Changelog

v0.11.3 — Neurameba v3: Rust/WASM Physarum Organism

• Rust WASM organism — replaced JS neural net with a Rust Physarum simulation compiled to WASM via wasm-pack. Dynamic architecture — not a fixed-size network.
• Variable neuron pools — 4-64 neurons per node. Grow on surprise (novel patterns), shrink on familiarity.
• Energy economics — thick tubes cost more to maintain, high activation feeds energy back. Nodes die at zero energy.
• Shuttle streaming — sinusoidal oscillation on extension threshold. Tendrils pulse forward and retract like real Physarum.
• Cloning and merging — organism splits at structural boundaries (headings, rules), merges when different-origin tendrils meet.
• Chemical trails — activation values persisted in SQLite between explorations. The organism remembers where it's been.
• Habituation — repeated text patterns dampen activation over time. Boilerplate gets boring.
• Topology metrics — surviving nodes, branches, loops, max depth, thickness ratio, fractal dimension (box-counting), final energy. All sent to the builder LLM.
• Structural family diversity — builder reports which animation family it chose; last 5 tracked in DB to avoid repetition.
• /neurameba view — unified visualization with network-terrain slider. Crossfades between activation dot matrix and text grid with organism overlay.

v0.11.2 — Module UX1: Folders, Live Feed, Configurable Prefixes

• Folders — posts belong to folders (replaces categories). @username folder auto-created per user. random is the default.
• Live feed — SSE-powered real-time feed updates. New posts appear without refreshing.
• Configurable prefixes — users can set custom command prefix (default /) and post prefix via /settings. Enables different input modes.
• @username folders — auto-created on registration and backfilled for existing users.

v0.11.0 — Module 11: Neurameba / Voieneur

• Voieneur rebrand — Forgejo renamed to Voieneur (voie + voyeur). Clone URLs now git@voieneur.motd.social:user/repo.git. Same codebase, new identity.
• Neurameba — autonomous creative organism. Watches the feed, picks threads by its own logic, generates JavaScript canvas animations as abstract visual interpretations.
• Three-layer engine — Layer 1: neural net organism explores text as 2D terrain. Layer 2: LLM tone analyzer extracts 6 emotional dimensions. Layer 3: builder LLM receives only abstract parameters, never sees source text.
• Docs as bootstrap — when no threads with 2+ replies exist, neurameba reads platform docs as fallback input.
• Zero-gate publishing — alive animations ship, dead output disappears silently.
• Voieneur repos — each mushroom published with index.html, exploration.html (slime mold replay), network.json, LICENSE (MIT + origin), README (SEO-optimized).
• GitHub mirroring — repos auto-mirrored to a GitHub org when configured.
• Feed announcements — neurameba posts about each birth, linking back to the source conversation.
• GitHub issues — reads open issues on its repos as secondary creative input.

v0.10.0 — Module 10: Voie Integration

• /voie search — search European infrastructure providers via voie.fi API
• /voie topics, /voie browse, /voie providers — browse the catalog by category
• /voie compare — side-by-side comparison of two searches
• /voie stats — catalog statistics (1,500+ providers, 36 countries)

v0.9.0 — Module 9: Three-Column UI

• Three-column layout — left panel (content), center (terminal), right (sidebar). Inspired by VS Code. Panels take space from margins, center stays fixed.
• Left panel — /read opens docs in side panel, /view opens media, /expand or [read more] opens full posts with replies. Close with [x], /close, or Escape.
• Right panel — sidebar becomes a proper column with /ask input field, connection status (Telegram/email), commands, and docs. /ask answers show in the panel, not the terminal.
• Prompt change — {username}@motd ~ $ → {username}@motd >. Cleaner, matches the m> logo.
• /close — close the left panel
• /settings cli [position] — move the input line: bottom (default), top, right, left, middle. Stored in localStorage.
• Keyboard shortcuts — Ctrl+B toggles left panel, Ctrl+J toggles right panel
• Responsive — wide (>1400px) all three columns, medium (1000-1400px) one side at a time, mobile (<800px) full-screen overlays
• Smooth transitions — CSS transitions for panel open/close, no layout shifts in center column

