Pixcode 1.36.0 transforms the platform from being just a chat screen connected to multiple CLIs into a more capable self-hosted AI coding workspace.
The primary focus of this release is giving users more control: understanding what agents are doing in real time, navigating changed files faster, managing orchestration flows more clearly, customizing the interface appearance, standardizing API access, and making the project more discoverable publicly.

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Highlights

Control / Command Center

While AI agents edit files, users no longer need to simply wait for a chat response.
Local working tree changes are now tracked, modified files become visible in the UI, and users can quickly jump back to the relevant files.

The goal is to improve the sense of control over the agent workflow by answering questions such as:

• Which files changed?
• When did they change?
• Where should I look next?

All directly inside the workspace UI.

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More Powerful Orchestration

The orchestration system becomes significantly more practical in this release.

New additions include:

• agent-based model selection,
• fallback CLI agents,
• clearer orchestration run flows.

Users can now combine OpenCode, Codex, Claude, Gemini, Cursor, or Qwen with different responsibilities inside the same workflow.
If a step fails or produces weak results, fallback agent logic can automatically take over.

This is especially useful for scenarios such as:

• backend/frontend/review style agent teams,
• reviewing the same change with multiple models,
• sequential handoff workflows,
• debate/decision comparison flows,
• recovering failed steps using alternative CLIs.

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New Theme and Appearance System

Pixcode is no longer limited to a single blue/navy appearance.

The new theming system now supports:

• Emerald themes,
• VS Code-style palettes,
• custom light/dark accent colors.

Theme settings are applied globally through a token-based UI system, meaning buttons, focus rings, active states, and navigation colors all update consistently together.

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Improved Workspace Experience

Panel behavior has been refined across:

• Chat,
• Files,
• Shell,
• Source Control,
• Orchestration.

On desktop, split/full layouts behave more predictably.
On mobile and tablet devices, orchestration screens now feel more controlled and responsive.

The chat input experience and CLI activity feedback were also improved for readability and clarity.

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Provider Statuses and Notifications

CLI provider version states are now cached, manual refresh is supported, and update availability indicators are displayed more clearly.

Browser push notifications and Telegram notification pipelines were also strengthened for long-running agent tasks.

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px_ API Key Standard

New Pixcode API keys are now generated using the px_ prefix.

Legacy ck_ keys remain fully backward compatible.

This change is reflected across:

• the public API,
• OpenAPI documentation,
• automation examples.

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Public Documentation and AI Discovery

The project README files were completely rewritten to better reflect the current Pixcode architecture and workflow.

New static HTML documentation pages were also added:

• landing.html
• docs.html
• features.html
• orchestration.html
• api-automation.html

Additional discovery files for search engines and AI systems were introduced as well:

• llms.txt
• llms-full.txt
• robots.txt
• sitemap.xml
• humans.txt

This helps Pixcode become more understandable and discoverable for searches related to:

• Claude Code UI,
• Codex UI,
• Cursor CLI UI,
• OpenCode UI,
• AI coding agent orchestration,
• self-hosted AI IDEs,
• MCP managers,
• AI development workspaces.

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Technical Change Summary

• package.json, package-lock.json, and desktop/package.json were updated to version 1.36.0.
• The desktop wrapper dependency @pixelbyte-software/pixcode was upgraded to 1.36.0.
• OpenAPI version updated to 1.36.0.
• API documentation examples migrated to the px_ key format.
• Static documentation files are now included in build outputs.
• npm package description and keyword lists were expanded for SEO and package discovery improvements.
• CHANGELOG.md was updated with product-level release notes for 1.36.0.

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Validation

The following validation steps were executed for this release:

:::bash
npm run typecheck
npm run lint
npm run build
npm pack --dry-run

The dry-run package output successfully included:

• dist/
• dist-server/
• README files
• static documentation pages
• OpenAPI files
• CLI entrypoints

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Release Notes

Pixcode 1.36.0 establishes the foundation for the broader 1.36 release line.

Upcoming minor releases may further improve:

• CLI testing coverage,
• orchestration polish,
• desktop installer outputs,
• provider plugin visibility,
• remote/server workflow experiences.