Orgonaut

We publish substantial product improvements, workflow changes, and major fixes here. Small internal refactors, maintenance-only work, and invisible cleanup are intentionally omitted.

April 10, 2026

Astro capability answers are faster and less noisy

Broad Astro help questions such as What can you do?, What can Astro do here?, and Help me get started now answer directly in both Live and scenario contexts instead of refusing in Live or routing through a long recommendation-style response.
Those capability/help replies now stay intentionally minimal by default: Astro answers the question and suggests a few example prompts inline, without automatically adding generic Why, Assumptions, Sources, How Astro worked, or extra follow-up action cards.

April 9, 2026

Astro phased programs and trace details are easier to review

Phased scenario programs now keep review-only checkpoints out of the write path, so Astro stops at a real checkpoint instead of drafting placeholder scenario updates that later fail generic validation.
The phased-program card now shows one active checkpoint plus a compact timeline, with metrics, dependencies, rollback notes, and risks moved behind checkpoint details instead of repeating the same data in nested blocks.
The reply details panel now uses How Astro worked and shows per-agent summaries for the planner, resolver, and bundle-expansion steps that contributed to the turn.
Astro reply options are now quieter by default: one primary follow-up prompt plus one primary navigation action, with remaining links and prompts behind More options.
Clarification candidates now split Use as prompt from Open record, so Astro no longer hides two different outcomes behind one ambiguous chip.
Reply actions now use explicit intent labels across workspace and overlay, such as Open settings, Review changes, View activity, and Open guide, so prompt-vs-navigation outcomes stay obvious.

April 6, 2026

Astro now shows real runtime steps while it works

Astro reply details still expose the actual execution path, agent, tool calls, retries, and fallback or clarification reasons for the turn instead of cycling through canned “thinking” labels.
The workspace and overlay now also show live in-flight routing, tool, and fallback steps on the pending card while Astro is still working, rather than a static canned status line.
Server-intercepted phased-program checkpoints also report their planner path from stored proposal metadata so larger scenario programs stay inspectable even when no model run was needed.

April 4, 2026

CLI installs and browser login are now production-ready

The first-party CLI can now be installed from app.orgonaut.co/cli/install.sh, with stable versioned binary URLs served from Orgonaut-hosted downloads instead of raw repository links.
Browser login now issues the full default CLI v1 ability bundle, so a successful orgonaut auth login session can use the shipped read, report, and scenario-safe write commands immediately.

April 3, 2026

Astro expands governed scenario execution for larger restructures

Astro now makes its execution boundary explicit before confirmation, showing whether you are in hard rails or inside a mutable scenario sandbox for supported governed changes.
Inside mutable scenarios, Astro can now draft bulk compensation updates, placement redistribution, and broader restructure programs from higher-level goals instead of requiring low-level record ids up front.
The governed plan-and-confirm flow now stays reviewable across the product and remote MCP, with affected counts, before-and-after totals, dependency checks, rollback notes, and phased checkpoints for larger transformations.

April 1, 2026

Change Log launches in the app footer

Added a public /updates page for published product updates.
Added a Change Log link in the shared app footer and the public auth-page footer links.
Added a Codex publishing skill so substantial shipped work can append a new published entry here.

March 31, 2026

Astro answers product questions from indexed knowledge

Astro now grounds product-help answers in indexed Orgonaut docs, API reference, CLI guidance, and runbooks instead of relying on generic model memory alone.
Retrieval now includes reranking and usefulness evaluation so how-to and troubleshooting answers stay closer to shipped product behavior.
Documentation updates can flow into Astro on a recurring reindex path instead of waiting for manual prompt rewrites.

March 29, 2026

Astro can draft restructure plans and hand them off safely

Astro can now produce read-first restructure plans for AI-first operating model changes and broader organisational redesign work.
Governed proposal bundles turn approved plans into bounded scenario changes instead of freeform mutations.
New transformation playbooks and apply-ready handoff prompts make it faster to move from analysis to controlled execution.

March 26, 2026

Orgonaut CLI v1 ships

Added a first-party CLI for teams that want scripted access to Orgonaut workflows outside the browser.
The CLI complements the web app for technical evaluators, automation work, and MCP or API-adjacent operating patterns.
Product docs now cover setup and usage guidance for the CLI surface.

