Social Archiver

Release Notes

What changed across Social Archiver

Track updates across mobile, the desktop app, the CLI, Obsidian, web, the Chrome extension, and the local helper. Product-facing notes live here; GitHub Releases remain the distribution record for the Obsidian plugin and desktop app.

Local Helper updates

Mac Local Media Helper changes

Local Media Helper guide
  1. v0.2.1

    Local Helper 0.2.1 — AI Chat Now Tells You Why It Failed

    Local Helper

    When Reader AI chat failed, it said only "Claude Code CLI reported an error." and left you guessing. Claude Code was often reporting a real reason — a login that had lapsed, or a previous conversation it could no longer resume — and the helper was receiving that explanation and throwing it away. The reason now comes through, and a lapsed login shows the sign-in card instead of a generic error.

    • A failed AI chat now shows the actual reason instead of a single "reported an error." line.
    • A lapsed Claude Code login is recognized as such and shows the sign-in card.
    • The macOS installer is signed and notarized as before.
  2. v0.2.0

    Local Helper 0.2.0 — The Bridge That Opens Reader AI Chat

    Local Helper

    Local Media Helper 0.2.0 is the piece on your Mac that lets the Chrome extension’s Reader AI chat talk to your own Claude Code. Conversations never leave your machine, and it reuses the Claude Code you are already signed in to.

    • Reader Mode’s AI chat runs through this helper — the chat panel only opens once it is installed and paired.
    • Your question and the article stay on your Mac; nothing is routed through a server.
    • Follow-up questions keep the context of the conversation.
    • When the helper is not set up, or Claude Code is signed out, the chat panel tells you what to fix.