v0.8.17

simstudioai/simv0.8.17Aug 29, 2026by github-actions[bot]

AI Summary

This release focuses on stabilizing CI/CD processes, fixing browser tool lifecycles, and improving connector rate limit handling.

Key Highlights

Fixed unreadable cache size logic during settling
Hardened desktop tool lifecycle management
Stopped hydration after rate limits for connectors
Fixed BuildKit layer cache pruning to prevent build failures

Full Release Notes

## Bug Fixes

- fix(ci): treat an unreadable cache size as unstable when settling (#7274)
- fix(browser): harden desktop tool lifecycle (#7253)
- fix(connectors): stop hydration after rate limits (#7255)
- fix(ci): stop the layer-cache prune from being able to fail a build (#7252)
- fix(ci): actually prune the BuildKit layer cache (#7249)

## Other Changes

- test(tools): type the path-safety harnesses instead of erasing with any (#7270)
- docs(library): update automation-anywhere-alternative (#7248)
- docs(library): update what-is-an-ai-agent-definition-how-it-works-and-examples (#7250)
- chore(docs): remove i18n and the five translated locales (#7247)

## Contributors

- @icecrasher321
- @waleedlatif1

[View changes on GitHub](https://github.com/simstudioai/sim/compare/v0.8.16...v0.8.17)