BrainDrive Build 26.5.25

[26.05.25] - 2026-05-25

Added

• Users can upload project documents in common formats and get richer finance budget context from saved supporting files. (#118)
• The app now includes a native Tauri desktop installer with desktop runtime support and current mainline features. (#119)
• Desktop users can enable Browser Access to use the local web UI and gateway API from a browser with configurable access controls. (#124)

Changed

• Finance and Fitness starter projects now use more focused executable prompts for budgeting and health document workflows. (#123)
• The client web React build plugin was updated for newer Vite compatibility and reduced build tooling overhead. (#117)
• MCP release development dependencies were updated to improve test tooling, TypeScript execution, and Node compatibility. (#114)
• Client web dependencies were updated to bring in newer UI, routing, testing, and build tooling improvements. (#126)
• TypeScript workspace development dependencies were updated to improve runtime loading, testing stability, and Node type coverage. (#125)

Fixed

• Local development startup is more reliable, memory exports avoid unwanted artifacts, and first-run installs route new users to registration. (#122)

Removed

• No user-facing removals this week.

BrainDrive Build 26.5.11

[26.05.11] - 2026-05-11

Added

• No user-facing additions this week.

Changed

• Renamed the managed hosting tier to BrainDrive Concierge and updated credits labeling across the app. (#107)
• Refined BrainDrive Concierge account and top-up wording, layout, and fee messaging for clearer managed-mode billing. (#109)
• Updated MCP release validation dependencies to improve compatibility and reliability. (#103)
• Updated TypeScript validation dependencies to improve compatibility and reliability. (#104)
• Updated MCP release development type definitions to keep Node.js tooling current. (#110)
• Updated TypeScript development type definitions to keep Node.js tooling current. (#111)
• Refreshed client web dependencies to bring in framework, styling, icon, and build tooling improvements. (#112)

Fixed

• No user-facing fixes this week.

Removed

• No user-facing removals this week.

BrainDrive Build 26.5.6

Internal Release

BrainDrive Build 26.5.5

Internal release

BrainDrive Build 26.5.4

[26.05.04] - 2026-05-04

Added

• Starter-pack memory updates can now be detected, planned, applied, and reported automatically during startup. (#102)

Changed

• No user-facing changes this week.

Fixed

• Mobile chat now stays at the start of new assistant replies instead of jumping past them. (#100)
• Managed-mode relogin no longer falls back to the local login screen, and the credits top-up prompt is easier to find. (#101)

Removed

• No user-facing removals this week.

BrainDrive Build 26.4.27

[26.04.27] - 2026-04-27

Added

• A new public agent onboarding guide was added to help contributors and coding agents get started faster. (#56)

Changed

• The weekly release notes were refreshed to keep the published changelog current. (#84)
• Automated dependency update policy was reorganized by workspace and semantic version level for more predictable maintenance updates. (#85)
• Client web dependencies were updated to newer non-major versions to improve compatibility and keep the frontend stack current. (#86)
• The public roadmap was reorganized to accurately reflect what is shipped, in progress, and planned next. (#87)
• The latest weekly changelog entry was expanded to include newly merged work. (#88)
• Updated MCP release test tooling to Vitest 4.1.5 to keep development and CI behavior current. (#94)
• Upgraded TypeScript build test tooling to Vitest 4.1.5 for newer test framework behavior and fixes. (#95)
• Upgraded the web client icon library to lucide-react 1.11.0 to align with the latest icon package updates. (#98)
• Updated the web client build toolchain from Vite 7 to Vite 8 for current bundler and dev-server behavior. (#97)
• Updated core web client dependencies to newer non-major versions for improved compatibility and stability. (#96)

Fixed

• Startup now remains stable when saved preferences contain unknown keys, and outdated entries are cleaned up automatically. (#63)
• Dependency vulnerabilities were remediated across packages to improve security and reduce exposure to known issues. (#64)
• Billing and managed account flows were hardened to block untrusted URLs and strengthen default security boundaries. (#89)
• Managed credits purchase routes now work out of the box again without requiring environment configuration changes. (#90)
• Improved first-run installation reliability by retrying transient Docker image pull failures and guiding users to resume safely if retries are exhausted. (#93)
• Provider credential and settings updates now take effect immediately, onboarding correctly flags missing setup, and chat shows clearer multi-line provider error guidance. (#99)

Removed

• Removed the deprecated quickstart installation path and standardized install mode and location reporting across the app. (#92)

