Changelog
Product Updates
Keep track of changes and updates to Nectir AI.
2025-07-08
Workspace Analytics Dashboard
We’ve launched a comprehensive analytics dashboard at the Workspace level, providing administrators with valuable insights into how Nectir AI is being used across their entire organization. This powerful new feature complements the existing Group-level analytics by offering a broader view of usage patterns, engagement metrics, and trends across all Courses and Assistants within your Workspace.
Gemini 2.5 Pro Model Support
Expanding our AI model offerings, we’ve added Google’s Gemini 2.5 Pro to the available model options. This gives you even more flexibility in choosing the AI model that best fits your educational needs, alongside our existing GPT-4.1 and Claude Sonnet 4 options.
Native iOS Sharing for Conversations
iOS and iPadOS users can now share their conversation PDF exports using the native iOS share sheet. This feature makes it seamless for students to submit their Nectir AI conversations as assignments directly through apps like Canvas, improving the mobile experience for educational workflows.Improvements
Improvements
- Updated disclaimer text in Assistant chat conversations for improved clarity
- Enhanced file upload component with multiple file support, better previews, and responsive design
- Removed user avatars from chat messages for a cleaner, more focused interface
- Made file upload cards fully keyboard-accessible and screen-reader friendly
Fixes
Fixes
- Fixed issue where pasting content from CSV files (particularly from Apple Numbers) would paste as an image instead of text, preventing further conversation
2025-07-01
PDF Export for Conversations
You can now export your chat conversations with Assistants as PDF files, providing a more readable and tamper-resistant format compared to CSV exports. This feature makes it easier to submit conversations to learning management systems and creates a cleaner, professional format for sharing AI interactions.
Enhanced Code File Support
We’ve expanded the types of files that can be uploaded to an Assistant’s knowledge base to include code files. You can now train your Assistants with source code including.py, .java, .c, .cpp, .h, .js, .html, .css, .sql, and .R files, enabling better support for computer science and programming courses.Analytics Improvements
We’ve enhanced the Analytics dashboard with new export capabilities and smarter data visualization. You can now export analytics data from Group and Workspace level Assistants. The dashboard also features an improved default time range of 3 months and intelligent trendline displays that only appear when sufficient historical data exists, eliminating misleading percentage changes.Improvements
Improvements
- Relocated knowledge scope selector from the Knowledge tab to the Prompt tab for better workflow organization
- Reorganized supported file type display in upload interface: Documents → Plaintext → Images → Audio → Video → Code
Fixes
Fixes
- Resolved component import error that was causing page rendering issues in development environment
- Corrected file format display from “.r” to ”.R” for proper R language file recognition
2025-06-12
Document Upload in Chat
You can now upload PDF, DOCX, and TXT files directly in your chat conversations with Assistants. This allows for more dynamic interactions where you can ask questions about specific documents, get summaries, or have the Assistant analyze content without needing to add files to the Assistant’s knowledge base.Improvements
Improvements
- Added ability to rename training data files in the Assistant’s knowledge base
Fixes
Fixes
- Fixed sidebar spacing issues with avatar icons and three-dot menus for improved visual consistency
- Corrected keyboard navigation highlight colors and border radius throughout the interface
- Resolved Assistant settings menu incorrectly showing for users without proper permissions
- Fixed regenerate response feature duplicating messages and causing feedback to be saved to wrong messages
2025-06-02
Group Nesting
You can now create nested Groups to organize your Assistants in hierarchical structures. This powerful feature enables you to create Groups inside other Groups, making it easier to manage complex organizational structures, departments, or multi-level course hierarchies. You can invite members at any Group level with permissions properly inherited throughout the hierarchy.
AI Model Updates
We’ve upgraded our AI models to the latest versions for improved performance and capabilities. All Assistants have been automatically migrated to GPT-4.1 (from GPT-4o) and Claude Sonnet 4 (from Claude Sonnet 3.5). These models will providing better reasoning, enhanced context understanding, and more accurate responses.
Temperature Control for AI Models
Assistant Owners now have fine-grained control over AI response creativity through customizable temperature settings via the Advanced tab. The AI model temperature allows you to adjust how creative or predicable the response is.
Improvements
Improvements
- Improved key topics analysis with smarter consolidation that groups similar topics together, reducing hundreds of narrow categories into meaningful insights
- Updated Facilitator role permissions to properly restrict editing capabilities while maintaining view access to analytics and settings
Fixes
Fixes
- Fixed text capitalization inconsistencies throughout the platform for improved readability
- Removed “Import from LMS” option for Facilitators and properly restricted their access to view-only capabilities
2025-05-20
LMS role mapping
Workspace owners can now configure how LMS roles (like Instructor, Learner, Teaching Assistant) are mapped to Nectir AI roles when users are provisioned via LMS integration. This ensures users receive appropriate permissions based on their institutional roles.
