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Sep 5, 2026 · Ship · Bugfix
Nodepad CLI v0.59.6 — multiline todos stay readable

Nodepad CLI v0.59.6 preserves line breaks in quoted Markdown captures. Multi-todo stickies stay as real lists, including when an older #r...

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Aug 13, 2026 · Ship · Improvement
Nodepad CLI v0.59.3 — current signed patch

Nodepad CLI v0.59.3 is the current signed patch build. It carries the v0.59.2 subject-scoped resume, open, and summary behavior; this pat...

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Aug 13, 2026 · Ship · Improvement
Nodepad CLI v0.59.2

Nodepad CLI v0.59.2 makes subject-scoped re-entry consistent. np resume, np open, and np summary now use --subject; existing --role scrip...

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Aug 13, 2026 · Ship · Improvement
Nodepad CLI v0.58.1 — signed installs from nodepad.tools

Nodepad CLI v0.58.1 now installs directly from its own domain. The signed installer verifies provenance and checksums before transactiona...

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Aug 10, 2026 · Ship · Bugfix

Nodepad CLI v0.55.3 — `np resume <pad>` actually works now

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Aug 8, 2026 · Series · Building Nodepad
How Nodepad ships — the release ritual

Nodepad ships several times a day some days, and the thing that keeps that pace from turning into chaos isn't a pipeline — it's a **ritua...

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Aug 8, 2026 · Series · Building Nodepad
How a runbook works with a queue

Every board, node, and product in Nodepad can carry a small **operating truth** — we call it a runbook. A topic, a Purpose, a *Hidden tru...

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Aug 3, 2026 · Ship · Improvement

Nodepad CLI v0.55.0 — its own install, and registry extensions that can't subtract

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Jun 3, 2026 · Ship · Bugfix

Shared pad links now survive the sign-in round-trip

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Apr 29, 2026 · Ship · Improvement
Read-only audit rake: nodepad:audit_leaks

After fixing the cross-board leak, we needed a way to find pads that were corrupted before the fix shipped. New rake task: bin/rails 'nod...

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Apr 29, 2026 · Ship · Improvement
Multi-board switcher: + board, Rename, prompt-on-create

Three repairs to the board switcher dropdown for multi-board users. + Create new board affordance restored to the popover footer (it had ...

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Apr 29, 2026 · Ship · Improvement
Edit Node modal got the polish treatment

The Edit Node modal now matches the design system the Edit Note modal already uses. Live preview chip at the top updates as you type / pi...

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Apr 29, 2026 · Ship · Feature
Share a single node, not the whole board

Sharing a node with someone now gives them access to ONLY that subtree, not the whole owner's board. A new URL space /shared/:token serve...

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Apr 29, 2026 · Ship · Bugfix
Stopped content leaking across boards

Three localStorage caches were keyed per-user instead of per-(user, board). Switching boards or creating a new one could pull content fro...

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Apr 29, 2026 · Ship · Bugfix
Magic-link sign-in: fixed the email-prefetch race

Some sign-in attempts were failing with 'this link has been used' — your email's link-preview scanner was clicking the magic link before ...

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