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Two bugs fixed in this release: the Thinking Mirror anti-spam guard that blocked auto-open on extension reload, and the onboarding nudge cooldown that silently blocked the core passive detection feature on fresh installs. Both caught by controlled testing and patched before approval on both browser stores.
"I can definitely see this extension being useful when using AI agents for qualititative tasks like conversation or understanding the broad details of a research paper. I appreciate how it asks me to reflect on my experience in this context. However for long coding or technical projects in which I am mostly debugging errors, the prompts were less useful and occasionally distracting. It would be cool if the VibeAI Coach could detect the difference in use." — Ender Wiggins · Chrome Web Store · 2/2 found this helpful
The gap Ender identified — context-awareness between qualitative exploration and technical debugging — shipped in v2.20.0 as a code-pattern guard and DEBUG context detector. Our first reviewer asked for it. The next version shipped it.
Session Load Arc, Bookmark Panel MVP, coach panel Edge fix, guide panel collapse, attention-aware suppression for focused work, and the DEBUG context detector responding directly to the first user review.
VibeAI FoldSpace is now available on both major browser platforms. Chrome Store ID: lkmfjgaahnmlncgaeocfgiohjiodiohi · Edge Store ID: kbdhbghaidmildhhbodkppnnhklmddfh
When a user types a short acknowledgment ("thanks", "ok", "hmm"), the system detects Passive Mode and auto-opens the Thinking Mirror guide panel — surfacing reflection prompts before acceptance. Confirmed working on ChatGPT, Claude.ai, and Gemini.
After months of development and internal validation, VibeAI FoldSpace received its first official Chrome Web Store approval. Email confirmed: "Item successfully published."
Hugonomy's first appearance in front of fellow startup entrepreneurs at the UIUC Research Park. The vision that had lived in sketches, code, and late-night sessions was spoken aloud for the first time. Strategic financial insight for early-stage startups.
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April 19, 2026 · Urbana-Champaign, IL
VibeAI FoldSpace v2.20.1 is now approved on both Microsoft Edge Add-ons and the Chrome Web Store. Hugonomy Systems is building a local-first cognitive awareness layer for AI conversations so people can stay engaged, reflective, and in control while using ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini.
Version 2.20.1 includes bug fixes and stability hardening, including a fix for Thinking Mirror auto-open behavior on extension reload and a fix for the onboarding cooldown that could block passive detection on fresh installs.
VibeAI FoldSpace remains built around a strict local-first design: no cloud processing, no profiling, and no behavioral tracking. The product runs directly in the browser so people can use AI tools without giving up awareness of their own thinking.
Media contact: joseph@hugonomy.com
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