v0.5.0-rc1

[KylinMountain]

🚀 OpenKB v0.5.0-rc1 is here – Web UI + REST API now in preview!

We’re excited to announce the first release candidate of OpenKB Studio – a brand‑new web interface and REST API for your knowledge base. This is a major step forward in making OpenKB more accessible, visual, and integrable.

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✨ What’s new

🖥️ Knowledge Workbench (Web UI)
A modern, React/TypeScript‑based frontend that lets you browse, search, and manage your knowledge right from your browser. The supporting backend is fully integrated – just start the service and go. by @KylinMountain in #189

🔌 REST API server
Now you can interact with OpenKB programmatically via standard HTTP endpoints. Perfect for connecting your own tools, automations, or custom frontends by @jidechao in #150

⚡ Performance boost

• Lazy‑loading for markitdown cuts startup time by ~24% and enables slimmer packaging. by @KylinMountain in perf(converter): lazy-import markitdown to cut startup ~24% and enable slim packaging #186
• Pinned openai==2.44.0 to avoid breaking changes from upstream API updates. by @KylinMountain in fix(deps): pin openai==2.44.0 to avoid InputTokensDetails breaking ch… #191

🛠️ Fixes & polish

• Fixed note‑relative image links in source pages by @Aldominguez12 in fix(images): write note-relative image links in sources pages #181.
• Resolved layout flickering in Chrome for the workbench panel by @KylinMountain in feat(web): 7566 default port + "web" install extra/command (api aliases kept) + panel chrome-lane fix #193.

🙌 New contributors

A warm welcome to @jidechao, who made their first contribution with the REST API foundation – thank you!

📦 Full changelog

See every commit and detail here:
Compare v0.4.4...v0.5.0-rc1

💡 How to try it

# Install with web support
pip install "openkb[web]"

# Start the web service
openkb-web

Then open your browser at http://localhost:7566 and start exploring the new Knowledge Workbench.

Note: This is a release candidate – we’d love your feedback before the final stable release. Please test, kick the tires, and let us know what you think!

Happy knowledge building! 🧠✨

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