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These are the release notes for the Iris Code VS Code extension, the JetBrains plugin, and the @iris-code/cli npm package. Updates ship automatically through the VS Code Marketplace, Open VSX, and the JetBrains Marketplace - you do not need to reinstall to receive new versions.

v1.22.0 - 2026-08-13

feature - RubyGems and NuGet dependency audits

Ruby and .NET dependencies are audited like every other ecosystem

The Dependents Table, iris deps, iris cve, and iris sbom now read Ruby and .NET manifests alongside npm, Go, and Python. Gemfile.lock gives the full resolved tree, so transitive gems are covered; NuGet without packages.lock.json sees the packages a project declares. Where a version cannot be resolved, the package is reported as not checked rather than assumed clean. See Dependents Table.
  • Added RubyGems support: Gemfile.lock for exact transitive versions, with Gemfile and .gemspec as fallbacks. A gem pinned to an exact version is checked; a range is reported as not checked, because an advisory verdict against a range is either a false clean or a false alarm.
  • Added NuGet support: .csproj PackageReference entries aggregated across every project in a solution, plus Central Package Management (Directory.Packages.props), packages.lock.json, and legacy packages.config. Two projects pinning different versions of one package are reported as a conflict rather than silently resolved to one of them.
  • Added prerelease filtering for NuGet, so a 9.0.0-preview is never offered as an upgrade from a stable release.
  • Added Ruby to the published accuracy benchmark on every shared rule, not only its three Ruby-specific ones. See Accuracy benchmark.
  • Changed the dependency-lookup disclosure to name RubyGems.org and NuGet.org, the two new registries contacted. Only package names and versions are sent, as before.
  • Fixed native gems being reported as vulnerable when already patched. A gem built for your platform is locked as 1.19.4-x64-mingw-ucrt, and that platform suffix was read as part of the version, sorting it below the plain release - so advisories already fixed in the installed version still matched, and up-to-date gems sat permanently in “outdated”. This affected most Ruby projects, since Rails pulls in several native gems.
  • Fixed a gem RubyGems cannot resolve - yanked, renamed, private, or mistyped - appearing as outdated with an upgrade target of “unknown” instead of being reported as not checked.
  • Fixed SBOM components with no resolvable version carrying a package URL whose version was placeholder text. The form was structurally valid, so a vulnerability scanner reading the SBOM failed to match those components without reporting a problem. They now carry a version-less package URL and state why.
  • Fixed “Update all outdated” offering a command that covered only part of what it listed in a project using more than one package manager.
  • Fixed the CLI reporting “Running as Free” when the licence server was unreachable but a cached Pro licence was still valid, and emitting the CI notice about skipped Pro steps on runs where nothing was skipped.

v1.21.0 - 2026-08-12

feature - C# and .NET analysis

C# joins the same engine

C# is analysed everywhere Iris Code runs - the editor, the CLI, hooks, and CI - with the same scoring, secrets detection, security smells, duplicate detection and suppressions as every other language. A .csproj is read as a manifest rather than as code: it contributes the packages your project depends on, and it is scanned for secrets, but its language version and warning level are build settings. See Language support.
  • Added C# analysis for .cs and .csproj, covering methods and constructors, nesting and complexity, using namespaces and PackageReference entries, security idioms, secrets in fields, properties, locals and project XML, test conventions, suppressions, file naming, scoring, and gates.
  • Added four C#-specific checks: async void outside event handlers, where a thrown exception cannot be observed by the caller; catch-all exception handlers, with when (...) filters exempt; LINQ chains of five or more operators in one statement; and types carrying too many responsibilities.
  • Added .NET build hooks. A project with a .csproj or .sln gets an iris-check Makefile target wired as a prerequisite of build or all, defaulting to dotnet build.
  • Added a csharp key to the languages block in .irisconfig.json, and severity overrides plus iris-ignore support for the four new rule ids.
  • Fixed a verbatim Windows path breaking the file it appeared in. @"C:\logs\" was read as an unterminated string, so every brace after it counted at the wrong depth and the file was reported as a parse error with no findings at all. Raw strings failed the same way in the other direction. Both are now understood, along with the interpolated and doubled-quote forms.
  • Fixed .NET test projects being treated as production code. C# has no _test filename separator and its test directory is <Project>.Tests, so fixture credentials and localhost URLs in tests were reported as real findings.
  • Fixed project files reporting their language version and warning level as unnamed numbers, and C# attributes, const/readonly declarations and enum members now count as naming their own values.
  • Fixed constructors with a : base(...) or : this(...) initialiser being skipped entirely, so no length, parameter, or nesting check applied to them, and a positional record being counted as both a type and a method.
  • Fixed the C# debug-output Code Lens appearing in JetBrains only, and the File tab, Problems entries and inline diagnostic using the JavaScript wording for a C# file.
  • Fixed the Iris Code panel opening blank in IntelliJ 2026.2 and other current JetBrains IDEs. The IDE moved its embedded browser out of the platform into a bundled component that Iris Code did not ask for, so the panel and the table tabs had nothing to draw with. Where an IDE cannot provide an embedded browser at all - some platforms and architectures do not ship one - the panel now offers to open the same interface in your own browser, and everything you click there still acts on the IDE. Analysis, diagnostics and enforcement were never affected.
  • Fixed a type written entirely on one line - class C { public void M() { } } - reporting no methods, which exempted its members from the length, parameter-count and nesting checks.
  • Fixed the Problems list showing raw rule ids as group headings for the C# checks and, since 1.20.0, the Ruby ones.
C# reports no unused members or unused packages, and no NuGet advisories. Dependency injection, reflection, partial classes and source generators reference code in ways static analysis cannot see, so an unused verdict is not one that can be stood behind. Dependency and CVE scanning covers npm, Go, and Python manifests only.

