What to know before you install the public beta.

Kiwi Control is already usable for repo-first local control, but release trust and platform polish are still in progress. Use this page as the quick pre-install reality check.

Desktop trust

Signing and notarization are release-by-release checks. Always open release notes and checksums before you trust an installer.

Public release assets

The public website tracks release status. When a release is published, installer binaries, checksums, and the release manifest may be linked from GitHub Release assets until a different delivery path is explicitly enabled.

Runtime parity

Do not assume feature parity across every editor, assistant, or hosted runtime. Kiwi Control is intentionally local-first and repo-first.

External volume warning

Some external macOS volumes can create ._* sidecars inside .git. That can corrupt Git pack indexes and break large clones.

If you hit trouble

Support expectations

Response time is best-effort during beta.

Include your OS, shell, and whether you installed from source or release artifacts.

If you are on an external macOS volume, mention that immediately in bug reports.

Open support

Fallback

Need the raw release data?

Use all downloads for the complete latest-release asset list, or go straight to the GitHub release page for notes and history.

Checksums