@blockrun/franklin 3.8.16 → 3.8.17

package/dist/banner.js

@@ -83,12 +83,16 @@ function padVisible(s, targetWidth) {
     return s + '\x1b[0m' + ' '.repeat(targetWidth - current);
 }
 export function printBanner(version) {
+    // Full portrait banner (Ben Franklin + FRANKLIN block art) is the default
+    // since v3.8.17 — it's the brand asset and the visual anchor for "Franklin
+    // is Ben Franklin's AI heir." Users who want a 2-line startup (scripting,
+    // narrow terminals, CI) can set FRANKLIN_BANNER=compact.
     const style = process.env.FRANKLIN_BANNER?.toLowerCase();
-    if (style === 'full' || style === 'legacy') {
-        printLegacyBanner(version);
+    if (style === 'compact' || style === 'minimal') {
+        printCompactBanner(version);
     }
     else {
-        printCompactBanner(version);
+        printLegacyBanner(version);
     }
     // Kick off a background refresh for *next* startup, and print a hint now
     // if the cache already knows about a newer version. All wrapped in

package/dist/commands/start.js

@@ -71,8 +71,14 @@ export async function startCommand(options) {
         model = configModel;
     }
     else {
-        // Default: free NVIDIA model — zero wallet charges until user explicitly switches
-        model = 'nvidia/nemotron-ultra-253b';
+        // Default: blockrun/auto — the LLM router (v3.8.16) picks a model per
+        // prompt. SIMPLE questions route to cheap/fast models (gemini-flash,
+        // kimi); COMPLEX / REASONING to Sonnet 4.6 / Opus 4.7. Cost fallback
+        // to free models on 402 is handled in the agent loop, so an unfunded
+        // wallet still works — it just degrades to the free tier mid-session
+        // instead of starting there. Much better first-turn quality than the
+        // old nvidia-nemotron default, which stubbed tool use.
+        model = 'blockrun/auto';
     }
     const workDir = process.cwd();
     // --prompt batch mode: skip all interactive startup UI/side effects so

package/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@blockrun/franklin",
-  "version": "3.8.16",
+  "version": "3.8.17",
   "description": "Franklin — The AI agent with a wallet. Spends USDC autonomously to get real work done. Pay per action, no subscriptions.",
   "type": "module",
   "exports": {