v1.20.0 - 2026-08-10

feature - Ruby, Rails, and ERB analysis

Ruby joins the same engine

Ruby is analysed everywhere Iris Code runs - the editor, the CLI, hooks, and CI - with the same scoring, secrets detection, security smells, duplicate detection and suppressions as every other language. Ships alongside @iris-code/cli 1.12.0. See Language support.
  • Added Ruby analysis covering .rb and the Ruby DSL extensions, plus the extensionless files Ruby projects actually use: Gemfile, Rakefile, Vagrantfile, Capfile, the Fastlane set, and .irbrc. A file’s language is not always decidable from its extension, so these are matched by name.
  • Added ERB template support. Ruby inside <% %> and <%= %> tags is analysed while the surrounding HTML is excluded from scoring and duplicate matching, and findings report the line number in the template file itself.
  • Added three Ruby-specific checks: method_missing defined without respond_to_missing?, god classes, and Rails parameters reaching a model without require and permit.
  • Added Ruby build hooks. A project with a Gemfile gets an iris-check Makefile target wired as a prerequisite of build or all.
  • Changed file renaming to warn on Ruby as it already did on Python. A rename does not rewrite require_relative paths or the constant names Rails derives from a filename.
  • Fixed a Ruby guard clause such as return 0 if value.nil? being read as a missing end, which scored the file 0 and skipped its analysis.
  • Fixed analysis speed on large files containing many findings. Several checks repeated whole-file work per finding, so cost grew with the square of the file size; a large Rails controller that took over a minute now completes in a fraction of a second. Findings are unchanged.
Ruby reports no unused imports or unused gems. Constants resolve at runtime through send, const_get and Rails autoloading, so an unused verdict is not one that can be stood behind. Dependency and CVE scanning covers npm, Go, and Python manifests only.

v1.19.0 - 2026-08-08

feature - Slack notifications and a responsive Config Studio

Gate results where the team sees them

Iris Code can send iris check and iris gate results directly from your own CI to Slack. The message never passes through Iris Code servers, and notification delivery never changes the command’s exit code. Ships alongside @iris-code/cli 1.11.0. See Slack notifications.
  • Added Slack notifications controlled by the IRIS_SLACK_WEBHOOK CI secret. Messages contain file paths, scores, rule names and counts, but never source, finding text or secret values.
  • Added the free iris slack setup, iris slack test and iris slack manifest commands for guided setup, delivery testing and creation of a pre-configured Slack app.
  • Added --slack-on always to report passing runs and --slack-dry-run to inspect the payload without posting.
  • Changed the Config Studio on narrow screens. Preview config opens the live .irisconfig.json preview in a centred, scrollable modal, and account navigation opens from an animated menu instead of occupying the bottom of each page.
  • Fixed file-naming violations appearing twice in the VS Code Problems panel.

v1.18.0 - 2026-08-05

feature - Vue and Svelte analysis, plus file naming that follows folder roles

Components are code too

Iris Code reads .vue and .svelte components: their <script> blocks are analysed as JavaScript or TypeScript from the lang attribute, while template and style markup is excluded from both analysis and duplicate detection. Findings keep the component’s own line numbers. Ships alongside @iris-code/cli 1.10.0. See Language support.
  • Added Vue and Svelte single-file component analysis everywhere Iris Code runs - the editor, the CLI, hooks, and CI. Secrets, security smells, duplicate detection, suppressions, health scores, change review, and workspace scans all cover them, and root-level script blocks only: a <script> inside a template or an {#if} block is markup, not code.
  • Added role-based file naming (Free): fileNaming.overrides takes an ordered list of path globs, so components/** can require PascalCase while composables/** requires camelCase. Both conventions could not be expressed before, because a lang="ts" component and an ordinary .ts module resolve to the same language. The last matching rule wins, workspace ignore globs stay absolute, and a config without overrides behaves exactly as before. See File naming.
  • Added inline file-naming diagnostics in JetBrains IDEs, matching VS Code.
  • Added SvelteKit awareness: +page.svelte, +layout.svelte, +server.ts and their siblings are exempt from naming conventions, because the framework resolves them by exact filename.
  • Fixed the no-exports check firing on essentially every Vue and Svelte component - a <script setup> block has no export by design.
  • Fixed large-file analysis speed. Analysis time grew with the square of a file’s line count, so a very long file - especially one with many blank lines, worse with Windows line endings - could stall the editor or a CI run for minutes. A 200,000-line file went from over two minutes to a fraction of a second, with no change to findings.
  • Fixed an unusable file-naming glob stopping the scan. The offending pattern is now named with its exact location, the rest of the rule keeps working, and the pattern can never quietly excuse a file from its convention.
  • Changed iris report and iris sbom to require --output to stay inside the current directory, matching iris check, iris deps, and iris cve.
  • Fixed the Config Studio preview showing a config shape Iris cannot read. The panel described its own nested format (thresholds, detections, diagnostics, severity), so copying the preview instead of syncing produced a file where every threshold, detection toggle, inline-diagnostic setting, and severity override was silently ignored - and because presetId was honoured, it looked like it had worked. The preview, the Copy button, and Sync are now the same text: the exact file that gets written. Configs you synced were always correct; only copied ones were affected.

v1.17.0 - 2026-07-30

feature - Iris Code for JetBrains IDEs, Open VSX distribution, and config docs on hover

