2025-12-21
Agent planning & enforcement, self-hosted API/Controller support, activity timeline upgrades
New Features:
- Agent planning and enforcement: Added deep planning capabilities with execution plans, plan updates, enforcement controls, and an ask-for-information flow to gate execution until required details are provided.
- Self-hosted API deployment support: Enabled running the xpander platform API as a self-hosted container, for increased data privacy. More details here: https://docs.xpander.ai/api-reference/rest-api
- Planning activities in Activity: The monitoring view in the Agent Workbench now shows a detailed view of the Planning steps that the agent took.
Improvements:
- Workbench planning configuration: Added consolidated UI controls for planning, reasoning toolkit toggles, and advanced tool-call configuration, including checklist enforcement. Agent planning and enforcement configuration is available under the Tools tab in the Agent workbench.
- Self-hosted Agent Controller integrations: Improved support for fetching activity logs and evaluations from remote/self-hosted Agent Controllers, with secure key syncing and cloud fallback.
- Execution plan visualization: Enhanced chat and activity views to render execution plans and live plan updates with clearer progress indicators.
- Operational reliability: Improved task/execution synchronization, thread syncing, and queue TTL handling; added automatic agent description generation when missing.
- Model catalog and defaults: Expanded OpenAI model catalog (including GPT-5.2) and added configurable reasoning effort controls.
Bug Fixes:
- MCP tooling fixes: Corrected MCP tool-selection modal behavior and hid unsupported selections for OAuth2.
- Agent execution stability: Enforced consistent inactive-agent handling.
- Various backend adn UI bug fixes and stability improvements.
2025-12-14
Agent import/export, GPT 5.2 support, SalesForce Hosted MCP, connection flow enhancements
New Features:
- Agent import/export with knowledge base content: Agents can now be exported and imported with optional inclusion of associated knowledge bases and document content. This is useful for promoting agents between sandbox and production accounts. Check out the Export/Import calls in the API reference: https://docs.xpander.ai/api-reference/v1/agents/export-agent
- Nano Banana image generation API: New tool: generate images via your agents with Google Nano Banana.
- Refactored “Create New Connection” flow: Introduced a new end-to-end UI for creating and editing connections with improved validation and support for multiple auth methods (API key, OAuth2, AWS services with SigV4).
- Expanded OpenAI model catalog: Added support for OpenAI GPT-5.2 (and additional GPT-5 family variants) in the model selection catalog.
- SalesForce Hosted MCP: With improvements in MCP and OAuth2 handling, SalesForce Hosted MCP is fully supported and tested.
Improvements:
- MCP and OAuth2 scope handling: Enhanced MCP deployment enablement and OAuth scope handling (including additional scopes and refresh-token support).
- Agent activity view refactor: Improved activity view reliability by migrating legacy sessions into threads on demand and adding a thread evaluation endpoint with caching.
- SDK and A2A tooling UX: Refined SDK/A2A UI surfaces (e.g., agent card handling, triggers actions, and MCP tool gating) for clarity and consistency.
Bug Fixes:
- Template and import route stability: Fixed agent template forward-reference issues and stabilized the template import route behavior.
- UI fixes: Fixed access scope rendering issues and corrected UI styling/behavior in MCP-related modals and built-in tools.
2025-12-07
Advanced Reasoning, Agent Activity revamp, Multi-Framework Support, Tool Call Compression, More LLMs
New Features:
- Advanced Reasoning Tools: Added toggles for Advanced Reasoning tools , enabling agents to use think and analyze capabilities for improved planning and decision-making between tool calls. This feature greatly improves agent performance and it’s highly recommended to try it. Enable the Advanced Reasoning tools under the Tools tab in the AI Workbench.
- End-to-end OAuth2 Experience in Remote MCPs: Use OAuth2 to authorize users against Remote/Hosted MCP Servers via any invocation endpoint. See the feature demo here: https://xpander.ai/demo-videos/end-to-end-auth-with-mcp-and-oauth2/
- Agentic Memory and Culture Management: Introduced explicit toggles for agent-managed memory and culture with consolidated settings UI, allowing fine-grained control over agent persistence behavior and memory management. Agentic Culture allows agents to learn from their previous experiences.
