Harper Files

What's Changed

• feat(core): create pool of instantiated linters to amortize construction cost by @elijah-potter in https://github.com/Automattic/harper/pull/3904
• build(deps): bump regex from 1.12.3 to 1.13.1 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/Automattic/harper/pull/3784
• feat(web): produce graphs and tables for reports by @elijah-potter in https://github.com/Automattic/harper/pull/3858
• fix(chrome-ext): do not allow lint updates to run at the same time or get dropped by @elijah-potter in https://github.com/Automattic/harper/pull/3908
• feat: PCB board redundancy by @hippietrail in https://github.com/Automattic/harper/pull/3919
• feat(dictionary): add entries for 'precess' and derivatives by @Silzinc in https://github.com/Automattic/harper/pull/3877
• build(deps): bump serde_with from 3.20.0 to 3.21.0 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/Automattic/harper/pull/3831
• feat: take care about→take care of by @hippietrail in https://github.com/Automattic/harper/pull/3927
• fix(core): more adjustments to SplitWords by @elijah-potter in https://github.com/Automattic/harper/pull/3922
• feat: don't lint .DS_Store or .json files in dirs in harper-cli lint and just lint by @hippietrail in https://github.com/Automattic/harper/pull/3401
• chore: "YAMLs" was incorrectly generated by @hippietrail in https://github.com/Automattic/harper/pull/3928
• fix(core): avoid to-too false positives outside adjective contexts by @hydraxman in https://github.com/Automattic/harper/pull/3883
• feat(bench): add WASM benchmark harness and native allocation profiler by @k4sperski in https://github.com/Automattic/harper/pull/3153
• fix: avoid memory leak in JS products by @elijah-potter in https://github.com/Automattic/harper/pull/3917
• fix: "a software renderer" no longer flagged by @hippietrail in https://github.com/Automattic/harper/pull/3945
• docs(github): add a new option to the "AI Disclosure section" by @hippietrail in https://github.com/Automattic/harper/pull/3947
• chore: dictionary curation by @hippietrail in https://github.com/Automattic/harper/pull/3953
• build(deps): bump uuid from 1.23.0 to 1.24.0 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/Automattic/harper/pull/3963
• build(deps): bump indexmap from 2.13.1 to 2.14.0 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/Automattic/harper/pull/3962
• build(deps): bump clap from 4.6.0 to 4.6.1 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/Automattic/harper/pull/3246
• fix(core): tag fought and wrought as past forms by @hydraxman in https://github.com/Automattic/harper/pull/3930
• Dictionary curation 2026 08 04 b by @hippietrail in https://github.com/Automattic/harper/pull/3965
• feat: accuse for→accuse of by @hippietrail in https://github.com/Automattic/harper/pull/3976
• chore: dictionary curation by @hippietrail in https://github.com/Automattic/harper/pull/3977
• fix: distracting warning in desktop app by @hippietrail in https://github.com/Automattic/harper/pull/4005
• fix(core): proper-noun coverage for Apple i-products and product phrases by @johndecker3 in https://github.com/Automattic/harper/pull/3436
• fix(core): preserve camelCase proper nouns in title case by @johndecker3 in https://github.com/Automattic/harper/pull/3438
• fix: remove dead TAILWIND_MODE env var that breaks Windows builds by @willherr72 in https://github.com/Automattic/harper/pull/3957
• build(deps): bump actions/stale from 10 to 11 in the actions-major group across 1 directory by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/Automattic/harper/pull/4003
• feat: implement into→implement in by @hippietrail in https://github.com/Automattic/harper/pull/3959
• chore: dictionary curation by @hippietrail in https://github.com/Automattic/harper/pull/4018
• Add Elixir as a supported language (comments only) by @jaller698 in https://github.com/Automattic/harper/pull/3934
• feat(core): flag extraneous "so" in "very much so" by @ozpool in https://github.com/Automattic/harper/pull/3817
• Obsidian sidebar by @LukeBenhase in https://github.com/Automattic/harper/pull/3915
• fix(obsidian): plugin failing to load due to race condition by @elijah-potter in https://github.com/Automattic/harper/pull/4020
• build(deps): bump rand from 0.10.1 to 0.10.2 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/Automattic/harper/pull/4027
• build(deps): bump libfuzzer-sys from 0.4.12 to 0.4.13 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/Automattic/harper/pull/4026
• build(deps): bump ruzstd from 0.8.3 to 0.9.0 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/Automattic/harper/pull/4025
• feat(core): add zero-width negation expression by @floze-the-genius in https://github.com/Automattic/harper/pull/3850
• fix(core): add "understand" to the irregular verb list by @mauropereiira in https://github.com/Automattic/harper/pull/4036
• feat: unpossible etc. → impossible by @hippietrail in https://github.com/Automattic/harper/pull/3081
• chore: some .toml files had divergent description, edition, or version fields by @hippietrail in https://github.com/Automattic/harper/pull/3969
• fix(core): remove redundant copy of dictionary in FstDictionary by @elijah-potter in https://github.com/Automattic/harper/pull/4030
• fix(desktop): persist onboarding completion by @mauropereiira in https://github.com/Automattic/harper/pull/4022
• Fix/slack quill editor linting by @iuooip in https://github.com/Automattic/harper/pull/4033

New Contributors

• @Silzinc made their first contribution in https://github.com/Automattic/harper/pull/3877
• @hydraxman made their first contribution in https://github.com/Automattic/harper/pull/3883
• @johndecker3 made their first contribution in https://github.com/Automattic/harper/pull/3436
• @willherr72 made their first contribution in https://github.com/Automattic/harper/pull/3957
• @jaller698 made their first contribution in https://github.com/Automattic/harper/pull/3934
• @ozpool made their first contribution in https://github.com/Automattic/harper/pull/3817
• @LukeBenhase made their first contribution in https://github.com/Automattic/harper/pull/3915
• @floze-the-genius made their first contribution in https://github.com/Automattic/harper/pull/3850
• @mauropereiira made their first contribution in https://github.com/Automattic/harper/pull/4036
• @iuooip made their first contribution in https://github.com/Automattic/harper/pull/4033

Full Changelog: https://github.com/Automattic/harper/compare/v2.7.0...v2.8.0