Nuxt Devtools v4.0.0

   🚨 Breaking Changes

• Remove deprecated auth token args from builtin RPC functions  -  by @antfu and Claude Opus 5 (1M context) in https://github.com/nuxt/devtools/issues/965 (4418e)
• Remove @vue/devtools integration  -  by @antfubot and opencode in https://github.com/nuxt/devtools/issues/1056 (a1c92)
• Remove cjs build and legacy dts files  -  by @antfu (d2c6d)
• devtools:
  • Reuse the built-in Terminals dock via ctx.terminals  -  by @antfubot in https://github.com/nuxt/devtools/issues/1026 (bee6f)
  • Finish Messages + terminals convergence on Devframe 0.7.7  -  by @antfubot in https://github.com/nuxt/devtools/issues/1032 (c0812)
  • Replace server discovery with the Data Inspector plugin  -  by @antfubot and @antfu in https://github.com/nuxt/devtools/issues/1034 (35def)
  • Make embedded dock the only client mode  -  by @antfubot and @antfu in https://github.com/nuxt/devtools/issues/1041 (eb96a)
  • Slim the install size of @nuxt/devtools  -  by @antfubot in https://github.com/nuxt/devtools/issues/1121 (10f9e)
• v4:
  • Migrate execa to tinyexec  -  by @antfu in https://github.com/nuxt/devtools/issues/944 (ae68d)
  • Remove global install and wizard package  -  by @antfu in https://github.com/nuxt/devtools/issues/943 (34d13)
  • Always use Vite DevTools, remove floating panel  -  by @antfu and Claude Opus 5 (1M context) in https://github.com/nuxt/devtools/issues/952 (8807b)

   🚀 Features

• Upgrade vite-plugin-inspect to v12, use devtools-kit RPC  -  by @antfu and Claude Opus 5 (1M context) in https://github.com/nuxt/devtools/issues/966 (4c594)
• Replace VS Code integration with Code Server plugin  -  by @antfu in https://github.com/nuxt/devtools/issues/1036 (239ab)
• Serve the client UI as devframe remote assets via @nuxt/devtools-assets  -  by @antfubot and @antfu in https://github.com/nuxt/devtools/issues/1071 (39470)
• Upgrade devframe and Vite DevTools, update branding  -  by @antfu (42419)
• Upgrade devframe and vite devtools  -  by @antfu (8ff46)
• Upgrade devframe to v1.0  -  by @antfu (96195)
• Update deps  -  by @antfu (a1fce)
• Add @nuxt/devtools-onboard as the opt-in entry point of Nuxt DevTools  -  by @antfubot and @antfu in https://github.com/nuxt/devtools/issues/1117 (ff051)
• Remove Open Graph module and integrate new assets and Open Graph plugins  -  by @antfu (b4d46)
• Deps on @nuxt/devtools-assets for now to improve the landing experience (as we have the onboard package now)  -  by @antfu (93820)
• Upgrade to @vitejs/devtools v0.8  -  by @antfu (c13d0)
• Update deps  -  by @antfu (6ea43)
• deps:
  • Migrate to Vite DevTools v0.5.0 and Devframe v0.9.2  -  by @antfubot and opencode in https://github.com/nuxt/devtools/issues/1065 (1ff0e)
• devtools:
  • Devtools:ready hook + nostics-driven deprecation foundation  -  by @antfubot and @antfu in https://github.com/nuxt/devtools/issues/1021 (f9dda)
  • Client-side onDevtoolsReady + expose Vite DevTools client; fix client RPC registration  -  by @antfubot in https://github.com/nuxt/devtools/issues/1023 (88c4f)
  • Unify notifications on the devframe Messages system  -  by @antfubot in https://github.com/nuxt/devtools/issues/1025 (6bfe9)
  • Select client Vite context deterministically, add Nuxt dock group  -  by @antfubot in https://github.com/nuxt/devtools/issues/1031 (6b9bf)
  • Project each DevTools tab as its own Vite DevTools dock entry  -  by @antfubot and @antfu in https://github.com/nuxt/devtools/issues/1035 (f4fe2)
  • Unify Data Inspector Vite instance and refresh builtin queries  -  by @antfubot in https://github.com/nuxt/devtools/issues/1047 (5a6c4)
  • Make vite-plugin-inspect an optional peer dependency  -  by @antfubot in https://github.com/nuxt/devtools/issues/1055 (c8da2)
  • Add dataInspector option + lazy-load integrations  -  by @antfu in https://github.com/nuxt/devtools/issues/1061 (eeb29)
  • Respect DO_NOT_TRACK environment variable  -  by @antfubot in https://github.com/nuxt/devtools/issues/1064 (190ff)
  • Proxy client __connection.json to hub in standalone dev  -  by @antfubot in https://github.com/nuxt/devtools/issues/1070 (4449f)
  • Drive Vite DevTools through the devtools config option on Vite 8.3+  -  by @antfubot and @antfu in https://github.com/nuxt/devtools/issues/1091 (c2867)
  • Surface the auth code through the Nuxt CLI terminal host  -  by @antfubot and @antfu in https://github.com/nuxt/devtools/issues/1093 (73e65)
  • Restore Vue DevTools through vite-plugin-vue-devtools v9  -  by @antfubot in https://github.com/nuxt/devtools/issues/1099 (86abd)
• playgrounds:
  • Add ecosystem dogfooding playground for plan 04  -  by @antfubot, opencode and @antfu in https://github.com/nuxt/devtools/issues/1022 (6079f)

