Changelog

All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.

The format is based on Keep a Changelog, and this project adheres to Semantic Versioning.

[Unreleased]

[0.8.1] - 2025-01-15

Added

Enhanced Documentation & Table Support

• Beautiful Table Rendering - Responsive tables with professional styling for better data presentation
  • Smart horizontal scrolling with minimum column widths ensures readability on all devices
  • Automatic highlighting of summary rows (like "Total" rows) with distinct styling
  • Visual separators above important rows create clear data hierarchy
  • Consistent table experience across documentation and chat conversations
• Quick Navigation Access - Streamlined access to key resources right from your workspace
  • Direct "Docs" link in user menu for instant access to integration guides
  • "Changelog" link keeps you updated on the latest features and improvements

Improved

Enhanced Visual Experience

• Refined Sidebar Design - Professional interface with improved brand consistency
  • Active state indicators with signature teal accents for better navigation awareness
  • Enhanced visual hierarchy with thoughtful borders, backgrounds, and hover effects
  • Improved Focus management button with clear active/inactive states
  • Custom scrollbar styling that adapts beautifully to both light and dark themes
• Better Content Readability - Cleaner typography and spacing throughout the app
  • Optimized list indentation for better content hierarchy and readability
  • Consistent spacing and visual flow across all markdown content
  • Enhanced visual separation between different content sections

Enhanced Integration Experience

• Modernized Setup Process - Simplified and more secure integration configuration
  • Updated to fine-grained GitHub tokens for enhanced security and precise permissions
  • Step-by-step debugging guides help you resolve issues quickly and independently
  • Refreshed parameter names and clearer configuration instructions across all integrations
  • Comprehensive troubleshooting documentation with common solutions and tips

Fixed

• Development Improvements - Behind-the-scenes enhancements for better stability
  • Resolved TypeScript compilation issues for smoother development experience
  • Updated model configurations for improved AI interactions

[0.8.0] - 2025-08-10

Added

Custom Starting Points

• Personalized Conversation Starters - AI-generated conversation suggestions tailored to your interests and recent activity
  • Intelligent suggestions based on your focus areas, recent chats, and personal context
  • Dynamic generation that adapts to your current goals and preferences
  • Seamless integration with existing chat interface for effortless conversation initiation
  • Enhanced user onboarding with contextually relevant conversation prompts

Improved

AI Infrastructure Modernization

• AI SDK v5 Integration - Complete upgrade to latest Vercel AI SDK for enhanced performance and capabilities
  • Modernized streaming architecture for better real-time interactions
  • Enhanced message structure with parts-based architecture for richer content support
  • Cleaner conversation endings
  • Better error handling and recovery mechanisms

User Experience Enhancements

• Mobile Responsiveness - Significantly improved Focus cards display on mobile devices
  • Better touch interactions and responsive layouts
  • Optimized card sizing and spacing for smaller screens
  • Enhanced readability of focus priorities and status indicators
• Content Formatting - Improved markdown list spacing for better readability
  • Consistent spacing between list items across all content areas
  • Enhanced visual hierarchy in markdown rendering
  • Better typography alignment with overall design system

Fixed

• Release Automation - Streamlined version management and deployment processes
• Focus System Stability - Enhanced error handling and data validation in focus management workflows
• Performance Optimizations - Reduced bundle size and improved loading times with SDK v5 optimizations

[0.7.0] - 2025-08-06

Added

Focus Management System

• AI-Native Productivity Hub - Complete goal and priority tracking system with AI integration
  • Create and manage focuses with priority levels (high, medium, low) and status tracking
  • Up to 5 focuses can provide context to AI assistant for personalized, goal-oriented assistance
  • Visual timeline showing progress updates, milestones, and completion tracking
  • Todoist project integration via MCP for seamless task alignment
  • Beautiful focus management UI at /chat/focuses with priority badges and status indicators
  • Toggleable feature in Settings → General with elegant feature preview cards

Enhanced Homepage Marketing

• Focus Feature Highlights - Strategic homepage integration showcasing Focus as a key differentiator
  • Dedicated Focus section with 3-column value proposition layout positioned prominently
  • Enhanced Daily Assistant section with timeline visualization (11PM → 1AM → 7AM)
  • Modernized "How It Works" section with 2x2 grid, gradient badges, and visual connectors
  • Redesigned "Why Benny Chat" comparison as engaging card-based layout
  • Enhanced Feature Highlights with gradient preview areas inspired by settings toggle cards
  • Added community testimonials
  • Strategic CTAs linking to signup flow while maintaining conversion optimization

User Experience Improvements

• Pagination System - Replaced infinite scroll with "Show More" buttons for better chat navigation
  • Cleaner, more predictable chat loading experience
  • Better performance for users with extensive chat histories
  • Consistent with modern web app patterns
• Sidebar Enhancements - Collapsible sidebar functionality for Focus pages
• 404 Page - Friendly 404 error page with logo and improved user experience

Improved

• Focus System Integration - Seamless integration with existing AI pipeline
  • Enhanced system prompts with dynamic focus context injection
  • 9 comprehensive MCP tools for complete focus CRUD operations
  • Auto-enable logic for first 5 focuses in system prompt
  • Analytics for focus interactions and feature adoption
• Settings Interface - Beautiful feature toggle cards with gradient previews for Focus system
• Homepage Conversion - Optimized marketing flow with strategic focus placement and improved CTAs
• Component Architecture - Modular settings components for better maintainability

