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CANONICAL PUBLIC OPERATING RECORD

What changed.
How it works.
Where the limits are.

Ident.ink publishes material product releases, feed behaviour, moderation boundaries, encryption limits and the infrastructure behind the service.

v5.0.0Platform baseline, published 2026-10-18. Later updates keep their own publication dates below.Read recent updates
A NOTE FROM IDENT.INK

We should have kept this record up to date.

We are sorry we let the public record fall behind. Changes shipped without their own dated entries here, making it harder to see what was live. We have restored verified October updates with their original publication dates and corrected how later announcements enter the record. v5 starts with clearer release history, service boundaries and search information. Prepared features remain separate from published work.

Read the v5 release scope and next priorities →
PUBLISHED UPDATES

What has changed since the platform release.

Latest verified update: 23 October 2026. These are dated updates, not new platform-version claims. An older change added to this record keeps its original publication date.

01
PUBLISHED UPDATE

In-depth: Public discovery information changed + 2 more

Search-engine, social-card or machine-readable product information received a material update. Language selection or translated interface delivery received a material implementation update. The project designer, publishing pipeline or domain workflow received a material implementation update.

    Read the related page →
    02
    PUBLISHED UPDATE

    Critical PHP security updates applied

    The server’s PHP components have been updated to PHP 8.4.27 to address CVE-2026-109618 and CVE-2026-109619. Webmail and public site checks passed after the update.

      Read the related page →
      03
      PUBLISHED UPDATE

      IdentDB storage billing and Studio are live

      IdentDB document storage now uses pay-as-you-go billing at £6 per 2 GB-month, with explicit payment consent, a verified card and clearer usage controls.

        Read the related page →
        04
        PUBLISHED UPDATE

        Private contract conversations open ahead of November

        Eligible verified accounts can discuss their November service needs from the dashboard. Private cases, founder replies and confirmed transcript closure are available. A chat does not grant product access.

        • Private account-linked conversations and read-only closed-case history
        • Founder case inbox, search, status filters and retry-safe replies
        • November contract-only restrictions remain disabled
        Read the related page →
        05
        PUBLISHED UPDATE

        Ident.ink v5: transparency and public discovery

        We are sorry the public record fell behind. Verified October updates, a clearer v5 scope and refreshed search information are now published.

          Read the related page →
          06
          PUBLISHED UPDATE

          Legal pages fit the available screen

          The Legal Centre and legal documents use the available screen width while keeping document text readable.

            Read the related page →
            07
            PUBLISHED UPDATE

            Choose which account data to delete

            Settings provides explicit choices for deleting profile information, usage events and Network contributions, with review and identity verification.

              Read the related page →
              08
              PUBLISHED UPDATE

              Account erasure and retention clarity

              Account deletion and privacy information were corrected. Retention exceptions are explained in the legal documents.

                Read the related page →
                09
                PUBLISHED UPDATE

                IDENT mental health event animation

                The mental health event page gained a scroll-driven presentation of the IDENT message, with reduced-motion support.

                  Read the related page →
                  10
                  PUBLISHED UPDATE

                  Clearer legal notices and retention information

                  Legal notices and retention information were clarified across the Legal Centre.

                    Read the related page →
                    11
                    PUBLISHED UPDATE

                    Main-site language coverage completed

                    The main-site release completed coverage across its 23 offered languages. This does not announce unreleased IdentChat language updates.

                      Read the related page →
                      12
                      PUBLISHED UPDATE

                      Mental health week extended

                      The campaign was extended through 21 October 2026. This records the event publication rather than promising permanent campaign availability.

                        Read the related page →
                        13
                        PUBLISHED UPDATE

                        Optional one-off support policy published

                        Payment information explains optional one-off support and closed new subscription purchases. Support payments do not guarantee service access.

                          Read the related page →
                          14
                          PUBLISHED UPDATE

                          In-depth: IdentDB changed + 3 more

                          The customer database workspace, connection flow or document operations received a material implementation update. The public profile, discovery, following or direct-message workflow received a material implementation update. The billing, checkout, payout or recurring-pay workflow received a material implementation update. Ticket, report, escalation or appeal handling received a material implementation update.

                          • What users should notice: • Business and Developer customers can continue working with scoped data through the project that owns it. • People can use the same Ident.ink account and public project identity without creating a separate network account. • Customers should see clearer progression through funding, onboarding and payment state instead of being sent between disconnected screens. • The affected case can be followed through its account context and routed to the appropriate human review path.
                          • How it works: • Database actions remain authenticated, project-scoped and separated from Ident.ink's internal platform database. • Visibility and messaging remain subject to relationship, blocking and account-standing checks. • Sensitive payment details remain with the payment processor; Ident.ink stores only the references and operational state required for the workflow. • Private reports and sensitive support details remain excluded from public bot responses and announcements.
                          • Affected product areas: Website and interface
                          Read the related page →
                          15
                          PUBLISHED UPDATE

                          In-depth: Business Chat and bot operations changed + 3 more

                          IdentChat, Discord linking or server-management behaviour received a material implementation update. The project designer, publishing pipeline or domain workflow received a material implementation update. Sign-in, passkey or account-verification handling received a material implementation update. The billing, checkout, payout or recurring-pay workflow received a material implementation update.

