Consensus v0.9.0 — Release Notes

A moderated discussion platform for structured multi-party dialogues
between humans and AI entities.

Core Platform

Dual-mode application — runs as a native desktop app (pywebview) or
as a web server (aiohttp), sharing the same backend
Moderated discussions — a designated moderator (human or AI) manages
turn-taking, synthesis, and conclusion
Multi-provider AI support — connects to any OpenAI-compatible API;
built-in support for OpenAI, Anthropic, DeepSeek, and Mistral
Dynamic model listing — fetches available models from each provider
in real time
SQLite persistence — thread-safe storage for discussions, entities,
providers, prompt templates, and full message history

Customizable prompt templates — per-role (moderator/participant) and
per-task (turn, summary, conclusion, mediation) templates stored in DB
Discussion export — save discussions as JSON, HTML, or PDF with
native save dialogs in desktop mode
Discussion history — browse, search, and re-export past discussions
Entity profiles — create and manage human and AI participant profiles
with avatar colors and assigned AI models

Tabbed setup UI — New Discussion, Providers, Profiles, Prompts, and
History tabs for streamlined configuration
Light and dark mode — CSS custom properties for seamless theme switching
Swatch-based color picker — cross-platform avatar color selection
Smart entity list — shows 6 most recent entities with search for
larger collections
Entity soft-delete — safe removal with reactivation support to
preserve foreign key integrity

Secure API key storage — keys stored in ~/.consensus/.env via
dotenv, never in the database
Path traversal protection — hardened static file serving in web mode
Input validation and type safety — integer IDs, SQL parameterization,
and security hardening throughout

License: GNU AGPL-3.0-or-later
Python: ≥ 3.11
Install: uv pip install -e ".[all]"