February 2026
- Gemini Flash Live: Added Google Gemini 2.5 Flash as a third real-time voice provider in Convo Mode via WebRTC, alongside OpenAI Realtime and ElevenLabs, with tool calling, transcription, and per-institution voice selection
- Claude Sonnet 4.6: Added support for Claude Sonnet 4.6 and set as new platform default model
- Gemini 3.1 Pro: Added Gemini 3.1 Pro to the model catalog
- GPT Realtime 1.5: Added OpenAI gpt-realtime-1.5 model and set as default for Convo Mode
- Direct AI Providers: Introduced native Anthropic and Google GenAI providers for direct model access, replacing the OpenAI compatibility bridge for improved performance and full feature support (tool use, streaming, prompt caching)
- Reasoning Effort: Added configurable thinking/reasoning effort levels alongside max token settings for supported models
- Custom AI Models: Added validation for custom model configurations (API URL, API key) to prevent misconfiguration, and deprecated model indicators in the model catalog
- File Collections: Organize files into nested collections with drag-and-drop, breadcrumb navigation, and animated transitions. Bulk edit mode for multi-select move, delete, and reprocess operations
- Files Redesign: Rebuilt the Files interface with a virtualized grid, paginated infinite scroll, live upload progress indicators, and enhanced file cards with loading states and type-specific icons
- Upload Experience: Redesigned upload workflow with deferred processing, RAG segment editing, and Google Drive deduplication
- Chunked Audio/Video Transcription: Large audio and video files (>20MB) are automatically split into time-based chunks and transcribed in parallel with speaker diarization support, raising the upload limit to 150MB
- Excel Legacy Support: Added support for older
.xlsExcel spreadsheet format - History Compaction: LLM-based conversation history compaction keeps the 3 most recent exchanges verbatim while summarizing older context, reducing token usage in long conversations. Configurable per institution
- Extended Context: Added a toggle to enable 1M token extended context for supported models, visible only when the selected model supports it
- Vault Health: New health panel in the Files vault showing error counts, unused files, and content quality scores with garbage detection heuristics for code-heavy or low-value embeddings
- RAG Error Recovery: Files stuck in processing are now automatically marked as failed with a red indicator. Stale uploads (>15 minutes) offer one-click Delete or Reprocess actions
- Edit Assistant Redesign: Redesigned the Edit Assistant lightbox with improved variable management UI and dynamic variable mapping
- ElevenLabs Voice: Added ElevenLabs as a Realtime speech-to-speech voice provider with voice cloning support in Digital Twin personalization
- Google Tools in Convo Mode: Google services (Drive, Calendar, Gmail) now accessible during voice conversations
- Session Analytics: New charts in the admin Sessions and Histories tabs — device type distribution, activity timelines, peak usage heatmaps, and model distribution with selectable chart types
- Google OAuth Multi-Institution: Added context-aware Google OAuth supporting authentication across multiple institutions with automatic token validation
- Account Manager Role: Introduced new Account Manager role for managing multiple institutions within an account (contact humans@praxis-ai.com to request access)
- Enroll Users: Added an Enroll Users tab to the admin Entitlements page for streamlined user onboarding with auto-loading of eligible users
- Platform Monitoring: Enhanced platform-level session monitoring with SSE tracking, per-transport hourly stats, and persistent client session history
- Admin Filtering: Added AccountSelect filter across all admin list pages for easier multi-account management
- Security Hardening: Server-signed HMAC-SHA256 SDK launch tokens, field whitelisting on all update endpoints, hashed reset codes, rate limiting on auth endpoints, and privilege escalation fixes
- Dark Mode: Extended dark mode support to loading dialogs, info banners, branding backgrounds, login buttons, and Canvas token cards across 18+ components
- Profile Auto-Save: Profile setting toggles now auto-save on change without requiring a manual save action
- Feedback Redesign: Redesigned feedback interface as a Lightbox modal for a more focused experience
- Touch Support: Added touch event support for improved mobile and tablet interactions
