fix(build): fix DlgSettingsGeneral::applyMenuIconSize visibility and namespace

- Move applyMenuIconSize to public access so StartupProcess can call it - Add Dialog:: namespace qualifier in StartupProcess.cpp
chore: update silo submodule to latest main
2026-02-08 17:01:41 -06:00 · 2026-02-08 16:25:18 -06:00 · 2026-02-08 15:42:16 -06:00 · 2026-02-08 21:36:51 +00:00 · 2026-02-08 21:36:40 +00:00 · 2026-02-08 13:36:57 -06:00
30 changed files with 968 additions and 201 deletions
--- a/.gitea/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/build.yml
@@ -47,8 +47,12 @@ jobs:
          submodules: recursive
          fetch-depth: 1

-      - name: Fetch tags (for git describe)
-        run: git fetch --no-recurse-submodules --force --depth=1 origin '+refs/tags/*:refs/tags/*'
+      - name: Fetch latest tag (for git describe)
+        run: |
+          latest_tag=$(git ls-remote --tags --sort=-v:refname origin 'refs/tags/v*' | grep -v '\^{}' | head -n1 | awk '{print $2}')
+          if [ -n "$latest_tag" ]; then
+            git fetch --no-recurse-submodules --force --depth=1 origin "+${latest_tag}:${latest_tag}"
+          fi

      - name: Install pixi
        run: |
--- a/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
@@ -57,8 +57,12 @@ jobs:
          submodules: recursive
          fetch-depth: 1

-      - name: Fetch tags
-        run: git fetch --tags --force --no-recurse-submodules origin
+      - name: Fetch latest tag (for git describe)
+        run: |
+          latest_tag=$(git ls-remote --tags --sort=-v:refname origin 'refs/tags/v*' | grep -v '\^{}' | head -n1 | awk '{print $2}')
+          if [ -n "$latest_tag" ]; then
+            git fetch --no-recurse-submodules --force --depth=1 origin "+${latest_tag}:${latest_tag}"
+          fi

      - name: Install pixi
        run: |
@@ -389,21 +393,34 @@ jobs:
          fi

          # Create release
-          release_id=$(curl -s -X POST \
+          response=$(curl -s -w "\n%{http_code}" -X POST \
            -H "Authorization: token ${GITEA_TOKEN}" \
            -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
            -d "$PAYLOAD" \
-            "${GITEA_URL}/api/v1/repos/${REPO}/releases" | \
-            python3 -c "import sys,json; print(json.load(sys.stdin)['id'])")
+            "${GITEA_URL}/api/v1/repos/${REPO}/releases")
+          http_code=$(echo "$response" | tail -1)
+          body=$(echo "$response" | sed '$d')
+
+          if [ "$http_code" -lt 200 ] || [ "$http_code" -ge 300 ]; then
+            echo "::error::Failed to create release (HTTP ${http_code}): ${body}"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+
+          release_id=$(echo "$body" | python3 -c "import sys,json; print(json.load(sys.stdin)['id'])")
          echo "Created release ${release_id}"

          # Upload assets
          for file in release/*; do
            filename=$(basename "$file")
            echo "Uploading ${filename}..."
-            curl -s -X POST \
+            upload_resp=$(curl -s -w "\n%{http_code}" -X POST \
              -H "Authorization: token ${GITEA_TOKEN}" \
              -F "attachment=@${file}" \
-              "${GITEA_URL}/api/v1/repos/${REPO}/releases/${release_id}/assets?name=${filename}"
-            echo " done."
+              "${GITEA_URL}/api/v1/repos/${REPO}/releases/${release_id}/assets?name=${filename}")
+            upload_code=$(echo "$upload_resp" | tail -1)
+            if [ "$upload_code" -lt 200 ] || [ "$upload_code" -ge 300 ]; then
+              echo "::warning::Failed to upload ${filename} (HTTP ${upload_code})"
+            else
+              echo " done."
+            fi
          done
--- a/docs/ARCHITECTURE.md
+++ b/docs/ARCHITECTURE.md
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ FreeCAD startup
       │    └─ exec(mods/silo/freecad/InitGui.py)
       │         └─ registers SiloWorkbench
       └─ Deferred setup (QTimer):
-            ├─ 1500ms: _setup_silo_auth_panel()    → "Database Auth" dock
-            ├─ 2000ms: _setup_silo_menu()           → SiloMenuManipulator
+            ├─ 1500ms: _register_silo_origin()      → registers Silo FileOrigin
+            ├─ 2000ms: _setup_silo_auth_panel()     → "Database Auth" dock
            ├─ 3000ms: _check_silo_first_start()    → settings prompt
            └─ 4000ms: _setup_silo_activity_panel() → "Database Activity" dock
 ```
--- a/docs/CI_CD.md
+++ b/docs/CI_CD.md
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ Kindred Create uses Gitea Actions for continuous integration and release builds.
 | Workflow | Trigger | Purpose | Artifacts |
 |----------|---------|---------|-----------|
 | `build.yml` | Push to `main`, pull requests | Build + test | Linux tarball |
-| `release.yml` | Tags matching `v*` | Multi-platform release | AppImage, .deb, .dmg, .exe, .7z |
+| `release.yml` | Tags matching `v*` or `latest` | Release build | AppImage, .deb |

 All builds run on public runners in dockerized mode. No host-mode or internal infrastructure is required.

@@ -34,14 +34,16 @@ Runs on every push to `main` and on pull requests. Builds the project in an Ubun

 ### Caching

-ccache is persisted between builds using `actions/cache`. Cache keys are scoped by branch and commit SHA, with fallback to the branch key then `main`.
+ccache is persisted between builds using `actions/cache`. Cache keys use a date suffix so entries rotate daily (one save per day per branch). Saves are skipped when the exact key already exists, preventing duplicate entries that fill runner storage.

 ```
-Key:      ccache-build-{branch}-{sha}
+Key:      ccache-build-{branch}-{YYYYMMDD}
 Fallback: ccache-build-{branch}-
 Fallback: ccache-build-main-
 ```

+Release builds use a separate key namespace (`ccache-release-linux-{YYYYMMDD}`) because they compile with different optimization flags (`-O3`). The rattler-build script (`build.sh`) explicitly sets `CCACHE_DIR` and `CCACHE_BASEDIR` since rattler-build does not forward environment variables from the parent process.
+
 ccache configuration: 4 GB max, zlib compression level 6, sloppy mode for include timestamps and PCH.

 ---
@@ -63,17 +65,19 @@ Tags containing `rc`, `beta`, or `alpha` are marked as pre-releases.

 ### Platform matrix

-| Job | Runner | Container | Preset | Output |
-|-----|--------|-----------|--------|--------|
-| `build-linux` | `ubuntu-latest` | `ubuntu:24.04` | `conda-linux-release` | AppImage, .deb |
-| `build-macos` (Intel) | `macos-13` | native | `conda-macos-release` | .dmg (x86_64) |
-| `build-macos` (Apple Silicon) | `macos-14` | native | `conda-macos-release` | .dmg (arm64) |
-| `build-windows` | `windows-latest` | native | `conda-windows-release` | .exe (NSIS), .7z |
+| Job | Runner | Container | Preset | Output | Status |
+|-----|--------|-----------|--------|--------|--------|
+| `build-linux` | `ubuntu-latest` | `ubuntu:24.04` | `conda-linux-release` | AppImage, .deb | Active |
+| `build-macos` (Intel) | `macos-13` | native | `conda-macos-release` | .dmg (x86_64) | Disabled |
+| `build-macos` (Apple Silicon) | `macos-14` | native | `conda-macos-release` | .dmg (arm64) | Disabled |
+| `build-windows` | `windows-latest` | native | `conda-windows-release` | .exe (NSIS), .7z | Disabled |

-All four jobs run concurrently. After all succeed, `publish-release` collects artifacts and creates the Gitea release.
+Only the Linux build is currently active. macOS and Windows jobs are defined but commented out pending runner availability or cross-compilation support. After `build-linux` succeeds, `publish-release` collects artifacts and creates the Gitea release.

 ### Linux build

+Both workflows start with a disk cleanup step that removes pre-installed bloat (dotnet, Android SDK, etc.) to free space for the build.
+
 Uses the rattler-build packaging pipeline:

 1. `pixi install` in `package/rattler-build/`
@@ -81,9 +85,10 @@ Uses the rattler-build packaging pipeline:
 3. The bundle script:
   - Copies the pixi conda environment to an AppDir
   - Strips unnecessary files (includes, static libs, cmake files, `__pycache__`)
-   - Downloads `appimagetool` and creates a squashfs AppImage (zstd compressed)
-   - Generates SHA256 checksums
-4. `package/debian/build-deb.sh` builds a .deb from the AppDir
+   - Downloads `appimagetool`, extracts it with `--appimage-extract` (FUSE unavailable in containers), and runs via `squashfs-root/AppRun`
+   - Creates a squashfs AppImage (zstd compressed) with SHA256 checksums
+4. Intermediate build files are cleaned up to free space for the .deb step
+5. `package/debian/build-deb.sh` builds a .deb from the AppDir
   - Installs to `/opt/kindred-create/` with wrapper scripts in `/usr/bin/`
   - Sets up LD_LIBRARY_PATH, QT_PLUGIN_PATH, PYTHONPATH in wrappers
   - Creates desktop entry, MIME types, AppStream metainfo
@@ -123,10 +128,15 @@ Builds natively on Windows runner:

 `publish-release` runs after all platform builds succeed:

-1. Downloads all artifacts from `build-linux`, `build-macos`, `build-windows`
-2. Collects release files (AppImage, .deb, .dmg, .7z, .exe, checksums)
-3. Creates a Gitea release via `gitea.com/actions/release-action`
-4. Requires `RELEASE_TOKEN` secret with repository write permissions
+1. Downloads all artifacts from completed build jobs
+2. Collects release files (AppImage, .deb, checksums) into a `release/` directory
+3. Deletes any existing Gitea release for the same tag (allows re-running)
+4. Creates a new Gitea release via the REST API (`/api/v1/repos/{owner}/{repo}/releases`)
+5. Uploads each artifact as a release attachment via the API
+
+The release payload (tag name, body, prerelease flag) is built entirely in Python to avoid shell/Python type mismatches. Tags containing `rc`, `beta`, or `alpha` are automatically marked as pre-releases.
+
+Requires `RELEASE_TOKEN` secret with repository write permissions.

 ---

@@ -174,6 +184,27 @@ container:
  network: bridge
 ```