   🐞 Bug Fixes

• Use compatible radial-gradient syntax in OG image component  -  by @antfu and Claude Opus 5 (1M context) in https://github.com/nuxt/devtools/issues/959 (ce21c)
• Persist async data across tab navigation with custom getCachedData  -  by @antfu and Claude Opus 5 (1M context) in https://github.com/nuxt/devtools/issues/963 (a2010)
• Use literal version ranges in pnpm overrides instead of catalog refs  -  by @antfubot in https://github.com/nuxt/devtools/issues/1015 (077b2)
• Nuxt api url  -  by @antfu (0c947)
• Resolve devtools client runtime errors  -  by @antfu in https://github.com/nuxt/devtools/issues/1075 (7dac1)
• Restore typecheck against nuxt-nightly's typed fetch/hooks API  -  by @antfubot in https://github.com/nuxt/devtools/issues/1085 (e4217)
• Bump unocss to 66.10.1 to restore DevTools client styling  -  by @antfubot in https://github.com/nuxt/devtools/issues/1088 (7d7e9)
• Resolve typecheck errors after dependency updates  -  by @antfubot in https://github.com/nuxt/devtools/issues/1104 (93ffd)
• Accept any nitro version in the optional peer dependency  -  by @mansurkhoja in https://github.com/nuxt/devtools/issues/1106 (f96b0)
• assets:
  • Skip re-declaring services Vite DevTools already installed  -  by @antfubot in https://github.com/nuxt/devtools/issues/1137 (b7371)
• ci:
  • Generate devtools client .nuxt types before typecheck job  -  by @antfubot and opencode in https://github.com/nuxt/devtools/issues/1089 (1b2c2)
  • Build with bumped nightly names before publishing  -  by @antfubot in https://github.com/nuxt/devtools/issues/1094 (3e65f)
  • Build nightly packages before bumping their names  -  by @antfubot in https://github.com/nuxt/devtools/issues/1095 (ed237)
• client:
  • Load virtual files from /_vfs/ for Nitro v3 compatibility  -  by @antfubot in https://github.com/nuxt/devtools/issues/1132 (e1f30)
• deps:
  • Pin vite to 8.0.x (< 8.1) to unbreak DevTools e2e  -  by @antfubot in https://github.com/nuxt/devtools/issues/1020 (b9b6f)
  • Upgrade Vite DevTools to 0.5.1, fix e2e client-context global  -  by @antfubot and @antfu in https://github.com/nuxt/devtools/issues/1069 (3d2eb)
  • Align the Nuxt nightly with nitro 3.0.260903 so the dev server boots  -  by @antfubot in https://github.com/nuxt/devtools/issues/1107 (a4928)
• devtools:
  • Optimize @vue/devtools dependencies in dev  -  by @huang-julien in https://github.com/nuxt/devtools/issues/981 (32563)
  • Let birpc be singlesource of turth for server<->client comms  -  by @huang-julien in https://github.com/nuxt/devtools/issues/978 (4853d)
  • Run defineViteDevToolsPlugin only for client vite  -  by @huang-julien in https://github.com/nuxt/devtools/issues/977 (b5f9f)
  • Add undeclared unstorage dependency  -  by @danielroe in https://github.com/nuxt/devtools/issues/986 (32b43)
  • Pre-bundle additional injected client deps in dev  -  by @antfu and Claude Opus 5 (1M context) in https://github.com/nuxt/devtools/issues/991 (48194)
  • Reference optimizeDeps in reference to @nuxt/devtools  -  by @danielroe in https://github.com/nuxt/devtools/issues/1001 (49d77)
  • Don't scope dock plugin with { server: false }  -  by @antfu (b2665)