                          • What users should notice: • The affected conversation or server action now follows the connected Ident.ink account and its granted permissions. • A project remains attached to the same owner and project record from editing through publication. • The affected account flow now uses the same server-side session and verification boundary as the rest of Ident.ink. • Customers should see clearer progression through funding, onboarding and payment state instead of being sent between disconnected screens.
                          • How it works: • Bot and chat operations remain server-scoped, rate-limited and unable to expose private platform configuration. • Publishing state is resolved on the server and access remains checked against project membership before changes are accepted. • Authentication changes remain scoped to verified challenges, protected cookies and explicit account ownership checks. • Sensitive payment details remain with the payment processor; Ident.ink stores only the references and operational state required for the workflow.
                          • Affected product areas: Administration, Platform services, Website and interface, Bot operations, Internal operations, Account and platform security
                          Read the related page →
                          16
                          PUBLISHED UPDATE

                          In-depth: Website creation and publishing changed + 3 more

                          The project designer, publishing pipeline or domain workflow received a material implementation update. The billing, checkout, payout or recurring-pay workflow received a material implementation update. Ticket, report, escalation or appeal handling received a material implementation update. The customer database workspace, connection flow or document operations received a material implementation update.

                          • What users should notice: • A project remains attached to the same owner and project record from editing through publication. • Customers should see clearer progression through funding, onboarding and payment state instead of being sent between disconnected screens. • The affected case can be followed through its account context and routed to the appropriate human review path. • Business and Developer customers can continue working with scoped data through the project that owns it.
                          • How it works: • Publishing state is resolved on the server and access remains checked against project membership before changes are accepted. • Sensitive payment details remain with the payment processor; Ident.ink stores only the references and operational state required for the workflow. • Private reports and sensitive support details remain excluded from public bot responses and announcements. • Database actions remain authenticated, project-scoped and separated from Ident.ink's internal platform database.
                          • Affected product areas: Website and interface, Internal operations
                          Read the related page →
                          17
                          PUBLISHED UPDATE

                          IdentBot is live — business Discord, properly organised

                          IdentBot is now available for businesses using Discord. It adds clear briefs, decisions, tasks, reminders, polls, meeting notes and controlled announcements without reading ordinary server conversations.

                          • Built for actual work: Use `/brief`, `/meeting`, `/decision`, `/task`, `/remind`, `/poll` and permission-controlled `/announce` commands.
                          • Your account stays in control: A server manager uses `/link` once to connect an existing Ident.ink account. `/setup` is unavailable until that link is complete.
                          • Administrator access — disclosed: The install intentionally requests Discord Administrator so the complete management feature set can be enabled without reinstalling IdentBot. Only add it to servers where you are authorised to grant that access. Message Content and member-list intents remain disabled.
                          • Add IdentBot: [Review and install IdentBot](https://discord.com/oauth2/authorize?client_id=1501680327645728779&permissions=8&integration_type=0&scope=bot+applications.commands) [Product details](https://ident.ink/identbot)
                          Read the related page →
                          PUBLICATION BOUNDARY

                          Prepared is different from published.

                          Only completed, verified publications belong in the update list. A preview, successful build, target date or prepared announcement is not evidence that a feature is live. Upcoming plans can change when a release check fails; check News for dated announcements and Status for current availability.

                          01

                          Network ranking

                          The feed starts with recent posts, prioritises people you follow, then considers useful engagement. Paid promotion receives a bounded boost and is always labelled Promoted. Payment cannot remove blocks, privacy rules or moderation.

                          02

                          Moderation

                          Known credential theft, configured unsafe phrases and domains, repeated spam, blocks and member reports are enforced on the server. Human admins decide reports. End-to-end encrypted plaintext cannot be scanned by the server.

                          03

                          Network encrypted messages

                          Supported encrypted Network conversations use device-held P-256 User Keys, conversation-specific HKDF-SHA256 keys and AES-GCM. Account and delivery metadata, public keys and ciphertext remain visible. This does not claim that every Ident.ink messaging product is end-to-end encrypted.

                          04

                          Local infrastructure

                          Core data, cache, streams and object storage run on Ident.ink-controlled infrastructure. Health, backups, quotas and cleanup jobs are operated locally.

                          05

                          Legal governance

                          The Legal Centre versions the contract, acceptable-use rules, partner terms, community standards, refunds, incident handling, moderation appeals and dispute process.

                          06

                          Request boundary

                          Authenticated actions are authorised on the server. Inputs are bounded, suspicious request patterns are rejected, sensitive actions have dedicated rate limits and external connections cannot silently become code execution.

                          07

                          Release and recovery

                          Production changes use isolated builds, tested backups, route verification and immutable rollback. A passing compile is not treated as proof that customer workflows work.

                          08

                          Errors and response

                          Customer errors receive safe messages rather than internal diagnostics. Operators use health checks, structured events and references to investigate. Credible active harm is contained first, but a guaranteed response or resolution time exists only where a written contract says so.

                          PLATFORM VERSION HISTORY

                          The platform baseline and its history.

                          The current platform version is defined centrally. Original version dates are retained; subsequent corrections and material updates are recorded separately above rather than changing those dates.

                          01
                          VERSION 5.0.0 · CURRENT PLATFORM BASELINE

                          v5: transparency and public discovery

                          An apology for stale records, verified October updates and a public SEO refresh.

                          • Dated material updates without rewriting older release dates
                          • Public apology and v5 scope, with unreleased priorities labelled
                          • Canonical URLs, unique descriptions, social previews and accurate sitemap dates
                          02
                          VERSION 3.1.0

                          Workspace becomes the single product surface

                          Legacy suite landings now resolve into Workspace, and Identify Commerce adds a no-code, Stripe Connect powered storefront with optional Printify product sync.

                          • One canonical Workspace surface
                          • Identify Commerce storefront builder
                          • Stripe Connect merchant onboarding
                          • Project-scoped products and orders
                          • Optional encrypted Printify connection
                          • No arbitrary customer code execution
                          03
                          VERSION 3.0.1

                          Separated publishing and ephemeral account exports

                          Public websites and private company dashboards now use explicit independent addresses, while account exports are generated on demand instead of occupying permanent server storage.

