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datasette-apps 0.2a0 ships changes that improve Datasette Apps when they are created and edited using Datasette Agent.
Release announcement for datasette-apps 0.2a0, framed around changes that improve Datasette Apps when created and edited with Datasette Agent. ✦ AI generated
release author · Simon Willison's Weblog · 2026-08-01 · original ↗
Release: datasette-apps 0.2a0 Changes that improve Datasette Apps when created and edited using Datasette Agent:
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The app_debug() tool renders an app in an invisible, non-interactive iframe and runs agent-provided JavaScript inside that sandboxed iframe, letting the agent smoke test the app and even measure the dimensions of its elements.release author · Simon Willison's Weblog · conf 80%A new app_list() tool lists the apps the user has permission to edit, so the agent can edit them.release author · Simon Willison's Weblog · conf 80%app_debug() is built on the new context.browser_task() mechanism added in datasette-agent 0.4a0.release author · Simon Willison's Weblog · conf 70%A simple follow-up instruction to 'add a minimap' was enough for the AI-built Datasette App to gain a minimap feature.Simon Willison · Simon Willison's Weblog · conf 60%Using the new Datasette Apps plugin and a Claude-generated HTML/JavaScript app, the author was able to render the live game screen from the frame_pixels SQL view, refreshing once a second.Simon Willison · Simon Willison's Weblog · conf 60%