v0.1.2

LocalAgent v0.1.2 Release Notes

Date: 2026-02-22

Highlights

• Startup UI refresh with compact Mode + Provider panes.
• Chat UI refresh with improved header/footer and boxed input row.
• New in-chat mode and timeout controls for faster iteration on local models.

Startup UX

• Updated startup layout:
  • compact Mode + Provider panes
  • centered footer controls
  • provider refresh/details controls (R, D)
• Improved custom flow:
  • selecting Custom opens a compact submenu with Back + custom toggles
  • menu fits default terminal sizes more reliably

Chat UX

• Header now shows mode label (Safe, Code, Web, Custom) and right-justified ?.
• Footer now shows explicit cwd: <absolute path> and right-justified connection status.
• Input area is now a boxed prompt row above footer/overlay.
• Status line above input uses animated wave + rotating thinking/working phrases.
• Keybind overlay (?) rows are aligned uniformly.

New Slash Commands

• /mode <safe|coding|web|custom>
  • switches chat runtime mode in-session
• /timeout
  • shows current timeout settings and prompts for next numeric input
• /timeout <seconds|+N|-N>
  • sets or adjusts request/stream-idle timeout in-session
• /dismiss
  • clears active timeout notification

Timeout Guidance

• Provider timeout-style failures now emit a guidance notice suggesting /timeout.
• Notice can be cleared with /dismiss.

Install / Upgrade

cargo install --path . --force
localagent version