                          • Dedicated website and Workspace publication targets
                          • A separate included Workspace subdomain
                          • Expiring hashed data-export grants
                          • On-demand export generation with no retained archive
                          • Privacy-limited export analytics for Ident Control
                          04
                          VERSION 3.0.0

                          One project, every operational layer

                          Ident.ink 3.0 connects a project's website, team, communication, payments, data and automation, with ready-made or custom operating modes across all four paid suites.

                          • Ready-made and custom operating modes across Business, Esports, Creator and Developer
                          • Permission-checked visual workflows, optional metered email, scoped IdentDB and reviewed outbound API events
                          • Connected payment operations through Stripe Connect where supported
                          • IdentChat Free, Plus and Workspace with core communication remaining free
                          • Updated operational, automation and connected-service legal boundaries
                          • Canonical News, RSS, sitemap, structured data, llms.txt, Transparency and Status evidence
                          05
                          VERSION 2.9.4

                          Discord private support operations

                          Private in-server tickets, reports, audit channels and administration controls now operate as one governed support system.

                          • Private Discord ticket channels opened from the support panel
                          • Restricted moderation-report channel with no mass mentions
                          • Dedicated operations log channel
                          • Admin ticket and report queues
                          • Founder-gated destructive moderation
                          • Support assistant CORS repair
                          • IdentChat: Cloudinary server media now refreshes immediately, uses account-scoped resolution, and bypasses irrelevant internal attachment-storage limits.
                          • Always-on visual workflow foundation for Custom mode
                          • 36 described project-event triggers across work, teams, payments and IdentDB
                          • Complete visual workflow guide: https://ident.ink/guides/visual-workflows
                          • IDENT GROUP LTD, company number 17390459, was incorporated in England and Wales.
                          06
                          VERSION 2.9.3

                          Governed Discord operations and automated support

                          The retired Error Fixer has been removed. A local, approval-gated Discord operator and an automated support conversation layer now handle routine questions while preserving human control for consequential actions.

                          • Removed Error Fixer workers, API and administration surfaces
                          • Local Discord mention assistant
                          • Founder-approved Discord operation queue
                          • Automated support conversations
                          • One-click escalation into durable support tickets
                          • Bounded local inference with deterministic fallback
                          • Complete Discord and support audit records
                          07
                          VERSION 2.9.2

                          Search visibility and public-surface hardening

                          Public discovery now uses consistent crawl boundaries, canonical metadata, true not-found responses, safer structured data and a stricter nonce-only content policy across the main indexed surface.

                          • Conflict-free robots directives
                          • Expanded canonical sitemap coverage
                          • Real 404 responses for missing published sites and project sections
                          • Canonical Open Graph metadata for profiles, sites, partners, IdentBot and developer pages
                          • ProfilePage, Organization and NewsArticle structured-data improvements
                          • JSON-LD script injection protection
                          • Noindex headers for private account and utility routes
                          • Nonce-only inline-style policy across indexed publisher pages
                          • Dependency audit with zero known vulnerabilities
                          • New SEO and security regression suite
                          08
                          VERSION 2.9.1

                          Drag-and-drop Business Chat organisation

                          Workspace operators can now reorder Business Chat categories and channels directly in the server sidebar, including moving channels between categories with durable permission-checked storage.

                          • Drag-and-drop category ordering
                          • Drag-and-drop channel ordering
                          • Move channels between categories
                          • Keyboard-accessible reorder handles
                          • Atomic local persistence
                          • Customer-managed MongoDB persistence
                          • Manage Channels permission enforcement
                          • Workspace audit history
                          09
                          VERSION 2.9.0

                          Navigation clarity and full-width workspaces

                          The signed-in platform now has a deliberately small primary navigation, a searchable tool directory, route-aware context and consistent responsive workspace sizing.

                          • Five clear primary dashboard destinations
                          • Searchable All tools directory grouped by purpose
                          • Route-aware location label
                          • Direct mobile access to tools and logout
                          • Full-width responsive Studio, My Work, Automations, Messages, Referrals and Workroom canvases
                          • Updated live onboarding guidance
                          10
                          VERSION 2.8.9

                          Idempotent domain connections

                          Domain attachment is now protected against repeat clicks, request retries and concurrent API workers creating duplicate connection records.

                          • Database-enforced normalized domain uniqueness
                          • Safe duplicate connection cleanup
                          • Cluster-safe idempotent domain attachment
                          • Immediate client request lock
                          • Cross-project domain ownership enforcement
                          11
                          VERSION 2.8.8

                          Controllable My Work and bounded local cache

                          My Work attentions can now be removed and restored without deleting their source records, backed by a private, capacity-controlled local disk cache.

                          • Reversible account-specific My Work dismissals
                          • Dismissed attention history and restore controls
                          • Three GiB private local cache ceiling
                          • Expiry, integrity and least-recently-used cleanup
                          • Public marketplace response caching with safe fallback
                          12
                          VERSION 2.8.7

                          Live tour and complete account deletion

                          New users learn Ident.ink by clicking highlighted controls on the real interface, while account deletion now cancels active billing before access is revoked.

                          • Click-through live interface tutorial
                          • Goal-based suite route
                          • Persistent pause, resume, skip and restart
                          • Immediate Stripe subscription cancellation before account deletion
                          • Payroll, session, OAuth and developer access revocation
                          • Explicit reauthentication and cancellation acknowledgement
                          13
                          VERSION 2.8.6

                          Guided onboarding

                          New accounts now receive an account-scoped interactive introduction to projects, work, suites, security and the next useful action.