BrainDrive Build 26.4.20

[26.04.20] - 2026-04-20

Added

• Prompt-driven onboarding todo seed for new users, including starter me/todo.md and base AGENT guidance updates. (#55)
• Automated production release runbook script with date-based version defaults (installer/docker/scripts/release-production.sh). (#58)
• Monday preflight release gate script for production image builds (preflight-production-build.sh). (#62)
• Dependabot configuration to automate dependency update PRs. (#64)
• Public AGENT.md boot file added at repository root. (#56)

Changed

• Settings modal copy rewritten for clearer onboarding/setup guidance, including improved restore instructions. (#50)
• Chat experience updated with persistent activity indicator during file writes and improved post-interview flow/templates. (#51)
• Product image release-manifest signing/verification flow and docs refined for Docker release builds. (#52)
• Installer defaults now prefer local mode while preserving quickstart as a legacy alias across scripts, docs, and config surfaces. (#57)
• .gitignore now ignores local .codex workspace artifacts. (#54)
• Dependabot policy now groups npm updates by workspace and semver level (non-major vs major) to reduce one-off PR noise. (#85)
• client_web dependency bundle updated (grouped non-major): @ai-sdk/react, react, react-dom, react-router-dom, @playwright/test, @tailwindcss/vite, jsdom, shadcn, and tailwindcss. (#86)
• ROADMAP.md Phase 2 reorganized to reflect shipped state more accurately. (#87)

Fixed

• BrainDrive managed Haiku model ID alignment with LiteLLM alias across adapters and starter defaults. (#53)
• BrainDrive API key validation before vault persistence, including clearer validation errors and post-update balance refresh behavior. (#59)
• Managed-mode starter pack no longer hardcodes provider_base_urls. (#61)
• SettingsModal TypeScript build blockers resolved in release preflight updates. (#62)
• Config loading now tolerates unknown preference keys and prunes stale preference entries (with tests). (#63)
• npm dependency vulnerabilities remediated across runtime/client/release packages. (#64)
• Client web test expectations updated for current Settings/Chat UI labels and streaming typing-indicator behavior. (#86)

Removed

• No user-facing removals this week.

BrainDrive Build 26.4.13

[26.04.13] - 2026-04-13

Added

• End-to-end Memory Backup capability: backup settings, Save Now, restore, scheduler (after_changes/hourly/daily), gateway routes, UI tab, docs, and tests. (#41)
• Managed billing improvements: credit top-up checkout flow and /account/topup gateway proxy support. (#38)
• Managed session heartbeat (periodic ping) to reduce idle stop risk for active users. (#38)
• Required Terms of Service / Privacy Policy acceptance checkbox on signup (submit disabled until accepted). (#49)
• New public ROADMAP.md plus README roadmap link and expanded developer-path docs. (direct commits 1c9a137, ea8500d, 810230a)
• Shared browser-open helpers for installer lifecycle scripts (browser-helper.sh / browser-helper.ps1). (#47)

Changed

• Docker local mode now uses prebuilt images (no source build path), and startup update checks now run for quickstart|prod|local. (#47)
• Upgrade flow for local aligned to image-based pull/restart behavior. (#47)
• Default Anthropic model references changed from Claude Sonnet 4.6 to Claude Haiku 4.5 across adapter config, memory defaults, starter pack, and UI copy. (#47)
• Ollama defaults updated for Docker-host setups (http://host.docker.internal:11434/v1), with improved Settings URL-help UX and blank-model handling. (#43)
• Managed account usage UI aligned to LiteLLM spend/budget fields and top-up availability states. (#38)
• Package metadata/version artifacts moved to 26.4.8 in runtime + client package files. (8ddd715)
• .gitignore updated to ignore docs/Security/. (5548171)

Fixed

• Context-window overflow handling: actionable recovery UX, near-limit warnings, and gateway-side compaction/summarization to prevent chat crash loops. (#46)
• Plus One sidebar flicker on chat-completion refresh and redundant active-project fetch churn. (#44)
• Managed logout/session behavior: logout now routes through gateway logout endpoint; managed 401 now redirects to /login. (#38)
• macOS installer compatibility issues (cp -a/sed -i portability), plus Apple Silicon default platform fallback handling for image modes. (#42, 0597c14)
• Chat markdown rendering now strips leaked tool-call XML artifacts (tool_call, function_calls, invoke, parameter, including namespaced variants). (#38, #40)

Removed

• Chat write-approval cards removed; default write flow shifted to auto-approve behavior. (#45)
• Outdated Monday operator checklist file and related installer README reference removed. (#36, ae587f2)
• docs/planning/logging-option-a-b-work-log-2026-04-02.md removed. (#36)

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