- Revamped Agent Activity view: Now with comprehensive activity tracking with thread-based activity records, exposing task conversations, tool calls, reasoning steps, sub-agent triggers, and authentication events.
- Tool Calls Compression: Added configurable tool call compression settings to reduce verbose tool outputs and improve token efficiency, with customizable threshold and compression instructions for better context management.
- Reasoning UI Display: Added visual representation of agent reasoning in the chat UI, displaying Think/Analyze events with title and description for improved transparency into agent decision-making.
- Expanded LLM Provider Support:
- Integrated Google AI Studio (Gemini) with support for various Gemini models.
- Added Helicone and OpenRouter for a much wider selection of models to drive your agents.
- Added Nebius Token Factory support with aggregated models including Meta Llama, NVIDIA Nemotron, Qwen, DeepSeek, and more.
- Searchable LLM Model Selection: Enhanced the LLM selection dropdown with search and filtering capabilities to improve usability when choosing from the expanded model catalog.
- Multi-Framework Support: Enabled support for multiple agent frameworks including Strands Agents, OpenAI Agents, Google ADK, and LangChain.
Improvements:
- Streaming Performance: Reduced streaming latency by pre-starting dual streams (SDK and worker) and optimizing Kubernetes metrics collection with non-blocking initialization and shared thread pool executor.
- Framework Settings UI: Improved framework name and icon display in agent settings for better visual clarity and user experience.
- User Profile Settings: Enhanced user settings modal with simplified structure and improved rendering behavior.
Bug Fixes:
- Chat Textarea Responsiveness: Fixed automatic height adjustment for chat text area in Chat UI, ensuring proper responsiveness across devices including iOS/Safari.
- Failed Task Status: Properly handle Failed status as terminal state and set finished_at timestamp to ensure accurate task completion tracking.
- Task Filtering: Extended task filters with triggering_agent_id parameter for improved debugging and task retrieval capabilities.
New Features:
- AWS Bedrock Integration: Enabled native AWS Bedrock as LLM provider for agents.
- Helicone Integration: Added support for Helicone as AI Gateway for LLM providers.
Improvements:
- Performance Enhancements:
- Reduced streaming latency and improved robustness of agent event pipelines by pre-starting SDK and worker streams and coordinating their outputs.
- Optimized Kubernetes metrics collection.
- Streamlined execution history updates and improved event-loop responsiveness.
- Configuration and Memory:
- Aligned default user memory settings and improved configuration for agent memory behavior.
Bug Fixes:
- UI and Configuration Consistency:
- Corrected default user memory behavior to default-off.
- Robustness and Error Handling:
- Improved error handling and graceful shutdown in streaming event pipelines.
- Ensured that missing or invalid API keys do not break core agent flows, but only disable related features.
New Features:
- Generalist Agent Revamp: Major overhaul of the generalist agent experience, including explicit reasoning tools (think/analyze), task grouping in the WebUI, and a well-known agent card endpoint for client discovery.
- Timezone Awareness: Chat sessions now capture and sync the user’s IANA timezone from the browser to the backend.
- User Details Propagation: Webhook and agent invocation pipelines now accept and propagate user identity details.
Improvements:
- UI/UX Enhancements:
- Overhauled the Chainlit WebUI with stabilized task sync indicators, improved task grouping, and live reasoning display.
- Refined logs (monitoring) panel with duration indicators, operation icons, and improved readability.
- Improved file extraction and rendering for images and attachments in chat threads.
- Enhanced connector management in Workbench, including connection switching, multi-delete, and version upgrades.
Bug Fixes:
- Task Grouping and State Persistence: Fixed issues with duplicated chat steps, improper task state persistence, and UI artifacts during session reconstruction.
- Silent Agent Task Creation: Ensured agent task creation is silent in the UI, with accurate progress and completion indicators.
- Connector and Avatar UI: Resolved connector collapsible section bugs, avatar sizing inconsistencies, and improved tool selection logic.
- Logs Panel and Activity Thread: Fixed collapse/expand behavior, duration calculations, and error propagation in activity threads.
Today’s update is relatively short due to the last update being 4 days ago. We’re now moving to a weekly update every Sunday.
New Features:
- OpenAI GPT-5.1 Model Support: Added GPT-5.1 and additional GPT-5 family variants to the model catalog, with updated context and output token limits for each model.