+### Runner cleanup daemon
+
+A cleanup script at `.gitea/runner/cleanup.sh` prevents disk exhaustion on self-hosted runners. It uses a tiered approach based on disk usage thresholds:
+
+| Threshold | Action |
+|-----------|--------|
+| 70% | Docker cleanup (stopped containers, dangling images, build cache) |
+| 80% | Purge act_runner cache entries older than 7 days, clean inactive workspaces |
+| 90% | System cleanup (apt cache, old logs, journal vacuum to 100 MB) |
+| 95% | Emergency: remove all act_runner cache entries and Docker images |
+
+Install via the provided systemd units (`.gitea/runner/cleanup.service` and `.gitea/runner/cleanup.timer`) to run every 30 minutes:
+
+```bash
+sudo cp .gitea/runner/cleanup.sh /usr/local/bin/runner-cleanup.sh
+sudo cp .gitea/runner/cleanup.service /etc/systemd/system/
+sudo cp .gitea/runner/cleanup.timer /etc/systemd/system/
+sudo systemctl daemon-reload
+sudo systemctl enable --now cleanup.timer
+```
+
 ---

 ## Secrets
@@ -214,11 +245,12 @@ Defined in `CMakePresets.json`. Release builds use:

 ### ccache

-Compiler cache is used across all builds to speed up incremental compilation. Cache is persisted between CI runs via `actions/cache`. Configuration:
+Compiler cache is used across all builds to speed up incremental compilation. Cache is persisted between CI runs via `actions/cache` with date-based key rotation. Configuration:

 - Max size: 4 GB
 - Compression: zlib level 6
 - Sloppy mode: include timestamps, PCH defines, time macros
+- `CCACHE_BASEDIR`: set to workspace root (build workflow) or `$SRC_DIR` (rattler-build) for path normalization across runs

 ---

@@ -243,9 +275,12 @@ The Docker container installs only minimal dependencies. If a new dependency is
 ccache misses spike when:
 - The compiler version changes (pixi update)
 - CMake presets change configuration flags
- The cache key doesn't match (new branch, force-pushed SHA)
+- First build of the day (date-based key rotates daily)
+- New branch without a prior cache (falls back to `main` cache)

-Check `pixi run ccache -s` output for hit/miss ratios.
+For release builds, ensure `build.sh` is correctly setting `CCACHE_DIR=/tmp/ccache-kindred-create` -- rattler-build does not forward environment variables from the workflow, so ccache config must be set inside the script.
+
+Check `pixi run ccache -s` output (printed in the "Show ccache statistics" step) for hit/miss ratios. The "Prepare ccache" step also prints the full ccache configuration via `ccache -p`.

 ### Submodule checkout fails

--- a/docs/COMPONENTS.md
+++ b/docs/COMPONENTS.md
@@ -62,12 +62,12 @@ These appear in the File menu and "Origin Tools" toolbar across all workbenches
 | `Silo_Rollback` | Rollback to previous revision |
 | `Silo_SetStatus` | Set revision status (draft/review/released/obsolete) |
 | `Silo_Settings` | Configure API URL, projects dir, SSL certificates |
-| `Silo_ToggleMode` | Swap Ctrl+O/S/N between FreeCAD and Silo commands |
 | `Silo_Auth` | Login/logout authentication panel |

-**Global integration** via `SiloMenuManipulator` in `src/Mod/Create/InitGui.py`:
- File menu: Silo_New, Silo_Open, Silo_Save, Silo_Commit, Silo_Pull, Silo_Push, Silo_BOM
- File toolbar: Silo_ToggleMode button
+**Global integration** via the origin system in `src/Gui/`:
+- File toolbar: `Std_Origin` selector widget + `Std_New`/`Std_Open`/`Std_Save` (delegate to current origin)
+- Origin Tools toolbar: `Origin_Commit`/`Origin_Pull`/`Origin_Push`/`Origin_Info`/`Origin_BOM` (auto-disable by capability)
+- Silo origin registered at startup by `src/Mod/Create/InitGui.py`

 **Server architecture:** Go REST API (38+ routes) + PostgreSQL + MinIO S3. Authentication via local (bcrypt), LDAP, or OIDC backends. See `mods/silo/docs/` for server documentation.

--- a/docs/INTEGRATION_PLAN.md
+++ b/docs/INTEGRATION_PLAN.md
@@ -58,11 +58,11 @@ The Python API provides everything needed for feature creation, command registra

 The Create module is a thin Python loader that:
 - Adds `mods/` addon paths to `sys.path` and executes their `Init.py`/`InitGui.py` files
- Installs `SiloMenuManipulator` for global File menu/toolbar injection
+- Registers the Silo FileOrigin so the origin selector can offer it at startup
 - Sets up deferred Silo dock panels (auth, activity) via `QTimer`
 - Handles first-start configuration

-This layer does not contain C++ code. It uses FreeCAD's `WorkbenchManipulator` API for menu/toolbar injection.
+This layer does not contain C++ code.

 ### Layer 4: Kindred Workbenches -- `mods/`

@@ -116,9 +116,9 @@ Pure Python workbenches following FreeCAD's addon pattern. Self-contained with `

 **Goal:** Silo commands available globally, not just in the Silo workbench.

-**Implementation:** `SiloMenuManipulator` in `src/Mod/Create/InitGui.py` uses `FreeCADGui.addWorkbenchManipulator()` to inject Silo commands into the File menu and toolbar across all workbenches. `Silo_ToggleMode` provides a one-click swap of Ctrl+O/S/N between standard FreeCAD and Silo file commands.
+**Implementation:** The unified origin system (`FileOrigin`, `OriginManager`, `OriginSelectorWidget`) in `src/Gui/` delegates all file operations (New/Open/Save) to the selected origin. Standard commands (`Std_New`, `Std_Open`, `Std_Save`) and origin commands (`Origin_Commit`, `Origin_Pull`, `Origin_Push`, `Origin_Info`, `Origin_BOM`) are built into the File toolbar and menu. The Silo workbench no longer has its own toolbar — it only provides a menu with admin/management commands.

-**Dock panels:** Database Auth (1500ms) and Database Activity (4000ms) panels are created via deferred QTimers and docked in the right panel area.
+**Dock panels:** Database Auth (2000ms) and Database Activity (4000ms) panels are created via deferred QTimers and docked in the right panel area.

 ### Phase 6: Build system integration -- PARTIAL

--- a/docs/KNOWN_ISSUES.md
+++ b/docs/KNOWN_ISSUES.md
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@

 2. **WorkbenchManipulator timing.** The `_ZToolsPartDesignManipulator` appends commands by name. If ZToolsWorkbench hasn't been activated when the user switches to PartDesign, the commands may not be registered. The manipulator API tolerates missing commands silently, but buttons won't appear.

-3. **Silo shortcut persistence.** `Silo_ToggleMode` stores original shortcuts in a module-level dict. If FreeCAD crashes with Silo mode on, original shortcuts are lost on next launch.
+3. ~~**Silo shortcut persistence.**~~ Resolved. `Silo_ToggleMode` removed; file operations now delegate to the selected origin via the unified origin system.

 ### High

--- a/docs/OVERVIEW.md
+++ b/docs/OVERVIEW.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Kindred Create

-**Last updated:** 2026-02-06
-**Branch:** main @ `c858706d480`
+**Last updated:** 2026-02-07
+**Branch:** main @ `7bec3d5c3b2`
 **Kindred Create:** v0.1.0
 **FreeCAD base:** v1.0.0

@@ -19,11 +19,13 @@

 | Submodule | Path | Source | Pinned commit |
 |-----------|------|--------|---------------|
-| ztools | `mods/ztools` | `gitea.kindred.internal/kindred/ztools-0065` | `d2f94c3` |
-| silo | `mods/silo` | `gitea.kindred.internal/kindred/silo-0062` | `27e112e` |
-| OndselSolver | `src/3rdParty/OndselSolver` | `gitea.kindred.internal/kindred/ondsel` | `5d1988b` |
+| ztools | `mods/ztools` | `git.kindred-systems.com/forbes/ztools` | `d2f94c3` |
+| silo-mod | `mods/silo` | `git.kindred-systems.com/kindred/silo-mod` | `bf0b843` |
+| OndselSolver | `src/3rdParty/OndselSolver` | `git.kindred-systems.com/kindred/solver` | `5d1988b` |
 | GSL | `src/3rdParty/GSL` | `github.com/microsoft/GSL` | `756c91a` |
 | AddonManager | `src/Mod/AddonManager` | `github.com/FreeCAD/AddonManager` | `01e242e` |
 | googletest | `tests/lib` | `github.com/google/googletest` | `56efe39` |

