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v0.8.3

Shubhamsaboo/awesome-llm-appsv0.8.3Apr 28, 2026by github-actions[bot]

AI Summary

This release introduces AWS Bedrock (Mantle) as a new post-processing provider and optimizes performance for local models by adding reasoning effort passthrough. It also resolves various bugs related to Linux KDE overlays, macOS builds, and error notifications, along with updating documentation.

Key Highlights

  • Added AWS Bedrock (Mantle) as a post-processing provider.
  • Improved performance for local models by adding reasoning_effort passthrough.
  • Fixed paste error notifications, Linux KDE overlay problems, and macOS build compatibility.
  • Enhanced documentation with Linux startup troubleshooting and unified documentation files.

New Features

  • AWS Bedrock (Mantle) post-processing provider
  • Reasoning effort passthrough for local models
  • Async GPU query capability

Full Release Notes

## What's Changed
* nix: set ALSA_PLUGIN_DIR via symlinkJoin by @yuxqiu in https://github.com/cjpais/Handy/pull/1226
* perf: add reasoning_effort passthrough to avoid thinking-mode latency in local models by @luoxi in https://github.com/cjpais/Handy/pull/1221
* fix(issue 522): surface paste errors as UI toast notification by @odedindi in https://github.com/cjpais/Handy/pull/1198
* correct typo in library name, from 'transcription-rs' to 'transcribe-rs' by @ChaseCares in https://github.com/cjpais/Handy/pull/1260
* Fix (linux) overlay problem in kde by @vpsone in https://github.com/cjpais/Handy/pull/1121
* docs(readme): add Linux startup troubleshooting section by @xilec in https://github.com/cjpais/Handy/pull/1266
* query gpu async by @cjpais in https://github.com/cjpais/Handy/pull/1246
* fix(overlay): parse HANDY_NO_GTK_LAYER_SHELL as boolean by @xilec in https://github.com/cjpais/Handy/pull/1269
* docs: unify CLAUDE.md and AGENTS.md by @xilec in https://github.com/cjpais/Handy/pull/1272
* feat: add AWS Bedrock (Mantle) as post-processing provider by @jyuros in https://github.com/cjpais/Handy/pull/1288
* fix: improve German translation quality by @ChristophNoetel in https://github.com/cjpais/Handy/pull/1292
* refactor(nix): replace manual bindgen env with rustPlatform.bindgenHook by @xilec in https://github.com/cjpais/Handy/pull/1255
* chore(nix): add bun node_modules normalization scripts by @xilec in https://github.com/cjpais/Handy/pull/1256
* docs(audio): clarify what the mic-init timing log actually measures by @rsanheim in https://github.com/cjpais/Handy/pull/1330
* fix(nix): Fix for macOS build for nixpkgs by @xilec in https://github.com/cjpais/Handy/pull/1316

## New Contributors
* @yuxqiu made their first contribution in https://github.com/cjpais/Handy/pull/1226
* @luoxi made their first contribution in https://github.com/cjpais/Handy/pull/1221
* @odedindi made their first contribution in https://github.com/cjpais/Handy/pull/1198
* @ChaseCares made their first contribution in https://github.com/cjpais/Handy/pull/1260
* @vpsone made their first contribution in https://github.com/cjpais/Handy/pull/1121
* @jyuros made their first contribution in https://github.com/cjpais/Handy/pull/1288
* @ChristophNoetel made their first contribution in https://github.com/cjpais/Handy/pull/1292
* @rsanheim made their first contribution in https://github.com/cjpais/Handy/pull/1330

**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/cjpais/Handy/compare/v0.8.2...v0.8.3