July 2026: live collaboration on the canvas

July's theme was making a project something more than one person's canvas.

Collaboration

• NewCanvas edits propagate live, with collaborator cursors on the graph.
• ImprovedCursors moved onto a socket, keeping HTTP polling as the fallback — and the sync path went from five database round trips per cursor sample to one.
• NewPer-project team chat, as a floating panel that minimises to a button and keeps an unread badge.
• NewCollaborator presence, so you can see who else is in a project.
• FixedSettings are role-gated: members are read-only, and the danger zone is owner-only.

Getting started

• NewThe landing page runs the real compiler on your prompt before you sign in — same compiler, same output, no account.
• NewA dashboard activation checklist derived from actual project state rather than a list of things you have clicked.
• NewDashboard Inbox and Shared tabs, so an invite can be accepted in the app instead of only from an email link.
• FixedSign-ins with no email address on the provider record (GitHub private email) hit a dead end at the dashboard.

Exports

• ImprovedAn exported repository starts with no database installed — npm install && npm run dev is enough to see it serve.
• NewPer-project audit log, and the pricing FAQ stopped listing it as roadmap.
• FixedThe rate limiter threw on every call because a window was bound as a Date rather than a string, which silently disabled it.