ThinkWatch-Lite

Traffic tables now keep token usage and cost visible in narrow windows. Model, key and upstream names shrink before the table scrolls horizontally, while numeric columns retain enough space for their values. Hovering a shortened name reveals the full text. Safety and format-conversion badges remain readable.

The existing column settings now support pinning columns to the left or right. Pinned columns work consistently in request rows and session summaries, with matching hover and selection colors. When the window is too narrow for all selected pinned columns, the table temporarily reduces the fixed area and restores it when space is available. Clicking a request continues to open the existing detail drawer.

Saved column visibility and relative order are preserved. Existing layouts automatically gain right-pinned token and cost columns when both are already the last visible columns; custom layouts and explicit unpinning are respected. Column preferences remain local to each installation.

This release continues to bundle Core 0.89.2. The control-plane protocol remains 58 and the request-store schema remains 28. Existing settings, upstreams, request history and usage history are kept.

Release packaging now retries transient downloads and uses authenticated GitHub asset requests in CI. Linux packaging tools are prepared before compilation.

Downloads

Each file is published with a .sha256 file beside it. latest.json is the manifest for in-app updates, and install.sh is the Linux install script.

On Windows, the portable ZIP runs without installation or administrator rights: extract it to any writable folder and start ThinkWatch Lite.exe. Its settings stay in the data folder beside it, separate from an installed copy, and it updates itself in place.

On macOS, Homebrew installs the same disk image:

brew install --cask thinkwatchproject/tap/thinkwatch-lite

On Linux, the install script downloads the AppImage for the machine's architecture, checks its SHA-256 and installs it as ~/Applications/ThinkWatch-Lite.AppImage:

curl -fsSL https://github.com/ThinkWatchProject/ThinkWatch-Lite/releases/latest/download/install.sh | sh

Both commands install the latest release. First-launch steps for each platform, such as removing the quarantine attribute from a copy downloaded on macOS, are described in the README.

The [ThinkWatch Lite page](https://thinkwat

Traffic columns can now be hidden and reordered, with a compact preset that keeps model, token and cost information visible in smaller windows. Preferences are saved locally and apply to request rows and session rows. Older records display their date and time on separate lines.

Request rows show the model name sent to the upstream, with the original requested name underneath when routing changes it. Both lines share the existing width limit, and hovering reveals the complete names. Credential names align with the column heading, with recognized application icons placed after the name.

HTTP record details now explain when stored headers and bodies are redacted. The decoded view and raw view use consistent labels so a redacted archive is not mistaken for an exact wire capture.

This release bundles Core 0.89.2, which reduces credential false positives in code and pool logs, enables native system proxies for upstreams configured to use them, and preserves Mistral array response fragments and split placeholders during format conversion. Applying or reloading configuration refreshes system proxy settings. The Mistral fixes cover reproduced compatibility defects; the original report of delayed or truncated output still needs confirmation with complete traffic.

The control-plane protocol remains 58 and the request-store schema remains 28. Existing settings, upstreams, request history and usage history are kept.

Downloads

Each file is published with a .sha256 file beside it. latest.json is the manifest for in-app updates, and install.sh is the Linux install script.

On Windows, the portable ZIP runs without installation or administrator rights: extract it to any writable folder and start ThinkWatch Lite.exe. Its settings stay in the data folder beside it, separate from an installed copy, and it updates itself in place.

On macOS, Homebrew installs the same disk image:

brew install --cask thinkwatchproject/tap/thinkwatch-lite

On Linux, the install script downloads the AppImage for the machine's architecture, checks its SHA-256 and installs it as ~/Applications/ThinkWatch-Lite.AppImage:

curl -fsSL https://github.com/ThinkWatchProject/ThinkWatch-Lite/releases/latest/download/install.sh | sh

Both commands install the latest release. First-launch steps for each platform, such as removing the quarantine attribute from a copy downloaded on macOS, are described in the [README](https://github.com/ThinkWatchProject/T

ThinkWatch Lite restores existing windows more reliably from the tray, including minimized windows on KDE Wayland. Opening the main window or navigating from the tray keeps the existing webview and unsaved form contents. Update notices restore the update window, and background tray actions leave the current window focused.

