release: v0.18.4 — restore auto-restart + SQLite datetime fix + setup prompt clarity

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

Author: DavidsonGomes

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -5,6 +5,17 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.1.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [0.18.4] - 2026-04-12
+
+### Changed
+
+- **`make restore` stops/restarts services** — restore now kills Flask and terminal-server before extracting, then restarts via `start-services.sh` after. Prevents SQLite lock conflicts and ensures auto-migrate runs on the restored database
+- **Setup prompt clarified** — "Type 1 or 2" instead of "Choice" for Dashboard Access, rejects invalid input with clear message
+
+### Fixed
+
+- **SQLite auto-migrate fixes corrupted datetime columns** — on startup, Flask now detects and repairs NULL or non-string `created_at` values in `roles` and `users` tables. Prevents crash after restoring a backup from an older version
+
 ## [0.18.3] - 2026-04-12
 
 ### Added

Makefile

@@ -224,7 +224,13 @@ backup-s3:          ## ☁️  Backup workspace data to local ZIP + S3 upload
 	$(PYTHON) backup.py backup --target s3
 
 restore:            ## 📥 Restore workspace from backup ZIP: make restore FILE=<path> [MODE=merge|replace]
+	@echo "▶ Stopping services before restore..."
+	@pkill -f "dashboard/terminal-server/bin/server.js" 2>/dev/null || true
+	@pkill -f "app.py" 2>/dev/null || true
+	@sleep 1
 	$(PYTHON) backup.py restore $(FILE) --mode $(or $(MODE),merge)
+	@echo "▶ Restarting services..."
+	@if [ -f start-services.sh ]; then bash start-services.sh; sleep 3; echo "✅ Services restarted"; else echo "ℹ Run ./start-services.sh or make dashboard-app to start"; fi
 
 backup-list:        ## 📋 List available backups (local or S3: make backup-list TARGET=s3)
 	$(PYTHON) backup.py list --target $(or $(TARGET),local)

cli/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@evoapi/evo-nexus",
-  "version": "0.18.3",
+  "version": "0.18.4",
   "description": "Unofficial open source toolkit for Claude Code — AI-powered business operating system",
   "keywords": [
     "claude-code",

dashboard/backend/app.py

@@ -58,6 +58,17 @@
     if "agent_access_json" not in _existing_cols:
         _cur.execute("ALTER TABLE roles ADD COLUMN agent_access_json TEXT DEFAULT '{\"mode\": \"all\"}'")
         _conn.commit()
+
+    # Fix corrupted datetime columns (NULL or non-string values crash SQLAlchemy)
+    for _tbl, _col in [("roles", "created_at"), ("users", "created_at"), ("users", "last_login")]:
+        try:
+            _tbl_cols = {row[1] for row in _cur.execute(f"PRAGMA table_info({_tbl})").fetchall()}
+            if _col in _tbl_cols:
+                _cur.execute(f"UPDATE {_tbl} SET {_col} = datetime('now') WHERE {_col} IS NOT NULL AND typeof({_col}) != 'text'")
+                _cur.execute(f"UPDATE {_tbl} SET {_col} = datetime('now') WHERE {_col} IS NOT NULL AND {_col} != '' AND {_col} NOT LIKE '____-__-__%'")
+        except Exception:
+            pass
+    _conn.commit()
     _conn.close()
     # --- End auto-migrate ---
 

pyproject.toml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "evo-nexus"
-version = "0.18.3"
+version = "0.18.4"
 description = "Unofficial open source toolkit for Claude Code — AI-powered business operating system"
 requires-python = ">=3.10"
 dependencies = [

setup.py

@@ -173,14 +173,21 @@ def configure_access() -> dict:
     print(f"    {BOLD}1{RESET}) Local only (http://localhost:8080)")
     print(f"    {BOLD}2{RESET}) Domain with SSL (recommended for remote servers)")
 
-    choice = ask("Choice", "1")
-    if choice != "2":
+    choice = ask("Type 1 or 2", "1")
+
+    if choice not in ("1", "2"):
+        print(f"  {YELLOW}!{RESET} Invalid choice '{choice}'. Using local mode.")
+        return {"mode": "local", "url": "http://localhost:8080"}
+
+    if choice == "1":
         return {"mode": "local", "url": "http://localhost:8080"}
 
-    domain = ask("Domain", "")
+    domain = ask("Domain (e.g. nexus.example.com)", "")
     if not domain:
         print(f"  {YELLOW}!{RESET} No domain provided, using local mode")
         return {"mode": "local", "url": "http://localhost:8080"}
+    # Clean up if user pasted a full URL
+    domain = domain.strip().replace("http://", "").replace("https://", "").rstrip("/")
 
     # Step 1: Install nginx
     if not shutil.which("nginx"):