- Enrollment Search: Enhanced enrollment page with keyword search capability
- Performance: Optimized file queries, assistant loading, SSE connection handling, and session chart aggregations for faster page loads and reduced admin timeouts
January 2026
- Dark Mode (Beta): Release of the
darkmode support in Pria UI with custom dark background images per institution - Digital Twin Gallery: Launched a browsable gallery for discovering and selecting Digital Twins with ElevenLabs voice embedding support
- Text Entry Repositioning: Resized and repositioned the text entry bar to float over the conversation history for improved visual hierarchy and screen real estate optimization
- Files and Assistants Layout: Repositioned Files and Assistants under the text entry bar for a more compact, streamlined display. Redesigned file and assistant cards
- Profile Picture Upload: Added ability to upload profile pictures from webcam or file, with automatic RAG indexing
- Sidebar Enhancements: Collapsible sidebar tray, direct tool enable/disable toggle, and RAG-specific configuration panel
- Terminology Update: Renamed “Agents” to “Tools” across the platform; instances are now consistently called “Digital Twins”
- Institution Cloning: Administrators can now clone an entire institution configuration
- Streaming API: Added Q&A streaming endpoint for real-time response delivery
- Prompt Optimization for 2026 Models: Periodic optimization of system instructions to align with evolving model capabilities (GPT-5.2, Claude 4.5, Gemini 3.0 Flash). Prioritized personality-first responses to create more immersive Digital Twin experiences, balancing conversational tone with technical precision
- Tool Guidance Toggle: Added a new switch to reduce instruction verbosity for general conversations while maintaining comprehensive guidance for advanced research queries. Optimizes token usage and response latency without sacrificing quality
- Model-Aware Response Tuning: Enhanced instruction stack to leverage native capabilities of December 2025+ models, including improved reasoning, reduced hallucination rates, and better context retention across long conversations
- Voice Selection: Enhanced voice picker for Convo mode with improved selection experience
- SDK Hardening: Improved SDK reliability with inactive instance handling and membership validation
- File Cleanup: Added automatic cleanup routine to remove orphaned files from deleted users and institutions
December 2025
- Open AI GPT 5.2: Added support for latest GPT 5.2 model from Open AI
- Manage Favorites: Rename and organize your favorites with custom descriptions or AI-generated summaries.
- GitHub Login: Added support for authentication via GitHub.
- Google Login: Enhanced authentication process for Google accounts.
- Account-Level Assistants: Assistants can now be shared at the account scope, making them instantly available to all digital twins within the same account for maximum reuse and consistency.
- Account-Level RAG Files: Documents can now be promoted from Instance to Account level, enabling every digital twin in the account to access a shared knowledge base.
- History Graph: Now defaults to the last 12 weeks with daily data rendered as a bar chart.
- Assistant Filtering: Added a toggle to quickly filter assistants by type: Personal, Instance, or Account.
- Model Tracking: Automatically records which AI model was used for embeddings, content summarization, and image analysis during file/URL uploads.
November 2025
- Sonnet 4.5: Added support for Claude Sonnet 4.5 model and set as platform default
- All Anthropic Models: Upgraded plan to support large input context up to 1 million tokens
- Tool Upgrade: Improved support for call_canvas and search_canvas to enable simultaneous execution
- Content Length Returned by Tools: Tools now return up to 60,000 characters (increased from 20,000), enabled by expanded input context size
- Assistants Features: New options to disable RAG searches when executing assistants and run assistant instructions without system context (Platform and Digital Twin instructions)
- Pria JS SDK: Added
pria.isReady()function that returns true/false to indicate whether Pria is ready to receive messages - File Import Enhancements: Improved support for ZIP and IMSCC file imports
October 2025
- Shared Memory: Added support for shared memory functionality. Shared memory allows storing information that is accessible across all users of the same digital twin, enabling cross-user data persistence and collaboration.
