Meshery v0.8.198

Released on January 16, 2026

What’s New

🔤 General

• Bump axios from 1.8.2 to 1.12.0 in /install/docker-extension/ui @dependabot[bot] (#15816)

⌨️ Meshery CLI

• [mehseryctl] Get rid of golden files in design command and add new unit tests @shri771 (#16842)
• feat: add GetConnectionByID endpoint and update connection status constants @leecalcote (#16948)
• [WIP] Fix issues in GetConnectionByID endpoint and helper function usage @copilot-swe-agent[bot] (#16950)
• Replace fmt.Errorf with meshkit error handlers in connections view command @copilot-swe-agent[bot] (#16949)
• [mesheryctl] Update system context outdated golden files @shri771 (#16940)

🖥 Meshery UI

• UI: Added missing @next/swc optional dependency entries @yi-nuo426 (#16990)
• [Chore]: Update to Sistent v0.16.4 @l5io (#16978)
• Fix: Update the FullscreenLoader to be consistent between prereact and postreact renders @aabidsofi19 (#16957)
• [Chore]: Update to Sistent v0.15.24 @l5io (#16970)
• [UI] Enhance MeshSync event metadata formatting in Notification Center @copilot-swe-agent[bot] (#16944)
• Fix ESLint errors in e2e test files @copilot-swe-agent[bot] (#16947)
• Add hover effect to Resource List links in Help Center and Latest Blog widget @Rajesh-Nagarajan-11 (#16939)
• [Chore]: Update to Sistent v0.15.23 @l5io (#16941)
• fix broken tests @aabidsofi19 (#16936)
• [Chore]: Update to Sistent v0.15.22 @l5io (#16935)
• [Chore]: Update to Sistent v0.15.21 @l5io (#16909)

🧰 Maintenance

• [Chore]: Update to Sistent v0.16.4 @l5io (#16978)
• [CI] Fix mesheryctl e2e tests - version incompatibilities @PragalvaXFREZ (#16973)
• chore: remove codecov integration @jeetburman (#16914)
• Fix ESLint errors in e2e test files @copilot-swe-agent[bot] (#16947)
• fix broken tests @aabidsofi19 (#16936)

📖 Documentation

• Add attendance for week of 01-15-2026 @R1sh0bh-1 (#16987)
• Add Debashish’s introduction to meeting notes @Debashich (#16986)
• Create Suhani’s introduction for newcommers attendance @Suhani95 (#16985)
• Add Ayush Bhandari’s attendance details @Ayush4958 (#16982)
• Add introduction for Om Saraykar @omsaraykar (#16984)
• Docs/jdoe/meeting notes jan 08 @Joiejoie1 (#16983)
• Add Karthik Balasubramanian @kaizakin (#16981)
• Add attendance record for Raunak @CodexRaunak (#16980)
• Add Kavitha Karunakaran’s introduction and bio @matrixkavi (#16979)
• [DOCS/Tutorial] Add kubernetes Services Labs @Siddhi-sahu (#16659)
• DOCS: Fix minor link in Meshery CLI Style Guide @Siddhi-sahu (#16976)
• Use column names instead of indexes for fields in permissions table @Siddhi-sahu (#15789)
• Fix: Update the FullscreenLoader to be consistent between prereact and postreact renders @aabidsofi19 (#16957)
• Add attendance week of 15th Jan 2026 @CodexRaunak (#16959)

👨🏽‍💻 Contributors

Thank you to our contributors for making this release possible: @Ayush4958, @CodexRaunak, @Copilot, @Debashich, @Joiejoie1, @PragalvaXFREZ, @R1sh0bh-1, @Rajesh-Nagarajan-11, @Siddhi-sahu, @Suhani95, @aabidsofi19, @alexquincy, @fitzergerald, @jeetburman, @kaizakin, @l5io, @leecalcote, @lekaf974, @marblom007, @matrixkavi, @meshery-ci, @omsaraykar, @ritzorama, @sangramrath, @shri771, @yi-nuo426, copilot-swe-agent[bot], dependabot[bot] and vishalvivekm