§00Changelog

Every version, and what it changed for you.

63 releases since 25 Jul 2026. Breaking changes say what to do about them, and a version that rebuilds your index says so at the top.

Archis updates itself: chi update checks what is published, verifies the release hash before writing anything, and puts the previous binary back if the new one does not start. chi update --check installs nothing.

  1. 0.7.0

    Archis updates itself, and indexing stops being a required first step.

    • Breakingchi update <file> is now chi reindex <file>. chi update updates Archis itself.
    • Newchi update — Archis replaces its own binary, verifying the published hash before writing anything anywhere it could be executed, and putting the previous binary back if the new one cannot so much as print its version.
    • NewIndexing on demand: Archis indexes a repository by itself on the first request, so chi index is no longer something you have to remember.
    • Newchi dashboard — local observability in your terminal, and chi dashboard --web for the same panel in a browser. It binds to loopback only, and free text is redacted before it is rendered.
    • Newchi mcp status|on|off — a switch for the local MCP registration, and a once-a-day notice when a newer version exists.

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Archis Free is the whole local engine, with no card. Everything semantic runs on your machine — there is no endpoint that accepts source.