v1.0.0-rc.7

What's New in 1.0.0-rc.7

1. Multilingual Interface

• Full 8-language support: English, Turkish, German, Spanish, French, Chinese, Japanese, and Arabic.
• Complete real translations across the entire UI, selectable from Settings.

2. Cloud API Provider Routing

• Provider routing for OpenAI, Claude, Gemini, DeepSeek, Groq, and Mistral.
• Live dynamic model discovery endpoints and native C++ REST/SSE clients.
• Cloud API key management integrated into Settings and Onboarding.

3. Production-Ready Platform Services

• Default platform service implementations for Linux, macOS, and Windows.
• DPAPI-encrypted settings store, Windows crash handler, protocol handler, and taskbar integration.
• Plugin SDK with sandbox, manifest, permissions, and dependency resolution.

4. Complete UI Polish

• Glass atmosphere and theme elevation tokens across all screens.
• Redesigned Settings tabs, Models page, notifications, and tray companion window.
• In-app software update popup and native premium system sounds.

5. Packaging & Distribution

• AppImage, RPM, DEB, DMG, MSI, and EXE installers for Linux, macOS, and Windows.

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Downloads

• Linux: AppImage, DEB, Fedora RPM, tar.gz
• macOS: DMG
• Windows: EXE (NSIS), MSI (WIX), portable ZIP

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Known Constraints

• Model prompt execution remains disabled in accordance with Phase 9 boundary rules.
• Local RAG document vector search operates as local metadata indexing only in this release candidate.
• Real tool execution remains out of scope until explicitly approved.
• macOS PKG and Windows ARM64 builds are not included in this release candidate.

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Fixed in This Rebuild

• macOS startup crash: replaced RectangularShadow (a Qt 6.9+ type) with the MultiEffect shadow so the app launches on the supported Qt 6.7 runtime. The previously released DMG failed to open because the dock UI could not be loaded.