fix(updater): add missing permissions and auto-check on launch for v0.1.6

This release fixes critical auto-updater issues that prevented v0.1.4 users from receiving update notifications.

## Key Fixes
- Added missing updater and process permissions to capabilities file
- Auto-updater now checks for updates on app launch (2s delay)
- Improved error handling with visual feedback for failed update checks
- Fixed permission errors that blocked update API calls

## Changes
- src-tauri/capabilities/default.json: Added updater:*, process:allow-restart permissions
- src/App.tsx: Added useEffect hook to check for updates on launch
- src/components/ui/UpdateChecker.tsx: Enhanced error handling with red error text
- Version bumped to 0.1.6 across all config files

## Technical Details
The root cause was Tauri v2's security model blocking updater API calls due to missing permissions. Even though the updater plugin was initialized and configured correctly, the frontend couldn't call check(), download(), or install() without explicit permission grants.

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Co-Authored-By: Claude <[email protected]>

Author: thisisharsh7

RELEASE_NOTES_v0.1.5.md

@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+## What's Changed
+
+**Test release for auto-update functionality.** This release adds version display in Settings footer, making it easy to verify which version you're running. This is primarily a test release to verify that auto-updates from v0.1.4 work correctly.
+
+### New Features
+- Added version number display in Settings footer (shows "v0.1.5")
+- Easy visual confirmation of successful updates
+
+**Auto-update test:** Users on v0.1.4 should see "Update available" in Settings and be able to one-click update to v0.1.5. After update, Settings footer will show "v0.1.5" confirming the update worked.
+
+## Download
+
+### macOS
+- **Apple Silicon (M1/M2/M3/M4):** [Seeva.AI.Assistant_aarch64.app.tar.gz](https://github.com/thisisharsh7/seeva-ai-assistant/releases/download/v0.1.5/Seeva.AI.Assistant_aarch64.app.tar.gz)
+- **Intel:** [Seeva.AI.Assistant_x64.app.tar.gz](https://github.com/thisisharsh7/seeva-ai-assistant/releases/download/v0.1.5/Seeva.AI.Assistant_x64.app.tar.gz)
+
+**First launch:** Right-click → Open. If "app is damaged" error appears, run:
+```bash
+xattr -d com.apple.quarantine "/path/to/Seeva AI Assistant.app"
+
+# Example if in Downloads:
+xattr -d com.apple.quarantine "~/Downloads/Seeva AI Assistant.app"
+
+# Example if in Applications:
+xattr -d com.apple.quarantine "/Applications/Seeva AI Assistant.app"
+```
+
+### Windows
+- **EXE Installer:** [Seeva.AI.Assistant_0.1.5_x64-setup.exe](https://github.com/thisisharsh7/seeva-ai-assistant/releases/download/v0.1.5/Seeva.AI.Assistant_0.1.5_x64-setup.exe)
+- **MSI Installer:** [Seeva.AI.Assistant_0.1.5_x64_en-US.msi](https://github.com/thisisharsh7/seeva-ai-assistant/releases/download/v0.1.5/Seeva.AI.Assistant_0.1.5_x64_en-US.msi)
+
+### Linux
+- **Debian/Ubuntu:** [Seeva.AI.Assistant_0.1.5_amd64.deb](https://github.com/thisisharsh7/seeva-ai-assistant/releases/download/v0.1.5/Seeva.AI.Assistant_0.1.5_amd64.deb)
+- **Fedora/RHEL:** [Seeva.AI.Assistant-0.1.5-1.x86_64.rpm](https://github.com/thisisharsh7/seeva-ai-assistant/releases/download/v0.1.5/Seeva.AI.Assistant-0.1.5-1.x86_64.rpm)
+- **AppImage:** [Seeva.AI.Assistant_0.1.5_amd64.AppImage](https://github.com/thisisharsh7/seeva-ai-assistant/releases/download/v0.1.5/Seeva.AI.Assistant_0.1.5_amd64.AppImage)
+
+## Requirements
+- **macOS:** 10.15 (Catalina) or later
+- **Windows:** Windows 10 (64-bit) or later
+- **Linux:** Ubuntu 20.04+ / Fedora 34+ / Any distro with AppImage support
+
+**Issues?** https://github.com/thisisharsh7/seeva-ai-assistant/issues

package.json

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "seeva-ai-assistant",
   "private": true,
-  "version": "0.1.5",
+  "version": "0.1.6",
   "description": "Cross-platform AI assistant with screenshot capabilities",
   "type": "module",
   "scripts": {

src-tauri/Cargo.lock

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "tauri-app"
-version = "0.1.5"
+version = "0.1.6"
 description = "A Tauri App"
 authors = ["you"]
 edition = "2021"

src-tauri/Cargo.toml

@@ -14,6 +14,12 @@
     "core:window:allow-set-position",
     "core:window:allow-set-size",
     "core:window:allow-hide",
-    "core:window:allow-show"
+    "core:window:allow-show",
+    "updater:default",
+    "updater:allow-check",
+    "updater:allow-download",
+    "updater:allow-install",
+    "process:default",
+    "process:allow-restart"
   ]
 }

