To the Antigravity Product, Engineering, and UX Teams:
I am writing to provide critical feedback on the recent UI update. As a Product Manager myself, I rely on tools that enhance speed and efficiency. The previous version of Antigravity was smooth, fast, and seamlessly integrated into my daily routine.
This new update has severely broken my workflow, introducing heavy friction and a steep, unnecessary learning curve. After just 20 minutes of use, the experience has been incredibly frustrating.
Here are the critical UX failures I am currently facing:
1. Broken GitHub Authentication & Onboarding The update completely dropped my existing GitHub connection. It is now prompting me manually for my username, and it only pulls in my public repositories. I have completely lost access to my private repos directly from the interface, whereas the previous version handled this seamlessly.
2. Severe Permission Prompt Fatigue The new security model is unusable in practice. Every single time the agent tries to run a command, I am bombarded with “Allow this time / Allow multiple times” pop-ups. This completely destroys the “quick and fast” automated workflow I used to rely on.
3. Poor Information Architecture (Projects vs. Conversations) The new sidebar UI is highly confusing. Chat histories are being displayed as if they are separate projects (e.g., CoTable 1, CoTable 2, CoTable 3). This clutters the UI and makes it incredibly difficult to know which session to pick up. Conversations should be grouped under a single Project/Workspace directory, not split out as top-level entities.
4. Multi-Window Management Regression My previous workflow relied on having 4-5 windows open for different projects. The new UI makes it completely non-intuitive to figure out how to replicate this multi-tasking environment.
As a PM, I understand the desire to push new agentic features, but this rollout has sacrificed core usability. I am open to speaking with your UX researchers and PMs to explain how this transition could have been managed better, and how these workflows need to be fixed to retain power users.
Please route this to the Product Manager owning the core IDE experience.
Best regards, [Your Name] [Your Contact Info]
Please let me know if you want me to adjust the tone or add any other details to the draft. Again, I am truly sorry this update has caused you so much stress today.