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Every shipped improvement, feature, and reliability fix.

June 2, 2026

Public marketing pages now support English, Spanish, and French

  • ✓Visitors can use `/en`, `/es`, and `/fr` URLs for localized marketing pages and cleaner language-specific sharing.
  • ✓First-time visitors are routed toward their browser language when it matches English, Spanish, or French.
  • ✓Manual language choices are remembered, and the language switcher keeps people on the same page when possible.
  • ✓Search metadata, canonical URLs, sitemap entries, and hreflang alternates now describe the available languages more accurately.
June 2, 2026

Preview editing and first drafts are easier to control

  • ✓The Preview panel now includes a source editor so generated files can be adjusted directly before saving a run.
  • ✓Reference images and documents uploaded during onboarding can now carry into the first generated draft.
  • ✓First-run image handling is cleaner, reducing accidental leftover resources in early drafts.
  • ✓Webhook handling and artifact downloads now include stronger validation around account and file access.
June 1-2, 2026

Creative website generation stays closer to the request

  • ✓DriftLess preserves named pages and public website scope more consistently through revisions.
  • ✓Uploaded images, important colors, visual direction, and public-site intent are less likely to be lost during planning and review.
  • ✓Preview review now checks creative geometry, reachable routes, page inventories, and preview safety before promotion.
  • ✓Follow-up requests avoid more stale plans, route noise, and generic labels that previously distorted the next build.
June 1, 2026

Publishing and project navigation are smoother

  • ✓Published projects can use DriftLess subdomains, making share links easier to read and reuse.
  • ✓The Brain workspace and app shell received mobile layout improvements so chat, build status, and preview controls fit smaller screens.
  • ✓A public documentation library is now available for users who want more product and workflow context.
  • ✓Production auth and Railway deployment readiness were tightened after configuration regressions.
May 29-30, 2026

Studio polish, signup, and public preview reliability

  • ✓The studio experience now has clearer chat, credits, onboarding, and recovery states after a focused UX audit pass.
  • ✓Mobile-responsive shell updates make the Brain workspace easier to use as a single connected surface.
  • ✓Published path-hosted sites render more reliably, and invalid published-site redirects are avoided.
  • ✓Signup bonus emails retry more safely, and passkey and OAuth sign-in messaging is clearer.
May 27, 2026

Short prompts turn into clearer drafts

  • ✓Short, rough requests now become more complete first drafts without requiring a full page plan up front.
  • ✓Follow-up changes from the preview are interpreted more clearly before the next pass starts.
  • ✓Business-specific visual defaults are stronger for image-heavy sites such as jewelry, local services, and storefronts.
  • ✓Marketing and pricing pages render more cleanly on mobile screens.
May 26, 2026

Publish previews to a live DriftLess URL

  • ✓A new Publish flow puts the preview you are viewing online without requiring GitHub or Vercel setup.
  • ✓Published sites get a DriftLess-hosted URL that can be shared immediately.
  • ✓Custom domains can be added from the publish page after the site is live.
  • ✓The Preview panel now offers simpler publish and update actions when a preview is ready.
May 26, 2026

Build and publish recovery is clearer

  • ✓DriftLess detects stalled product runs more consistently and guides users toward recovery.
  • ✓Publish readiness now checks that the visible preview can actually be shared.
  • ✓Live-site fallback links resolve more reliably while publishing finishes.
  • ✓Temporary project-state connection issues are handled more gracefully.
May 17, 2026

Visual sites and follow-up drafts improved

  • ✓Local-business and product-site requests keep their intended visual direction more reliably.
  • ✓Drafts use reachable visual assets more consistently before they are marked ready.
  • ✓Follow-up draft requests from chat feedback are easier to launch.
  • ✓Preview routing and design-asset handling are more reliable across generated site pages.
May 16, 2026

Brain can start builds directly from chat

  • ✓When you ask Brain to start building, DriftLess now starts the build cycle instead of only saying that it will.
  • ✓Build requests that are ready to run move from Brain into Writer automatically when review is not needed.
  • ✓If DriftLess still needs a decision from you, the Build area now shows the required next action instead of leaving the conversation ambiguous.
  • ✓Run status is reconciled more reliably after refreshes, project switches, and stale build states.
May 16, 2026

More cloneable starter templates

  • ✓Harbor & Bean, Paws & Polish, and Avara Pilates are now available as cloneable website templates.
  • ✓Template cards now show real previews and openable examples for the templates that can be used.
  • ✓Small-business templates are easier to find near the top of the template list.
  • ✓Draft-only examples that could not be started as templates are no longer presented as usable starter choices.
May 12-15, 2026

Smoother first project flow

  • ✓New visitors can describe what they want to build before creating an account, then continue with that idea after signup.
  • ✓Google signup and email signup preserve the starter prompt more consistently when the user returns to the app.
  • ✓A first-run tour now introduces Brain, Build, Preview, and project controls for new users.
  • ✓Switching projects clears the old chat context so the next conversation starts in the right project.
May 8-14, 2026

More reliable previews and project handoff

  • ✓Draft previews remain visible while a build is still being reviewed or repaired.
  • ✓Requests for image-heavy or media-focused pages are interpreted more accurately before preview generation.
  • ✓Generated apps are less likely to be blocked by checks that do not match the kind of product being built.
  • ✓Build and preview status messages now distinguish active work, waiting for input, preview-ready, failed, and completed states more clearly.
May 5-8, 2026