+The silo submodule was split from a monorepo into three repos: `silo-client` (shared Python API client), `silo-mod` (FreeCAD workbench, used as Create's submodule), and `silo-calc` (LibreOffice Calc extension). The `silo-mod` repo includes `silo-client` as its own submodule.
+
 OndselSolver is forked from `github.com/FreeCAD/OndselSolver` to carry a Newton-Raphson convergence fix (see [KNOWN_ISSUES.md](KNOWN_ISSUES.md#12)).
--- a/mods/silo
+++ b/mods/silo
--- a/package/debian/build-deb.sh
+++ b/package/debian/build-deb.sh
@@ -112,6 +112,10 @@ export XKB_CONFIG_ROOT="${KINDRED_CREATE_HOME}/share/X11/xkb"
 export FONTCONFIG_FILE="${KINDRED_CREATE_HOME}/etc/fonts/fonts.conf"
 export FONTCONFIG_PATH="${KINDRED_CREATE_HOME}/etc/fonts"

+# Qt Wayland fractional scaling — force integer rounding to avoid blurry text
+export QT_SCALE_FACTOR_ROUNDING_POLICY=RoundPreferFloor
+export QT_ENABLE_HIGHDPI_SCALING=1
+
 # Use system CA certificates so bundled Python trusts internal CAs (e.g. FreeIPA)
 # The bundled openssl has a hardcoded cafile from the build environment which
 # does not exist on the target system.
--- a/package/rattler-build/linux/AppDir/AppRun
+++ b/package/rattler-build/linux/AppDir/AppRun
@@ -9,8 +9,9 @@ export PATH_TO_FREECAD_LIBDIR=${HERE}/usr/lib
 export FONTCONFIG_FILE=/etc/fonts/fonts.conf
 export FONTCONFIG_PATH=/etc/fonts

-# Fix: Use X to run on Wayland
-export QT_QPA_PLATFORM=xcb
+# Qt HiDPI scaling — force integer rounding to avoid blurry text on fractional scales
+export QT_SCALE_FACTOR_ROUNDING_POLICY=RoundPreferFloor
+export QT_ENABLE_HIGHDPI_SCALING=1

 # Show packages info if DEBUG env variable is set
 if [ "$DEBUG" = 1 ]; then
--- a/package/rattler-build/recipe.yaml
+++ b/package/rattler-build/recipe.yaml
@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@ requirements:
    - qt6-main>=6.8,<6.9
    - swig >=4.0,<4.4

+    - if: linux
+      then:
+        - patchelf
+
    - if: linux and x86_64
      then:
        - clang
--- a/resources/preferences/KindredCreate/KindredCreate.cfg
+++ b/resources/preferences/KindredCreate/KindredCreate.cfg
@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@
          <FCUInt Name="colorLogging" Value="2497893887"/>
          <FCUInt Name="colorWarning" Value="4192382975"/>
          <FCUInt Name="colorError" Value="4086016255"/>
+          <FCBool Name="checkError" Value="1"/>
+          <FCBool Name="checkLogging" Value="1"/>
+          <FCBool Name="checkShowReportViewOnError" Value="1"/>
+          <FCBool Name="checkShowReportViewOnWarning" Value="1"/>
        </FCParamGroup>
        <FCParamGroup Name="View">
          <FCUInt Name="BackgroundColor" Value="505294591"/>
@@ -72,9 +76,26 @@
          <FCUInt Name="BacklightColor" Value="1162304255"/>
          <FCFloat Name="BacklightIntensity" Value="0.30"/>
        </FCParamGroup>
+        <FCParamGroup Name="Document">
+          <FCInt Name="MaxUndoSize" Value="50"/>
+          <FCInt Name="AutoSaveTimeout" Value="5"/>
+          <FCInt Name="CountBackupFiles" Value="3"/>
+          <FCInt Name="prefLicenseType" Value="19"/>
+          <FCText Name="prefLicenseUrl"></FCText>
+        </FCParamGroup>
        <FCParamGroup Name="TreeView">
          <FCUInt Name="TreeEditColor" Value="3416717311"/>
          <FCUInt Name="TreeActiveColor" Value="2799935999"/>
+          <FCBool Name="PreSelection" Value="1"/>
+          <FCBool Name="SyncView" Value="1"/>
+          <FCBool Name="SyncSelection" Value="1"/>
+        </FCParamGroup>
+        <FCParamGroup Name="NotificationArea">
+          <FCInt Name="MaxWidgetMessages" Value="100"/>
+          <FCInt Name="MaxOpenNotifications" Value="3"/>
+          <FCInt Name="NotificiationWidth" Value="400"/>
+          <FCInt Name="NotificationTime" Value="10"/>
+          <FCInt Name="MinimumOnScreenTime" Value="3"/>
        </FCParamGroup>
        <FCParamGroup Name="General">
          <FCText Name="AutoloadModule">ZToolsWorkbench</FCText>
--- a/resources/preferences/KindredCreate/KindredCreate.qss
+++ b/resources/preferences/KindredCreate/KindredCreate.qss
@@ -744,6 +744,33 @@ QGroupBox::title {
    background-color: #1e1e2e;
 }

+QGroupBox::indicator {
+    width: 18px;
+    height: 18px;
+    border: 2px solid #585b70;
+    border-radius: 4px;
+    background-color: #313244;
+}
+
+QGroupBox::indicator:hover {
+    border-color: #cba6f7;
+}
+
+QGroupBox::indicator:checked {
+    background-color: #cba6f7;
+    border-color: #cba6f7;
+}
+
+QGroupBox::indicator:checked:disabled {
+    background-color: #6c7086;
+    border-color: #6c7086;
+}
+
+QGroupBox::indicator:disabled {
+    background-color: #181825;
+    border-color: #45475a;
+}
+
 /* =============================================================================
   Tree View
   ============================================================================= */
@@ -961,6 +988,11 @@ QLabel:disabled {
    color: #6c7086;
 }

+/* Link color — picked up by FreeCAD to set QPalette::Link */
+QLabel[haslink="true"] {
+    color: #b4befe; /* Catppuccin Lavender */
+}
+
 /* =============================================================================
   Frames
   ============================================================================= */
--- a/src/Gui/OriginManagerDialog.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/OriginManagerDialog.cpp
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@
 #include "OriginManager.h"
 #include "FileOrigin.h"
 #include "BitmapFactory.h"
+#include "Application.h"
+#include "Command.h"


 namespace Gui {
@@ -176,10 +178,7 @@ FileOrigin* OriginManagerDialog::selectedOrigin() const

 void OriginManagerDialog::onAddSilo()
 {
-    // TODO: Open SiloConfigDialog for adding new instance
-    QMessageBox::information(this, tr("Add Silo"),
-        tr("Silo configuration dialog not yet implemented.\n\n"
-           "To add a Silo instance, configure it in the Silo workbench preferences."));
+    Application::Instance->commandManager().runCommandByName("Silo_Settings");
 }

 void OriginManagerDialog::onEditOrigin()
@@ -189,10 +188,7 @@ void OriginManagerDialog::onEditOrigin()
        return;
    }

-    // TODO: Open SiloConfigDialog for editing
-    QMessageBox::information(this, tr("Edit Origin"),
-        tr("Origin editing not yet implemented.\n\n"
-           "To edit this origin, modify settings in the Silo workbench preferences."));
+    Application::Instance->commandManager().runCommandByName("Silo_Settings");
 }

 void OriginManagerDialog::onRemoveOrigin()
--- a/src/Gui/PreferencePacks/KindredCreate/KindredCreate.qss
+++ b/src/Gui/PreferencePacks/KindredCreate/KindredCreate.qss
@@ -744,6 +744,33 @@ QGroupBox::title {
    background-color: #1e1e2e;
 }

+QGroupBox::indicator {
+    width: 18px;
+    height: 18px;
+    border: 2px solid #585b70;
+    border-radius: 4px;
+    background-color: #313244;
+}
+
+QGroupBox::indicator:hover {
+    border-color: #cba6f7;
+}
+
+QGroupBox::indicator:checked {
+    background-color: #cba6f7;
+    border-color: #cba6f7;
+}
+
+QGroupBox::indicator:checked:disabled {
+    background-color: #6c7086;
+    border-color: #6c7086;
+}
+
+QGroupBox::indicator:disabled {
+    background-color: #181825;
+    border-color: #45475a;
+}
+
 /* =============================================================================
   Tree View
   ============================================================================= */
@@ -964,6 +991,11 @@ QLabel:disabled {
    color: #6c7086;
 }

+/* Link color — picked up by FreeCAD to set QPalette::Link */
+QLabel[haslink="true"] {
+    color: #b4befe; /* Catppuccin Lavender */
+}
+
 /* =============================================================================
   Frames
   ============================================================================= */
--- a/src/Gui/PreferencePages/DlgSettingsGeneral.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/PreferencePages/DlgSettingsGeneral.cpp
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #include <QApplication>
 #include <QFileDialog>
 #include <QLocale>
+#include <QMenu>
 #include <QMessageBox>
 #include <QString>
 #include <algorithm>
@@ -96,7 +97,6 @@ DlgSettingsGeneral::DlgSettingsGeneral(QWidget* parent)
                ui->SaveNewPreferencePack->setEnabled(false);
                ui->ManagePreferencePacks->setEnabled(false);
                ui->themesCombobox->setEnabled(false);
-                ui->moreThemesLabel->setEnabled(false);
            }
        }
    }
@@ -121,7 +121,6 @@ DlgSettingsGeneral::DlgSettingsGeneral(QWidget* parent)
            this,
            &DlgSettingsGeneral::onThemeChanged
        );
-        connect(ui->moreThemesLabel, &QLabel::linkActivated, this, &DlgSettingsGeneral::onLinkActivated);
    }

