Opta Code Desktop Features

Opta Code Desktop (1A3-Opta-Code) is a native-feeling desktop client for the Opta CLI daemon.

Session Management

• Daemon WebSocket streaming — real-time event consumption via WS
• Session list — workspace rail with all active and past sessions
• Session creation — start new sessions with model/mode selection
• Session search — filter sessions by title or session ID
• Session copy — duplicate session ID to clipboard
• Session remove — delete sessions via daemon API
• Token persistence — connection token stored in localStorage under opta:daemon-connection
• Reconnect with backoff — exponential reconnect on WebSocket drop
• Event cursor — resume from lastReceivedSeq to avoid duplicate events

Chat Interface

• Markdown rendering — zero-dependency markdown renderer in MarkdownMessage.tsx
• Code blocks — syntax-highlighted fenced code blocks
• Inline formatting — bold, italic, inline code
• Lists and headers — full Markdown block support
• Blockquotes — styled quote rendering
• Tool cards — collapsible tool-call and tool-result cards
• Turn statistics — tokens, speed (tok/s), elapsed time, tool call count
• Streaming indicator — live typing animation during assistant turns

Mode Toggle

• Chat mode — standard conversational interaction
• Do mode — agentic mode with auto-approval of safe tools
• Mode indicator pill — header badge showing current mode
• Per-session mode persistence — mode remembered across reconnects

Background Jobs

• Background jobs page — view and manage long-running daemon processes
• Job launcher — form to start new background processes with args
• Job status — live status polling for active jobs
• Job termination — kill running jobs

Connection Management

• Connection settings — configure daemon URL and auth token
• Connection status indicator — real-time online/offline badge
• Auto-reconnect — transparent reconnection to daemon

Operations

• Operations page — expose CLI-backed operations as GUI forms
• Models page — view and manage LMX-available models
• Settings page — daemon connection and app preferences

Packaging & Distribution

• Electron/Tauri wrapper — native desktop app packaging
• Auto-update — in-app update mechanism
• macOS DMG — distributable installer
• Code signing — Apple Developer ID signing

Voice Dictation

• useAudioRecorder hook — MediaRecorder API for in-browser audio capture
• Mic toggle button in Composer — pulsating red ring while recording
• Base64 WebM audio dispatch to daemon audio.transcribe operation
• Transcription auto-appended to composer input draft
• Spring physics animation on mic button (.r9-mic-recording CSS state)
• Waveform visualizer during active recording
• Native Tauri microphone plugin (bypasses browser permission prompt)

Recent Updates

• 2026-03-07 — This update brings the codebase structure into strict alignment with the Opta Application Archite...

• 2026-03-07 — This update brings the codebase structure into strict alignment with the Opta Application Archite...

• 2026-03-04 — This update introduces native localized voice dictation, Text-to-Speech (TTS), and global audio p...

• 2026-03-04 — Voice dictation: mic button + useAudioRecorder + daemon audio.transcribe routing

• 2026-02-28 — Session search, copy, remove; Chat/Do toggle; turn stats; tool cards; Markdown rendering

• 2026-02-26 — Background jobs launcher form; Codex Desktop parity sprint

• 2026-02-25 — Fix: timer leaks, dead memo, type precision improvements

• 2026-02-24 — Daemon v3 WebSocket event routing fixed (envelope.event not envelope.kind)

Auto-Synced Features

• Architecture: This update brings the codebase structure into strict alignment with the Opta Ap
• Architecture: This update brings the codebase structure into strict alignment with the Opta Ap
• Implemented a new useAudioRecorder React hook which hooks directly into window MediaStreams. Configured a newly-designed pulsating microphone UI on the Chat Composer.tsx panel which passes base64 audio directly to the Daemon processes.