Changelog

All notable changes to System Initiative will be documented in this file.

October 27th to November 2nd, 2025

✨ Added

• Added ability to install schemas via the Public API.
• Added a feature flag enabling Azure assets for the public beta.
• Added ability to filter possible subscriptions by component and schema in the web app.
• Added ability to import and discover Azure resources in the MCP server.
• Added support for authentication functions in Conduit.
• Added display of previous attribute values in the Attributes Panel.

🔄 Changed

• Improved workspace snapshot eviction logic to avoid race conditions.
• Updated func run log viewer to automatically display plain text for very large logs.
• Refined UI consistency across colors and borders for a cleaner experience.
• Updated set_ai_agent_executed endpoint in the Public API to return a 204 status code.
• Updated MCP attribute tools to no longer be hardcoded for AWS.
• Allowed re-using function names when attaching them to different schemas.
• Improved Public API search to allow case-insensitive schema name lookups.
• Updated layer-cache to skip NATS publishing when retrying writes.
• Allowed editing create-only properties on imported components within a change set.

🐞 Fixed

• Fixed an issue where the Func Run Details page made too many requests for data.
• Fixed an issue where overlay functions weren’t available to users in the web app.
• Fixed an issue where the debug panel in the component details page didn’t refresh after component changes.
• Fixed orphaned update actions in the web app.
• Fixed navigation in the web app where jumping to a component from a view redirected back to the default view.
• Fixed an issue where the refresh button wasn’t consistently available in all scenarios.
• Fixed an issue where the Apply Change Set button wasn’t properly disabled while loading.
• Fixed database connection eviction logic to close idle and long-lived connections correctly.

October 20th to 26th 2025

✨ Added

• 🚀 Initial release of si-conduit, a new tool for authoring schemas via files on disk.
• Added ability to delete function attachments via the Public API.
• Added ability to search in the views dropdown list in the web app.
• Added ability to view full history and function executions for a component via the Component Details page.
• Added support to manage System Initiative workspaces via the Public API.
• Added ability to subscribe to another prop on the same component.

🔄 Changed

• Enhanced cache-busting logic for Deployment MVs in the web app.
• Enhanced Auth API workspace routes to be fully managed by API tokens.
• Increased the module upload size limit in SDF.
• Removed the need for cycle checks in management edge creation.
• Retired si-fs as an active product.

🐞 Fixed

• Fixed the MCP validateCredentials tool to remove token-specific information.
• Fixed issues with explore controls and context menu in the web app.
• Fixed a bug in the create template modal in the web app.
• Fixed an issue where index retrieval errors in the web app resulted in 500 errors to users.
• Fixed an issue where the web app now alerts users when a change set can’t merge due to DVU still in progress.
• Fixed a bug where old schema versions appeared in the Add Component modal.
• Fixed an issue where management function runs tried to load for invalid components.
• Fixed navigation issues when bulk editing on HEAD.
• Fixed malformed user input handling in the Attributes Panel.
• Fixed an issue in the Auth Portal where users could navigate to a workspace without a valid token.
• Fixed an issue where failing to fetch change sets caused users to get stuck in the lobby.
• Fixed error handling in the Attributes Panel for greater stability.
• Fixed issues preventing incomplete subscriptions in the product.
• Fixed an issue where failed functions didn’t send an update event to indicate failure.

October 13th to 19th 2025

✨ Added

• Added ability to control management functions via overlays.
• Added support for moving a list of components to a view via the Public API.
• Added support for useWorkingCopy in create_component requests via the Public API.

🔄 Changed

• Updated Hetzner Cloud server and SSH key assets for better interoperability.
• Updated MCP server to use the new Search API for template generation and component upgrade tools.
• When adding actions or management functions to schemas (via the Public API) not owned by you, they are now attached as overlay functions.
• Persisted Deployment MVs in SQLite for better stability.
• Changed the Web App to use DeploymentMVs for schema updates when module indexes change.
• Enhanced error messages to make diagnosing PG connection closures easier.

🐞 Fixed

• Fixed an issue where the rebaser retried fetching missing snapshots.
• Fixed a confusing UX quirk where the Workspace Token was used for two different purposes.
• Fixed an issue where the Public API didn’t trigger an MV build when unlocking a schema.
• Fixed an issue where pinning a component didn’t work correctly.
• Fixed an issue where the MCP tool mistakenly generated a template when listing components.
• Fixed a vulnerability where Workspace Integrations could be accessed by another user without permission.

