Changelog
Stay up to date with the latest features, improvements, and fixes in MACROVISONOMICS.March 2026
March 5, 2026
AI-Powered Insights for Markets Pages
- Added AI-generated insights to the Markets and Market Radar pages
- Market signals analysis: AI evaluates technical indicators, momentum, and sentiment across equities, commodities, currencies, and crypto
- ETF insights generation: AI summarizes sector ETF performance, flows, and macro context
- Comprehensive financial market analysis tools added to the backend for generating market signals and ETF-level commentary
- Insights use the same research-first architecture as chart insights, grounded in real-time market data
Chart Watermark — Official Logo & Branding
- Chart exports and embeds now display the official MACROVISONOMICS logo in the watermark
- Increased watermark text size and icon clarity for better brand visibility on shared and published charts
- Consistent branding applied to all chart types that support watermarking
Canadian Sub-National Historical Data Bounds
- Added historical data bounds for Canadian provincial and city locations (194 sub-national locations)
- Date range selectors on local profile pages now respect the actual availability window for each location’s data, preventing empty or misleading result sets
March 4, 2026
Independent Analysis Tabs
- Each dashboard tab now maintains independent search state — running a search on one tab no longer overwrites results on other tabs
- Session state persistence improved so tab context (query, chart, indicator selection) survives navigation
- Dashboard insights UX enhancements: clearer navigation between Chart, Data, Insights, and Forecast sections with improved visual hierarchy
February 2026
February 28, 2026
Logo Refresh & Branding Updates
- New official logo rolled out across the application: landing page, header, sidebar, onboarding, and all major pages
- Sidebar updated to match the visual branding of the landing page for a consistent look across the platform
- Landing page enhanced with animated visual effects and transitions to improve first-impression experience
February 23, 2026
AI Insights Professional Briefing Upgrade
- Rewrote the AI analysis prompt to produce professional economist’s briefing documents with authoritative analytical prose
- Year-by-year analysis now covers all data points with historical event context (oil crises, 2008 GFC, COVID, trade wars, etc.)
- Dynamic yearly breakdown strategy based on data span: all-years for 20yr or less, 5-year epochs for 40yr or less, decade epochs for 40yr+
- Major crisis/inflection years (1973, 1979, 1982, 1991, 1997, 2001, 2008-2009, 2020) always get individual entries
- Increased analysis depth for full historical data coverage
- Executive summary expanded to 8-15 sentences; insights now include 200+ word deep analytical essays per topic
AI Insights Source Attribution Fix
- Improved source attribution accuracy so charts correctly display the originating data source
- Research source filtering now removes irrelevant or off-topic articles from AI analysis context
- Source-specific analytical context improved for statistics from Canada, the US Federal Reserve, and WHO
Multi-Source Search Improvements
- Improved data retrieval reliability across all sources with better error handling and fallback behavior
- Search results now display honestly when data is unavailable, rather than silently falling back to a substitute source
- Stability and rate-limiting improvements for several data providers
Agent Processing Steps & Search Modes
- Added visual AI processing indicator showing real-time progress during search: Understanding query → Searching indicators → Fetching data → Preparing visualization → Analyzing results
- Processing steps display detected entities (countries, indicators, chart type) as they are parsed
- Search bar now supports three modes: Neural (semantic AI matching), Keyword (exact text), and Research (deep multi-step analysis)
- Agent processing steps component with useAgentProcessingSteps hook for state management
February 18, 2026
Developer Platform Expansion — MCP Server, OpenAPI & Agent Integration
- MCP (Model Context Protocol) server with 7 tools for AI agent integration (Claude, ChatGPT, and other assistants): search, data fetch, metadata, countries, insights, forecasting, and country snapshots
- OpenAPI specification with interactive Swagger UI at
/api-docsfor API exploration, client generation, and GPT Actions compatibility - Developer documentation for agent-based integrations
- Developer portal enhanced with MCP Server and Agent Integration tabs, improved unauthenticated sign-in prompts, and code examples
- “Built for Developers & AI Agents” section added to landing page with quick-start code examples
- Comprehensive Developer API documentation page added to docs site
February 10, 2026
Developer API v1
- Full REST API with key-based authentication for programmatic access to indicators, countries, search, and charts
- Developer portal with interactive documentation and API key management
- OpenAPI specification for client generation
- Tiered rate limiting (Free, Starter, Pro, Enterprise)
Platform Modernization Sprint
- Standalone authentication system (Google sign-in + email/password)
- Full mobile responsive support across all pages
- SEO optimization with structured data across 31 pages
- Improved error tracking and error boundaries to prevent full-page crashes
- Internal reliability improvements across API endpoints and services
February 9, 2026
Security Hardening — Endpoint Authentication
- Additional endpoints now require authentication, ensuring your data is protected
- All admin routes enforce proper authorization
Conversation Memory for Agent Chat
- Agent chat now remembers context across messages with up to 20 turns of conversation history per session
- Users can have natural back-and-forth conversations with AI agents, asking follow-up questions and refining requests
- Sessions auto-clean after 1 hour of inactivity to manage memory
Multi-Step Agent Orchestration
- Complex queries now automatically trigger a multi-agent pipeline where an LLM plans which agents to run and in what order
- Agents execute sequentially, passing context between steps for comprehensive analysis
- Simple queries continue to use the fast single-agent path
- Real-time progress indicator shows which agent is running and the current pipeline step
February 7, 2026
Home Page Redesign
- Replaced cluttered dashboard-style home page with a clean, Explore-focused layout
- Removed: stats cards, onboarding checklist, recent charts carousel, recent searches grid, bookmarks section, community preview
- Added: 6 Explore navigation cards (Countries, Indicators, Compare, Blog, About, FAQ) in a responsive 3-column grid
- Kept: greeting header and Support floating button with dialog
- Moved Explore cards to dashboard hero section (shown before a search is performed)
- Removed duplicate search bar from home page (search lives only on the dashboard)
APP_NAME Constant
- Created
shared/constants.tswithAPP_NAME = "MACROVISONOMICS"as a single source of truth - All client and server files now import
APP_NAMEfrom the shared constant instead of hardcoding the name - Sidebar, header, SEO, landing page, legal pages, admin, and all other references use the constant
February 6, 2026
Insights Tab — Executive Summary & Citation Improvements
- Renamed “Summary” to “Executive Summary” across dashboard and published chart-view pages
- AI prompt updated to produce richer 6-10 sentence executive summaries with World Bank Open Data attribution
- Added no-repetition instructions: executive summary covers headline findings, “Deep-Dive Analysis” covers drivers, policy implications, and risk scenarios
- Enhanced citation parsing to render inline
[N]markers as clickable source links - Added World Bank Open Data attribution badge and source count badge above executive summary text
Code Audit & Platform Hardening
- Security: Strengthened admin authentication; all admin routes now require proper authorization. Improved input validation across the platform.
