v0.2.0 - Enhanced UI and MCP-powered diff preview

✨ What's New

Major Features

• 🔍 MCP-powered side-by-side diff preview - See changes before they're applied with Neovim's native diff highlighting
• 📊 Enhanced streaming UI - Real-time progress indicators with bottom-right message display
• 🖥️ Improved terminal integration - Better CLI parameter support and configurable terminal height

Key Improvements

• Redesigned streaming display with persistent popup windows
• Automatic CLAUDE.md integration for seamless diff preview setup
• Real-time file change notifications with reduced noise
• Better error handling for binary files and edge cases
• Enhanced MCP server management with auto-build capabilities

Bug Fixes

• Fixed newline handling in progress messages
• Resolved Claude command argument parsing issues
• Fixed diff window focus and display problems
• Improved MCP server path resolution
• Fixed terminal height configuration errors

Technical Changes

• Migrated from socket-based to file-based MCP communication
• Improved async operations for non-blocking MCP setup
• Enhanced debugging and logging capabilities
• Better handling of Claude CLI integration

🚀 Upgrade Notes

This release introduces MCP-powered diff preview as the primary way to see changes before they're applied. The feature is enabled by default and provides a much better user experience for reviewing Claude's modifications.

📋 Full Changelog

New Features:

• MCP-powered side-by-side diff preview
• Enhanced streaming UI with bottom-right display
• Configurable terminal height (default 50%)
• CLI parameters support for ClaudeTerminal
• Automatic CLAUDE.md integration

Improvements:

• Real-time progress indicators
• Reduced startup noise and excessive logging
• Better file change detection
• Enhanced error handling

Bug Fixes:

• Fixed Claude command parsing and execution
• Resolved diff window display issues
• Fixed binary file handling in watcher
• Improved MCP server reliability

See the full commit history for detailed changes.

v0.1.0

claucode.nvim v0.1.0

A lightweight Neovim bridge for Claude Code CLI. It does one thing well: connects your editor to Claude without the bloat.

What's New

Core Features:

• :Claude <prompt> — Send prompts directly from Neovim
• :Claude --file <prompt> — Include current file context
• Visual selection support — Select code and send to Claude
• Real-time file watching — Auto-reload buffers when Claude modifies files
• Terminal integration — Open or toggle a dedicated Claude terminal split from within Neovim
• Smart keymaps — All features available via <leader>ai prefix

Key Commands (<leader>ai...):

• c — Send prompt
• f — Review current file
• e — Explain code
• x — Fix issues
• t — Generate tests

Requirements

• Neovim 0.5+
• Claude Code CLI (npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code)
• ANTHROPIC_API_KEY environment variable

Installation

{
  "avifenesh/claucode.nvim",
  config = function()
    require("claucode").setup()
  end,
}

Philosophy

This is a bridge, not an AI replacement. It’s lightweight, focused, and reliable. Built to scratch my own itch and shared because that’s what we do in open source.

What it IS: A simple Neovim ↔ Claude Code CLI bridge
What it's NOT: Copilot, an AI suite, or enterprise software

No guarantees, just community. MIT licensed — do whatever you want with it! 🚀

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