Changelog

Stay up to date with the latest features, improvements, and fixes in Software Factory.

Release date: April 28, 2026

Major Features

• Blueprint Categories: Introduced category-driven blueprint configuration based on the C4 model. Projects can create and manage custom categories, and new projects can generate tailored blueprints via agents. Legacy templates have been archived in the Organization Console.
• Blueprint Drift Comments: Blueprint Code Analysis now surfaces code drift as comments directly on blueprint documents. Sync flows resolve drift using these comments as the source of truth.
• CSV Exports: Added filter-aware CSV export for Work Orders.

Minor Updates

• Agent Model Support: Added support for GPT-5.5 and Claude Opus 4.7.
• Work Order Polish: Added Type and Priority column visibility controls, improved label creation, and standardized sort and group behavior.
• Performance Improvements: Improved editor reconnect handling, comment scrolling, draft reset behavior, work order performance, and code search speed.

Release date: April 20, 2026

Major Updates

• New Work Order Fields: Added custom labels and priority fields with support for grouping and sorting.
• Work Order Table Controls: Improved drag-and-drop sorting and added sorting controls in the display dropdown.
• Date Fields Visibility: Created Date and Last Modified Date can now be toggled via table header controls.
• GitHub OAuth & Codebase Setup: Added GitHub OAuth with user identity linking, access validation, and improved setup flow.
• Module Renaming: Updated terminology from Refinery → Requirements, Foundry → Blueprints, Planner → Work Orders.

Minor Updates

• Module Controls Relocated: Navigation controls moved to the right rail with persistent document navigators.
• In-Review Documents Popover: Added project-scoped in-review state with navigator popover.
• Agent Alerts: Panel visibility now persists across modules.
• Duplicate Prevention: Prevents duplicate feature requirements and work orders via agent checks.

Release date: March 30, 2026

Minor Updates

• Foundry Navigator Improvements: Updated document navigator UI for easier navigation and improved expand/collapse behavior.
• Glob Tool: Added file discovery tool for agents using glob patterns with brace expansion.
• Draft Comments: Comment drafts now persist when navigating away and returning.
• Work Order Context: Work orders can now link to multiple features, blueprints, and artifacts.
• Right-Click Context Menu: Added full editor context menu with cut, copy, paste, paste without formatting, insert image, and insert link.
• Roadmap Drag Tooltips: Tooltips now persist while dragging work orders across phases.
• Notification Improvements: Added document names in notifications, improved deeplinks, and added alerts for flagged comment activity.
• Image Previews: Switched to blob URLs for faster, more reliable previews.
• Assignee Filter: Filter options now include only active organization members.

Release date: March 23, 2026

Major Updates

• Notification System: Added in-app and email notifications for @mentions, comment replies, work order assignments, and flagged content.
• Notification Center: Includes notification bell with unread badge, filtering by type and project, mark-as-read, and deep-link navigation.

Minor Updates

• Project Selector Relocated: Moved from the top navigation bar to the Project Overview sidebar.
• Child Work Order Linking: Link existing work orders as children with searchable dropdown and cycle prevention.
• Intelligent Paste: Improved paste handling with markdown detection, IDE-aware formatting, and better code block insertion.
• Roadmap Improvements: Added hover-to-add-phase across views, clickable group headers, and improved group sorting.
• Filter Persistence: Work order filter search text now persists after closing.
• Getting Started Skill: Improved onboarding with an agent-guided blueprint setup flow.

Release date: March 16, 2026

Major Updates

• Planner Module v2: Added roadmap and board views for work orders.
• Work Order Structure: Work orders now support parent-child relationships and dependency chains.
• Work Order Versioning: View and restore previous versions of work orders.
• Pull Request Links: Work orders can now be linked to pull requests.
• Phase Date Ranges: Phase date ranges can now be configured in project settings.
• Global Search: Added cross-module search with Cmd+K, module filters, keyboard navigation, and recent activity.
• New MCP Tool: Work orders can now be created through MCP.
• Improved Code Search: Agents now have stronger code search with better auditability.

