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Knot Code v1.9.0 — The Workshop Release

The biggest single-release update in Knot Code history — 21 commits, ~9,000 lines of new code across every surface of the editor.

🚀 Downloads

Platform File Size
macOS (Apple Silicon) KnotCode_1.9.0_aarch64.dmg ~8 MB
Windows (x64) KnotCode_1.9.0_x64-setup.exe ~8 MB
Windows (x64 MSI) KnotCode_1.9.0_x64_en-US.msi ~8 MB
Linux (AppImage) KnotCode_1.9.0_amd64.AppImage ~8 MB
Linux (Debian) KnotCode_1.9.0_amd64.deb ~8 MB

✨ What's New

🏠 Redesigned Home Screen

The first thing you see is now unforgettable — ambient blue-purple gradient, animated logo with glow pulse, dynamic time-aware greetings, and glass suggestion cards with spring animations.

🧭 VS Code-Style Navigation

Top tabs are gone. Navigation lives in a clean sidebar activity bar with keyboard shortcuts (⌘1-⌘9). Mobile gets a slick pill toggle cycling Chat → Editor → Terminal.

📋 Full Kanban Board

Built-in project management with drag-and-drop cards, priorities (P0-P3), labels, subtasks with progress bars, comments, activity logs, WIP limits, and multi-board support. All persisted locally.

🏗️ Agent Builder Workshop — Completely Transformed

No more wall of forms. The Workshop now guides you through agent creation:

  1. Template Gallery — Pick from 12 pre-built agent templates
  2. Step-by-Step Wizard — 7 stages with progress bar and validation
  3. Live Preview — Watch your system prompt build in real-time
  4. One-Click Deploy — Send your agent straight to Chat
  5. Undo/Redo — Full blueprint versioning (⌘Z/⌘⇧Z)
  6. Share — Export as JSON or shareable link

🔌 MCP Marketplace

20 MCP servers in a beautiful library view with category filtering, search, and one-click install. Includes PostgreSQL, GitHub, Slack, Linear, Notion, Supabase, Vercel, Stripe, and more.

🎖️ Field Manual Themes (8 New)

A military/tactical theme collection: Field Manual (OD green), Navy Ops, Desert Storm, Blackout (pure OPSEC), Arctic White, Recon NVG (all-green phosphor), SIGINT (all-amber CRT), and Air Force HUD (cyan cockpit).

💬 Smarter Chat

  • Inline pickers — /skill, /mcp, /prompt open contextual selectors
  • VS Code-style diff toolbar — Per-hunk approve/reject with keyboard shortcuts
  • Preview + Chat split — Cursor-style side-by-side development

📊 How Knot Code Compares

Feature Knot Code 1.9 VS Code Cursor Windsurf Zed
AI Chat (Ask/Agent/Plan) ✅ ❌ (ext) ✅ ✅ ✅
Agent Builder Workshop ✅ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌
MCP Marketplace ✅ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌
Built-in Kanban ✅ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌
Inline Diff Approval ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ❌
Gateway Terminal (TUI) ✅ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌
22+ Themes incl. Tactical ✅ ✅ (ext) ❌ ❌ ✅
Preview + Chat Split ✅ ❌ ✅ ❌ ❌
Skill-First Policy ✅ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌
Toast Notifications ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ❌
Cross-platform (Mac/Win/Linux) ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅
iOS (TestFlight) ✅ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌
Open Source ✅ Partial ❌ ❌ ✅
Free ✅ ✅ Freemium Freemium ✅

Knot Code is the only editor with a built-in Agent Builder Workshop, MCP Marketplace, and Kanban board — all free and open source.

📝 Full Changelog

See CHANGELOG.md for the complete list of 21 commits and every change.

🙏 Built With

Built in one night. Shipped with love. 🦉✨

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