Instructor v1.17.0

Instructor releases published Instructor v1.17.0. This release-watch entry was generated from the project's official GitHub release feed and is kept separate from human-reviewed editorial analysis. Release notes: Includes the fixes previously planned for 1.16.1, which was not published. The previous published version is 1.16.0. Upgrade Notes Cached responses use new keys and isolated per-client namespaces. Existing cache entries will miss. Set the same explicit cache namespace only when clients are intended to share results; keep accounts, endpoints, and tenants isolated. Response models with Instructor async-validator decorators are rejected before provider calls or cache lookup, including nested models. Use Pydantic validators or explicitly await application-level validation after extraction; automatic async-validator execution is deferred. Remote media URLs must resolve to public addresses and cannot contain credentials. Redirects and connected peers are checked, and downloads have size limits. Fixed Cache isolation : Include provider identity and prepared generation settings, including…

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• Check compatibility, migration, and security notes against your current agent stack.
• Run focused regression tests before production rollout.