chore(release): 1.29.0-rc.1 [skip ci]

Bumps [tar](https://github.com/isaacs/node-tar) from 7.5.9 to 7.5.10.
- [Release notes](https://github.com/isaacs/node-tar/releases)
- [Changelog](https://github.com/isaacs/node-tar/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md)
- [Commits](https://github.com/isaacs/node-tar/compare/v7.5.9...v7.5.10)

---
updated-dependencies:
- dependency-name: tar
  dependency-version: 7.5.10
  dependency-type: direct:production
...

Signed-off-by: dependabot[bot] <support@github.com>

admin/app/controllers/ollama_controller.ts

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ export default class OllamaController {
       recommendedOnly: reqData.recommendedOnly,
       query: reqData.query || null,
       limit: reqData.limit || 15,
+      force: reqData.force,
     })
   }
 

admin/app/services/ollama_service.ts

@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ export class OllamaService {
   }
 
   async getAvailableModels(
-    { sort, recommendedOnly, query, limit }: { sort?: 'pulls' | 'name'; recommendedOnly?: boolean, query: string | null, limit?: number } = {
+    { sort, recommendedOnly, query, limit, force }: { sort?: 'pulls' | 'name'; recommendedOnly?: boolean, query: string | null, limit?: number, force?: boolean } = {
       sort: 'pulls',
       recommendedOnly: false,
       query: null,
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ export class OllamaService {
     }
   ): Promise<{ models: NomadOllamaModel[], hasMore: boolean } | null> {
     try {
-      const models = await this.retrieveAndRefreshModels(sort)
+      const models = await this.retrieveAndRefreshModels(sort, force)
       if (!models) {
         // If we fail to get models from the API, return the fallback recommended models
         logger.warn(
@@ -244,13 +244,18 @@ export class OllamaService {
   }
 
   private async retrieveAndRefreshModels(
-    sort?: 'pulls' | 'name'
+    sort?: 'pulls' | 'name',
+    force?: boolean
   ): Promise<NomadOllamaModel[] | null> {
     try {
-      const cachedModels = await this.readModelsFromCache()
+      if (!force) {
-      if (cachedModels) {
+        const cachedModels = await this.readModelsFromCache()
-        logger.info('[OllamaService] Using cached available models data')
+        if (cachedModels) {
-        return this.sortModels(cachedModels, sort)
+          logger.info('[OllamaService] Using cached available models data')
+          return this.sortModels(cachedModels, sort)
+        }
+      } else {
+        logger.info('[OllamaService] Force refresh requested, bypassing cache')
       }
 
       logger.info('[OllamaService] Fetching fresh available models from API')

admin/app/services/system_service.ts

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { DockerService } from '#services/docker_service'
 import { ServiceSlim } from '../../types/services.js'
 import logger from '@adonisjs/core/services/logger'
 import si from 'systeminformation'
-import { NomadDiskInfo, NomadDiskInfoRaw, SystemInformationResponse } from '../../types/system.js'
+import { GpuHealthStatus, NomadDiskInfo, NomadDiskInfoRaw, SystemInformationResponse } from '../../types/system.js'
 import { SERVICE_NAMES } from '../../constants/service_names.js'
 import { readFileSync } from 'fs'
 import path, { join } from 'path'
@@ -235,6 +235,13 @@ export class SystemService {
         logger.error('Error reading disk info file:', error)
       }
 
+      // GPU health tracking — detect when host has NVIDIA GPU but Ollama can't access it
+      let gpuHealth: GpuHealthStatus = {
+        status: 'no_gpu',
+        hasNvidiaRuntime: false,
+        ollamaGpuAccessible: false,
+      }
+
       // Query Docker API for host-level info (hostname, OS, GPU runtime)
       // si.osInfo() returns the container's info inside Docker, not the host's
       try {
@@ -255,6 +262,7 @@ export class SystemService {
         if (!graphics.controllers || graphics.controllers.length === 0) {
           const runtimes = dockerInfo.Runtimes || {}
           if ('nvidia' in runtimes) {
+            gpuHealth.hasNvidiaRuntime = true
             const nvidiaInfo = await this.getNvidiaSmiInfo()
             if (Array.isArray(nvidiaInfo)) {
               graphics.controllers = nvidiaInfo.map((gpu) => ({
@@ -264,10 +272,19 @@ export class SystemService {
                 vram: gpu.vram,
                 vramDynamic: false, // assume false here, we don't actually use this field for our purposes.
               }))
+              gpuHealth.status = 'ok'
+              gpuHealth.ollamaGpuAccessible = true
+            } else if (nvidiaInfo === 'OLLAMA_NOT_FOUND') {
+              gpuHealth.status = 'ollama_not_installed'
             } else {
-              logger.warn(`NVIDIA runtime detected but failed to get GPU info: ${typeof nvidiaInfo === 'string' ? nvidiaInfo : JSON.stringify(nvidiaInfo)}`)
+              gpuHealth.status = 'passthrough_failed'
+              logger.warn(`NVIDIA runtime detected but GPU passthrough failed: ${typeof nvidiaInfo === 'string' ? nvidiaInfo : JSON.stringify(nvidiaInfo)}`)
             }
           }
+        } else {
+          // si.graphics() returned controllers (host install, not Docker) — GPU is working
+          gpuHealth.status = 'ok'
+          gpuHealth.ollamaGpuAccessible = true
         }
       } catch {
         // Docker info query failed, skip host-level enrichment
@@ -282,6 +299,7 @@ export class SystemService {
         fsSize,
         uptime,
         graphics,
+        gpuHealth,
       }
     } catch (error) {
       logger.error('Error getting system info:', error)

