Changelog

Versioned release notes for ModelPiper, ToolPiper, VisionPiper, AudioPiper, and MediaPiper.

0.0.7-beta

Everything you'd use Ollama for — free, and an easy way to switch

Running open-source models locally is now completely free in ToolPiper: no account, no usage limits, fully offline on your Mac. And if you're coming from Ollama, ToolPiper can now speak Ollama's API, so your existing setup and tools can point at ToolPiper and keep working without any changes.

Added

  • Run open-source models on your Mac for free — no account and no usage caps. ToolPiper now does everything you'd reach for Ollama to do: download a model, run it locally, and keep every request on your machine.
  • Switching from Ollama is now drop-in. Turn on Ollama API compatibility and ToolPiper answers on Ollama's usual address, so your existing apps, scripts, and tools work as-is — no code changes and no re-learning.

Changed

  • Cleaned up and standardized the local API so endpoints are consistent and predictable, with refreshed developer docs to match.

Fixed

  • Fixed several crashes and background-stability issues for a smoother, more reliable run.

0.0.6-beta

Connect Claude Code to your Mac, smarter chat, and on-device memory

ToolPiper now works with Claude Code on the same Mac — Claude Code can reach your local tools, models, and Mac actions, and nothing leaves your machine. Chat got smarter too: it can take several steps and use your tools to finish a task instead of just replying. And ToolPiper now remembers things between sessions, all stored on your device.

Added

  • Claude Code can now connect to ToolPiper on the same Mac and use your local tools, models, and Mac actions.
  • Chat works through multi-step tasks and uses your tools to get things done — this replaces the separate Agent screen.
  • ToolPiper remembers context across sessions. It's all stored on your device, and nothing is sent anywhere.
  • New tools for detecting body poses in images and for upscaling images to higher resolution.

Changed

  • All security and permission settings now live in one Security panel, with clearer sign-in prompts — no more stuck or duplicate permission screens.
  • VisionPiper and AudioPiper now sign in to ToolPiper the same secure way ToolPiper does, using short-lived access tokens instead of the older shared key.

Fixed

  • Fixed an error that could make the Developer Tokens panel show "Token service unavailable."
  • Fixed several crashes and background-stability issues.

0.0.4-beta

Automatic updates, a tool marketplace, and 300+ tools

The big one: ToolPiper now updates itself. Beta users get future versions automatically instead of downloading and reinstalling by hand. This build also adds a marketplace for connecting tools and services, and grows the catalog past 300 tools with clearer, more consistent names.

Added

  • A marketplace for browsing and connecting tools and services, including the first one-click secure sign-in connection: GitHub.
  • Over 300 tools, with simpler and more consistent names that are easier to find.
  • Chat automatically surfaces the most relevant tools for what you're asking, matched right on your device.
  • A new command-line tool, piper, for inspecting and testing ToolPiper from the terminal.

Changed

  • ToolPiper now updates itself and checks for new versions a few times a day, so you stay current without reinstalling.
  • Every release now confirms the update feed is live before it ships, so an update can't go out broken.

Fixed

  • Fixed the last issues that kept some tools from connecting reliably.

0.0.3-beta

Push-to-talk voice, Mac actions, and a native iPhone app

Hold a key to talk: dictate straight into any app, or give ToolPiper a spoken command and let it act for you. This build also adds AI Actions — around 140 things ToolPiper can do across your Mac, from apps to files to system settings — plus a native iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch app.

Added

  • Push-to-talk: hold the right Option key to dictate into any app, or the right Command key to speak a command and have ToolPiper carry it out.
  • AI Actions: ToolPiper can now control around 140 things across your Mac — apps, files, windows, system settings, and more.
  • A native iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch app that connects securely to ToolPiper on your Mac.
  • Connect your own devices together directly — the foundation for the upcoming device-to-device feature.
  • Faster file finding across your workspaces, with pinned folders and per-chat files.

Changed

  • Smoother sign-in when connecting cloud AI providers — you land back in ToolPiper cleanly after authorizing.
  • More reliable installs and updates from the downloaded app.

Fixed

  • Fixed a saving issue and a couple of stability problems that showed up while scanning.

0.0.1-beta

ToolPiper moves to direct download

ToolPiper is now a signed app you download directly from ModelPiper instead of through the Mac App Store, which lets us ship updates faster. Version numbers reset to 0.0.1-beta to mark the start of the new download line.

Changed

  • ToolPiper now installs from a direct download on ModelPiper instead of the Mac App Store. It's signed and notarized, so macOS recognizes it as safe to open.
  • Version numbers reset to 0.0.1-beta to mark the start of the new download line.