One engine, every editor

Iris Code now runs in JetBrains IDEs and installs from Open VSX, both driven by the same analysis engine as the VS Code extension. A file scores identically in each host, one sign-in covers your editors and the CLI, and analysis still never leaves your machine.
  • Added Iris Code for JetBrains IDEs - IntelliJ IDEA, WebStorm, PyCharm, GoLand, PhpStorm, Rider, RubyMine, CLion, and Android Studio. Inline diagnostics, iris-ignore quick fixes, health scores on hover, code lenses, filename-convention renames, and the full Iris Code panel under Tools > Iris Code. Install the LSP4IJ plugin first and restart the IDE fully after installing.
  • Added Open VSX distribution, so Cursor, Windsurf, VSCodium, and other Open VSX editors install the byte-identical extension and receive updates automatically instead of a manual .vsix.
  • Added 25 searchable Iris Code commands in JetBrains: press Ctrl+Shift+A (Cmd+Shift+A), type iris, and run workspace scans, Review My Changes, trends, hooks, dependencies, history secrets, or report export. Any of them can be bound to a shortcut under Settings > Keymap.
  • Added sign in and sign out from JetBrains under Tools > Iris Code. Analysis and the panel refresh in place, so Pro features activate without restarting the IDE.
  • Added dashboard config sync for JetBrains: build a config in the Config Studio, choose Sync to JetBrains, and paste the one-time code into Tools > Iris Code > Sync Config from Dashboard. You review a diff before anything is written.
  • Added GitHub Actions workflow and CI snippet generators to JetBrains, matching the VS Code commands.
  • Added shared push-blocked history, so the Enforcement card shows the same blocked-push counts, Pro activation date, and score delta in either editor.
  • Changed hover documentation for .irisconfig.json now comes from the schema bundled with your installed version. Hovering any setting explains what it does, works offline and behind a proxy, and always matches the version of Iris Code you are running.
  • Fixed a Pro config could briefly be reported as Free in JetBrains while the licence was still being validated, which also scored files against Free thresholds until it settled.
  • Fixed Gate Preview and the trend-history table are Free features but were refused on the Free plan in JetBrains.
  • Fixed the GitHub Actions and CI snippet generators now require Pro in JetBrains, matching VS Code.
  • Fixed .irisconfig.json is recognised as comment-tolerant JSON in JetBrains. If your IDE still reports “JSON standard does not allow comments”, it holds a user-level override - see Installation.

v1.16.0 - 2026-07-26

feature - Quality Signals, AI-assisted preset, and Free file naming conventions
  • Added Quality Signals: recurring workspace issues ranked by density and impact, with raw counts and percentages linked to the corresponding finding surfaces. Code Health remains the single headline score.
  • Added Free workspace-wide and per-language file naming checks with four conventions, framework-aware exemptions, custom ignore globs, rename suggestions, baseline-aware new-file rollout, Explorer/Problems decorations, an open-file rename hint, and a 50-result disclosure for first scans without a baseline.
  • Added the ai-assisted preset for high-volume AI-assisted review. It tightens structural, security, suppression, and duplication defaults without choosing a team-specific naming style.
  • Added the Pro gate field gateMaxNamingViolations, enforced consistently by the CLI, hooks, and CI.
  • Changed Free config handling inside languages: Iris keeps fileNaming and squiggles each ignored Pro-only sibling instead of discarding the whole block.
  • Fixed the bundled config schema now recognizes trendRegressionThreshold and gateBaselineMode.

v1.15.0 - 20 Jul 2026

feature - per-rule accuracy benchmark and one-click finding feedback

Accuracy you can check, and rate

Iris Code 1.15.0 makes its findings accountable: every analysis rule is measured against a labelled corpus of real code for per-rule, per-language precision and recall, a checked-in baseline blocks any release that regresses a rule, and every finding in the sidebar now carries a thumbs up / down so you can tell Iris Code when it is right or wrong. Ships alongside @iris-code/cli 1.8.0. See Accuracy benchmark.
  • Added a thumbs up / down control on every finding in the sidebar and Issues view. Feedback is count-only - the rule, the language, and your verdict, never source code, file paths, or line contents - and respects your account analytics setting. Rate once and change your mind anytime; the control remembers your choice.
  • Added an accuracy benchmark: every rule is measured against a labelled corpus for per-rule, per-language precision and recall, with a checked-in baseline that fails the build on any regression. A public methodology page shows the enforcement-rule figures per rule - no single misleading global percentage.
  • Fixed false positives found by the benchmark: any in a comment or string, print(...) in a Python docstring, CommonJS module.exports files reported as export-less, arithmetic like (a + b) * c mistaken for a risky regular expression, and the eval( token inside a string literal are no longer flagged. Each fix is guarded by a permanent test case.

v1.14.0 - 19 Jul 2026

feature - per-language config overrides, six more secret formats, and a bounded hook timeout

One config, honest thresholds for every language in the repo

Iris Code 1.14.0 lets mixed-language repos stop compromising: a languages block in .irisconfig.json overrides per-file thresholds for TypeScript, JavaScript, Go, and Python independently, applied identically by the sidebar, CLI, hooks, and CI. Ships alongside @iris-code/cli 1.7.0. See Per-language overrides.
  • Added per-language config overrides (Pro): per-file thresholds, healthScoreWeights, severityOverrides, and the per-file gate caps can differ per language; anything unstated falls back to the base config. Scan-total gates and toggles are rejected inside a block with a clear warning, and unknown language keys warn instead of breaking older installs. The file tab shows the applied override next to the config source, and iris gate prints the limit that actually governed each failing file.
  • Added six more secret formats: Stripe live/restricted keys (sk_live_/rk_live_), GitHub fine-grained PATs, GitLab PATs, npm access tokens, SendGrid API keys, and PEM private-key headers - masked in output, as always.
  • Added a bounded timeout to the installed pre-push hook: a hung analysis is stopped after 120 seconds (IRIS_HOOK_TIMEOUT to adjust) instead of blocking git push indefinitely. The push still fails closed with a bypass hint, so enforcement is never silently skipped. Reinstall the hook to pick this up.
  • Fixed function-length measurement for functions with destructured parameters - which includes essentially every React component. Component-heavy files may score lower after updating: that is the analyser finally seeing them, not a scoring change.
  • Fixed --allow-network so it reliably re-enables dependency lookups after --revoke-network, and hardened the remaining CLI commands (report, sbom, config, auth, hook, todos) against a Windows-only crash on exit.

