Spring AI 1.1.0-RC1 Release Notes

🎯 Highlights

This release includes 10 new features, 8 bug fixes, 10 documentation improvements, 12 other improvements.

OpenAI TTS implementation migrated to shared TextToSpeechModel interface with standardized Double type for speed parameter instead of String 2b195b3
Removed deprecated APIs in preparation for the 1.1.0 release. Applications using deprecated methods will need to migrate to the newer alternatives. c631340

OpenAI TTS users should update to use the new shared TextToSpeechModel interface. Speed parameter now uses Double type instead of String. See TTS migration guide for detailed instructions. a8d2208
Applications using deprecated APIs removed in 1.1.0 must migrate to the newer replacement APIs. Review your codebase for deprecation warnings from 1.0.x releases and update accordingly. c631340

Added support for extraBody and reasoningContent in OpenAI API, enabling advanced model configuration and reasoning chain access ec717c1
Added promptCacheKey and safetyIdentifier support for improved caching and safety management 347378a
Automatic retry configuration for network exceptions to improve resilience in distributed environments c03a485
Event-driven tool callback caching for Model Context Protocol integration improves performance and reduces redundant operations 5783104
Refactored Model Context Protocol client annotation handling with unified handler registries for improved maintainability 2a2f155
Added MongoDB repository implementation for chat memory persistence, enabling conversation history storage in MongoDB databases. 80527b2
Added thinking mode support for Ollama reasoning models, enabling enhanced reasoning capabilities for compatible models. 0b8293e
Added and updated tests for OpenAI reasoning_effort parameter, enhancing control over reasoning model behavior. e157775
Enhanced BeanOutputConverter to support removing thinking tags from input text, improving structured output parsing d1aa8d4

Fixed OllamaApiIT#streamingChat integration test 47e4232
Resolved configuration injection issue where VertexAiEmbeddingConnectionDetails was not properly injected when using the Vertex AI embedding starter 9de3592
Improved embedding dimension handling by implementing lazy loading for unknown dimensions and caching results for better performance a8b3982
Corrected the configuration property prefix in OpenAI Text-to-Speech documentation 992a02f
Resolved authentication issues with the Chroma vector database API 0abfedf
Enhanced error logging to include exception details when tool execution fails, improving debugging capabilities c5ce4be
Updated MCP integration tests to properly include McpServerObjectMapperAutoConfiguration 7529a21
Improved MCP server configuration by simplifying ObjectMapper dependency injection 6d9b8e6

Documented reasoning content support for Ollama via OpenAI compatibility mode e673935
Added documentation for extraBody, reasoningContent, promptCacheKey, and safetyIdentifier features 347378a
Added Text-to-Speech migration guide for 1.1.0-RC1 release a8d2208
Added documentation for configuring Model Context Protocol (MCP) with STDIO on Windows systems e464266
Corrected Javadoc documentation for ZhiPuAiImageApi cb6afde
Improved advisor documentation and type usage for better clarity and consistency 266401e
Corrected formatting issues in Pinecone vector database documentation 690f400
Corrected the MCP Java SDK URL in documentation #4795
Corrected example configuration for MCP server properties fb66626
Corrected various typos throughout the documentation 6e74b00

Event-driven caching mechanism for MCP tool callbacks reduces redundant operations and improves response times 5783104

Introduced new fast-continuous-integration workflow with parallel build execution, replacing the legacy continuous-integration workflow for faster PR validation. 7112eeb
Multiple improvements to the fast-continuous-integration workflow including YAML syntax fixes, scheduled trigger enablement, and parallel execution support for rapid PR merges. e928ca9
Updated Maven build configuration to run format:apply during local development and format:check in CI pipelines fb523c8
Enhanced test coverage for MCP server ObjectMapper auto-configuration 9b0eaf2
Improved test structure by consolidating AutoConfiguration tests to use a centralized SpringAiTestAutoConfigurations approach 4532f64
Temporarily disabled unstable integration test for OpenAI chat model stream web search annotations 355b883
Corrected the description in the GitHub Actions workflow for Maven publishing bd1834d
Prevented the spring-ai-integration-tests artifact from being published to Maven Central 531a695

Thanks to all contributors who made this release possible: