Release v1.0.1

Welcome to the v1.0.1 release of Kit! This release includes some bug fixes for the features introduced in v1.0.0, along with some improvements to the documentation.

Bug fixes

• Auto-fill name/author when using kit import by @amisevsk in #722
• Use 'nano' as the default editor in import if $EDITOR is unset by @amisevsk in #721

Docs improvements

• New kit import doc by @bmicklea in #711
• Update documentation for Kit import by @amisevsk in #712
• Doc updates for import by @bmicklea in #719
• Filtering and KITOPS_HOME updates by @bmicklea in #720

Full Changelog: v1.0.0...v1.0.1

Release v1.0.0

Welcome to the v1.0.0 release of Kit! We've added some exciting new features and improvements.

New Features

Import models from Huggingface🤗 directly

We've added the kit import command, that can be used to download a model from Huggingface and package it as a ModelKit automatically. This command will download the model to a temporary directory, generate a Kitfile, and package it all in one step.

For private repositories, you may have to provide a personal access token using the --token flag.

Currently, kit import requires that you have git and git-lfs installed, but we're working on removing this requirement in a future release. We've been playing with the feature a lot ourselves, but would love any feedback you may have!

As an added bonus, kit import works on any git repository -- try running

kit import https://github.com/jozu-ai/kitops

to see it in action!

For more information, see kit import --help or the PR that added the feature: #684

Automatically generate Kitfiles

Most ModelKits are relatively simple -- they may contain model weights, some metadata, some documentation, and a few other files. To make using Kit in these situations simpler, we've added the kit init command, which will generate a Kitfile for you to use. This generation is fairly simple, but should handle some common cases:

• Model weights should be detected automatically
• Certain files (e.g. a README.md) are handled specially
• The license is automatically detected from a LICENSE file

You may need to tweak the Kitfile slightly to get the exact result you desire, but it should be an easy starting point for creating your own ModelKit

For more information, see kit init --help, or the PR #661

Significant Changes

• Allow specifying a separate target reference to push in kit push by @amisevsk in #685
• Add tests for generating Kitfiles. by @amisevsk in #693
• Install git and git-lfs in default kitops images by @amisevsk in #704

Bug Fixes

• Fix race condition when pulling manifest with duplicate digests by @amisevsk in #688
• Clean up error messages on push failures by @amisevsk in #694
• Fixups for kit import by @amisevsk in #706

Full Changelog: v0.5.0...v1.0.0

Release v0.5.0

Welcome to the latest release of Kit! We've added some exciting new features and improvements.

New Features

Updates to the ModelKit format

We've updated how files are packaged into ModelKits internally, which is why we've decided to increase the minor version number for this release. These changes are intended to make it easier to consume ModelKits in other contexts:

• The config object for ModelKits now stores digests with each layer, to make it easier to access a specific layer's blob
• Layers are now packed to include directories relative to the context directory, making unpacking tarballs simpler.

While these changes are backwards compatible (the current Kit CLI still processes ModelKits created with an earlier version), packing the same data will result in a different digest after updating to version v0.5.0.

For a detailed description of changes, see PR #635

Log tailing for dev logs command

Added flag -f or --follow that allows to tail the logs of the development server. To tail logs use the command

    kit dev logs -f

Thanks @srikary12 for this contribution

New format field for Kitfile

Kitfile model object has the new format field to store the model's data format (e.g. safetensors, gguf, onnx, etc.).

manifestVersion: 1.0.0
...
model:
  name: Phi-3-mini-4k-instruct-fp16
  path: Phi-3-mini-4k-instruct-fp16.gguf
  format: gguf
  license: MIT License

Significant Changes

• Add modelpart mediatype to ModelKits spec document by @amisevsk in #618
• Updates to ModelKit format by @amisevsk in #635
• Add Model format field to Kitfile by @amisevsk in #645
• [feat:] Add Log tailing by @srikary12 in #610

Bug fixes

• Better defer and subpath checks for unpack by @gorkem in #630
• Handle file close in defer better for dev command by @gorkem in #628
• Normalize paths when deciding if files should be ignored by @amisevsk in #631

New Contributors

• @chanix95 made their first contribution in #611

Full Changelog: v0.4.0...v0.5.0

Release v0.4.0

Welcome to the latest release of Kit! We've added some exciting new features and improvements.

New Features

dev Command Now Available on Windows and Linux

You can now test your LLM applications locally on Windows and Linux using the kit dev command, which was previously available only on macOS.

We've integrated the llamafile project to implement the dev command, enhancing cross-platform compatibility.

Packaging Changes

To keep kit easy to use in automation pipelines, llamafile is no longer included by default in Kit packages. Instead, it is downloaded when the dev command is invoked. For users who need to work offline, we provide packages that include llamafile, marked as "offline".

📖 Learn more: See the kit dev documentation for additional details.

New --filter Option for kit info Command

We've made scripting with Kitfile values easier. The kit info command now supports a new --filter flag that allows you to select specific values from your Kitfile.

