Auto-GPT v0.4.1

[lc0rp]

This release focuses on improving command reliability and fixing bugs from version 0.4.0. Some internal changes have been made that pave the way for the highly anticipated 0.5.0 major release.

As usual, this release cannot have happened without Auto-GPT's ever-enthusiastic community. Hop over to the discussion boards to discuss this release and more.

This time round, we're highlighting "New Contributors" before the longer changelog details, and including testers, PR-reviewers and other active community members. We may keep this new format in future releases.

Highlights ✨

• Directory-based plugins! - Great news! Plugins no longer have to be compressed into zip files. Simply placing a plugin in a subfolder or repository clone within the plugins directory will now allow it to be recognized and loaded.
• Keyboard navigation! - People who are "less mouse, more keyboard" will love this.
• JSON fixes - Several prompts and JSON problems have been resolved, leading to a more dependable selection and execution of commands.
• More dependable search - Internet searching is now more reliable and less prone to errors thanks to Auto-GPT's improved ability to detect duckduckgo rate limits. The tool now automatically retries searches when these limits are reached.
• Better read_file - Building on the expansion of the read_file command in version 0.4.0, further improvements have been made to Auto-GPT's reading and writing of files.
• More reliable Python code execution - Similarly, Auto-GPT should choke less when creating or executing Python code, and now has the ability to do so within a Docker install
• To round up the highlights, the configuration of allowed/denied shell commands has been simplified and made less confusing, and batch summarization of LLM message history should address some identified crashes caused by the summarization process.

New Contributors & Notable Catalysts

• @DrMurx made their first contribution in Dockerfile: reduce layer bloat #2821
• @BorntraegerMarc made their first contribution in feat: log new-line so user can differentiate sections better in console #1569
• @javableu made their first contribution in False believes challenge based on sally anne test. #4167
• @scenaristeur made their first contribution in make run.sh more compatible #4561
• @ShrekTwo (Discord) - Release testing
• @Boostrix - PR Triaging, code contributions, release testing
• @Wladastic - PR Triaging, code contributions, release testing

