Release Notes - v0.1.8-alpha

What's New

Enhanced Document Processing

• arXiv Paper Fetcher: Directly fetch and process academic papers from arXiv
• Document Reprocessing: Re-process and re-embed existing documents

Mission Resume & Progress Tracking

• Intelligent Mission Resume: Missions now properly resume from exact checkpoint with all data preserved
• Writing Phase Resume: Added support for resuming missions during the writing phase
• Accurate Progress Indicators: Fixed progress calculation to show smooth progression through research rounds

Improved User Interface

• Better Document Groups: Improved ordering, pagination, and duplicate document handling
• Informative Feedback: Clear messages for duplicate documents and processing status

Bug Fixes

• Fixed PostgreSQL null character errors with proper text sanitization
• Resolved mission pause/resume losing phase and checkpoint data
• Fixed notes ordering to maintain consistent newest-first display
• Corrected CUDA errors by reusing single DocumentProcessor instance
• Fixed GPT-5 metadata extraction with proper API parameters

Performance Improvements

• Optimized document consistency system for better reliability
• Improved activity log loading with efficient pagination
• Enhanced checkpoint data persistence across mission phases

Technical Details

• Comprehensive phase checkpoint system for structured research and writing
• Better error handling for document processing edge cases

Breaking Changes

None in this release

Upgrade Notes

Database migrations will run automatically. No manual intervention required.

Released: September 26, 2025