Open WebUI v0.6.34 — Release Notes & Engineering Impact

## [0.6.34] - 2025-10-16 ### Added - 📄 MinerU is now supported as a document parser backend, with support for both local and managed API deployments. [#18306](https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/pull/18306) - 🔒 JWT token expiration default is now set to 4 weeks instead of never expiring, with security warnings displayed in backend logs and admin UI when set to unlimited. [#18261](https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/pull/18261), [#18262](https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/pull/18262) - ⚡ Page loading performance is improved by preventing unnecessary API requests when sidebar folders are not expanded. [#18179](https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/pull/18179), [#17476](https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/issues/17476) - 📁 File hash values are now included in the knowledge endpoint response, enabling efficient file synchronization through hash comparison. [#18284](https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/pull/18284), [#18283](https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/issues/18283) - 🎨 Chat dialog scrollbar visibility is improved by increasing its width, making it easier to use for navigation. [#18369](https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/pull/18369), [#11782](https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/issues/11782) - 🔄 Various improvements were implemented across the frontend and backend to enhance performance, stability, and security. - 🌐 Translations for Catalan, Chinese, Czech, Finnish, German, Kabyle, Korean, Portuguese (Brazil), Spanish, Thai, and Turkish were enhanced and expanded. ### Fixed - 📚 Focused retrieval mode now works correctly, preventing the system from forcing full context mode and loading all documents in a knowledge base regardless of settings. [#18133](https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/issues/18133) - 🔧 Filter inlet functions now correctly execute on tool call continuations, ensuring parameter persistence throughout tool interactions. [#18222](https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/issues/18222) - 🛠️ External tool servers now properly support DELETE requests with body data. [#18289](https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/pull/18289), [#18287](https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/issues/18287) - 🗄️ Oracle23ai vector database client now correctly handles variable initialization, resolving UnboundLocalError when retrieving items from collections. [#18356](https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/issues/18356) - 🔧 Model auto-pull functionality now works correctly even when user settings remain unmodified. [#18324](https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/pull/18324) - 🎨 Duplicate HTML content in artifacts is now prevented by improving code block detection logic. [#18195](https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/pull/18195), [#6154](https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/issues/6154) - 💬 Pinned chats now appear in the Reference Chats list and can be referenced in conversations. [#18288](https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/issues/18288) - 📝 Misleading knowledge base warning text in documents settings is clarified to correctly instruct users about reindexing vectors. [#18263](https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/pull/18263) - 🔔 Toast notifications can now be dismissed even when a modal is open. [#18260](https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/pull/18260) - 🔘 The "Chats" button in the sidebar now correctly toggles chat list visibility without navigating away from the current page. [#18232](https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/pull/18232) - 🎯 The Integrations menu no longer closes prematurely when clicking outside the Valves modal. [#18310](https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/pull/18310) - 🛠️ Tool ID display issues where "undefined" was incorrectly shown in the interface are now resolved. [#18178](https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/pull/18178) - 🛠️ Model management issues caused by excessively long model IDs are now prevented through validation that limits model IDs to 256 characters. [#18125](https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/issues/18125)