October 6th to 12th 2025

✨ Added

• Added a new Search API endpoint to the Public API.
• Updated the Qualifications function API endpoint in the Public API to allow using secrets.
• Added ability to collapse panels in the Func Run Details page.
• Added ability to search by isUpgradable and hasDiff via the Public API.
• Enabled MCP tools for authoring schemas and functions.
• Added ability to select all components in a group and multi-select ranges of components in the web app.
• Added Hetzner to the Add Component filter list.
• Added ability to unlock a function via the Public API.
• Added ability to edit a template and its associated management function via the MCP server.

🔄 Changed

• Updated the snapshot eviction logic to remove the grace period.
• Optimized the frontend to use bulk queries for patches.
• Displayed schemaId and schemaVariantId in the component debug panel.
• Updated onboarding flow to skip for invited users if someone in the workspace has already completed it.
• Changed web app patching priority based on user activity.
• Ran compute validation jobs in parallel for faster processing.
• Updated hover and selected states in GridTiles for better usability.
• Removed redundant buttons that reopened the onboarding flow.

🐞 Fixed

• Fixed an issue where possible connections weren’t cache-busted correctly.
• Fixed issues where Map and Explore in the web UI conflicted over query string parameters.
• Fixed an issue when importing or discovering Hetzner Cloud servers.
• Fixed issues with left and right arrow key navigation in the Add Component modal.
• Fixed an issue where onboarding didn’t trigger for new users.
• Fixed increased retry intervals in Actions to prevent overloading.
• Fixed an issue where autosubscribe could create graph cycles.
• Fixed unnecessary workspace snapshot loading to improve performance.

September 29th to October 5th 2025

✨ Added

• Added ability to create action functions as overlays to schemas.
• Added a Hetzner Cloud asset pipeline.
• Added WsEvents to the Public API for creating functions to keep the web app updated.
• Updated the Public API to install a schema variant automatically if not installed when unlocking.
• Added extra telemetry information to PgPool connection eviction logic.
• Added support for Hetzner Cloud.
• Returned workspace details when a user calls the API whoami endpoint.
• Exposed the function kinds available for each type of function in a schema variant.

🔄 Changed

• Updated the MCP server to adhere to correct API types for optional parameters.
• Updated DeploymentMVs to only build the default variant for a schema.
• Changed AWS assets so refresh functions no longer trigger API limits on actions, and remove the resource if the refresh fails with ResourceNotFound.
• Allowed users to use special characters in workspace names in the Auth Portal.
• Allowed the rebaser to trigger request retry loops for specific error messages.

🐞 Fixed

• Fixed an issue where the web app showed the AI Agent banner if the wrong token was retrieved.
• Fixed an issue in the Auth Portal where the save button text was incorrect for manually verified users.
• Fixed misleading behavior in the Auth Portal where setting 1m was interpreted as 1 minute, not 1 month.
• Fixed an issue where the web app retried 500/503 index responses properly.
• Fixed an issue where restoring a component from the component details page on HEAD didn’t redirect to the new change set.
• Fixed an issue where bulk editing on HEAD didn’t create the change set correctly.
• Fixed an issue where building the deployment MV failed if the previous version was missing.
• Fixed an issue where multiple selected components in a toDelete state were confusing in the UI.
• Fixed an issue where components marked as toDelete on HEAD leaked into change set reviews.
• Fixed an issue with using duplicate component + default subscriptions together.
• Fixed an issue where abandoning a change set via web app or Public API failed if the snapshot didn’t exist.

September 22nd to 28th 2025

✨ Added

• Added more user-facing documentation in the onboarding flow.
• Users can now see the code and arguments for a queued action in the web app.
• Added Azure CLI back to the execution environment.
• Added extra telemetry information for Edda.

🔄 Changed

• Upgraded the Axios dependency in the MCP server.
• Implemented a better MV rebuild system.
• Upgraded the Auth API to TypeScript 5.x.
• Removed generation of composable assets from Clover.
• Cleaned up ArgumentTargets from the graph after connection removal.
• Cleaned up parentage code from the codebase after connection removal.
• Cleaned up inferred connections from the codebase after connection removal.

