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Changelog

All notable updates and changes to the LoyJoy Conversational AI and Marketing Platform are documented here.

release-2025-09-16​

  • Separated database table for AI completions from database table for NLU intent messages. This is the basis for future optimizations and improvements of the AI completions for agentic AI.

release-2025-09-15​

  • Avatars now offer a mute button to disable sound.

release-2025-09-14​

  • Agentic AI process module
    • Added placeholder for tools
    • Added field for input schema to every tool. This allows you to define arbitrary input parameters for each tool.
  • All legal documents have been moved from Tenant > Legal to the LoyJoy Trust Center.
  • Minor bug fixes, including for D-ID avatars.

release-2025-09-12​

  • Fix for restarting and resetting the chat in LoyJoy Manager in staging version.
  • Minor bug fixes.

release-2025-09-09​

  • Link clicks are counted in the LoyJoy analytics.
  • Added website mail form rate limit.

release-2025-09-08​

  • The launcher now by default shows an message indicator of 1 of not configured otherwise. This indicates to the user that there is a message waiting in the chat.
  • Enhanced accessibility of the chat widget in response to feedback from users and accessibility expert groups.
  • Added model checking rule to ensure that gateways have an unconditional else branch.
  • Messages view
    • Completion messages of GPT gateways are now shown in the chat messages list.
    • The originating process module is now shown for each GPT message.
    • In the messages CSV export messages from the GPT gateways are now excluded, as they are not relevant for most use cases.
    • Made messages drawer wider
  • Updated LoyJoy welcoming
    • New welcome emails how to start with LoyJoy effectively
    • Updated the LoyJoy manager welcome screen.
  • The runtime REST api now provides the source filename.
  • Opening an home view now is measured in the LoyJoy analytics.
  • Home view groups now have 100% width to fix layout issues with short group names.

release-2025-09-02​

  • AI models for Mistral and Scaleway now do not require an API key any more. This establishes these European providers as an additional alternative for Azure OpenAI models.
  • Minor bug fixes for versioning.

release-2025-08-30​

  • The new versioning and publishing feature allows you to review changes to your agent in peace and publish them for your customers only when you’re ready. Customers will only see your changes after you publish them. This feature is now available to all customers. Enterprise and Unlimited plan customers can also restore previous versions and have access to the last five versions.

release-2025-08-24​

  • Legacy NLU ist now configured as a billing product, not via a feature flag in the tenant.
  • Added support for OpenAI-compatible /v1/chat/completions endpoints. Removed vLLM, Fireworks.ai and Together.ai, as those now can be configured as such OpenAI-compatible endpoints.
  • All AI models provides with exception of Cohere and Ollama now are supported by the Agentic AI process module. This now enables complex agentic AI tool-calling and reasoning implementations with all kinds of LLM providers.

release-2025-08-23​

  • Added instructions to Agentic AI process module as a replacement for system message.
  • Process module ReachFive can now read, assure and create up to 3 consents in one request.
  • Performance optimizations in the widget for very long conversations.
  • Removed the setting that certain tenants might have AI capabilities disabled.

release-2025-08-22​

  • Refactored AI model select, which now shows pricing information and deployment region, such as European Union.
  • Added Scaleway gpt-oss-120b
  • Updated Anthropic models to newest versions.

release-2025-08-19​

  • The MCP server now requires the configuration of an Agentic AI process module in the agent. This module allows to configure the tools that should be made available via the MCP server. If no such Agentic AI module exists, the MCP endpoint will throw an HTTP status 400 error.
  • Added several model checking rules that ensure the correct configuration of the Agentic AI process module.

release-2025-08-18​

  • Process module AI Agent now represents tool configurations in an accordion with detailed configuration options for each tool.
  • The variables REST API is now disabled by default. It will throw an HTTP status 403 when called, and can be enabled in the tenant by LoyJoy support on request. This is due to security by default, as most tenants do not require this API.
  • Added LLM provider Mistral as another European model provider.