admin/app/validators/ollama.ts

@@ -19,5 +19,6 @@ export const getAvailableModelsSchema = vine.compile(
     recommendedOnly: vine.boolean().optional(),
     query: vine.string().trim().optional(),
     limit: vine.number().positive().optional(),
+    force: vine.boolean().optional(),
   })
 )

admin/inertia/components/StyledButton.tsx

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ const StyledButton: React.FC<StyledButtonProps> = ({
   size = 'md',
   loading = false,
   fullWidth = false,
+  className,
   ...props
 }) => {
   const isDisabled = useMemo(() => {
@@ -152,7 +153,8 @@ const StyledButton: React.FC<StyledButtonProps> = ({
         getSizeClasses(),
         getVariantClasses(),
         isDisabled ? 'pointer-events-none opacity-60' : 'cursor-pointer',
-        'items-center justify-center rounded-md font-semibold focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-desert-green-light focus:ring-offset-2 focus:ring-offset-desert-sand disabled:cursor-not-allowed disabled:shadow-none'
+        'items-center justify-center rounded-md font-semibold focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-desert-green-light focus:ring-offset-2 focus:ring-offset-desert-sand disabled:cursor-not-allowed disabled:shadow-none',
+        className
       )}
       {...props}
       disabled={isDisabled}

admin/inertia/lib/api.ts

@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ class API {
     })()
   }
 
-  async getAvailableModels(params: { query?: string; recommendedOnly?: boolean; limit?: number }) {
+  async getAvailableModels(params: { query?: string; recommendedOnly?: boolean; limit?: number; force?: boolean }) {
     return catchInternal(async () => {
       const response = await this.client.get<{
         models: NomadOllamaModel[]

admin/inertia/pages/settings/models.tsx

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { Head, router, usePage } from '@inertiajs/react'
-import { useState } from 'react'
+import { useRef, useState } from 'react'
 import StyledTable from '~/components/StyledTable'
 import SettingsLayout from '~/layouts/SettingsLayout'
 import { NomadOllamaModel } from '../../../types/ollama'
@@ -16,9 +16,10 @@ import Switch from '~/components/inputs/Switch'
 import StyledSectionHeader from '~/components/StyledSectionHeader'
 import { useMutation, useQuery } from '@tanstack/react-query'
 import Input from '~/components/inputs/Input'
-import { IconSearch } from '@tabler/icons-react'
+import { IconSearch, IconRefresh } from '@tabler/icons-react'
 import useDebounce from '~/hooks/useDebounce'
 import ActiveModelDownloads from '~/components/ActiveModelDownloads'
+import { useSystemInfo } from '~/hooks/useSystemInfo'
 
