^\d+\.\d+\.\d+$/.test(version)
+  } catch {
+    log.error('Failed to get app version')
+    return false
+  }
+}

package.json

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "toolhive-studio",
   "productName": "ToolHive",
-  "version": "0.0.5",
+  "version": "0.0.0-dev",
   "description": "ToolHive is an application that allows you to install, manage and run MCP servers and connect them to AI agents and clients",
   "main": ".vite/build/main.js",
   "repository": "https://github.com/stacklok/toolhive-studio",

preload/src/preload.ts

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ contextBridge.exposeInMainWorld('electronAPI', {
 
   // App version
   getAppVersion: () => ipcRenderer.invoke('get-app-version'),
+  isReleaseBuild: () => ipcRenderer.invoke('is-release-build'),
 
   // ToolHive port
   getToolhivePort: () => ipcRenderer.invoke('get-toolhive-port'),
@@ -98,6 +99,7 @@ contextBridge.exposeInMainWorld('electronAPI', {
 
 export interface ElectronAPI {
   getAppVersion: () => Promise<string>
+  isReleaseBuild: () => Promise<boolean>
   getAutoLaunchStatus: () => Promise<boolean>
   setAutoLaunch: (enabled: boolean) => Promise<boolean>
   showApp: () => Promise<void>

renderer/src/renderer.tsx

@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ if (!window.electronAPI || !window.electronAPI.getToolhivePort) {
   try {
     const port = await window.electronAPI.getToolhivePort()
     const appVersion = await window.electronAPI.getAppVersion()
+    const isReleaseBuild = await window.electronAPI.isReleaseBuild()
     const baseUrl = `http://localhost:${port}`
 
     client.setConfig({
@@ -86,6 +87,7 @@ if (!window.electronAPI || !window.electronAPI.getToolhivePort) {
         'X-Client-Type': 'toolhive-studio',
         'X-Client-Version': appVersion,
         'X-Client-Platform': window.electronAPI.platform,
+        'X-Client-Release-Build': isReleaseBuild,
       },
     })
   } catch (e) {