Sidekick v0.4.2

Summary

More reliable custom providers: when a custom provider or gateway drops a reply, Sidekick now tells you what happened instead of leaving a blank, and some OpenAI-compatible gateways produce fewer spurious errors.

Improvements

• Clear message when a custom provider drops a reply — If a custom provider (or a proxy in front of it) loses the conversation mid-session and can't continue, Sidekick now shows a short, actionable message and points you to reset with ⌘R — instead of silently returning an empty response.
• Smoother streaming with some gateways — Certain OpenAI-compatible gateways add extra non-standard data to the response stream. Sidekick now ignores that gracefully, so replies stream through cleanly instead of tripping over it.

macOS Installation (Signed + Notarized)

Download the correct .zip or .dmg file for your device (Apple Silicon or Intel), drag Sidekick.app into Applications, then launch it normally.

On first launch, macOS should recognize the app as signed and notarized. You should only need to approve the usual Microphone and Screen Recording permission prompts inside System Settings.

⚠️ Windows Installation (Unsigned x64 Build)

When running the installer on Windows, you might see a "Windows protected your PC" warning from Microsoft Defender SmartScreen saying it prevented an unrecognized app from starting.

Since this is an unsigned build, this is expected. You can safely ignore it by clicking More info and then Run anyway.

The public artifact release workflow currently publishes x64 installer and portable artifacts only.