Changelog

• Cache Python Packages in the CI pipeline by @merwanehamadi in Cache Python Packages in the CI pipeline #4488
• Skip flaky challenges by @merwanehamadi in Skip flaky challenges #4573
• Add replace_in_file command to change occurrences of text in a file by @bfalans in Add replace_in_file command to change occurrences of text in a file #4565
• Sync release v0.4.0 back into master by @Pwuts in Sync release v0.4.0 back into master #4585
• Fix "update cassettes" step by @merwanehamadi in Fix "update cassettes" step #4591
• Rearrange tests & fix CI by @Pwuts in Rearrange tests & fix CI #4596
• Fix inverted logic for deny_command by @erik-megarad in Fix inverted logic for deny_command #4563
• Update cassette submodule by @merwanehamadi in Update cassette submodule #4601
• Fix duckduckgo rate limiting by @merwanehamadi in Fix duckduckgo rate limiting #4592
• Increase thresholds for PR autolabeler by @Pwuts in Increase thresholds for PR autolabeler #4602
• Fix issues with file reading and writing with Python code by @erik-megarad in Fix issues with file reading and writing with Python code #4567
• Dockerfile: reduce layer bloat by @DrMurx in Dockerfile: reduce layer bloat #2821
• Update .gitignore by @Androbin in Update .gitignore #882
• feat: log new-line so user can differentiate sections better in console by @BorntraegerMarc in feat: log new-line so user can differentiate sections better in console #1569
• Update .gitignore by @ntindle in Update .gitignore #4610
• Feat set token limits based on model by @BaseInfinity in Feat set token limits based on model #4498
• Set proxy headers as secrets by @merwanehamadi in Set proxy headers as secrets #4620
• Inform users that challenges can be flaky by @merwanehamadi in Inform users that challenges can be flaky #4616
• Make challenge "write file" harder + add level 2 by @merwanehamadi in Make challenge "write file" harder + add level 2 #4481
• Fix "debug code" challenge by @merwanehamadi in Fix "debug code" challenge #4632
• Decrement information retrieval challenge a so that it doesn't break the CI by @merwanehamadi in Decrement information retrieval challenge a so that it doesn't break the CI #4637
• Add command for directly executing python code by @erik-megarad in Add command for directly executing python code #4581
• Fix issues with information retrieval challenge a by @erik-megarad in Fix issues with information retrieval challenge a #4622
• Streamline / clarify shell command control configuration by @erik-megarad in Streamline / clarify shell command control configuration #4628
• False believes challenge based on sally anne test. by @javableu in False believes challenge based on sally anne test. #4167
• Quicker logs in pytest by @merwanehamadi in Quicker logs in pytest #4486
• Clean up and fix issues with env configuration and .env.template by @erik-megarad in Clean up and fix issues with env configuration and .env.template #4630
• Fix prompt issue causing 'No Command' issues and challenge b to fail by @erik-megarad in Fix prompt issue causing 'No Command' issues and challenge b to fail #4623
• Decrement memory challenge c by @merwanehamadi in Decrement memory challenge c #4639
• Add settings for custom base url by @DGdev91 in Add settings for custom base url #2594
• Implement directory-based plugin system by @erik-megarad in Implement directory-based plugin system #4548
• Add config as attribute to Agent, rename old config to ai_config by @erik-megarad in Add config as attribute to Agent, rename old config to ai_config #4638
• Upload logs as artifact by @merwanehamadi in Upload logs as artifact #4640
• Create benchmarks that will run Regression Tests and unbeaten challenges by @merwanehamadi in Create benchmarks that will run Regression Tests and unbeaten challenges #4647
• Pass agent to commands instead of config by @erik-megarad in Pass agent to commands instead of config #4645
• Retry regression tests by @merwanehamadi in Retry regression tests #4648
• Fix benchmark logs by @merwanehamadi in Fix benchmark logs #4653
• Implement Batch Summarization in MessageHistory Class to manage context length under model's token limit by @kinance in Implement Batch Summarization in MessageHistory Class to manage context length under model's token limit #4652
• Use prompt_toolkit to enable keyboard navigation in CLI by @erik-megarad in Use prompt_toolkit to enable keyboard navigation in CLI #4649
• Change memory challenge c expectations by @merwanehamadi in Change memory challenge c expectations #4657
• Update setup.md fix typo by @digger-yu in Update setup.md fix typo #4613
• make run.sh more compatible by @scenaristeur in make run.sh more compatible #4561
• Add basic Netlify config by @Pwuts in Add basic Netlify config #4662
• Remove extra spaces in summarization prompt by @kinance in Remove extra spaces in summarization prompt #4660
• Remove unused function split_file from file_operations.py by @Pwuts in Remove unused function split_file from file_operations.py #4658
• Add challenge identifiers to pytest by @merwanehamadi in Add challenge identifiers to pytest #4661
• Strip spaces from the end of truncated ai_name in log_cycle.py by @Pwuts in Strip spaces from the end of truncated ai_name in log_cycle.py #4672
• Incorporating current summary length in token count calculation for the update_running_summary function by @kinance in Incorporating current summary length in token count calculation for the update_running_summary function #4670
• Correct and clean up JSON handling by @erik-megarad in Correct and clean up JSON handling #4655
• Make Benchmarks write cassettes without using them by @merwanehamadi in Make Benchmarks write cassettes without using them #4664
• Fix autogpt docker image not working because missing prompt_settings by @merwanehamadi in Fix autogpt docker image not working because missing prompt_settings #4680
• Rework plugin config to be file-based by @erik-megarad in Rework plugin config to be file-based #4673
• Extract openai API calls and retry at lowest level by @collijk in Extract openai API calls and retry at lowest level #3696

Full Changelog: v0.4.0...v0.4.1

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This discussion was created from the release Auto-GPT v0.4.1.

[wolfsecond]

when will 0.5.0 be released? and when will memory come back? thanks

[Pwuts]

We're aiming for a 0.5.0 release within 2 weeks, but it's hard to say as there are a lot of all-involving changes required to make it work as envisioned.

[GoMightyAlgorythmGo]

Thanks to New Contributors, testers, PR-reviewers and to the community at large. Great work. 💯
Furthermore I strongly suggest to work on its ability to make lasting progress on top of past work. Even if it makes constant mistakes and crazy stuff with no use 90% of the time, its the difference of not making progress to making progress is huge! And it might even be able to help it self like it tries to do here: #792 (comment)
But I think that is nothing new i hope, thank you! Runs/starts very stable right now except if i try plugin business or giving it something that is a task that requires iteration on previous work a bit too much.

[Iracema003]

Hello, I'm trying to start AutoGPT, but it's giving me the following error. Can you help me?