Dyad0.17.0
GPT-5, Cross-app References, exclude paths in manual context management, and more!
Dyad v0.17.0 introduces support for OpenAI's latest GPT-5 models and the ability to reference other apps, making it possible to use your existing apps to build new apps!
Highlights
GPT-5
OpenAI had a big announcement on August 7 and launched three new models in the GPT-5 family:
- GPT-5 is the main flagship model that can create beautiful UIs as shown in the video above and has strong coding benchmark scores.
- GPT-5 Mini is a cost-effective model which is comparable to Google's Gemini Flash 2.5.
- GPT-5 Nano is a very affordable model (note: it does not always produce correctly formatted output).
Dyad Pro members can also access GPT-5 with their AI credits. Note: the thinking content is not shown; however, the outputs (i.e., code) are the same.
Cross-app References
If you've wanted to combine multiple Dyad apps into one, you can now do this by typing "@" in the chat input and then selecting one of your other apps.
This lets you build new apps based on your existing apps. Or, you can create mini apps to prototype new ideas and then bring them into your main app, helping you optimize your tokens while you're experimenting.
In upcoming releases, you'll be able to reference other things like prompts and more! Stay tuned.
Exclude paths in Manual Context Management
Manual Context Management is an advanced feature that allows you to send only part of your codebase to the AI, which saves on tokens but requires careful file management. It's now a bit easier to manage your context because you can exclude paths (e.g., files, directories) in addition to defining include paths.
If a file matches both an include path and an exclude path, then the exclude path will take precedence and the file will not be sent to the AI.
Other changes
We have several contributions from our community members this release!
- fix: improve close button alignment in chat error containers by @abdrhxyii in #782
- fix: add Node.js version check for capacitor cmds by @blondon1 in #801
- Add missing app description by @FoxDavoid in #847
- Allow selecting text in the Dyad write code blocks by @princeaden1
- Allow editing custom models by @B1ueRaw
Feedback
If you run into any issues or have suggestions for this release, the best way to share them is by reporting a bug and uploading a chat session.