May 15, 2026
Highlights
This week focused on smoother first-time experiences and more reliable client workflows across the product. Improvements to installers and extension startup reduce friction, while updates to the web news feed, terminal tooling, and hardware workflows make everyday tasks faster and more predictable for users.New features
Schematic visualizer and peripheral workflows
You can explore schematics in the VS Code extension with a new visualizer and use bundled board pinout skills for several TC397 boards to get faster, contextual hardware information. The add-peripheral flow now validates file types and the custom-component add flow has been unified so adding peripherals and schematics is clearer and more consistent for all users.Paywall offers and upgrade flow
Paywall offers are surfaced in the CLI and VS Code webview via a new offer card, and you can open the subscribe flow directly with an upgrade slash command. Promotional credit buckets are displayed in subscription status so upgrade decisions are clearer and easier to act on.Miscellaneous
Enhancements
Enhancements
- Installer and install route improvements
- VS Code extension startup and chat performance
- News feed reliability and date formatting
- Updated YouTube social link
- Updated live training link in VS Code extension
- Improved onboarding gating on the standalone shell
Bug Fixes
Bug Fixes
- Sign-in and authentication reliability
- Terminal interface and clipboard reliability
- Fixed mermaid parse protections in plan view
- Fixed add_peripheral file-type validation for schematic and PDF uploads