GAIA v0.15.2 Release Notes
Overview
This release focuses on streamlined setup experience with improvements to gaia init, Lemonade 9.1.4 compatibility, expanded MCP ecosystem roadmap, and numerous documentation fixes based on manual testing.
What’s New
Improved gaia init Command
Enhanced one-stop setup command for reliability and user experience:
- Simplified Download Flow: Downloads all required models directly instead of pre-checking availability
- Download Speed Display: Progress bar now shows download speed (e.g.,
@ 75 MB/s)
- Remote Server Support: New
--remote flag for remote Lemonade server setups
- Graceful Shutdown:
gaia kill --lemonade now uses graceful lemonade-server stop
- Removed Redundancy:
gaia pull command removed (use lemonade-server pull instead)
# Quick setup with speed display
gaia init
# For remote Lemonade server setups
gaia init --remote
Lemonade 9.1.4 Support
Full compatibility with Lemonade Server 9.1.4:
- Health Check Updates: Updated health check format handling
- Version Display: Docs navbar shows
v0.15.2 · Lemonade 9.1.4
Computer Use Agent (CUA) Documentation
New documentation and roadmap for the Computer Use Agent:
- Technical Specification: GUI automation capabilities
- Roadmap: Screen capture, element detection, action execution
- Integration Patterns: Works with existing agent framework
MCP Ecosystem Roadmap
Expanded Model Context Protocol plans for Q1 2026:
- MCP Client Mixin: Plan for client-side MCP integration
- Ecosystem Roadmap: Comprehensive Q1 2026 timeline
- Documentation: Enhanced MCP documentation coverage
Release Branch Automation
GitHub Action automatically updates the release branch on tag push:
- Mintlify Integration: Seamless docs deployment on releases
- Version Tracking: Navbar displays current version automatically
Breaking Change: The gaia pull command has been removed. Use lemonade-server pull directly instead.
Improvements
Developer Experience
- Lint Script Improvements: Enhanced
--fix mode for better auto-formatting (#229)
- uvx Auto-Download: Lint utilities now use uvx for automatic tool installation (#218)
- Import Validation: Fixed import inconsistencies and enhanced validation (#204)
- Max-Steps Warning: Now appears after final step completes, not before (#249)
Documentation
Based on manual testing, several guides were corrected:
- Chat SDK Guide: Fixed examples and workflows (#194)
- Blender Agent Guide: Corrected setup and usage instructions (#195)
- Hardware Advisor Playbook: Fixed structure and renamed to index.mdx (#217)
- Hardware Advisor Agent: Fixed ‘No Plan Found’ warning for simple queries (#216)
UI/UX
- Navbar Improvements: Added bottom border and improved tab visibility (#212)
Infrastructure
- Legacy Installer Removed: NSIS Windows Installer removed in favor of Python packages (#192)
- Dependabot: Set to monitor-only mode to reduce PR noise
- GitHub Actions: Bumped action versions across the repository (#198)
Bug Fixes
- #249: Max-steps warning timing - now appears after final step completes
- #221: Related max-steps warning timing issue
- #250: Model download flow reliability in
gaia init
- #216: Hardware Advisor Agent ‘No Plan Found’ warning for simple queries
Breaking Changes
| Change | Migration |
|---|
gaia pull removed | Use lemonade-server pull directly |
| Legacy NSIS installer removed | Use Python package installation (pip install amd-gaia) |
Full Changelog
18 commits from multiple contributors
Key PRs:
- #249 - Fix max-steps warning timing to appear after final step completes
- #219 - Add
gaia init command for one-stop setup
- #229 - Improve
--fix mode for lint scripts
- #228 - Update and support Lemonade 9.1.4 health check format
- #225 - Add Computer Use Agent (CUA) Documentation and Roadmap
- #218 - Update lint utilities to use uvx for auto-downloading tools
- #217 - Fix Hardware Advisor Playbook structure
- #216 - Fix Hardware Advisor Agent ‘No Plan Found’ warning
- #212 - Add navbar bottom border and improve tab visibility
- #206 - MCP Client Mixin Plan and Roadmap
- #204 - Fix Import Inconsistencies and Enhance Validation
- #202 - Q1 2026 MCP Ecosystem Roadmap
- #198 - Bump the github-actions group
- #195 - Fix Blender Agent guide based on manual testing
- #194 - Fix Chat SDK guide based on manual testing
- #192 - Remove Legacy NSIS Windows Installer
Full Changelog: v0.15.1…v0.15.2