src-tauri/capabilities/default.json

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "$schema": "https://schema.tauri.app/config/2",
   "productName": "Seeva AI Assistant",
-  "version": "0.1.5",
+  "version": "0.1.6",
   "identifier": "ai.seeva.assistant",
   "build": {
     "beforeDevCommand": "bun run dev",

src-tauri/tauri.conf.json

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { useTheme } from "./hooks/useTheme";
 import { useEffect } from "react";
 import { shortcutAPI } from "./lib/tauri-api";
 import { useSettingsStore } from "./stores/settingsStore";
+import { check } from "@tauri-apps/plugin-updater";
 
 function App() {
   // Set up stream event listener
@@ -18,6 +19,25 @@ function App() {
     document.documentElement.setAttribute('data-theme', theme);
   }, [theme]);
 
+  // Check for updates on app launch
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const checkForUpdates = async () => {
+      try {
+        const update = await check();
+        if (update) {
+          console.log('Update available:', update.version);
+        }
+      } catch (error) {
+        console.error('Failed to check for updates on launch:', error);
+      }
+    };
+
+    // Check for updates 2 seconds after app launch to avoid blocking startup
+    const timeoutId = setTimeout(checkForUpdates, 2000);
+
+    return () => clearTimeout(timeoutId);
+  }, []);
+
   // Register global shortcut on mount and when shortcut changes
   // Note: Window toggle is now handled directly in Rust to avoid race conditions
   useEffect(() => {

src/App.tsx

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ export function UpdateChecker({ className = '' }: UpdateCheckerProps) {
   const [isInstalling, setIsInstalling] = useState(false);
   const [downloadProgress, setDownloadProgress] = useState(0);
   const [showUpToDate, setShowUpToDate] = useState(false);
+  const [error, setError] = useState<string | null>(null);
 
   const upToDateTimeoutRef = useRef<ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | undefined>(undefined);
   const isManualCheckRef = useRef(false);
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ export function UpdateChecker({ className = '' }: UpdateCheckerProps) {
 
     try {
       setIsChecking(true);
+      setError(null);
       const update = await check();
 
       if (update) {
@@ -54,6 +56,13 @@ export function UpdateChecker({ className = '' }: UpdateCheckerProps) {
       }
     } catch (error) {
       console.error('Failed to check for updates:', error);
+      setError('Failed to check for updates');
+      if (upToDateTimeoutRef.current) {
+        clearTimeout(upToDateTimeoutRef.current);
+      }
+      upToDateTimeoutRef.current = setTimeout(() => {
+        setError(null);
+      }, 5000);
     } finally {
       setIsChecking(false);
       isManualCheckRef.current = false;
@@ -69,6 +78,7 @@ export function UpdateChecker({ className = '' }: UpdateCheckerProps) {
     try {
       setIsInstalling(true);
       setDownloadProgress(0);
+      setError(null);
       downloadedBytesRef.current = 0;
       contentLengthRef.current = 0;
       const update = await check();
@@ -98,6 +108,10 @@ export function UpdateChecker({ className = '' }: UpdateCheckerProps) {
       await relaunch();
     } catch (error) {
       console.error('Failed to install update:', error);
+      setError('Failed to install update');
+      setTimeout(() => {
+        setError(null);
+      }, 5000);
     } finally {
       setIsInstalling(false);
       setDownloadProgress(0);
@@ -107,6 +121,7 @@ export function UpdateChecker({ className = '' }: UpdateCheckerProps) {
   };
 
   const getUpdateStatusText = () => {
+    if (error) return error;
     if (isInstalling) {
       return downloadProgress > 0 && downloadProgress < 100
         ? `Downloading ${downloadProgress}%`
@@ -129,7 +144,7 @@ export function UpdateChecker({ className = '' }: UpdateCheckerProps) {
 
   const isUpdateDisabled = isChecking || isInstalling;
   const isUpdateClickable =
-    !isUpdateDisabled && (updateAvailable || (!isChecking && !showUpToDate));
+    !isUpdateDisabled && (updateAvailable || (!isChecking && !showUpToDate && !error));
 
   return (
     <div className={`flex items-center gap-2 ${className}`}>
@@ -150,7 +165,7 @@ export function UpdateChecker({ className = '' }: UpdateCheckerProps) {
           {getUpdateStatusText()}
         </button>
       ) : (
-        <span className="text-xs text-tertiary">
+        <span className={`text-xs ${error ? 'text-red-400' : 'text-tertiary'}`}>
           {getUpdateStatusText()}
         </span>
       )}

src/components/ui/UpdateChecker.tsx

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { ModelInfo, Settings } from './types';
 
 // App metadata
 export const APP_NAME = 'Seeva AI Assistant';
-export const APP_VERSION = '0.1.5';
+export const APP_VERSION = '0.1.6';
 
 // Default settings
 export const DEFAULT_SETTINGS: Settings = {