2025-04-28
Duplicate Assistants
You can now duplicate Assistants, just like courses. When duplicating, all settings and training data will be copied to the new Assistant.
”Courses” are now “Groups”
We’ve updated the interface terminology from “Courses” to “Groups” to better reflect diverse educational use cases and simplify the organization of AI Assistants.2025-04-17
Early access features
Introduced a new feature flag functionality that enables customers to opt into early access features. You can now access experimental and beta features by clicking on your profile icon and selecting Early access features.2025-04-07
Improvements
Improvements
- Redesigned Workspace invite email for improved user experience
- Redesigned Course invite email with enhanced visual design
- Redesigned “Continue with email” login email template
- Added help article links to “Import from LMS” flow for better user guidance
Fixes
Fixes
- Resolved security vulnerabilities CVE-2024-21538, CVE-2025-30218, and CVE-2025-26519
2025-03-31
Iframe support for LMS integration
LMS integration via LTI 1.3 now works with iframe embedding, allowing Nectir AI to be embedded directly within Canvas, Moodle, D2L, and Blackboard. Learn more by checking out our blog post.
Example of iframe integration with Moodle
Link multiple LMS courses to a single Nectir AI course
You can now link multiple LMS courses to a single Nectir AI course. This is useful if you want to use the same Assistant across multiple LMS courses.
Improvements
Improvements
- Redesigned LMS integration page: renamed from “Integrations” to “LMS Integration” and consolidated all integrations into a single table
- Added new columns (Status, LMS type) to the LMS integrations table
- Created default Nectir AI Assistant for all new Workspaces
- Users are now redirected to Intercom when contacting support
- Improved internal analytics implementation by removing unused SDKs
Fixes
Fixes
- Fixed issue when logging into LTI iframe where the page breaks
- Fixed type error when sorting a table
2025-03-28
Improvements
Improvements
- Increased maximum file upload size from 100MB to 150MB for training files
2025-03-24
Improvements
Improvements
- Modified LMS roster sync to exclude users with Observer role from receiving Workspace invitations
- Optimized invitation process to prevent sending redundant notifications to users already in the Workspace
2025-03-20
Assistant training enhancements
- IMSCC support (limited rollout): Added ability to import and train on IMSCC files from learning management systems
- Media file support: Enabled uploading of audio and video files for Assistant training
- Increased file size limit: Maximum file size for training files increased from 25MB to 100MB
Role improvements
- Facilitator role update: Facilitators can now view analytics dashboard and Course/Assistant settings, but cannot edit settings
Fixes
Fixes
- Fixed issue with duplicate messages being sent to AI
2025-03-12
2025-03-10
Fixes
Fixes
- Fixed issue where Course owners couldn’t duplicate their own courses. Now they can duplicate their own Course regardless of their Workspace role
2025-02-27
Fixes
Fixes
- Fixed issue where Course duplication option was not showing at LTI integration first step
2025-02-24
Key topics analytics
We’ve enhanced our analytics capabilities with a new key topics feature that helps you understand what students are discussing with your Assistants. For a complete overview, check out our blog post.- Topic analysis: View the top topics discussed in conversations for specific Assistants
- Sortable data: Sort topics in ascending or descending order
- Pagination: Navigate through all topics with 5 rows per page
- Filter options: Apply role and date filters to refine topic analysis
2025-02-19
Fixes
Fixes
- Fixed issue where you could not copy or paste text in the chat input
2025-02-18
UI/UX improvements
- Image handling improvements: Added drag-and-drop and copy-paste functionality for images in chat
- Course duplication via LTI: Users can now duplicate Courses through LTI interface
- Improved analytics dashboard filters: Preselected all user roles by default and expanded time range to show data from Assistant creation to present day
2025-02-17
Improvements
Improvements
- Added evaluation framework to the document training pipeline to enable comparison of different solutions and methods
2025-02-11
Fixes
Fixes
- Fixed issue when duplicating a Course with Assistants that have training files—embeddings are now properly copied
2025-02-06
Trial experience improvements
- Trial countdown: Added card displaying the remaining time in free trial period
- Trial management: Implemented logic to restrict access to certain resources when free trial ends
- Eligibility check: Added account verification for free trial eligibility
Improvements
Improvements
- Added support for multiple LTI integrations with the same client ID
- Changed URLs to use IDs rather than slugs while maintaining backward compatibility
- Created basic structure and implemented first unitary tests
Fixes
Fixes
- Fixed issues with the Assistant options dialog
- Fixed stop button being disabled when generating responses
- Restricted chat uploads to only supported image formats
2025-01-29
LMS integration improvements
- Course linking: Added ability to link LTI courses to existing Nectir AI courses
Improvements
Improvements
- Rearranged sign up/in modal with sign up column moved to the right
- Upgraded PostHog AI library to better track LLM usage and calculate costs
Fixes
Fixes
