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v3.4.2

ATH-MaaS/Pixelle-Videov3.4.2Mar 1, 2026by assafelovic

AI Summary

This release focuses on performance optimizations, bug fixes, and new provider support for the GPT Researcher project. It includes smart context compression, URL deduplication, and Docker compatibility improvements.

Key Highlights

  • Performance optimization via smart context compression and URL deduplication to prevent redundant scraping.
  • Fixed critical bugs including NameError in multi-agent research tasks and Docker compatibility issues with nodriver.
  • Added Avian as a new LLM provider.

New Features

  • Smart fast-path for context compression.
  • URL deduplication to prevent redundant scraping.
  • Avian LLM provider support.
  • Docker compatibility fixes for nodriver scraper.

Full Release Notes

This release is packed with performance and quality improvements! Welcome to the new and amazing contributors, such a pleasure as always! 

## What's Changed
* Update FireCrawl setup instructions for self hosted instance by @technot80 in https://github.com/assafelovic/gpt-researcher/pull/1639
* fix(server): resolve multi-agent run_research_task NameError by @AlexanderCGO2 in https://github.com/assafelovic/gpt-researcher/pull/1640
* perf: optimize context compression with smart fast-path for small documents by @maanavagrawal in https://github.com/assafelovic/gpt-researcher/pull/1641
* perf: add URL deduplication to prevent redundant scraping by @maanavagrawal in https://github.com/assafelovic/gpt-researcher/pull/1642
* fix: replace 9 bare except clauses with except Exception by @haosenwang1018 in https://github.com/assafelovic/gpt-researcher/pull/1643
* fix: nodriver scraper Docker compatibility and browser pool deadlock by @mareurs in https://github.com/assafelovic/gpt-researcher/pull/1645
* feat: add Avian as LLM provider by @avianion in https://github.com/assafelovic/gpt-researcher/pull/1646

## New Contributors
* @AlexanderCGO2 made their first contribution in https://github.com/assafelovic/gpt-researcher/pull/1640
* @maanavagrawal made their first contribution in https://github.com/assafelovic/gpt-researcher/pull/1641
* @haosenwang1018 made their first contribution in https://github.com/assafelovic/gpt-researcher/pull/1643
* @mareurs made their first contribution in https://github.com/assafelovic/gpt-researcher/pull/1645
* @avianion made their first contribution in https://github.com/assafelovic/gpt-researcher/pull/1646

**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/assafelovic/gpt-researcher/compare/v3.4.1...v3.4.2