Release AION v1.5.0 — Capability Awareness, Self-Improvement & Multi-Channel UI · xynstr/aion

What's new in v1.5.0

This is the largest release since v1.0.0 — two parallel development lines merged.

aion.py modularized — split into core/ package: aion_config, aion_character, aion_permissions, aion_prompt, aion_providers — each independently hot-reloadable
core/aion_progress.py — per-task progress reporting for real-time frontend progress bars
All tools always visible — tier_threshold=2 default; desktop, browser, audio tools always in API schema — eliminates hallucinated tool names and wasted retry turns
Grouped Capability Index — system prompt contains a semantic, auto-generated tool index grouped by prefix (DESKTOP, AUDIO, BROWSER…)

record_mistake tool — AION records mistakes to mistakes.md; last 5 entries injected into every session
lookup_rule tool — keyword/section search over prompts/rules.md
Boot maintenance session — boot_session plugin spawns a silent background session on startup after ≥1h offline; reviews mistakes, character, todos
Offline duration hint — system prompt shows how long AION was offline
Doc freshness warning — warns when core .py files are newer than AION_SELF.md
End-of-conversation protocol — mandatory wrap-up rules: update_character, reflect, record_mistake, CHANGELOG check
max_rules_chars: 35000 — full 27 KB rules.md now always loaded (was truncated at 12 KB)

desktop_set_window_state — minimize, maximize, restore or close any window by partial title match
boot_status — last boot time, offline duration, maintenance status
record_mistake / lookup_rule — persistent learning & rule lookup
boot_session plugin — startup maintenance session
docx_to_speech plugin — convert Word documents to MP3/WAV via edge-tts or sapi5

Channel switcher — pill tabs for web/Telegram/Discord/Slack with unread counts
Detach-task (⊞) — offload long tasks to background while keeping chat responsive
Mood system — visual mood badges and bubble tinting
Activity log — tool execution timeline
Update banner — notification when a new version is available
Real-time progress bars — for long-running tool operations

anthropic_provider — Claude 4.x models (opus-4-6, sonnet-4-6, haiku-4-5)
gemini_provider — Function Calling, thinking budgets, vision — all stable
audio_pipeline — OGG/MP3/WAV/FLAC/WebM via Faster Whisper; multi-engine TTS
telegram_bot — feature parity: isolated history, approval buttons, voice, photos

MAINTENANCE.md — change-propagation checklists for every change type
docs/messaging.md — full integration guide (Telegram, Discord, Slack, audio, MCP)
hub-repo-template/ — distributable plugin repo framework with GitHub Actions