v0.3.17

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fast-agent 0.3.17 skills'n'shells

Agent Skills

Support for Agent Skills - check the documentation here: https://fast-agent.ai/agents/skills

Shell Access

Agents can now access the shell. Use the -x or --shell command line option to enable. Use at your own risk!

Markdown Streaming (Experimental)

Markdown Streaming now enabled by default for all providers (including Google Gemini).

markdown_streaming_small.mp4

Switch to plain text or disable streaming by updating fastagent.config.yaml:

logger:
  # Streaming renderer for assistant responses: "markdown", "plain", or "none"
  streaming: markdown

(Note due to the nature of doing this in a standard Terminal, occasional scroll-back pollution may occur).

Tool Call Streaming (OpenAI Models)

OpenAI Models support streaming of Tool Call arguments, providing immediate feedback when generating large amounts of content:

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Thank you

Huge thank you to all Users and Contributors who keep fast-agent focused on being a powertool. Join us in the Discord at https://discord.gg/Dw9gHejh

What's Changed

• fix(google): handle const in tool schemas for Gemini (string=>enum; drop non-string const) by @xek in fix(google): handle const in tool schemas for Gemini (string=>enum; drop non-string const) #421
• Fix/0.3.13 by @evalstate in Fix/0.3.13 #422
• Use DEFAULT_MAX_ITERATIONS as a fallback in tool calls by @mylux in Use DEFAULT_MAX_ITERATIONS as a fallback in tool calls #423
• Feat/apps sdk by @evalstate in Feat/apps sdk #425
• configurable timeline! by @evalstate in configurable timeline! #426
• Fix/apps sdk by @evalstate in Fix/apps sdk #427
• Normalize tool call request params by @mylux in Normalize tool call request params #424
• ElicitationForm: Add support for pattern matching in string fields by @pommfresser in ElicitationForm: Add support for pattern matching in string fields #428
• [BUGFIX] Fix the agent dependencies by @ChrisW-priv in [BUGFIX] Fix the agent dependencies #430
• Provide tool error feedback agent by @mylux in Provide tool error feedback agent #431
• Plain/Markdown Streaming Support [Experimental] by @evalstate in Plain/Markdown Streaming Support [Experimental] #433
• Add text navigation mode by @pommfresser in Add text navigation mode #437
• Feat/agent skills by @evalstate in Feat/agent skills #439
• Feat/improve tool stream by @evalstate in Feat/improve tool stream #442

New Contributors

• @xek made their first contribution in fix(google): handle const in tool schemas for Gemini (string=>enum; drop non-string const) #421
• @mylux made their first contribution in Use DEFAULT_MAX_ITERATIONS as a fallback in tool calls #423
• @pommfresser made their first contribution in ElicitationForm: Add support for pattern matching in string fields #428

Full Changelog: v0.3.12...v0.3.17

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