 export default function ModelsPage(props: {
   models: {
@@ -32,6 +33,64 @@ export default function ModelsPage(props: {
   const { addNotification } = useNotifications()
   const { openModal, closeAllModals } = useModals()
   const { debounce } = useDebounce()
+  const { data: systemInfo } = useSystemInfo({})
+
+  const [gpuBannerDismissed, setGpuBannerDismissed] = useState(() => {
+    try {
+      return localStorage.getItem('nomad:gpu-banner-dismissed') === 'true'
+    } catch {
+      return false
+    }
+  })
+  const [reinstalling, setReinstalling] = useState(false)
+
+  const handleDismissGpuBanner = () => {
+    setGpuBannerDismissed(true)
+    try {
+      localStorage.setItem('nomad:gpu-banner-dismissed', 'true')
+    } catch {}
+  }
+
+  const handleForceReinstallOllama = () => {
+    openModal(
+      <StyledModal
+        title="Reinstall AI Assistant?"
+        onConfirm={async () => {
+          closeAllModals()
+          setReinstalling(true)
+          try {
+            const response = await api.forceReinstallService('nomad_ollama')
+            if (!response || !response.success) {
+              throw new Error(response?.message || 'Force reinstall failed')
+            }
+            addNotification({
+              message: `${aiAssistantName} is being reinstalled with GPU support. This page will reload shortly.`,
+              type: 'success',
+            })
+            try { localStorage.removeItem('nomad:gpu-banner-dismissed') } catch {}
+            setTimeout(() => window.location.reload(), 5000)
+          } catch (error) {
+            addNotification({
+              message: `Failed to reinstall: ${error instanceof Error ? error.message : 'Unknown error'}`,
+              type: 'error',
+            })
+            setReinstalling(false)
+          }
+        }}
+        onCancel={closeAllModals}
+        open={true}
+        confirmText="Reinstall"
+        cancelText="Cancel"
+      >
+        <p className="text-gray-700">
+          This will recreate the {aiAssistantName} container with GPU support enabled.
+          Your downloaded models will be preserved. The service will be briefly
+          unavailable during reinstall.
+        </p>
+      </StyledModal>,
+      'gpu-health-force-reinstall-modal'
+    )
+  }
   const [chatSuggestionsEnabled, setChatSuggestionsEnabled] = useState(
     props.models.settings.chatSuggestionsEnabled
   )
@@ -47,13 +106,19 @@ export default function ModelsPage(props: {
     setQuery(val)
   }, 300)
 
-  const { data: availableModelData, isFetching } = useQuery({
+  const forceRefreshRef = useRef(false)
+  const [isForceRefreshing, setIsForceRefreshing] = useState(false)
+
+  const { data: availableModelData, isFetching, refetch } = useQuery({
     queryKey: ['ollama', 'availableModels', query, limit],
     queryFn: async () => {
+      const force = forceRefreshRef.current
+      forceRefreshRef.current = false
       const res = await api.getAvailableModels({
         query,
         recommendedOnly: false,
         limit,
+        force: force || undefined,
       })
       if (!res) {
         return {
@@ -66,6 +131,14 @@ export default function ModelsPage(props: {
     initialData: { models: props.models.availableModels, hasMore: false },
   })
 
+  async function handleForceRefresh() {
+    forceRefreshRef.current = true
+    setIsForceRefreshing(true)
+    await refetch()
+    setIsForceRefreshing(false)
+    addNotification({ message: 'Model list refreshed from remote.', type: 'success' })
+  }
+
   async function handleInstallModel(modelName: string) {
     try {
       const res = await api.downloadModel(modelName)
@@ -164,6 +237,26 @@ export default function ModelsPage(props: {
               className="!mt-6"
             />
           )}
+          {isInstalled && systemInfo?.gpuHealth?.status === 'passthrough_failed' && !gpuBannerDismissed && (
+            <Alert
+              type="warning"
+              variant="bordered"
+              title="GPU Not Accessible"
+              message={`Your system has an NVIDIA GPU, but ${aiAssistantName} can't access it. AI is running on CPU only, which is significantly slower.`}
+              className="!mt-6"
+              dismissible={true}
+              onDismiss={handleDismissGpuBanner}
+              buttonProps={{
+                children: `Fix: Reinstall ${aiAssistantName}`,
+                icon: 'IconRefresh',
+                variant: 'action',
+                size: 'sm',
+                onClick: handleForceReinstallOllama,
+                loading: reinstalling,
+                disabled: reinstalling,
+              }}
+            />
+          )}
 
           <StyledSectionHeader title="Settings" className="mt-8 mb-4" />
           <div className="bg-white rounded-lg border-2 border-gray-200 p-6">
@@ -196,7 +289,7 @@ export default function ModelsPage(props: {
           <ActiveModelDownloads withHeader />
 
