Raycast v2.5stable Released Sep 28, 2026
Impact Score: 5/10

Raycast: πŸ”Œ External Model Providers

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Analysis updated: 2026-10-31.

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⚑ Executive Summary (TL;DR)

Raycast v2.5. Source highlight: Extensions can now provide their own AI models to Raycast. Just install a compatible extension from the Store, complete its setup, and choose its models in AI Chat. It’s an easy way to bring even more models into your everyday workflow.

Who Does This Impact? (Role-Based Analysis)

πŸ’» Software Engineers & Devs

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πŸ“Š Product & Engineering Leads

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πŸ“„ View Raw Release Notes (Original Developer Log)
Extensions can now provide their own AI models to Raycast. Just install a compatible extension from the Store, complete its setup, and choose its models in AI Chat. It’s an easy way to bring even more models into your everyday workflow. We updated a few extensions: Ollama AI , AI by Vercel , Cerebras , Groq , LM Studio , etc.. Developers, check out the API changelog for more information. πŸ’Ž Improvements AI Chat : Rename a chat by double-clicking its title in the top bar. Press Enter to save or Esc to cancel, and the window can still be dragged by the title AI Chat : Dictation with Ctrl + M in the AI Chat and Quick AI composers now uses the same processed transcript as the Dictate command. The text shows up once you stop recording instead of streaming into the editor while you speak Applications : Added support for finding apps by alternate names and Spotlight keywords, such as β€œCodex” for ChatGPT and β€œPreferences” for System Settings File Search: Added a setting to entirely disable indexing of network/removable/virtual volumes File Search: Indexing now respects the .metadata_never_index marker file convention from Spotlight Diagnostics : Added a warning in Settings β†’ About when another app’s Secure Input may interfere with Snippet Expansion or Hyper Key , with guidance on resolving it Script Commands : Added line wrapping to full output so long lines are easier to read 🐞 Fixes AI : Fixed reasoning showing below the answer in chats migrated from Raycast v1 AI : Fixed the tool approval bar not responding in later turns of the same response when using Ollama or OpenAI-compatible custom providers AI : Fixed failing requests retrying in the background indefinitely during provider outages. Raycast now stops after a few attempts and shows an error with options to change the model, resume, or stop. AI Commands : Disabled automatic tool discovery and skill loading AI Profile : Fixed clearing and saving an empty profile Calculator : Fixed currency conversions using missing or outdated rates during refreshes Clipboard History: Fixed a hang in Adobe Illustrator caused by image processing when reading the pasteboard Crash: Improved recovery when the launcher displays a blank window due to a GPU process hang File Search: Classify NFS, VirtualBox and other mounted volumes correctly as non-local volumes Hotkeys : Fixed some shortcuts failing to record when key presses arrive after the keys have been released Quick AI : Fixed ⌘ + Enter (Copy Response) and βŒ₯ + Enter (Paste Formatted Response) not working right after a response in some cases Open With… : Fixed the menu initially selecting an unrelated app before recommended apps finished loading Store : Fixed Install Extension Anyway failing for extensions marked as unsupported on your platform