Elzi checks for a new release when it starts and every 4 hours after that. It downloads the release in the background and installs it the next time you quit, keeping your chats, models and settings. From 4.1.9 on, it updates itself only when it runs from /Applications or ~/Applications.
Elzi 4.1.12
Node stats, parallel cloud benchmarks and OpenRouter fixes
- Nodes get four 1-to-10 stats; an “Elzi picks” strategy uses them to choose each turn’s node.
- The Benchmark view runs several OpenRouter builds at once and scores them one at a time.
- Gemini on OpenRouter no longer ends long tool-calling chats in empty replies.
Elzi 4.1.10
Supervisor fixes
- A job that is done stays done after Elzi or the engine restarts.
- A new job session starts in about 2 seconds while another runs a long tool call.
- Stopping a job cancels its node jobs; the Overseer-silent warning raises one notice per silence.
Elzi 4.1.9
The Supervisor: Claude Code watches a long Elzi job
- The Supervisor lets Claude Code watch a long Elzi job and say if it is done.
- Anonymous usage data starts unticked, and Qwen3.8 Flash-Next starts with medium thinking.
- An app updates itself only when it runs from /Applications or ~/Applications.
Elzi 4.1.8
The memory lock tells you when it holds less than it says
- The memory lock starts wiring back idle room 30 seconds after a prompt ends.
- When macOS has no room, the Memory lock panel shows how much is not held.
- Every Settings tab, every LeanZero MLX tab and four dialogs have a short tour.
Elzi 4.1.7
Elzi is now signed with the permission list we chose
- Elzi no longer carries the USB, print and location permissions.
- Camera, Bluetooth, Reminders and audio capture stay, because programs you run through Elzi can ask.
- A failed AppleScript now shows the agent its error, not an empty answer.
Elzi 4.1.6
A new first-run tour, and a short tour for each menu
- A new first-run tour shows what Elzi can do and lets you practise making a node.
- Each menu has a short tour that opens the first time you open it.
- Settings, App, Tours stops tours opening by themselves, or starts any of them again.
Elzi 4.1.5
LeanZero Link reconnects by itself, and a busy node no longer ends your turn
- LeanZero Link reconnects by itself after Elzi restarts, for example after an update.
- A Mac whose Link node was removed enrolls again on its own.
- When all nodes lag, the turn waits up to three minutes instead of ending at once.
Elzi 4.1.4
The tour stays away after an update, and slow models folders no longer stall the app
- The tour no longer reopens after every update.
- Model lists load in seconds, even when a network folder stops answering.
- Planning a run across your Macs no longer hangs on a silent Mac.
Elzi 4.1.3
The memory lock, off by default
- A new memory lock keeps memory for your local model.
- It stays off until you turn it on under LeanZero MLX, Memory.
- A context test shows how many tokens this Mac can hold right now.
Elzi 4.1.2
Voice takes, a first-run tour and a sharper icon
- Elzi shows you around on first launch, one place at a time.
- Voice takes for our video pipeline, kept in a library.
- A sharper icon that fills its Dock tile on macOS 27.
Elzi 4.1.1
A bigger icon, the Elzi name in the Dock, and chat on a node set to another model
- A bigger app icon and the Elzi name across macOS.
- Fixes the “No node can answer” chat error when this Mac’s engine serves another model.
Elzi 4.1.0
A new name, and pictures
- The app is now called Elzi, with her head as the icon.
- Make pictures on your Mac and find them again in Images.
- A new welcome flow for first-time users.