    // If there are any saved config file backs, show the revert button, otherwise hide it:
@@ -147,9 +146,6 @@ DlgSettingsGeneral::DlgSettingsGeneral(QWidget* parent)
    const auto visible = UnitsApi::isMultiUnitLength();
    ui->comboBox_FracInch->setVisible(visible);
    ui->fractionalInchLabel->setVisible(visible);
-    ui->moreThemesLabel->setEnabled(
-        Application::Instance->commandManager().getCommandByName("Std_AddonMgr") != nullptr
-    );
 }

 /**
@@ -166,7 +162,7 @@ void DlgSettingsGeneral::setRecentFileSize()
    auto recent = getMainWindow()->findChild<RecentFilesAction*>(QLatin1String("recentFiles"));
    if (recent) {
        ParameterGrp::handle hGrp = WindowParameter::getDefaultParameter()->GetGroup("RecentFiles");
-        recent->resizeList(hGrp->GetInt("RecentFiles", 4));
+        recent->resizeList(hGrp->GetInt("RecentFiles", 10));
    }
 }

@@ -264,6 +260,11 @@ void DlgSettingsGeneral::saveSettings()
    hGrp->SetInt("ToolbarIconSize", pixel);
    getMainWindow()->setIconSize(QSize(pixel, pixel));

+    QVariant menuSize = ui->menuIconSize->itemData(ui->menuIconSize->currentIndex());
+    int menuPixel = menuSize.toInt();
+    hGrp->SetInt("MenuIconSize", menuPixel);
+    applyMenuIconSize(menuPixel);
+
    int blinkTime {hGrp->GetBool("EnableCursorBlinking", true) ? -1 : 0};
    qApp->setCursorFlashTime(blinkTime);

@@ -348,6 +349,7 @@ void DlgSettingsGeneral::loadSettings()
    }

    addIconSizes(getCurrentIconSize());
+    addMenuIconSizes(getCurrentMenuIconSize());

    // TreeMode combobox setup.
    loadDockWindowVisibility();
@@ -395,8 +397,9 @@ void DlgSettingsGeneral::resetSettingsToDefaults()
    hGrp = WindowParameter::getDefaultParameter()->GetGroup("General");
    // reset "Language" parameter
    hGrp->RemoveASCII("Language");
-    // reset "ToolbarIconSize" parameter
+    // reset "ToolbarIconSize" and "MenuIconSize" parameters
    hGrp->RemoveInt("ToolbarIconSize");
+    hGrp->RemoveInt("MenuIconSize");

    // finally reset all the parameters associated to Gui::Pref* widgets
    PreferencePage::resetSettingsToDefaults();
@@ -534,6 +537,63 @@ void DlgSettingsGeneral::translateIconSizes()
    }
 }

+int DlgSettingsGeneral::getCurrentMenuIconSize() const
+{
+    ParameterGrp::handle hGrp = WindowParameter::getDefaultParameter()->GetGroup("General");
+    return hGrp->GetInt("MenuIconSize", 24);
+}
+
+void DlgSettingsGeneral::addMenuIconSizes(int current)
+{
+    ui->menuIconSize->clear();
+
+    QList<int> sizes {16, 20, 24, 28};
+    if (!sizes.contains(current)) {
+        sizes.append(current);
+    }
+
+    for (int size : sizes) {
+        ui->menuIconSize->addItem(QString(), QVariant(size));
+    }
+
+    int index = ui->menuIconSize->findData(QVariant(current));
+    ui->menuIconSize->setCurrentIndex(index);
+    translateMenuIconSizes();
+}
+
+void DlgSettingsGeneral::translateMenuIconSizes()
+{
+    auto getSize = [this](int index) {
+        return ui->menuIconSize->itemData(index).toInt();
+    };
+
+    QStringList sizes;
+    sizes << tr("Small (%1px)").arg(getSize(0));
+    sizes << tr("Medium (%1px)").arg(getSize(1));
+    sizes << tr("Large (%1px)").arg(getSize(2));
+    sizes << tr("Extra large (%1px)").arg(getSize(3));
+    if (ui->menuIconSize->count() > 4) {
+        sizes << tr("Custom (%1px)").arg(getSize(4));
+    }
+
+    for (int index = 0; index < sizes.size(); index++) {
+        ui->menuIconSize->setItemText(index, sizes[index]);
+    }
+}
+
+void DlgSettingsGeneral::applyMenuIconSize(int pixel)
+{
+    // Apply menu icon size via stylesheet override on all QMenu widgets
+    QString rule = QStringLiteral("QMenu::icon { width: %1px; height: %1px; }").arg(pixel);
+    for (auto* widget : qApp->allWidgets()) {
+        if (auto* menu = qobject_cast<QMenu*>(widget)) {
+            menu->setStyleSheet(rule);
+        }
+    }
+    // Store the rule so new menus pick it up via the main window
+    getMainWindow()->setProperty("_menuIconSizeRule", rule);
+}
+
 void DlgSettingsGeneral::retranslateUnits()
 {
    auto setItem = [&, index {0}](const std::string& item) mutable {
@@ -547,6 +607,7 @@ void DlgSettingsGeneral::changeEvent(QEvent* event)
 {
    if (event->type() == QEvent::LanguageChange) {
        translateIconSizes();
+        translateMenuIconSizes();
        retranslateUnits();
        int index = ui->UseLocaleFormatting->currentIndex();
        ui->retranslateUi(this);
@@ -823,24 +884,6 @@ void DlgSettingsGeneral::onThemeChanged(int index)
    themeChanged = true;
 }

-void DlgSettingsGeneral::onLinkActivated(const QString& link)
-{
-    auto const addonManagerLink = QStringLiteral("freecad:Std_AddonMgr");
-
-    if (link != addonManagerLink) {
-        return;
-    }
-
-    // Set the user preferences to include only preference packs.
-    // This is a quick and dirty way to open Addon Manager with only themes.
-    auto pref = App::GetApplication().GetParameterGroupByPath(
-        "User parameter:BaseApp/Preferences/Addons"
-    );
-    pref->SetInt("PackageTypeSelection", 3);  // 3 stands for Preference Packs
-    pref->SetInt("StatusSelection", 0);       // 0 stands for any installation status
-
-    Gui::Application::Instance->commandManager().runCommandByName("Std_AddonMgr");
-}

 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 namespace
--- a/src/Gui/PreferencePages/DlgSettingsGeneral.h
+++ b/src/Gui/PreferencePages/DlgSettingsGeneral.h
@@ -72,7 +72,6 @@ protected Q_SLOTS:
    void onManagePreferencePacksClicked();
    void onImportConfigClicked();
    void onThemeChanged(int index);
-    void onLinkActivated(const QString& link);

 public Q_SLOTS:
    void onUnitSystemIndexChanged(int index);
@@ -91,6 +90,12 @@ private:
    int getCurrentIconSize() const;
    void addIconSizes(int current);
    void translateIconSizes();
+    int getCurrentMenuIconSize() const;
+    void addMenuIconSizes(int current);
+    void translateMenuIconSizes();
+
+public:
+    static void applyMenuIconSize(int pixel);