• Linux uses the desktop's StatusNotifierItem and DBusMenu protocols directly, passing each activation token to the window requested by that action. The tray remains available after a panel restart, and menu changes invalidate old actions so stale clicks cannot target a different item.
• Wayland activation depends on the desktop supplying a token. The Plasma 6.6 branch supports tokens for menu items; older desktops may supply them only when clicking the tray icon. Click the tray icon to open the main window on those desktops.
• Window restoration on Windows preserves maximized windows. Shortcuts and update notices use the same restoration path as the tray.

This release continues to bundle Core 0.89.1. The control-plane protocol remains 58 and the request-store schema remains 28. Existing settings, upstreams, request history and usage history are kept.

Downloads

Each file is published with a .sha256 file beside it. latest.json is the manifest for in-app updates, and install.sh is the Linux install script.

On Windows, the portable ZIP runs without installation or administrator rights: extract it to any writable folder and start ThinkWatch Lite.exe. Its settings stay in the data folder beside it, separate from an installed copy, and it updates itself in place.

On macOS, Homebrew installs the same disk image:

brew install --cask thinkwatchproject/tap/thinkwatch-lite

On Linux, the install script downloads the AppImage for the machine's architecture, checks its SHA-256 and installs it as ~/Applications/ThinkWatch-Lite.AppImage:

curl -fsSL https://github.com/ThinkWatchProject/ThinkWatch-Lite/releases/latest/download/install.sh | sh

Both commands install the latest release. First-launch steps for each platform, such as removing the quarantine attribute from a copy downloaded on macOS, are described in the README.

The ThinkWatch Lite page describes each feature, and the documentation covers installing, connecting clients and routing.

Verifying a download

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ThinkWatch Lite now bundles Core 0.89.1. ChatGPT account quotas populate automatically after startup and update in Overview and the menu dropdown without opening the Upstreams page.

• Core refreshes quotas when an account is first discovered, after 15 minutes without a fresh quota update, or after a reported quota window resets. Quota headers from real traffic postpone background queries. Concurrent reads share work, automatic queries are limited to four accounts at a time, and failures back off while retaining the last known quota. No configuration changes are required.
• Overview listens for quota updates and refreshes automatically when background queries finish. Manual usage refresh remains available.
• Pi and omp takeovers preserve xhigh and max reasoning effort instead of reducing them before requests reach the gateway. OpenCode exposes all six gateway effort levels through explicit variants in both configuration formats, including early v2 releases. Existing takeovers with incomplete effort declarations are flagged for update; updating retains the original restore backup.

The control-plane protocol remains 58 and the request-store schema remains 28. Existing settings, upstreams, request history and usage history are kept. Remote connections continue to work with protocol-58 servers; upgrade a remote Core to 0.89.1 to enable automatic quota refresh there.

Downloads

Each file is published with a .sha256 file beside it. latest.json is the manifest for in-app updates, and install.sh is the Linux install script.

On Windows, the portable ZIP runs without installation or administrator rights: extract it to any writable folder and start ThinkWatch Lite.exe. Its settings stay in the data folder beside it, separate from an installed copy, and it updates itself in place.

On macOS, Homebrew installs the same disk image:

brew install --cask thinkwatchproject/tap/thinkwatch-lite

On Linux, the install script downloads the AppImage for the machine's architecture, checks its SHA-256 and installs it as ~/Applications/ThinkWatch-Lite.AppImage:

curl -fsSL https://github.com/ThinkWatchProject/ThinkWatch-Lite/releases/latest/download/install.sh | sh

Both commands install the latest release. First-launch steps for each platform, such as removing the quarantine attribute from a copy downloaded on macOS, are described in the README.

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