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Main Branch Preview

0.8.1

The hosted `main` branch does not contain an official `0.8.1` changelog entry yet. The items below are derived from the current `main` branch commits and runtime files.

• added a repo-backed Connector Zoo catalog path with local fallback behavior for connector discovery and install flows
• expanded and clarified the Three Zoos documentation on `main`, including the operator-facing split between models, triggers, and connectors
• hardened dependency and deployment defaults on the main branch
• fixed local CPU ingest stalls, status heartbeats, and anomaly gating behavior during runtime recovery

Official Release

0.8.0

• bumped the project version to `0.8.0` across the Python package, frontend package metadata, macOS bundle metadata, and FastAPI OpenAPI metadata
• added published-image support for the compose and CLI stack via `HEARTHLIGHT_*_IMAGE` environment variables and a Docker publish helper script
• widened the default YOLOX detector surface to COCO-trained classes and added extra YOLOX size options in the model zoo
• migrated the frontend from `react-scripts` to Vite and rebuilt the frontend package lockfile
• simplified source configuration defaults for blank camera labels, webcam labels, and uploaded video names
• hid source-level detector, tracker, and anomaly override selectors whenever `Enable Video AI` is turned off while preserving saved disabled state
• renamed the source save action to `Update Source Settings` and added a visible loading spinner while source settings save
• expanded local anomaly registry compatibility so `siglip_stage_1_*` and `smolvlm_stage_2_*` defaults resolve even when the external model-zoo catalog is unavailable
• simplified the Connectors page into a single-column connector list with configured-state badges
• added per-camera frame skipping with `Process every Nth frame`
• moved anomaly `1-10` trigger cutoffs out of Stage 2 prompt config and into anomaly detection rules
• split Rules into separate detection and anomaly sections with multi-camera targeting
• added processing-rate guidance in the model library and recent measured cadence in Model Logs
• added third-party Stage 2 anomaly model entries for Chatgpt, Claude, and Lauretta-hosted OpenAI-compatible APIs, with environment-based availability checks and provider model-name overrides
• moved theme selection into `Settings > Appearance` and persisted it as a workspace-wide backend setting with cached startup restore
• unified models, triggers, connectors, and rule-set templates under a restart-loaded plugin manifest system backed by persisted plugin bundle and component catalogs
• added `Govee Light Connection` as a non-core connector plugin that can be pulled from the Connector Zoo without becoming part of the default built-in connector set
• added Govee connector setup helpers for API-key validation, light-device discovery, optional state inspection, and trigger-driven light control
• removed stale frontend pages and assets from the retired Control, Entity, and POI flows
• cleaned up duplicate backup files such as `README (1).md` and `.gitignore (1)`
• documented the validated detector class surface and clarified that live detector trigger IDs remain normalized to `PERSON` and `BAG`