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Pulse! System Change Log

[2.5.1] 2026-08-14

OIDC Single Sign-On — replaced local username/password auth with passwordless OIDC SSO (Pocket ID pilot at https://oidc.jcrx.co.za). See docs/PRDs/PRD_OIDC-Authentication.md.
New usernames are the user's email address; company name is no longer embedded in usernames.
All OIDC settings are env-driven (OIDC_* vars in docker-compose / .env).
First-login legal acceptance gate replaces the password+legal setup page; workflow account_setup_completed triggers unchanged.
Feature flags: OIDC_ENABLED, OIDC_ONLY, OIDC_ALLOW_LOCAL_SUPERUSER (break-glass).
Management commands: oidc_link_status, send_oidc_invites, scrub_local_passwords.
Removed: password setup/reset views and templates, company-derived username minting.

Added the ability for Bitwarden to hold the .env secrets, making it a much more secure solution.
Trivy & fixing of latest sec upstream lib issues.

Trivy run fixed several sec-issues of older libraries.
PDFs in k-assets that does not want to open
Web links in k-assets now opens in a new browser tab.
PDFs now shows a minimal 1st page image when opening the k-asset, just like for webp.

gitea_runner: fixed stuck "Set up job" by baking act_runner.yaml (with explicit linux:host/amd64:host/docker:host labels) into the image.

Added an API user & Access control to Company data for it - for external AI Agents, such as Hermes.

Added more observability reporting, who logged in when, which menu options did they click on.
Bug in Capturing Methods, when Grouping is enabled in Methodologies /admin/methods/methodology/ - then when capturing a method in /methods/aspect/add/, it does not display the Grouping field, and could not save.

Per page navigation dropdown with 20/40/100 "per page" as standard for tables. Implemented for Questions.
Fixed gitea runner action for build - that now creates symlinks - which portainer does not accept - security issue.

Changes all tables buttom navigations - end / beginning of lists
Changed sort order of Questions Categories to follow numbers
Added a Questions report - with which to discuss Questions with Client before launching a project.
Saving a Question - sometimes it saves slow, then when one clicks again, it saves two records (with diff. numbers), changed that this cannot be done anymore.

Fixed the Open-Observe (O2) Piping to report secutity issues
Improved Questions Category report - with URLs from parent lines to their categories.
Change log now updates the release notes and number in git, and in the app footer.

Icons for Menu Cards. Improved navigation with icons for all Cards.
UI for Mobile. Added light Mobile UI - to get to important docs via mobile.
Tools bargraph. Counting the amount of Tools tags per Category for visual view of amnt of docs.
AI Method creation Tool. An AI assistance Agent to create custom methods, fir instance legacy conversions with AI dev tools.
Company & Persons Ids --> Guids. Changed all id's to v6 guids - to improve security of URLs - so it cannot be guessed. We will change to guid v7, which is better for DB retrieval once it is available in Python.
Split Method Tools to Knowledge Assets. Tools was confusing, now called Knowledge Assets.
Made PROD deployment faster by splitting current stack & creating a base and light app container

Encryption-at-rest implementation for Pulse, targeting ISO 27001 Annex A.10.1.1 (Encryption) compliance. The solution uses application-level Fernet (AES-128-CBC + HMAC-SHA256) encryption via the cryptography library, identical to the pattern already in use for AILLMProvider.api_key_encrypted.
Includes encryption for Storage, Column Level for PII fields in the DB, TLS for the DB connection, and key and rotation management.
Added opentelemetry (OLTP) into the framework for ISO27001 A8.16 Observability.
AI Agent Maintenance. Added Administration > AI Maintenance - for managing all aspects of the use of Agents in Pulse!.

Hardened backend secrets management for improved security
Improved performance via backend worker architecture to not hold-up th front-end

Added Source to Tools and updated all tools with author or source.
Added Method > Tools > Markdown Create and Edit capability.
Added Questions & Tools Actions to Method Tree reader view if ACL allows.
Added a workflow system to track workflows between personas like the user, an admin, and back which is configurable.

Changed full ACL model away from any Django standard - but grid - type.
For Consultant portal users - Updated consent staff views to use app-level consent access instead of strict staff checks
Removed Methodology ACL, replaced with IP ACL - that has Methodology and Questions Categories
Renamed the card label, the project categories headings, and updated the context help text to match your wording.
Payment gateway using Payfast.
Implemented the cancellation fee flow end-to-end: cancellation now creates a cancellation fee request + payment link, sends the new design-system email, and only creates an invoice after PayFast confirms payment; pending fees also appear in the forecast list.
Implemented the annual billing rules and combined invoices/forecast view. Annual plans now bill monthly at the discounted rate with positive clawback invoices, the renewal/usage commands use pricing_plan, and the admin invoices list includes forecast rows, filters, and a filtered total card.
User Request subscription self-onboarding flow added a step to configure ACL for client, and an email to them when done
Administration > EMail Templates - to view all the templates & a script to update the list. in /tools
Pricing of Packages database driven, Standardised email templates
AI Agent files like AGENT_SKILLS, API, DESIGN_SYSTEM etc. to improve speed of working with agents.
Improved Continuously Improving workflows and scripts.