The AI Counsel v0.9.0

Added

• Configurable date format: Conversation timestamps in the sidebar can be set to Auto (browser locale), MM/DD/YYYY, DD/MM/YYYY, or YYYY-MM-DD via Settings → General → Display Preferences. The setting is retroactive — all existing conversations update immediately.
• General settings section: Display preferences (date format) and response language moved out of Backup & Reset into a dedicated General section at the top of Settings.
• Response language setting: Council and advisor model outputs can be pinned to one of 17 languages via Settings → General → Response Language. Title generation and internal search queries stay in English.
• Sidebar run summaries: After a titled council or advisor run completes, the sidebar shows a compact line (rounds, critique mode, auto-converge, advisor personas, consensus, search). Sidebar search matches this line.
• Sidebar conversation cost: Each sidebar card shows a cumulative cost pill (sum of all assistant run costs in the thread, including follow-ups).
• Release process documentation: Added docs/RELEASE.md and AGENTS guidance so future maintainers and AI agents create both annotated Git tags and GitHub Releases for public versions.

Changed

• Settings auto-save: All Settings sections now save automatically (debounced). The Save Changes button was removed; API keys still save on successful test.
• Global provider toggles: enabled_providers and direct_provider_toggles now apply to all model pickers — Council Setup, Advisor Setup, and Settings. Previously they only affected council model pickers in Settings.
• Simplified Settings → Council Config: Removed council member/chairman model selection, "I'm Feeling Lucky" randomizer, "Show free OpenRouter models only" filter, and related validation from Settings. Model composition is now managed exclusively via the welcome-screen Council Setup. Settings retains provider toggles (now global) and all three temperature sliders (Council Heat, Peer Ranking Heat, Chairman Heat).
• Provider toggle restructure: Local (Ollama) is now standalone at the top; all remote providers (OpenRouter, Groq, Custom, Direct Connections) are grouped under a single "Remote APIs" master toggle.
• Stage 2 Heat moved: The Peer Ranking temperature slider moved from Council System Prompts (Stage 2 tab) into the Council Config temperature section alongside the other sliders.
• Sidebar timestamps: Conversation cards show date and time on separate lines (respects your date format setting).