v0.54.0

Mesh-LLM/mesh-llmv0.54.0Apr 1, 2026by github-actions[bot]

AI Summary

Focuses on protocol upgrades, Hugging Face integration, and improvements to discovery and routing.

Key Highlights

Added support for transition to protobuf protocol
Implemented Hugging Face repo-native model management
Improved Nostr discovery and key rotation
Fixed re-election logic for peer RTT drops

New Features

Protobuf protocol support
Hugging Face repo-native model management
Nostr discovery improvements
Peer RTT re-election fixes

Full Release Notes

## What's Changed
* Add multi-SDK compat smoke tests to CI by @michaelneale in https://github.com/michaelneale/mesh-llm/pull/100
* fix: rotate-key, Nostr discovery improvements, model pack simplification by @michaelneale in https://github.com/michaelneale/mesh-llm/pull/98
* [codex] Cache the Vite UI build by @i386 in https://github.com/michaelneale/mesh-llm/pull/101
* feature(protocol): add support for transition to protobuf by @i386 in https://github.com/michaelneale/mesh-llm/pull/92
* fix: re-elect when peer RTT drops below split threshold (relay→direct) by @michaelneale in https://github.com/michaelneale/mesh-llm/pull/106
* fix: clear public identity when transitioning to private mesh by @michaelneale in https://github.com/michaelneale/mesh-llm/pull/111
* Hugging Face repo-native model management by @i386 in https://github.com/michaelneale/mesh-llm/pull/102


**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/michaelneale/mesh-llm/compare/v0.53.1...v0.54.0