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Changelog
Last updated: 15 July 2026
Notable changes to the BigBrotherBot software, newest first. Dates are release dates. Add-on modules (Help Desk, Synthetic monitoring) are marked where relevant.
v0.12.6 15 July 2026
- On-call schedules can push a shift notification immediately with a post-now send.
- Handoff reports are now opt-in per schedule.
v0.12.5 15 July 2026
- Help Desk closes the loop with a CSAT feedback survey, capacity-aware ticket assignment, escalate-to-page and knowledge-base deflection.
- New GitLab and Metabase integration drivers.
- On-call schedules gain an escalation simulator to dry-run policies.
- Synthetic monitoring adds gRPC checks.
v0.12.4 14 July 2026
- Requesters can cancel their own access through a self-service flow.
- Automation pipelines validate their payloads before running.
- The admin console gains a collapsible sidebar.
v0.12.3 14 July 2026
- Requests-first navigation in the admin console.
- Bulk service review for faster recertification.
v0.12.2 13 July 2026
- Help Desk adds SLA tiers, macros and tags.
- On-call schedules add escalation policies, PTO auto-cover and quiet hours.
- Synthetic monitoring adds a public status page, journey checks and TLS-expiry alerts.
v0.12.0 12 July 2026
- Just-in-time access checkout with automatic expiry.
- Approve with modifications — change the role or expiry at decision time.
- SSO-only authentication mode.
- Evidence CSV exports for audits.
- Dormant-seat reclamation.
- New Twilio integration driver.
- Synthetic monitoring module launches.
v0.11.0 8 July 2026
- Automations get a visual flow builder and automations-as-code (GitOps).
- GitHub team sync.
- Help Desk adds business-hours SLAs and email intake.
- On-call schedule templates and shadow shifts.
- SMS and voice paging.