What's new.

Test pyramid expansion

Behind-the-scenes release — 160 new component tests across a 5-layer pyramid; caught 5 real bugs during authoring. No user-visible changes.

• CHORE5-layer test pyramid (static · L2 component · L3 visual · e2e · smoke) with 160 L2 tests across 57 files.

CI: x64 release pipeline back in service

Internal-only release. Restores the Intel-Mac build pipeline; no user-visible app changes.

• CIx64 smoke-launch now tolerates cold-cache Rosetta translation on macOS 26.1 self-hosted runners (300 s cap with heartbeats; first run absorbs the AOT translation, subsequent runs finish in ~10 s).

Best-of-burst grouping + Rust EXIF pipeline

Burst groups now collapse into one keeper automatically — picked by sharpness, not order. Plus a meaningful speed bump for big imports.

• FEATBest-of-burst — rapid-fire sequences group automatically and the sharpest frame is surfaced as the keeper.
• PERFRust-powered EXIF reader speeds up burst grouping ~11.5× on cold import (replaces the exiftool subprocess fan-out).
• FEATRemove session from history with 5-second undo on the home screen.
• FEATAnonymous diagnostics vocabulary expanded to 37 events; wired across panels and main-process boot. Default opt-in, controlled via Settings → Privacy.
• CIPackaged DMGs now smoke-launch before publishing — a boot crash can never ship.

Duplicate IPC hotfix

Fast follow on 1.3.1.

• FIXRemoved duplicate IPC handler registrations that crashed on boot for some users. Added a static gate so the regression cannot return.

Privacy UI, About modal, and first-run consent

A reset on how ShotSelect talks about privacy in the app and on the site. Plus an About modal, release-notes in the update banner, and clearer telemetry controls.

• FEATAbout modal, Help menu items, and a Settings legal section with the canonical privacy phrasing.
• FEATFirst-run privacy + terms acknowledgment footer.
• FEATTier-A anonymous diagnostics — clearer tier labels, per-tier preview, decline button. Default opt-in.
• FEATTier-C crash prompt with the "ask once" flow and a pending-crash queue (no data leaves your Mac unless you allow it).
• FEATUpdate banner now reveals release notes with progressive disclosure.
• FEATMarketing site: security.txt, /security, /status, and an RSS feed for releases.
• FIXMobile horizontal-scroll on shotselect.app.

Smarter on-device search

Search now spans EXIF, dates, and a persistent CLIP cache — repeated queries hit warm indexes instead of re-scanning the disk.

• FEATSearch reads EXIF + capture dates alongside CLIP semantic embeddings.
• FEATPersistent CLIP cache + force-index UI to rebuild on demand.
• PERFThumb disk cache makes repeated grid scrolls near-instant.

Export redesign

Re-exporting the same folder is now safe and predictable.

• FEATExport panel redesigned with a quick popover, simplified two-option cleanup, and idempotent re-export — running export twice on the same selection produces the same result.

Drop-folder ingest hero + redesigned site

Faster onboarding for first-time users, plus a top-to-bottom website refresh.

• FEATDrop-folder hero at the top of Ingest — drag-and-drop a wedding folder anywhere on the panel; plain-English copy and clearer empty state.
• FEATLive PhotoDeck demo on shotselect.app — auto-cycles through a wedding cull and accepts ↑↓←→TS keys to take over.
• FEATSpotlight-style AI search and TagHud chip-rail mockups across the marketing site, mirroring the in-app components.
• FIXKeyboard-mapping accuracy on guides and landing pages: 1–5 stars (0 clears), 6–9 colour labels (red, yellow, green, blue) — no purple.
• PERFHardened SEO + AI-search visibility: FAQ + HowTo JSON-LD, robots.txt opt-in for GPTBot/ClaudeBot/PerplexityBot, tightened CSP and SRI on the marketing site.

Mobile-friendly site, polished tag HUD, faster grid

Touch-up release: better filtering UX, mobile site behaviour, and a quieter top bar.

• FEATTag HUD redesign — Tab chips, mode pill, always-visible ←/→ navigation, redesigned per the in-app design system.
• PERFPersistent photo_metadata cache + io-gated grid view. Repeated grid loads are now near-instant.
• FEATNative macOS integrations + menu-bar cleanup. Cmd-keys behave like a native Mac app.
• FIXOnboarding coachmark now centers on the deck, not the viewport.

Device timeline + workflow stage chip

Resume-mid-cull and bulk-mount banners for photographers shooting across multiple drives.

• FEATDevice timeline: workflow stage chip, resume hero, scan cache, bulk-mount banner.
• FIXRelease pipeline: hoist version_num assignment so --no-wait doesn't trip set -u.

Auto-chained version-bump → build

CI/release tooling: version bumps now flow into a build automatically, no manual chaining required.

• CIRelease script auto-chains version-bump to build via release_pat + scripts/release.sh.

Settings perf, theme alignment, app header polish

Refinement release across settings, theme, and the top bar.

• PERFSettings & presets faster on first paint.
• FEATTheme alignment across the app — light mode parity for new screens.
• FEATApp header refresh — quieter, less crowded.

Distributed settings + spotlight queries

Foundation for cross-device session sync (currently behind a flag) and richer spotlight search.

• FEATDistributed settings — opt-in cross-device session sync (beta).
• FEATSpotlight expanded query coverage (search, lifecycle, exhaustive coverage tests).

Phase A export panel + redesign

Export pipeline rewrite — significantly faster, with a cleaner panel UI.

• FEATExport panel redesign — staged, with deeper preview controls.
• PERFExport pipeline rewrite — cleanup-routes-to-export now uses a tight pull-loop.

Workflow marathon & multi-source ingest

Built and tested for the worst case: 30k frames across 4 sources, no slowdowns.

• PERFWorkflow marathon — sustained-throughput stress tests across multi-hour sessions.
• FEATMulti-source ingest — pull from multiple SD cards or folders into one cull session.

CLIP indexing + cross-session search

On-device semantic search, persistent across sessions, with multi-device share-back.

• FEATCLIP indexing flow with cross-session search index reuse.
• FEATSearch examples, search coverage, union queries.
• FEATFull-drive index mode for single-folder searches across an entire archive.

Preset discoverability + filter bar polish

A pass on filtering and presets so first-time users find the controls.

• FEATPreset discoverability — first-time tooltips, kbd hints, preset menu.
• FEATFilter bar UX — clearer chip states, faster mode switching.

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