Changelog

What's new in Lore DB. Features, improvements, and fixes.

April 4, 2026

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Contradiction detection — Scan a library for contradictions between documents. The system extracts key claims from each document and uses AI to identify conflicting statements, rated by severity. Review, dismiss, or mark contradictions as resolved.

March 31, 2026

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Welcome email for new users — New users receive a welcome email after their first sign-in with quick start steps and links to MCP setup and documentation. Powered by Resend.
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Frontend error monitoring — Unhandled errors, promise rejections, and React crashes are now reported to PostHog for visibility into production issues.
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Server-side analytics — All MCP tool calls and API endpoint requests are tracked in PostHog with action name, user, and channel (MCP/API/Web) for full usage visibility.
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Cookie consent banner — GDPR-compliant cookie consent. Analytics cookies are only set after you accept. Decline means zero analytics data is sent. Cookie policy documentation page with full transparency on what we store.
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Self-service account deletion — Delete your account and all associated data from Settings. Documents, libraries, systems, usage history, and Stripe subscriptions are permanently removed. No need to contact support.
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Persona-based landing page — Landing page now adapts to your role. Developer, Consultant, or Team Lead — the hero, steps, and CTA copy update instantly to speak to your use case.
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Onboarding checklist — New users see a floating Get Started checklist guiding them through their first question, document, library, and MCP connection. Visible on all pages until dismissed.

March 30, 2026

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Configurable AI models per feature — Admins can now assign which AI model powers each feature (Ask AI, PDF Import, Summarization, Query Expansion) from the Models tab. Default model updated to gpt-4.1.
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API rate limiting — Per-user rate limits on AI and write endpoints protect against abuse. AI endpoints allow 20 requests/min, write endpoints allow 60 requests/min. Users see a clear error message when rate limited.
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PostHog analytics — Product analytics with session replay and onboarding funnel tracking. Automatic pageview capture on all pages, user identification on login, and custom events for key actions (Ask AI queries, onboarding steps, MCP setup).
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Better RAG answer quality — Ask AI now sends the actual matched excerpts instead of document beginnings, retrieves more chunks per query, and can pull multiple sections from the same document. Answers quote sources verbatim and reproduce lists completely.

March 29, 2026

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AI-powered PDF import — Pro users can let AI analyze uploaded PDFs to generate clean titles, optimal document splits, and library descriptions. Uses Ask AI credits.
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Chunked PDF uploads — Large PDF imports now upload documents one at a time with a progress bar, avoiding server size limits.
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Smarter RAG context — Reduced token usage by sending library structure instead of every document title. Capped chunk and linked doc sizes.
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PDF import JSON error — Fixed crash when importing large PDFs that exceeded the server's body size limit.

March 28, 2026

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Open community publishing — Any library owner can publish to the community with an acknowledgment step. Report/flag mechanism for moderation. Dedicated publishing rules page.
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Community library system — Browse, search, and subscribe to published knowledge libraries with tag filtering.
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Public pricing and changelog pages — Standalone /pricing page with plan comparison, FAQ, and SEO structured data. /changelog page with full project history.
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PDF upload with smart splitting — Upload PDFs and automatically split them by chapter into searchable documents with preflight preview.
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Security & Trust documentation — Comprehensive trust page, landing page trust section, and Terms of Service covering encryption, GDPR, BYOK, and data policies.
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Interactive knowledge graph — Force-directed visualization of all documents and their connections. Click nodes to navigate.
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Wiki-style document linking — Use [[Document Title]] syntax to create links between documents. Backlinks tracked automatically.
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Full documentation website — 40+ pages covering getting started, integration guides, security, comparisons, and use cases.
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SEO and discoverability — Comprehensive sitemap (43 URLs), llms.txt with trust signals, JSON-LD structured data, PNG favicons and web manifest.
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Trust pages and comparisons — Added security, privacy, data portability docs plus comparisons vs Notion, Confluence, Glean.

