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# CHANGELOG.md

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# Changelog – Codette Universal Reasoning Assistant

## [1.0.0] – 2024-04-21

### Added
- Initial public release, merging all Codette and OpenAI-integrated GUI features.
- Tkinter chat window with color, timestamps, and system status messages.
- Async OpenAI API calls via threading – no UI freeze on long completions.
- .env management for OpenAI API key and model string.
- Export chat to .txt with filename dialog.
- Clear chat and auto-focusing of input box.
- Full emoji and unicode support.
- Maximize and resize window by default.

### Fixed
- Cleaned up placeholder code / replaced with real AI call.
- Fixed window sizing and packing for always-visible chat box.
- Made imports robust and removed dead code.
- Added system and error message tagging in UI.

## [0.9.0] – 2024-04-19

### Added
- Project bootstrapped: OpenAI-finetuned model + basic Tkinter MVP.
- Prototype: displayed full dict responses from backend.
- Basic error handling in API pipeline.

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## TODO (Roadmap)
- [ ] Add avatars or profile picture beside user/AI chat bubbles.
- [ ] Enable theme (dark/light) switching in-app.
- [ ] Add more OpenAI “memory”/context handling.
- [ ] Codette plugin API and Codette-agent mesh support.
- [ ] System tray/background service mode.

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## Special Thanks
Jonathan Harrison, Raiffs Bits LLC, and every contributor and tester.