v1.9.0

microsoft/agent-host-protocolv1.9.0Mar 1, 2026by FranckyB

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Release notes summary

Implements CUDA Graphs acceleration for Qwen3 and introduces Multi-GPU support for TTS, ASR, and LLM subsystems.

Key Highlights

  • 5-10x faster inference via Faster-Qwen3-TTS integration
  • Multi-GPU assignment for TTS, ASR, and Llama.cpp
  • Trained model caching between generations

New Features

  • CUDA Graphs acceleration
  • Multi-GPU support
  • GPU assignment dropdowns
  • Automatic Fallback to standard Qwen3TTSModel

Full Release Notes

**Faster-Qwen3-TTS Integration**
- **5-10x Faster Inference** - Integrated [Faster-Qwen3-TTS](https://github.com/andimarafioti/faster-qwen3-tts) for CUDA graph-accelerated Qwen3 generation with bit-identical output quality
- **All Qwen3 Models** - Acceleration applies to Base, CustomVoice, VoiceDesign, and Trained Model checkpoints
- **Toggle in Settings** - Enable/disable CUDA Graphs Acceleration under Faster-Qwen3-TTS section (CUDA only)
- **Automatic Fallback** - Gracefully falls back to standard Qwen3TTSModel when CUDA graphs are unavailable or fail
- **Setup Scripts Updated** - `setup-windows.bat` and `setup-linux.sh` auto-install the package (not on macOS)
- **Trained Model Caching** - Trained model checkpoints are now cached between generations instead of reloading every time

**Multi-GPU Support**
- **GPU Assignment Dropdowns** - Assign TTS, ASR, and Llama.cpp to different GPUs on multi-GPU systems
- **Per-Subsystem Control** - Each subsystem (TTS, ASR, LLM) can run on a separate GPU to maximize throughput
- **Automatic Detection** - GPU dropdowns only appear when multiple CUDA GPUs are detected
- **Saved Preferences** - GPU assignments persist across restarts via config.json

**Bug Fixes**
- **Conversation Tab Fix** - Fixed a broken component reference (`vv_conv_sentences_per_chunk` → `vv_conv_paragraph_per_chunk`) that prevented all interactive elements from working on the Conversation tab

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