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@wberry9813 wberry9813 released this 03 Oct 11:04
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v0.1.0
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Changelog

Notable changes to Smaller, Please (formerly ContextSlim). The product/Core version is the
release version; contextslim remains only a compatibility alias.

[0.1.0] - 2026-10-03

The first stable release of Smaller, Please. It consolidates the beta line into the supported
0.1.0 product: a local-first media optimizer that shrinks images and video before they are
consumed by AI agents or uploaded in the browser, without modifying the original file.

Shipped

  • Local image optimization and local video optimization through the single public
    smaller optimize <input> command (image, video, or directory); --mode smart is the default
    safety pipeline and never keeps a derivative larger than its source.
  • Browser upload optimization on the currently supported sites and paths: ChatGPT,
    Gemini, and DeepSeek. An upload is replaced with an optimized derivative only after a
    confirmed handoff, and fails open to the original otherwise. Gemini drag/drop is
    passthrough     — the original attaches with no optimization claim.
  • Source preservation — originals are never modified, overwritten, or deleted; optimization
    writes derivatives only, and a below-threshold source is skipped with the original used.
  • Managed Core store / cache at ~/.contextslim-bridge/store, with marker-validated
    derivatives/, cache/, and tmp/; smaller clean removes only marker-validated managed
    content and the bridge-owned inbox/.
  • smaller prepare / prepare-batch — frozen JSON output with an authoritative use_path for
    agents; derivatives and cache default to the managed store rather than a source-adjacent
    .contextslim/ directory.
  • Bundled Agent Skill inside the Homebrew install
    (share/smaller-please/skills/smaller-please/) plus the read-only smaller get skills
    command, which surfaces the Skill and its install instruction without writing to any AI-tool
    directory. The correct Agent Skill install/update lifecycle is now documented: installed via a stable symlink so brew upgrade keeps it current; copy is a fallback that requires reinstall.
  • Free / Pro capability split — Free covers the smart pipeline; Pro unlocks maximum
    compression and explicit metadata remove-all, resolved locally from a stored licence.
  • Production licence verification — licences are verified offline on-device against the
    shipped Production trust root; a Pro licence is purchasable and activates locally, and unknown or
    unrecognized installs fail closed to Free. Media content is never uploaded to a Smaller, Please
    server.

Installation / platform

  • Homebrew is the supported installation channel:
    brew tap wberry9813/smaller-please then brew install smaller-please.
  • macOS 12+ on Apple Silicon (arm64) only; the Homebrew formula refuses Intel.
  • Installing the browser extension is always manual: Chrome Developer mode → Load unpacked
    from the visible ~/Applications/Smaller Please Extension path staged by smaller setup /
    smaller extension.

Not yet available

  • Automatic updates, the Chrome Web Store listing, Intel (x86_64), and Windows are
    not shipped. There is no signed DMG/installer: the earlier DMG is historical and no longer
    produced.
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