- Agent Description Field: Introduced editable agent descriptions in the Workbench and auto-generation of agent descriptions. This will be populated in the Agents list in app.xpander.ai and chat.xpander.ai (or chat.your-company.com)
- Improved robustness of Task scheduler: Migrated platform services to async Redis clients and offloaded non-critical work to background tasks for improved throughput and reliability.
Improvements:
- Environment Management: Added option to configure default environment for agent deployments.
- Agent Activity Logs UI: Refined agent activity logs to group user turns, tool calls, and assistant answers for improved readability.
- UI/UX Enhancements: Improved chat background color handling, loader states for iframe chat initialization, and clarified terminology (e.g., “Executions” to “Tasks”).
- Connector and API Key Management: Added SQL functions for environment filtering, improved API key selection in OAuth2 flows, and refined connector versioning logic.
Bug Fixes:
- UI Consistency: Resolved various UI bugs, including modal race conditions, built-in tool toggling, metrics tab rendering, and chat view background color.
- OAuth2 CLI Flow: Improved OAuth2 CLI login flow with API key selection, authorization UI, and safe redirect handling.
New Features:
- OAuth 2.1 Authorization Server: Introduced a full OAuth 2.1 server with Remote OAuth and Dynamic Client Registration for MCP and API endpoints, including JWT-based authentication and discovery endpoints. Check out the API reference here: https://docs.xpander.ai/api-reference
- Workbench: Built-in Tools: Added toggles to enable/disable built-in tools like email sending and sleep toold in the Workbench Tools tab.
- Guardrails and Agno Settings: Expanded agent guardrails configuration, including PII detection, prompt injection detection, and OpenAI moderation categories.
- Agent Version Naming: Added support for naming agent versions, with editable version names displayed throughout the UI.
Improvements:
- Agent Activity Token Metrics: Exposed input and output LLM token breakdowns in agent activity threads and sessions for improved monitoring and billing.
- Connector Versioning and Upgrade Flow: Improved connectors table with version selectors, upgrade confirmation dialogs, and better version management.
- UI/UX Enhancements: Refined metrics counting, improved modal and tab behaviors, clarified terminology (e.g., “Executions” to “Tasks”), and enhanced error handling and session management.
Bug Fixes:
- Tool-Call Reporting and Error Flow: Improved reliability of tool-call lifecycle reporting, error event emission, and UI rendering for tool-call steps.
- Thread Activity Metrics: Corrected token metrics display and layout in thread activity views, ensuring accurate input/output token counts.
- UI Consistency: Resolved various UI bugs, including modal race conditions, built-in tool toggling, and metrics tab rendering.
- Connector and Agent Settings: Fixed issues with connector version selection, upload modal behavior, and agent settings persistence.
New Features:
- MCP Connector Management: Complete UI for creating, managing, and configuring MCP connectors with tool visualization and server selection.
- Environment Configuration: Enhanced environment settings with sorting, deletion, and configuration management capabilities.
Improvements:
- Tool Picker Panel: Redesigned tool selection interface with improved usability and select-all functionality.
- Connector Operations: Streamlined connector creation and deletion workflows.
Bug Fixes:
- MCP Server Display: Fixed MCP server table rendering and connector display issues.
- Environment UI: Resolved environment skeleton loading and configuration bugs.
New Features:
- On-Premise Streaming: Real-time streaming support for on-premise deployments with improved performance.
- Deployed Assets Management: Comprehensive management interface for deployed assets and configurations.
Improvements:
- Environment Types: Enhanced environment type enforcement and validation mechanisms.
- Self-Hosted UI: Improved self-hosted configuration panels and settings interface.
Bug Fixes:
- Streaming Text: Fixed text streaming issues in on-premise environments.
- Environment ID Handling: Resolved environment ID tracking and validation bugs.
New Features:
- User Groups: Enterprise-grade access control with user group creation and management.
- Default Group Assignment: Automatic group assignment for new users with customizable defaults.
- Granular Permissions: Fine-grained permission controls at the organizational level.
Improvements:
- Settings Refactor: Separated user and admin settings for better organization.
- Onboarding: Added option to skip onboarding questionnaire for existing users.