  • Correct options cache guard and stop mutating defaults  -  by @antfubot in https://github.com/nuxt/devtools/issues/1018 (f71b1)
  • Remove the correct module in uninstallNuxtModule  -  by @antfubot in https://github.com/nuxt/devtools/issues/1019 (72934)
  • Drop stale visibility assertion from nuxt-group e2e test  -  by @antfubot in https://github.com/nuxt/devtools/issues/1042 (6eeec)
  • Prevent StateEditor from freezing the page on live state  -  by @antfubot in https://github.com/nuxt/devtools/issues/1058 (dbc5d)
  • Handle transient RPC failures in getOptions/telemetryEvent  -  by @antfubot in https://github.com/nuxt/devtools/issues/1072 (40f22)
  • Harden RPC surface against traversal, spoofing, and dead auth UI  -  by @antfubot in https://github.com/nuxt/devtools/issues/1086 (24877)
  • Rework timeline function wrapping to run after key injection  -  by @cernymatej, @antfubot and @antfu in https://github.com/nuxt/devtools/issues/1028 (5d695)
  • Resolve open-in-editor paths against the root and workspace dirs  -  by @lazerg in https://github.com/nuxt/devtools/issues/1098 (e9c70)
  • Stop inlining every dependency into the Nitro v2 dev bundle  -  by @antfubot in https://github.com/nuxt/devtools/issues/1109 (397f9)
  • Contain asset RPC paths and the storage denylist to what the UI may touch  -  by @antfubot and @antfu in https://github.com/nuxt/devtools/issues/1111 (6521d)
  • Open Sublime Text with the subl CLI  -  by @ahmetomerv in https://github.com/nuxt/devtools/issues/1134 (82eef)
• devtools-kit:
  • Pass cwd to execa  -  by @huang-julien in https://github.com/nuxt/devtools/issues/960 (64958)
• devtools/client:
  • Debounce render of NDisconnectIndicator  -  by @huang-julien in https://github.com/nuxt/devtools/issues/979 (cf8d9)
• e2e:
  • Unblock the dev e2e suite after the nuxt-nightly 5x upgrade  -  by @antfubot in https://github.com/nuxt/devtools/issues/1054 (7b99f)
  • Give the tab-seo project a tall viewport so the sidebar dock list doesn't overflow  -  by @antfubot in https://github.com/nuxt/devtools/issues/1084 (9f596)
• ecosystem:
  • Inherit the root pnpm version in the Nuxt 4/5 playgrounds  -  by @antfubot in https://github.com/nuxt/devtools/issues/1138 (e727f)
• onboard:
  • Load DevTools v3, v4 and nightly releases  -  by @antfubot in https://github.com/nuxt/devtools/issues/1122 (d0b77)
  • Confirm installs in nuxi's terminal, on devframe v1.2.6  -  by @antfubot in https://github.com/nuxt/devtools/issues/1126 (c12b7)
  • Serve embedded.js through Nuxt's Vite dev handler  -  by @antfubot in https://github.com/nuxt/devtools/issues/1130 (745fa)
• release:
  • Use directory-relative turbo filter in prepack scripts  -  by @antfubot and opencode in https://github.com/nuxt/devtools/issues/1073 (1a77a)
• ui:
  • Color mode reactiveness  -  by @antfu (f7b17)

   🏎 Performance

• deps:
  • Make @nuxt/kit peer deps  -  by @antfu (b33a2)
• devtools:
  • Move diff to devDependencies  -  by @antfu in https://github.com/nuxt/devtools/issues/1060 (5ba4c)
  • Trim @nuxt/devtools runtime dependencies  -  by @antfubot in https://github.com/nuxt/devtools/issues/1066 (ca107)

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