                          • Interactive six-step onboarding
                          • Persistent progress across devices
                          • Goal-based recommendations
                          • Pause, skip and restart controls
                          • Existing accounts remain uninterrupted
                          14
                          VERSION 2.8.5

                          Connected product layer

                          Ident.ink now connects onboarding, personal work, automation, product proof and trust evidence around the records users already own.

                          • Canonical release record across public and machine-readable surfaces
                          • Read-only example organisation
                          • Explicit project blueprints
                          • Unified My Work action queue
                          • Project automation engine with auditable runs
                          • Consolidated Trust Centre and application marketplace
                          • Measured status history without premature uptime claims
                          15
                          VERSION 2.8.4

                          Developer account authentication

                          Developer tools now require an explicit linked developer-account login after the main Ident.ink login.

                          • Main Ident.ink login remains the first identity boundary
                          • Separate developer password and session
                          • Developer ID plus password login
                          • Developer tools locked until both sessions are valid
                          • Developer logout without closing the main account
                          16
                          VERSION 2.8.3

                          Linked developer accounts

                          Developer tools now use a dedicated developer identity linked securely to the main Ident.ink account, without a second login.

                          • Dedicated developer account and public developer ID
                          • One-to-one link with the verified main account
                          • Separate developer terms acceptance and contact profile
                          • Developer account required before OAuth application registration
                          • Founder approval remains mandatory for every application
                          17
                          VERSION 2.8.2

                          Founder-approved developer platform

                          Every public OAuth application now requires founder approval before consent or token issuance, with professional developer and connected-app controls.

                          • Founder approval for every OAuth application
                          • Professional application profiles and review history
                          • Free scoped read APIs
                          • Owner secret rotation and application suspension
                          • User connected-app revocation
                          • OAuth server metadata and token introspection
                          • Expanded privacy controls
                          18
                          VERSION 2.8.1

                          Verified account lifecycle

                          Unverified accounts now enter a protected notice and grace-period workflow before deletion, with billing, staff, founder and legal safeguards.

                          • Fresh verification link before deletion
                          • Fourteen-day deletion grace period
                          • Founder, staff, billing and legal protections
                          • Audited and idempotent cleanup
                          • Synthetic test-account removal
                          19
                          VERSION 2.8.0

                          Ident ecosystem API

                          Ident.ink now provides a consented public OAuth platform, a founder-controlled private integration plane, and site-wide disposable review access.

                          • OAuth 2.1-style authorisation code flow with PKCE
                          • Scoped access and refresh tokens
                          • Public user and project APIs
                          • Founder-controlled private integration credentials
                          • Durable processing job bridge
                          • Audited ecosystem events
                          • Site-wide disposable publisher review sandbox
                          20
                          VERSION 2.7.5

                          Publisher and writer sandbox

                          Founder-granted writer accounts can use real creation and preview tools in a tightly limited disposable workspace.

                          • Revocable Publisher and Writer access
                          • Real article, social, newsletter, press, website-copy and script workspaces
                          • One-megabyte account quota with compressed storage
                          • Preview-first workflow with paid infrastructure blocked
                          • Optional founder-controlled publishing permission
                          • Automatic sandbox erasure after password reset
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                          VERSION 2.7.4

                          Hiring review workspace

                          Developer applications now have a dedicated, permission-controlled review workflow in Ident.ink administration.

                          • Dedicated careers application inbox
                          • Structured screening stages, ratings, owners and tags
                          • Follow-up scheduling and decision records
                          • Private reviewer notes and candidate email
                          • Auditable recruitment activity
                          • Redesigned administration control centre
                          22
                          VERSION 2.7.3

                          Developer applications

                          Ident.ink now has a dedicated, secure application process for full-stack developers.

                          • Replaced the old hiring handoff with a definitive role page
                          • Added a dedicated full-stack developer application
                          • Stores applications in the auditable Careers support workflow
                          • Added rate limits, bot resistance and strict field validation
                          • Notifies the founder and sends applicants a reference confirmation
                          • Accepts public HTTPS work links instead of risky document uploads
                          23
                          VERSION 2.7.2

                          Continuous security defence

                          Ident.ink now correlates rejected attacks across clustered services and continuously verifies critical platform integrity.

                          • Privacy-preserving adaptive network reputation
                          • Escalating temporary blocks for repeated attack probes
                          • Bounded URL, header and request framing validation
                          • Five-minute database, filesystem, release-pointer and session integrity sentinel
                          • Founder-visible security posture and incident evidence
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                          VERSION 2.6.3

                          Private developer source control

                          Ident.ink now includes founder-scoped, self-hosted source workspaces with revision history and evidence-gated releases.

                          • Founder-selected path access for approved developers
                          • Permanent exclusion of secrets, environment files, databases and operational data
                          • Every change recorded as a restorable revision
                          • Twenty-minute isolated review with functional, security, database, build and route evidence
                          • Founder approval required before releasing a reviewed build with findings
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                          VERSION 2.7.1

                          The Developer Suite and private Source Control are live

                          Ident.ink now has its complete fourth suite for developers, plus a private, self-hosted engineering workflow for safely reviewing and releasing platform updates.

