v0.16.2 v1.2.1
imbhargav5/open-recorderOct 18, 2026 → Oct 18, 20260 days between releases
What's New
Adds web research capabilities via Kimi, DeepSeek, and Firecrawl, and removes legacy chat endpoints
Breaking Changes
- Legacy director-graph classroom chat is removed; classroom chat now runs on Pi.
- POST /api/chat endpoint has been removed.
- NEXT_PUBLIC_PI_CHAT_ENABLED is strictly validated in production builds.
New Features
- New web search providers: Kimi, DeepSeek, and Firecrawl.
- New `webFetch` slot for hosted URL fetching.
- Token plans can declare web fetch capabilities.
- Classroom chat `cue_user` tool now offers 2-4 suggested replies.
Improvements
- Removes retired models from the built-in catalogs.
Upgrade Notes
Configure a Classroom model with tool calling for Pi, remove the legacy `POST /api/chat` endpoint, and ensure `NEXT_PUBLIC_PI_CHAT_ENABLED` is unset, empty, `true`, or `1` for production builds.
The Two Releases
v0.16.2
Oct 18, 2026· 4 days ago
A reliability release that clarifies catalog sync error messages and prevents update checks from failing due to invalid characters.
Full release notesOpenMAIC v1.2.1 — Web research: Kimi, DeepSeek and Firecrawl
Oct 18, 2026· 4 days ago
Adds web research capabilities by integrating Kimi, DeepSeek, and Firecrawl as web-search providers. Introduces a `webFetch` slot for the agent's URL fetching tool and removes legacy chat architecture.
Full release notes