Mini Bot Launcher 1.7

🎞️ Release Notes — MiniBotLauncher v1.7

Released: April 30, 2025
Author: Ixitxachitl

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🎉 Highlights

• MiniBotLauncher reaches version 1.7 with major improvements to offline support and script reliability.

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✨ New Features & Improvements

• Offline POS Tagging for Scripts

  • ButtsBot and ClapThatBot now use an embedded OpenNLP .nbin model.
  • Removes dependency on the external NLPCloud API.
  • Faster, more reliable, and works entirely offline.

• Embedded Resource Support

  • POS model (EnglishPOS.nbin) is now embedded directly into the executable.
  • No need to ship external model files separately.

• UI Clean-up

  • Removed NLP API Key field from interface.
  • Reduced form height to better fit simplified layout.

• Improved Toggle Activation

  • ButtsBot and ClapThatBot toggles now activate only when connected to Twitch.
  • Simplified connection-based script activation logic in MainForm.cs.

• Readme and Licensing Updates

  • README updated to reflect OpenNLP switch and offline capabilities.
  • Apache 2.0 license for OpenNLP included with model attribution.
  • Code comments and documentation improved for clarity.

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✨ Existing Features (v1.5 Retained)

• Twitch Chat Integration with proper event management.
• Built-in Scripts:
  • AskAI (local GPT4All)
  • Weather, Translate, ButtsBot, ClapThatBot, MarkovChain
• System Tray Support, Pin/Minimize/Info Buttons, Tooltip UI
• Persistence: settings and Markov brain stored in Documents\MiniBot
• Built on .NET 8, single-file publishing supported

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🚀 Known Limitations

• AskAI still requires GPT4All to be running locally with the llama3-8b-instruct model.
• No automatic reconnection if Twitch disconnects mid-session.

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✅ Enjoy a lighter, faster, and fully offline chat companion!

Full Changelog: 1.5...1.7