New Aiko release v0.1.3

Hey there! We're back with some seriously exciting updates that'll make your AI workflow even more powerful. This release is all about expanding your creative and productivity horizons with three major new integrations that we think you're going to love.

🆕 New Integrations

Notion Integration - Your All-in-One Workspace, Now AI-Powered

We've added comprehensive Notion integration that turns your workspace into an AI-accessible powerhouse! This isn't just basic connectivity – we're talking about 13 robust tools that let you search, create, update, and collaborate across your entire Notion ecosystem.

What you can do now:

• Smart Search: AI can search not just your Notion pages, but also connected sources like Slack, Google Drive, GitHub, and Linear – all in one go
• Content Creation: Create and update pages with rich formatting, databases, and complex structures using natural language
• Team Collaboration: Add comments, manage users, and handle permissions seamlessly
• Advanced Organization: Move pages, create databases, and duplicate content with ease

This integration uses secure OAuth authentication and follows Notion's enterprise-grade security standards, so your data stays safe while becoming incredibly more accessible through AI.

Canva Integration - Professional Design at AI Speed

Speaking of game-changers – we've integrated Canva to bring professional design capabilities directly into your AI conversations! With 20 comprehensive tools, you can now search, create, edit, and export designs without ever leaving your AI workflow.

The design possibilities are endless:

• AI-Powered Creation: Generate designs across 24+ types (business cards, social media posts, presentations, logos) using natural language prompts
• Smart Search & Management: Find existing designs, organize them in folders, and manage your design library
• Professional Export: Export to multiple formats (PDF, PNG, JPG, PPTX, GIF, MP4) with quality controls
• Team Collaboration: Comment on designs, manage feedback loops, and collaborate with your team
• Import Flexibility: Bring in external files from URLs and convert them to editable Canva designs

Whether you're creating a quick Instagram post or a comprehensive business presentation, the AI can now handle the entire design workflow for you.

Sequential Thinking - Next-Level Problem Solving 🧠

This one's particularly close to our hearts. We've built a completely new cognitive enhancement tool that lets AI engage in dynamic, reflective problem-solving. Think of it as giving AI the ability to "think out loud" and actually reconsider its approach as it learns more.

How it transforms AI reasoning:

• Iterative Refinement: AI can revise previous thoughts and change course when new insights emerge
• Branching Logic: Explore multiple solution paths simultaneously from any point in the reasoning process
• Hypothesis Testing: Generate and systematically verify solution approaches
• Dynamic Planning: Adjust the thinking process length as understanding deepens

Privacy First: This runs completely offline – all thinking processes stay on your device, making it perfect for sensitive problem-solving scenarios.

The Sequential Thinking tool is ideal for complex planning, analysis, research, and any situation where the initial approach might need adjustment as you learn more.

🔧 Under the Hood

All three integrations follow our robust plugin architecture with:

• Secure Authentication: OAuth 2.0 with keychain storage for sensitive tokens
• Streamable HTTP Transport: Efficient MCP communication for real-time interactions
• Comprehensive Tool Documentation: Detailed usage examples and parameter guidance

What's Next?

These integrations represent a huge step forward in making AI truly useful for creative and analytical work. We're already seeing amazing use cases from our early adopters – from automated design workflows to complex research projects.

As always, we'd love to hear how you're using these new capabilities. Drop us feedback, share your workflows, or let us know what integrations you'd like to see next!

Happy creating and problem-solving! 🚀

Time Tools Integration & Enhanced MCP Configuration

Here's what's new in this v0.1.1 (v0.1.2 is just a bug fix) release:

🕒 New Features

Time Tools Integration

We've added a comprehensive Time Tools application that'll make working with time zones and timestamps so much easier! This new integration brings five powerful time utilities right into your AI workflow:

• Current Time: Get the current time in any timezone using IANA timezone names (like America/New York or Asia/Tokyo)
• Time Conversion: Convert times between different timezones with support for both 24-hour format (14:30) and ISO 8601 format
• Duration Calculator: Calculate the exact time between two dates and times—perfect for project planning or deadline tracking
• Epoch Converters: Bulk convert Unix timestamps to readable dates (and vice versa) for those times when you're dealing with system logs or APIs

This integration is particularly useful for OpenAPI-based workflows, where timestamps are often represented in Unix format. It allows for seamless conversion between different time formats, making it easier to work with and interpret time-related data.

