v2026.5.1

virattt/dexterv2026.5.1May 1, 2026by virattt

AI Summary

This release adds live working indicator stats showing duration and estimated token counter from streaming progress events, while improving streaming lifecycle handling and UI stability.

Key Highlights

  • Add live working indicator stats (duration and estimated token counter) from streaming events
  • Improve streaming lifecycle handling for request/thinking/responding/tool phases
  • Improve CLI query rendering stability
  • Fix potential UI stutter from per-chunk re-render storms

New Features

  • Live working indicator stats

Full Release Notes

### Changes

- Add live working indicator stats (duration and estimated token counter) sourced from streaming progress events
- Improve streaming lifecycle handling so UI can show request/thinking/responding/tool-input/tool-use phases
- Improve CLI query rendering stability by keying new-query header insertion to query id
- Update spinner timing so tool-event blink cadence stays consistent

### Fixes

- Fix potential UI stutter from per-chunk re-render storms by accumulating stream stats without emitting on every chunk