What's new in Strata

28 changes across 7 releases

1. v3.6.8

   Sep 29, 2026

   patch

   Faster cold starts and Slider fixes

   Compiler cold start is 31% faster on large monorepos, plus five fixes to Slider and Toast.

   • ImprovedCompilerContent scanning now runs in a worker pool — 2.4 s → 1.65 s on a 1,900-file repo.
   • FixedSliderThumb no longer jumps when step doesn't divide maxValue evenly.
   • FixedSliderRange sliders announce both values to screen readers.
   • FixedToastPromise toasts keep their action button after resolving.
   • FixedCLIstrata add respects --cwd when resolving dependencies.

   ThPr

   Theo, PriyaRelease notes
2. v3.6.0

   Sep 08, 2026

   minor

   Slider, Toast beta and typed tokens

   Two new components, token() with full autocompletion and a refreshed CLI output format.

   Slider

   Single and range sliders with formatted output, keyboard stepping and vertical orientation.

   Toast (beta)

   Stacked, swipe-to-dismiss notifications with promise states. API may change before 3.7.

   Typed tokens

   token("colors.brand") autocompletes every path in your theme and fails the type check on typos.

   • NewComponentsNew Slider component.
   • NewComponentsNew Toast component and toast() helper (beta).
   • NewCoretoken() returns typed CSS variable references.
   • ImprovedCLIGrouped, colour-coded output with timing per step.
   • FixedDialogNested dialogs restore focus to the correct trigger.

   MaPrJo

   Maya, Priya, JonasRelease notes
3. v3.5.4

   Jul 30, 2026

   patch

   Container query fixes

   Fixes for named containers and an edge case in dark-mode token generation.

   • FixedCompilerNamed containers (@container/sidebar) work inside cascade layers.
   • FixedThemingTokens defined only for dark mode no longer fall back to initial.
   • FixedKbdCorrect glyph for Option on macOS.

   Th

   TheoRelease notes
4. v3.5.0

   Jun 17, 2026

   minor

   Kbd, container ranges and Zed support

   Container query ranges, a Kbd component and first-party Zed editor support.

   Container ranges

   @md:max-@xl: targets a range of container widths.

   Zed extension

   IntelliSense, hovers and colour swatches now ship for Zed.

   • NewComponentsNew Kbd and KbdGroup.
   • NewCompilerContainer query range variants.
   • NewEditorZed language server extension.
   • ImprovedDocsEvery utility page now lists its generated CSS.

   AmJo

   Amara, JonasRelease notes
5. v3.4.0

   Apr 22, 2026

   minor

   strata diff and theme generator

   Track upstream changes to copied components and generate palettes from a single colour.

   strata diff

   See what changed upstream in components you've added and edited.

   strata theme --from

   A balanced 12-step palette with contrast-checked pairs from one hex value.

   • NewCLIstrata diff [name] --exit-code for CI.
   • NewCLIstrata theme --from <hex>.
   • ImprovedSelectTypeahead matches diacritics-insensitively.
   • FixedTabsIndicator animates correctly in RTL layouts.

   JoMa

   Jonas, MayaRelease notes
6. v3.0.0

   Jan 14, 2026

   major

   Strata 3: cascade layers and TypeScript config

   A ground-up compiler rewrite built on cascade layers, with a typed config and semantic colour tokens.

   Cascade layers

   Utilities always beat component styles — !important is gone.

   TypeScript config

   strata.config.ts with defineConfig() and typed plugins.

   Semantic colours

   text-muted, surface-raised and friends flip automatically in dark mode.

   • BreakingConfigstrata.config.js replaced by strata.config.ts.
   • BreakingCoreimportant option removed.
   • BreakingReactBindings moved to @strata/react.
   • NewLayoutNew stack and row primitives.
   • ImprovedCompilerIncremental builds are 4.2× faster.

   MaThPrJoAm

   Maya, Theo, Priya, Jonas, AmaraRelease notes
7. v2.9.1

   Nov 03, 2025

   patch

   Final 2.x maintenance release

   Security update for the dev server and the last planned 2.x release.

   • FixedDev serverPatched path traversal in the HMR endpoint.
   • FixedCompilerWindows paths with spaces resolve correctly.

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   TheoRelease notes