Bug Fixes:
- Group Enforcement: Fixed user group enforcement and edge function hooks.
- Permission Validation: Resolved permission validation edge cases.
New Features:
- Agent Teams: Multi-agent coordination with coordinate mode for complex workflows.
- Bot-to-Bot Communication: Direct communication support between agents.
- Sub-Agent Executions: Hierarchical agent execution with enqueue mechanism.
Improvements:
- Team Mode UI: Enhanced team mode interface with coordinate mode toggle.
- Agent Hub: Improved agent discovery and template selection.
Bug Fixes:
- Team Sessions: Fixed session management for team-based workflows.
- Agent Activity Tracking: Resolved monitoring and tracking issues for team agents.
New Features:
- Agno 2.0 Integration: Complete migration to Agno 2.0 framework for enhanced performance.
- Team Mode Sessions: Advanced session management from Agno for team workflows.
Improvements:
- Performance: Significant performance improvements across agent execution.
- Reliability: Enhanced stability and error handling throughout the platform.
New Features:
- Connectors v2: Redesigned connector architecture with improved management capabilities.
- Connector Headers: Support for custom headers and server_url configuration.
- Enhanced Tool Picker: Improved tool selection with better filtering and search.
Improvements:
- Connected Connector Page: Redesigned connector details page with better usability.
- Pending Connectors: Disabled pending connectors to prevent configuration errors.
Bug Fixes:
- Connector Display: Fixed connector description and display issues.
- Tool Selection: Resolved tool picker panel bugs and selection state issues.
New Features:
- OIDC Parent Accounts: Support for OIDC parent account authentication.
- Passwordless Login: Simplified authentication with passwordless options.
- SecretsManager Integration: Enhanced security with AWS SecretsManager authentication.
Improvements:
- SSO Configuration: Improved SSO setup and configuration UI.
- OAuth2 Scopes: Added readonly scopes for better access control.
- Login UI: Enhanced authentication interface with better error messaging.
Bug Fixes:
- User Provisioning: Fixed user provisioning to assign member role instead of admin by default.
- Login Flow: Resolved login via URL enforcement and redirect issues.
New Features:
- Markdown to PDF: Comprehensive markdown-to-PDF conversion with public static URLs.
- Advanced PDF Styling: Enhanced styling with improved line spacing, fonts, and table formatting.
- DejaVu Sans Font: Integrated DejaVu Sans font for better international character support.
Improvements:
- PDF Table Formatting: Improved table rendering with proper headers and borders.
- Link Handling: Better link rendering and word-wrapping in generated PDFs.
- wkhtmltopdf Optimization: Fine-tuned PDF generation engine for better performance.
Bug Fixes:
- PDF Generation: Fixed multiple PDF generation edge cases and formatting issues.
- Character Encoding: Resolved special character and encoding problems in PDFs.
New Features:
- Code Interpreter: Integrated code interpreter for executing code within agents.
- AI Function Generation: AI-powered custom function generation with expected output prediction.
- Enhanced Function Editor: Improved function editing experience with better syntax highlighting.
Improvements:
- Generate with AI Button: Quick access to AI-powered function generation.
- Function Settings: Enhanced function configuration options and settings panel.
- Action Routes: Improved action routing and editor functionality.
Bug Fixes:
- Function Editor: Fixed editor state and saving issues.
- Custom Actions: Resolved custom action execution and configuration bugs.
New Features:
- GPT-5 Support: Added support for GPT-5 models with temperature controls.
- Nvidia LLM Provider: Integration with Nvidia LLM services and Nvidia Nemo.
- Custom LLM Keys: BYOL (Bring Your Own License) support for custom model keys.
Improvements:
- LLM Key Management: Enhanced UI for managing and configuring LLM provider keys.
- Bedrock Provider: Improved AWS Bedrock integration and error handling.
- Model Selection: Better model selection interface with provider-specific options.
Bug Fixes:
- Provider Configuration: Fixed LLM provider configuration and key validation issues.
- Model Loading: Resolved model loader and initialization bugs.
New Features:
- New Pricing UI: Redesigned pricing interface with transparent tier information.
- Budget Caps: Set budget limits to control resource usage and costs.
- Builder Seats Management: Manage team builder seats and permissions.
- Tool Duration Tracking: Track execution time and resource usage per tool.