v1.13.0 - 15 Jul 2026

feature - interactive change review and a git history secrets scan

Review my changes, and secrets that history still remembers

Iris Code 1.13.0 makes reviewing your own Git changes the primary workflow - free, interactive, and scoped to exactly what you touched - and adds a git history secrets scan that finds credentials which were committed and later removed. Ships alongside @iris-code/cli 1.6.0. See Review My Changes and Git History Secrets Scan.
  • Added Review my changes (free): when Git reports local changes, a count-aware strip appears above the sidebar tabs. Running it checks every supported staged, unstaged, and untracked file and opens a dedicated review - blockers first, severity filters, search, changed-file health, and click-to-open findings. The Issues and TODOs tabs show the review’s evidence on Free.
  • Added the git history secrets scan (Pro): walks past commits - committed .env files included - through the same two-layer secrets detection. Findings are deduplicated per distinct secret, always masked, and show first/last sighting, commit and file counts, and whether the secret is still in HEAD. Merge-commit content is covered; depth, size-cap, and shallow-clone limits are always disclosed. Runs entirely against local git.
  • Added iris secrets --history [--depth N] (Pro): the same scan in the terminal, with JSON output for automation; exits 1 when any secret is found in the scanned range.
  • Changed change reviews to stay honest about scope: they never create a workspace trend snapshot and never report unused dependencies, because that conclusion requires a full-project scan. The changed-file count only counts files the review will actually analyse.
  • Changed git-aware discovery to include untracked files not excluded by .gitignore, and to scope to the workspace when it sits inside a larger repository.
  • Fixed predictability in unusual environments: repositories with very large untracked sets no longer fail discovery, a missing Git installation is reported as exactly that, and the history panel shows distinct loading, error, and empty states.
  • Fixed CLI exit-code reliability on Windows so free users and unlicensed CI runs stay green as documented.

v1.12.0 - 13 Jul 2026

feature - duplicate code detection with a live diff view and gate rule

Duplicate code detection: find the copy-paste, diff it, gate on it

Iris Code 1.12.0 finds copy-pasted blocks within and across files using normalised token-window matching - renamed identifiers, changed literals, reformatted whitespace, and comments do not hide a duplicate. Free for everyone, with a Pro side-by-side diff view and a new gate rule. Ships alongside @iris-code/cli 1.5.0. See Duplicate Code Detection.
  • Added duplicate code detection (free): source is normalised before comparison (identifiers, literals, whitespace, and comments ignored; keywords kept verbatim), so two stretches of code that differ only in naming or values still match. Within-file blocks appear as a Duplicate blocks smell on the File tab and deduct healthScoreWeights.duplicateCode points (default 3); cross-file blocks power a new Duplication section on the Workspace and Folder tabs with block count, the duplication percentage of total code lines, and the largest blocks with click-through to both locations.
  • Added noise guards so results stay reviewable: import/require headers never match, uniform data literals (country lists, enum tables) are excluded, a block repeated many times reports as a minimal set of pairs instead of every combination, JSX-heavy files need twice the token evidence, and oversized or minified-looking files are excluded and disclosed as skipped.
  • Added a full Duplicates table - filterable by cross-file or within-file, searchable, both locations clickable - that tracks live edits: line ranges update as you type and resolved pairs drop out without a rescan.
  • Added an Open diff action on every duplicate (Pro), titled with both locations GitHub-style. Cross-file pairs open the two full files side by side, editable with normal saves; same-file pairs open the two blocks as editable extracts that write back to the real file. Iris Code toasts the moment the duplication is resolved.
  • Added gateMaxDuplicateBlocks (Pro): caps the total duplicate blocks across the scan, enforced by iris check, iris gate, the git hook, and the build hook - a block spanning two files counts once. New config keys: enableDuplicateDetection (default on), duplicateBlockMinTokens (default 40), the duplicateCode scoring weight, and an optional inlineDiagnostics.duplicateCode squiggle toggle.
  • Added duplicate-code as a suppressible rule id: // iris-ignore: duplicate-code -- <reason>.
  • Added duplicateBlocks arrays to iris check --format json file entries (additive; schema version unchanged) and a “Max duplicate blocks” rule row to iris gate.
  • Fixed .mjs and .cjs files being skipped entirely - they are now analysed everywhere .js is: workspace scans, folder scans, and CLI directory checks.

v1.11.0 - 9 Jul 2026

feature - inline suppressions and OSV.dev vulnerability lookups

Inline suppressions with required reasons, and dependency lookups move to OSV.dev