                          • The final suite in the Ident.ink line-up: [Explore the Developer Suite](https://ident.ink/developer) · [Compare plans](https://ident.ink/pricing) Business, Esports, Creator and Developer now form the four complete Ident.ink suites. Developer brings Web Studio, deployment, domains, dynamic hosting, Discord bot tooling and IdentDB into one account.
                          • IdentDB is now included with Business: [Open the database workspace](https://ident.ink/dashboard/database) Business customers can now build project collections, documents, indexes, API keys and server connections without needing a separate Developer subscription.
                          • Private source control for the Ident.ink team: Approved staff receive only the files or folders selected by the founder. Every save becomes a restorable revision with an author, explanation and integrity hashes. Secrets, environment configuration, databases, backups and runtime storage remain permanently inaccessible.
                          • Evidence before production: Developer submissions run through a 20-minute review covering source safety, syntax, the complete test suite, dependencies, database integrity, production builds, routes, services, security headers and runtime stability. A zero-finding result publishes automatically with backup and rollback protection.
                          • Founder-controlled exceptions: If findings remain, nothing goes live. The developer can submit a written release case, but only the official founder account can approve that exact reviewed candidate. Every decision stays recorded.
                          • Release record: [Read News](https://ident.ink/news) · [View Transparency](https://ident.ink/transparency) · [Live Status](https://status.ident.ink) · [Get Support](https://support.ident.ink)
                          26
                          VERSION 2.7.0

                          Business Chat collaboration upgrade

                          Discord-familiar communication with scalable channel loading, reactions, message editing, pins, saved messages, categories and business action tracking.

                          • Per-channel cursor pagination
                          • Channel categories
                          • Message editing
                          • Message reactions
                          • Pinned and saved messages
                          • Business action tracking
                          • Channel notification preferences
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                          VERSION 2.6.2

                          Creator Suite

                          A project-connected planning and commercial workspace for creators, available to every Ident.ink account.

                          • Content pipeline and idea bank
                          • Campaigns, releases and production
                          • Sponsors, deliverables and collaborations
                          • Rights, audience research and events
                          • Free and paid capacity without a second account
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                          VERSION 2.6.0

                          A clearer, more dependable Ident.ink

                          Ident.ink now presents one canonical release identity, a substantially clearer About experience, more reliable public project rendering and cleaner separation between project management, Web Studio and pricing.

                          • One canonical platform version across structured data, transparency, the web manifest and the machine-readable product index
                          • Release ordering normalised across ISO and SQLite timestamps
                          • Projects and Web Studio separated into distinct working areas
                          • Pricing account requests deduplicated with clearer current, upgrade and downgrade states
                          • Public project pages tolerate brief API and optional design-service interruptions
                          • About rebuilt around product architecture, audiences, trust controls and direct routes into the platform
                          • Homepage and product metadata strengthened for clearer search-engine understanding
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                          VERSION 2.6.1

                          IdentDB is now open for production work

                          The Ident.ink project database has received a major upgrade. Paid projects can now manage structured application data, connect trusted server applications and work through one focused, full-screen database workspace.

                          • Full-screen database workspace: [Open IdentDB](https://ident.ink/dashboard/database) Create collections, inspect and edit JSON documents, query project data, build indexes, import or export results and review usage without leaving the project environment.
                          • A complete project API: Each project receives its own HTTPS connection URL. The REST interface supports collection discovery, filtered queries, inserts, individual document reads, updates and deletions.
                          • Scoped access by design: Create separate read-only or read-write API keys for each trusted server workload. Keys are project-scoped, shown once, stored as cryptographic hashes and accepted through the Authorization header rather than URLs.
                          • Official Node.js client: [Download @identink/identdb](https://ident.ink/downloads/identdb-client) The official client supports Node.js 18 or newer, has no runtime dependencies and includes typed operations for finding, reading, inserting, updating and deleting documents.
                          • Documentation and support: [News](https://ident.ink/news) · [Transparency](https://ident.ink/transparency) · [API support](https://support.ident.ink) The Connect and API area includes ready-to-copy client, Fetch and cURL examples plus a complete endpoint reference.
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                          VERSION 2.5.1

                          IdentDB document database

                          The customer-facing database is now a project-isolated document store with Mongo-style collections, nested JSON, queries, update operators and indexes.

                          • Mongo-style customer collections and documents
                          • Nested JSON query and sort support
                          • Set, unset and increment update operators
                          • Unique and compound logical indexes
                          • Project-scoped read or read/write API keys
                          • Legacy customer database import without touching internal storage
                          • Permanent founder entitlement normalization
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                          VERSION 2.5.0

                          We are ready — Ident.ink 2.5.0

                          Ident.ink’s latest production cycle is complete. The platform is ready for its next stage: broader business operations, clearer day-to-day control and stronger failure containment—without pretending that software can never fail.

                          • A workspace shaped around the company: [Business Suite](https://ident.ink/dashboard/business) now supports 14 business types and more than 30 optional operating areas. A company chooses what it needs; recommendations never create records or enable tools without confirmation.
                          • Faster operational control: [Business](https://ident.ink/dashboard/business) and [Esports](https://ident.ink/dashboard/esports) now include area-wide search, open/due/overdue/urgent/unassigned views, priority and deadline sorting, one-click lifecycle movement, record duplication, and safe CSV or JSON exports.
                          • Built to recover, not crumble: External service calls now use bounded timeouts and circuit breakers, billing writes support idempotency, operational changes remain project-isolated and audited, and the database has verified backup, integrity and retention controls.
                          • Release verification: The production gate passed 34 automated test groups, dependency validation, an optimized web build, database integrity checks and a live audit of 309 web, API, admin and service routes with no failures or missing security headers. [Service status](https://status.ident.ink) remains independently visible.
                          • Accountability stays public: This announcement is published at the same time to [News](https://ident.ink/news) and the release record at [Transparency](https://ident.ink/transparency). Security reports and support remain available through [Ident.ink Support](https://support.ident.ink).
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                          VERSION 2.4.0

                          Universal business and resilience

                          Business workspaces now adapt to the organisation while critical external operations fail safely and recover independently.