- Fixed highlighting issue for same-named courses in the combo box
- Fixed CSV export when conversations contain the ”#” character
- Fixed issue with linking LTI courses to the correct Workspace
- Fixed redirect to wrong Assistant in a different Workspace
- Fixed integration name display when linking a Course from LTI
- Fixed various UI typos
2025-01-27
Self-service improvements
- Redesigned sign-in/up pages: Enhanced user experience for account creation and login
- Workspace invite redesign: Improved process for inviting users to Workspaces
- Trial workflow: Added first screen for trial workflow - create Workspace
System enhancements
- Default sharing permissions: Changed the default invite link access to “Anyone with the link” instead of “Restricted”
- AI analytics: Now storing metadata of messages sent to AI for improved analytics
Improvements
Improvements
- Upgraded numerous dependency libraries
- Standardized user email storage to always save in lowercase
Fixes
Fixes
- Fixed accessibility issues for the menu dialog
2025-01-22
Improvements
Improvements
- Added automated testing to the document training pipeline in the CI/CD process
Fixes
Fixes
- Fixed issues causing .docx and .html files to fail during training
2025-01-20
Improvements
Improvements
- Enhanced training notifications to appear to users even if they leave the training page
Fixes
Fixes
- Fixed dialog bug that prevented page interaction after dialogs were closed
- Fixed issue with retrieving user information after session expiration
2025-01-17
Fixes
Fixes
- Fixed error when processing PPTX files in the training pipeline
- Implemented code improvements for the document training pipeline
2025-01-15
Free trial now available
We’ve launched a trial page so you can now sign up and try Nectir AI for free for 14 days. Check it out here.Improvements
Improvements
- Refactored navigation within the Conversation Assistant page for better UI/UX
- Changed CSV delimiter to comma for exported conversations, improving compatibility
Fixes
Fixes
- Fixed issue of losing typed text when opening History/Information panels
- Fixed sidebar display in PWA format
- Improved management system for upgrading third-party libraries
2025-01-09
Progressive web app support
Nectir AI can now be downloaded and installed as an app on your mobile phone, providing a more native experience when using the platform on mobile devices.AI enhancements
- Date awareness: Added current date to AI prompt context (first Feature Flag implementation)
- Transparency: Introduced an AI awareness modal and footer note on the conversations page
Improvements
Improvements
- Enhanced test pipeline by adding more tests and aligning test environments with production
- Improved UX/UI for the delete course confirmation modal
- Added timestamp tracking for when users accept Workspace invites
Fixes
Fixes
- Fixed issue where Course owners who are not Workspace owners couldn’t delete their own courses
2024-12-17
Course duplication
We’ve introduced a new feature that lets you effortlessly duplicate Courses, simplifying the process of copying all your Assistants along with their settings and training data across different sessions or terms.Improvements
Improvements
- Enhanced logging for server-side operations
- Added more automated tests for platform stability
Fixes
Fixes
- Fixed page not found error for members on a Workspace without any Assistants
- Fixed AI message duplicating and non-responsive behavior when sending images
- Fixed losing message context when sending first message to an Assistant
- Fixed Campus AI message box rendering issues
- Fixed error when adding LTI tool via dynamic registration
- Fixed database transaction issues that could allow data errors
- Fixed various accessibility issues
- Fixed typos throughout the platform
2024-11-12
Nectir AI major release
We’re excited to announce a big release with significant new features and improvements across the platform. For a complete overview, check out our blog post.Analytics dashboard
Track and measure Assistant performance at both Workspace and Course levels with our new comprehensive analytics dashboard. Our new analytics dashboard provides real-time insights into AI assistant usage, helping you make informed decisions about your teaching strategies.
Improved LMS integration
- LTI 1.3 roster sync: Route multiple LTI course rosters to single Assistant
- LTI 1.3 dynamic registration: Streamline the LMS setup process with dynamic registration for Canvas, Moodle, and others
Enhanced user experience for Assistants
- Image support: Upload and send images in conversations with any Assistant
- Markdown support: Text input in Assistant conversations is now formatted as markdown
- Improved navigation: Better navigability throughout Assistant pages
- Training data download: Added download button for Assistant’s training files
Security & administration
- Email domain restriction: New Workspace setting allow only specific email domains to join Workspaces
- Security warnings: Added warning when sharing public invite links
- Infrastructure update: Completed migration to new training documents service Azure Document Intelligence
- Default settings: Changed default Assistants knowledge to general knowledge
Improvements
Improvements
- Enhanced accessibility for multiple selection component
- Added automated unit tests for functionality and accessibility
Fixes
Fixes
- Resolved complex cache issue with invite links
- Fixed restriction on Assistants with the same name
- Fixed multiple Sentry errors related to semantic HTML and accessibility