Iris Code 1.11.0 lets you silence individual findings with a documented iris-ignore comment, and moves all dependency vulnerability lookups to the OSV.dev database - no token, no rate-limit setup. Ships alongside @iris-code/cli 1.4.0.
  • Added inline suppressions (free): // iris-ignore: <ruleId>[, <ruleId>...] -- <reason> suppresses matching findings on the next line, and // iris-ignore-file: ... covers the whole file (# works for Python). The reason is required - a directive missing it, or naming an unknown rule, suppresses nothing and is reported as a Bare Ignore finding with its own score penalty (healthScoreWeights.bareSuppression, default 2). Eighteen rule ids are suppressible; suppressed findings stop costing health-score points but stay counted and visible. See Inline Suppressions.
  • Added suppression surfaces in the sidebar: a Suppressed section in the File tab, and a Suppressions section in the Workspace and Folder tabs with per-file counts and a See all button that opens a full filterable table with click-to-open at the exact line.
  • Added --show-suppressed to iris check and iris gate: lists each suppressed finding with its reason. Suppressed counts always appear in the output, and JSON reports gain a per-file suppressed array (schema version unchanged).
  • Added two Pro team controls: gateMaxSuppressions (per-file cap, enforced by iris gate, the git hook, and the build hook) and ignoreSuppressions: true (kill-switch that makes every directive inert so suppressed findings count as live).
  • Changed the Dependents Table, iris deps, and iris cve to source vulnerability data from the OSV.dev database. No token or rate-limit setup is needed: the in-panel GitHub token button is gone, the GITHUB_TOKEN environment variable is no longer used, and iris auth login no longer prompts for a GitHub PAT. Only the package name, ecosystem, and version are sent - never code, file paths, or project names - and the consent flow is unchanged. Old advisory caches invalidate automatically.
  • Added a confidence label on every advisory (fix-available, direct, transitive, or manual-review) plus the fixed-in version where one exists, in both the panel and CLI output.
  • Improved advisory trustworthiness: records without a verifiable id or severity are never shown - they are dropped and the skip count is disclosed in the panel footer and CLI output - and dependencies whose lookup errored are marked “not checked” instead of being assumed clean.
  • Fixed debug prints quoted inside comments being flagged as live debug prints in TS/JS, Go, and Python.
  • Fixed iris deps and iris cve argument errors no longer risk a crash on exit on Windows.

v1.10.0 - 5 Jul 2026

feature - dependency intelligence: CVE gate, SBOM export, lockfile-aware audits

CVE severity gate, CycloneDX SBOM export, and lockfile-aware dependency audits

Iris Code 1.10.0 turns the dependency scanner into a full supply-chain toolkit: gate CI on advisory severity with iris cve, export a CycloneDX SBOM with iris sbom, and get audits that reflect what is actually installed thanks to lockfile resolution and monorepo workspace discovery. Ships alongside @iris-code/cli 1.3.0.
  • Added iris cve [path] (Pro): runs the same dependency and CVE scan as iris deps (sharing its 24-hour cache and network consent), but exits 1 only when an advisory at or above the --severity threshold (low, medium, high, critical; default high) is found. Built for CI gates: block on critical or high advisories without failing the pipeline on low-severity noise.
  • Added iris sbom [path] (Pro): exports a CycloneDX 1.5 software bill of materials across npm, Go, and Python manifests. Fully offline: no network requests, no consent prompt. Components carry the name, exact installed version, purl, and a required/optional scope (direct vs dev). If a cached iris deps scan exists, known vulnerabilities fold in as CycloneDX vulnerabilities entries cross-referenced by purl. Writes iris-sbom.json by default; --stdout prints instead.
  • Improved iris deps: installed versions are now resolved from lockfiles (package-lock.json v1-v3, pnpm-lock.yaml, yarn.lock classic and Berry, poetry.lock, Pipfile.lock) instead of manifest ranges, and advisories are filtered to the installed version.
  • Improved monorepo support in the dependency scanner: npm and yarn workspaces plus pnpm-workspace.yaml members are discovered and deduplicated, and internal workspace: / file: / link: dependencies are excluded.
  • Added network consent for dependency lookups: the first lookup asks permission and discloses exactly what is sent (package names and versions, nothing else), persisted in ~/.iris/preferences.json. --revoke-network disables lookups; --allow-network re-enables them. Cached results now print their age.
  • Added a CVE summary badge (Pro) to the Dependencies section of the Workspace tab: a green “no known CVEs” pill, or the vulnerable package count plus the highest severity from the last cached scan. Cache-only: the badge never triggers a network request itself.
  • Added a scope indicator to the Issues and TODOs tabs: each tab now labels which scan it is showing (for example, “Showing: folder · src”) with a one-click Show workspace switch.

v1.9.0 - 2 Jul 2026

feature - security smell enforcement

Security smell enforcement: gate on it, scan for it from the CLI

Iris Code 1.9.0 closes the loop on 1.8.0’s security smell detection: a new gate rule blocks pushes and CI runs on security smell count, and a dedicated CLI command scans for them independently of a full health check.
  • Added gateMaxSecuritySmells to .irisconfig.json - the gate fails when the total number of security smells (eval usage, SQL injection risk, insecure RNG, disabled TLS, weak hashing, and the rest of the nine 1.8.0 patterns) across the workspace exceeds this value. Enforced by the CLI, the git hook, and the build hook alongside gateMaxSecrets, gateMaxComplexity, gateMaxFileLength, and gateMaxSmellsPerFile.
  • Added iris security [path] - a free CLI command that scans JS/TS/Go/Python for the same nine security smell categories as the sidebar, independent of a full iris check run. Supports --format pretty|json and --output; exits 1 if any smell is found.
  • Added a Security Posture section to the Workspace and Folder tabs in the VS Code sidebar - a collapsible count-by-category breakdown of security smells found in the current scan.
  • Added the gateMaxSecuritySmells field to the Config Studio’s Gate limits editor for Pro users.