 private:
    int localeIndex;
--- a/src/Gui/PreferencePages/DlgSettingsGeneral.ui
+++ b/src/Gui/PreferencePages/DlgSettingsGeneral.ui
@@ -219,35 +219,35 @@ dot/period will always be printed</string>
         </property>
        </widget>
       </item>
-       <item row="1" column="0" colspan="2">
-        <widget class="QLabel" name="moreThemesLabel">
-         <property name="font">
-          <font>
-           <pointsize>8</pointsize>
-          </font>
-         </property>
-         <property name="text">
-          <string>Looking for more themes? You can obtain them using the &lt;a href=&quot;freecad:Std_AddonMgr&quot;&gt;Addon Manager&lt;/a&gt;.</string>
-         </property>
-         <property name="textFormat">
-          <enum>Qt::RichText</enum>
-         </property>
-        </widget>
-       </item>
-       <item row="2" column="0">
+
+       <item row="1" column="0">
        <widget class="QLabel" name="iconSizeLabel">
         <property name="text">
          <string>Size of toolbar icons</string>
         </property>
        </widget>
       </item>
-       <item row="2" column="1">
+       <item row="1" column="1">
        <widget class="QComboBox" name="toolbarIconSize">
         <property name="toolTip">
          <string>Icon size in the toolbar</string>
         </property>
        </widget>
       </item>
+       <item row="2" column="0">
+        <widget class="QLabel" name="menuIconSizeLabel">
+         <property name="text">
+          <string>Size of menu icons</string>
+         </property>
+        </widget>
+       </item>
+       <item row="2" column="1">
+        <widget class="QComboBox" name="menuIconSize">
+         <property name="toolTip">
+          <string>Icon size in context menus and dropdown menus</string>
+         </property>
+        </widget>
+       </item>
       <item row="3" column="0">
        <widget class="QLabel" name="treeModeLabel">
         <property name="text">
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ dot/period will always be printed</string>
          <string>How many files should be listed in recent files list</string>
         </property>
         <property name="value">
-          <number>4</number>
+          <number>10</number>
         </property>
         <property name="prefEntry" stdset="0">
          <cstring>RecentFiles</cstring>
--- a/src/Gui/PreferencePages/DlgSettingsUI.ui
+++ b/src/Gui/PreferencePages/DlgSettingsUI.ui
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
      <item>
       <widget class="QLabel" name="label">
        <property name="text">
-         <string>Customize the current theme. The offered settings are optional for theme developers so they may or may not have an effect in the current theme.</string>
+         <string>Kindred Create Theme</string>
        </property>
        <property name="wordWrap">
         <bool>true</bool>
@@ -392,10 +392,10 @@
   <item>
    <widget class="QGroupBox" name="groupBox_3">
     <property name="title">
-      <string>Overlay</string>
+      <string>Panel Visibility</string>
     </property>
     <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout_2">
-      <item row="2" column="0">
+      <item row="0" column="0">
       <widget class="Gui::PrefCheckBox" name="hideTabBarCheckBox">
        <property name="toolTip">
         <string>Hide tab bar in dock overlay</string>
@@ -414,23 +414,7 @@
        </property>
       </widget>
      </item>
-      <item row="3" column="0">
-       <widget class="Gui::PrefCheckBox" name="hintShowTabBarCheckBox">
-        <property name="toolTip">
-         <string>Show tab bar on mouse over when auto hide</string>
-        </property>
-        <property name="text">
-         <string>Hint show tab bar</string>
-        </property>
-        <property name="prefEntry" stdset="0">
-         <cstring>DockOverlayHintTabBar</cstring>
-        </property>
-        <property name="prefPath" stdset="0">
-         <cstring>View</cstring>
-        </property>
-       </widget>
-      </item>
-      <item row="4" column="0">
+      <item row="1" column="0">
       <widget class="Gui::PrefCheckBox" name="hidePropertyViewScrollBarCheckBox">
        <property name="toolTip">
         <string>Hide property view scroll bar in dock overlay</string>
@@ -446,7 +430,7 @@
        </property>
       </widget>
      </item>
-      <item row="5" column="0">
+      <item row="2" column="0">
       <widget class="Gui::PrefCheckBox" name="overlayAutoHideCheckBox">
        <property name="toolTip">
         <string>Automatically hide overlaid dock panels when in non 3D view (e.g. TechDraw or Spreadsheet)</string>
@@ -465,13 +449,22 @@
        </property>
       </widget>
      </item>
-      <item row="6" column="0">
+     </layout>
+    </widget>
+   </item>
+   <item>
+    <widget class="QGroupBox" name="groupBox_3b">
+     <property name="title">
+      <string>Overlay Interaction</string>
+     </property>
+     <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout_2b">
+      <item row="0" column="0">
       <widget class="Gui::PrefCheckBox" name="mouseClickPassThroughCheckBox">
        <property name="toolTip">
-         <string>Auto mouse click through transparent part of dock overlay.</string>
+         <string>Auto mouse click through transparent part of dock overlay</string>
        </property>
        <property name="text">
-         <string>Automatically pass through of the mouse cursor</string>
+         <string>Automatically pass through mouse cursor</string>
        </property>
        <property name="checked">
         <bool>true</bool>
@@ -484,13 +477,13 @@
        </property>
       </widget>
      </item>
-      <item row="7" column="0">
+      <item row="1" column="0">
       <widget class="Gui::PrefCheckBox" name="mouseWheelPassThroughCheckBox">
        <property name="toolTip">
         <string>Automatically passes mouse wheel events through the transparent areas of an overlay panel</string>
        </property>
        <property name="text">
-         <string>Automatically pass through of the mouse wheel</string>
+         <string>Automatically pass through mouse wheel</string>
        </property>
        <property name="checked">
         <bool>true</bool>
@@ -503,6 +496,22 @@
        </property>
       </widget>
      </item>
+      <item row="2" column="0">
+       <widget class="Gui::PrefCheckBox" name="hintShowTabBarCheckBox">
+        <property name="toolTip">
+         <string>Show tab bar on mouse over when auto hide</string>
+        </property>
+        <property name="text">
+         <string>Hint show tab bar</string>
+        </property>
+        <property name="prefEntry" stdset="0">
+         <cstring>DockOverlayHintTabBar</cstring>
+        </property>
+        <property name="prefPath" stdset="0">
+         <cstring>View</cstring>
+        </property>
+       </widget>
+      </item>
     </layout>
    </widget>
   </item>
--- a/src/Gui/StartupProcess.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/StartupProcess.cpp
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@
 #include "Language/Translator.h"
 #include "Dialogs/DlgVersionMigrator.h"
 #include "FreeCADStyle.h"
+#include "PreferencePages/DlgSettingsGeneral.h"

 #include <App/Application.h>
 #include <Base/Console.h>
@@ -226,6 +227,7 @@ void StartupPostProcess::execute()
    setProcessMessages();
    setAutoSaving();
    setToolBarIconSize();
+    setMenuIconSize();
    setWheelEventFilter();
    setLocale();
    setCursorFlashing();
@@ -281,6 +283,15 @@ void StartupPostProcess::setToolBarIconSize()
    }
 }

+void StartupPostProcess::setMenuIconSize()
+{
+    ParameterGrp::handle hGrp = WindowParameter::getDefaultParameter()->GetGroup("General");
+    int size = int(hGrp->GetInt("MenuIconSize", 0));
+    if (size >= 16) {
+        Dialog::DlgSettingsGeneral::applyMenuIconSize(size);
+    }
+}
+
 void StartupPostProcess::setWheelEventFilter()
 {
    // filter wheel events for combo boxes
--- a/src/Gui/StartupProcess.h
+++ b/src/Gui/StartupProcess.h
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ private:
    void setProcessMessages();
    void setAutoSaving();
    void setToolBarIconSize();
+    void setMenuIconSize();
    void setWheelEventFilter();
    void setLocale();
    void setCursorFlashing();
--- a/src/Gui/Stylesheets/KindredCreate.qss
+++ b/src/Gui/Stylesheets/KindredCreate.qss
@@ -744,6 +744,33 @@ QGroupBox::title {
    background-color: #1e1e2e;
 }

+QGroupBox::indicator {
+    width: 18px;
+    height: 18px;
+    border: 2px solid #585b70;
+    border-radius: 4px;
+    background-color: #313244;
+}
+
+QGroupBox::indicator:hover {
+    border-color: #cba6f7;
+}
+
+QGroupBox::indicator:checked {
+    background-color: #cba6f7;
+    border-color: #cba6f7;
+}
+
+QGroupBox::indicator:checked:disabled {
+    background-color: #6c7086;
+    border-color: #6c7086;
+}
+
+QGroupBox::indicator:disabled {
+    background-color: #181825;
+    border-color: #45475a;
+}
+
 /* =============================================================================
   Tree View
   ============================================================================= */
@@ -985,6 +1012,11 @@ QLabel:disabled {
    color: #6c7086;
 }

+/* Link color — picked up by FreeCAD to set QPalette::Link */
+QLabel[haslink="true"] {
+    color: #b4befe; /* Catppuccin Lavender */
+}
+
 /* =============================================================================
   Frames
   ============================================================================= */
--- a/src/Mod/Create/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/Mod/Create/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,11 +1,20 @@
 # Kindred Create core module
 # Handles auto-loading of ztools and Silo addons

+# Generate version.py from template with Kindred Create version
+configure_file(
+    ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/version.py.in
+    ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/version.py
+    @ONLY
+)
+
 # Install Python init files
 install(
    FILES
        Init.py
        InitGui.py
+        update_checker.py
+        ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/version.py
    DESTINATION
        Mod/Create
 )
--- a/src/Mod/Create/InitGui.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Create/InitGui.py
@@ -65,34 +65,15 @@ def _check_silo_first_start():
        FreeCAD.Console.PrintLog(f"Create: Silo first-start check skipped: {e}\n")


-def _setup_silo_menu():
-    """Inject Silo commands into the File menu and toolbar across all workbenches."""
+def _register_silo_origin():
+    """Register Silo as a file origin so the origin selector can offer it."""
    try:
-        # Import silo_commands eagerly so commands are registered before the
-        # manipulator tries to add them to toolbars/menus.
-        import silo_commands  # noqa: F401
+        import silo_commands  # noqa: F401 - registers Silo commands
+        import silo_origin

-        class SiloMenuManipulator:
-            def modifyMenuBar(self):
-                return [
-                    {"insert": "Silo_New", "menuItem": "Std_New", "after": ""},
-                    {"insert": "Silo_Open", "menuItem": "Std_Open", "after": ""},
-                    {"insert": "Silo_Save", "menuItem": "Std_Save", "after": ""},
-                    {"insert": "Silo_Commit", "menuItem": "Silo_Save", "after": ""},
-                    {"insert": "Silo_Pull", "menuItem": "Silo_Commit", "after": ""},
-                    {"insert": "Silo_Push", "menuItem": "Silo_Pull", "after": ""},
-                    {"insert": "Silo_BOM", "menuItem": "Silo_Push", "after": ""},
-                ]
-
-            def modifyToolBars(self):
-                return [
-                    {"append": "Silo_ToggleMode", "toolBar": "File"},
-                ]
-
-        FreeCADGui.addWorkbenchManipulator(SiloMenuManipulator())
-        FreeCAD.Console.PrintLog("Create: Silo menu manipulator installed\n")
+        silo_origin.register_silo_origin()
    except Exception as e:
-        FreeCAD.Console.PrintLog(f"Create: Silo menu setup skipped: {e}\n")
+        FreeCAD.Console.PrintLog(f"Create: Silo origin registration skipped: {e}\n")


 def _setup_silo_auth_panel():
@@ -167,13 +148,24 @@ def _setup_silo_activity_panel():
        FreeCAD.Console.PrintLog(f"Create: Silo activity panel skipped: {e}\n")