Fixed

• Dark Mode Compatibility - Improved code block visibility in dark mode
• Message Context - Implemented 20-message context window limit for better AI processing performance
• MCP Error Handling - Enhanced error messages with specific troubleshooting guidance

[0.6.0] - 2025-07-20

Added

• GitHub Integration - New direct GitHub MCP integration for enhanced development workflows
  • Direct GitHub repository access for reading code, issues, and pull requests
  • Pull request review commenting capabilities for seamless collaboration
  • Code search across repositories with intelligent results
  • Issue commenting and tracking functionality
  • Comprehensive documentation for GitHub Actions integration

Improved

• Privacy Controls - Enhanced security for sensitive configuration data
  • Show/hide toggle for Smithery API keys and profile information
  • Password-style input fields with visibility controls for better privacy protection
  • Improved user experience with eye/eye-off icons for easy toggling
• Documentation - Reorganized GitHub integration documentation for better clarity
  • Split GitHub integrations into distinct Obsidian GitHub and direct GitHub MCPs
  • Enhanced setup guidance and usage examples for both integrations

Fixed

• Settings Modal - Resolved click prevention issues for better usability
• Integration Metadata - Fixed lookup errors that could cause integration status problems
• System Prompts - Corrected integration metadata references in AI prompts for more accurate responses

[0.5.0] - 2025-07-16

Added

• Fullscreen Mode for Excalidraw - Diagrams can now be opened in fullscreen mode for better editing experience

Improved

• Tool UI - Enhanced tool invocations with human-readable titles, larger icons, and toggleable JSON details for better user experience
• Excalidraw File Rendering - Now properly detects files by frontmatter metadata for better compatibility
• Theme Integration - Replaced hardcoded gray colors with theme-aware tokens in Assistant Task Modal for better dark mode support
• Mobile Compatibility - Improved iOS Safari compatibility for the TaskResultModal
• User Experience - Input focus automatically blurs after sending messages for better flow

Fixed

• Event Handling - Fixed suggested actions preventing chat expansion

[0.4.0] - 2025-07-04

Added

Custom System Prompt Feature

• Personalized AI Assistant - Users can now customize their AI assistant's core identity and operating principles
  • New "System Prompt" tab in settings modal with tabbed interface (General, Tools, System Prompt)
  • Preview/edit modes with syntax highlighting and character counter (10,000 limit)
  • Real-time integration: custom prompts apply immediately to new conversations
  • Reset to default functionality for easy restoration
• Visual Indicators - Clear identification of AI responses using custom prompts
  • "✨ Custom prompt" badge on customized responses
  • Real-time indicators during message generation
  • Persistent across page refreshes

Improved

• Settings Modal - Redesigned with intuitive tabbed interface and better responsiveness
• Error Handling - More robust error detection with clearer user messaging
• Performance - Optimized rendering for better responsiveness with custom prompts
• Analytics - Enhanced tracking in common error scenarios for improved reliability

Fixed

• MCP Integration Errors - Fixed crashes when external services return unexpected responses
• Message Streaming - Improved reliability of real-time message updates

[0.3.0] - 2025-06-18

Added

MCP Integrations

• Limitless MCP Integration - Complete support for personal lifelog access from Limitless AI devices
  • Available in chat conversations and background jobs
  • Tools: getLifelogs, getLifelogEntry, searchLifelogs
  • Privacy-conscious usage with comprehensive documentation
• Obsidian GitHub Integration - Migrated from private search to full Obsidian vault integration
  • Enhanced knowledge management capabilities
  • Tools: getFileContents, searchFiles, searchIssues, getCommitHistory
• MCP Connection Validation - Test connections and sync projects directly from settings
  • Real-time connection testing for all MCP tools
  • Todoist project synchronization
  • Success/error indicators with tool counts

Documentation & Setup

• MCP Integration Status System - Comprehensive setup guidance
  • Public documentation site at /integrations
  • Real-time status in chat system prompt
  • Individual setup guides for all integrations
  • SEO-optimized with structured data

UI/UX Enhancements

• Collapsible Chat Input - Maximizes reading space
  • Auto-collapse after sending messages
  • Smooth height morphing animation
  • ESC key to collapse, auto-expand on focus
• Redesigned Notifications - Improved content visibility
  • Integrated chat input at bottom
  • Full viewport height on mobile
  • Collapsible task descriptions
• Obsidian Link Support - link syntax rendering with dark teal styling

Chat Features

• Enhanced Chat History - Folder filtering and pagination
• Date/Timezone Support - Context-aware interactions
• Loading States - Skeleton UI during data fetching
• Todo Labels - Colored badges for task organization

Changed

• Daily Assistant Tasks - Enhanced task generation with reasoning model for more focused, actionable tasks
• Updated dependencies including PostHog and AI SDK packages
• Enhanced markdown rendering with better mobile styling
• Improved documentation organization

Fixed

• MCP Error Handling - Graceful degradation when services fail
  • No more 500 errors from bad configurations
  • Structured error categorization
  • User-friendly troubleshooting guidance
• Open Graph Images - Fixed integration documentation image paths

[0.2.2] - 2025-06-10

Changed

• Enhanced chat interface with dynamic chat title display

[0.2.1] - 2025-05-11

Fixed

• Updated tool settings to correctly interpret enabled states as boolean values

[0.2.0] - 2025-05-02

Added

• Initial release with core chat functionality
• Basic MCP integrations
• Authentication system with Discord OAuth
• User settings and preferences