Jcode v0.98.1

Faster idle sessions and richer responses

Highlights

• Reduce idle CPU and disk reads in repositories with many untracked files
• Share model catalog processing across equivalent clients while keeping usage and account state fresh
• Allow Desktop-capable clients to receive Markdown responses through the new user_response tool

Improvements

• Show compact context usage before and after compaction
• Open the resume picker immediately while session scanning continues in the background
• Disable automatic memory recall while retaining explicit memory search
• Display large recorded token and cost summaries compactly

Fixes

• Recover browser handoffs from runtime provider failures using direct browser actions
• Restore Windows companion connections over named pipes
• Expose global user-session connection presence to SDK clients
• Keep worker emoji placement consistent in the swarm status strip

Full changelog: https://github.com/1jehuang/jcode/compare/v0.97.0...v0.98.1

Platform availability

• Linux x86_64: available
• Linux aarch64: available
• macOS Apple Silicon: available
• macOS Intel: available
• Windows x86_64: available
• Windows ARM64: available
• FreeBSD x86_64: available

Windows signature status

Windows x86_64 and ARM64 executables are unsigned. Azure Artifact Signing is not configured and the repository's existing WINDOWS_SIGNING_REQUIRED=false override allowed unsigned publication. Windows may show publisher or SmartScreen warnings. SHA-256 checksums are provided for download integrity.