v2.6.0
danielmiessler/Fabricv2.6.0Jul 28, 2026by Lightheartdevs
AI Summary
ODS 2.6.0 introduces remote provider support, Model Switchboard with context selection, and GPU reassignment rollback. It also includes security hardening, rootless Linux fixes, and native runtime improvements for Windows and macOS.
Key Highlights
- Remote provider support with direct/SSH egress and tunnel supervision
- Model Switchboard stable routing and verified context propagation
- GPU reassignment rollback for NVIDIA and Linux AMD/ROCm
- Rootless Docker bind-mount ownership repair for Linux
- DNS-rebinding/SSRF hardening through validated address pinning
New Features
- Remote provider direct/SSH egress, tunnel supervision, dashboard status, and peer model operations
- Model Switchboard stable routing and verified context propagation across LLM applications
- Verified NVIDIA and Linux AMD/ROCm GPU reassignment with rollback
- Rootless Docker bind-mount ownership repair for Linux installs
- Windows native llama-server metrics and reasoning flags
- Safer Lemonade stale-PID handling
- DNS-rebinding/SSRF hardening through validated address pinning
Full Release Notes
## ODS 2.6.0 ODS 2.6.0 updates the stable line with remote-provider support, Model Switchboard and context selection, GPU reassignment rollback, rootless Linux repair, Windows/macOS native-runtime fixes, dashboard polish, and security hardening. ### Highlights - Remote provider direct/SSH egress, tunnel supervision, dashboard status, and peer model operations. - Model Switchboard stable routing and verified context propagation across LLM applications. - Verified NVIDIA and Linux AMD/ROCm GPU reassignment with rollback. - Rootless Docker bind-mount ownership repair for Linux installs. - Windows native llama-server metrics and reasoning flags, plus safer Lemonade stale-PID handling. - Remote-provider DNS-rebinding/SSRF hardening through validated address pinning with preserved TLS identity. ### Stable refs - Release tag: `v2.6.0` - Stable patch lane: `release/2.6.x` - Release-stamp commit: `f461b3e5e6e3f21077eefb6ca39bc49a2f0b0838` ### Validation - Product candidate: `07e2a21e3ccab197360009ebd3d66b4e6d4d0af2` - Base product commit: `c292e00d5b60f6e4e6b331b2867346f9e9748a2c` - Gate result: green through six-host full-model finalize; strict User Green is not claimed because the long six-cycle model-management matrix was intentionally waived. - Release-prep fleet run id: `2026-07-28T12-58-00Z-release-product-07e2a21e3cca-harness-19d43e6f9f25-hosts-tower2-strix-halo-spark-m5-mbp-windows-laptop-strixy` - Passed: regressions `16/16`, zero-prereq bootstrap `6/6`, fresh install, verify, cloud-mode contracts, dashboard, Hermes, UI policy, capabilities, lifecycle reinstall/restart, `ods doctor`, and full-model finalize across Tower2, Strix Halo, Spark, M5 MacBook Pro, Windows laptop, and Strixy. - Known skipped/deferred surfaces: `dgx-gpu01` excluded for unverified SSH host key; full model-management matrix intentionally stopped after cycle 1 passed on `tower2` and `strix-halo`. See `ods/CHANGELOG.md` and `ods/docs/RELEASE_NOTES_2.6.0.md` for the full release notes and validation receipt.