Local AI helper version history - 25 versions
Local AI helper by Ivo Stoykov
Local AI helper version history - 25 versions
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Latest version
Version 1.29.34
Released Mar 29, 2026 - 193.97 KBWorks with firefox 109.0a1 and later- Added
search_webinternal tool allowing the LLM to search the web using the user's configured search engine - Search opens a reusable background tab (visible, non-active) and reuses it across requests — tab ID persisted in
chrome.storage.session - Added search engine registry with URL builders, SERP CSS selectors, and URL filters/decoders for DuckDuckGo, Google, and Bing
- Added web search orchestrator handling tab lifecycle, SERP scraping, result page content extraction, captcha/consent detection, and result assembly
- Added search engine setting (default: DuckDuckGo) and search result count setting (default: 3, max: 5) to General Settings
- Fixed save settings in options page not persisting plain values
Full list of the changes is available at https://github.com/ivostoykov/localAI/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md
Documentation: https://github.com/ivostoykov/localAI/blob/main/documentation.md
Issues: https://github.com/ivostoykov/localAI/issuesSource code released under Mozilla Public License 2.0
- Added
Older versions
Version 1.29.28
Released Mar 27, 2026 - 190.27 KBWorks with firefox 109.0a1 and later- Fixed internal tools silently returning empty results
- Fixed grouped LinkedIn experience entries mislabelling bare tenure strings
- Fixed emitting multi-paragraph promotional blurbs
- Added self-contained LinkedIn profile extractor
- Detects LinkedIn profile pages and replaces the raw section with normalised output
- Handles grouped layout (company header + role list) and standalone layout (role-first entries)
- Uses stable selectors
- Filters "Show all" / "Show less" LinkedIn UI noise
- Updated LinkedIn related content output format
- Removed eager page-content pre-load on navigation and tab activation
@{{page}}parameter now extracts content fresh from the live DOM at request time- Page content is persisted to session history only after it is actually sent to the model
- Removed `redundant message handlers
- Simplified page read from session DB only
- Purge stale page storage keys left by earlier installations — called once at service-worker startup; planned for removal after v1.31.x
Full list of the changes is available at https://github.com/ivostoykov/localAI/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md
Documentation: https://github.com/ivostoykov/localAI/blob/main/documentation.md
Issues: https://github.com/ivostoykov/localAI/issuesSource code released under Mozilla Public License 2.0
Version 1.29.20
Released Mar 23, 2026 - 187.51 KBWorks with firefox 109.0a1 and later- Fixed content filtering missing some pre-defined elements
- Fixed prompt placeholder bug causing casual empty content
- Other minor fixes
Full list of the changes is available at https://github.com/ivostoykov/localAI/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md
Documentation: https://github.com/ivostoykov/localAI/blob/main/documentation.md
Issues: https://github.com/ivostoykov/localAI/issuesSource code released under Mozilla Public License 2.0
Version 1.29.18
Released Mar 22, 2026 - 186.79 KBWorks with firefox 109.0a1 and laterNew Features- Added thinking/reasoning display support for models with thinking capabilities
- Thinking content now rendered as collapsible "🤔 Thought" sections in UI
- Thinking is not stored in database or session history
Bug Fixes- Fixed rendering in thinking blocks
- Fixed critical message passing bug preventing proper returning results
- Fixed await async responses bug
- Enhanced tool error messages
- Tool error messages now list available tools to guide model selection
- Fixed on-demand page capture failure during startup
- Fixed thinking-only replies persistence mismatch
- Thinking-only responses now skipped during display to match history persistence behaviour
- Messages without content or tool_calls are not saved to history
- Eliminated unnecessary latency on first page-tool request for uncached tabs
- Removed duplicate functions
- Unified functions with automatic context detection in utils.js
- Detects service worker context
- Automatically uses proper message depending on the execution context
Code Refactoring- Fixed functions naming conflicts
- Fixed race condition in model capability detection during model swap
- Centralised some helper functions
Full list of the changes is available at https://github.com/ivostoykov/localAI/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md
Documentation: https://github.com/ivostoykov/localAI/blob/main/documentation.md
Issues: https://github.com/ivostoykov/localAI/issuesSource code released under Mozilla Public License 2.0
Version 1.29.15
Released Mar 18, 2026 - 186.42 KBWorks with firefox 109.0a1 and later- Fixed "no page available" error when model requests page content with