+def _check_for_updates():
+    """Check for application updates in the background."""
+    try:
+        from update_checker import _run_update_check
+
+        _run_update_check()
+    except Exception as e:
+        FreeCAD.Console.PrintLog(f"Create: Update check skipped: {e}\n")
+
+
 # Defer enhancements until the GUI event loop is running
 try:
    from PySide.QtCore import QTimer

-    QTimer.singleShot(1500, _setup_silo_auth_panel)
-    QTimer.singleShot(2000, _setup_silo_menu)
+    QTimer.singleShot(1500, _register_silo_origin)
+    QTimer.singleShot(2000, _setup_silo_auth_panel)
    QTimer.singleShot(3000, _check_silo_first_start)
    QTimer.singleShot(4000, _setup_silo_activity_panel)
+    QTimer.singleShot(10000, _check_for_updates)
 except Exception:
    pass
--- a/src/Mod/Create/update_checker.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Create/update_checker.py
@@ -0,0 +1,165 @@
+"""Kindred Create update checker.
+
+Queries the Gitea releases API to determine if a newer version is
+available. Designed to run in the background on startup without
+blocking the UI.
+"""
+
+import json
+import re
+import urllib.request
+from datetime import datetime, timezone
+
+import FreeCAD
+
+_RELEASES_URL = "https://git.kindred-systems.com/api/v1/repos/kindred/create/releases"
+_PREF_PATH = "User parameter:BaseApp/Preferences/Mod/KindredCreate/Update"
+_TIMEOUT = 5
+
+
+def _parse_version(tag):
+    """Parse a version tag like 'v0.1.3' into a comparable tuple.
+
+    Returns None if the tag doesn't match the expected pattern.
+    """
+    m = re.match(r"^v?(\d+)\.(\d+)\.(\d+)$", tag)
+    if not m:
+        return None
+    return (int(m.group(1)), int(m.group(2)), int(m.group(3)))
+
+
+def check_for_update(current_version):
+    """Check if a newer release is available on Gitea.
+
+    Args:
+        current_version: Version string like "0.1.3".
+
+    Returns:
+        Dict with update info if a newer version exists, None otherwise.
+        Dict keys: version, tag, release_url, assets, body.
+    """
+    current = _parse_version(current_version)
+    if current is None:
+        return None
+
+    req = urllib.request.Request(
+        f"{_RELEASES_URL}?limit=10",
+        headers={"Accept": "application/json"},
+    )
+    with urllib.request.urlopen(req, timeout=_TIMEOUT) as resp:
+        releases = json.loads(resp.read())
+
+    best = None
+    best_version = current
+
+    for release in releases:
+        if release.get("draft"):
+            continue
+        if release.get("prerelease"):
+            continue
+
+        tag = release.get("tag_name", "")
+        # Skip the rolling 'latest' tag
+        if tag == "latest":
+            continue
+
+        ver = _parse_version(tag)
+        if ver is None:
+            continue
+
+        if ver > best_version:
+            best_version = ver
+            best = release
+
+    if best is None:
+        return None
+
+    assets = []
+    for asset in best.get("assets", []):
+        assets.append(
+            {
+                "name": asset.get("name", ""),
+                "url": asset.get("browser_download_url", ""),
+                "size": asset.get("size", 0),
+            }
+        )
+
+    return {
+        "version": ".".join(str(x) for x in best_version),
+        "tag": best["tag_name"],
+        "release_url": best.get("html_url", ""),
+        "assets": assets,
+        "body": best.get("body", ""),
+    }
+
+
+def _should_check(param):
+    """Determine whether an update check should run now.
+
+    Args:
+        param: FreeCAD parameter group for update preferences.
+
+    Returns:
+        True if a check should be performed.
+    """
+    if not param.GetBool("CheckEnabled", True):
+        return False
+
+    last_check = param.GetString("LastCheckTimestamp", "")
+    if not last_check:
+        return True
+
+    interval_days = param.GetInt("CheckIntervalDays", 1)
+    if interval_days <= 0:
+        return True
+
+    try:
+        last_dt = datetime.fromisoformat(last_check)
+        now = datetime.now(timezone.utc)
+        elapsed = (now - last_dt).total_seconds()
+        return elapsed >= interval_days * 86400
+    except (ValueError, TypeError):
+        return True
+
+
+def _run_update_check():
+    """Entry point called from the deferred startup timer."""
+    param = FreeCAD.ParamGet(_PREF_PATH)
+
+    if not _should_check(param):
+        return
+
+    try:
+        from version import VERSION
+    except ImportError:
+        FreeCAD.Console.PrintLog(
+            "Create: update check skipped — version module not available\n"
+        )
+        return
+
+    try:
+        result = check_for_update(VERSION)
+    except Exception as e:
+        FreeCAD.Console.PrintLog(f"Create: update check failed: {e}\n")
+        return
+
+    # Record that we checked
+    param.SetString(
+        "LastCheckTimestamp",
+        datetime.now(timezone.utc).isoformat(),
+    )
+
+    if result is None:
+        FreeCAD.Console.PrintLog("Create: application is up to date\n")
+        return
+
+    skipped = param.GetString("SkippedVersion", "")
+    if result["version"] == skipped:
+        FreeCAD.Console.PrintLog(
+            f"Create: update {result['version']} available but skipped by user\n"
+        )
+        return
+
+    FreeCAD.Console.PrintMessage(
+        f"Kindred Create {result['version']} is available (current: {VERSION})\n"
+    )
--- a/src/Mod/Create/version.py.in
+++ b/src/Mod/Create/version.py.in
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+VERSION = "@KINDRED_CREATE_VERSION@"
--- a/src/Mod/Help/dlgPreferencesHelp.ui
+++ b/src/Mod/Help/dlgPreferencesHelp.ui
@@ -20,34 +20,13 @@
      <string>Source</string>
     </property>
     <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout">
-      <item row="2" column="0">
-       <widget class="Gui::PrefRadioButton" name="radioButton_2">
-        <property name="enabled">
-         <bool>false</bool>
-        </property>
-        <property name="toolTip">
-         <string>Fetches the documentation from pages rendered on GitHub.
-This is currently not available.</string>
-        </property>
-        <property name="text">
-         <string>GitHub (online)</string>
-        </property>
-        <property name="prefEntry" stdset="0">
-         <cstring>optionGithub</cstring>
-        </property>
-        <property name="prefPath" stdset="0">
-         <cstring>Mod/Help</cstring>
-        </property>
-       </widget>
-      </item>
+
      <item row="6" column="0">
       <widget class="Gui::PrefRadioButton" name="radioOffline">
        <property name="toolTip">
         <string>Set this to a custom URL or the folder where the help files are located.
-You can easily download the documentation for offline use by using the Addon
-Manager and installing the &quot;offline-documentation&quot; addon. If this
-field is left blank, FreeCAD will automatically search for the help files at
-the default location ($USERAPPDATADIR/Mod/offline-documentation).</string>
+If this field is left blank, the application will automatically search for
+the help files at the default location ($USERAPPDATADIR/Mod/offline-documentation).</string>
        </property>
        <property name="text">
         <string>Custom location</string>
@@ -84,10 +63,8 @@ to get French translation of the documentation.</string>
       <widget class="Gui::PrefFileChooser" name="fileChooser">
        <property name="toolTip">
         <string>Set this to a custom URL or the folder where the help files are located.
-Documentation can be downloaded for offline use via the Addon Manager and installing the
-&quot;offline-documentation&quot; addon. If this field is left blank, FreeCAD will
-automatically search for the help files at the default location
-($USERAPPDATADIR/Mod/offline-documentation).</string>
+If this field is left blank, the application will automatically search for
+the help files at the default location ($USERAPPDATADIR/Mod/offline-documentation).</string>
        </property>
        <property name="mode">
         <enum>Gui::FileChooser::Directory</enum>
@@ -116,8 +93,8 @@ automatically search for the help files at the default location
      <item row="0" column="0">
       <widget class="Gui::PrefRadioButton" name="radioButton">
        <property name="toolTip">
-         <string>The documentation pages will be fetched from the official
-FreeCADwiki at https://wiki.freecad.org</string>
+         <string>The documentation pages will be fetched from the
+FreeCAD wiki at https://wiki.freecad.org</string>
        </property>
        <property name="text">
         <string>FreeCAD Wiki (online)</string>
@@ -137,9 +114,9 @@ FreeCADwiki at https://wiki.freecad.org</string>
       <widget class="Gui::PrefRadioButton" name="radioOnline">
        <property name="toolTip">
         <string>The documentation pages will be fetched from an automatic Markdown conversion
-of the FreeCAD wiki,hosted on FreeCAD's GitHub account. This can be styled with a
-custom stylesheet below and can look nicer than the wiki option. The 'Markdown' or
-'Pandoc' Python module should be installed for optimal results.</string>
