Documentation Release Notes
The Documentation Release Notes provide a version-by-version overview of updates, improvements, and structural changes made across the documentation platform. Each release highlights newly added guides, integrations, deployment workflows, feature enhancements, and navigation updates introduced over time.
You can follow the changelog versions below to track documentation updates and platform improvements introduced in each release:
- v1.0 · 20 January 2026
- v2.0 · 10 February 2026
- v2.1 · 24 February 2026
- v2.2 · 10 March 2026
- v2.3 · 25 June 2026
- v2.4 · 3 July 2026
- v2.5 · 10 July 2026
- v2.6 · 16 July 2026
- v2.7 · 24 July 2026
- v2.8 · 31 July 2026
- v2.9 · 7 August 2026
v1.0 · 20 January 2026
| Type | Change |
|---|---|
| Added | Initial docs: introduction, quickstart, architecture, glossary, changelog sections |
v2.0 · 10 February 2026
| Type | Change |
|---|---|
| Added | Approval-only registration, UI device registration, model deployment, inference, results export |
| Added | Supported models (TFLite, GGUF), device management, community links |
| Added | Model serving as OpenAI-compatible APIs, OpenClaw integration |
| Changed | Quickstart end-to-end journey; introduction positioning; install from source with uv |
v2.1 · 24 February 2026
| Type | Change |
|---|---|
| Added | VS Code integration Continue with locally served models |
| Added | Version switcher for v2.0 / v2.1 docs |
| Added | Loc.ai:Link changelog v0.1.10 telemetry and maintenance |
| Changed | Sidebar VS Code integration with icon |
v2.2 · 10 March 2026
| Type | Change |
|---|---|
| Added | Open WebUI integration guide private chatbot with Loc.ai and Open WebUI |
| Added | Obsidian integration guide Infio Copilot and Smart Composer |
| Added | Version switcher updated to include v2.2 (see site changelog history) |
| Changed | Sidebar Open WebUI and Obsidian under Integrations |
v2.3 · 25 June 2026
| Type | Change |
|---|---|
| Added | Setup Wizard guide under Getting Started covering the post-login guided device setup (name, platform, connect, deploy) |
| Added | Loc.ai:Control changelog June 2026 release notes guided device setup, in-app What's New feed, live device metrics, free-tier egress increase, and the Starter plan update |
| Added | Loc.ai:Link changelog v1.0.16 resume status reporting, input-validation and security hardening, safer orphan cleanup, and llama.cpp b9789 |
| Changed | Renamed Getting Started pages "Register Your First Device" to "Register a Device" and "Deploy Your First Model" to "Deploy a Model" |
| Changed | Renumbered the Getting Started section so the Setup Wizard leads, followed by Sign In, Register a Device, and Deploy a Model |
v2.4 · 3 July 2026
| Type | Change |
|---|---|
| Added | "Your Own Software" integration guide covering the local HTTP surface for integrating Loc.ai:Link into your own host application |
| Added | Loc.ai:Link changelog v1.0.17 bundled over-the-air updates, GET /models per-pipeline serving state, and launcher-based first-launch bootstrap |
| Changed | Sidebar "Your Own Software" added under Integrations |
v2.5 · 10 July 2026
| Type | Change |
|---|---|
| Added | "Using the Link App" section a full guide set for the new desktop app: overview, install on macOS, install on Linux, menu-bar companion, preferences, deploying models, re-registering, uninstalling, troubleshooting, and file locations |
| Added | "Troubleshooting - Common Issues" page |
| Added | Cancel a Deployment and Track Your Deployments sections in the Deploy a Model guide, with screenshots |
| Added | Loc.ai:Control changelog July 2026 release notes cancel a deployment, deployments tracker, redesigned Models page, and Hugging Face / Kaggle import (coming soon) |
| Added | Loc.ai:Link changelog v1.0.18 and v1.0.19 the menu-bar companion, Setup Assistant, and the graphical installers for macOS and Linux |
| Changed | Sidebar new "Using the Link App" and "Troubleshooting - Common Issues" categories |
v2.6 · 16 July 2026
| Type | Change |
|---|---|
| Added | Loc.ai:Control changelog July 2026 additions download Loc.ai:Link for Mac, a tidier top bar, and fixes for the stuck loading spinner and the model delete/uninstall freeze |
| Added | Loc.ai:Link changelog v1.1.0 whole-app over-the-air updates, macOS OTA, and in-app model downloads from the companion |
| Changed | Reworded the Deployments tracker changelog entry from the "rocket icon" to the notifications bell's Deployments tab, matching the redesigned top bar |
v2.7 · 24 July 2026
| Type | Change |
|---|---|
| Added | Fleet Management section overview, fleet dashboard, config and rollouts, and enrollment keys and analytics, with screenshots |
| Added | Workspace section getting-started guide and a dedicated Loc.ai:Workspace changelog |
| Added | Deregistering a Device section in the Register a Device guide uninstall now deregisters automatically, plus manual deregistration from Control |
| Added | Loc.ai:Link changelog v1.2.0 Workspace from the menu bar, per-model removal from the device, and self-cleaning uninstall |
| Added | Loc.ai:Control changelog July 2026 addition fleet management dashboard (early access) |
| Changed | Link App pages (deploy models, menu-bar companion, preferences, uninstall) updated for model removal and deregistration |
| Changed | Sidebar new Fleet Management and Workspace categories |
v2.8 · 31 July 2026
| Type | Change |
|---|---|
| Added | Privacy section usage analytics and the account-wide analytics switch |
| Added | Workspace troubleshooting guide for the "document too large" served-model error |
| Added | Loc.ai:Control changelog July 2026 additions redesigned dashboard, privacy card, and the Workspace served-model fix |
| Added | Loc.ai:Link changelog v1.2.1 and v1.2.2 fleet keys on the one-line installer, online-means-ready, and update locking |
| Added | Enrolling devices with a fleet key section in the fleet keys guide |
| Changed | Sidebar new Privacy category |
v2.9 · 7 August 2026
Latest
| Type | Change |
|---|---|
| Added | Loc.ai:Control changelog August 2026 key-only headless registration, the rebuilt Register Device dialog, Pending device status, and dashboard fixes |
| Added | Loc.ai:Link changelog v1.3.0 one desktop app, one background service, the one-line headless install, and the locai CLI |
| Changed | Rewrote Register a Device around the two-mode dialog and the key-only headless flow no device name, email, or password, Windows via PowerShell only, and source installs marked developer-only |
| Changed | Setup Wizard is now three steps the naming step is gone because every install path names the device itself |
| Changed | Link App section updated for the single-app reality one app and one service, in-app uninstall that deregisters, updated logs and file locations |
| Changed | Fleet enrollment instructions updated to the key-only flow (locai register --fleet-key, or environment variables for unattended installs) |
| Changed | Registration-key descriptions in the glossary and platform architecture single-use, bound to the first machine, same-machine retries are safe |
| Changed | Troubleshooting a device blocked by a firewall now shows as Pending in the dashboard |
| Removed | Orphaned Loc.ai:Link page that showed outdated install commands |