🐞 Fixed

• Fixed an issue in the Auth Portal where users weren’t redirected to their default workspace.
• Fixed an issue in the Auth Portal to prevent 404s when accessing the download link.
• Fixed an issue where a function used in a subscription failed to load in the UI.
• Fixed an issue in the Auth API to return the correct workspaceId for navigation.
• Fixed an issue where users could be pushed to the lobby incorrectly due to background activity.
• Fixed an issue where the lobby exit event waited for all processes to complete.
• Fixed an issue in the Auth API Dockerfile for TypeScript 5.x compatibility.
• Fixed an issue in Public API to show optional values correctly in API responses.
• Fixed an issue where the App and Webworker made too many requests.
• Fixed an issue where create change set in Luminork didn’t wait for MV to build.

September 15th to 21st 2025

✨ Added

• Added support in Public API to access component codegen data.

🐞 Fixed

• Fixed a bug in Public API when creating authentication components.
• Fixed an issue in the web app where collaborator change set names were displayed incorrectly.

September 8th to 14th 2025

✨ Added

• Added more telemetry collection to the onboarding flow.
• Enabled review screen navigation — back and forward buttons are now available if there are items to review.
• Split out abandon, apply, and force_apply MCP tools for finer control.

🔄 Changed

• Updated the onboarding flow for the web application.
• Simplified the Public API for creating qualifications and codegen functions.
• Compressed deployment task requests in Edda for efficiency.
• Updated Public API to allow upgrading components by Schema Category for more fine-grained control.
• Made additional UX changes to the onboarding flow.
• Removed all sockets from Clover-based assets and redeployed them.

🐞 Fixed

• Fixed an issue where DVU status messages incorrectly sent component updated notifications.
• Fixed a race condition in the web worker.
• Fixed an issue where users could get stuck in the lobby if the checkOnboardingApi call failed.
• Fixed an issue where buttons changed size during loading states.

September 2nd to 7th 2025

✨ Added

• Added Component Details skeletons for smoother loading.
• Added more tracking to the Onboarding workflow.
• Added authoring endpoints to Public API.
• Added a new search endpoint for schemas in the public API.
• Added support for generating a template to the MCP server.

🔄 Changed

• Updated to use the new RBE binaries.
• Updated Nav bars to use the v2 change set routes.
• Updated the search components endpoint in the public API to support filtering by upgradable.
• Released v1.1.2 of the Public API SDKs.
• Made it impossible to create Socket Connections.

🐞 Fixed

• Fixed a bug where leaving the name blank on the secret form could block submission.
• Fixed the MCP server to correctly send shutdown events.
• Fixed a race condition in watchedForm that could ignore user data mutations.
• Fixed the abandon change set URL in the new UX.
• Fixed an issue in the Auth Portal where users could be placed in a dev workspace instead of a production one.
• Fixed an issue where adding secrets via Public API was unnecessarily difficult.
• Fixed an issue where multi-select showed the context menu attached to the incorrect component.

August 25th to 30th 2025

Note: Public release of the new Application platform.

✨ Added

• Added observability values in the frontend for better monitoring.
• Added toolbox helpers to support ops work.
• Added more metadata to pending event publish errors for easier debugging.
• Added a Public API endpoint to record when a user has executed an AI agent at least once.
• Added a flag in the UX to warn users if they haven’t yet connected to the AI agent.

🔄 Changed

• Updated the MCP Server to use Public API as its source of schema attributes and documentation.
• Optimistically update the Actions List on HEAD for a faster UI experience.
• Terminate the web worker if the app is out of date, preventing users from being stuck in the lobby.
• Bypassed the deployment MV index for Frigg to ensure Public API stays current.
• Released v1.0.9 of Public API SDKs.
• Extended index update payloads with patch data.
• Moved the create change set button to use the v2 route.

🐞 Fixed

• Fixed attribute value before_value events.
• Fixed how empty values in DVU were being treated, which caused incorrect diffs.
• Fixed flickering UX warning caused by websocket reconnection.
• Removed the old first-time modal in Function Editor that was still firing incorrectly.

