✨ Features

• 🪨 feat: Add PROXY support for AWS Bedrock endpoints (#8871) by @arthurian in #8871
• 💻 feat: Deeper MCP UI integration in the Chat UI (#9669) by @samuelpath in #9669
• 🪟 feat: DataTable update + Various UI enhancements (#9698) by @berry-13 in #9698
• 📌 feat: Pin Agents and Models in the Sidebar (#10634) by @berry-13 in #10634
• ⚙️ feat: add conditional visibility for model selector based on startup config (#10729) by @berry-13 in #10729
• 📌 feat: Add Support for Persistable (Non-Dismissible) Banners (#10730) by @berry-13 in #10730
• ⌛ feat: Add Default Temporary Chat User Setting (#10731) by @berry-13 in #10731
• 🛠️ feat: Add Config Validation Bypass & Improve Error Handling (#10733) by @berry-13 in #10733
• 🏗️ feat: Dynamic MCP Server Infrastructure with Access Control (#10787) by @atefbellaaj-at-slalom in #10787
• ⚙️ feat: Add configurable trust checkbox labels for MCP Server Dialog (#10820) by @atefbellaaj-at-slalom in #10820
• 🔒 feat: Encrypt MCP server OAuth client secrets (#10846) by @atefbellaaj-at-slalom in #10846
• 🔍 feat: Add Filter to MCP Builder Panel (#10885) by @atefbellaaj-at-slalom in #10885
• 🛜 feat: Support Legacy OAuth Servers without .well-known Metadata (#10917) by @danny-avila in #10917
• 🚏 feat: Rate Limit Error handling in MCPConnection (#10921) by @danny-avila in #10921
• 🔐 feat: Add API key authentication support for MCP servers (#10936) by @atefbellaaj-at-slalom in #10936
• 💬 feat: Improve speech recognition UX for unsupported browsers (#10964) by @berry-13 in #10964
• 🔐 feat: MCP Server Auth UX with Dynamic Detection & Manual OAuth (#10978) by @atefbellaaj-at-slalom in #10978

♿ Accessibility

• ⛓️‍💥 feat: More Accessible Login Page Links (#10997) by @dustinhealy in #10997
• 🏃 feat: Keep Modals Open on Escape in Dropdown Menus (#10975) by @dustinhealy in #10975
• 🛗 fix: Address Accessibility Issues - Axe Rating: Serious (#10521) by @dustinhealy in #10521
• 🛂 fix: Address Accessibility Issues - Axe Rating: Moderate (#10607) by @dustinhealy in #10607
• ℹ️ feat: Scrollable InfoHoverCard Content (#10693) by @dustinhealy in

🐛 Bug Fixes

• 📂 fix: Extend MIME Type Support for Developer Code Files (#10908) by @Gerald-M in #10908
• 🔄 fix: Resolve Infinite Refresh Loop on OpenID Provider/Database Switch (#11002) by @danny-avila in #11002
• 🪵 fix: Standardize Logging Directory with Environment-Aware Resolution (#11000) by @danny-avila in #11000
• 🎛️ fix: Show ModelSelector and Header Buttons Regression from #10521 (#10690) by @dustinhealy in #10690
• 👐 fix: Open/Close Sidebar Button Animation UX Regression from #10521 (#10694) by @danny-avila in

📦 Dependencies & Chores

• 📦 chore: Bump @librechat/agents to v3.0.52 (#11003) by @danny-avila in #11003
• 🌍 i18n: Update translation.json with latest translations (#10995) by @github-actions[bot] in #10995
• 🔧 chore: Revert Shared Links / Data-Table Changes from #9698 (#10897) by @danny-avila in #10897
• 🐳 chore: Update newer uv version in Dockerfile (#10237) by @unixfox in #10237
• 📦 chore: Bump Express.js to v5 (#10671) by @danny-avila in

🔧 Refactoring

• 🔁 refactor: Add index to model field in Transaction Schema (#6890) by @pedrojreis in #6890
• 📡 refactor: MCP Runtime Config Sync with Redis Distributed Locking (#10352) by @atefbellaaj-at-slalom in #10352
• 🪦 refactor: Remove Legacy Code (#10533) by @danny-avila in #10533
• 🌐 refactor: Interpolate Localization Keys (#10650) by @dustinhealy in #10650
• 🧩 refactor: Decouple MCP Config from Startup Config (#10689) by @atefbellaaj-at-slalom in

New Contributors

• @Gerald-M made their first contribution in #10908
• @atefbellaaj-at-slalom made their first contribution in #10352
• @pedrojreis made their first contribution in #6890
• @unixfox made their first contribution in #10237

Full Changelog: https://github.com/danny-avila/LibreChat/compare/v0.8.1...v0.8.2-rc1