v1.8.0 - 30 Jun 2026

feature - security smell detection

Security smell detection: nine patterns, every file, free

Iris Code 1.8.0 adds a second static-analysis tier below hardcoded secrets: security smells. Nine patterns catch the most common security anti-patterns before they reach production. The feature is on by default, free for all users, and emits Warning-severity squiggles in the editor when inline diagnostics are enabled.
  • Added nine security smell detectors across TypeScript, JavaScript, Go, and Python:
    • Eval / exec calls - dynamic code execution via eval(), exec(), or similar constructs
    • SQL built by string concatenation - query strings assembled with + or template literals instead of parameterised queries
    • Insecure random number generation - Math.random(), rand.Intn(), random.random(), and other non-cryptographic RNG in a security-sensitive context
    • ReDoS-prone regexes - nested quantifiers in patterns that can cause catastrophic backtracking
    • Disabled TLS verification - rejectUnauthorized: false, InsecureSkipVerify: true, or verify=False
    • Weak hashing - MD5 or SHA-1 in contexts that suggest security use (passwords, tokens, signatures)
    • Open redirects - res.redirect() or equivalent called with unvalidated user-controlled input
    • Debug flags in production - debug: true flag objects left in non-test code
    • Hardcoded localhost URLs - http://localhost or http://127.0.0.1 in production code paths (skipped in test files)
  • Added enableSecuritySmells toggle in .irisconfig.json and VS Code settings (iris.enableSecuritySmells, default on). Turning it off suppresses all nine patterns.
  • Added inline diagnostics support: when enableInlineDiagnostics is on, security smell findings appear as Warning squiggles in the editor and entries in the Problems panel. Controlled per-category via inlineDiagnostics.securitySmells.
  • Added custom scoring weights for each of the nine patterns for Pro users - adjust the health-score penalty per pattern in healthScoreWeights (keys: evalUsage, sqlConcatenation, insecureRandom, unsafeRegex, hardcodedLocalhost, disabledTlsVerification, debugFlagsEnabled, weakHashing, openRedirect).

v1.7.0 - 25 Jun 2026

feature - trend tracking and baseline enforcement

Trend tracking, baseline enforcement, and dashboard redesign

Iris Code 1.7.0 ships health score history, a dedicated Trends panel with per-file comparison, and baseline-mode gate enforcement so existing debt never blocks your team.
  • Added trend tracking: Iris Code automatically snapshots your workspace health score on every scan, stored in .iris-snapshots/ (gitignored, 2 MB cap, same-day dedup, corrupt-entry hardening).
  • Added Trends panel: compare any two snapshots with a sortable, filterable per-file score table. Click any row to jump directly to the file. Free tier: rolling 2-snapshot window. Pro: unlimited history.
  • Added inline trend summary in the Workspace tab showing regressed files, recovered files, and net score change between the two most recent snapshots.
  • Added baseline mode: lock a baseline with iris.lockTrendBaseline. Iris Code writes .iris-baseline.json to the workspace root (committable, diffable). Set gateBaselineMode: true and the gate only blocks new regressions above the accepted baseline.
  • Added iris.clearTrendHistory command to remove all snapshots and the baseline file.
  • Added trial plan type: the extension now surfaces trial as a distinct plan with an Iris Code Pro Trial badge and trial-end date. Trial users get full Pro access.

v1.6.1 - 17 Jun 2026

fix - Python analysis correctness

Python analysis fixes: multi-line signatures and test-file secrets

Two Python correctness fixes. Files using multi-line (Black-formatted) function or block signatures are no longer misreported as syntax errors, and test files no longer have their score penalised for fixture credentials.
  • Fixed: a Python def/class/if/for/with header that wraps across multiple lines (e.g. a long Black-formatted signature) was being flagged as a syntax error, scoring the file 0 and skipping all analysis. These files now analyse normally.
  • Fixed: the suspicious-name secret heuristic no longer fires in test files (test_*.py, *_test.go, *.test.ts, tests/, __tests__/, conftest.py, and similar), so fixture credentials like password="secret123" no longer reduce the score. Real provider token formats (AWS, Stripe, GitHub, and more) are still detected everywhere, including tests.

v1.6.0 - 16 Jun 2026

feature - CI enforcement

CI enforcement: GitHub Actions, inline PR annotations, and multi-CI snippets

Iris Code 1.6.0 takes the same health gate you run locally and enforces it in CI. Run iris gate . --format github on every pull request to block merges and annotate the exact failing lines inline on the diff. Everything runs on your own runners - your code never leaves your infrastructure.
  • Added --format github to iris check and iris gate: emits GitHub Actions workflow commands so failing rules render as inline annotations on the pull request diff, and writes a pass/fail summary table to the run’s job summary.
  • Added the Iris Code: Add GitHub Actions Workflow command (Pro): generates a ready-to-commit .github/workflows/iris.yml in your repo, pre-filled with your configured threshold.
  • Added the Iris Code: Add CI Pipeline Snippet command (Pro): generates an Iris Code step for GitLab CI, Bitbucket Pipelines, an npm/pnpm/yarn script, or a generic shell script.
  • Added a versioned JSON schema: all --format json output now carries a schemaVersion field (currently 1) so scripts can depend on the payload shape.
  • Changed CI behaviour when no licence is present: Pro-only steps now skip and exit 0 instead of failing the build, with a non-blocking warning annotation inside GitHub runners, so a missing token does not turn the pipeline red with noise.
  • Added an iris-alpine-amd64 binary for musl-based (Alpine) containers. The npm install -g @iris-code/cli route was already musl-safe and works unchanged.
  • Published @iris-code/cli 1.1.0 with the new --format github support, and bumped the example workflows to actions/checkout@v5 and actions/setup-node@v5 (Node 24).