                          • Configurable operating areas for fourteen business sectors
                          • Project-isolated workspace profiles with explicit user selection
                          • Stripe timeout and circuit-breaker isolation
                          • Idempotent checkout and payment-method setup
                          • Complete architecture and recovery handbook
                          • Production dependency security refresh
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                          VERSION 2.3.0

                          Business catalog reliability

                          Repaired legacy offer ordering and strengthened the approval-gated error remediation workflow.

                          • Repaired business catalog loading
                          • Improved remediation evidence
                          • Strengthened isolated staging safeguards
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                          VERSION 2.3.3

                          Business and Esports control centres are live

                          The Ident.ink Business and Esports suites now go beyond summary dashboards: both have working operating records with owners, deadlines, priorities, commercial value, audit history and project-level access control.

                          • Business Suite: [Open Business Suite](https://ident.ink/dashboard/business) Manage customers and deals, goals and OKRs, risks, decisions, meetings, approvals, vendors and compliance alongside finance, payroll, payouts, assets, press, databases, teams and Business Chat.
                          • Esports Suite: [Open Esports Suite](https://ident.ink/dashboard/esports) Manage opponent scouting, strategy, player wellbeing, equipment, travel, sponsor deliverables, contracts and performance reviews alongside rosters, matches, training, recruitment, content, prizes and payroll.
                          • Real operating controls: Every record supports a responsible owner, lifecycle status, priority, due date, context, desired outcome and next step. Relevant records can also track financial value, with overdue and urgent work surfaced automatically.
                          • Fresh daily technology polls: Daily polls now use current public technology reporting, turn the actual headline into the question and reject any source or normalised title used during the previous 60 days.
                          • Access and reliability: Legacy Business routes now enforce authenticated project membership before listing or changing records. Suite writes are plan-checked, project-isolated, validated, soft-deleted and added to the platform audit trail.
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                          VERSION 2.3.2

                          Ident.ink update — built for the people building companies

                          A new public company hub and substantially expanded Business and Esports workspaces are live. This release makes it easier to understand Ident.ink, work with us and turn existing project information into practical operating work.

                          • The company, in public: [Open the Company hub](https://ident.ink/company) See what Ident.ink is building, how the platform fits together, why organisations may partner or invest, what each team is responsible for and the standards in our public staff handbook.
                          • Business growth and readiness: [Open Business Suite](https://ident.ink/dashboard/business) Growth, people and readiness command centres now sit beside day-to-day operations. Install practical investor, partnership, hiring and customer-launch playbooks, track the resulting actions and export a portable readiness report from real workspace data.
                          • Esports performance and commercial operations: [Open Esports Suite](https://ident.ink/dashboard/esports) New performance, commercial and team views connect results, training, roster trials, recruitment, sponsors, content and payments. Season reports export the organisation’s current records without inventing performance figures.
                          • Designed to remain accountable: [Transparency](https://ident.ink/transparency) · [News](https://ident.ink/news) · [Status](https://status.ident.ink) Readiness scores are derived from saved project records, paid promotion remains labelled and investor information avoids fabricated traction or unaudited forecasts. Release notes and service status stay public.
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                          VERSION 2.3.1

                          Summer Holiday update — create, edit and launch

                          Ident.ink’s new local-first media workspace, Summer Holiday trials, language repairs and another platform security layer are now live.

                          • 🎬 Video Studio: [Open Video Studio](https://ident.ink/video) A full-screen timeline, local media library, animation keyframes, Montage Lab, advanced titles, audio analysis, browser rendering and non-destructive project revisions. Right-click clips for split, duplicate, visibility, locking and layer order; drag clips across tracks and time.
                          • 🖼️ Photo Studio: [Open Photo Studio](https://ident.ink/video?mode=photo) Local-only adjustments, crop, resize, presets, drawing, erasing, typography, undo/redo and PNG, JPEG or WebP export. Layers now support drag ordering, show/hide, duplicate and front/back controls.
                          • ☀️ Summer Holiday trials: [Choose a plan](https://ident.ink/dashboard/business/plans) · [Payment methods](https://ident.ink/dashboard/business/billing) Get 14 days on Starter, or 7 days on Pro, Business or Esports. A Stripe payment method is required; the selected monthly plan begins after the trial unless cancelled beforehand. One promotional trial per account.
                          • 💳 Media access: Video and Photo Studio are included with every paid Ident.ink plan. Founder access remains covered by its universal entitlement; free and partner-only access does not silently unlock paid media tools.
                          • 🌍 Language and interface reliability: [Account settings](https://ident.ink/dashboard/settings) Language now stays scoped to the signed-in account and device, updates live across rendered text and no longer changes everyone’s preference. The media workspace is responsive, dark and designed to keep controls visible.
                          • 🛡️ Security and release safety: [Transparency](https://ident.ink/transparency) · [Status](https://status.ident.ink) Unsupported HTTP methods, unrecognised hosts, request-smuggling ambiguity, control-character probes and sensitive-response caching now receive stricter handling. The database migration was preceded by an encrypted, integrity-verified backup.
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                          VERSION 2.2.7

                          Web Studio and Projects use one record

                          Projects and Web Studio now share canonical project identity, exclude deleted records consistently and reject unknown public Studio identifiers without creating data.

                          • Restored the verified primary Ident.ink project link without restoring deleted test projects.
                          • Project Control changes synchronise name, tagline and description into Web Studio.
                          • Web Studio identity changes synchronise back into Projects.
                          • Deleted projects are denied consistently, including for privileged accounts.
                          • Unknown public paths can no longer create orphan Studio records; legacy orphan rows were removed after backup.
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                          VERSION 2.2.8

                          Canonical project graph reset

                          Removed legacy and existing project records so new projects are created and opened through the canonical Web Studio lifecycle.

