SerpSearch, Exa and Parallel keys are no longer re-checked with empty searches every few minutes. This release also adds ZCode support, a /v1/usage endpoint and a "last worked" time on each key.
Providers
- No more empty-search key checks. SerpSearch, Exa and Parallel (with a real key) have no account endpoint, so their key check is a search with no query. The health checker used to send it every ~5 minutes for every key, and SerpSearch revoked a user's free account over it. These keys are now checked once, when added. A key in an error state is re-checked at most once an hour, and "Check now" / "Check all" still work (#1608, fixes [#1599]).
Agents
- ZCode.
npx freellmapi setup-zcode --url … --api-key …adds FreeLLMAPI to ZCode's provider registry (~/.zcode/v2/provider_config.json, shared by ZCode Desktop and CLI) and keeps your other providers. ZCode requests show up on the Agents page. CLI 0.8.2 (#1607, [#1523]).
Dashboard
- "Last worked" on each key. Hovering a key's last-checked time now also shows when it last served a request or passed a check, so "checked recently" and "actually working" are no longer the same thing (#1606, [#1493]).
- Analytics fix. A filter repeated in the URL (
?provider=a&provider=b) no longer breaks the recent-calls panel with a 500 (#1597). - Fusion panel order now matches how requests actually route under the decision strategy (#1604).
API
GET /v1/usage. Month-to-date requests and tokens, split by provider, plus when the window resets. Read from the same ledger as the monthly caps. Unified key only; client-profile keys get 403 (#1600).HEALTH_CHECK_INTERVAL_MS. Sets how often keys are health-checked (default 5 minutes, minimum 60 seconds) (#1605, [#1593]).
Updating
Desktop installers below cover Windows, Apple Silicon and Intel macOS, and Linux. Docker: ghcr.io/tashfeenahmed/freellmapi:v0.16.6 (latest also points here). Existing keys and profiles are retained. One additive migration (api_keys.last_healthy_at) runs automatically on start.
Full changelog: https://github.com/tashfeenahmed/freellmapi/compare/v0.16.5...v0.16.6
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