           <StyledSectionHeader title="Models" className="mt-12 mb-4" />
-          <div className="flex justify-start mt-4">
+          <div className="flex justify-start items-center gap-3 mt-4">
             <Input
               name="search"
               label=""
@@ -209,6 +302,15 @@ export default function ModelsPage(props: {
               className="w-1/3"
               leftIcon={<IconSearch className="w-5 h-5 text-gray-400" />}
             />
+            <StyledButton
+              variant="secondary"
+              onClick={handleForceRefresh}
+              icon="IconRefresh"
+              loading={isForceRefreshing}
+              className='mt-1'
+            >
+              Refresh Models
+            </StyledButton>
           </div>
           <StyledTable<NomadOllamaModel>
             className="font-semibold mt-4"

admin/inertia/pages/settings/system.tsx

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { useState } from 'react'
 import { Head } from '@inertiajs/react'
 import SettingsLayout from '~/layouts/SettingsLayout'
 import { SystemInformationResponse } from '../../../types/system'
@@ -6,7 +7,11 @@ import CircularGauge from '~/components/systeminfo/CircularGauge'
 import HorizontalBarChart from '~/components/HorizontalBarChart'
 import InfoCard from '~/components/systeminfo/InfoCard'
 import Alert from '~/components/Alert'
+import StyledModal from '~/components/StyledModal'
 import { useSystemInfo } from '~/hooks/useSystemInfo'
+import { useNotifications } from '~/context/NotificationContext'
+import { useModals } from '~/context/ModalContext'
+import api from '~/lib/api'
 import StatusCard from '~/components/systeminfo/StatusCard'
 import { IconCpu, IconDatabase, IconServer, IconDeviceDesktop, IconComponents } from '@tabler/icons-react'
 
@@ -16,6 +21,65 @@ export default function SettingsPage(props: {
   const { data: info } = useSystemInfo({
     initialData: props.system.info,
   })
+  const { addNotification } = useNotifications()
+  const { openModal, closeAllModals } = useModals()
+
+  const [gpuBannerDismissed, setGpuBannerDismissed] = useState(() => {
+    try {
+      return localStorage.getItem('nomad:gpu-banner-dismissed') === 'true'
+    } catch {
+      return false
+    }
+  })
+  const [reinstalling, setReinstalling] = useState(false)
+
+  const handleDismissGpuBanner = () => {
+    setGpuBannerDismissed(true)
+    try {
+      localStorage.setItem('nomad:gpu-banner-dismissed', 'true')
+    } catch {}
+  }
+
+  const handleForceReinstallOllama = () => {
+    openModal(
+      <StyledModal
+        title="Reinstall AI Assistant?"
+        onConfirm={async () => {
+          closeAllModals()
+          setReinstalling(true)
+          try {
+            const response = await api.forceReinstallService('nomad_ollama')
+            if (!response || !response.success) {
+              throw new Error(response?.message || 'Force reinstall failed')
+            }
+            addNotification({
+              message: 'AI Assistant is being reinstalled with GPU support. This page will reload shortly.',
+              type: 'success',
+            })
+            try { localStorage.removeItem('nomad:gpu-banner-dismissed') } catch {}
+            setTimeout(() => window.location.reload(), 5000)
+          } catch (error) {
+            addNotification({
+              message: `Failed to reinstall: ${error instanceof Error ? error.message : 'Unknown error'}`,
+              type: 'error',
+            })
+            setReinstalling(false)
+          }
+        }}
+        onCancel={closeAllModals}
+        open={true}
+        confirmText="Reinstall"
+        cancelText="Cancel"
+      >
+        <p className="text-gray-700">
+          This will recreate the AI Assistant container with GPU support enabled.
+          Your downloaded models will be preserved. The service will be briefly
+          unavailable during reinstall.
+        </p>
+      </StyledModal>,
+      'gpu-health-force-reinstall-modal'
+    )
+  }
 
   // Use (total - available) to reflect actual memory pressure.
   // mem.used includes reclaimable buff/cache on Linux, which inflates the number.
@@ -173,6 +237,27 @@ export default function SettingsPage(props: {
                   },
                 ]}
               />
+              {info?.gpuHealth?.status === 'passthrough_failed' && !gpuBannerDismissed && (
+                <div className="lg:col-span-2">
+                  <Alert
+                    type="warning"
+                    variant="bordered"
+                    title="GPU Not Accessible to AI Assistant"
+                    message="Your system has an NVIDIA GPU, but the AI Assistant can't access it. AI is running on CPU only, which is significantly slower."
+                    dismissible={true}
+                    onDismiss={handleDismissGpuBanner}
+                    buttonProps={{
+                      children: 'Fix: Reinstall AI Assistant',
+                      icon: 'IconRefresh',
+                      variant: 'action',
+                      size: 'sm',
+                      onClick: handleForceReinstallOllama,
+                      loading: reinstalling,
+                      disabled: reinstalling,
+                    }}
+                  />
+                </div>
+              )}
               {info?.graphics?.controllers && info.graphics.controllers.length > 0 && (
                 <InfoCard
                   title="Graphics"