v0.8.0 — Module 8: Email Bridge

• /connect email — verify and link your email address
• /disconnect email — unlink email
• Inbound email — anyone can email username@motd.social to create a public post with [email] tag
• Email notifications — connected users receive emails for bookmarked users, tags, mentions, and replies
• Reply to notifications — reply to a notification email to create a threaded reply on motd
• 189-char excerpt — posts longer than 189 characters show a truncated preview with clickable [read more] in the feed. Applies to ALL posts globally.
• Email parsing — strips signatures, reply chains, HTML. Plain text only. Max 500 chars stored.
• Postfix integration — inbound mail handled via pipe to email-handler.js. Outbound via sendmail.
• Rate limiting — unknown senders: 5 emails/hour per address
• Notification settings — toggle email notifications independently in /settings
• DKIM/SPF/DMARC — documented DNS setup for email deliverability

v0.7.0 — Module 7: Telegram Bridge

• /connect telegram — one-click account linking via Telegram deep link
• /disconnect telegram — unlink your Telegram account
• Telegram bot — @motdsocial_bot runs inside the motd process via webhooks
• /msg command — anyone on Telegram can message a motd user publicly. Posts appear in the feed with [telegram] tag
• Notifications — connected users receive Telegram messages for bookmarked users, bookmarked tags, mentions, and replies
• Reply from Telegram — reply to a forwarded message in Telegram to create a threaded reply on motd
• /feed in Telegram — last 5 posts matching your bookmarks
• Rate limiting — 5 msg/hr for non-motd users, 30 msg/hr for connected users
• Notification settings — toggle notifications in /settings: bookmarked users/tags, mentions/replies
• Kill list integration — filtered users don't appear in Telegram notifications
• Non-motd users — Telegram users without an account post as telegram:theirname

v0.6.0 — Module 6: Voieneur Git Integration

• /repo create, /repo list, /repo info, /repo delete — git repository management via Voieneur
• /star, /unstar, /stars — star repositories
• Voieneur admin API — all operations use admin API for simplified integration

v0.5.0 — Module 5: UI Redesign

• Centered terminal layout — 800px default width, drag-to-resize from left/right edges (invisible 8px hit zones, min 400px). Width stored in localStorage.
• /terminal --width — set terminal width in px, %, or reset to default
• Mobile — 100% width, no resize
• Full sidebar — replaces the old popup menu. motd branding, commands, doc links, footer.
• Client-side config — localStorage overrides merged with server defaults
• /config export — download your config as JSON
• /config import — load config from a JSON file
• /config reset — restore server defaults
• Guest landing — last 5 posts shown on load for logged-out visitors

v0.4.0 — Module 4: Bookmarks, Docs & Tag Syntax

• Bookmarks — /bookmark, /unbookmark, /bookmarks. One concept for users, tags, posts, docs. Private, no counts, no notifications.
• Bookmarks by type — /bookmarks --users, --tags, --posts, --docs
• Right-click context menu — terminal-styled context menu on usernames, tags, posts, doc links, and media. Shows relevant actions (bookmark, kill, reply, find, etc).
• Tag syntax update — tags now use [brackets] instead of the reserved symbol. All existing posts migrated. /find rust and /find [rust] both work.
• Full documentation — about, api, commands, milestone, roadmap, plugins, changelog, terms, support

v0.3.0 — Module 3: Post Lifecycle & Media

• Post lifecycle — active (30d), archived (90d), then permanently purged. Daily cron job handles transitions.
• Media uploads — PNG (5MB), MP3 (10MB), MP4 (25MB)
• Image pipeline — original (max 1MB), thumbnail (80px), large (800px), ASCII art preview
• /attach — inline media attachment in posts
• /view, /play, /pause — media playback commands
• /read — inline markdown document reader
• /tree -cat — category and tag browser
• /link — universal navigation command
• /find --archive — search archived posts
• /terminate-account — permanent account deletion with cascading wipe
• Short IDs — 6-8 character alphanumeric IDs for posts and media
• Categories — coding, creative, meta, general with seeded tag mappings
• Removed following system — feed shows all posts, chronological, kill-filtered

v0.2.0 — Module 2: Posts & Feed

• Posts — /post with 500 character limit
• Chronological feed — no algorithm, kill-filtered
• User search — /find by username or display name
• ASCII avatars — deterministic 5x5 symmetric block pattern from username
• Filter score threshold — community-filtered users suppressed from everyone's feed

v0.1.0 — Module 1: Terminal Shell & Auth

• Terminal UI — dark background, monospace, command input
• Registration and login — /register, /login, /login-permanently, /logout
• Profiles — display name, bio, /profile, /settings
• /kill — hidden moderation system with filter_score and time decay
• Command menu — hamburger menu, tab completion, command history
• /help, /menu, /clear
• Config-driven styling — colors, font, prompt format via config.json
• API-first architecture — all features accessible via REST endpoints

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