August 18th to 24th 2025

✨ Added

• Added tags map support to the property tree, preparing for future enhancements.
• Added a note in change sets so users know when they’re actively working inside one.
• Added the new Subscriptions UI (behind a feature flag).
• Added a basic onboarding flow (behind a feature flag).
• Added empty states for Default Subscriptions for a clearer experience.
• Added audit logging for default subscription create/delete events and attribute API calls.
• Added erase, restore, and generate SI links tooling to the MCP server.
• Added PostHog tracking to the MCP server.
• Added back the debug screen (behind a feature flag).

🔄 Changed

• Improved system status messaging for better clarity.
• Improved logic for running actions to reduce unnecessary rebaser trips.
• Updated discovery and import management functions.
• Expanded Public API’s PropSpec to include property documentation and more.
• Improved the map regeneration experience.
• Changed multi-select and context menus in the grid for easier navigation.
• Updated Public API endpoints (get_schema, get_default_variant) to use a new schema system.
• Removed the old IAM permissions check.
• Removed outdated SDF routes.
• Enhanced the MCP server to automatically clean up after itself.

🐞 Fixed

• Fixed issues with the Apply Change Set button (disabled incorrectly, showing at the wrong times, or flashing too quickly).
• Fixed problems in the approvals flow (missing buttons, modal not opening).
• Fixed crashes from invalid connection states in Pinga.
• Fixed overly restrictive subscription blocking.
• Fixed wording of simulated change sets.
• Fixed handling of attribute updates — errors now display to users.
• Fixed issues with the Map and selected components, including multi-select.
• Fixed styling and grouping in Default Subscriptions.
• Fixed issues where data reactivity wasn’t updating correctly.
• Fixed rendering on resource values and bulk edit attribute screens.
• Fixed actions not responding correctly when running or dispatched.
• Fixed missing prop suggestions when regenerating components.
• Fixed errors flushing audit logs in the rebaser.
• Fixed issues with pending events publishing.
• Fixed a bug in Add Component modal when double-clicking.
• Fixed a bug where the new onboarding flow could trap users in the lobby.
• Fixed broken section headers on the component details page.
• Fixed issues where the MCP server could set incorrect attributes.

August 11th to 17th 2025

✨ Added

• Added a duplicate components endpoint to Public API.
• Added ability to save from the CodeEditor modal.
• Added ability to group by incompatible components in a workspace.
• Added visibility into the number of change sets being finalized when the lobby is loading.
• Exposed the component upgrade API in Public API.
• Added tracking to the Public API whoami call (an MCP hotpath).
• Added support for AWS IAM assets in the MCP server.
• Added ability to generate a template from Public API.

🔄 Changed

• Made Uninstalled Schema MVs consumable via the web worker.
• Updated Component Qualifications panel styling and improved sorting of qualifications.

🐞 Fixed

• Fixed an issue in the context menu when navigating to the map.
• Fixed an issue where leaving bulk edit mode could leave the context menu floating at position 0,0.
• Fixed an issue where users could be sent to the lobby on an IndexUpdated message.
• Fixed an issue with the Component Secrets panel and its validations.
• Fixed a race condition where removeOldIndex ran during cold start, causing foreign key issues in SQLite.
• Fixed handling of MV Index 202 responses by re-queuing change set requests.
• Fixed an issue where we were suggesting the secret prop of all components instead of the actual secret.
• Fixed an issue where the browser used stale indexes, serving outdated data.
• Fixed 404 errors from Mjolnir on HEAD.
• Fixed an issue with the search bar causing filtered components to lose reactivity.

August 4th to 10th 2025

✨ Added

• Added import and discovery capabilities to the MCP server.
• Added workspace approvals back into the new UI (still behind a feature flag).
• Added the ability to set default subscriptions for arrays and maps in the graph, and consume default subscriptions when creating a new component in the DAL.
• Added history view to the bulk edit page.

🔄 Changed

• Updated the page layout for bulk editing.
• Updated Cypress tests for the new UX.

🐞 Fixed

• Fixed an issue where the Add Item button for arrays refreshed instead of allowing additional entries.
• Fixed an issue where visiting a component details page on HEAD incorrectly created a new change set.
• Fixed an issue where the Home page was not redirecting correctly.
• Fixed an issue where new workspaces were not getting the correct token.
• Fixed an issue where running an import function didn’t trigger validations.
• Fixed an issue when adding a key to a map in the Attributes Panel.
• Fixed an issue where the map failed when encountering a missing edge.