                          • Deleted all project records and project-owned Studio data at the owner request.
                          • Retained accounts, billing identities, users, staff, network data and audit history.
                          • Unknown designer identifiers remain rejected and cannot create records.
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                          VERSION 2.2.6

                          IdentBot full server-management installation

                          IdentBot installation now intentionally requests Discord Administrator access so its complete server-management feature set can be enabled without reinstalling the bot.

                          • The official OAuth installation URL requests Discord Administrator permission.
                          • The permission is clearly disclosed on the IdentBot product page and in the existing Discord and News announcement.
                          • Only authorised server owners should install IdentBot or grant this access.
                          • Administrator permission does not enable privileged gateway intents: Message Content and broad member-list access remain disabled.
                          • A one-time link to an existing verified Ident.ink account is still required before setup and plan-restricted features remain enforced.
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                          VERSION 2.2.5

                          IdentBot account control and minimal Discord access

                          IdentBot now requires a one-time link to an existing Ident.ink account before setup, exposes direct website management and no longer requests broad Discord permissions.

                          • Discord installation now requests only view-channel, send-message, embed and reaction permissions; Administrator is never requested.
                          • A private 15-minute /link URL is required before /setup or workspace commands can run.
                          • Linked users can manage server settings, tasks and decisions at /dashboard/identbot using their existing Ident.ink session.
                          • Persistent reminders, website-controlled announcements and multiple linked servers are paid-plan features; export and deletion remain available.
                          • The website announcement outbox uses bounded retries and no message mentions.
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                          VERSION 2.2.4

                          IdentBot is live — business Discord, properly organised

                          IdentBot is now available for businesses using Discord. It adds clear briefs, decisions, tasks, reminders, polls, meeting notes and controlled announcements without reading ordinary server conversations.

                          • Built for actual work: Use `/brief`, `/meeting`, `/decision`, `/task`, `/remind`, `/poll` and permission-controlled `/announce` commands.
                          • Nothing created without you: IdentBot starts empty. A server administrator chooses `/setup`, and records exist only when members explicitly create them.
                          • Minimal Discord access: No Message Content intent, no broad member-list access, no separate Ident.ink account and no reuse of the private Ident.ink operations bot.
                          • Add IdentBot: [Review and install IdentBot](https://discord.com/oauth2/authorize?client_id=1501680327645728779&permissions=85056&integration_type=0&scope=bot+applications.commands) [Product details](https://ident.ink/identbot)
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                          VERSION 2.2.3

                          IdentBot standalone Discord service and automatic launch watcher

                          IdentBot is now correctly implemented as a dedicated public Discord bot service, not as a user-created dashboard project.

                          • Removed the mistakenly created founder dashboard project and all of its related project records; no other user project changed.
                          • Added a dormant five-second .env watcher for dedicated IDENTBOT credentials, automatic global command registration, connection verification and resilient credential rotation.
                          • Added 14 business commands covering setup, briefs, meetings, announcements, decisions, tasks, reminders, polls, service help, privacy and administrator-controlled export/deletion.
                          • Added empty, guild-isolated local storage that writes only after explicit commands, with rate limits, audit history, persistent reminders and automatic retention.
                          • Successful first launch will publish one pinged Discord announcement and automatically mirror the same content to News and Transparency.
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                          VERSION 2.2.2

                          Business dashboard redesign and IdentBot foundation

                          A task-first Business workspace and the secure foundation for IdentBot, the upcoming public business Discord bot.

                          • Business dashboard: Replaced the oversized campaign layout with a compact operational workspace, readable project metrics, quick actions and responsive finance and tool panels.
                          • IdentBot: Added a separate least-privilege Discord service foundation with guarded command registration and /brief, /decision, /announce and /identbot commands.
                          • IdentBot project: Created one founder-owned private draft with its brand kit, launch copy and public preview at https://ident.ink/identbot.
                          • Entitlements: Aligned the database project quota with founder and partner grants while retaining the quota trigger for normal accounts.
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                          VERSION 2.2.1

                          Ident.ink update — simpler, safer and built to stay online

                          The latest Ident.ink platform update is live. Business Chat, account security and the wider dashboard now share a clearer experience, stronger session continuity and safer live deployments.

                          • 💬 Business Chat: [Open Business Chat](https://discord.ident.ink/dashboard) Team channels, direct messages, replies, shared files, invitations, audit history, server controls and a rebuilt role-permission manager — all using your existing Ident.ink account.
                          • 🧭 Dumbify / Smartify: [Choose your mode](https://ident.ink/dashboard/settings?section=experience) Dumbify presents plain labels and short page guidance. Smartify exposes the full advanced interface. The preference belongs only to your account and never changes your plan or permissions.
                          • 🔐 Rebuilt account security: [Open Security Settings](https://ident.ink/dashboard/settings?section=security) Guided authenticator-app setup, encrypted authenticator seeds, verified email 2FA changes, automatic recovery codes and passkeys now live in one canonical security screen.
                          • 🔄 One account across Ident.ink: [Open Dashboard](https://ident.ink/dashboard) The secure shared session now follows you across Ident.ink services. Legacy duplicate-cookie conflicts are resolved automatically while separate mandatory admin verification remains protected.
                          • 🛡️ Update-safe interface: [Service Status](https://status.ident.ink) · [Support](https://support.ident.ink) Previous hashed CSS assets are retained during releases, static assets use immutable caching, critical layout styles are embedded, and browsers automatically recover if a stylesheet is interrupted during deployment.
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                          VERSION 1.8.1

                          Flexible payroll schedules and dark-only UI

                          Auto-payroll now supports daily intervals, weekly, biweekly and monthly runs with repaired recipient onboarding and visible controls.

