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Copy the whole storyboard automatically

v0.1.13 is available from the download above and through the automatic updater. It restores automatic image copying and includes the screenshot fixes from v0.1.12. The installer and updater app are signed, notarized, and stapled, and pass Apple's verification. macOS can still show its standard first-open and permission prompts.

• Ready to paste as an image. Completed storyboards automatically copy one full image containing the text, screenshots, and cursor trails, even if share-link uploading fails.
• Image first, link second. Copy image is the primary action; Copy link remains available as the secondary action. Requesting a link explicitly still copies the link.
• All the latest screenshot fixes. Recording-tail timing and per-request validation fixes are included, along with included AI access and hosted links without personal API-key or storage setup.

205 backend tests, 25 interface tests, and 16 service tests passed, including automatic image-copy command routing, explicit link copying, retries, and stale-storyboard handling. Fresh-account native onboarding remains untested.

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More reliable storyboard screenshots

These screenshot fixes are included in v0.1.13, which changes the default clipboard output back to an image. The original v0.1.12 installer is retained unchanged for reference and is no longer the candidate to notarize.

• Keep the end of your recording. Storyboard review now uses the recording and audio timeline, not the time of the last sampled screenshot. Speaking after that last image no longer invalidates the whole storyboard.
• One failed item does not erase the rest. Invalid intent entries, individual detail-review failures, and malformed final-review entries are isolated to the affected request. Other verified screenshots are retained; unverified images are not substituted.
• Included AI and automatic share links. No personal API key or storage setup is required. Completed hosted links copy automatically; Copy image remains available.

205 backend tests, 22 interface tests, and 16 service tests passed. Replaying the reported failed recording recovered 10 screenshots with cursor trails. Whole-request AI failures can still prevent visual review; fresh-account native onboarding remains untested.

Archived v0.1.12 handoff. These fixes are included in the released v0.1.13 above.

Included AI and automatic share links

The original v0.1.11 installer is retained unchanged for reference. The released v0.1.13 keeps included AI and hosted links but automatically copies the storyboard image instead of the link.

• No API key setup. Genie provides shared AI access for the beta. No personal AI token, invite, or storage configuration is required.
• A share link, automatically. Completed storyboards upload through Genie's service and copy their link to your clipboard. Copy image remains available for tools that cannot open links.
• Keep verified screenshots. A harmless variation in the AI's final response format no longer discards an already-verified screenshot. Target and frame validation remain in place.

201 backend tests, 22 interface tests, 16 service tests, and a replay of the reported screenshot failure passed. Fresh-account native onboarding remains untested. Genie's shared service no longer imposes daily, cumulative, or request-frequency quotas; provider availability and per-request technical constraints still apply. Anyone with a storyboard link can view its contents.

Chinese support and widget fixes

v0.1.10 was the previous notarized release and has been replaced by v0.1.13 in the default download and automatic updater. Its Chinese support and widget fixes remain included.

• Speak Chinese. The default multilingual speech model detects Chinese or English, keeps captions in the original language, and renders Chinese correctly in clipboard images and PDFs. The interface remains English.
• More reliable recording controls. Repeated key-down events no longer toggle Cmd+G again before key release. Older tasks cannot replace the active Listening state, and the existing five-minute limit is explained when reached.
• No invisible click-blocking area. Only the visible widget card receives clicks; transparent space passes through to the app underneath. The card remains draggable.

195 Rust tests, 18 interface tests, and a local Mandarin audio test passed. Chinese image/PDF exports were checked. Fresh-account onboarding and further native recording/widget testing remain outstanding.

What's new

These v0.1.9 improvements are also included in v0.1.10. Apple notarization and automated checks passed; a fresh-account onboarding test is still outstanding.

• A complete first-run setup. Verify your API key, grant each permission, and see speech-model download progress before you start. Clear errors and retries replace silent dead ends.
• Speech and screen timing fixes. Frames and audio share a recording timeline, and capture stops when you stop recording.
• Target-specific screenshots. Visual review matches each request to its own evidence, including when you point to a second heading or scroll to another target.
• Cursor movement stays visible. Cursor trails are included in visual review and in the exported storyboard, alongside the pointing marker.
• Ready to paste automatically. Finished storyboards copy to your clipboard as one image. Copy again remains available as a backup.
• Readiness that means ready. Setup waits for the microphone and speech engine to start successfully before marking itself complete.
• Recover without starting over. Open Settings from the menu-bar icon to replace your key, retry a download, check permissions, or restart Genie.
• A widget that gets out of your way. A small top-right card appears only when you need it, registers your first click, is draggable, and remembers where you parked it.
• Private, on-device transcription. Speech-to-text runs locally with Whisper large-v3-turbo — no audio leaves your Mac.
• Clear sharing choices. Setup explains background screen context, Claude processing, and automatic clipboard copying before capture starts.
• Signed and notarized. The v0.1.9 installer and app pass Apple's verification. macOS can still display its standard first-open and permission prompts. This is a beta release, with fresh-install testing still outstanding.