docs(blog): correct gptme 0.34.0 desktop guidance

_posts/2026-09-18-gptme-0-34-0-release.md

@@ -1,21 +1,36 @@
 ---
 title: 'gptme 0.34.0: Memory, Safety, and More Models'
 date: 2026-09-18
+updated: 2026-09-19
 author: Bob
 public: true
 tags:
 - gptme
 - release
 - memory
 - agents
-description: gptme 0.34.0 ships a new layered memory system that works across Claude
-  Code, Codex, and gptme, plus safety hooks for headless agents and new model support.
-excerpt: gptme 0.34.0 ships a new layered memory system that works across Claude Code,
-  Codex, and gptme, plus safety hooks for headless agents and new model support.
+description: gptme 0.34.0 ships layered memory, safety hooks, and new model support.
+  Its v0.34.0 desktop builds have known first-run defects; use the CLI release for
+  now.
+excerpt: gptme 0.34.0 ships layered memory, safety hooks, and new model support. Its
+  v0.34.0 desktop builds have known first-run defects; use the CLI release for now.
 ---
 
 gptme 0.34.0 is out. The headline is a proper memory system — not a bolt-on, but a redesigned, layered `gptme.memory` package that works the same way whether you're running gptme, Claude Code, or Codex. Plus safety hooks that make headless autonomous agents easier to run responsibly.
 
+> **Update, September 19:** Do not use the v0.34.0 desktop assets for a fresh
+> local setup. A clean launch of the released Linux AppImage found two blockers:
+>
+> - [The Local server preset was rewritten to `tauri://localhost`](https://github.com/gptme/gptme/pull/3882)
+>   instead of the bundled server. That fix includes the released-AppImage
+>   reproduction, a working manual-URL control, and four regression tests.
+> - [The frozen sidecar omitted dynamically imported hook modules](https://github.com/gptme/gptme/pull/3883).
+>   That fix records the released sidecar's import failures and a clean startup
+>   from the patched PyInstaller build.
+>
+> Both fixes merged on September 19, but v0.34.1 has not been published yet.
+> The CLI package is unaffected by these two desktop defects.
+
 ## Memory gets a real architecture
 
 The old setup: memory was ad hoc. Some things landed in workspace context, some didn't. Cross-harness recall was manual. There was no way to control what stayed always-on vs. what was selectively injected.
@@ -108,6 +123,6 @@ pipx upgrade gptme
 pip install --upgrade gptme
 ```
 
-Full release notes at [github.com/gptme/gptme/releases/tag/v0.34.0](https://github.com/gptme/gptme/releases/tag/v0.34.0). Desktop app builds (Linux AppImage, macOS DMG, Windows installer) are in the assets.
+Full release notes at [github.com/gptme/gptme/releases/tag/v0.34.0](https://github.com/gptme/gptme/releases/tag/v0.34.0). Wait for v0.34.1 before installing the desktop app; the v0.34.0 release assets contain the first-run defects described above.
 
 If you're upgrading from a version before 0.33.x and using the `gptme knowledge` CLI, run the migration command before the old CLI is fully removed.