Enhanced MCP Configuration

We've significantly improved how you configure MCP (Model Context Protocol) connections with URL-based configuration and token authentication. This means you can now:

• Set up MCP servers using URLs with proper authentication headers
• Better integration with external services that require token-based auth

🔧 Improvements

Better Stability

General stability improvements throughout the application. We've been hunting down those pesky edge cases and making everything run more smoothly.

🐞 Bug Fixes

Command Line Arguments

Fixed an issue with command line argument handling that was causing problems in certain scenarios. The console application now properly processes arguments as expected.

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We're really excited about these time tools, they've already saved us countless hours when coordinating across different time zones during development. Give them a try and let us know what you think!

Time Tools Integration & Enhanced MCP Configuration

Here's what's new in this v0.1.1 release:

🕒 New Features

Time Tools Integration

We've added a comprehensive Time Tools application that'll make working with time zones and timestamps so much easier! This new integration brings five powerful time utilities right into your AI workflow:

• Current Time: Get the current time in any timezone using IANA timezone names (like America/New York or Asia/Tokyo)
• Time Conversion: Convert times between different timezones with support for both 24-hour format (14:30) and ISO 8601 format
• Duration Calculator: Calculate the exact time between two dates and times—perfect for project planning or deadline tracking
• Epoch Converters: Bulk convert Unix timestamps to readable dates (and vice versa) for those times when you're dealing with system logs or APIs

This integration is particularly useful for OpenAPI-based workflows, where timestamps are often represented in Unix format. It allows for seamless conversion between different time formats, making it easier to work with and interpret time-related data.

Enhanced MCP Configuration

We've significantly improved how you configure MCP (Model Context Protocol) connections with URL-based configuration and token authentication. This means you can now:

• Set up MCP servers using URLs with proper authentication headers
• Better integration with external services that require token-based auth

🔧 Improvements

Better Stability

General stability improvements throughout the application. We've been hunting down those pesky edge cases and making everything run more smoothly.

🐞 Bug Fixes

Command Line Arguments

Fixed an issue with command line argument handling that was causing problems in certain scenarios. The console application now properly processes arguments as expected.

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We're really excited about these time tools, they've already saved us countless hours when coordinating across different time zones during development. Give them a try and let us know what you think!

Custom command line tools and smart tool management

🎉 What's New in Aiko 0.1.0

Hey folks! We've been busy building some exciting new capabilities that make Aiko even more powerful and flexible. Here's what's fresh off the development bench:

🚀 New Features

Command-Line MCP Server Support

The big news this release! You can now integrate any command-line MCP server directly into Aiko. This opens up a whole new world of possibilities—think Python scripts, Node.js tools, Docker containers, or any executable that speaks the MCP protocol with STDIO transport.

What you can do:

• Set up any command-line tool with a simple form (command, arguments, working directory)
• Configure environment variables with our new dynamic list interface
• Pass additional command-line arguments that get appended to your base configuration

This means you can now connect tools like local Python MCP servers, custom shell scripts, or containerized applications—basically anything that can run in a terminal and speak MCP.

Smart Tool Management

We've completely revamped how you manage tools within your applications:

• Enhanced tool table with search functionality to quickly find the tools you need
• Bulk toggle operations—select all, deselect all, or cherry-pick individual tools
• Smart defaults: For apps with ≤50 tools, we start with everything enabled. For larger tool collections (>50), we use an inclusion model to keep things manageable
• Active tool counter shows you exactly how many tools are currently enabled (like "47/132 active")
• Real-time search filters tools as you type

Better Configuration Flow

• Tool exclusion by profile—different profiles can have different tool sets enabled
• Immediate tool refresh after setting up proxy applications (no more waiting around!)

🔧 Improvements

We've done some serious spring cleaning under the hood:

• Removed unused packages that were just taking up space
• Upgraded react-day-picker to fix those annoying React 19 version conflicts
• Streamlined the dependency tree for better build performance

Better Process Management

• Improved IPC handling with proper cleanup when the app quits
• Unified app quit behavior that's more reliable across different scenarios

UI Polish

• Improved layout for search and save buttons in the tool management interface
• Better dynamic list handling for environment variables configuration
• More consistent iconography across command-line integrations

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This release really expands what's possible with Aiko — we're excited to see what kind of command-line tools and workflows you'll integrate! As always, let us know how these features work for you. ✨

Suprise, Suprise: Stripe integration is here

🎉 What's New in Aiko

Hey there! We are on fire today, headlined by a major new integration that's going to make your payment workflows so much smoother. Integrate your Stripe with LLMs of your choice.

