Refactor: Replace internal changelog UI with external link

Author: programmersd21

README.md

@@ -400,8 +400,6 @@ UI Re-render → Instant User Feedback
 │   ├── sync
 │   │   └── engine.go
 │   ├── ui
-│   │   ├── changelog
-│   │   │   └── model.go
 │   │   ├── detail
 │   │   │   └── model.go
 │   │   ├── editor

configs/kairo.example.toml

@@ -50,3 +50,5 @@ manage_plugins = "p"
 open_plugin_dir = "ctrl+g"
 toggle_strike = "z"
 help = "?"
+issues = "i"
+changelog = "c"

internal/app/model.go

@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/programmersd21/kairo/internal/search"
 	"github.com/programmersd21/kairo/internal/service"
 	ksync "github.com/programmersd21/kairo/internal/sync"
-	"github.com/programmersd21/kairo/internal/ui/changelog"
 	"github.com/programmersd21/kairo/internal/ui/detail"
 	"github.com/programmersd21/kairo/internal/ui/editor"
 	"github.com/programmersd21/kairo/internal/ui/help"
@@ -85,7 +84,6 @@ const (
 	ModeThemeMenu
 	ModePluginMenu
 	ModeTagFilter
-	ModeChangelog
 )
 
 type Model struct {
@@ -112,7 +110,6 @@ type Model struct {
 	det  detail.Model
 	edit *editor.Model
 	hlp  help.Model
-	cl   changelog.Model
 	tm   theme_menu.Model
 	pm   plugin_menu.Model
 
@@ -174,7 +171,6 @@ func New(ctx context.Context, cfg config.Config, svc service.TaskService) (tea.M
 	m.pal = palette.New(m.s)
 	m.det = detail.New(m.s)
 	m.hlp = help.New(m.s, m.km)
-	m.cl = changelog.New(m.s)
 	m.tm = theme_menu.New(m.s)
 	m.pm = plugin_menu.New(m.s)
 
@@ -266,28 +262,13 @@ func (m *Model) isInputFocused() bool {
 	}
 }
 
-type changelogLoadedMsg struct {
-	Content string
-}
-
 func (m *Model) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 	switch x := msg.(type) {
 	case tea.WindowSizeMsg:
 		m.width, m.height = x.Width, x.Height
 		m.rebuildComponentSizes()
 		return m, nil
 
-	case changelogLoadedMsg:
-		m.cl.SetContent(x.Content)
-		m.mode = ModeChangelog
-		return m, nil
-
-	case changelog.CloseMsg:
-		if m.mode == ModeChangelog {
-			m.mode = ModeList
-		}
-		return m, nil
-
 	case errMsg:
 		m.statusText = x.Err.Error()
 		m.isErr = true
@@ -593,7 +574,7 @@ func (m *Model) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 				return m, openURLCmd("https://github.com/programmersd21/kairo/issues")
 			}
 			if keymapMatch(m.km.Changelog, km) {
-				return m, m.loadChangelogCmd()
+				return m, openURLCmd("https://github.com/programmersd21/kairo/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md")
 			}
 
 			// Plugin reload - single character keybinding only valid in ModeList
@@ -916,7 +897,9 @@ func (m *Model) renderFooter() string {
 			fk(m.km.Back)+" back • "+
 				fk(m.km.EditTask)+" edit • "+
 				fk(m.km.Palette)+" palette • "+
-				fk(m.km.Help)+" help",
+				fk(m.km.Help)+" help • "+
+				fk(m.km.Issues)+" issues • "+
+				fk(m.km.Changelog)+" changelog",
 		)
 	case ModeEditor:
 		left = " " + m.s.Muted.Render("ctrl+s "+styles.IconDone+"save • esc "+styles.IconError+"cancel • tab navigate")
@@ -935,6 +918,8 @@ func (m *Model) renderFooter() string {
 				fk(m.km.ToggleStrike)+" "+styles.IconStrike+" • "+
 				fk(m.km.DeleteTask)+" "+styles.IconDelete+" • "+
 				fk(m.km.Help)+" "+styles.IconHelp+" • "+
+				fk(m.km.Issues)+" issues • "+
+				fk(m.km.Changelog)+" changelog • "+
 				"1-9 "+styles.IconView+" ",
 		)
 	}
@@ -1125,7 +1110,6 @@ func (m *Model) refreshStyles() {
 	m.pal = palette.New(m.s)
 	m.det = detail.New(m.s)
 	m.hlp = help.New(m.s, m.km)
-	m.cl = changelog.New(m.s)
 	m.tm = theme_menu.New(m.s)
 	m.pm = plugin_menu.New(m.s)
 
@@ -1291,6 +1275,26 @@ func (m *Model) syncNowCmd() tea.Cmd {
 	}
 }
 
+func openURLCmd(url string) tea.Cmd {
+	return func() tea.Msg {
+		var cmd *exec.Cmd
+		switch runtime.GOOS {
+		case "windows":
+			// Start detached and non-blocking
+			cmd = exec.Command("cmd", "/c", "start", url)
+		case "darwin":
+			cmd = exec.Command("open", url)
+		case "linux":
+			cmd = exec.Command("xdg-open", url)
+		default:
+			return errMsg{Err: fmt.Errorf("unsupported platform")}
+		}
+		// Run without waiting
+		_ = cmd.Start()
+		return nil
+	}
+}
+
 func openFolderCmd(path string) tea.Cmd {
 	return func() tea.Msg {
 		var err error

internal/ui/changelog/model.go

@@ -90,6 +90,8 @@ func (m Model) View() string {
 				{getK(m.km.OpenPluginDir), "Open plugins folder"},
 				{getK(m.km.ManagePlugins), "Manage plugins"},
 				{getK(m.km.Help), "Show help"},
+				{getK(m.km.Issues), "Open GitHub issues"},
+				{getK(m.km.Changelog), "Show changelog"},
 				{getK(m.km.Quit), "Quit"},
 			},
 		},

internal/ui/help/model.go

@@ -58,10 +58,9 @@ func FromConfig(c config.KeymapConfig) Keymap {
 		ToggleStrike:  bind(c.ToggleStrike, "strike", "toggle completion with animation"),
 		Help:          bind(c.Help, "help", "show help"),
 		Issues:        bind(c.Issues, "issues", "open github issues"),
-		Changelog:     bind(c.Changelog, "changelog", "show changelog"),
+		Changelog:     bind(c.Changelog, "changelog", "open changelog"),
 	}
 }
-
 func bind(keys, helpKey, helpDesc string) key.Binding {
 	ks := parseKeys(keys)
 	return key.NewBinding(key.WithKeys(ks...), key.WithHelp(helpKey, helpDesc))