Better handling for app and backend requests

  • ✓Builds that involve authentication, APIs, databases, or stored data now receive more appropriate product checks.
  • ✓Generated apps with dashboards, forms, navigation, and connected pages are reviewed against the behavior the user requested.
  • ✓Preview candidates stay visible more consistently after build completion and approval.
  • ✓The app is better at recovering when a Brain run becomes stale before the user starts the next build.
April 30, 2026

Public websites now ship with the media they need

  • ✓Marketing pages, local-service sites, restaurants, venues, portfolios, nonprofits, education sites, and wellness sites now include relevant visual media when the prompt calls for it.
  • ✓Text-only drafts are rejected more often when the requested website clearly needs product, place, person, service, or process imagery.
  • ✓Operational app surfaces, dashboards, and internal tools are not forced into marketing-style media requirements.
April 25-30, 2026

Large requests are delivered in smaller slices

  • ✓Broad product prompts are split into a clear backlog instead of being treated as one oversized build.
  • ✓The active task now guides writing, review, preview validation, and follow-up work.
  • ✓Completed slices can move into the next task when the project workflow allows it.
  • ✓Reviewer feedback is separated into blockers, completed-with-notes outcomes, and future backlog work.
April 20-24, 2026

Preview quality checks are stricter

  • ✓Generated apps are checked for reachable routes, working calls to action, packaged assets, useful first-load content, and preview readiness before promotion.
  • ✓Broken previews are repaired more often before DriftLess asks the user to approve or retry.
  • ✓Users can still approve a candidate deliberately, but automatic promotion now follows the preview contract more closely.
  • ✓The Build view exposes clearer readiness and recovery states when a preview cannot be trusted yet.
April 16-19, 2026

Builds recover more reliably

  • ✓Interrupted builds are detected and recovered more reliably instead of remaining stuck mid-cycle.
  • ✓Build state now distinguishes running, blocked, paused, failed, preview-ready, and completed outcomes more accurately.
  • ✓Chat updates collapse into clearer status cards instead of repeating stale progress messages.
  • ✓Preview promotion is guarded by stronger checks before users see a promoted result.
April 15, 2026

Direct AI billing is limited to Team

  • ✓Free and Pro accounts now use included DriftLess credits only.
  • ✓Team accounts can still use direct AI billing when they want to connect their own provider accounts.
  • ✓Free and Pro accounts that were set to direct AI billing are moved back to included credits automatically.
  • ✓Billing and settings now show the available mode for each plan.
April 12, 2026

Monthly credits replace included runs

  • ✓Every plan now includes a monthly credit balance that can be tracked in the product.
  • ✓Free includes 2,000 credits per month, Pro includes 10,000 credits per month, and Team includes 28,000 credits per user per month.
  • ✓Monthly credits reset each billing cycle, while purchased credit packs do not expire.
  • ✓Credit pack cards show practical build estimates before purchase.
April 5-11, 2026

Live previews and clearer build costs

  • ✓Previews deploy automatically when a build finishes.
  • ✓Generated apps that fail to preview are repaired and retried more often.
  • ✓Stable preview links continue to show the latest promoted version of a project.
  • ✓High-spend build confirmations now show projected credits and remaining balance before the user continues.
April 1-4, 2026

More examples and better project memory

  • ✓The public showcase now includes more real DriftLess-built projects with live previews.
  • ✓Generated apps now render useful first-load content more consistently instead of blank loading states.
  • ✓Knowledge Ops can compile project research into structured knowledge bases for teams that need documentation-heavy work.
  • ✓Project memory carries more context from earlier conversations and builds into later sessions.
March 2026

More durable builds and clearer usage

  • ✓Longer builds can complete without being cut off by short request windows.
  • ✓Credit balances and build cost estimates are shown more consistently across billing, settings, and purchase flows.
  • ✓Checkout completion maps purchases to the right account more reliably.
  • ✓Security and review checks catch more issues before a generated project is promoted.
March 2026

Team and developer workflows expanded

  • ✓Project-scoped access tokens let team and CLI workflows operate on the right project without sharing broad account access.
  • ✓Later builds keep more continuity from previous generated work.
  • ✓Approval notifications can be routed outside the app for teams that need faster review loops.
  • ✓Builds can use fresher documentation and richer project context.
March 2026

Public pages and comparison guides

  • ✓New comparison pages help visitors understand how DriftLess differs from tools like Lovable, Cursor, Bolt, v0, Replit, ChatGPT, Claude Code, and Codex.
  • ✓The press page now includes a press kit, brand assets, and key company details.
  • ✓The integrations page explains the AI services and workflows DriftLess can connect with.
  • ✓Project deletion behaves more predictably and no longer reappears after a stale refresh.
February 2026

Core platform launch

  • ✓Real-time alignment checks with three severity levels.
  • ✓Context Memory keeps project state across sessions.
  • ✓Budget Guardrails show live cost tracking per session.
  • ✓Session ratings shape future preferences.
  • ✓Prompts with ready-made and user-saved instructions.
  • ✓Direct AI billing support for 10+ AI services at $0 markup (Team plan only).
  • ✓Free tier: 2,000 credits/mo (~1 build), no card required.
  • ✓Pro tier: $20/month with 10,000 credits/mo (~5 builds), up to 5 projects, and repo-import onboarding.
  • ✓Team tier: $39/user/mo with 28,000 credits/user (~15 drafts), direct AI billing, and unlimited projects.