> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.macrovisonomics.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Changelog

> Track new features, improvements, and updates to MACROVISONOMICS

# Changelog

Stay up to date with the latest features, improvements, and fixes in MACROVISONOMICS.

## March 2026

### March 5, 2026

<Update>
  **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
</Update>

<Update>
  **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
</Update>

<Update>
  **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
</Update>

### March 4, 2026

<Update>
  **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
</Update>

## February 2026

### February 28, 2026

<Update>
  **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
</Update>

### February 23, 2026

<Update>
  **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
</Update>

<Update>
  **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
</Update>

<Update>
  **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
</Update>

<Update>
  **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
</Update>

### February 18, 2026

<Update>
  **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-docs` for 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
</Update>

### February 10, 2026

<Update>
  **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)
</Update>

<Update>
  **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
</Update>

### February 9, 2026

<Update>
  **Security Hardening — Endpoint Authentication**

  * Additional endpoints now require authentication, ensuring your data is protected
  * All admin routes enforce proper authorization
</Update>

<Update>
  **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
</Update>

<Update>
  **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
</Update>

### February 7, 2026

<Update>
  **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)
</Update>

<Update>
  **APP\_NAME Constant**

  * Created `shared/constants.ts` with `APP_NAME = "MACROVISONOMICS"` as a single source of truth
  * All client and server files now import `APP_NAME` from the shared constant instead of hardcoding the name
  * Sidebar, header, SEO, landing page, legal pages, admin, and all other references use the constant
</Update>

### February 6, 2026

<Update>
  **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
</Update>

<Update>
  **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.
</Update>

### February 4, 2026

<Update>
  **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
</Update>

### February 3, 2026

<Update>
  **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
</Update>

## January 2026

### January 27, 2026

<Update>
  **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
</Update>

### January 26, 2026

<Update>
  **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
</Update>

### January 20, 2026

<Update>
  **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
</Update>

### January 15, 2026

<Update>
  **New Chart Types**

  * Added Candlestick chart for financial data visualization
  * Added Dumbbell chart for before/after comparisons
  * Improved Small Multiples layout for mobile devices
</Update>

## December 2025

### December 18, 2025

<Update>
  **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
</Update>

### December 10, 2025

<Update>
  **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
</Update>

### December 5, 2025

<Update>
  **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
</Update>

## November 2025

### November 28, 2025

<Update>
  **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
</Update>

### November 15, 2025

<Update>
  **Performance Optimizations**

  * 40% faster chart loading times
  * Improved caching with stale-while-revalidate strategy
  * Reduced API response times
  * Better handling of large datasets
</Update>

### November 8, 2025

<Update>
  **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
</Update>

## October 2025

### October 25, 2025

<Update>
  **Choropleth Map Improvements**

  * Enhanced color scales for better data visualization
  * Added multiple color palette options
  * Improved country boundary rendering
  * Added zoom and pan controls
</Update>

### October 12, 2025

<Update>
  **Authentication Updates**

  * Streamlined login process
  * Added social login options
  * Improved session management
  * Enhanced security measures
</Update>

### October 5, 2025

<Update>
  **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
</Update>

## Coming Soon

We're always working on new features and improvements. Here's what's on our roadmap:

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  <Card title="Custom Data Upload" icon="upload">
    Upload your own datasets to visualize alongside World Bank data
  </Card>

  <Card title="Collaboration Features" icon="users">
    Share workspaces and collaborate on charts with team members
  </Card>

  <Card title="Advanced Analytics" icon="chart-mixed">
    Statistical analysis tools and extended forecasting models
  </Card>

  <Card title="Webhook Notifications" icon="bell">
    Get real-time notifications when economic data changes or crosses thresholds
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

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