Pulse v1.1.0 — Local AI Assistant
Pulse v1.1.0 introduces the new local AI-powered Pulse Assistant.
What's New
Local AI Assistant
- Local LLM support through Ollama and LM Studio
- Analyze your system using local AI
- CPU, memory, GPU, storage, network, process and event diagnostics
- Read-only diagnostic tool access
- No cloud AI required
- No arbitrary command or system modification capabilities
Background & Tray
- Keep Pulse running in the system tray
- Background monitoring
- Local Windows notifications for critical system conditions
- Quick access to Pulse sections from the tray
System Health
- Semantic utilization colors:
- Green: 0–49%
- Yellow: 50–69%
- Orange: 70–89%
- Red: 90–100%
Assistant UX
- Assistant integrated into the main sidebar
- Manual local AI/model selection
- Streaming responses
- Diagnostic tool activity
- Session-only conversation history
Improvements
- Improved switch interaction
- Improved navigation
- Improved System Health visualization
- Various stability and UX improvements
Downloads
Windows x64 Installer
Pulse-Setup-1.1.0-windows-x64.exe
Portable ZIP
Pulse-1.1.0-windows-x64.zip
Pulse remains local-first. Diagnostic data is processed locally and the Assistant does not have permissions to execute commands or modify the system.
Upgrade from 1.0.0
- Install
Pulse-Setup-1.1.0-windows-x64.exe(UAC) - Confirm Diagnostics → App / Service show 1.1.0
- If you use MCP: Settings → AI Integration → Unregister → Register
- Fully quit and reopen Cursor / Claude Desktop if MCP configs changed
Microsoft Store
- Store ID:
9PNDTLNTJ82T(Pulse Diagnostics) - Identity:
Regncreative.PulseDiagnostics/CN=72B69D57-C9E8-4280-AF56-B142286B0D20 - Build:
.\tools\scripts\package_msix_store.ps1→dist/msix/PulseDiagnostics-1.1.0-Store.msixupload - Package version:
1.1.0.0 - Guide: microsoft-store.md
See also
- CHANGELOG.md
- Upgrade notes
- Prior release: v1.0.0.md