Minor Updates

• Draft Comments: Pending comment text is now cached when navigating away.
• Module Switch Warning: Users are warned before stopping active agent runs.
• Agent Engine Resilience: Improved retry, resumption, and mid-stream error handling.
• Raw Paste Shortcut: Cmd/Ctrl + V renders markdown, while Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + V pastes plain text.
• Quickstart Polish: Added toggleable checklist items and improved completion behavior.

Release date: March 9, 2026

Major Features

• Simultaneous Editing: Real-time collaborative editing in Foundry and Refinery with live cursors, presence indicators, and synced comments. Replaces the previous document ownership model.

• Custom Agent Skills: Create and manage custom skills per project or module. Custom prompts merge with built-in skills at runtime.

• Agent Hooks: Configurable hooks in Project Settings with enable/disable toggles, manual run triggers, and last-run tracking. Initial support includes Blueprint Code Analysis.

• Quickstart Onboarding: Guided onboarding flow with checklist, onboarding path selection, and automatic completion signals from project activity.

• Version Management for Blueprints & Requirements: Create named version snapshots, restore previous versions with automatic backup, and rename saved versions.

Minor Updates

• Comment Badges in Navigator: Refinery document tree now shows open comment counts and flagged-comment indicators with live updates.

• Member Pagination & Last Login: Organization members table now includes server-side pagination, search, and a new “Last Login” column.

• Optimistic Streaming for Tool Calls: Parallel tool calls now visually complete as soon as their arguments finish streaming.

• Agent Feedback During Streaming: Users can submit feedback while the agent is still generating responses.

• Sign-In Fixes: Improvements to Google sign-in and forgot-password flows.

• Project-Specific MCP Server Names: MCP server names are now scoped per project, enabling agents to compare documents across projects.

Release date: March 2026

Core Updates

• Rich Mentions in Comments: @mentions now render as interactive chips in document comments for clearer tagging and cross-referencing.
• User Feedback Ratings: Rate agent responses with thumbs up/down, select feedback categories, and leave notes for faster iteration.
• Usage Dashboard Improvements: Grouped usage views with drill-down by Project, User, Agent, or Model. Includes sortable tables, summary cards, pagination, and CSV export.
• Optimistic Tool Call Interaction: Interact with blocking tool calls while the agent streams, with optimistic updates and reliable cancellation.

Minor Updates

• Code Search Agent v2: Redesigned headless agent returning structured summaries with markdown rendering.
• Artifact Upload UX: Drag-and-drop files into the agent input. Processing indicators added before send.
• Feedback Image Paste: Clipboard image paste supported in feedback uploads.
• Comment Panel Auto-Open: Comments panel opens automatically when created via agent tools.
• Feedback Traceability: Feedback submissions now include conversation IDs.
• Codex CLI Instructions: Added setup guidance for Codex CLI integration.

Next Up

• Live multiplayer document editing
• Additional agent reliability improvements
• Upgrades to document versioning

Release date: February 24th, 2026

Major Updates

• Suggestions Upgrade: Suggestions now persist when navigating away and returning. Improved rendering around comment anchors, Mermaid diagrams, and tables, plus visual polish.
• Table Support in Editor: Rich table editing is now available in documents and agent chat.

Minor Updates

• Onboarding with Agents: Guided onboarding that teaches key concepts in-context during first use.
• Document Navigator Tooltips: Tooltips added to each document category with links to writing guides (for example, “How to Write Requirements”).
• Panel Persistence: Panel sizes now persist across sessions.
• Mention Emails: Deduplicated mention notification emails.

Next Up

• Customizable agent skills
• Configurable agent hooks for background operations
• Improvements to Blueprint–Code sync experience
• Upgrades to document versioning

Release date: February 17, 2026

Major Updates

• Agent UX Overhaul: Full scroll control during streaming, visible thinking tokens, and one-click navigation to linked documents, blueprints, and code.
• Structured Q&A Tool: Agents ask questions via inline forms (free-response or multiple choice) with support for partial or skipped answers.
• Context Usage Indicator: Real-time progress ring shows token usage against the context window.
• Mid-Stream Context Compaction: Background compaction during streaming with visual markers, no interruption.
• Reduced Token Overhead: Optimized system prompts and context preprocessing to lower cost and increase usable context.

