canvascoding/canvas-notebook v2026.1.14

v2026.1.14 — Canvas Notebook

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What's included

AI Agent

• Chat with an AI that has direct read/write access to your workspace
• Conversations are persisted — pick up where you left off
• Active editor file is passed as context to the agent automatically
• Timezone-aware system prompt
• Skills system: drop a folder with SKILL.md into /data/skills/ to extend agent capabilities
• Agent Managed Files: configure and edit agent system prompt files directly in settings
• Workflow automation: schedule recurring tasks from the chat

File Browser & Editor

• Browse, create, rename, move, delete files and folders
• CodeMirror-based code editor with syntax highlighting for all common languages
• Markdown editor with live preview (defaults to preview mode)
• Markdown PDF export: inline images, direct download
• Auto-save

Terminal

• Full PTY terminal sessions in the browser via xterm.js + WebSocket
• Up to 3 sessions per user, 30-minute idle timeout

Viewers

• PDF documents, images, audio, and video viewable directly in the browser
• Spreadsheet viewer for Excel and CSV files (UniverseJS)

Mobile

• Fully optimized for mobile across all surfaces
• Notebook panel toggles for chat, terminal, and explorer on desktop
• Auto-growing chat composer with bounded max height

Internationalization

• Full i18n support: English and German (Deutsch)
• Language switcher in header and onboarding wizard

AI Providers

• Anthropic (Claude), OpenRouter, Google Gemini, Ollama, Groq, Mistral, OpenAI
• API keys configured at runtime — not required at startup

Infrastructure

• Docker Compose single-container deployment
• Pre-built image on Docker Hub: canvascoding/canvas-notebook
• ARM64 compatible
• SQLite via Drizzle ORM, better-auth session management
• Bootstrap admin synced from env vars on every startup

First release under the new year.major.minor versioning scheme.
License changed to MIT. Next.js upgraded to 16.2.1.