@livedesk/client 0.1.27 → 0.1.28

package/README.md

@@ -35,10 +35,8 @@ to `Desktop/LiveDeskFiles` unless the Hub sets another destination folder.
 
 By default, the launcher uses the packaged C# RemoteFast engine when supported.
 It falls back to the Node engine for AI assist or when a compatible RemoteFast
-runtime is unavailable. macOS auto mode uses the Node engine by default because
-the current RemoteFast macOS path shells out to `screencapture`, which can show
-repeated Screen Recording privacy prompts. Use `--engine fast` on macOS only for
-experimental testing.
+runtime is unavailable. Windows, macOS, and Linux all try RemoteFast first so
+the Hub can request the Mode 3 hardware video path when it is available.
 
 Useful flags:
 
@@ -58,7 +56,7 @@ Frame pipeline roadmap:
 
 - Mode 1: `mode1-jpeg` - current test path using screen capture, resize, and JPEG binary frames.
 - Mode 2: `mode2-lz4` - Windows Fast path using raw BGRA frames compressed as an LZ4 block.
-- Mode 3: `mode3-h264-hw` - planned GPU capture to hardware H.264 encoding.
+- Mode 3: `mode3-h264-hw` - OS-specific ffmpeg hardware H.264 path. Windows tries Media Foundation/NVENC/QSV/AMF, macOS tries VideoToolbox, and Linux tries NVENC/VAAPI/QSV. Set `LIVEDESK_FFMPEG` to a custom ffmpeg binary if needed.
 
 Legacy mode names such as `remote-fast` and `remote-quality` are treated as
 Mode 1 aliases.

package/bin/livedesk-client.js

@@ -61,8 +61,7 @@ Options:
   --help                          Show this help.
 
 Auto uses C# RemoteFast when supported and falls back to Node for AI assist or
-when a packaged RemoteFast runtime is unavailable. On macOS, auto uses the Node
-agent by default to avoid repeated screencapture privacy prompts.
+when a packaged RemoteFast runtime is unavailable.
 `.trimStart());
 }
 
@@ -79,10 +78,6 @@ function isTruthy(value) {
     return /^(1|true|yes|on)$/i.test(String(value || '').trim());
 }
 
-function isMacFastAutoEnabled() {
-    return isTruthy(process.env.LIVEDESK_CLIENT_MAC_FAST || process.env.MINDEXEC_REMOTE_MAC_FAST);
-}
-
 function normalizeEngine(value) {
     const engine = String(value || 'auto').trim().toLowerCase();
     if (engine === 'c#' || engine === 'csharp' || engine === 'fast') {
@@ -897,9 +892,6 @@ function shouldUseFast(parsed) {
     if (parsed.engine === 'fast') {
         return true;
     }
-    if (os.platform() === 'darwin' && !isMacFastAutoEnabled()) {
-        return false;
-    }
     return !parsed.nodeOnlyFeature;
 }
 
@@ -926,9 +918,6 @@ async function main() {
         const fastRuntime = getFastRuntime();
         const useFast = shouldTryFast(prepared, fastRuntime);
         let result;
-        if (!useFast && prepared.engine === 'auto' && os.platform() === 'darwin') {
-            console.warn('LiveDesk uses the Node engine on macOS to avoid repeated Screen Recording prompts. Use --engine fast only for experimental testing.');
-        }
         if (useFast) {
             const fastArgs = buildFastArgs(prepared.forwarded, prepared.fakeThumbnail);
             const fastLaunch = resolveFastLaunch(fastRuntime);

package/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@livedesk/client",
-  "version": "0.1.27",
+  "version": "0.1.28",
   "description": "LiveDesk local remote client",
   "type": "module",
   "bin": {