Example

Suppose you have the following Kitfile:

manifestVersion: 1.0.0
package:
  # ...
model:
  name: llama3.2-1b-1B-instruct-f16
  path: ./llama3.2-1b-1B-instruct-f16.gguf
  license: LLAMA 3.2 COMMUNITY LICENSE AGREEMENT
  description: Llama 3.2 1B instruct model
# ...

To get the path value of the model, run:

kit info model:tag --filter model.path

This command returns:

 `./llama3.2-1b-1B-instruct-f16.gguf`

What's Changed

• Bump the actions-minor group with 3 updates by @dependabot in #576
• docs: update CLI documentation for v0.3.4 by @github-actions in #575
• Fixed TAG_NAME environment variable assignment by @brett-hodges in #577
• Updates to why and use cases by @bmicklea in #580
• Docs for containerizing and Kubernetes deployment by @bmicklea in #579
• fix trailing spaces by @bmicklea in #581
• feat: add back to top button by @SagarSharma101 in #561
• Node selection capability by @srikary12 in #541
• Update deploy.md by @javisperez in #582
• Make release container job depend on release job in actions by @amisevsk in #578
• Changes to the homepage by @javisperez in #585
• Update README with Deploy and Dagger by @bmicklea in #588
• Add Dagger to docs by @bmicklea in #586
• Switch dev Command to Use llamafile by @gorkem in #559
• add deploy & dagger to README by @bmicklea in #593

New Contributors

• @SagarSharma101 made their first contribution in #561

Full Changelog: v0.3.4...v0.4.0

Release v0.3.4

What's Changed

• docs: update CLI documentation for v0.3.3 by @github-actions in #459
• fixup: use brackets on documentation by @gorkem in #460
• Enable building containerized Kit CLI and init container by @amisevsk in #453
• Update to Go 1.22.6 and fix base image in init container Dockerfile by @amisevsk in #461
• Update mpb to v8.8.3 and fix bug in pack progress bars not clearing by @amisevsk in #469
• New section for kitops landing page by @javisperez in #467
• Add the add your email modal by @javisperez in #473
• Fix text color on hover for home button by @javisperez in #475
• Use loops instead of sendgrid for the newsletter modal by @javisperez in #479
• UI change loops with Sendgrid by @javisperez in #480
• Update docs to use Hub by @bmicklea in #481
• Add to use cases by @bmicklea in #485
• Update compatibility list by @bmicklea in #484
• KitOps Updates by @Jwilliamsr in #486
• link fix by @bmicklea in #492
• 487 update kitop mailing list form from script to static by @javisperez in #494
• Fixes to KitOps recaptcha validation by @javisperez in #496
• readme updates and ../ fix by @Jwilliamsr in #490
• Update quick-start.md by @bmicklea in #497
• Use loops instead of sendgrid for the newsletter subscription by @javisperez in #500
• Feat(docs): fix quickstart link by @shivaylamba in #502
• quick start updates by @bmicklea in #504
• README fixes by @bmicklea in #505
• Changes to the homepage by @javisperez in #508
• Update README.md by @bmicklea in #507
• Updates to how we pass the reCaptcha token by @javisperez in #511
• Update ROADMAP.md by @bmicklea in #509
• feat: added parameters field to datasets and code by @RS-labhub in #514
• make erorr more explicit by @TusharMohapatra07 in #515
• Update ROADMAP.md by @bmicklea in #519
• Fixed typing errors and doc enhancement by @FarukhS52 in #521
• Added Homebrew Tap Capability by @brett-hodges in #520
• Support for proxies by @srikary12 in #512
• Update Code of Conduct for Clarity and Inclusivity by @Mayank8881 in #535
• Added Emojis and corrected Some Grammar mistakes In GOVERNANCE.md by @NishantRana07 in #528
• fix old quick start links by @bmicklea in #537
• Fixup missing/outdated license headers on go files by @amisevsk in #538
• Improve the email field validation in the home page by @javisperez in #539
• Fixes a bug in my previous PR. by @javisperez in #540
• Fix deadlink in "why kitops" by @javisperez in #544
• Update README.md by @bmicklea in #548
• Updates to KitOps homepage by @javisperez in #547
• Fix a wrong link that somehow got there by @javisperez in #550
• Updated posts json by @Jwilliamsr in #553
• Add Posthog to Kitops documentation page by @javisperez in #552
• Installation docs update by @bmicklea in #554
• Removing unnecessary headings by @bmicklea in #555
• Add CookieYes to Docs site by @javisperez in #558
• Update installation.md to fix the build by @javisperez in #560
• docs: fix typo in README by @novanish in #562

New Contributors

• @shivaylamba made their first contribution in #502
• @RS-labhub made their first contribution in #514
• @TusharMohapatra07 made their first contribution in #515
• @FarukhS52 made their first contribution in #521
• @srikary12 made their first contribution in #512
• @Mayank8881 made their first contribution in #535
• @NishantRana07 made their first contribution in #528
• @novanish made their first contribution in #562

