Changelog

What's New in v0.0.12

This release brings major improvements to collaboration and user experience. We've completely redesigned the main interface to be chat-first, introduced real-time notifications and live collaboration features, and added a powerful commenting system with @mentions. These changes make SurfSense faster, more intuitive, and better for team collaboration.

Major UX/UI Overhaul

New Chat-First Interface

• Dashboard Removed: Users now land directly in a chat for faster access
• Redesigned Search Spaces: Moved to a left column with color-coded icons and hover tooltips
• Collapsible Sidebar: New sidebar design with collapsible sections for private and group chats
• Streamlined Settings: Accessible through intuitive dropdown menus
• Mobile-Responsive Design: Better experience on all devices
• Single-Click Google Login: Replaces the old two-step process

Real-Time Collaboration Features

Live Shared Chats

• Multi-User Collaboration: Multiple users can now collaborate in the same chat in real-time
• Status Indicators: See when the AI is responding to another team member
• Instant Sync: Changes sync instantly across all open tabs and users

Chat Comments with @Mentions

• Comment on AI Responses: Discuss responses directly with your team
• Single-Level Threading: Reply to comments with organized threads
• @Mentions: Tag teammates to get their attention
• Real-Time Notifications: Receive instant alerts when someone mentions you

Real-Time Notifications

• Instant Updates: Replaced slow polling with instant notifications using ElectricSQL + PGlite
• New Inbox: See connector indexing, document processing, and system events immediately
• Cross-Tab Sync: Syncs across all your browser tabs in real-time

Connector Enhancements

OAuth Migration for Better Security

• New OAuth Connectors: Migrated Linear, Slack, Notion, Discord, Confluence, and Jira to OAuth-based authentication
• Circleback Integration: Connect your AI meeting notes from Circleback
• Future Date Indexing: Index future dates for calendar-based connectors to plan ahead
• 5-Minute Periodic Syncing: Near-real-time updates option
• Real-Time UI Updates: See connector indexing progress without page refreshes

This release transforms SurfSense into a truly collaborative, real-time platform with a redesigned interface that puts chat front and center. The addition of comments, @mentions, and live collaboration features makes it easier than ever for teams to work together without leaving the app.

SurfSense is your AI-powered federated search solution, connecting all your knowledge sources in one place.

What's New in v0.0.11

This release focuses on connectivity and ease of use for your enterprise search software. We've begun a comprehensive UX overhaul, streamlining how you connect your data sources, alongside a fully responsive mobile interface that lets you access SurfSense's AI enterprise search capabilities from anywhere.

New Features

• Mobile-Ready Interface: A fully responsive UI implementation allows you to search and collaborate seamlessly from your mobile device, bringing enterprise search solutions to your pocket.
• Streamlined Connector Management: We've simplified the connector setup and management pages as part of a larger, ongoing UX overhaul for a smoother experience.
• Google Drive Integration: Added a dedicated connector for Google Drive, featuring granular file selection to index only what you need for precise enterprise search.
• Circleback Support: Introducing a new connector for Circleback to integrate your meeting notes and insights into your unified knowledge base.
• Simplified OAuth Authentication: All supported connectors have been migrated to OAuth, making setup faster and more secure across your enterprise search software stack.
• Multi-Account Support: Connect multiple accounts for the same service (e.g., Personal and Work Google Drives) to unify all your data sources in one AI-powered search hub.

SurfSense is an open-source AI enterprise search solution that connects all your knowledge sources, from Google Drive to Slack to meeting notes, in one intelligent, federated search platform. Whether you're looking for enterprise search software for your team or a personal knowledge assistant, SurfSense delivers powerful enterprise search solutions with the flexibility of self-hosting.

🚀 Connect more, search smarter!

What's New in v0.0.9

This release introduces the SurfSense Agent, a shift from pre-determined workflows (DAG) to dynamic, LLM-driven decision making.

• Smarter Source Selection: Intelligently searches all connected sources based on your query, not just the ones you specify
• Temporal Queries: Understands time-based questions like "Slack messages from last week"
• Reasoning & Refinement: Iteratively refines answers for better accuracy
• Better Prompt Handling: Knows when to respond in chat vs generate a podcast
• Faster Indexing: Improved speed when syncing connected sources
• MCP Compatibility: Extensible architecture supporting Model Context Protocol servers

SurfSense is an AI-powered federated search solution that connects all your knowledge sources in one place.

🎄 Merry Christmas from the SurfSense team!