v2026.5.16.0

WKVRCProxy v2026.5.16.0

What's Changed

Features

• feat(wrapper): classify og-fallback content_not_found patterns by @RealWhyKnot in c7a4376
• feat(wrapper): bump resolve deadline from 18s to 28s by @RealWhyKnot in c89e234
• feat(wrapper): retry resolve on discovery_in_progress with deadline-aware hold by @RealWhyKnot in 49fb3b7
• feat(helper): trust key challenge, encoder smoke test, pre-upload validation by @RealWhyKnot in 9f913f4
• feat(helper): expand helper lease + resolve diagnostics by @RealWhyKnot in 29d82cf

Bug Fixes

• fix(ipc): align watchdog per-request budget with wrapper deadline by @RealWhyKnot in c64298e
• fix(wrapper): re-establish pipe per retry so resolve retries can actually send by @RealWhyKnot in 5070472

Chores

• chore(ci): check stamped commit subjects by @RealWhyKnot in 3f1fec2

Full Changelog: v2026.5.14.0...v2026.5.16.0

File integrity

This immutable release predates the attached integrity TSV; GitHub records the release zip SHA256 in the release asset metadata.

More

• README: https://github.com/RealWhyKnot/WKVRCProxy
• Source: commit b18bb8d578a4 on main
• License: GPL-3.0

Install (fresh)

1. Launch VRChat at least once so it has dropped its bundled yt-dlp.exe into its Tools dir.
2. Download WKVRCProxy-v2026.5.16.0.zip from this release.
3. Extract anywhere except Program Files.
4. Run WKVRCProxy.exe. Accept the UAC prompt to add the hosts entry.
5. Launch VRChat. Watch for [mesh] connected in the watchdog window. Paste a URL in any in-world video player.

Full walkthrough: README quick start.

Uninstall

Run WKVRCProxy.Uninstaller.exe from the install folder. No prompt; runs to completion. Restores the original yt-dlp.exe, removes the hosts entry, wipes %LOCALAPPDATA%Low\WKVRCProxy\, deletes the install directory.

What you need to do

Fresh install: follow the install steps above. Existing installs can be replaced with this zip, or updated by launching WKVRCProxy.exe and typing /update. The updater downloads this release, verifies the zip, atomically swaps the files, and relaunches.

If you hit a playback bug after this release: re-paste the URL with the watchdog window visible, copy the watchdog log starting from the failed request, and include both in the bug report.