Improvements:
- Resource Monitoring: Enhanced container usage tracking and cleanup mechanisms.
- Usage Metrics: Total execution duration metrics and detailed analytics.
- Contact Sales Integration: Seamless integration with sales team for enterprise pricing.
Bug Fixes:
- Container Cleanup: Fixed agent container cleanup for hanged assets.
- Metrics Aggregation: Resolved metrics collection and aggregation issues.
New Features:
- Enhanced Webhook Endpoints: Webhook endpoints with agent_id in URL paths for better routing.
- Static Webhook Triggers: Static trigger endpoints with POST method support.
- Webhook Tester Modal: Agent Webhook Tester with file upload capabilities.
Improvements:
- Async Webhook Invocation: Improved webhook handling using xpander-sdk for better performance.
- Form Data Support: Added application/x-www-form-urlencoded support for webhooks.
- Webhook Output: Enhanced structured output and response handling.
Bug Fixes:
- Webhook Configuration: Fixed webhook modal layout and configuration issues.
- Validation: Resolved webhook validation and curl generation bugs.
New Features:
- Complete SDK Refactor: Major SDK restructure with improved architecture, new agent columns, and enhanced performance.
- Slack Bots Integration: Comprehensive Slack bot functionality with auto-engage features, conversation starters, and app distributions.
- End Client Authentication: New authentication system with improved security and performance optimizations.
- AWS Marketplace Integration: Full integration with AWS Marketplace for seamless deployment and billing.
- Custom Workers & Kubernetes: Kubernetes cluster support for custom workers with advanced logging and monitoring capabilities.
Improvements:
- Agent Versioning System: Complete agent versioning with draft handling and deployment management.
- Webhook System Overhaul: Organization-level API keys and enhanced webhook functionality.
- Knowledge Base Enhancements: Advanced CRUD operations, OCR support, and improved document processing.
- Performance Optimizations: Significant performance improvements across agent workers and API responses.
Bug Fixes:
- Memory Management: Fixed memory leaks and improved garbage collection in long-running sessions.
- Authentication Issues: Resolved various authentication and authorization edge cases.
- UI/UX Improvements: Fixed multiple interface issues and improved user experience.
New Features:
- Neon Database Integration: Multi-tenant database integration with secure vault storage per tenant.
- LinkedIn API Updates: Comprehensive LinkedIn API controller with expanded endpoint coverage.
- Static File Upload System: Public CDN upload functionality for static files and assets.
- Image Generation Multi-turn: Enhanced OpenAI image generation with multi-turn conversation support.
Improvements:
- Supabase Migration: Migrated to async Supabase client for improved performance and reliability.
- Chainlit Enhancements: Better cookie handling, empty state fixes, and conversation starters.
- Agent Builder UI: Improved agent builder interface with better versioning and status management.
Bug Fixes:
- Form Submission: Fixed form handling and submission issues across the platform.
- Agent Status: Resolved agent status synchronization and draft handling issues.
New Features:
- CSV File Support: Added comprehensive CSV file processing and handling capabilities.
- AWS Assume Role Support: Enhanced AWS integration with assume role functionality for improved security.
- Default API Keys: Implemented default API key management system for streamlined setup.
Improvements:
- Slack Bot Performance: Enhanced auto-engage functionality with rate limiting and improved context handling.
- Agent Performance: Optimized agent worker implementation for better resource utilization.
- API Security: Improved authentication parsing and AWS credentials handling.
Bug Fixes:
- Basic Authentication: Fixed basic auth parsing issues.
- AWS Credentials: Resolved AWS credentials configuration problems.
- Thread Management: Fixed thread mapping and context issues in Slack integrations.
New Features:
- Mintlify Search Integration: Added Mintlify search functionality for improved documentation access.
- PR Title Validator: Implemented automated PR title validation system.
- Agent Import System: Internal agent import capabilities for streamlined deployment.
Improvements:
- Agent List Performance: Optimized agent list handling for organizations with 1000+ agents.
- Error Handling: Better error handling across various platform components.
- Code Quality: Enhanced code quality with improved testing and validation frameworks.
New Features:
- OpenTelemetry Integration: Comprehensive observability and monitoring with OpenTelemetry.
