@filipc77/cowrite 0.4.22 → 0.4.23

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@@ -32,25 +32,37 @@ A single Node.js process runs both the HTTP/WebSocket preview server and the MCP
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  ## Quick Start
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- ### 1. Add Cowrite as an MCP server in Claude Code
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+ ### 1. Install Cowrite
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- No install required — `npx` downloads and runs it automatically:
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+ ```bash
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+ npm install -g @filipc77/cowrite
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+ ```
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+ This gives you the `cowrite` command globally.
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+ ### 2. Add Cowrite as an MCP server in Claude Code
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  ```bash
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- claude mcp add -s user cowrite -- npx -y @filipc77/cowrite serve
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+ claude mcp add -s user cowrite -- npx -y @filipc77/cowrite@latest serve
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  ```
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- ### 2. Open the preview
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+ ### 3. Open the preview
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+ The browser opens automatically when a new Claude Code session starts. The default port is `3377`, but if it's in use (e.g. running cowrite in multiple repos), it automatically picks the next available port.
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- The browser opens automatically when the MCP server starts. The default port is `3377`, but if it's in use (e.g. running cowrite in multiple repos), it automatically picks the next available port. Use `--no-open` to disable auto-opening.
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+ If you need to reopen the browser later (e.g. you closed the tab), run from any terminal:
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+ ```bash
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+ cowrite open
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+ ```
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  Pick a file and you'll see a live preview.
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- ### 3. Select text and comment
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+ ### 4. Select text and comment
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  Select any text in the preview. A **Comment** button appears — click it to open the comment form. Your text selection stays intact, so you can still copy-paste normally.
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- ### 4. Start the background watcher (recommended)
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+ ### 5. Start the background watcher (recommended)
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  In your Claude Code session, type:
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  This starts a background watcher that handles comments as they arrive — without blocking your main conversation. You only need to do this once per session.
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- ### 5. The agent handles your comments
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+ ### 6. The agent handles your comments
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  Even without `/watch`, comments reach the agent through auto-installed hooks:
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  - **`UserPromptSubmit` hook** — Whenever you send any message, pending comments are injected into the agent's context. The agent makes the change, replies in the browser preview, and resolves the comment.
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  - **`Stop` hook** — When the agent finishes any task, it checks for pending comments before going idle. Catches comments that arrive while the agent is busy.
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- ### 6. Auto-installed integration
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+ ### 7. Auto-installed integration
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  On first run, `cowrite serve` installs into your project's `.claude/` directory:
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  - **Hooks** (`UserPromptSubmit` + `Stop`) — surface pending comments to the agent automatically
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  ## CLI Reference
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  ```
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- cowrite preview <file> [--port N] Open browser preview for a specific file + start MCP server
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  cowrite serve [--port N] Start MCP server + preview server (browse any file)
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- cowrite open [--port N] Open the browser to the preview URL
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+ cowrite preview <file> [--port N] Open browser preview for a specific file + start MCP server
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+ cowrite open [--port N] Open the browser to an already-running preview server
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  Options:
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  --port, -p Port for preview server (default: 3377)
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- --no-open Don't auto-open the browser
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+ --no-open Don't auto-open the browser on serve/preview startup
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  --help, -h Show help
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  ```
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+ `serve` and `preview` auto-open the browser on startup. Use `--no-open` to disable this. To reopen the browser later (e.g. after closing a tab), run `cowrite open` from any terminal.
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  ## MCP Tools
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  ### `get_preview_url`
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  "name": "@filipc77/cowrite",
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- "version": "0.4.22",
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  "description": "Live commenting plugin for coding agent sessions",
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  "type": "module",
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  "bin": {