Smarter routing, expanded clusters, and fleet visibility#
2026-10-13Msty Nexus 0.7.0Msty Nexus 0.7.0 makes routing easier to build and inspect, expands cluster and fleet management, opens the Tools Gateway to every plan, and strengthens local decisions, data protection, and model operations.
Features
- Added AI-guided Smart Route creation, live routing views, follow-up routing, and support exports.
- Expanded Cluster with multi-model management, saved setups, per-model traffic, model copying, and repair guidance.
- Made the Tools Gateway available on every plan, with advanced access controls for Pro and Teams.
- Added Local Decisions and Decision Presets.
- Added Apple Foundation Models and AWS IAM authentication for Amazon Bedrock.
- Expanded Fleet monitoring with live reports, usage exports, and role management.
Improvements
- Improved model downloads, imports, library health, model limits, and Console performance.
- Improved preset handling, menus, dialogs, storage information, and warning messages.
- Added disk usage information and a compact usage chart to the Disk card.
- Prevented duplicate presets from being created from the same template.
Fixes
- Isolated the bundled Wails runtime so the desktop app loads it correctly.
- Improved Local Decisions setup and correctly routed evaluation presets through Decision questions.
- Expanded Data Protection to fully redact more identity, financial, credential, network, and device information.
- Enabled custom Data Protection rules and pseudonym restoration for Teams accounts.
- Added immediate model download feedback and cancellation while a download starts.
- Revoked Nexus Pro access after refunds and lost payment disputes.
- Fixed Overview chart tooltips flickering and the dashboard flashing when clicking the Msty Nexus header.
- Fixed Smart Route preparation showing another model's download instead of downloading the router model.
- Fixed an incorrect warning banner appearing for Free and Pro users when no action had failed.
- Fixed clipped chat settings and unreliable menu button clicks.
MCP tools gateway, model chat, benchmarks, and data protection#
2026-09-21Msty Nexus 0.6.0Msty Nexus 0.6.0 introduces the MCP tools gateway and adds model chat, benchmarks, data protection, and Bedrock and Azure providers, alongside Smart Route, filtering, and runtime fixes.
Features
- Added an MCP tools gateway so you can connect tool integrations and let clients discover and call their tools through Nexus, with per-token tool permissions, approval controls, and activity logging.
- Added AWS Bedrock and Azure AI as providers, including thinking controls for their models.
- Added a chat tab in Models so you can chat with a model to verify it, its presets, and routes from within Nexus.
- Added data protection for the Nexus console, including presets and Smart Routes.
- Brought the full preset controls from the menu app to the console.
- Added benchmarks that you can run for any model, preset, cluster, load balancer, or Smart Route.
- Added support for Jev, TypeSafe's evaluation models that judge answers against a set of questions, available from the decision preset.
- Added accelerated MLX inference using MTP (multi-token prediction) models.
- Added out-of-the-box support for Apple Foundation Models on macOS 26 and macOS 27.
- Added lobby walls so you can show stats and usage remotely on a standalone page.
Improvements
- Added a filter to show only loaded models on the Models page.
- Added the ability to filter traffic by a specific route.
- Added usage filtering by client token so you can see what a specific client is doing.
- Improved Smart Routes so requests go to the best matching lane instead of always the fallback model.
- Improved the Smart Routes live page so request history sits in its own scrollable area below the decision stream and resizes to fit the number of requests.
- Improved synced chart tooltips on the Overview page to hide when the mouse leaves and stop flickering during live updates.
- Improved Activity jobs ordering so jobs are listed by the selected date.
- Improved the provider scanner to report when LM Studio requires authentication instead of failing silently.
- Updated the Nexus MLX runtime.
Fixes
- Fixed models not unloading when clicking Unload.
- Fixed accelerated llama.cpp presets not showing their target model as loaded on the Models page.
- Fixed preset thinking levels not adapting to the selected model.
- Fixed provider connection checks hiding upstream error details behind a generic rejection message.
- Fixed usage filtering by preset returning no results.
- Fixed Ollama and Nexus Ollama sharing the same label in the Source filter.
- Fixed the Discovery section listing manually added providers instead of only scanned local runtimes.
- Fixed external runtimes showing their ID instead of their name in model pickers.
- Fixed truncated runtime port conflict error messages.
- Fixed the Open Service action not responding when the Ollama runtime fails to start.
- Fixed the Nexus MLX runtime prompting to start when it is already running.
- Fixed an error after logging into the Nexus console and adding a device.
- Fixed preset manage options on the Overview page redirecting to the wrong page.
The Nexus Console and Msty Nexus Pro#
2026-09-01Msty Nexus 0.5.0Msty Nexus 0.5.0 introduces the Nexus Console for managing your gateway and adds Msty Nexus Pro, alongside a broad round of Smart Route, runtime, provider, and model fixes.
Features
- Introduced the Nexus Console for managing providers, models, Smart Routes, presets, and usage, built into the desktop app and available as a web app for the Pro tier and above.