release-2025-08-12​

  • Enhanced messages screen for AI messages in the knowledge tab, including expandable cards for system messages for a more compact view, chat bubbles for user and assistant messages etc.
  • Web pages in knowledge sources now also like web sites can have settings for CSS selectors etc.
  • AI Agent process module
    • Now can configure tools.
    • In case OpenAI or Anthropic ist selected as the LLM model the tool web_search is available.
    • Added tool calling for Mistral and Anthropic additionally to OpenAI and Azure.
  • Process modules GPT gateway does not offer configuration of system and user message any more for stability reasons.
  • Added GPT-5 model family (GPT-5, GPT-5 Mini, GPT-5 Nano) for OpenAI
  • An empty list of sources screen now shows an empty message.
  • Fix for thumbs up/down at AI messages

release-2025-08-05​

  • In GPT Knowledge process module:
    • Removed text splitting for multiple topics in one user request, as this now can be addressed by agentic AI.
    • Removed reranking for performance reasons, as this optimization is not necessary anymore due to stronger AI models.
    • Raised the default number of chunks from 16 to 20.
  • AI knowledge messages screen
    • Tools list and tool call parameters are now visible in the AI messages screen.
    • In the RAG query now the query translations are visible, when multiple query languages have been selected in the GPT Knowledge process module.
  • Prepared the AI completions stack for web search capabilities like ChatGPT. This currently is only available with OpenAI, not with Azure.
  • Function knowledge: Allow specifying one folder to include in the chunk search. E.g. ${knowledge(user_answer, "FOLDER_NAME")}}.

release-2025-08-04​

  • Process module GPT Prompt now allows to include the chat history, so that the prompt can include the chat history into the analysis to produce an analysis result. This is preferable over printing ${chatHistory()} into the system message or user message, as ${chatHistory()} does not include the latest chat message of the customer, which triggered the processing of the GPT Prompt process module. Printing ${chatHistory()} into the system message or user message in the GPT Prompt process module should be avoided.
  • In process modules GPT Knowledge and GPT Smalltalk the prompt and system message have been unified into only the system message. The user message is now solely for the actual request of the customer.

release-2025-08-03​

  • Removed process module GPT Knowledge Follow-up, as the GPT knowledge module already covers follow-up questions, automatically.
  • Question rephrasing for the RAG pipeline in GPT knowledge is now executed with GPT-4o-Mini, if possible.

release-2025-08-02​

  • Optimized performance of knowledge messages list.

release-2025-08-01​

  • In the list of knowledge messages, added an error text in case an error has occurred in a GPT chat.
  • In process module GPT Knowledge:
    • RAG queries now are always rephrased to make sure that relative follow-up sentences always work with the RAG pipeline.
    • When checking the current Web page as part of the RAG pipeline, now a max size of tokens is ensured to prevent context window overflow.

release-2025-07-28​

  • In knowledge messages now all questions and answers of a conversation are shown in a unified view when clicking on AI communication in the top right corner. This allows to see all questions and answers in one place, which is useful for debugging and understanding the AI conversation flow.
  • The new Agentic AI process module allows to create agentic AI processes, which can be used to build complex AI workflows. Agentic AI processes are based on the Model Context Protocol (MCP) and allow to integrate external data sources, such as databases or APIs, into the AI process. The process module currently is in beta and will grow in the coming days and weeks with a growing set of MCP tools.

release-2025-07-16​

  • Added edit icon to GPT prompt fields, so that prompts can be modified more easily.
  • Added option to set chat height to 100%. This is especially useful when rendering the chat with an avatar (HeyGen, D-ID).
  • In GPT Knowledge module, added URL filters for Web search. This limits the Web search on certain URLs.
  • In GPT Knowledge module in Sharepoint added additional meta data fields. This enables to include additional information such as the author in the search.

release-2025-07-14​

  • The variables API now supports filtering by created_at field. This allows to retrieve variables created after and before a specific date.

release-2025-07-07​

  • Added new Azure OpenAI models azure-gpt-4.1, azure-gpt-4.1-mini, azure-gpt-4.1-nano, azure-o4-mini

release-2025-06-26​

  • Added new OpenAI models openai-gpt-4.1, openai-gpt-o3 and openai-gpt-o4-mini.
  • Model Context Protocol (MCP) can now be used also with O-Series models, such as gpt-o3 and gpt-o4-mini.
  • Translations in LoyJoy Manager from one language to another language are now based on gpt-4o-mini instead of Google Translate. This allows to tackle more complex translations like translating from English to German (Siezen).

