---
title: "v1.4.13"
description: "v1.4.13 changelog - 2026-03-17"
---
<Tabs>
  <Tab title="NPX">
    ```bash
    npx -y @maximhq/bifrost --transport-version v1.4.13
    ```
  </Tab>
  <Tab title="Docker">
    ```bash
    docker pull maximhq/bifrost:v1.4.13
    docker run -p 8080:8080 maximhq/bifrost:v1.4.13
    ```
  </Tab>
</Tabs>

<Update label="Bifrost(HTTP)" description="1.4.13">
## ✨ Features

- **Plugin Sequencing** — Added plugin execution ordering with placement and priority controls for custom plugins relative to built-in plugins
- **Groq Speech** — Added speech synthesis (TTS) and transcription (STT) support for Groq provider
- **Gemini Model Metadata** — Added support for Gemini metadata endpoint (/v1beta/models/{model}) (thanks [@Vaibhav701161](https://github.com/Vaibhav701161)!)
- **Wildcard Header Forwarding** — Added wildcard pattern support in header forwarding configuration
- **Log Metadata Columns** — Added metadata columns in logs and filters for richer observability
- **Prompt Caching Improvements** — Preserved JSON key ordering for LLM prompt caching using byte-level operations
- **Azure GCC Cloud Support** — Added Azure cloud environment configuration for GCC High and DoD environments
- **Connection Pool Management** — Added connection lifetime limits and optimized pool behavior to prevent stale connections

## 🐞 Fixed

- **MCP Tool Headers** — Fixed MCP tools not passing required headers to the MCP server
- **MCP Tool Call Detection** — Fixed tool calls not being detected in MCP agent mode when providers return "stop" finish reason
- **Gemini Finish Reason** — Fixed Gemini models not returning correct "tool_calls" finish reason
- **Prompt Cascade Deletion** — Fixed manual cascade deletion for prompt entities

## 🔒 Security

- **Container Base Image** — Upgraded Node and Alpine base images to include latest security patches

</Update>
<Update label="Core" description="1.4.10">
- feat: added plugin execution ordering with placement and priority controls
- feat: added speech synthesis (TTS) and transcription (STT) support for Groq provider
- feat: added support for Gemini metadata endpoint (thanks [@Vaibhav701161](https://github.com/Vaibhav701161)!)
- feat: preserved JSON key ordering for prompt caching using byte-level operations with gjson/sjson
- feat: improved fasthttp connection pooling with connection lifetime limits and MaxConnDuration
- fix: MCP tools now correctly pass headers to the MCP server
- fix: ensure tool calls are always detected in MCP agent mode
- fix: Gemini models now correctly return finish_reason "tool_calls" when tool calls are present

</Update>
<Update label="Framework" description="1.2.29">
- feat: added plugin sequencing with placement and order fields in plugin configuration
- feat: added metadata columns in logs and filters
- fix: manual cascade deletion for prompt entities
- chore: upgraded core to v1.4.9

</Update>
<Update label="governance" description="1.4.29">
- chore: upgraded core to v1.4.9 and framework to v1.2.28

</Update>
<Update label="jsonparser" description="1.4.28">
- chore: upgraded core to v1.4.9 and framework to v1.2.28

</Update>
<Update label="litellmcompat" description="0.0.18">
- chore: upgraded core to v1.4.9 and framework to v1.2.28

</Update>
<Update label="logging" description="1.4.29">
- feat: added metadata columns support in log capture
- chore: upgraded core to v1.4.9 and framework to v1.2.28

</Update>
<Update label="maxim" description="1.5.27">
- chore: upgraded core to v1.4.9 and framework to v1.2.28

</Update>
<Update label="mocker" description="1.4.28">
- chore: upgraded core to v1.4.9 and framework to v1.2.28

</Update>
<Update label="otel" description="1.1.28">
- chore: upgraded core to v1.4.9 and framework to v1.2.28

</Update>
<Update label="semanticcache" description="1.4.27">
- chore: upgraded core to v1.4.9 and framework to v1.2.28

</Update>
<Update label="telemetry" description="1.4.29">
- chore: upgraded core to v1.4.9 and framework to v1.2.28

</Update>