+of the FreeCAD wiki. This can be styled with a custom stylesheet below and can
+look nicer than the wiki option. The 'Markdown' or 'Pandoc' Python module should
+be installed for optimal results.</string>
        </property>
        <property name="text">
         <string>Markdown version (online)</string>
@@ -164,16 +141,7 @@ custom stylesheet below and can look nicer than the wiki option. The 'Markdown'
      <string>Display</string>
     </property>
     <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_3">
-      <item>
-       <widget class="QLabel" name="label_3">
-        <property name="text">
-         <string>Note: if PySide Web components are not found on the system, help pages will open in the default web browser regardless of the options below.</string>
-        </property>
-        <property name="wordWrap">
-         <bool>true</bool>
-        </property>
-       </widget>
-      </item>
+
      <item>
       <widget class="Gui::PrefRadioButton" name="radioBrowser">
        <property name="toolTip">
@@ -196,10 +164,10 @@ custom stylesheet below and can look nicer than the wiki option. The 'Markdown'
      <item>
       <widget class="Gui::PrefRadioButton" name="radioTab">
        <property name="toolTip">
-         <string>The documentation will open in a new tab inside the FreeCAD interface. This requires the PySide QtWebengineWidgets component.</string>
+         <string>The documentation will open in a new tab inside the application. This requires the PySide QtWebEngineWidgets component.</string>
        </property>
        <property name="text">
-         <string>In a FreeCAD tab</string>
+         <string>In an application tab</string>
        </property>
        <property name="checked">
         <bool>false</bool>
@@ -218,8 +186,8 @@ custom stylesheet below and can look nicer than the wiki option. The 'Markdown'
         <bool>true</bool>
        </property>
        <property name="toolTip">
-        <string>Documentation opens in a dockable dialog within FreeCAD, allowing simultaneous work in the 3D view.
-Requires the PySide QtWebengineWidgets component.</string>
+        <string>Documentation opens in a dockable dialog, allowing simultaneous work in the 3D view.
+Requires the PySide QtWebEngineWidgets component.</string>
        </property>
        <property name="text">
         <string>In a separate, embeddable dialog</string>
--- a/tests/src/Gui/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/src/Gui/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 add_executable(Gui_tests_run
        Assistant.cpp
        Camera.cpp
+        OriginManager.cpp
        StyleParameters/StyleParametersApplicationTest.cpp
        StyleParameters/ParserTest.cpp
        StyleParameters/ParameterManagerTest.cpp
--- a/tests/src/Gui/OriginManager.cpp
+++ b/tests/src/Gui/OriginManager.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,382 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1-or-later
+
+#include <gtest/gtest.h>
+
+#include <string>
+
+#include <App/Application.h>
+#include <App/Document.h>
+#include <App/DocumentObject.h>
+#include <App/PropertyStandard.h>
+#include <Gui/FileOrigin.h>
+#include <Gui/OriginManager.h>
+
+#include <src/App/InitApplication.h>
+
+
+namespace
+{
+
+/**
+ * Minimal FileOrigin implementation for testing OriginManager.
+ * All document operations are stubs -- we only need identity,
+ * capability, and ownership methods to test the manager.
+ */
+class MockOrigin : public Gui::FileOrigin
+{
+public:
+    explicit MockOrigin(std::string originId,
+                        Gui::OriginType originType = Gui::OriginType::PLM,
+                        bool ownsAll = false)
+        : _id(std::move(originId))
+        , _type(originType)
+        , _ownsAll(ownsAll)
+    {}
+
+    // Identity
+    std::string id() const override { return _id; }
+    std::string name() const override { return _id + " Name"; }
+    std::string nickname() const override { return _id; }
+    QIcon icon() const override { return {}; }
+    Gui::OriginType type() const override { return _type; }
+
+    // Characteristics
+    bool tracksExternally() const override { return _type == Gui::OriginType::PLM; }
+    bool requiresAuthentication() const override { return _type == Gui::OriginType::PLM; }
+
+    // Capabilities
+    bool supportsRevisions() const override { return _supportsRevisions; }
+    bool supportsBOM() const override { return _supportsBOM; }
+    bool supportsPartNumbers() const override { return _supportsPartNumbers; }
+
+    // Document identity
+    std::string documentIdentity(App::Document* /*doc*/) const override { return {}; }
+    std::string documentDisplayId(App::Document* /*doc*/) const override { return {}; }
+
+    bool ownsDocument(App::Document* doc) const override
+    {
+        if (!doc) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        return _ownsAll;
+    }
+
+    // Document operations (stubs)
+    App::Document* newDocument(const std::string& /*name*/) override { return nullptr; }
+    App::Document* openDocument(const std::string& /*identity*/) override { return nullptr; }
+    App::Document* openDocumentInteractive() override { return nullptr; }
+    bool saveDocument(App::Document* /*doc*/) override { return false; }
+    bool saveDocumentAs(App::Document* /*doc*/, const std::string& /*id*/) override
+    {
+        return false;
+    }
+    bool saveDocumentAsInteractive(App::Document* /*doc*/) override { return false; }
+
+    // Test controls
+    bool _supportsRevisions = true;
+    bool _supportsBOM = true;
+    bool _supportsPartNumbers = true;
+
+private:
+    std::string _id;
+    Gui::OriginType _type;
+    bool _ownsAll;
+};
+
+}  // namespace
+
+
+// =========================================================================
+// LocalFileOrigin identity tests
+// =========================================================================
+
+class LocalFileOriginTest : public ::testing::Test
+{
+protected:
+    static void SetUpTestSuite()
+    {
+        tests::initApplication();
+    }
+
+    void SetUp() override
+    {
+        _origin = std::make_unique<Gui::LocalFileOrigin>();
+    }
+
+    Gui::LocalFileOrigin* origin() { return _origin.get(); }
+
+private:
+    std::unique_ptr<Gui::LocalFileOrigin> _origin;
+};
+
+TEST_F(LocalFileOriginTest, LocalOriginId)
+{
+    EXPECT_EQ(origin()->id(), "local");
+}
+
+TEST_F(LocalFileOriginTest, LocalOriginName)
+{
+    EXPECT_EQ(origin()->name(), "Local Files");
+}
+
+TEST_F(LocalFileOriginTest, LocalOriginNickname)
+{
+    EXPECT_EQ(origin()->nickname(), "Local");
+}
+
+TEST_F(LocalFileOriginTest, LocalOriginType)
+{
+    EXPECT_EQ(origin()->type(), Gui::OriginType::Local);
+}
+
+TEST_F(LocalFileOriginTest, LocalOriginCapabilities)
+{
+    EXPECT_FALSE(origin()->tracksExternally());
+    EXPECT_FALSE(origin()->requiresAuthentication());
+    EXPECT_FALSE(origin()->supportsRevisions());
+    EXPECT_FALSE(origin()->supportsBOM());
+    EXPECT_FALSE(origin()->supportsPartNumbers());
+    EXPECT_FALSE(origin()->supportsAssemblies());
+}
+
+
+// =========================================================================
+// OriginManager tests
+// =========================================================================
+
+class OriginManagerTest : public ::testing::Test
+{
+protected:
+    static void SetUpTestSuite()
+    {
+        tests::initApplication();
+    }
+
+    void SetUp() override
+    {
+        // Ensure clean singleton state for each test
+        Gui::OriginManager::destruct();
+        _mgr = Gui::OriginManager::instance();
+    }
+
+    void TearDown() override
+    {
+        Gui::OriginManager::destruct();
+    }
+
+    Gui::OriginManager* mgr() { return _mgr; }
+
+private:
+    Gui::OriginManager* _mgr = nullptr;
+};
+
+// --- Registration ---
+
+TEST_F(OriginManagerTest, LocalOriginAlwaysPresent)
+{
+    auto* local = mgr()->getOrigin("local");
+    ASSERT_NE(local, nullptr);
+    EXPECT_EQ(local->id(), "local");
+}
+
+TEST_F(OriginManagerTest, RegisterCustomOrigin)
+{
+    auto* raw = new MockOrigin("test-plm");
+    EXPECT_TRUE(mgr()->registerOrigin(raw));
+    EXPECT_EQ(mgr()->getOrigin("test-plm"), raw);
+}
+
+TEST_F(OriginManagerTest, RejectDuplicateId)
+{
+    mgr()->registerOrigin(new MockOrigin("dup"));
+    // Second registration with same ID should fail
+    EXPECT_FALSE(mgr()->registerOrigin(new MockOrigin("dup")));
+}
+
+TEST_F(OriginManagerTest, RejectNullOrigin)
+{
+    EXPECT_FALSE(mgr()->registerOrigin(nullptr));
+}
+
+TEST_F(OriginManagerTest, OriginIdsIncludesAll)
+{
+    mgr()->registerOrigin(new MockOrigin("alpha"));
+    mgr()->registerOrigin(new MockOrigin("beta"));
+
+    auto ids = mgr()->originIds();
+    EXPECT_EQ(ids.size(), 3u);  // local + alpha + beta
+
+    auto has = [&](const std::string& id) {
+        return std::find(ids.begin(), ids.end(), id) != ids.end();
+    };
+    EXPECT_TRUE(has("local"));
+    EXPECT_TRUE(has("alpha"));
+    EXPECT_TRUE(has("beta"));
+}
+
+// --- Unregistration ---
+
+TEST_F(OriginManagerTest, UnregisterCustomOrigin)
+{
+    mgr()->registerOrigin(new MockOrigin("removable"));
