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SiYuan

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Velocity5.0

Privacy-first open-source personal knowledge management system.

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Siyuan ships multiple AI agent enhancements per week as its embedded agent gains streaming output and reasoning model support.

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◆Current state
Siyuan is a local-first, block-based note-taking and database app with aggressive development velocity—multiple alpha and beta releases per week across the 3.8.4 milestone. The embedded AI agent is the most active feature track: streaming Markdown preview for agent responses, expanded reasoning model compatibility (OpenAI-compatible providers), improved reasoning content handling, and configurable question wait times. These additions suggest Siyuan is building an AI agent experience comparable to Notion AI, but in a local-first, privacy-respecting context with pluggable provider support.
◆Where it's heading
Siyuan is converging on an AI-native personal knowledge management tool: earlier alpha releases added the ability to configure database fields through the agent (agentic workspace modification), and the beta track is now stabilizing streaming output and reasoning model support. The pattern is alpha-test-then-beta-stabilize on a weekly cycle. Alongside the AI work, core UX improvements (pinning documents, improved backlinks, snapshot management) suggest the foundation is being strengthened to support heavier agent-driven workflows.
◆Prediction
Siyuan will continue deepening agent capabilities—likely adding tool-use (structured agent actions on documents and databases) and multi-turn context retention. The reasoning model compatibility work suggests the next step is first-class support for chain-of-thought style AI interactions where the reasoning trace is surfaced alongside the output.

◆Recent moves

  1. 2h ago

    v3.8.4-beta.4

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  2. 20h ago

    v3.8.4-beta.3: Reasoning model improvements and streaming agent preview

    Beta.3 adds reasoning model improvements across the AI stack: better title generation reliability for reasoning models and improved reasoning content compatibility for OpenAI-compatible providers. Combined with streaming Markdown preview carried forward from beta.2, this release tightens Siyuan's AI agent for teams running non-standard providers.

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  3. 1d ago

    v3.8.4-beta.2: Streaming agent response preview and Docker font support

    Beta.2 introduces streaming Markdown preview for agent responses—real-time rendered output as the AI generates, rather than waiting for completion. Custom font imports for Docker deployments also land, broadening the self-hosted configuration surface.

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  4. 1d ago

    v3.8.4-beta.1: Custom block search and configurable heading levels

    Beta.1 adds custom block content search, configurable heading levels for embedded block previews and exports, and block reference-to-embed conversion. Usability improvements for users managing complex block-based document structures.

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  5. 2d ago

    v3.8.4-alpha.9

    Alpha.9 adds Serbian language support (broadening international reach), fullscreen mode for the agent dock panel, improved data snapshot management with separate local/cloud panes and batch tag deletion, and document pinning. Active work on both the AI agent UI and core organizational features.

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  6. 3d ago

    v3.8.4-alpha.8

    Alpha.8 upgrades Viewer.js (v1.11.8 → v1.14.0), adds document pinning to the document panel, improves data sync ignore rules to reduce per-operation overhead, and fixes PDF annotation behavior after resize/move. Incremental polish across multiple subsystems.

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