wonderwhy-er/DesktopCommanderMCP v0.2.0

Desktop Commander v0.2.0 Release Notes

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🚀 What's New in This Release

🔍 Major Features

📄 Line-Based File Operations

Line-Based Reading

• Upgraded from character-based to line-based file reading for faster, clearer access.
• Introduced offset and length parameters to precisely control line selection.
• Default read limit set to 1000 lines (customizable via fileReadLineLimit).
• Displays line count summaries when reading partial content.

Chunked File Writing

• New support for writing files in defined chunks.

• Enforces a write limit of 50 lines per operation for improved reliability (configurable).

• Added mode parameter with options:

  • rewrite (default): Replace the entire file.
  • append: Add new content to the file's end.

• Automatically flags files that exceed limits with clear warnings and helpful suggestions.

✏️ Smarter Edit Block Functionality

Streamlined Prompts

• Tool descriptions now guide users to make focused, incremental edits.
• Encourages using smaller context windows for more accurate changes.

Enhanced Error Feedback

• When no exact match is found, edit_block now:

  • Highlights changes using {−removed−}{+added+} format.
  • Displays similarity scores and execution time.
  • Offers precise suggestions to improve matching success.

📜 Comprehensive Tool Audit Logging

Tool Call Logging

• All tool interactions are now recorded with:

  • Timestamps
  • Tool name
  • Arguments (anonymized for privacy)

Log Management

• Automatic log rotation at 10MB to keep operations lightweight.
• Built-in file size validation ensures safer processing.

💻 Usability Upgrades

• Tool Reference Shortcut: Use DC: ... to quickly refer to tools in Claude responses.
• Telemetry Control: New prompt ensures users can easily opt out of telemetry tracking.
• Improved Fuzzy Matching in edit_block with detailed diagnostic feedback.
• Clearer Messaging: File operations now include line counts and detailed status updates.

⚙️ Configurable Settings

New parameters available:

• fileReadLineLimit: Max lines per read (default: 1000)
• fileWriteLineLimit: Max lines per write (default: 50)

Change with a simple command:

set_config_value("fileReadLineLimit", 2000)
set_config_value("fileWriteLineLimit", 100)

This update delivers more precision, reliability, and transparency across your file operations and edit workflows. Dive in and streamline your experience.