Pinback

Changelog

What's new in the Pinback extension and MCP server, release by release.

0.3.0— July 31, 2026Now Pinback

  • Claudback is now Pinback. Same tool, clearer name — it was never Claude-specific.
  • Works with any MCP-capable agent. Setup now covers Claude Code, Codex, and any other client that speaks stdio MCP; it always worked with them, the instructions just didn't say so.
  • Nothing to redo. The extension updates in place and your pairing carries over — comments and token stay where they are, in ~/.claudback/. The folder keeps its old name on purpose, so a session still running the previous server shares the same store instead of quietly writing somewhere else.
  • The npm package is now pinback-mcp. claudback-mcp still resolves to the same server for now, but re-register when convenient: npx -y pinback-mcp.

0.2.3— July 24, 2026

  • The comment-mode hint can now be dragged and snaps to six preset dock positions, so it stays out of your way.
  • Plain Enter submits a comment; Shift+Enter always inserts a newline instead.
  • Escape dismisses all open pins at once, and Alt+C toggles comment mode from the keyboard.

0.2.1— July 15, 2026

  • Component names now show as pills on pins and in the composer, with a settings toggle to turn them off.
  • When a component is wrapped by a UI library, Pinback now surfaces your own component instead of the wrapper.

0.2.0— July 13, 2026Component mapping

  • Comments are now mapped to the React or Vue component they belong to, shown as a chip with a framework icon in both the composer and the pin.
  • The component chain is included when your agent reads your comments through the MCP server, so it knows exactly which component to edit.

0.1.4— July 11, 2026

  • Fixed tabs going dark after navigation by retrying overlay re-injection once before giving up.
  • Pinned the published extension ID in the origin allowlist, tightening who can talk to the local collector.

0.1.3— July 10, 2026

  • Reworked the comment panel with sticky chrome, popover element-tracking, and inline editing.
  • Added cross-page edit: clicking a comment from another page now navigates there and reopens its popover.
  • The popup and panel now recover gracefully when the local collector goes offline.

0.1.2— July 9, 2026

  • Shift+Enter now submits a comment without losing your place.
  • Pairing codes work from any agent session, not just the one that requested them.
  • Cleaned up orphaned overlays and collector takeover, so a stale tab can't hold the connection.