🚀 New Features

Stripe Payment Platform Integration

We've added full Stripe integration to Aiko! 🎊 If you're handling payments, subscriptions, or any kind of financial transactions, this is going to be a game-changer for you.

What is Stripe? It's one of the most popular payment processing platforms used by millions of businesses worldwide. Think of it as the backbone that powers online payments for companies like Shopify, Lyft, and countless others.

What can you do with it now? A lot! We're talking about 22 different tools that let you:

• Create and manage customers effortlessly
• Set up payment links and invoices in seconds
• Handle subscriptions and cancellations
• Process refunds and manage disputes
• Search through Stripe's extensive documentation
• Monitor your account balance and transactions
• Create products, pricing plans, and discount coupons
• and many more

The integration connects directly to Stripe's official MCP server, so you're getting the real deal with all the latest features and security standards. Plus, we've included helpful sample usage examples for each tool, so you won't be left scratching your head wondering how to get started.

🔧 Improvements

Enhanced Bearer Token Handling

We've given our bearer token UI component a nice makeover!

• Shows a clean, user-friendly interface with the "Authorization" header clearly labeled
• Includes handy show/hide functionality for better security
• Provides better error messages when things don't look quite right

This improvement makes it much easier to work with API integrations that require bearer token authentication—not just Stripe, but any service that uses this common auth method.

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That's a wrap on this update! The Stripe integration opens up so many possibilities for automating your payment workflows, and we're genuinely excited to see what you'll build with it. As always, if you run into any issues or have suggestions, we're all ears!

Finally, OpenAPI integration, turn any API to AI tools

🎉 What's New in Aiko

Hey there! We've been busy building some exciting new features and improvements. Here's what's fresh in this release:

🚀 Major New Features

OpenAPI Integration - The Game Changer

We're thrilled to introduce our brand-new OpenAPI Integration feature! 🎊 This is honestly a pretty big deal - you can now turn any OpenAPI specification into a fully functional MCP tool suite automatically.

What this means for you:

• Upload any OpenAPI spec (JSON or YAML) and watch it transform into ready-to-use MCP tools
• Download specs from URLs - just paste a link and we'll handle the rest
• Automatic security handling - we extract and configure API keys, bearer tokens, OAuth2, and basic auth automatically
• Dynamic tool generation - every endpoint becomes a callable tool with proper parameter validation
• Real-time API execution - make actual API calls directly through your MCP tools

This opens up integration possibilities with thousands of APIs that publish OpenAPI specs. Think about it - Stripe, GitHub, Shopify, and countless others can now be integrated seamlessly! The beta badge is there because we want your feedback, but it's fully functional.

🔧 Improvements

Enhanced Gmail Integration

• HTML email support - Gmail now always sends emails in HTML format, making your messages look much better and supporting rich formatting

Security Parameter Enhancements

• OpenAPI security components - dedicated UI components for configuring API authentication
• URL parameter validation - better validation for OpenAPI endpoints and base URLs
• Security scheme extraction - automatically detect and configure all supported auth methods from OpenAPI specs

🧹 Housekeeping

Removed Legacy Code

• Cleaned up MCP extension - removed the old browser extension code that was no longer needed, keeping the codebase focused

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The OpenAPI integration is really the star of this release - it fundamentally changes how you can connect external APIs to your MCP setup. We can't wait to see what creative integrations you build with it!

As always, if you run into any issues or have feedback, we'd love to hear from you. The OpenAPI feature is marked as beta because we want to make sure it works perfectly with your favorite APIs before removing that label.

New Aiko release v0.0.7 with Gmail integration improvements

🎉 Gmail Integration Gets a Major Upgrade!

Hey everyone! We've been busy giving our Gmail integration some serious love, and we're excited to share what's new. This update makes managing your emails smoother, more reliable, and way more powerful.

🔧 Much Better Email Sending & Replies

We completely overhauled how email replies work, and honestly, it's so much better now!

• One simple parameter instead of two confusing ones. Now you just use replyToId and we handle all the complex stuff behind the scenes. Honestly, you don't even need to set replyToId yourself, just tell your AI assistant: "hey reply to email about all hands" and it will figure out all hands email
• Rock-solid reliability: We all know LLMs are awesome, but sometimes they make mistakes, no problem, if they accidentally used unexisting id, we will let you know. This means way fewer "oops, that didn't work" moments when the AI tries to reply to emails.
• Always beautiful emails: We now send HTML emails by default, so your messages look professional and formatted correctly.
• Safety first: All emails require your explicit approval before sending—no more accidental sends!

