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Everything that shipped.
Written like it happened.

The real history of Kivlo, newest first — features, fixes, and the occasional honest limitation.

v1.6September 2026

Publish first — live URLs, not ZIPs

Pretty live URLs: /live/hearthside as well as /live/prj_…, assigned from the project slug when a build becomes ready
Built with Kivlo chip on hosted live HTML — the ZIP stays unmarked besides the README credit line
Dashboard Live ↗ on ready cards, plus Copy link next to Open live site in the workspace
Publish tab and landing copy lead with the public URL; ZIP is a backup

v1.5September 2026

Deep Build engine: the AI reads your brief, designs the architecture, then writes every file itself — one model call per file, streamed step by step
Real builds take real time (minutes, not seconds) because real work is happening — like the AI builders you know, on your own product
Batched QA pass: after writing, the AI reviews every file in groups for cross-file consistency (ids, imports, copy) and fixes what it finds
Deep readiness gate: entry point, all planned files on disk, live preview renders, configs parse, no placeholder code
Live step pipeline in the studio: every planned file visible with its status, elapsed clock, and the model's plan up front
Graceful degradation: planner trouble falls back to the Template Forge; a stubborn file is retried, then backfilled — builds never dead-end
Fast Template mode stays one click away for quick drafts (and the API default)

v1.4August 2026

Command palette (Ctrl+K) with fuzzy search across actions, all build types, and your projects
Project management: rename, delete with confirmation, and duplicate — clones are ready instantly
Live build progress bar that reaches 100% exactly when the end event arrives
Files-changed panel after every refinement, listing each file as new, modified, or unchanged
Toast notifications for builds, downloads, refinements, and errors
First-run onboarding tour for new users (dismissed once, stored on the account)
Polish: READY-badge completion pulse, smart terminal autoscroll that pauses when you scroll up, optional success chime

v1.3August 2026

Optional AI copy customization — edits template output, never replaces it; validated per file with visible fallbacks
AI mode badge in the studio (Template Forge vs AI Enhanced)
Safety rails: per-call timeouts, whole-step budget, structure validators, SSRF-guarded endpoints
Prompt improver: ✨ Enhance rewrites one-liners into rich briefs — AI when a key is set, local rule-based enhancer otherwise
Surgical refinements: AI-mode refinements change only the files that need changing, then re-run readiness

v1.2August 2026

Seven new types: Desktop (Electron), API Backend (Express), Discord Bot (discord.js v14), CLI Tool, Email Template, Landing Funnel, Component Library
Generator quality: 22 WCAG-AA palettes across 16 domain sets, smart name extraction, 31 feature matchers with copy flow-through
Multi-page websites when the prompt implies them; three game archetypes; Prisma option for full-stack persistence; three extension popup tools

v1.1August 2026

Editorial paper-and-ink redesign with animated hero build demo, scroll reveals, and motion polish
This docs site and the changelog you're reading; OG cards, sitemap, and robots.txt

v1.0August 2026

Six build types: Website, Web App, Full Stack, Mobile, Chrome Extension, Game
The studio: live SSE build stream, file browser, type-specific preview frames, refinement loop
The readiness gate — six checks that read files back from disk; broken builds are never marked ready
ZIP export: your code, your license, no lock-in

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