Gladys 4.79: Smarter AI, a Better Voice Assistant & More Matter Devices
Hey everyone,
Gladys v4.79 is out 🙂 — with a smarter AI agent, a better voice assistant, and support for more Matter devices.
🤖 Artificial intelligence
This version brings several improvements to the AI agent:
- Scene creation: fixed the schema and increased the timeout to fix a scene-creation bug reported by @GBoulvin and @Jluc.
- Better error handling: clearer feedback when the AI doesn't respond.
- Tool calls via Telegram: you can now see tool calls on Telegram, just like on the web.
- New tools:
- Web Request: the agent can query APIs or web pages. It's a personal need I implemented, and it's incredibly handy!
- Compare Times: compares times of day.
These new tools unlock very powerful things — for example, fetching a store's opening hours and telling you whether it's currently open! Super useful in scenes via the "Ask the AI" action. The possibilities are endless.
🎙️ Voice assistant
- Stop button to interrupt an answer in progress.
- Microphone detection: if no sound was recorded, Gladys now shows an error message.
🏠 Matter
Extended support for new device types: vacuum cleaners, NO₂ sensors (nitrogen dioxide index), and fans.
📡 Zigbee2mqtt
- Updated to Zigbee2mqtt 2.12.0
- Support for the SONOFF SNZB-01M remote (4 buttons)
🔧 Node-RED
A version selector lets you move to a major version of Node-RED directly from the Gladys interface.
Handy for moving to v5, which just came out! ⚠️ Make sure the modules you use are compatible with v5.
🎬 Scenes
- Wider value field for sensor thresholds
- A Back button to navigate more easily in the scene editor
☁️ Gladys Plus
When a remote user is deleted on Gladys Plus, the corresponding local user is automatically deleted on your instance.
As always, the update is automatic within 24 hours if you use Watchtower, or you can do it manually via Settings → System. Happy updating! 🎉