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31st March 2026

Release llm-echo 0.3 — Debug plugin for LLM providing an echo model

Mechanisms for testing tool calls. #3

Mechanism for testing raw responses. #4

New echo-needs-key model for testing model key logic. #7

Posted 31st March 2026 at 3:43 pm

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