@{{page}}placeholder - Added
validateAndGetTabIdutility to handle missing or invalid tab IDs with fallback to active tab - Added
isValidContentScriptTabutility to validate tabs support content scripts (http/https only) - Transformed
getActiveSessionPageDatafrom passive retriever to active data provider - Added
requestPageDataFromTabto trigger content script page capture when data missing - Modified
setActiveSessionPageDatato return success/failure status instead of void - Added tab ID validation at all entry points (fetchDataAction, execInternalTool, processCommandPlaceholders)
- Added
capturePageDatamessage handler in content script - Imported
jslib/utils.jsinto background service worker - Added comprehensive test coverage for new validation functions (12 new test cases)
- Fixed storage key mismatch issue caused by undefined tab IDs
- Improved error handling for non-http(s) tabs (chrome://, about:, extension pages)
Full list of the changes is available at https://github.com/ivostoykov/localAI/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md
Documentation: https://github.com/ivostoykov/localAI/blob/main/documentation.md
Issues: https://github.com/ivostoykov/localAI/issuesSource code released under Mozilla Public License 2.0
- Fixed "no page available" error when model requests page content with
Version 1.29.11
Released Mar 14, 2026 - 185.63 KBWorks with firefox 109.0a1 and laterFixed thinking-only responses causing empty content display in UI
Thinking-only responses no longer sent to frontend, only logged in worker console
Added status bar feedback "Thinking completed, awaiting response..." for thinking-only replies
Simplified frontend extraction logic
Full list of the changes is available at https://github.com/ivostoykov/localAI/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md
Documentation: https://github.com/ivostoykov/localAI/blob/main/documentation.md
Issues: https://github.com/ivostoykov/localAI/issuesSource code released under Mozilla Public License 2.0
Version 1.29.10
Released Mar 4, 2026 - 185.3 KBWorks with firefox 109.0a1 and later- Fixed thinking-only responses causing empty content display in UI
- Thinking-only responses no longer sent to frontend, only logged in worker console
- Added status bar feedback "Thinking completed, awaiting response..." for thinking-only replies
- Simplified frontend extraction logic
Full list of the changes is available at https://github.com/ivostoykov/localAI/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md
Documentation: https://github.com/ivostoykov/localAI/blob/main/documentation.md
Issues: https://github.com/ivostoykov/localAI/issuesSource code released under Mozilla Public License 2.0
Version 1.29.8
Released Mar 3, 2026 - 185.19 KBWorks with firefox 109.0a1 and later- Fixed
thinkingonly responses (withoutcontent) to be handled properly - Thinking-only replies are not stored in the history
- Updated the UI response handler rendering
Empty content!when thinking reply occurs - Output thinking in worker debug console
Full list of the changes is available at https://github.com/ivostoykov/localAI/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md
Documentation: https://github.com/ivostoykov/localAI/blob/main/documentation.md
Issues: https://github.com/ivostoykov/localAI/issuesSource code released under Mozilla Public License 2.0
- Fixed
Version 1.28.98
Released Mar 2, 2026 - 184.89 KBWorks with firefox 109.0a1 and later- Refactored session title generation to execute in background worker after first turn
- Removed redundant message passing between worker and content script for title generation
- Removed obsolete userPrompt message flow and related functions (storeLastGeneratedPrompt, dumpRawContent)
- Added titleGenerated flag to sessions to prevent repeated title generation
- Cleaned up legacy pre-session-handling code
- Added navigation fcilitation shortcuts in the optionts page
Full list of the changes is available at https://github.com/ivostoykov/localAI/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md
Documentation: https://github.com/ivostoykov/localAI/blob/main/documentation.md
Issues: https://github.com/ivostoykov/localAI/issuesSource code released under Mozilla Public License 2.0
Version 1.28.97
Released Feb 28, 2026 - 184.39 KBWorks with firefox 109.0a1 and laterModel caching
Added embedding
DB schema upgraded
Bug Fixes
Session Archiving
Improved Page Content Extraction
Full list of the changes is available at https://github.com/ivostoykov/localAI/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md
Documentation: https://github.com/ivostoykov/localAI/blob/main/documentation.md
Issues: https://github.com/ivostoykov/localAI/issuesSource code released under Mozilla Public License 2.0
Version 1.28.96
Released Feb 28, 2026 - 184.39 KBWorks with firefox 109.0a1 and laterModel caching
Added embedding
DB schema upgraded
Bug Fixes
Session Archiving
Improved Page Content Extraction