Minor Updates

• Planner Instructions: Work order defaults now emphasize linkage to requirements and blueprints.
• Fuzzy Blueprint Search: Improved blueprint selection during work order extraction.
• Expandable User Messages: Agent chat messages are scrollable and expandable.
• Updated Welcome Email: Refreshed onboarding experience for new users.

Fixes

• Blueprint editor no longer reloads after accepting agent changes.
• Conversation switching no longer drops messages.
• Link hover previews show document titles.
• Comment deep-links work across all modules.
• Mention chip hover overlap fixed.
• Agent exploring-status flicker removed.
• Improved artifact search recall.
• Blueprint template timezone handling corrected.
• Infrastructure scaled for 10× higher capacity.

Release date: February 2026

Major Features

• Comment Email Notifications: @mentions in Refinery comments send email notifications.
• Mention Chips: @mentions and document links render as chips; URLs auto-link.
• Document Ownership Locking: Prevents concurrent edits.
• Document Export: Export one requirements doc or all requirements as a combined file.
• Custom Writing Instructions: Inject Refinery writing instructions into the Requirements agent.

Minor Updates

• Agent Prompt Improvements: Updated prompts across modules.
• Refinery Text Anchors: Agent comments include anchors to exact text.
• Opt-In Blueprint-Code Analysis: Enable background analysis per project.
• Blueprint-Code Rate Limiting: Prevents overload during frequent pushes.
• Document Navigator: TOC and child nodes separated; independently collapsible.
• Panel Persistence: Panel open/closed state persists across reloads.
• Multi-Tab Detection: Detects the same doc open in multiple tabs.
• Expanded Search Results: Link and mention menus return more results.
• Delphi/Pascal Support: Added code indexing support.

Bug Fixes

• Blueprint Templates: Members can now create templates.
• Flagged Comments Dashboard: Flagged requirement comments appear in the overview dashboard.
• Search Accuracy: Improved embedding chunking for more reliable results.
• Performance: Better task server scaling for artifact processing and indexing.
• Auth Stability: Fixed unnecessary app re-mounts on token refresh.
• Billing Access: Only the original payer can open the Stripe billing portal.

Release date: January 2026

Major Features

• Requirements Documents: Refinery now supports structured requirement documents instead of a single PRD.
• Product Overview Docs: Capture high-level context like business goals, users, and success metrics.
• Feature Requirements Docs (FRDs): Define requirements for individual features.
• Document Hierarchy: Requirements are organized in a drag-and-drop tree with independent version history.
• PRD Migration Agent: Guided agent migrates existing PRDs into the new document structure.
• Read-Only PRD Archive: Original PRDs are preserved as reference artifacts after migration.
• @Mentions: Mention users, artifacts, requirements, blueprints, or work orders from any editor.
• Clickable Mentions: All mentions support navigation and export cleanly to Markdown.
• Web Search for Agents: Agents can now search the web and show expandable source citations.
• Expanded MCP Access: MCP-connected agents can search and read requirements, blueprints, and text artifacts.

Minor Updates

• Refinery: Added Technical Requirements as a default overview document.
• Knowledge Graph: Now shows related blueprints, work orders, and code for selected features.
• Deep Linking: Requirements can be linked directly to specific document headings.
• Editor: Unified image insertion with drag-and-drop, paste, previews, and artifact selection.
• Editor: Improved text selection highlight menu.

Release date: January 15, 2026

Minor Updates

• Planner: Implementation planning now uses a unified skill-based approach.
• Planner: Work orders automatically move from backlog to ready when a plan is saved.
• Planner: Removed the “Writing assist” button from work order descriptions.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed MCP connection dialog showing the wrong API key after switching projects.
• Fixed the unlink button being disabled during repository indexing, which prevented recovery from stalled indexing jobs.

Release date: January 14, 2026

Major Updates

• Users can now explore knowledge graph connections through the Knowledge Graph Explorer panel in Refinery and Foundry.
• Pasting markdown directly into TipTap editors now automatically renders headers, lists, and code blocks.
• Planner Agent now surfaces its reasoning during phase planning.