admin/package-lock.json

@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
         "stopword": "^3.1.5",
         "systeminformation": "^5.30.8",
         "tailwindcss": "^4.1.10",
-        "tar": "^7.5.9",
+        "tar": "^7.5.10",
         "tesseract.js": "^7.0.0",
         "url-join": "^5.0.0",
         "yaml": "^2.8.0"
@@ -4379,7 +4379,6 @@
       "cpu": [
         "arm64"
       ],
-      "dev": true,
       "license": "Apache-2.0 AND MIT",
       "optional": true,
       "os": [
@@ -4396,7 +4395,6 @@
       "cpu": [
         "x64"
       ],
-      "dev": true,
       "license": "Apache-2.0 AND MIT",
       "optional": true,
       "os": [
@@ -4413,7 +4411,6 @@
       "cpu": [
         "arm"
       ],
-      "dev": true,
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "optional": true,
       "os": [
@@ -4430,7 +4427,6 @@
       "cpu": [
         "arm64"
       ],
-      "dev": true,
       "license": "Apache-2.0 AND MIT",
       "optional": true,
       "os": [
@@ -4447,7 +4443,6 @@
       "cpu": [
         "arm64"
       ],
-      "dev": true,
       "license": "Apache-2.0 AND MIT",
       "optional": true,
       "os": [
@@ -4464,7 +4459,6 @@
       "cpu": [
         "x64"
       ],
-      "dev": true,
       "license": "Apache-2.0 AND MIT",
       "optional": true,
       "os": [
@@ -4481,7 +4475,6 @@
       "cpu": [
         "x64"
       ],
-      "dev": true,
       "license": "Apache-2.0 AND MIT",
       "optional": true,
       "os": [
@@ -4498,7 +4491,6 @@
       "cpu": [
         "arm64"
       ],
-      "dev": true,
       "license": "Apache-2.0 AND MIT",
       "optional": true,
       "os": [
@@ -4515,7 +4507,6 @@
       "cpu": [
         "ia32"
       ],
-      "dev": true,
       "license": "Apache-2.0 AND MIT",
       "optional": true,
       "os": [
@@ -4532,7 +4523,6 @@
       "cpu": [
         "x64"
       ],
-      "dev": true,
       "license": "Apache-2.0 AND MIT",
       "optional": true,
       "os": [
@@ -15275,9 +15265,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/tar": {
-      "version": "7.5.9",
+      "version": "7.5.10",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/tar/-/tar-7.5.9.tgz",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/tar/-/tar-7.5.10.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-BTLcK0xsDh2+PUe9F6c2TlRp4zOOBMTkoQHQIWSIzI0R7KG46uEwq4OPk2W7bZcprBMsuaeFsqwYr7pjh6CuHg==",
+      "integrity": "sha512-8mOPs1//5q/rlkNSPcCegA6hiHJYDmSLEI8aMH/CdSQJNWztHC9WHNam5zdQlfpTwB9Xp7IBEsHfV5LKMJGVAw==",
       "license": "BlueOak-1.0.0",
       "dependencies": {
         "@isaacs/fs-minipass": "^4.0.0",

admin/package.json

@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@
     "stopword": "^3.1.5",
     "systeminformation": "^5.30.8",
     "tailwindcss": "^4.1.10",
-    "tar": "^7.5.9",
+    "tar": "^7.5.10",
     "tesseract.js": "^7.0.0",
     "url-join": "^5.0.0",
     "yaml": "^2.8.0"

admin/types/system.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 import { Systeminformation } from 'systeminformation'
 
+export type GpuHealthStatus = {
+  status: 'ok' | 'passthrough_failed' | 'no_gpu' | 'ollama_not_installed'
+  hasNvidiaRuntime: boolean
+  ollamaGpuAccessible: boolean
+}
+
 export type SystemInformationResponse = {
   cpu: Systeminformation.CpuData
   mem: Systeminformation.MemData
@@ -9,6 +15,7 @@ export type SystemInformationResponse = {
   fsSize: Systeminformation.FsSizeData[]
   uptime: Systeminformation.TimeData
   graphics: Systeminformation.GraphicsData
+  gpuHealth?: GpuHealthStatus
 }
 
 // Type inferrence is not working properly with usePage and shared props, so we define this type manually

package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "project-nomad",
-  "version": "1.28.0",
+  "version": "1.29.0-rc.1",
   "description": "\"",
   "main": "index.js",
   "scripts": {