July 28th to August 3rd 2025

✨ Added

• Added ability to run refresh action functions as part of change sets, enhancing the import flow.
• Added ability to specify a new name prefix when duplicating components.
• Added the ability to add and remove components from a view.
• Added a new SI MCP Server.
• Added sticky headers to arrays and maps in the Attributes Panel.
• Added visibility into how many components are filtered out of a search.
• Added support for secrets prop tree in bulk edit.
• Exposed Component Diff Status on the grid tile (shows Added and Modified tags).
• Added a region prop suggestion to generated AWS-based templates.
• Added ability to create DAL subscriptions for scalar values.
• Added a grid/map and component-level warning when a workspace is using socket connections.

🔄 Changed

• Improved management function detail output.
• Enhanced the right-click context menu.
• Updated keyboard shortcuts modal layout.
• Ensured consistency across the Public API and SDF when passing attributes.
• Changed how the visualize connections button works — it now hides all unconnected items on the map.
• Applied more consistency fixes for buttons.
• Enabled the new UX by default for all users (behind a feature flag).
• Disabled the ability to toggle back to the old UI once feature-flagged into the new experience.

🐞 Fixed

• Fixed a bug when restoring a component.
• Fixed a bug where clicking an action in the approval modal led to a dead end.
• Fixed search queries not being up to date when TanStack loaded from cache.
• Fixed an issue where the workspace token wasn’t correct.
• Fixed an issue where pin was incorrectly shown in the map context menu.
• Fixed an issue where pasting a value into the resourceId field broke import.
• Fixed an issue where interacting with a readonly attribute on HEAD created a change set unnecessarily.
• Fixed a bug where groupBy logic was inverted.
• Fixed an issue where links in the actions panel weren’t working.
• Fixed an issue where adding or removing a component from a view didn’t redirect to the created change set.
• Fixed an issue with bulk editing secrets.
• Fixed an issue where we sometimes tried to load a workspace with the wrong web token.
• Fixed an issue where the Add Component modal was slow when typing.

July 21st to 27th 2025

✨ Added

• Added a restyled component details page for a refreshed look.
• Added the ability to group by having a resource.
• Added the ability to re-run a qualification.
• Exposed RunTemplate as a top-level component action.
• Added support to set array and map items as subscriptions.
• Introduced a new way to show prop validation failures inline with attributes.
• Added the ability to take action on a component directly from the component details page.
• Added the ability to visualize component connections on the map.
• Introduced the first pass at bulk editing props.
• Added smooth pan to selected component on the map.

🔄 Changed

• Improved bulk insert to speed up cold starts.
• Delivered more performance improvements when fetching data via Mjolnir.
• Retained search filtering after navigating away from a search.
• Changed the component details page right-hand panel.
• Debounced the search function to avoid multiple runs at once.
• Changed how template-generated code output is created and added the ability to create templates from the UI context menu.
• Redesigned the component connections panel.
• Ensured styles of the component details, grid, and map are consistent.
• Updated the management function UX for better usability.

🐞 Fixed

• Fixed the search query to correctly match what’s in the search bar.
• Fixed an issue where regenerating a component could lose prop-to-prop subscriptions.
• Fixed the change set approval modal not closing after merge to HEAD.
• Fixed an issue where the migrate connections endpoint in SDF wasn’t restricted to the admin API.
• Fixed issues to make SQLite interactions more robust.
• Fixed a bug where multi-select actions didn’t work on the map.
• Fixed a bug where duplicating components failed to reset prop subscriptions correctly.
• Fixed an issue to preserve attribute order in templates.

July 14th to 20th 2025

✨ Added

• Added ability in the web app to save an attribute change on mouse blur.

🔄 Changed

• Improved the suggestions experience in the web app.
• Updated CodeMirror themes in the web app to GitHub Dark and Light.
• Removed sync recursion on AttributeValue::view in DAL.

🐞 Fixed

• Fixed an issue in the web app where the actions list was not displayed correctly.
• Fixed an issue in the web app where skeletons for the map were not shown properly.
• Fixed an issue in the web app to correctly display when an array is a subscription and prevent changes to it.

Previous changes

All old changes are tracked in our weekly demo videos on our YouTube channel