Full Changelog: v0.3.3...v0.3.4

Release v0.3.3

What's Changed

• docs: update CLI documentation for v0.3.2 by @github-actions in #434
• Update model parameters to kitfile spec by @gorkem in #436
• Update ModelKit diagram by @bmicklea in #435
• Fix indefinite hang when unpacking over existing files by @amisevsk in #452
• Updated Blog Feed + Readme by @Jwilliamsr in #454
• Enable unpack to filter for specific layers instead of all layers of a type by @amisevsk in #446

Full Changelog: v0.3.2...v0.3.3

Release v0.3.2

What's Changed

• docs: update CLI documentation for v0.3.1 by @github-actions in #430
• Change the version template for releases by @gorkem in #433

Full Changelog: v0.3.1...v0.3.2

Release v0.3.1

What's Changed

• enhancement: Resumable downloads when pulling ModelKits
• enhancement: New efficient storage layout for storing blobs
• docs: update CLI documentation for v0.3.0 by @github-actions in #406
• Update format.md by @javisperez in #409
• fix typo by @eltociear in #411
• Updated Posts by @Jwilliamsr in #413
• Don't fail remote list operations if repo contains non-modelkits by @amisevsk in #407
• Bump the npm-development group across 1 directory with 2 updates by @dependabot in #416
• Add PR check step to verify all files in Vitepress @includes exist by @amisevsk in #415
• Bump the actions-minor group with 2 updates by @dependabot in #417
• Add support for resumable downloads; clean up ingest directory; add --concurrency flag by @amisevsk in #408
• Show update notifications when a new version of kit is available by @amisevsk in #418
• Fix garbage collection for pulled modelkits by @amisevsk in #420
• jozu hub compatibility by @bmicklea in #410
• Revamping KitOps use case doc by @bmicklea in #423
• Add list of pre-made ModelKits to docs by @bmicklea in #425
• Updated prebuilt-modelkits.md to remove references to invalid datasets by @brett-hodges in #428

New Contributors

• @eltociear made their first contribution in #411

Full Changelog: v0.3.0...v0.3.1

Release v0.3.0

👋 Hello beautiful KitOps users! Big news - this version optimizes the local storage format for KitOps, so when you run the first kit command you'll see a message about migrating to the new storage format. This is expected and exciting because it can save a lot of space by removing artifact duplicates!

Also a big welcome to @bhattbhuwan13, and thanks for your first PR. ❤️

What's Changed

• Add TAG_NAME as env var in docs generation step by @amisevsk in #340
• Add dependabot config by @gorkem in #341
• Pin github actions by @gorkem in #358
• move to weekly cadence by @gorkem in #361
• Revert Vitepress to 1.0.0-rc42 by @javisperez in #360
• Update colors used for terminal output and update default prefixes by @amisevsk in #367
• Update README by @bmicklea in #368
• Update Dependencies to the latest version by @javisperez in #374
• fixes #375 by @bhattbhuwan13 in #376
• Update posts.json by @Jwilliamsr in #377
• Fixup docs link in docs/README.md by @amisevsk in #380
• Fix issue when using relative paths for KITOPS_HOME by @amisevsk in #382
• Add RB2B script to KitOps site by @javisperez in #384
• Allow specifying -vv to set log-level to trace by @amisevsk in #392
• Add support for arbitrary parameters in models by @amisevsk in #385
• Add third verbosity level to disable progress bars too by @amisevsk in #396
• Add support for docs layers by @amisevsk in #386
• Slim kitfile spec by @amisevsk in #389
• Refactor local storage to avoid duplicating blobs by @amisevsk in #390
• Update quick-start.md by @bmicklea in #404
• Add support for authenticating via client certificates by @amisevsk in #402
• Update documentation to include references to docs section by @amisevsk in #395

New Contributors

• @bhattbhuwan13 made their first contribution in #376

Full Changelog: v0.2.5...v0.3.0

Release v0.2.5

What's Changed

• docs: update CLI documentation for v0.2.4 by @github-actions in #317
• Include current CLI version in generated docs page by @amisevsk in #279
• Update installation guide by @bmicklea in #315
• dev mode updates by @bmicklea in #316
• new dev commands by @bmicklea in #318
• link fixes by @bmicklea in #321
• Add logos and images for email templates by @javisperez in #322
• Add quotes section to the landing page by @javisperez in #330
• Add --remote flag to kit remove by @amisevsk in #327
• Fix the build after my previous PR by @javisperez in #331
• Update the docs links color by @javisperez in #333
• Fix broken link in quick-start.md by @amisevsk in #334
• Chunked repo push by @amisevsk in #329
• Update the build instructions by @gorkem in #336
• Add Node + PNPM version badges to the readme by @javisperez in #337
• Quick start and next steps updates by @brett-hodges in #335
• Add different log-levels to output; name per-request trace logging for registry operations by @amisevsk in #339

New Contributors

• @github-actions made their first contribution in #317
• @brett-hodges made their first contribution in #335

Full Changelog: v0.2.4...v0.2.5