tools-only Local Deep Research v0.4.0 Release Notes
We're excited to announce Local Deep Research v0.4.0, bringing significant improvements to search capabilities, model integrations, and overall system performance.
Major Enhancements
LLM Improvements
- Custom OpenAI Endpoint Support: Added support for custom OpenAI-compatible endpoints
- Dynamic Model Fetching: Improved model discovery for both OpenAI and Anthropic using their official packages
- Increased Context Window: Enhanced default context window size and maximum limits
Search Enhancements
- Journal Quality Assessment: Added capability to estimate journal reputation and quality for academic sources
- Enhanced SearXNG Integration: Fixed API key handling and prioritized SearXNG in auto search
- Elasticsearch Improvements: Added English translations to Chinese content in Elasticsearch files
User Experience
- Search Engine Visibility: Added display of selected search engine during research
- Better API Key Management: Improved handling of search engine API keys from database settings
- Custom Context Windows: Added user-configurable context window size for LLMs
System Improvements
- Logging System Upgrade: Migrated to
logurufor improved logging capabilities - Memory Optimization: Fixed high memory usage when journal quality filtering is enabled
- Resumable Benchmarks: Added support for resuming interrupted benchmark runs
Bug Fixes
- Fixed broken SearXNG API key setting
- Memory usage optimizations for journal quality filtering
- Cleanup of OpenAI endpoint model loading features
- Various fixes for evaluation scripts
- Improved settings manager reliability
Development Improvements
- Added test coverage for settings manager
- Cleaner code organization for LLM integration
- Enhanced API key handling from database settings
New Contributors
- @JayLiu7319 contributed support for Custom OpenAI Endpoint models
Full Changelog
For complete details of all changes, see the full changelog.
Installation
Download the Windows Installer or install via pip:
pip install local-deep-research
Requires Ollama or other LLM provider. See the README for complete setup instructions.