v1.5.0 - 10 Jun 2026

feature - analytics and reliability

Analytics batching, push-blocked counter, and reliability improvements

Iris Code 1.5.0 ships reliable background analytics, a Pro push-blocked counter, CLI event tracking, and reliability improvements across the extension and backend.
  • Added analytics batching: the extension buffers usage events in memory and flushes every 60 seconds. push_blocked events flush immediately. The buffer survives extension crashes via crash-safe persistence to globalState.
  • Added exponential backoff on consecutive analytics flush failures, with a clean flush on extension deactivate so no events are dropped on VS Code quit.
  • Added CLI analytics: iris check, iris gate, and iris secrets runs now emit a fire-and-forget event so hook-triggered runs appear in the Iris Code dashboard alongside extension activity.
  • Added push-blocked counter: the Pro sidebar now shows monthly pushes blocked, total pushes blocked, and the health score delta since Pro was activated. Resets the monthly count automatically on month rollover.
  • Improved reliability and hardening across the extension, backend, and web surfaces.

v1.4.2 - 5 Jun 2026

fix - documentation

Documentation and CLI reference updates

Documentation clarity improvements and expanded CLI command reference across the extension and landing site.
  • Improved command reference documentation for the full CLI suite with clearer descriptions and examples.
  • Updated landing site copy to reflect the published @iris-code/cli npm package.

v1.4.1 - 4 Jun 2026

fix - welcome page

Welcome page improvements

Enhanced welcome page layout with updated feature highlights and clearer onboarding paths.
  • Refreshed the VS Code welcome page with a new feature section layout and updated quick-start links.

v1.4.0 - 3 Jun 2026

feature - full CLI command suite

Full CLI command suite and npm package

Iris Code 1.4.0 ships a complete command-line tool - available via npm install -g @iris-code/cli. Scan any project from your terminal, manage enforcement hooks without opening VS Code, audit dependencies for CVEs, and authenticate once with a persistent credentials file. No VS Code installation required.
  • Added iris auth: sign in via browser or licence token, store credentials in ~/.iris/credentials (chmod 600). Subcommands: iris auth login, iris auth logout, and iris auth status. Credentials are read from the IRIS_LICENCE_TOKEN environment variable first, then the credentials file.
  • Added iris secrets: free hardcoded secret scanner across JS/TS/Go/Python. Two-layer detection - suspicious variable names and known token formats. Exits 1 if any findings. No licence required.
  • Added iris deps: audit all dependencies (package.json, go.mod, requirements.txt) for outdated versions and CVEs via the GitHub Advisory API. Results are cached for 24 hours. Store a GitHub PAT via iris auth login for higher rate limits.
  • Added iris todos: aggregate all TODO/FIXME/HACK comments across your codebase. Pro feature.
  • Added iris gate: run the full enforcement gate and show each configured rule’s threshold vs actual value with per-rule PASS/FAIL. Pro feature.
  • Added iris report: generate a standalone dark-themed HTML scan report. Free. Defaults to iris-report.html in the current directory.
  • Added iris hook: manage pre-push and pre-build hooks from the terminal without VS Code. iris hook git|build install|uninstall|status. Install/uninstall is Pro; status is free.
  • Added iris config: iris config init generates a .irisconfig.json with interactive preset selection. iris config validate reports any problems in an existing config.
  • Updated iris check: file scans remain free. Directory scans, --staged, and --changed now require Pro - consistent with workspace analysis in the extension.
  • Published @iris-code/cli to npm with Linux and Windows self-contained binaries on each GitHub Release.
  • Added GitHub Actions docs page at iriscode.co/docs/enforcement/github-actions covering the full CI workflow, gate variant, exit codes, and threshold configuration.
  • Improved hook install messages in the extension to inform users to run iris auth login or set IRIS_LICENCE_TOKEN so the hook can validate at push or build time.

v1.3.0 - 28 May 2026

feature - Gate Preview and custom scoring weights

Gate Preview, preset cycling, and custom scoring weights

Iris Code 1.3.0 ships Gate Preview - a free, read-only view of how your workspace scores against all five preset thresholds. Cycle through presets with prev/next controls or jump directly from the chip strip, drill into failing files (Pro), and apply the chosen preset in one click. Also ships custom health score weights and four new gate enforcement config fields for Pro users.
  • Added Gate Preview: open it from the bottom of the File tab. It runs a full workspace scan and shows pass/fail counts for each of the five preset thresholds (legacy, balanced, typescript, strict, security) with proportion bars, a threshold card, and a recommendation for the next enforcement step. Always read-only - no files are blocked and no config is written.
  • Added preset cycling: use prev/next arrows or click any chip in the preset strip to jump between presets. The focused preset shows a full drilldown and an Apply button so you can lock in a threshold in one click without leaving the surface.
  • Added per-file drilldown for Pro users: expand any preset row to see the exact files that would be blocked, their health scores, and the warning pills driving the failure.
  • Added custom health score weights for Pro users: set healthScoreWeights in .irisconfig.json to change how many points each finding type deducts from the base 100. Supported keys: hardcodedSecret, errorWarning, warningWarning, anyUsage, tsIgnore, consoleLog, deepNesting, longParamList, unusedVar, unusedFunction.
  • Added four gate enforcement config fields for Pro users: gateMaxSecrets, gateMaxComplexity, gateMaxFileLength, and gateMaxSmellsPerFile. Set these in .irisconfig.json and the CLI enforces them on every push alongside minHealthScore.
  • Improved licence reliability: server errors (5xx) and network timeouts now apply an offline grace period instead of revoking Pro. Activation skips the network call if your licence was validated within the last 24 hours.

