Msty Nexus Changelog

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Advanced presets and seamless app updates🔗

2026-08-06
Msty Nexus 0.4.1

Msty Nexus 0.4.1 expands preset controls for reasoning and caching, improves model handling, and makes Nexus easier to keep updated and available in the background.

Features

• Added preset controls for thinking effort, reasoning display, Anthropic prompt caching, and advanced provider options, with compatibility warnings for unsupported settings.
• Added in-app and system update notifications with downloads for the correct installer on each supported operating system.
• Added close-to-tray behavior so Nexus remains available after its window is closed.

Improvements

• Improved downloaded model handling so aliases such as a base model name and its :latest tag no longer appear as duplicate entries.
• Improved Ollama embedding model loading reliability.
• Hid Nexus MLX options on operating systems that do not support MLX.
• Improved Smart Routes for mixed text and image workloads with endpoint-compatible model selection, dedicated image fallbacks, and clearer validation.

Fixes

• Fixed running LM Studio and Msty Studio Local AI providers appearing as Setup instead of Live on the Overview page.

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Gauge usage workspace, expanded gateway routes, and model health checks🔗

2026-07-27
Msty Nexus 0.3.0

Features

• Added Gauge as an opt-in AI usage and runway workspace.
• Added image, speech, and rerank gateway routes.
• Added model library health checks.
• Added multipart transcription and image editing.
• Added loaded model memory state visibility.
• Added an auto-start option in settings.

Improvements

• Added Always on Top to the app menu and window controls.
• Hid models from Smart Route model pickers when they are hidden on the Models page.

Fixes

• Fixed Msty Studio detection as local AI so it can be added correctly.
• Fixed the tray icon not appearing when Nexus runs in the background.
• Fixed custom OpenAI-compatible provider names not appearing in usage reports.
• Fixed Nexus Dock UI issues.
• Fixed rescanning so onboarding providers are not the only providers shown.
• Fixed Llama.cpp model scanning so it no longer installs the default model automatically.
• Fixed added Ollama providers and models not appearing in model lists.
• Fixed app restart behavior for DEB and AppImage builds.
• Fixed push notification toast messages showing duplicated words.

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Local AI discovery, Smart Routes, and accelerated presets🔗

2026-07-09
Msty Nexus 0.2.0

Features

• Discover and connect to local AI runtimes already running on your machine.
• Create Smart Routes that send requests to the best configured model.
• Speed up local model presets with optional acceleration.

Improvements

• Improved first-time setup and provider onboarding.
• Made connection endpoints clearer and easier to copy.
• Clarified which models run locally and which use online providers.
• Rename client tokens for easier identification.
• View usage broken down by client token.
• Improved Msty Nexus icon visibility across desktop themes.
• Improved model and provider setup guidance.

Fixes

• Fixed provider menus being cut off near the bottom of the list.
• Fixed the restart-required status remaining after restarting the runtime.
• Fixed model search results remaining after clearing a search.
• Fixed runtime and provider status not updating between the main window and menu bar.
• Fixed the Advanced Options model search field becoming unusable.
• Fixed Linux AppImage and DEB launch and compatibility issues.
• Fixed system tray icon rendering issues.
• Fixed saving an empty allowed-origins list.
• Fixed hidden models remaining visible in connected clients.
• Fixed duplicate Msty Nexus windows appearing from the Dock and menu bar.
• Fixed Claude models failing through the OpenAI-compatible endpoint.
• Fixed duplicate model-pull actions while another pull is in progress.
• Fixed removed providers and their models remaining visible.
• Fixed duplicate preset names causing inconsistent availability in connected clients.