v0.8.1
๐๏ธ Highlights
Major features and improvements since v0.8.0
๐ค Expanded Model Support
Support for the latest AI models including Gemini 3, GPT-5.1, Grok 4, Claude Opus/Haiku 4.5, and Zhipu AI GLM family, with comprehensive pricing and context window configurations.
๐ Upload to Provider Support
Files can now be directly uploaded to and handled by supported providers, removing the need for intermediate OCR and other multimodal processing steps.
๐ผ๏ธ Improved Artifact Management and Shareability
Artifacts have been improved with version control capabilities, better UI interactions and rendering support, and can now be viewed within shared conversations.
๐ค Agent Handoffs (Beta)
Agents can now be configured to transfer control of conversations to other specialist agents when specific expertise is needed.
โ๏ธ Other Notable Changes
- Langfuse Tracing support
- Helicone AI Gateway integration
- Bedrock Prompt Caching support
- Screens are now prevented from sleeping during response generation
- File names can now be used as context for Anthropic document uploads
- Distributed Leader Election with Redis for multi-server-instance coordination within cluster deployments
- Whether specific tool badges (file search, mcp servers, etc.) will be rendered in the chat input can now be configured via Model Specs
- Accessibility improvements across the entire app for better keyboard navigation, screen reader support, and accessibility standards compliance
- Helm Chart enhancements: custom deployment labels, annotations, init containers, ConfigMaps support, and additional RAG API environment variables
- MCP Registry System restructure with distributed caching, leader-follower coordination, timeout-protected server initialization, and user-scoped tool caching
https://www.librechat.ai/changelog/v0.8.1
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โจ Features
- ๐ชจ feat: Add Bedrock Prompt Caching Support by @dustinhealy in #8271
- ๐ feat: Add OIDC Claim-Based Admin Role Assignment by @jpsfs in #9170
- ๐ feat: MCP Registry Individual Server Init (2) by @ruggishop in #9940
- ๐ค feat: Add Z.AI GLM Context Window & Pricing by @danny-avila in #9979
- ๐ feat: Add Serper as Scraper Provider and Firecrawl Version Support by @danny-avila in
New Contributors
- @alfo-dev made their first contribution in #9971
- @KarthiDreamr made their first contribution in #10062
- @pnancarrow made their first contribution in #9996
- @leblancfg made their first contribution in #10055
- @PaulusTM made their first contribution in #10245
Full Changelog: https://github.com/danny-avila/LibreChat/compare/v0.8.0...v0.8.1