Changelog

All notable changes to SciTeX Writer will be documented in this file.

The format is based on Keep a Changelog,
and this project adheres to Semantic Versioning.

Unreleased

Added

• feat: Standalone GUI editor (scitex-writer gui, sw.gui())
• Browser-based LaTeX editor with CodeMirror 5 (syntax highlighting, search, fold)
• pdf.js PDF preview with page navigation and zoom controls
• File tree sidebar with project structure
• One-click compilation (manuscript/supplementary/revision)
• Bibliography browser with click-to-insert citations
• Dark/light mode toggle (matches scitex-cloud colors)
• Resizable panels, file tabs with unsaved indicator
• Docker support (Dockerfile.gui, docker-compose.gui.yml)
• Flask as optional dependency: pip install scitex-writer[editor]

[2.5.4] - 2026-02-09

Changed

• refactor: Split monolithic _mcp/handlers.py (571 lines) into handlers/ package
• _project.py: clone, info, PDF paths, document types
• _compile.py: manuscript, supplementary, revision compilation
• _tables.py: CSV/LaTeX table conversions
• _figures.py: pdf_to_images, list_figures, convert_figure
• feat: Default DPI for pdf_to_images increased from 150 to 600

[2.5.3] - 2026-02-08

Changed

• refactor: Content compilation moved to proper shell/Python API/MCP architecture
• Business logic in _compile/content.py, MCP layer is thin wrapper
• Shell script scripts/shell/compile_content.sh for latexmk invocation
• Python document builder scripts/python/tex_snippet2full.py

Fixed

• fix: Dark mode PDF uses Monaco colors (#1E1E1E bg, #D4D4D4 text)
• fix: Preview compilation failures due to missing compile API
• fix: Lazy-import MCP server to avoid pydantic/fastmcp conflicts at import time

[2.2.1] - 2026-01-20

Added

• Full MCP tool suite migrated from scitex.writer (13 tools total)
• clone_project, compile_manuscript, compile_supplementary, compile_revision
• get_project_info, get_pdf, list_document_types
• csv_to_latex, latex_to_csv, pdf_to_images
• list_figures, convert_figure, scitex_writer

Changed

• Python MCP package version: 0.1.2
• Refactored MCP module structure (_server.py, _mcp/handlers.py, _mcp/utils.py)

2.2.0 - 2026-01-19

Added

• Demo examples in examples/ directory
• Org-mode session export
• PDF exports (demo session, manuscript, revision)
• Video demo with thumbnail
• Improved MCP server instructions for AI agents
• Absolute path guidance for Claude Code
• BASH_ENV workaround documentation
• Figure/table caption format examples

Fixed

• bibtexparser correctly classified as required dependency (was optional)
• Shellcheck compliance in check_dependancy_commands.sh
• Proper variable quoting (SC2046/SC2086)
• Removed unused GIT_ROOT variable (SC2034)
• Separated local declarations from assignments (SC2155)
• Script portability improvements with $PROJECT_ROOT paths
• Bibliography symlink (00_shared/bibliography.bib) now tracked in git

Changed

• Python MCP package version: 0.1.1

2.1.0 - 2026-01-18

Added

• Python MCP package published to PyPI (pip install scitex-writer)
• CLI commands: scitex-writer --version, scitex-writer mcp start
• AGPL-3.0 license
• CI workflows for testing and publishing

2.0.0-rc4 - 2026-01-09

Added

• scripts/maintenance/strip_example_content.sh - Minimal template creation tool (#14)
• Automatic preprocessing artifact initialization on compile (#12)

Fixed

• Working directory handling in compile scripts (#13)
• Scripts now resolve project root from script location
• Works correctly when invoked from any directory (MCP, CI/CD, IDEs)
• Auto-initialization of preprocessing artifacts if missing
• Minimal template option for faster project setup (#14)

Changed

• Project structure reorganization:
• Moved Dockerfile to scripts/containers/
• Moved requirements/ to scripts/installation/requirements/
• Created scripts/maintenance/ for maintenance tools
• Updated documentation paths in README and container setup instructions
• Compile scripts now use absolute path resolution for better portability
• Shellcheck compliance improvements

2.0.0-rc3 - 2025-11-18

Added

• AI prompts for scientific writing assistance
• Abstract writing guidelines
• Introduction writing guidelines
• Methods writing guidelines
• Discussion writing guidelines
• General proofreading guidelines

2.0.0-rc2 - 2025-11-12

Added

• Three-engine compilation system (Apptainer, Docker, Native)
• Auto-detection of available compilation engines
• Parallel asset processing for faster compilation

Changed

• Improved compilation logging with stage timestamps
• Streamlined configuration loading

2.0.0-rc1 - 2025-11-08

Added

• Complete LaTeX manuscript compilation system
• Automatic figure/table processing
• Bibliography merging from multiple sources
• Version tracking with diff generation
• Support for manuscript, supplementary, and revision documents

Changed

• Restructured project for better modularity
• Separated configuration from scripts