release-2025-06-24​

  • Products from the Product database can be used as answer options in the Questionnaire module. This allows to create questionnaires with product options, e.g. for product selection or product feedback.
  • Added native support for D-ID and HeyGen avatars in the LoyJoy chat widget. This allows to use animated avatars in the chat UI, which can be customized with different styles and animations.
  • The GPT Gateway module now reports Azure content filtering information instead of returning a timeout error.
  • The conversations picker is now hidden by default in the chat header and Home View. It can be enabled the the branding header settings and in the home view as a widget.

release-2025-06-21​

  • Home View items (Roster and Groups) can open articles now. This is useful if you want quick accesss to imprint or data privacy policies
  • The role system has been extended to allow for more than 10 roles. This allows for more fine-grained access control. Also the runtime API now supports these roles.
  • Roles can be added and removed in the manager. This allows for more flexible role management on existing users.
  • The GPT Knowledge module now supports the Model Context Protocol (MCP) to provide context to the LLM. This allows for integration of external data sources, such as databases or APIs, into the LLM's context. MCP is a standardized way to provide context to LLMs and is supported by many LLM providers.
  • Update CleverReach integration now allows sending forms and adding inactive subscribers (for double opt-in).

release-2025-06-13​

  • Persistent quick replies can open articles. This is useful if you want quick accesss to imprint or data privacy policies
  • Missing ALT texts for images are now reported by a model checking rule. This helps to ensure that all images have alt texts for accessibility purposes.

release-2025-05-14​

  • Live chat: The agent is now able to upload and send files
  • Users can now have multiple roles

release-2025-05-08​

  • Accessibility: The LoyJoy chat is now barrier-free and screen reader compatible. This fulfills the requirements of the Barrier-Free Reinforcement Act and sends an important signal for inclusion.
  • Automated AI testing: Upload questions as .xslx or .csv and the answers will be generated and made avaibale for download
  • It is now possible to change the font color of the header, primary buttons and secondary buttons
  • Form module: The height of the input field are now determined automatically
  • API-Client module: Ability to change header name and prefix in OAuth2 mode
  • Fixed language labels in language selection module
  • Avatars based on D-ID and HeyGen can now be rendered in the LoyJoy chat background.
  • Process module Message now support to configure an AI label in case the AI is used to generate the message.
  • The chat UI now checks for URL query parameters loyjoy-process and loyjoy-view to start a specific process or view. This is helpful for websites that do not allow to change the process ID in LoyJoy widgets on their web pages (e.g. Volksbanken) and allows to integrate different agents on such websites.
  • The z-index setting of the Chat UI was evaluated also in LoyJoy manager and on LoyJoy sites. This has been removed, as it is not needed there. The z-index setting is only applied to the LoyJoy chat widget on customer websites.

release-2025-04-20​

  • You can now generate Alt texts for images using LLMs

release-2025-04-19​

  • Knowledge Home UI in manager was adjusted
  • Show start and enddate of giveaway in Data tab
  • Intelligent insights uses percentage

release-2025-04-16​

  • The sorting mode of agents in the manager is now stored across sessions
  • New Events in Email module: EMAIL_EXISTS, EMAIL_ASKED, EMAIL_NOT_ASKED
  • Products: Added delete all button to quickly wipe the product database
  • GPT recommender module is now automatically connected with the LoyJoy product database

release-2025-03-10​

  • Show product galleries in live chats
  • Add option to upload products as CSV or XLSX to the LoyJoy product database
  • Add module "GPT Recommender": Enables to rapidly build smart product recommenders based on your product data
  • Clicking on a quick reply now consistently leads to a postback.
    • It is now possible to use emojis e.g. in a Decision Gateway.

release-2025-02-20​

  • numParticipations() and numParticipationsBpmnProcess() now return the number of participations of the logged in user.
  • GPT answers on documents attached to the chat UI now use more chunks. This enables questions like summarize this document.
  • Preparations for hosting in other data centers than Google Cloud.

