v2026.2.13

virattt/dexterv2026.2.13Feb 13, 2026by virattt

AI Summary

This major release introduces WhatsApp gateway support, adds Perplexity as a web search provider, includes a web_fetch tool, and performs significant architectural refactoring with centralized LLM provider registry.

Key Highlights

Add WhatsApp gateway with QR linking and self-chat
Add Perplexity as optional web search provider
Add web_fetch tool for fetching and summarizing web content
Refactor agent into run context and tool executor modules
Centralize LLM provider registry into single source of truth

New Features

WhatsApp gateway with QR linking, access control, routing, and session store
Perplexity as optional web search provider
web_fetch tool for fetching and summarizing web content
Agent refactoring into run context and tool executor modules
Centralized LLM provider registry
Improved model selector with metadata only for longer tasks
WhatsApp reply markdown cleanup (bold formatting)
Perplexity max_tokens increased to 4096
Fix for issue #100

Full Release Notes

### Changes

- Add WhatsApp gateway: link via QR, self-chat with Dexter; access control, routing, and session store
- Run WhatsApp gateway under Node (tsx) for Baileys stability; handle history catch-up messages (mark read, skip reply)
- Add Perplexity as optional web search provider
- Add `web_fetch` tool for fetching and summarizing web content
- Refactor agent into run context and tool executor modules
- Centralize LLM provider registry into single source of truth
- Improve model selector and show metadata only for longer tasks
- Clean up WhatsApp reply markdown (bold formatting)

### Fixes

- Fix issue #100
- Increase Perplexity max_tokens to 4096