Minor Updates

• Foundry / Refinery: Improved panel scrolling when opening comments, version history, or the knowledge graph while the agent panel is open.
• Agents: Faster alert evaluation through concurrent processing.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed cursor jumping to the end of work order descriptions while typing.
• Fixed duplicate comments caused by deduplication issues.
• Fixed planner filters not applying correctly after page reload.
• Fixed VTT file MIME handling for text-based previews.
• Fixed work order “Not Found” errors when items are deleted.

Release date: December 30, 2025

Major Updates

• Added integrated Stripe billing.
• New users must select a subscription plan before accessing the platform.
• Organizations can manage seat quantities with enforced capacity limits.
• Adding members beyond available seats triggers an upgrade flow.
• Create internal links directly from selected text and edit or remove links by hovering over them.
• Link to artifacts, PRD sections, blueprint headings, features, work orders, and code files.
• Software Factory URLs are automatically recognized and typed.
• Planner Agent Tools: Improved search and reading across artifacts, blueprints, and the PRD.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue where agent conversations became unresponsive for long model outputs.

Release date: December 24, 2025

Major Updates

• Added a new organization console page showing token usage by project, user, agent, and model, with date filtering and cost breakdowns.
• Work order tables now support multi-row selection with bulk actions for status, assignee, phase changes, deletion, and adding items to agent chat.
• PRD initialization now supports collaborative and automatic modes with configurable detail levels.
• New alert shows indexing progress when a codebase is still processing.
• Diff tracking is more reliable.

Minor Updates

• Editor: Bubble menu now appears after mouse release to avoid interfering with text selection.
• Editor: Changes navigator bar is now fixed to the top of the viewport.
• Planner: Unassigned work orders alert now resets each session.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed autosave not triggering when accepting or rejecting editor changes.
• Fixed flickering loading indicators during infinite scroll in work order tables.
• Fixed silent failures during large work order extractions.
• Fixed draft text and @mentions not persisting after reopening agent chat.
• Fixed a visual gap above the PRD editor content area.

Release date: December 17, 2025

Major Updates

• Blueprint Version History: Blueprints now maintain a full version history with a red and green diff view.
• Configurable Work Order Extraction: Customize Work Order creation using separate templates for sizing, titles, and descriptions.
• Rich Text in Planner: Planners and Work Orders now support rich text with mentions and inline images.
• Agent Management Tools: Agents can rename, move, and delete features or Blueprints through conversation.

Minor Updates

• Refinery Code Search: Agents can find relevant code while writing PRDs.
• Smart Alerts: Prompts encourage initializing PRDs from existing codebases.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue where Blueprints appeared grayed out incorrectly.
• Resolved file upload limits for the agent panel. Files larger than 5MB are now supported.

Release date: December 8, 2025

Major Updates

• Planner Redesign: New responsive panel layout with improved scrolling and persistent collapsed state.
• Review Agent: Agents can review PRDs and Blueprints on demand and flag Ambiguous, Conflict, or Missing issues.
• Foundry System Diagrams: System diagrams are now a dedicated Blueprint type with Mermaid rendering and zoom controls.
• Artifact Folders: Organize artifacts into hierarchical folders with drag-and-drop and breadcrumbs.

Minor Updates

• Mermaid Editor: Toggle between visual and code-based diagram editing.
• Fuzzy Search: Blueprint mentions now match even when spaces or dashes are omitted.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed auto-save race conditions in Foundry.
• Fixed GitHub integration deletion issues.

Release date: November 26, 2025

Major Updates

• Agent Alerts System: Proactive alerts for syncing Blueprints and reviewing drift without notification fatigue.
• Refinery Redesign: Added a table of contents and unified comments interface.
• Blueprint Management: Drag-and-drop feature node organization with nested hierarchies.

Performance Improvements

• Improved latency for background tasks during high concurrent usage.

Release date: November 16, 2025

Major Updates

• Foundry V2: Shifted to one Blueprint per feature for greater flexibility.
• Proactive Drift Detection: Automatically compares code against Blueprints on every push.
• Cross-Document Suggestions: Agents can suggest edits across multiple Blueprint documents.