Full list of the changes is available at https://github.com/ivostoykov/localAI/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md
Documentation: https://github.com/ivostoykov/localAI/blob/main/documentation.md
Issues: https://github.com/ivostoykov/localAI/issuesSource code released under Mozilla Public License 2.0
Version 1.28.94
Released Feb 28, 2026 - 184.58 KBWorks with firefox 109.0a1 and laterModel caching
Added embedding
DB schema upgraded
Bug Fixes
Session Archiving
Improved Page Content Extraction
Full list of the changes is available at https://github.com/ivostoykov/localAI/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md
Documentation: https://github.com/ivostoykov/localAI/blob/main/documentation.md
Issues: https://github.com/ivostoykov/localAI/issuesSource code released under Mozilla Public License 2.0
Version 1.28.93
Released Feb 28, 2026 - 184.6 KBWorks with firefox 109.0a1 and laterModel caching
Added embedding
DB schema upgraded
Bug Fixes
Session Archiving
Improved Page Content Extraction
Full list of the changes is available at https://github.com/ivostoykov/localAI/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md
Documentation: https://github.com/ivostoykov/localAI/blob/main/documentation.md
Issues: https://github.com/ivostoykov/localAI/issuesSource code released under Mozilla Public License 2.0
Version 1.28.90
Released Feb 24, 2026 - 182.77 KBWorks with firefox 109.0a1 and laterModel caching
Added embedding
DB schema upgraded
Bug Fixes
Session Archiving
Improved Page Content Extraction
Full list of the changes is available at https://github.com/ivostoykov/localAI/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md
Documentation: https://github.com/ivostoykov/localAI/blob/main/documentation.md
Issues: https://github.com/ivostoykov/localAI/issuesSource code released under Mozilla Public License 2.0
Version 1.28.87
Released Feb 23, 2026 - 180.94 KBWorks with firefox 109.0a1 and laterModel caching
Added embedding
DB schema upgraded
Bug Fixes
Session Archiving
Improved Page Content Extraction
Full list of the changes is available at https://github.com/ivostoykov/localAI/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md
Documentation: https://github.com/ivostoykov/localAI/blob/main/documentation.md
Issues: https://github.com/ivostoykov/localAI/issuesSource code released under Mozilla Public License 2.0
Version 1.28.85
Released Feb 22, 2026 - 180.93 KBWorks with firefox 109.0a1 and later- Model caching
- Added embedding
- DB schema upgraded
- Bug Fixes
- Session Archiving
- Improved Page Content Extraction
Full list of the changes is available at https://github.com/ivostoykov/localAI/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md
Documentation: https://github.com/ivostoykov/localAI/blob/main/documentation.md
Issues: https://github.com/ivostoykov/localAI/issuesSource code released under Mozilla Public License 2.0
Version 1.28.82
Released Feb 22, 2026 - 172.11 KBWorks with firefox 109.0a1 and later- Model caching
- Added embedding
- DB schema upgraded
- Bug Fixes
- Session Archiving
Full list of the changes is available at https://github.com/ivostoykov/localAI/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md
Documentation: https://github.com/ivostoykov/localAI/blob/main/documentation.md
Issues: https://github.com/ivostoykov/localAI/issuesSource code released under Mozilla Public License 2.0
Version 1.28.80
Released Feb 22, 2026 - 171.17 KBWorks with firefox 109.0a1 and later- Model caching
- Added embedding
- DB schema upgraded
- Bug Fixes
- Session Archiving
Full list of the changes is available at https://github.com/ivostoykov/localAI/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md
Documentation: https://github.com/ivostoykov/localAI/blob/main/documentation.md
Issues: https://github.com/ivostoykov/localAI/issuesSource code released under Mozilla Public License 2.0
Version 1.28.73
Released Feb 20, 2026 - 166.48 KBWorks with firefox 109.0a1 and laterAdded command hint box above the input area, triggered by / (slash commands) or @ (context placeholders)
Hint box filters the matching list as the user types and hides on non-matching input
Arrow keys navigate the list; Tab appends the completion suffix; Escape dismisses
Fixed rootElement.getElementById error in getARIAContext — replaced with querySelector
Fixed missing closing bracket and misplaced return in getARIAContext
Fixed typo $err.message → err.message in getARIAContext error handler
Full list of the changes is available at https://github.com/ivostoykov/localAI/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md
Documentation: https://github.com/ivostoykov/localAI/blob/main/documentation.md
Issues: https://github.com/ivostoykov/localAI/issuesSource code released under Mozilla Public License 2.0
Version 1.28.70
Released Feb 20, 2026 - 166.3 KBWorks with firefox 109.0a1 and laterAdded command hint box above the input area, triggered by / (slash commands) or @ (context placeholders)
