Every fix, feature, and improvement — in chronological order. We ship fast and document everything.
Reloading a nested route on a deployed React, Vue, Next.js, or Angular project (e.g. yourapp.cloudpen.dev/app/settings) no longer shows a 404 — it now correctly re-renders through your app's router, matching how Vercel and Netlify handle client-side routing. Static/plain HTML deployments are unaffected and continue to 404 correctly on invalid paths. Every project's own custom 404 page — not Cloudpen's — now shows for real broken routes within a deployed app.
Cloudpen can now act as an MCP server, so external tools connect to your projects the same way Cloudpen connects out to yours. Point Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible client at a project to read files, check deployment status, and see git history, right from your existing workflow. Read access is on by default; writes are a separate opt-in that require confirmation from the AI client before anything is saved. Every token is scoped to exactly one project, write-scoped tokens expire within 90 days no matter what, and creating a write-scoped token always requires a fresh email confirmation code. Find it under the MCP panel in the sidebar of any project, under the "MCP Server" tab. Available on Pro, Team, and Enterprise, plus AppSumo Tier 2 and 3.
Cloudpen can now connect to external MCP servers like Supabase directly from the editor. Quill uses the live context from your connected tools when it responds — no more pasting schema or config into chat by hand.
Quill can now read images — screenshots, error dialogs, design mockups — when you bring your own AI key. Drop an image into chat and Quill reasons over it alongside your code.
Searching for a specific model when you bring your own key now pulls live from the OpenRouter catalog, with instant filtering instead of a fixed dropdown list.
Three new starter templates join the project creation flow. Fork one and you're running in seconds, same as every other template on Cloudpen.
Push or pull your project directly to any shared-hosting account over SFTP — cPanel, DirectAdmin, or any standard SFTP host. Transfers run in a background queue with live progress updates, encrypted credentials at rest, and safety exclusions for sensitive folders.
A REST tester built directly into the editor. Send requests, inspect responses (including rendered HTML previews), save requests to a collection, and pull up your history — all from the sidebar, without leaving your project.
Set your env vars once, just like on Vercel, and they're automatically available in your terminal, when you hit Run, and in your deployed build. No more juggling .env files by hand or copy-pasting secrets into the sandbox.
A full Git workflow built into the editor sidebar, running the real Git CLI under the hood. Stage, commit, push, pull, switch branches, review inline diffs, and publish a new project straight to a new or existing GitHub repo — no terminal required.
Preview your running app side-by-side with your code. Includes a DevTools panel, JS REPL, context menu, and hot reload on every save — no tab switching required.
50% off Pro for verified students and bootcamp learners. Apply at cloudpen.dev/students — approval within 24 hours.
Quill now reads your active file and open project structure before responding. Select any block of code to explain, debug, or refactor it without copy-pasting into a separate chat.
The in-editor panel now ships with tabbed DevTools — Network, Console, and Elements — alongside the JS REPL and hot reload controls.
Terminal sessions now reconnect automatically when a browser tab is restored from sleep instead of showing a stale or frozen shell.
Push to your GitHub repo and Cloudpen pulls the changes and redeploys your live URL automatically. No CI/CD pipeline configuration required.
Connect a custom domain to any deployed project with a single CNAME record. SSL is provisioned automatically at no extra charge.
Reduced sandbox cold-start time from ~4s to under 800ms by pre-warming container pools per runtime environment.
Deploy any project to a live cloudpen.dev subdomain in under 60 seconds — from first line of code to a public URL with automatic SSL.
Every developer now gets a public profile at cloudpen.dev/u/username — with pinned projects, contribution heatmap, follower/following counts, and a follow button.
Browse and fork public projects, discover public teams, and find developers to follow — all from the Explore page inside the dashboard.
Built-in AI assistant available to all users. Understands your current file and project context — not a generic chatbot bolted on top.
Pinch-to-zoom, swipe-to-indent, and a redesigned touch keyboard toolbar make coding on a phone significantly faster.
Cloudpen opens to everyone. Free plan with no time limit. Pro at $12/month — less than GitHub Copilot alone.
Connect your GitHub account and import any repo with one click. Branches, commits, and push access all work from inside Cloudpen.
Real shell access — not a simulated terminal. Run npm install, git, python, or any CLI tool exactly as you would on your local machine.
Every project runs in an isolated Docker container. Safe, consistent, and supports any runtime — Node, Python, PHP, and more.
One-click repo import and webhook auto-sync. Deploys that once took 20 minutes now take 10 seconds.
First cohort of users gets access. Mobile-first design validated immediately — over 40% of signups reported coding primarily on phones.
Cloudpen's first line of code. Two engineers frustrated with cloud IDEs that didn't work on mobile started building from scratch.
The team is heads-down building. Follow along on X for early previews and announcements before they hit the changelog.
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