* ✨ feat(runtime-config): add redis-backed feature flag provider with env fallback

* 🐛 fix(runtime-config): cache null snapshots in redis provider

* 🐛 fix(ci): sort runtime-config imports

* 🐛 fix(runtime-config): evict expired selector cache entries

# 🚀 LobeHub v2.1.53 (20260427)

**Release Date:** April 27, 2026
**Since v2.1.52:** 194 merged PRs · 17 contributors

> Introduce Heterogeneous Agent — Claude Code and Codex run as
first-class desktop runtimes, paired with a new Agent Signal package,
sharper desktop UX, and a wave of flagship model additions.

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## ✨ Highlights

- **Introduce Heterogeneous Agent** — Claude Code and Codex run as
first-class desktop agents: subagent rendering, partial-message
streaming, multi-turn resume, terminal error surfacing, rich tool
inspectors, and runtime polish. (#14162, #13754, #14067, #14001, #13970,
#13942)
- **Screen capture & Quick Chat tray** — New desktop screen capture
overlay (macOS permission-gated) with Quick Chat tray and upload
pipeline improvements; chat input auto-focuses on overlay mount.
(#13818, #14097, #14105)
- **Desktop topic & tab UX** — Dedicated topic popup window with
cross-window sync, Cmd+W/Cmd+T tab shortcuts, TabBar polish, recent
working directories expanded to 20, and human approval notifications.
(#13957, #13983, #13972, #14036, #14092)
- **Git workflow built-in** — One-click pull/push from the branch chip,
ahead/behind badge, and submodule/worktree repo detection. (#14041,
#13980, #13978)
- **Agent Signal package** — New `@lobechat/agent-signal` runtime for
dynamic memory feedback signals, with OTel metrics and self-iteration in
Lab. (#14157, #14170, #14159, #14169, #14187)
- **New models** — Claude Opus 4.7 with `xhigh` effort tier, GPT-5.5,
DeepSeek V4 Flash/Pro with reasoning slider, Kimi K2.6, MiMo-V2.5/Pro,
gpt-image-2, Qwen3.6 Flash/Plus, and Pixverse-c1. (#13903, #14147,
#14114, #14004, #14089, #14039, #13923)
- **New providers** — OpenCode Zen, OpenCode Go, and Azure OpenAI Router
runtime. (#13943, #14064, #13823)
- **Mobile settings overhaul** — Full settings menu and responsive
profile layout for mobile. (#14019)

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## 🏗️ Heterogeneous Agent

- Claude Code runtime, working-directory awareness, and sidebar polish.
(#13970)
- CC subagent rendering with persistent streamed text; parallel-tool
orphan fix. (#14001, #13968, #14024)
- Per-step usage persisted to each step assistant message. (#13964)
- Per-phase workflow expand defaults; full-expand toggle with
three-level expansion. (#14171, #13906)
- Hetero-mode actions bar; tool inspector polish. (#13963, #14034,
#14030)
- Codex desktop integration with rich tool rendering and devtools
preview. (#14067, #14100)
- Codex terminal error surfacing and CLI output tracing. (#14166)
- Tighten `isCanUseVision` default and add aggregator fallback. (#14172)
- Persist `ccSessionId` in topic metadata for CC multi-turn resume.
(#13902)
- CC account card, topic filter, and integration polish. (#13955,
#13942, #13950)
- Token-level deltas streamed via `--include-partial-messages`. (#13929)

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## 🧠 Agent Signal & Self-Iteration

- New `@lobechat/agent-signal` package with dynamic feedback signals.
(#14157)
- AgentSignalRuntime wired through agent-tracing and observability-otel
metrics. (#14170, #14159)
- Self-iteration feature flag added to Lab; front-side flag check.
(#14169, #14186)
- Signal policy for receiving memory feedback dynamically. (#14187)

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## 💬 Conversation

- Queue follow-up sends during running CC turns. (#14179)
- Persist per-topic chat scroll position; pin user message + fold long
messages. (#14191, #14056)
- Inline resend when editing last user message. (#14080)
- Disable first-block markdown streaming to prevent flicker. (#14193,
#13904)
- Prevent Markdown stream replay when vlist remounts streaming items.
(#14086)
- Stop repinning after manual scroll; unify scroll-to-user + spacer
hooks. (#14099, #14132)

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## 📱 Platforms & Integrations

