Frigate NVR Updates: Chat Feature Enhancement
NickM-27 merged a significant chat improvement pull request adding token streaming statistics and new settings interface. The update spans 14 files with over 500 lines of new code across both backend AI integrations and frontend components.
Duration: PT1M45S
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- Show: Frigate NVR Updates
- Published: 2026-05-15T10:07:40Z
- Audio duration: PT1M45S
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Good morning, this is your Frigate NVR update for May 15th, 2026.
NickM-27 merged "Chat improvements," a substantial enhancement to Frigate's chat functionality. This pull request adds token streaming statistics support across all AI providers including OpenAI, Azure OpenAI, Gemini, Ollama, and LLaMA CPP. The update propagates streaming token statistics to chat calls and displays…
The enhancement includes a new ChatSettings component with 108 lines of code, providing users with configurable options for token statistics and other chat features. The frontend improvements extend to better mobile layout and spacing, with updates to chat message display and event thumbnail rows.
Backend changes span six AI provider integrations, with LLaMA CPP receiving the most extensive updates at 51 new lines of code. The chat API itself was modified to support the new token streaming capabilities. Internationalization support was added with new English locale strings for the chat interface.
The pull request received one approval and generated three review comments before merging yesterday at 17:05 UTC. The changes represent 542 additions and 128 deletions across 14 files, indicating a focused but…
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