🏷️ Brand New Label Management Tools for Gmail

This is a big one! You can now fully manage your Gmail labels directly through the AI:

• See all your labels at once: The new list_labels tool shows you everything—system labels (Inbox, Sent, etc.) and your custom ones, complete with message counts and colors.
• Create labels on the fly: Need to organize emails for a new project? The AI can create custom labels instantly with the create_label tool.
• Smart visibility controls: Set whether labels appear in your message lists or label lists, giving you full control over your Gmail organization.

Perfect for keeping work projects, newsletters, or family communications neatly organized!

🔍 Smarter Email Metadata

We've made the AI much better at understanding your emails:

• Message ID extraction: Every email response now includes the actual message ID from the email headers, making follow-up actions more reliable.
• Robust handling: Our system now properly handles all the weird formatting quirks Gmail sometimes throws at us (looking at you, Unicode escape sequences! 🙄).

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The bottom line: Gmail integration is now more powerful, more reliable, and frankly, just more pleasant to use. Whether you're replying to important emails, organizing your inbox, or managing complex email workflows, everything should feel smoother and more intuitive.

Let us know how these improvements work for you!

New Aiko release v0.0.6

This release adds powerful GitHub integration and introduces flexible authentication options for proxy applications using Bearer tokens. We've also improved the user experience with better validation and visual feedback.

🐙 GitHub Integration

• Added comprehensive GitHub module with full repository management
• GitHub token validation before application startup
• Sample tools and workflows for GitHub operations

🔐 Enhanced Authentication

• Support for non-OAuth proxy apps with header authentication
• Improved header handling and application loading

🎨 User Experience

• Added save feedback to application configurations
• Better visual confirmation for user actions

🔧 Technical Improvements

• Enhanced application loading performance
• Streamlined authentication flow for different app types

New Aiko release v0.0.5 with new Asana and Intercom integrations

This release brings major improvements to the integration ecosystem and adds support for Claude Code. We've also made significant behind-the-scenes improvements to make adding new apps easier and more reliable.

🚀 New Integrations

• Added Asana integration with comprehensive project management tools
• Added Intercom integration for customer support workflows
• Enhanced adding custom application templates

🔧 Integration Improvements

• Dynamic app icon loading for custom MCP tools
• Automatic navigation to app page after creation
• Updated app templates with better manifest structure
• Improved tool registration and documentation system

⚡ Claude Code Support

• Full integration with Claude Code development workflow
• Enhanced documentation for Claude Code usage
• Improved data storage and retrieval patterns

🛠️ Developer Experience

• Complete refactor of application template system
• Dynamic configuration system for flexible app setup
• Improved store management

New Aiko release v0.0.4

We're excited to announce the latest release of Aiko! This release includes 2 new integrations with 50+ new workflow automation tools.

🚀 Integrations

• Added Linear integration with full issue management, projects, documents, and team collaboration features
• Added Jira/Confluence integration supporting issues, projects, pages, comments, and search functionality
• In total enhanced with 50+ new workflow automation tools

🔧 Tools

• Linear: issue management, comments, documents, projects, team collaboration, git branch generation
• Jira: issue create/read/update/delete, transitions, comments, JQL search, project metadata, account lookup
• Confluence: page management, comments, search, space navigation, CQL queries

Users can now connect AI applications to comprehensive project management and documentation workflows through a unified interface.

🎉 Welcome to Aiko!

The first release of Aiko is here! We're excited to introduce the revolutionary macOS desktop application that transforms how you interact with AI tools.

🚀 Core Features

• MCP Server Marketplace: One-click integration with popular productivity tools
• Profile Management: Create and switch between different environments
• Secure Local Processing: All data stays on your device with OAuth 2.0 authentication
• Universal AI Compatibility: Works with Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code, and more

🔧 Initial Integrations

• Gmail: Email management through natural language
• Google Calendar: Smart calendar integration

🛡️ Security & Privacy

• Local-First Architecture: No cloud dependencies
• Secure credential storage encrypted with macOS Keychain
• Data Sovereignty: Complete control over your information

🎯 What's Next?

This is just the beginning! We're already working on exciting new features including enhanced visual reasoning, advanced knowledge graphs, and enterprise-grade team management tools.

Thank you for being part of the Aiko journey!