v3.4.3

lutzroeder/netronv3.4.3Mar 13, 2026by assafelovic

AI Summary

A comprehensive release for the project featuring numerous bug fixes, performance improvements, and new features, largely contributed by @Br1an67, including cost tracking and frontend enhancements.

Key Highlights

Fixed PyMuPDF scraper to read all pages and improved timeout/SSL fallback.
New feature to track cost per step in the research process.
New options added to FastAPI frontend for scrape count and pondering questions.
Improved retry handling for chat completions and Azure embeddings support.

New Features

Cost tracking per research step
Scrape count option in FastAPI frontend
Pondering questions section in FastAPI frontend
Support for connection headers in MCP client/server config

Full Release Notes

Huge release with major fixes and performance improvements. Welcome to all the incredible new contributors and shoutout to @Br1an67 with major contributions!

## What's Changed
* fix: Read all pages in PyMuPDFScraper instead of just first page by @MattBenesch in https://github.com/assafelovic/gpt-researcher/pull/1623
* docs: fix invalid Discord invite link in LLM docs by @Br1an67 in https://github.com/assafelovic/gpt-researcher/pull/1649
* fix: invalidate import caches after runtime package install by @Br1an67 in https://github.com/assafelovic/gpt-researcher/pull/1650
* fix: fallback to OPENAI_API_VERSION for Azure embeddings by @Br1an67 in https://github.com/assafelovic/gpt-researcher/pull/1651
* fix: increase PyMuPDF download timeout and add SSL fallback by @Br1an67 in https://github.com/assafelovic/gpt-researcher/pull/1652
* fix: use all configured retrievers in deep research planning by @Br1an67 in https://github.com/assafelovic/gpt-researcher/pull/1653
* fix: add table styles to FastAPI frontend report container by @Br1an67 in https://github.com/assafelovic/gpt-researcher/pull/1654
* feat: track cost per step in research process by @Br1an67 in https://github.com/assafelovic/gpt-researcher/pull/1655
* feat: add scrape count option to FastAPI frontend by @Br1an67 in https://github.com/assafelovic/gpt-researcher/pull/1656
* feat: add pondering questions section to FastAPI frontend by @Br1an67 in https://github.com/assafelovic/gpt-researcher/pull/1657
* fix: dynamically retrieve agent role if missing in ReportGenerator by @kiwabb in https://github.com/assafelovic/gpt-researcher/pull/1658
* fix docs links and add ag2 pipeline diagram by @qingyun-wu in https://github.com/assafelovic/gpt-researcher/pull/1662
* fix: improve retry handling in create_chat_completion by @jhyz in https://github.com/assafelovic/gpt-researcher/pull/1664
* Add support for connection headers in MCP client/server config by @GeorgelPreput in https://github.com/assafelovic/gpt-researcher/pull/1665

## New Contributors
* @MattBenesch made their first contribution in https://github.com/assafelovic/gpt-researcher/pull/1623
* @Br1an67 made their first contribution in https://github.com/assafelovic/gpt-researcher/pull/1649
* @kiwabb made their first contribution in https://github.com/assafelovic/gpt-researcher/pull/1658
* @qingyun-wu made their first contribution in https://github.com/assafelovic/gpt-researcher/pull/1662
* @jhyz made their first contribution in https://github.com/assafelovic/gpt-researcher/pull/1664

**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/assafelovic/gpt-researcher/compare/v3.4.2...v3.4.3