v2.4.0
MajorThis was not a light polish release. It was a multi-day product-shaping overhaul across the host model, onboarding lifecycle, recovery chain, UI coaching, and release gates.
- -The public product surface is now fully host-first: the terminal keeps only super-dev / super-dev update / super-dev uninstall, while baseline, research, the three core docs, approval gates, spec, implementation, and delivery all happen inside the host
- -Existing projects now continue on a more complete path: establish the current baseline first, then move through research, the three core docs, approval, frontend preview, backend, quality, and delivery
- -Host onboarding was rebuilt around a unified host matrix (CLI / IDE / desktop assistants), with Droid CLI, Kimi Code, Qwen Code, Trae SOLO, and Trae SOLOCN treated as first-class hosts; OpenClaw has been removed from the current support surface
- -Onboarding is now project-first by default: connect the current repo first, then expose the host first prompt, resume path, and post-onboard self-check so install is not mistaken for true readiness
- -Dual-mode readiness is now explicit: users can see whether standard product work and SEEAI competition work are actually ready to start instead of just seeing that files were written
- -super-dev-core was purged from current code, templates, skills, and active test contracts. The product name is now consistently super-dev, and rules default to project-level surfaces instead of silently writing into system-level AGENTS.md
- -The UI design chain was upgraded: the UI contract now freezes art-direction candidates, a visual philosophy, anti-AI-slop guardrails, a five-dimension critique rubric, and tweak categories, while Framework focus and the screenshot-grade UI visual gate now participate in quality / proof-pack / release-readiness
- -Release gates are green again: pytest 2576 passed, 2 skipped; preflight --allow-dirty passes; the core release gates, knowledge gates, delivery smoke, host compatibility, and build/twine-check are all passing
Product shape reset
- •The terminal was reduced to install/update/uninstall while the real workflow moved back into the host.
- •Public messaging was pulled away from “toolbox / scaffolding” language and back toward a host coaching system.
- •The first-layer user path now centers on /super-dev, /super-dev-seeai, continue current workflow, and what next.
Host matrix and onboarding
- •The unified host matrix now spans CLI, IDE, and desktop assistant hosts, with Droid CLI, Kimi Code, Qwen Code, Trae SOLO, and Trae SOLOCN elevated to first-class status.
- •Project-first onboarding is now the default, while user-level surfaces became an explicit opt-in.
- •Each host now exposes first prompts, resume guidance, repair playbooks, official workflow checks, and post-onboard self-checks.
Existing-project flow and recovery
- •baseline -> docs -> docs_confirm -> spec -> frontend -> preview_confirm -> backend -> quality -> delivery became the formal path.
- •resume / next / continue / doctor / validate now explain the current blocker, the next step, and why the workflow cannot skip ahead.
- •Onboard smoke guides, uninstall dry runs, and cleanup reports are now formal lifecycle outputs.
UI quality and premium delivery
- •The UI contract now captures art direction, brand signals, proof composition, component craft, layout tension, and anti-AI-slop guardrails.
- •The screenshot-grade UI gate now participates in quality, proof-pack, and release readiness.
- •Framework Coaching Focus now reaches the installer, runtime reports, smoke guides, and delivery summaries.
Release and engineering quality
- •Preflight, knowledge gates, delivery smoke, host compatibility, build, and twine-check all returned to green.
- •Public docs, the website, the installer, and changelog narratives were aligned to the current 2.4.0 model.
- •super-dev-core, OpenClaw current support, and old skill aliases were removed from the active product surface.