Hint box filters the matching list as the user types and hides on non-matching input
Arrow keys navigate the list; Tab appends the completion suffix; Escape dismisses
Fixed rootElement.getElementById error in getARIAContext — replaced with querySelector
Fixed missing closing bracket and misplaced return in getARIAContext
Fixed typo $err.message → err.message in getARIAContext error handler
Full list of the changes is available at https://github.com/ivostoykov/localAI/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md
Documentation: https://github.com/ivostoykov/localAI/blob/main/documentation.md
Issues: https://github.com/ivostoykov/localAI/issuesSource code released under Mozilla Public License 2.0
Version 1.28.68
Released Feb 19, 2026 - 166.27 KBWorks with firefox 109.0a1 and laterAdded command hint box above the input area, triggered by / (slash commands) or @ (context placeholders)
Hint box filters the matching list as the user types and hides on non-matching input
Arrow keys navigate the list; Tab appends the completion suffix; Escape dismisses
Fixed rootElement.getElementById error in getARIAContext — replaced with querySelector
Fixed missing closing bracket and misplaced return in getARIAContext
Fixed typo $err.message → err.message in getARIAContext error handler
Full list of the changes is available at https://github.com/ivostoykov/localAI/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md
Documentation: https://github.com/ivostoykov/localAI/blob/main/documentation.md
Issues: https://github.com/ivostoykov/localAI/issuesSource code released under Mozilla Public License 2.0
Version 1.28.65
Released Feb 18, 2026 - 166.24 KBWorks with firefox 109.0a1 and later- Added command hint box above the input area, triggered by
/(slash commands) or@(context placeholders) - Hint box filters the matching list as the user types and hides on non-matching input
- Arrow keys navigate the list; Tab appends the completion suffix; Escape dismisses
- Fixed
rootElement.getElementByIderror ingetARIAContext— replaced withquerySelector - Fixed missing closing bracket and misplaced
returningetARIAContext - Fixed typo
$err.message→err.messageingetARIAContexterror handler
Full list of the changes is available at https://github.com/ivostoykov/localAI/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md
Documentation: https://github.com/ivostoykov/localAI/blob/main/documentation.md
Issues: https://github.com/ivostoykov/localAI/issuesSource code released under Mozilla Public License 2.0
- Added command hint box above the input area, triggered by
Version 1.28.59
Released Feb 16, 2026 - 165.18 KBWorks with firefox 109.0a1 and laterRefactored the session management.
Refactored context management.
Split UI and context history for clarity
Added additional commands to user input
Added internal tool call handling for page browsing
Separated internal from user tools (external resources)
Added global page filtering to reduce context noise
Added per domain filtering for fine-tuning what page content will be included in the context
Full list of the changes is available at https://github.com/ivostoykov/localAI/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md
Documentation: https://github.com/ivostoykov/localAI/blob/main/documentation.md
Issues: https://github.com/ivostoykov/localAI/issuesSource code released under Mozilla Public License 2.0
Version 1.28.58
Released Feb 15, 2026 - 165.05 KBWorks with firefox 109.0a1 and laterRefactored the session management.
Refactored context management.
Split UI and context history for clarity
Added additional commands to user input
Added internal tool call handling for page browsing
Separated internal from user tools (external resources)
Added global page filtering to reduce context noise
Added per domain filtering for fine-tuning what page content will be included in the context
Full list of the changes is available at https://github.com/ivostoykov/localAI/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md
Documentation: https://github.com/ivostoykov/localAI/blob/main/documentation.md
Issues: https://github.com/ivostoykov/localAI/issuesSource code released under Mozilla Public License 2.0
Version 1.28.56
Released Feb 15, 2026 - 165.04 KBWorks with firefox 109.0a1 and laterRefactored the session management.
Refactored context management.
Split UI and context history for clarity
Added additional commands to user input
Added internal tool call handling for page browsing
Separated internal from user tools (external resources)
Added global page filtering to reduce context noise
Added per domain filtering for fine-tuning what page content will be included in the context
Full list of the changes is available at https://github.com/ivostoykov/localAI/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md
Documentation: https://github.com/ivostoykov/localAI/blob/main/documentation.md
Issues: https://github.com/ivostoykov/localAI/issuesSource code released under Mozilla Public License 2.0