- Added Msty Nexus Pro, a paid tier that lifts the free Smart Route limit and unlocks the load balancer and additional managed machines, applied automatically to machines you have already connected once you upgrade.
Fixes
- Fixed the Smart Route graph updating only after a response finished instead of during streaming.
- Fixed the Smart Route path in the usage section being misaligned with the rest of the UI.
- Fixed duplicating a Smart Route more than once silently overwriting the first copy.
- Fixed duplicating a preset more than once silently overwriting the first copy.
- Fixed Add Provider silently overwriting an existing provider when a duplicate Provider ID was entered.
- Fixed adding a model silently overwriting an existing model registration.
- Fixed the Provider ID input field disappearing when its value was cleared.
- Fixed provider and model management issues in the desktop app.
- Fixed manually added models being assigned the wrong local or cloud location.
- Fixed a “Model not found” error when deleting a listed model.
- Fixed Library Health flagging the protected Arch Router model as uncatalogued.
- Fixed being unable to switch the Llama.cpp acceleration engine.
- Fixed simultaneous local runtime updates not completing.
- Fixed a runtime staying stuck in “Working…” after a failed start action.
- Fixed the runtime port conflict error message being truncated.
- Fixed Save and Discard controls remaining visible after changes were saved.
- Fixed Ollama and Nexus Ollama showing the same source label.
- Fixed usage from OpenAI-compatible Ollama endpoints not being recorded in Nexus.
- Fixed reported system memory not matching Activity Monitor.
- Fixed the UI briefly going blank when scrolling quickly to the Models section.
Advanced presets and seamless app updates#
2026-08-06Msty Nexus 0.4.1Msty Nexus 0.4.1 expands preset controls for reasoning and caching, improves model handling, and makes Nexus easier to keep updated and available in the background.
Features
- Added preset controls for thinking effort, reasoning display, Anthropic prompt caching, and advanced provider options, with compatibility warnings for unsupported settings.
- Added in-app and system update notifications with downloads for the correct installer on each supported operating system.
- Added close-to-tray behavior so Nexus remains available after its window is closed.
Improvements
- Improved downloaded model handling so aliases such as a base model name and its :latest tag no longer appear as duplicate entries.
- Improved Ollama embedding model loading reliability.
- Hid Nexus MLX options on operating systems that do not support MLX.
- Improved Smart Routes for mixed text and image workloads with endpoint-compatible model selection, dedicated image fallbacks, and clearer validation.
Fixes
- Fixed running LM Studio and Msty Studio Local AI providers appearing as Setup instead of Live on the Overview page.
Gauge usage workspace, expanded gateway routes, and model health checks#
2026-07-27Msty Nexus 0.3.0Features
- Added Gauge as an opt-in AI usage and runway workspace.
- Added image, speech, and rerank gateway routes.
- Added model library health checks.
- Added multipart transcription and image editing.
- Added loaded model memory state visibility.
- Added an auto-start option in settings.
Improvements
- Added Always on Top to the app menu and window controls.
- Hid models from Smart Route model pickers when they are hidden on the Models page.
Fixes
- Fixed Msty Studio detection as local AI so it can be added correctly.
- Fixed the tray icon not appearing when Nexus runs in the background.
- Fixed custom OpenAI-compatible provider names not appearing in usage reports.
- Fixed Nexus Dock UI issues.
- Fixed rescanning so onboarding providers are not the only providers shown.
- Fixed Llama.cpp model scanning so it no longer installs the default model automatically.
- Fixed added Ollama providers and models not appearing in model lists.
- Fixed app restart behavior for DEB and AppImage builds.
- Fixed push notification toast messages showing duplicated words.
Local AI discovery, Smart Routes, and accelerated presets#
2026-07-09Msty Nexus 0.2.0Features
- Discover and connect to local AI runtimes already running on your machine.
- Create Smart Routes that send requests to the best configured model.
- Speed up local model presets with optional acceleration.
Improvements
- Improved first-time setup and provider onboarding.
- Made connection endpoints clearer and easier to copy.
- Clarified which models run locally and which use online providers.
- Rename client tokens for easier identification.
- View usage broken down by client token.
- Improved Msty Nexus icon visibility across desktop themes.
- Improved model and provider setup guidance.
Fixes
- Fixed provider menus being cut off near the bottom of the list.
- Fixed the restart-required status remaining after restarting the runtime.
- Fixed model search results remaining after clearing a search.
- Fixed runtime and provider status not updating between the main window and menu bar.
- Fixed the Advanced Options model search field becoming unusable.
- Fixed Linux AppImage and DEB launch and compatibility issues.
- Fixed system tray icon rendering issues.
- Fixed saving an empty allowed-origins list.
- Fixed hidden models remaining visible in connected clients.
- Fixed duplicate Msty Nexus windows appearing from the Dock and menu bar.
- Fixed Claude models failing through the OpenAI-compatible endpoint.
- Fixed duplicate model-pull actions while another pull is in progress.
- Fixed removed providers and their models remaining visible.
- Fixed duplicate preset names causing inconsistent availability in connected clients.
