What's New
Major Features
- Agentic widget maker: LLM-powered automatic napari widget creation
- Token tracking: Real-time token usage display in the UI
- Custom LLM endpoints: Support for custom/local API endpoints
- Layer actions: Quick-action buttons on napari layers
- Plugin extensibility: Discover and use any installed napari plugin via NapariPluginTool
UI & UX
- Modernized chat interface with improved styling
- Better model selection and temperature controls
Fixes & Improvements
- 30+ bug fixes across the codebase
- Updated model lists for 2026 (Opus 4.6, GPT-5.x, Gemini 3)
- Fix segfault: pip install permission dialog on Qt main thread
- Fix empty wheel publishing (use
hatch buildin CI)
Full Changelog: v2025.07.28...v2026.2.9