1.6.0 Beta 1

Dyad v1.6.0 Beta 1 adds favorite versions and version notes, introduces automatic managed Node.js setup for app previews, improves onboarding with API key validation and prompt resume, and includes several fixes for preview setup, app history, MCP tool calls, and file editing.

Highlights

Favorite versions and version notes

Dyad now makes it easier to keep track of important app versions.

You can mark versions as favorites and add notes to explain what changed, why the version matters, or what you may want to return to later. This helps with milestone tracking, experiment management, and comparing meaningful points in your app history.

Version history is also easier to navigate in larger apps. The version list now uses virtualization for better performance, and selecting a version focuses the workspace on the preview and diff panels so you can review that version without extra UI noise.

Automatic managed Node.js setup for previews

Dyad can now automatically set up a Dyad-managed Node.js runtime for app previews.

When a preview needs Node.js and Dyad can manage the setup, Dyad can install and use its own runtime instead of requiring you to configure Node manually. This reduces setup friction, especially for new users or machines that do not already have a compatible Node.js environment.

The preview setup experience has also been improved with clearer install states, better warnings when package manager setup needs attention, and improved detection of newly installed Node.js on Windows.

Improved onboarding with API key validation and prompt resume

The first-run setup flow is now smoother.

Dyad now validates provider API keys before saving them, helping catch invalid keys earlier instead of failing later during chat. The AI setup flow on the home page has also been polished so setup steps are clearer before you start building.

If you submit your first prompt before setup is complete, Dyad can now open the required setup flow and resume your prompt after setup finishes. This makes it easier to start with a goal first and complete configuration only when needed.

Enhancements

• Added a Deep Review skill for more thorough app review and analysis workflows.
• Defaulted new chats to Agent Mode for non-Google providers, making the default mode better aligned with providers that support agent workflows.
• Improved MCP consent prompts so approval requests appear immediately while Dyad checks whether the tool call may be safe to auto-approve.
• Combined MCP tool calls and results into a single chat card, making MCP activity easier to scan.
• Improved streaming performance for long responses by reducing expensive partial-output processing during generation.
• Clarified Supabase publishable key errors so setup problems are easier to understand and fix.
• Added support for dotted app references.
• Fixed saving files that are ignored by Git, such as .env.local.
• Made Group by app a sticky tab mode, so Dyad remembers the grouping behavior across use.
• Improved preview setup behavior when submitting from chat, including opening setup when required.
• Improved package manager handling for Dyad-managed runtimes, including better pnpm setup.
• Fixed some Capacitor preview setup issues related to pnpm and Corepack.
• Improved Windows Node.js detection by refreshing PATH from the registry after new installs.
• Fixed home page chat mode syncing so the selected default mode stays consistent.
• Improved sandbox file writing support for agent workflows.

Feedback

This is a beta release, so feedback is especially helpful—particularly around favorite versions and version notes, managed Node.js setup, onboarding and API key validation, prompt resume after setup, and the Deep Review skill.

If you run into issues or have suggestions, please help us improve by reporting a bug or uploading a chat session.