March 27, 2026

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Admin panel overhaul — Split admin into tabs: Models, Users, Referrals, Admins. Added MCP/API source tracking per request.
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Access control fix — Fixed disabled system/library not properly blocking document access.

March 26, 2026

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Mobile landing page polish — Optimized layout for mobile Safari, fixed iOS text inflation, improved MCP pill sizing.
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Performance — Replaced blur-based glow effects with CSS radial-gradient for better rendering performance.
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Dark mode fixes — Fixed dark mode on static landing page, guide page, and document prose readability.
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Usage chart accuracy — Fixed daily requests chart counting sub-operations as separate requests.

March 25, 2026

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Flat-rate subscription plans — Replaced credit-based billing with simple Free and Pro plans. Weekly Ask AI limits with bonus credits.
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Dark mode — Full dark mode support with system preference detection across all pages.
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Referral codes — Create and share referral codes for bonus Ask AI credits. Auto-redeem on signup.
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Cold start optimization — Skip database migrations when schema is up to date. Faster serverless function startup.
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Database performance — Added indexes and fixed N+1 query patterns with eager loading.

March 24, 2026

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Systems for organization-wide access — Group libraries into systems. System membership grants access to all libraries within — simplifies team management.
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Library-scoped search and Ask AI — Search and Ask AI can now be scoped to a specific library or system for focused results.
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Real tool logos — Replaced placeholder gradient squares with actual SVG logos for Claude, Cursor, and VS Code.

March 23, 2026

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Astro migration for SEO — Migrated frontend from Vite SPA to Astro with React islands. Static landing page for full search engine crawlability.
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Custom logo mark — New angular Laguz-inspired logo replacing the generic book icon.
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SEO foundation — Added meta tags, Open Graph, structured data (JSON-LD), robots.txt, sitemap.xml, and llms.txt.
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MCP documentation — Added connection guides for ChatGPT, Claude.ai, Gemini CLI. Removed npx/mcp-remote from instructions.

March 22, 2026

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Credit system — Per-model credit costs with automatic deduction, request grouping, and enforcement. Admin grant and transaction ledger.
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User API keys (BYOK) — Users can provide their own OpenAI API key. Encrypted storage with Fernet. Bypasses credit system entirely.
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Library export/import — Export any library as portable JSON. Import into another account or share with others.
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Admin model management — Database-driven AI model selection with provider validation. Per-user model preferences.
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Session management — View active sessions, revoke individual sessions, auto-cleanup of expired sessions.
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UUID migration — Switched all primary keys from sequential integers to UUIDs for security and portability.
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Usage dashboard — User profile menu with per-user usage page and time-series chart.

March 21, 2026

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Lore DB v2 launch — Complete rewrite on Vercel + Supabase. New frontend with Ask AI as the landing page, shared libraries, and role-based access control.
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Shared libraries — Library-centric document architecture with Personal libraries, invite links, and owner/editor/viewer roles.
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MCP tools for AI agents — Full MCP integration: search, ask, read, create, update, delete documents and list libraries.
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Marketing landing page — Professional landing page with value propositions, how-it-works section, and tool compatibility strip.
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Mobile responsive — Fully responsive design across all views and breakpoints.

March 10, 2026

Original prototype (lore-db)
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Document freshness verification — Chunked embeddings with freshness boosting for recently verified documents. Stale document detection.

February 19, 2026

Original prototype (lore-db)
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Import/export and embeddings — Added import/export functionality and enabled OpenAI embeddings for semantic search.

February 18, 2026

Original prototype (lore-db)
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Query analytics and dashboard — Landing page dashboard with query analytics. Docker-based development with hot reload.

February 17, 2026

Original prototype (lore-db)
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Initial release — MCP-native knowledge base with hybrid search (semantic + keyword), namespace-based document organization, SPA frontend with routing, and comprehensive test suite (API, service, vector storage).