- Custom Deployment Versioning: Support for deploying specific versions with custom configurations.
- Preflight Testing: Build preflight checks to ensure deployment reliability.
Improvements:
- Resource Allocation: Optimized Kubernetes resource allocation and pod lifecycle management.
- Build System: Enhanced build system with better dependency management.
- Deployment Pipeline: Improved deployment pipeline with better error handling and rollback capabilities.
New Features:
- Enhanced Webhook System: Improved multi-file upload support with better handling of large batch files for document processing agents.
- Secure File Access: Added presigned URLs for file access with 30-day validity period.
Improvements:
- Documentation Updates: Enhanced documentation with clear examples for file processing workflows.
- Performance Optimization: Optimized large batch file handling for improved agent performance.
New Features:
- Model Context Protocol (MCP) Support: Added native support for MCP across all agentic interfaces.
- Cross-Provider Compatibility: Enhanced compatibility with standardized MCP implementations.
Improvements:
- Agent Performance: Improved agent performance with optimized MCP message handling.
New Features:
- Agent-to-Agent Communication: Added support for direct communication between agents.
- Cross-Provider Compatibility: Updated message format compatibility across providers.
Improvements:
- Error Handling: Enhanced error handling for network timeouts during tool execution.
Bug Fixes:
- UI Rendering: Fixed rendering issues in the agent configuration panel.
New Features:
- Agent Template Gallery: Released template gallery for faster development workflows.
- Environment Variables: Added configuration support for environment variables.
Improvements:
- Memory Efficiency: Improved memory efficiency for large context windows.
- Schema Validation: Enhanced validation for custom tool schemas.
New Features:
- Claude Model Support: Added support for latest Claude models.
- Python SDK Examples: Released new enterprise use case examples.
Improvements:
- Tool Execution: Improved performance with parallel processing capabilities.
Bug Fixes:
- Tool Extraction: Fixed issues with certain response formats.
New Features:
- Unit Testing Framework: Added framework for agent behavior validation.
- Performance Monitoring: Released dashboard for agent performance tracking.
Improvements:
- Tool Coordination: Enhanced execution coordination between multiple agents.
- Documentation: Improved guides for custom tool development.
New Features:
- Mixtral Model Support: Added support for additional Mixtral models.
- Structured Logging: Implemented enhanced logging with structured output.
Improvements:
- Cross-Provider Compatibility: Enhanced compatibility for tool formats.
Bug Fixes:
- Serialization: Fixed issues with nested tool responses.
New Features:
- Agent Metrics Dashboard: Released comprehensive metrics and analytics dashboard.
- Runtime Tool Registration: Added capabilities for dynamic tool registration.
Improvements:
- Error Reporting: Enhanced reporting with context preservation.
- Message Handling: Improved format handling for all providers.
New Features:
- Initial Release: Official launch of xpander.ai platform.
- LLM Integration: Support for OpenAI, Claude, and Gemini LLM providers.
- Memory Management: Basic memory management and tool execution framework ([SDK Agent Reference](/API reference/agents/index)).
- Authentication: Simple authentication and user management system.
New Features:
- Ollama Support: Added support for local model inference via Ollama.
- Agent State Management: Released beta version of comprehensive state management.
Improvements:
- Error Handling: Improved handling for tool executions.
- Documentation: Enhanced with quick start guides (docs/01-get-started/01-index.mdx).
New Features:
- Streaming Responses: Added support for streaming from all providers.
- Python Client: Released new client with simplified API.
Improvements:
- Tool Compatibility: Enhanced cross-provider tool format compatibility.
- Memory Consistency: Improved consistency across multi-turn conversations ([SDK Agent Reference](/API reference/agents/index)).
Improvements:
- Message Handling: Enhanced format handling across providers.
- Tool Extraction: Improved reliability with explicit provider specification.
- Documentation: Released extended memory management guides.
New Features:
- Alpha Release: Initial alpha version with basic OpenAI integration.
- Tool Calling: Support for simple tool calling and execution ([SDK Tools Reference](/API reference/tools/index)).
- Memory Management: Initial capabilities ([SDK Agent Reference](/API reference/agents/index)).
- Documentation: Basic documentation and examples (docs/01-get-started).
Note: Current SDK version is v1.47.10 as of this documentation update.

