Laststance Recap: January 2026

January 2026 was an incredibly productive month for Laststance! 🚀 We saw significant activity across 10+ active projects with a total of 42 releases, focusing heavily on improving developer experience, modernizing our tooling, and building new desktop applications. Key themes this month included Electron app development, E2E testing infrastructure improvements, and enhanced UI/UX across our products.

Let's dive into what we shipped this month!

corelive

A real-time todo/task management application with web and Electron desktop support.

Highlights:

Implement drag-and-drop reordering for todos
- Added @dnd-kit integration for smooth drag-and-drop task reordering with optimistic updates and server synchronization. This significantly improves the task management UX.
Migrate main process to TypeScript and add Settings with Hide App Icon
- The Electron main process is now fully TypeScript, and users can hide the app icon from the dock for a cleaner desktop experience.
Add eslint-plugin-dslint for design token enforcement
- Created a custom ESLint plugin that enforces design system compliance using Tailwind config as the single source of truth. This ensures consistent styling across the entire application.

Releases: v0.1.0 through v0.1.8 (9 releases)

gitbox

A GitHub repository management dashboard with Kanban-style organization.

Highlights:

Migrate from MSW to real local Supabase database for E2E tests
- Replaced MSW mock handlers with a real local Supabase instance for higher test confidence. This ensures E2E tests reflect actual database behavior.
Migrate project structure to src directory
- Reorganized the entire project following Next.js conventions, moving all source files into a src/ directory for better organization and maintainability.
Migrate forwardRef to React 19 ref-as-prop pattern
- Updated all UI components to use React 19's new ref-as-prop pattern, removing the need for forwardRef wrappers and modernizing the codebase.

Releases: v0.1.0, v0.2.0

claude-plugin-dashboard

A TUI (Terminal User Interface) dashboard for managing Claude Code plugins and marketplaces.

Highlights:

Add component detail view with focus mode navigation
- Users can now drill into plugin components (Skills, Slash commands, Agents, MCP servers) and view detailed information with Emacs-style keyboard navigation.
Add marketplace management capabilities
- Full marketplace management with add (a), remove (d), and update (u) keyboard shortcuts. Supports GitHub shorthand, Git URLs, and local paths.
Display plugin component names in detail panel
- Plugin details now show actual component names instead of just counts, making it easier to understand what each plugin provides.

Releases: v0.1.1, v0.2.0, v0.2.1, v0.2.2, v0.2.3, v0.3.0 (6 releases)

skills-desktop

An Electron-based desktop application for managing Claude Code skills.

Highlights:

v0.1.0 - Initial Release
- First public release of the skills-desktop application, providing a native desktop experience for skill management.
v0.1.1 - UpdateToast UI
- Added toast notifications for update availability, improving the user experience for app updates.

Releases: v0.1.0, v0.1.1

mac-mcp-server

An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server for macOS-specific functionality.

Highlights:

v0.1.0 - Initial Release
- First release of the macOS MCP server, enabling Claude to interact with macOS-specific features and APIs.

Releases: v0.1.0

electron-mcp-server

An MCP server for Electron application integration.

Highlights:

v1.6.0 - Multi-Window Support
- Added support for managing multiple Electron windows, expanding the server's capabilities for complex desktop applications.

Releases: v1.6.0

npm-publish-tool

A CLI tool for streamlined npm package publishing.

Highlights:

v2.0.0
- Major version release with breaking changes to improve the publishing workflow.

Releases: v2.0.0

git-gpt-commit

An AI-powered git commit message generator.

Highlights:

v0.10.5
- Latest release with improved commit message generation and bug fixes.

Releases: v0.10.3, v0.10.5

eslint-config-ts-prefixer

A shareable ESLint configuration for TypeScript projects.

Highlights:

v4.1.3
- Updated configuration with improved TypeScript linting rules and compatibility fixes.

Releases: v4.1.1, 4.1.2, v4.1.3

react-next-eslint-plugin

ESLint plugin with React and Next.js specific rules.

Highlights:

v1.3.0
- Added new linting rules for React 19 patterns and Next.js best practices.

Releases: 1.2.2, 1.2.3, 1.3.0

redux-strorage-middeware

Redux middleware for persistent storage with type safety.

Highlights:

v0.2.0 - Initial Public Release
- First public release of this middleware for persisting Redux state to localStorage with TypeScript support.
Fix ESM module resolution with tsup migration
- Migrated build system from tsc to tsup for proper ESM module resolution, fixing import issues in modern JavaScript environments.

Releases: v0.2.0, v0.2.1

create-react-app-vite

A modern React + TypeScript + Vite template as an alternative to Create React App.

Highlights:

Remove baseUrl from tsconfig.json
- Community contribution by @sickhippie to improve TypeScript configuration compatibility.

Wrapping Up

January 2026 was a month of significant progress! 🎊 We shipped 42 releases across 10 active repositories, with major focus on:

Desktop applications: corelive Electron improvements, skills-desktop launch, and MCP server updates
Developer experience: New ESLint plugins, improved E2E testing infrastructure, and React 19 migrations
Claude Code ecosystem: claude-plugin-dashboard reached v0.3.0 with comprehensive plugin management features

A huge thank you to everyone who contributed this month! Special shoutout to community contributor @sickhippie for the create-react-app-vite improvement.

If you'd like to contribute, check out our projects and look for issues labeled good first issue. We're always happy to help new contributors get started! 💪

Follow our open source work at github.com/laststance