Minor Updates

• Planner Agent: Can assign Work Orders directly to team members.
• Email Notifications: Mentions now trigger email notifications with deep links.

Release date: November 4, 2025

Minor Updates

• Image Resizing: Resize images embedded in PRDs.
• New PRD Template: Added Business Problems, Current State, and Success Criteria sections.
• Unified Indexing: Codebase indexing moved to a single Overview page.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed agent context overflow when processing PDFs with images.
• Resolved memory overflows caused by base64 encoding.

Release date: October 27, 2025

Major Updates

• Unified Planner Agent: Single agent for Work Order management, planning, and sequencing.
• Drag-and-Drop Sequencing: Move Work Orders visually between phases.
• Refinery Search: Agents can search artifacts not explicitly added to chat context.

Release date: September 23, 2025

Major Updates

• Refinery Comments: Leave comments directly on PRDs.
• Enhanced Blueprint Sync: Trigger sync from the Foundry agent or editor dropdown.
• Smart Mentions: Mention artifacts in Refinery and Blueprint sections.

Release date: September 23, 2025

Major Updates

• Project Console Stats: Refreshed console with per-module statistics.
• Validator Agent: Dedicated agent for answering questions about user feedback.
• Automatic Re-indexing: Codebases re-index on new commits.

Release date: September 16, 2025

Major Updates

• Large Audio Support: Refinery supports audio files larger than 5MB.
• Smart Indexing: Only modified files are processed during re-indexing.
• Planner Terminology: Renamed Iterations to Phases.

Release date: September 8, 2025

Major Updates

• Filtering: Filter Work Orders by Blueprint section.
• Visual Diffs: Improved visualization of agent suggestions.
• Auto-Versioning: PRDs are versioned automatically on feature extraction.

Release date: August 29, 2025

Major Updates

• Refinery UI Mocker: Visualize application interfaces directly from the PRD.
• Markdown Export: Export Blueprints for external editing and sharing.
• Iteration Planning Agent: Helps organize and assign Work Orders across cycles.

Release date: August 21, 2025

Major Updates

• Foundry: Update Blueprints directly from the indexed codebase with automatic sync.
• Validator: New Feedback Inbox with real-time dashboard, filtering, and API ingestion.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed Blueprint section updates not reflecting in real time.
• Resolved MCP connection stability issues.
• Improved GitHub integration error handling.

Performance Improvements

• Reduced indexing time for large repositories by 30 percent.
• Faster agent response times.
• Optimized Blueprint editor memory usage.

Release date: August 11, 2025

Major Updates

• Refinery: Revamped editor, improved navigation, artifact management, and in-editor agent suggestions.
• Foundry: Blueprint Navigator with completion progress and improved collaboration.
• Planner: Edit implementation plans via chat with better IDE workflow integration.
• Admin: New secure custom invite links and improved onboarding.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed Work Order status update issues.
• Resolved Feature Node extraction issues in large PRDs.
• Fixed UI Mocker refresh problems.

Performance Improvements

• Faster loading for large Blueprints.
• Reduced memory usage in the PRD editor.
• Improved drag-and-drop responsiveness.

Release date: July 28, 2025

Major Updates

• Assembler: MCP integration and visual Work Order dashboard.
• Planner: AI-powered Work Order generation and lifecycle management.
• Foundry: Blueprint templates and stale node detection.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed GitHub authentication issues.
• Improved large file upload handling.

Release date: July 15, 2025

Major Updates

• Refinery: AI-powered PRD editor, UI Mocker, and artifact management.
• Foundry: Blueprint creation, Feature Node extraction, and Blueprint Agent assistance.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed authentication and file upload issues.

Release date: July 1, 2025

Initial Release

Core Features

• Project management and GitHub integration.
• Secure user authentication.

Modules

• Refinery, Foundry, Planner, Assembler, Validator.

Known Issues

• Limited AI assistance.
• Basic UI and integrations.

Checking Your Version

Look for the version number in the bottom-left corner of the application

Contact support if you need to verify your current version

Release Notes

Detailed release notes are available for each version

Subscribe to our newsletter for update notifications

Follow us on X X  for real-time updates

Have feedback on new features? Share your thoughts →Share your thoughts →