AGNTCY Slim v0.4 is out

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🚀 AGNTCY Slim v0.4.0 Release - Major Update with MLS & Control Plane

We're excited to announce the release of AGNTCY Slim v0.4.0, a major milestone that introduces groundbreaking security features, a new control plane architecture, and enhanced Python bindings!

🌟 What's New in v0.4.0

🔐 Message Layer Security (MLS) Implementation

• Full MLS key rotation support - Automatic key rotation capabilities
• Enhanced MLS message delivery - Using SLIM native multicast capabilities
• End-To-End Identity verification - Message headers now include verified identity information
• Auth integration - Seamless integration between MLS and authentication layer

🎛️ Control Plane Service (v0.1.0)

• Group Management APIs - Complete CRUD operations for managing groups
• Connection and Route Management - Centralized handling of client connections and routes
• Concurrent Operations - Safe handling of concurrent modifications
• Pluggable Database - Fast, reliable backend for control plane operations

🐍 Enhanced Python Bindings (v0.4.0)

• Session Layer Support - Full session management from Python
• Identity & MLS Options - Access to security features from Python
• Improved Examples - Packageable examples with better documentation
• Source/Destination Names - Enhanced metadata including subscription details

🛠️ CLI & Tooling Updates

• slimctl v0.2.1 - New control plane commands and multi-platform builds
• Enhanced Testing - Better utilities and integration test coverage
• Helm Charts - Updated charts for easier deployment

⚠️ Breaking Changes

Important: This release includes breaking changes that require updates:

• Agent/AgentType Removal: Applications now use Name as the identifier instead of Agent/AgentType
• Request-Reply Session Type: This session type has been removed - update your applications accordingly
• Python Bindings: If you're using Python bindings, you must upgrade to v0.4.0 for compatibility

📦 Component Compatibility Matrix

Component	Version	Compatible With
slim	v0.4.0	slim-bindings v0.4.0, control-plane v0.1.0
slim-bindings	v0.4.0	slim v0.4.0
control-plane	v0.1.0	slim v0.4.0, slimctl v0.2.1
slimctl	v0.2.1	control-plane v0.1.0, slim v0.4.0

🚀 Getting Started

Installation

SLIM & Control-Plane (Using Helm - Recommended):

# Add AGNTCY Helm repository
helm repo add agntcy https://charts.agntcy.com
helm repo update

# Install Slim
helm install slim oci://ghcr.io/agntcy/slim/helm/slim --version v0.1.9

# Install Control Plane
helm install slim-control-plane oci://ghcr.io/agntcy/slim/helm/slim-control-plane --version v0.1.3

Slimctl:

# Download latest slimctl (multi-platform support)
curl -L https://github.com/agntcy/slim/releases/download/slimctl-v0.2.1/slimctl-<platform> -o slimctl
chmod +x slimctl

Python Bindings:

pip install slim-bindings==0.4.0

Quick Start Example

Check out the examples and the tutorial to get started with AGNTCY Slim.

🛡️ Security Enhancements

This release significantly strengthens Slim's security posture:

• JWT Authentication with JWK/JWKS support
• Message Layer Security (MLS) with automatic key rotation
• Identity Verification in all message exchanges
• Secure Group Management with conflict resolution
• Enhanced Session Security with proper state cleanup

📚 Documentation & Examples

• Updated Documentation

🐛 Bug Fixes & Improvements

This release includes numerous bug fixes and improvements:

• Fixed message publication timing with MLS setup
• Improved session state cleanup on close
• Enhanced MLS support across all session types
• Better configuration handling for Helm deployments
• Resolved control plane configuration loading issues

🤝 Community & Support

• Issues: GitHub Issues
• Discussions: GitHub Discussions
• Documentation: docs.agntcy.com

🙏 Acknowledgments

Thank you to all contributors who made this release possible! Special thanks to the community for feedback, bug reports, and feature requests that helped shape this release.

🔮 What's Next?

Stay tuned for upcoming features:

• Enhanced observability and monitoring
• Additional language bindings
• Performance optimizations
• Extended MLS features
• Integrated authentication service.

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