                          • Daily payroll with a configurable interval from 1 to 365 days
                          • Weekly and biweekly payroll with weekday selection
                          • Monthly payroll with day-of-month selection
                          • Fixed Next.js recipient invite token resolution
                          • Dark-only payroll and team management surfaces
                          • Responsive recipient controls and expanded run logs
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                          VERSION 1.8.0

                          Project Workroom and platform resilience

                          Ident.ink projects now include a lightweight operational workspace alongside stronger browser and API recovery controls.

                          • Project-scoped four-stage task board with priorities, owners, deadlines, search and progress metrics
                          • Reusable launch checklist that installs safely without duplicates
                          • Pinned project notes and a validated HTTP(S) resource vault
                          • Portable project Workroom snapshots with minimal local storage usage
                          • Global route recovery, offline awareness, safe read retries, request correlation and client-error telemetry
                          • Project draft recovery, platform readiness checks and expanded payroll metrics and exports
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                          VERSION 1.6.0

                          Team management and complete platform review

                          Ident.ink now includes a dedicated team workspace alongside the production-ready Studio, Network, Esports, billing, support, security, status and administration systems delivered since the first launch.

                          • Dedicated /dashboard/team workspace with project switching, member roles, invitations, reminders, revocation, capacity and access history
                          • Complete Web Studio project lifecycle for creating, editing, publishing and managing websites
                          • Professional Network with shared Ident.ink accounts, profiles, feed, search, following, direct messages, moderation and optional device-held E2EE User Keys
                          • Esports operations suite for rosters, fixtures, scrims, training, sponsors, content, recruitment and optional finance tracking
                          • Plan-enforced hosting and Discord bot products with Stripe billing, saved payment methods and founder and partner entitlement controls
                          • Customer email verification, passwordless links, email codes, passkeys, multifactor authentication and mandatory admin email 2FA
                          • Founder-controlled staff permissions, user administration, partner access, trials, bans and ban-approval workflow
                          • Independent status reporting, Discord operations, support tickets, news, partners, newsletters and automated public transparency records
                          • Security hardening for injection, XSS, request validation, security headers, rate controls, session handling, auditing, backups and operational recovery
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                          VERSION 1.5.0

                          Esports operations suite

                          A project-isolated competitive operations workspace and dedicated Esports subscription now sit inside the existing Ident.ink account and project system.

                          • Esports plan with server-enforced workspace and Discord bot entitlements
                          • Roster, roles, availability and private team notes
                          • Fixtures, results, tournaments, scrims, training and review schedule
                          • Sponsor pipeline and deliverable tracking
                          • Content calendar and recruitment pipeline
                          • Optional payroll, prizes, reimbursements, expenses and sponsor income kept outside the primary competitive workflow
                          • Responsive scoreboard-led dashboard with audited writes and soft deletion
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                          VERSION 2.2.0

                          Network trust and safety

                          Server-side automod, duplicate-spam controls, review records and clearer encryption transparency were added to the professional network.

                          • Configurable phrase and domain automod
                          • Duplicate spam detection
                          • Server-enforced publishing limits
                          • Human report and block controls
                          • Public encryption and retention explanation
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                          VERSION 2.1.0

                          Private network conversations

                          Device-held User Keys, end-to-end encrypted direct messages and short-lived encrypted live chat were introduced with explicit metadata limitations.

                          • Device-generated User Keys
                          • ECDH P-256 and AES-GCM message encryption
                          • Ephemeral encrypted live chat
                          • Key fingerprint verification
                          • No server-side plaintext in encrypted conversations
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                          VERSION 2.0.0

                          IdentInk Professional Network

                          Professional profiles, following, publishing, discovery, reactions, comments, direct messages, safety controls and labelled paid promotion launched on self-hosted infrastructure.

                          • Professional profiles and experience
                          • Follow graph and ranked feed
                          • Posts, reactions and comments
                          • People and content discovery
                          • Message requests and realtime DMs
                          • Blocks, reports and moderation
                          • Notifications
                          • Clearly labelled paid promotion
                          • Local cache, streams and object storage
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                          VERSION 1.3.1

                          Self-hosted infrastructure

                          External Redis, object storage and second-server requirements were replaced with local cache, streams, leases, object storage and backup rotation.

                          • SQLite-backed expiring cache and atomic counters
                          • Durable local event streams
                          • Lease-based distributed-operation safeguards
                          • Checksummed filesystem object storage
                          • Local storage quotas and safe paths
                          • Encrypted local backup rotation
                          • Same-host status architecture
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                          VERSION 1.3.0

                          Enterprise reliability and account security

                          Production hardening added enforced customer multifactor login, standards-based passkeys, clean-install migration validation, observability, durable jobs, verified backups and operational controls.

                          • Login-time authenticator, email and recovery verification
                          • WebAuthn passkey registration and login
                          • Request IDs and service metrics
                          • Leased jobs with retry and dead-letter states
                          • Integrity-checked encrypted backup workflow
                          • Maintenance mode, audit export and session revocation
                          • Automated CI, security and migration tests
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                          VERSION 1.2.0

                          Trust and communication

                          News, newsletters, mandatory admin email verification, support reopening and moderated messaging.

                          • Transparency history
                          • News and consent controls
                          • Founder-only staff
                          • Moderated direct messages
                          • Account and IP enforcement
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                          VERSION 1.1.0

                          Creator tools

                          Launch kits, scanned downloads, Studio publishing, domains and team workflows.

                          • Generated launch packs
                          • Static and dynamic publishing
                          • Custom domains
                          • Discord bot hosting
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                          VERSION 1.0.0

                          Foundation

                          Secure accounts, projects, identity pages, billing and operational controls.

                          • Account and email verification
                          • Project identity records
                          • Billing and audit foundations