v3.6.1

assafelovic/gpt-researcherv3.6.1Aug 24, 2026by assafelovic

AI Summary

This release focuses on restoring the main branch and CI pipeline, alongside a suite of fixes for scraping, retrievers, and notifications. It introduces agent observability with Monocle and updates documentation for scholarly retriever configuration.

Key Highlights

Restore main branch and add CI pipeline
Add agent observability with Monocle
Fix web scraping and retriever logic
Update documentation for scholarly retriever configuration

New Features

Add agent observability with Monocle
Declare whether results need scraping in retrievers

Full Release Notes

## What's Changed
* fix: restore main, add CI, and land 97 queued PRs by @assafelovic in https://github.com/assafelovic/gpt-researcher/pull/2074
* fix(readme): restore broken star history chart by @Dessalines39394 in https://github.com/assafelovic/gpt-researcher/pull/2066
* docs: document scholarly retriever configuration by @pikaqiu2333 in https://github.com/assafelovic/gpt-researcher/pull/1863
* chore(deps): update python-pptx requirement from >=1.0.0 to >=1.0.2 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/assafelovic/gpt-researcher/pull/1927
* chore: remove the dead poetry dependency block, test the declared Python floor by @assafelovic in https://github.com/assafelovic/gpt-researcher/pull/2075
* Add agent observability with Monocle by @imohammedansari in https://github.com/assafelovic/gpt-researcher/pull/1873
* fix: make the empty-source-urls notification reachable (#1978) by @assafelovic in https://github.com/assafelovic/gpt-researcher/pull/2076
* fix(scraper): keep extracted content when web_base_loader enrichment fetch fails by @AmirF194 in https://github.com/assafelovic/gpt-researcher/pull/2078
* feat(retrievers): declare whether results need scraping, instead of guessing by @assafelovic in https://github.com/assafelovic/gpt-researcher/pull/2079

## New Contributors
* @Dessalines39394 made their first contribution in https://github.com/assafelovic/gpt-researcher/pull/2066
* @pikaqiu2333 made their first contribution in https://github.com/assafelovic/gpt-researcher/pull/1863
* @imohammedansari made their first contribution in https://github.com/assafelovic/gpt-researcher/pull/1873
* @AmirF194 made their first contribution in https://github.com/assafelovic/gpt-researcher/pull/2078

**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/assafelovic/gpt-researcher/compare/v3.6.0...v3.6.1