- Performance: Significant database performance improvements with faster query times for charts, comments, likes, and bookmarks. Faster initial page load times.
- Error Handling: Clearer, more consistent error messages across the platform with better diagnostic information.
- Accessibility: Improved keyboard navigation and screen reader support for chart containers and chart navigation buttons.
February 4, 2026
AI Insights Pipeline Upgrade — Research-First Architecture
- Switched to a parallel research architecture for significantly faster insights generation
- The insights system now gathers context from multiple source types simultaneously — news, academic papers, primary source documents, and structured economic data — before generating analysis
- Citations are now generated inline, linked directly to research sources
- Graceful degradation: the system continues to work even when individual sources are unavailable
- Substantial performance improvement in insight generation speed
February 3, 2026
Contact Form
- Added contact form on landing page with name, email, company, subject, and message fields
- Automatic support ticket creation for each form submission
- Email notifications: confirmation sent to you, and notification to the support team
- Admin panel tab for managing contact submissions
January 2026
January 27, 2026
Dual-Axis Chart Improvements & UI Enhancements
- Fixed dual-axis chart publishing to include both left and right axis indicators
- Enhanced AI title generation with improved dual-axis prompting using “vs” format
- Added bold formatting for indicator names in AI insights (e.g., GDP per capita (current US$))
- Renamed “Summary” tab to “Insights” for clearer terminology
- Improved data snapshot to capture complete dual-axis configuration when saving charts
January 26, 2026
Documentation Improvements
- Updated all documentation links to use the new macrovisonomics.com domain
- Added FAQ & Troubleshooting guide
- Added comprehensive Glossary of economic terms
- Added Changelog to track updates
- Added Account & Billing documentation
- Added Video Tutorials page
- Added Contact & Support page
January 20, 2026
Smart Search Enhancements
- Improved natural language understanding for complex queries
- Added support for multi-indicator searches
- Enhanced country group recognition (G7, BRICS, ASEAN, etc.)
- Faster search response times with optimized caching
January 15, 2026
New Chart Types
- Added Candlestick chart for financial data visualization
- Added Dumbbell chart for before/after comparisons
- Improved Small Multiples layout for mobile devices
December 2025
December 18, 2025
AI Insights Panel
- Launched auto-generated insights for all charts
- Key findings summarized in plain language
- Top/bottom performer identification
- Trend direction and volatility analysis
December 10, 2025
Community Gallery Launch
- Users can now publish charts to the public gallery
- Browse trending, recent, and featured charts
- Like and comment on community charts
- User profiles with published charts
December 5, 2025
Export Improvements
- Added SVG export option
- Improved PNG quality for high-resolution displays
- Added CSV data export for all chart types
- Fixed export issues on Safari browser
November 2025
November 28, 2025
Regional Aggregation System
- Added support for World Bank regional groupings
- Income-level filtering (High, Upper Middle, Lower Middle, Low)
- Custom country group creation
- Improved aggregation calculations
November 15, 2025
Performance Optimizations
- 40% faster chart loading times
- Improved caching with stale-while-revalidate strategy
- Reduced API response times
- Better handling of large datasets
November 8, 2025
My Space Redesign
- New grid and list view options
- Improved filtering by chart type and tags
- Quick edit and duplicate actions
- Better organization with collections
October 2025
October 25, 2025
Choropleth Map Improvements
- Enhanced color scales for better data visualization
- Added multiple color palette options
- Improved country boundary rendering
- Added zoom and pan controls
October 12, 2025
Authentication Updates
- Streamlined login process
- Added social login options
- Improved session management
- Enhanced security measures
October 5, 2025
Initial Launch
- MACROVISONOMICS platform launched
- 21 chart types available
- World Bank data integration
- Smart search with AI-powered query parsing
- Save and share functionality
- Basic user accounts
Coming Soon
We’re always working on new features and improvements. Here’s what’s on our roadmap:Custom Data Upload
Upload your own datasets to visualize alongside World Bank data
Collaboration Features
Share workspaces and collaborate on charts with team members
Advanced Analytics
Statistical analysis tools and extended forecasting models
Webhook Notifications
Get real-time notifications when economic data changes or crosses thresholds