We're excited to announce the release of Amazon Bedrock Client for Mac v1.3.0, featuring significant enhancements to model capabilities, UI/UX improvements, and comprehensive document handling.
What's Changed
- feat: Integrate MCP Tools with Claude and Enhance Reasoning by @didhd in 6d776ce
- feat: Comprehensive UI/UX Overhaul and Media Management Improvements by @didhd in 6c8438c
- feat: Add Model Context Protocol (MCP) support and migrate to unified Bedrock ConverseStream API by @didhd in 5201602
- chore: Update macos_build.yml by @didhd in d47bf71
- fix: Remove accidental model response from TROUBLESHOOTING.md by @madhavkhandhar in 4e85fec
- feature: Toggle sidebar with shortcut by @glofru in b59b5bb
Key Highlights
Model Context Protocol (MCP) Integration
- Full MCP tool integration with Bedrock Converse API
- Tool use tracking and execution for interactive AI capabilities
- Enhanced reasoning capabilities with increased token budget (1024 → 2048)
UI/UX Overhaul
- Consistent styling and animations across all views
- Redesigned message bubbles, attachment previews, and search functionality
- Enhanced sidebar with better organization and visual hierarchy
- Added model icons and improved model selection experience
- Keyboard shortcuts for font size adjustment, navigation, and sidebar toggle
Media & Document Management
- Expanded functionality to handle both images and documents
- Document attachment support (PDF, Word, etc.) with proper rendering
- Modern, full-featured image viewer modal
- Image compression and optimization utilities
Architecture Improvements
- Migration to unified ConverseStream API for all text generation models
- Unified conversation history format with backward compatibility
- Optimized code architecture and performance
- Updated minimum requirement to macOS 14
Full Changelog: v1.2.10...v1.3.0