New Features

Environment Variable Expansion in MCP Server Configuration

• Added support for environment variable expansion in MCP server configurations using ${VAR} syntax
• Supports default values with ${VAR:-default} notation
• Validates that all required environment variables are set before starting servers
• Example usage in MCP config:

  {
    "mcpServers": {
      "myServer": {
        "command": "${HOME}/bin/server",
        "args": ["--port", "${PORT:-8080}"],
        "env": {
          "API_KEY": "${MY_API_KEY}"
        }
      }
    }
  }

Background Command Execution Shortcut

• Added keyboard shortcut Ctrl+B to run long-running commands in the background
• Displays helpful hint "Ctrl+B to run in background" when commands are executing
• Allows users to quickly background tasks without waiting for the command selection dialog

Enhanced Long-Running Command Display

• Improved the display of long-running commands to show the last 2 lines of output
• Shows line count indicator (e.g., "+15 more lines") for truncated output
• More compact and informative display during command execution

WSL Path Translation Support

• Added automatic path translation between Windows and WSL environments
• New ie class handles bidirectional path conversion:
• toLocalPath(): Converts Windows paths to WSL paths
• toIDEPath(): Converts WSL paths to Windows paths
• Automatically detects and handles WSL distribution names in paths