release-2025-02-11​

  • GPT Knowledge now supports the inclusion of the current web page on which the user is currently located as context.
  • GPT Knowledge is now able to rephrase followup questions of the user.
  • GPT Knowledge is now able to decompose the user question into multiple subquestions to enhance RAG context search.

release-2025-01-31​

  • Added new functions
    • stringEndsWith
    • stringStartsWith
    • stringLength
    • stringIndexOf
    • stringLastIndexOf
    • stringSubstring
    • stringStrip

release-2025-01-23​

  • TimerEvents: Allows interpolation of ISO8601 with functions/variables.
    • Templates that contain timers do not need to be updated every year.
  • GPT citations with Cohere
    • Adds inline references with square brackets e.g. [1] to AI generated answers when Cohere Command-R is selected as GPT provider

release-2025-01-22​

  • Modul paste button added to each gateways, loops and more
  • Added "Add to cart" button in Product feed module
  • The Markdown representation is now removed before embedding a chunk

release-2025-01-21​

  • Copy tokens can now contain products and sources. This allows templates to be copied with products and sources, e.g. for a product feed template or a GPT Knowledge template.

release-2025-01-20​

  • Skip values in the Questionnaire module are now empty by default
  • Added a model checking rule for gateways without branches

release-2025-01-19​

  • StartEvents can now be interrupting: After entering a question into the footer, and receiving an answer, the chat might not jump back to the last process step, but instead wait for the next user question.
  • You can now select the GPT model on each module. This allows to select e.g. GPT-4o for a specific module due to AI strength requirements, and GPT-4o-Mini for all other modules in tenant settings.
  • Added new function displayLanguage(), which returns the language of the chat, such as English oder German (Siezen).
  • All GPT modules no longer implicitly inject the language of the user into the prompt. Instead the language has to be set explicitly in the prompt with help of the new function displayLanguage()
  • Added filter by agent for consents in data view.
  • Fixed tooltips in process editor

release-2025-01-13​

  • Added web search to process module GPT Knowledge. This allows to search the web for answers to a question, additionally to the internal LoyJoy knowledge base. The web search is based on multiple search engines and can be configured in the module settings.
  • When reranking is enabled in process module GPT Knowledge, now the 1/3 of the sources are chosen always, and 2/3 are chosen based on reranking. This makes the source selection more robust.
  • Deprecated GPT-3.5, as GPT-4o and GPT-4o-Mini are better alternatives.

release-2025-01-03​

  • Website crawling now converts HTML to Markdown instead of plain text. This allows to preserve the formatting of the website and links.
  • In process editor it is now possible to dragscroll with the middle mouse button
  • Mappings now are based on JSON pointers, XPath and the LoyJoy expressions engine. This allows arbitrarily complex mappings to read and write API data. An example for a complex mapping would be to collect all object keys or values from JSON.
  • Process module GPT Knowledge now allows to configure the number of chunks to be used for the AI answer (max. 32 chunks). Also chunks ordering is optimized before sending it to GPT to ensure that related chunks are joined together. This allows to get more relevant answers from the AI.
  • Chat widget:
    • The chat footer now adapts to the text length by adding rows and a scrollbar if the text is too long.
    • The chat shows only the 4 best sources for a GPT answer, however now allows to click on "Show all sources" to see all sources.
    • Added params message and suggestions to the widget API, which allows to set the message and suggestions of a chat widget. An example for the message param is the search on loyjoy.com, which upon a search query triggers the chat with the search query as the first chat message.
    • The max length of the chat footer text can now be configured in branding. This allows to enter longer texts in the footer for internal use cases.
    • Comboboxes now prevent entering incorrect values
    • Border colors of inputs in the chatUI are now in brand color
  • Added products screen to LoyJoy manager, which allows to add and edit products.
  • Added functions
    • chatHistoryLive to get the live chat history, e.g. to send it via email to a CRM or ticket system after live chat has ended.
    • locationHref to retrieve the current complete URL of the widget.
    • nl2br to convert newlines to <br> tags, e.g. to send text with newlines via an HTML email.