Changelog

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

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.

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