- Memory Tools Enhancement: Renamed
set_in_user_memorytoset_in_memoryandget_from_user_memorytoget_from_memoryto support both user-specific and shared memory operations with unified tool interfaces. - Privacy Policy Enforcement: Introduced account-level privacy policy settings that require users to accept terms before accessing Digital Twins, ensuring compliance and user consent.
- Selective File Upload Authorization: When file upload functionality is disabled for users, administrators can now specify email domain suffixes to authorize selected user groups for file upload capabilities.
- Selective Assistant Authorization: When Assistant functionality is disabled for users, administrators can now specify email domain suffixes to authorize selected user groups for Assistant access.
- Favorite Digital Twins Priority: Digital twins marked as favorites now appear first in the gallery carousel, providing easier discovery and quick access to frequently used digital twins.
- OCR for Image-Based PDFs: Image-based PDF files (containing no extractable text content) now automatically undergo Optical Character Recognition (OCR) processing for text extraction and indexing.
- Enhanced Date Range Selection: Administrators can now filter history and session records using a comprehensive date range picker, improving record management and data analysis capabilities.
- Documentation Updates: Comprehensive updates to documentation sections covering RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation), Bring Your Own Token (BYOT),
call_canvasandsearch_canvastools, and additional features available at https://docs.praxis-ai.com
September 2025
- Anthropic Sonnet 4.5: Support for Claude Sonnet 4.5 (20250929) with 200K context window, 64K output tokens, and enhanced multimodal capabilities including vision, document analysis, and tool use.
- MCP Server: Introduced MCP Server in Praxis-AI Middleware to let any AI solution call your Digital Twin.
- Security & Performance: Improved RAG security and performance.
- REST APIs: Expanded functions in Runtime and Admin REST APIs.
- Documentation: Major updates—especially for Assistants, Canvas integration, and MCP at https://docs.praxis-ai.com
- Convo Mode Input: Added text input for conversations in full screen; reply by text while receiving vocal responses.
- Transcripts in Full Screen: Live transcripts available during Convo mode in full screen.
- Password Reset: Users can be forced to reset their password on next login.
- Logged Remote Calls: Remote connector MCP calls now logged in Tools Details.
- Gepetto Digital Twin: Improved AI Portrait Artist to generate Digital Twin avatars.
- Moderation by Default: Moderation service is now enabled by default when creating new Digital Twins
August 2025
- Connector MCP: Added comprehensive support for Remote Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers, individually configurable for each Digital Twin instance to enable distributed AI capabilities
- Custom LLM Integration: Implemented support for custom Large Language Models (LLMs) with per-Digital Twin configuration, allowing organizations to deploy specialized AI models tailored to specific use cases (ex: Vertex, etc.)
- Digital Twin Gallery Enhancements: Significantly improved user experience with intuitive navigation arrows and resolved display flickering issues on macOS systems for smoother interactions
- OAuth Verification for Canvas Integration: Enhanced security architecture for Canvas Theme SDK access by implementing mandatory OAuth 2.0 authentication workflow, ensuring secure user verification before Digital Twin initialization
- Streamlined Digital Twin Creation: Empowered administrators with a simplified 2-step Digital Twin creation process directly through the Gallery interface, reducing deployment complexity and time-to-value
- Support for Mermaid diagrams and charts: Added support for Mermaid Diagramming and Charting
July 2025
- User Experience: Enhanced digital twin loading for standard users
- Branding: Implemented branding feature for personalized login/signup
- Text Customization: Externalized activation and joining messages
- Logo Branding: Added logo parameter for login sequence customization
- Animation: Added animated picture support for Digital Twins
June 2025
- Token Management: Improved Canvas faculty token refresh system
- Digital Twins: Added gallery for twin selection and management
