Patch Notes: Language Stability, Optional Web Access, and Workflow Groundwork

This update focuses on making FriedrichAI more stable, predictable, and ready for the next layer of local workflow tools.

The biggest change is language handling. FriedrichAI now defaults to English instead of trying to auto-detect the reply language from every message. Auto-detect sounded useful, but in real use it could cause unwanted language switching when users pasted mixed text, foreign words, or examples. Explicit language requests still work, so you can still ask FriedrichAI to reply in Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Russian, or other supported languages when needed.

This patch also includes additional cleanup for repeated or echoed response text. Short answers should be less likely to repeat themselves or mirror the user’s prompt back awkwardly.

Optional web access has also been added as a user-controlled feature. FriedrichAI remains offline by default. Web access is off unless the user enables it and provides their own API key. This is meant for current-information lookups and research-style assistance while keeping the normal FriedrichAI experience local-first.

This update also includes early internal hooks for future board/task workflow features. The full Kanban-style workflow system is not live yet, but this patch lays some of the groundwork for it.

Included in this update:

- English is now the default response language

- Auto language switching disabled by default

- Explicit language requests still supported

- Improved repeated-response cleanup

- Optional web access support, off by default

- BYO API key support for optional web search

- Early backend hooks for future board/task workflows

- Stability and smoke-test improvements

As always, FriedrichAI is still Early Access. Expect rough edges, but the goal remains the same: a practical local AI assistant that runs on your machine, with privacy and user control at the center.