+    EXPECT_TRUE(mgr()->unregisterOrigin("removable"));
+    EXPECT_EQ(mgr()->getOrigin("removable"), nullptr);
+}
+
+TEST_F(OriginManagerTest, CannotUnregisterLocal)
+{
+    EXPECT_FALSE(mgr()->unregisterOrigin("local"));
+    EXPECT_NE(mgr()->getOrigin("local"), nullptr);
+}
+
+TEST_F(OriginManagerTest, UnregisterCurrentSwitchesToLocal)
+{
+    mgr()->registerOrigin(new MockOrigin("ephemeral"));
+    mgr()->setCurrentOrigin("ephemeral");
+    EXPECT_EQ(mgr()->currentOriginId(), "ephemeral");
+
+    mgr()->unregisterOrigin("ephemeral");
+    EXPECT_EQ(mgr()->currentOriginId(), "local");
+}
+
+// --- Current origin selection ---
+
+TEST_F(OriginManagerTest, DefaultCurrentIsLocal)
+{
+    EXPECT_EQ(mgr()->currentOriginId(), "local");
+    EXPECT_NE(mgr()->currentOrigin(), nullptr);
+}
+
+TEST_F(OriginManagerTest, SetCurrentOrigin)
+{
+    mgr()->registerOrigin(new MockOrigin("plm1"));
+
+    std::string notified;
+    auto conn = mgr()->signalCurrentOriginChanged.connect([&](const std::string& id) {
+        notified = id;
+    });
+
+    EXPECT_TRUE(mgr()->setCurrentOrigin("plm1"));
+    EXPECT_EQ(mgr()->currentOriginId(), "plm1");
+    EXPECT_EQ(notified, "plm1");
+}
+
+TEST_F(OriginManagerTest, SetCurrentRejectsUnknown)
+{
+    EXPECT_FALSE(mgr()->setCurrentOrigin("nonexistent"));
+    EXPECT_EQ(mgr()->currentOriginId(), "local");
+}
+
+TEST_F(OriginManagerTest, SetCurrentSameIdNoSignal)
+{
+    int signalCount = 0;
+    auto conn = mgr()->signalCurrentOriginChanged.connect([&](const std::string&) {
+        signalCount++;
+    });
+
+    mgr()->setCurrentOrigin("local");  // already current
+    EXPECT_EQ(signalCount, 0);
+}
+
+// --- Document ownership ---
+
+class OriginManagerDocTest : public ::testing::Test
+{
+protected:
+    static void SetUpTestSuite()
+    {
+        tests::initApplication();
+    }
+
+    void SetUp() override
+    {
+        Gui::OriginManager::destruct();
+        _mgr = Gui::OriginManager::instance();
+        _docName = App::GetApplication().getUniqueDocumentName("test");
+        _doc = App::GetApplication().newDocument(_docName.c_str(), "testUser");
+    }
+
+    void TearDown() override
+    {
+        App::GetApplication().closeDocument(_docName.c_str());
+        Gui::OriginManager::destruct();
+    }
+
+    Gui::OriginManager* mgr() { return _mgr; }
+    App::Document* doc() { return _doc; }
+
+private:
+    Gui::OriginManager* _mgr = nullptr;
+    std::string _docName;
+    App::Document* _doc = nullptr;
+};
+
+TEST_F(OriginManagerDocTest, LocalOwnsPlainDocument)
+{
+    // A document with no SiloItemId property should be owned by local
+    auto* local = mgr()->getOrigin("local");
+    ASSERT_NE(local, nullptr);
+    EXPECT_TRUE(local->ownsDocument(doc()));
+}
+
+TEST_F(OriginManagerDocTest, LocalDisownsTrackedDocument)
+{
+    // Add an object with a SiloItemId property -- local should reject ownership
+    auto* obj = doc()->addObject("App::FeaturePython", "TrackedPart");
+    ASSERT_NE(obj, nullptr);
+    obj->addDynamicProperty("App::PropertyString", "SiloItemId");
+    auto* prop = dynamic_cast<App::PropertyString*>(obj->getPropertyByName("SiloItemId"));
+    ASSERT_NE(prop, nullptr);
+    prop->setValue("some-uuid");
+
+    auto* local = mgr()->getOrigin("local");
+    EXPECT_FALSE(local->ownsDocument(doc()));
+}
+
+TEST_F(OriginManagerDocTest, FindOwningOriginPrefersNonLocal)
+{
+    // Register a PLM mock that claims ownership of everything
+    auto* plm = new MockOrigin("test-plm", Gui::OriginType::PLM, /*ownsAll=*/true);
+    mgr()->registerOrigin(plm);
+
+    auto* owner = mgr()->findOwningOrigin(doc());
+    ASSERT_NE(owner, nullptr);
+    EXPECT_EQ(owner->id(), "test-plm");
+}
+
+TEST_F(OriginManagerDocTest, FindOwningOriginFallsBackToLocal)
+{
+    // No PLM origins registered -- should fall back to local
+    auto* owner = mgr()->findOwningOrigin(doc());
+    ASSERT_NE(owner, nullptr);
+    EXPECT_EQ(owner->id(), "local");
+}
+
+TEST_F(OriginManagerDocTest, OriginForNewDocumentReturnsCurrent)
+{
+    mgr()->registerOrigin(new MockOrigin("plm2"));
+    mgr()->setCurrentOrigin("plm2");
+
+    auto* origin = mgr()->originForNewDocument();
+    ASSERT_NE(origin, nullptr);
+    EXPECT_EQ(origin->id(), "plm2");
+}
+
+TEST_F(OriginManagerDocTest, SetAndClearDocumentOrigin)
+{
+    auto* local = mgr()->getOrigin("local");
+    mgr()->setDocumentOrigin(doc(), local);
+    EXPECT_EQ(mgr()->originForDocument(doc()), local);
+
+    mgr()->clearDocumentOrigin(doc());
+    // After clearing, originForDocument falls back to ownership detection
+    auto* resolved = mgr()->originForDocument(doc());
+    ASSERT_NE(resolved, nullptr);
+    EXPECT_EQ(resolved->id(), "local");
+}
+
+TEST_F(OriginManagerDocTest, NullDocumentHandling)
+{
+    EXPECT_EQ(mgr()->findOwningOrigin(nullptr), nullptr);
+    EXPECT_EQ(mgr()->originForDocument(nullptr), nullptr);
+}
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forbes	ee839c23b8	fix(ci): add error handling to release creation API calls Some checks failed Build and Test / build (push) Has been cancelled Details Release Build / build-linux (push) Successful in 1h26m59s Details Release Build / publish-release (push) Has been cancelled Details Print HTTP status and response body on failure instead of crashing with a cryptic KeyError when the Gitea API returns an error.	2026-02-08 10:22:26 -06:00
forbes	67f825c305	fix(ci): filter dereferenced tag refs from git ls-remote output Some checks failed Build and Test / build (push) Successful in 1h7m46s Details Release Build / build-linux (push) Successful in 1h25m16s Details Release Build / publish-release (push) Failing after 5m17s Details	2026-02-07 22:22:55 -06:00
forbes	440df2a9be	Merge pull request 'fix(gui): merge Silo toolbar into File toolbar via origin system (#65 )' (#27 ) from fix/merge-silo-toolbar into main Some checks failed Build and Test / build (push) Failing after 1m33s Details Release Build / build-linux (push) Failing after 1m58s Details Release Build / publish-release (push) Has been skipped Details	2026-02-08 03:29:24 +00:00
forbes	1750949afd	fix(gui): merge Silo toolbar into File toolbar via origin system (#65 ) Some checks failed Build and Test / build (pull_request) Failing after 1m41s Details - Remove separate Silo workbench toolbar (now redundant) - Remove SiloMenuManipulator (Std commands already delegate to origins) - Remove Silo_ToggleMode (origin selector handles mode switching) - Register Silo origin at startup via Create module - Update docs to reflect unified origin architecture	2026-02-07 21:29:05 -06:00
forbes	b2c6fc2ebc	Merge pull request 'fix(silo): workbench bug fixes and submodule updates' (#26 ) from fix/silo-workbench-bugs into main Some checks failed Build and Test / build (push) Failing after 1m52s Details	2026-02-08 03:11:07 +00:00
forbes	62906b0269	test(gui): add unit tests for OriginManager and LocalFileOrigin Some checks failed Build and Test / build (push) Has been cancelled Details Add 20 GTest cases covering the Kindred Origin system: - LocalFileOriginTest: identity methods and capability flags - OriginManagerTest: registration lifecycle, current origin selection, signal emissions, and fallback behavior - OriginManagerDocTest: document ownership via SiloItemId property detection, origin association, and null safety Uses MockOrigin stub for testing OriginManager without real PLM backends.	2026-02-07 20:56:08 -06:00
forbes	99bc7629e7	Merge pull request 'fix(gui): widen origin selector widget and update silo submodule' (#25 ) from fix/silo-workbench-bugs into main All checks were successful Build and Test / build (push) Successful in 1h3m36s Details Reviewed-on: #25	2026-02-07 20:34:56 +00:00
forbes	1f7dae4f11	Merge pull request 'art: update kindred icon set' (#24 ) from art/update-kindred-icons into main All checks were successful Build and Test / build (push) Successful in 1h5m8s Details Reviewed-on: #24	2026-02-07 16:45:30 +00:00
forbes	1d7e4e2eef	Merge pull request 'fix(ci): fetch only latest tag, add patchelf dep, update docs' (#23 ) from docs/update-ci-and-overview into main Some checks failed Build and Test / build (push) Has been cancelled Details Reviewed-on: #23	2026-02-07 16:45:20 +00:00
forbes	0e5a259d14	fix(ci): fetch only latest tag and add patchelf build dep Some checks failed Build and Test / build (pull_request) Has been cancelled Details - Change both build.yml and release.yml to fetch only the latest v* tag via git ls-remote instead of fetching all tags - Add patchelf as a Linux build dependency in recipe.yaml to fix rattler-build packaging failure	2026-02-07 10:42:48 -06:00
forbes	bfb2728f8d	docs: update OVERVIEW.md and CI_CD.md to match current repo state - Fix stale submodule URLs (gitea.kindred.internal -> git.kindred-systems.com) - Update silo submodule name and commit, add note about repo split - Document actual release mechanism (curl API, not release-action) - Mark macOS/Windows builds as disabled in platform matrix - Update ccache docs: date-based key rotation, rattler-build env forwarding - Document disk cleanup steps and runner cleanup daemon - Update appimagetool extraction note (FUSE unavailable in containers)	2026-02-07 09:34:41 -06:00