### Desktop / Electron

- Screen capture overlay, Quick Chat tray, and upload pipeline
improvements. (#13818)
- macOS permission gate for screen capture; auto-focus chat panel input.
(#14097, #14105)
- Dedicated topic popup window with cross-window sync. (#13957)
- TabBar polish: `+` button for new topic, dark theme blend, close icon
by default. (#13972, #14203, #13973)
- Recent working directories expanded from 5 to 20; submodule/worktree
repo detection. (#14036, #13978)
- Cmd+W / Cmd+T tab shortcuts and global shortcut consolidation.
(#13983, #13880)
- Linux icon configuration; human approval desktop notifications.
(#14042, #14092)

### Git Workflow

- One-click pull/push from branch chip; ahead/behind badge with
refactored GitCtr. (#14041, #13980)

### Mobile

- Full settings menu and responsive profile layout. (#14019)
- Agent route added to mobile router; mobile agent topic route
registered. (#14103, #14158)
- Session list skeleton row layout corrected. (#14040)

### Bot / Messaging

- DM strategy support; bot emoji and markdown render optimization.
(#14201, #14091, #14140)
- Slack webhook fix; bot platform setup guide reference. (#14052,
#14121)

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## 🤖 Models & Providers

### New models

- **Claude Opus 4.7** with `xhigh` effort tier; strip temperature/top_p.
(#13903, #13909)
- **GPT-5.5**. (#14147)
- **DeepSeek V4** Flash/Pro cards with reasoning slider; cache-hit and
Pro discount pricing. (#14114, #14209, #14196, #14131)
- **Kimi K2.6** model with LobeHub-hosted card. (#14004, #14006)
- **MiMo-V2.5 / V2.5-Pro**. (#14089)
- **gpt-image-2**, **Qwen3.6 Flash/Plus**, **Pixverse-c1**. (#14039,
#13923)

### New providers

- **OpenCode Zen** and **OpenCode Go** with env-var support. (#13943,
#14064)
- **Azure OpenAI Router** runtime support. (#13823)
- Model alias mapping for image and video runtimes. (#13896)
- Seedance video models migrated to Dreamina. (#14144)

### Runtime reliability

- Sanitize invalid tool_call arguments to unbreak strict providers.
(#14033)
- Tolerate null `function.name` in streaming tool_call deltas. (#14139)
- Preserve Gemini 3 `thoughtSignature` in `call_tools_batch`
normalization. (#14032)
- Downgrade `image_url` parts when target model lacks vision. (#14029)
- Preserve Cloudflare provider error context. (#14136)
- Use `safety_identifier` for OpenAI Responses API. (#14148)
- Unwrap underlying PG error in `formatErrorEventData`. (#14038)

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## 🖥️ User Experience

- **Onboarding** — Preset agent naming suggestions, structured hunk ops
for `updateDocument`, persona analytics snapshot, footer promotion
pipeline, wrap-up button. (#13931, #13989, #13930, #13853, #13934)
- **Document workflow** — Agent documents promoted as primary workspace
panel; history management and compare workflow; web-crawl docs
associated with agent documents. (#13924, #13725, #13893)
- **cmdk** — Agent identity surfaced on topic search results;
topic/message search scoped to current agent. (#14204, #13960)
- **Floating chat panel** and workspace improvements. (#13887)
- **Topic completion status** with dropdown action and filter. (#14005)

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## 🔧 Tooling

- Redis-backed feature flag provider for runtime config. (#14098)
- Vite upgraded to 8.0.0 with Rolldown strict execution order. (#12720,
#14058)
- `@lobechat/model-bank` automated npm release with provenance. (#14015,
#14017, #14018)
- Skill activation fallback when `activateTools` cannot find identifier.
(#14010)
- Cron tool: timezone and existing jobs injected into system prompt;
clarified `lobe-gtd` and `lobe-cron` descriptions. (#14012, #14013)

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## 🔒 Security & Reliability

- **Security:** uuid bumped to v14 (advisory). (#14083)
- **Security:** validate avatar URL and scope old-avatar deletion to
owner. (#13982)
- **Security:** clear OIDC sessions on better-auth signout; return 401
(not 500) for expired OIDC JWT. (#13916, #14014)
- **Reliability:** scope pending-approval check to current assistant
turn. (#14182)
- **Reliability:** sanitize heterogeneous-agent attachment cache
filenames. (#13937)
- **Reliability:** reduce subagent task status error noise. (#14026)

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## 👥 Contributors

Huge thanks to **17 contributors** who shipped **194 merged PRs** this
week.

@hardy · @shaun0927 · @hezhijie0327 · @sxjeru · @arvinxx · @Innei ·
@tjx666 · @lijian · @neko · @rdmclin2 · @AmAzing129 · @sudongyuer ·
@CanisMinor · @rivertwilight

Plus @lobehubbot and renovate[bot] for maintenance.

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**Full Changelog**:
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