v0.3.48

RightNow-AI/openfangv0.3.48Mar 12, 2026by jaberjaber23

AI Summary

Community-driven fixes for browser detection, API responses, and channel integrations including Twitter and Slack threading.

Key Highlights

  • Fixed Chromium detection for Browser hand across multiple paths
  • Handled Gemini 2.5 Flash empty responses correctly
  • Fixed Twitter hand textbox to be editable password fields
  • Implemented Slack threading support
  • Added Qwen Code CLI as a new LLM provider

New Features

  • Qwen Code CLI as LLM provider

Full Release Notes

## v0.3.48 — Community Issue Fixes

**Bug Fixes**
- Fix Chromium detection for Browser hand — now checks env vars, PATH, well-known install paths, and Playwright cache (#549)
- Fix Gemini 2.5 Flash empty responses — handle thinking model `thought: true` parts correctly (#550)
- Fix Twitter hand textbox not editable — API key inputs are now proper password fields (#551)
- Fix Slack threading — extract thread_ts, implement send_in_thread(), add was_mentioned metadata (#552)
- Fix EOF parse error classified as non-retryable — empty response bodies now retry as Overloaded (#535)
- Fix tool calls still showing as text — add 4 new recovery patterns: plugin blocks, Action/Action Input, bare name+JSON, tool_use tags (#537)
- Fix WhatsApp gateway silent disconnects — all disconnect reasons except loggedOut now auto-reconnect with backoff, auto-connect on startup if credentials exist (#555)
- Fix OPENFANG_API_KEY env var not picked up — works in both kernel and CLI as fallback (#557)

**Features**
- Add Qwen Code CLI as LLM provider with 3 models, auth detection, and full streaming support (#558)

**Stats:** 2,103 tests, 0 clippy warnings, 17 files changed