v1.2.1 - 27 May 2026

fix - sidebar UX

Collapsible Pro card

A small follow-up to 1.2.0 that adds a collapsible Pro-status card in the sidebar and detached panel.
  • Added a collapsible Pro-status card in the sidebar and detached panel. Once signed in, the card collapses to a compact chip so it stays out of the way while still showing plan status at a glance.

v1.2.0 - 20 May 2026

feature - config presets and billing

Config presets, dashboard sync, and bank transfer billing

Iris Code 1.2.0 ships a complete config management flow - pick from five presets, tune on the dashboard, and push to VS Code in one click. Nigerian users can now also pay with a bank transfer instead of a card.
  • Added preset configs: set presetId in .irisconfig.json to snap your whole team to a known baseline (strict, balanced, legacy, security, or typescript). Preset configs are free for all users.
  • Added config enforcement for Free users: if a free user edits preset threshold values locally, those edits are ignored and marked with a yellow warning in the editor pointing to the preset as the source of truth.
  • Pro users can start from any preset and override individual values - the preset acts as a baseline, not a lock.
  • Added a Config page in the account dashboard for generating and customising Iris Code configs with a live preview.
  • Added dashboard-to-VS Code sync: generate a config on the dashboard, click Sync to VS Code, review a diff preview in the editor, and confirm the write - no copy-pasting.
  • Added Paystack bank transfer checkout for Nigerian users: choose a one-time transfer checkout from the billing page, pay to the transaction-specific account shown, and Pro activates on confirmation. A fresh checkout is opened each renewal cycle.
  • Fixed config sync diff preview leaving behind unsaved Untitled files after confirmation.

v1.1.0 - 18 May 2026

feature - onboarding and account setup

Onboarding, docs, and account setup flow

Iris Code 1.1.0 turns the first-run experience into a complete product flow across the extension and the web account surfaces, with guided onboarding, embedded docs, and clearer setup follow-through.
  • Added a guided first-run onboarding flow inside the extension sidebar, including skip, resume, restart, and a 15-step spotlight walkthrough across the live tabs.
  • Added an in-flow docs surface inside Iris Code so setup help now lives in the extension instead of forcing users out to separate pages first.
  • Added public and dashboard-nested getting-started flows covering install, first scan, sign-in, configuration, and enforcement setup.
  • Added an account dashboard welcome banner and contextual driver.js tour to help new users land on billing, license, and quick-start actions faster.
  • Improved onboarding state handling so returning users with existing config do not get dropped back into the first-run path unnecessarily.
  • Added a free-user config nudge and clearer Pro gating cues so workspace scans, issue navigation, and setup boundaries are easier to understand.

v1.0.9 - 11 May 2026

fix - VS Code fork compatibility

Trae, Cursor, Windsurf and all VS Code forks

Sign-in now works correctly in Trae IDE and any other VS Code fork. The sidebar has also been rebuilt internally for better reliability.
  • Fixed sign-in redirect failing in Trae IDE and other VS Code forks - the extension now auto-detects the correct URI scheme for any editor without needing manual updates.
  • Fixed an inaccurate notification shown in the detached panel when a free user clicks a Pro-only feature.
  • Rebuilt the sidebar and detached panel internals using React - the experience is identical but the foundation is now typed and maintainable.

v1.0.x - Apr 2026

major release - Enforcement Update, build hook enforcement, stability and polish

Stability and polish (25 Apr)

A follow-up update focused on smoothing rough edges after the main 1.0 rollout.
  • Improved default configuration behavior for day-to-day use.
  • Fixed smaller workflow issues and tightened overall stability.
  • Polished supporting parts of the product for a cleaner experience.

Enforcement Update (29 Apr)

Version 1.0.0 brings Iris Code together as a fuller code-health workflow inside VS Code, with stronger checks before code leaves your machine.
  • Added pre-push enforcement so teams can catch failing code before it is pushed.
  • Improved in-editor issue visibility with clearer diagnostics while you work.
  • Expanded project-wide analysis and dependency review in the extension.
  • Included a more complete release focused on enforcement, scanning, and review flows.

Build hook enforcement (30 Apr)

Iris Code can now run a health check before your project builds, not just before you push. Failing files block the build early, before the language toolchain runs.
  • Added pre-build health check for Node projects via the npm prebuild lifecycle script - runs automatically before pnpm build, npm run build, and yarn build.
  • Added Makefile-based pre-build check for Go and Python projects, wired as a prerequisite on the build or all target.
  • Iris Code creates a Makefile with sensible defaults if none exists in Go or Python projects.
  • Build hook status appears alongside the existing Git Hook section in the sidebar File tab.
  • Both install and uninstall are safe: markers guard the injected block and original hook content is preserved on removal.

v0.2.0 - 13 Apr 2026

version update

Version 0.2.0

Version 0.2.0 continued the early Iris Code rollout with another round of product polish and refinement.
  • Improved the overall extension experience.
  • Shipped another round of fixes and polish in the 0.x cycle.

v0.1.x - 6 Apr 2026

feature update

Panel and history improvements

This update expanded how results could be reviewed during longer coding sessions.
  • Added a wider panel view for reviewing analysis results.
  • Improved how scan history and progress were presented.

v0.1.x - 12 Mar 2026

project start - initial release

Initial rollout

The first Iris Code release introduced the foundation for local code-health analysis inside VS Code.
  • Launched the first version of the Iris Code extension experience.
  • Introduced the early scoring and analysis workflow.