- REST Tools: Custom REST-enabled tool creation for instances
- Email Notifications: Enhanced approval workflow notifications
- Speech Features: Removed deprecated react-speech component
- Accessibility: Improved contrast ratios and ARIA labels
- Substitution Variables: Developed prompt variable management system
- Email Tool: New email functionality implementation
- Conversation Persistence: Added save/restore last conversation feature
May 2025
- Search Enhancement: Integrated Exa.ai for semantic web search
- xAI Integration: Added support for xAI models
- SDK Toolkit: Enhanced UI development capabilities
- File Upload: Expanded support for all file types across platforms
April 2025
- Credit Transfers: Enhanced account-to-instance credit management
- File Tools: Added get_user_files tool for document collection access
- Instance Management: Developed comprehensive admin management system
- Performance: Improved file loading with asynchronous summaries
- Pricing: Decreased costs across personal accounts
March 2025
- Email Processing: Implemented postal-mime package for content parsing
- Node.js Upgrade: Updated to Node 17 for AWS SDK compatibility
- Streaming: Enhanced conversation streaming capabilities
- Canvas Scoping: Added course ID filtering for history records
- Assistant Management: Made user assistants admin-visible for sharing
February 2025
- AI Models: Added Claude 3.7 Sonnet support
- Conversation Mode: Extended user access to conversation features
- File Management: Enhanced file handling and RAG integration
- Mistral Integration: Added direct API access for Mistral models
- Bug Fixes: Resolved SASS NPM module issues and file system errors
January 2025
- Accessibility: CSS improvements for epileptic users
- Canvas SDK: Updated to version 1.3 with enhanced user ID handling
- Security: Updated VisionLoft SDK to address vulnerabilities
- Navigation: Improved UI layout for large screens
- API Integration: Enhanced Canvas API access with call_canvas tool
- SDK Features: Added browser messaging capabilities and documentation
February 2024
- Scientific Literature: Added CrossRef tool for academic research support
- Real-time Communication: Implemented OpenAI WebRTC APIs with UI
- Voice Features: Enhanced voice selection capabilities
January 2024
- Canvas Integration: Captured global ID for Canvas oAuth tokens
- User ID Updates: Relaxed user ID requirements to support string format
December 2024
- Data Compliance: Implemented DPA compliance features for data deletion and recovery
- Canvas Integration: Added discussion bot plugin
- Token Management: Enhanced Canvas token refresh capabilities
November 2024
- Database Improvements: Enhanced DocumentDB aggregate lookup support
- Retry Logic: Implemented Bedrock retry mechanisms
- Analytics: Added tool usage tracking and metrics
- Instance Management: Added ability to disable specific assistants per instance
October 2024
- Email Notifications: Added low credit alerts for administrators
- Location Services: Enhanced GSearch with location-based results
- AWS Integration: Switched to AWS as default platform for document summarization
- Course Management: Added courses in sidebar for institutional scoping
- Canvas tool: Enhanced LLM interpretation and display capabilities
- Student Analytics: Developed feature to analyze student questions
- Assistant Features: Launched new Assistant functionality and Course Syllabus Generator
- Bug Fixes: Resolved input size limitations and tool usage issues
- Admin Enhancements: Multi-select instance support and Gemini Flash 1.5 implementation
- LTI Brightspace: Bug fixes for course parameter passing
- SSO Integration: Implemented QuickLaunch SSO oAuth
- Credit Management: Added admin ability to transfer credits between accounts
- AI Models: Added support for o1-preview and mini models
- Scalability: Fixed entitlements listing performance issues
May 2023
- UI Improvements: Various interface enhancements and bug fixes
April 2023
- UI Enhancements: Implemented anchor text conversion for links
- Copy Functionality: Added copy input to clipboard feature
- Timeout Resolution: Fixed response timeout issues (25-30% timeout rate resolved)
- SDK Integration: Developed embed SDK for LMS integration
- Personality Customization: Added ability to swap AI personalities per institution
- Code Block Support: Enhanced parsing for multiple code blocks
- Image Display: Implemented HTML image tag support