Release Notes: Smart NVR#

Version 2026.2.0#

Release Date: September 9, 2026

New

  • Distributed, multi-broker deployment: Smart NVR can now connect to multiple independent MQTT brokers at once, running side-by-side with Scenescape (Smart Intersection) in a dual-mode configuration. Adds brokers and vss REST API endpoints for managing this.

  • Single-command startup: setup.sh now brings up the full stack (RTSP streamer, Scenescape, NVR event-router) in one command, including automatic network joining.

  • Migrated Python dependency management from Poetry to uv.

  • Added multi-broker Scenescape integration and advanced configuration guides.

Improved

  • Event-processing pipeline no longer blocks the UI during high event volume: summarization and search-embedding calls now run on background threads, and rule summaries are fetched concurrently instead of serially.

  • Continuous camera ingestion now uploads videos through Pipeline Manager and submits their search embeddings through asynchronous DataPrep batch jobs.

  • Added configurable watcher batch size, job polling interval, and job timeout settings for Docker Compose and Helm deployments.

Fixed

  • Fixed MQTT broker TLS/certificate handling in Scenescape dual-mode by migrating the MQTT client to aiomqtt, removing an unnecessary client-certificate requirement.

Known Issues

  • Scenescape integration is currently not supported when deploying with Helm charts.

  • Smart NVR will not work on either Standalone or Developer Node versions of Edge Microvisor Toolkit due to its incompatibility with Frigate.

  • The AI-Powered Event Viewer feature relies on Frigate GenAI features, which may exhibit instability or bugs, impacting event data processing reliability.

Version 2026.1.0#

June 17, 2026

Improved

  • Documentation updates to improve clarity and accuracy.

Fixed

  • Fixed Dependabot security vulnerabilities in dependencies.

  • Minor bug fixes.

Known Issues

  • Scenescape integration is currently not supported when deploying with Helm charts.

  • Smart NVR will not work on either Standalone or Developer Node versions of Edge Microvisor Toolkit due to its incompatibility with Frigate.

  • The AI-Powered Event Viewer feature relies on Frigate GenAI features, which may exhibit instability or bugs, impacting event data processing reliability.

Version 1.2.4#

Release Date: 17 Feb 2026

New Features:

  • Dependabot fixes for security vulnerabilities in dependencies.

  • Documentation updates for clarity and accuracy.

  • Minor bug fixes.