March 25, 2026

AI Tooling usage sync lands

Orgonaut can now ingest AI coding-tool usage data and map it back to actors by email.
Usage metrics roll up to actor, team, and department surfaces so leaders can compare AI activity with org structure.
Demo data and API endpoints now support experimenting with these metrics without wiring a live provider first.

March 24, 2026

Branding and white-label controls arrive

Organisations can upload and serve tenant-specific brand assets across the product.
Brand name and visual changes now refresh immediately with cache-busted asset delivery.
Plan entitlements now control access to branding features so white-labeling can be sold cleanly by tier.

March 22, 2026

Self-serve billing and subscriptions go live

Tenant owners can now compare plans, start paid subscriptions, and open the Stripe-hosted billing portal from billing settings.
Trial state, subscription lifecycle, and product limits now run through a real commercial model instead of placeholder access rules.
Member role management also expanded in the same release window, making it easier to invite users with the right level of access.

March 17, 2026

Astro and MCP become first-class product surfaces

Launched the dedicated Astro workspace alongside the quick overlay for in-context questions while browsing.
Added tenant-bound OAuth and remote MCP access so external clients can connect to the same governed Orgonaut model.
Astro gained chat history, scoped memory, capability browsing, governed proposal confirmation, and scenario-aware routing across live, scenario, and snapshot views.

February 4, 2026

People, agents, and robots become first-class contributors

Orgonaut now models contributor kinds explicitly, with dedicated people, agents, and robots views across the product.
Team rosters, charts, matrix, scenario deltas, and activity language now distinguish human and machine capacity more clearly.
Agent profiles, machine cost tracking, and agent budgets make AI-native staffing visible in the same operating model as people.

January 31, 2026

New matrix and charts views make org structure explorable

Added an interactive matrix view with team-type columns, role-oriented rows, filters, tooltips, and export options.
Replaced the older org tree experience with a richer charts canvas built for navigation and analysis.
Performance work in aggregates and tree traversal keeps larger organisations more usable while exploring visualisations.

January 28, 2026

Snapshots, restore, and lineage complete the scenario loop

Scenario promotion now includes review flow and stronger baseline safety checks before live changes are applied.
Snapshots let teams archive baseline states, inspect historical views, and restore an older baseline when needed.
Lineage views connect promotions and restores so teams can audit how the baseline evolved over time.

January 15, 2026

CSV org import launches

Added a structured CSV import flow with validation, progress tracking, review screens, and quarantine handling.
Imports can populate live baseline or seed a scenario, with manager resolution and safer org-unit handling.
The importer creates a practical path for bringing external org data into Orgonaut without large amounts of manual re-entry.

December 31, 2025

Live View becomes the product home

Added a Live View summary dashboard with baseline metrics, highlights, and recent activity instead of the older dashboard and flight-deck split.
Scenario deltas gained clearer badges and stronger summary cues so teams can review change impact faster.
Activity surfaces on scenario and live pages became easier to scan as the product moved toward a narrative review experience.

December 7, 2025

Scenario comparison becomes much more reviewable

Added dedicated scenario delta comparison with changed-record focus, event classification, and an API/UI path for comparing a scenario with its source.
Scenario pages were rebuilt around aggregate cards, FTE totals, delta charts, and cleaner Livewire-driven review flows.
Slug-based scenario routing and compare actions made sharing and reopening scenarios more reliable.

December 4, 2025

Single sign-on and linked accounts arrive

Added Socialite-based sign-in flows and social login buttons across the auth pages.
Users can now manage linked social accounts from settings instead of relying on one-time login setup only.
Deployment and environment handling were expanded in the same release window to support OAuth, session, and production setup more cleanly.

November 24, 2025

Financial rollups become currency-aware

Added centralized default currency management, formatting, and conversion across key org and team metrics.
Org unit aggregate snapshots matured into a stronger reporting backbone for cost, headcount, and team-count rollups.
Teams and departments started surfacing clearer cost figures instead of raw unformatted values.

November 21, 2025

Scenario cloning ships with task tracking

Added async scenario cloning with batch jobs, progress tracking, rollback and resume paths, and dedicated task management screens.
Cloned scenarios preserve more structural context so larger modeling branches can be created without rebuilding everything manually.
The cloning flow also became available through an API-based async creation path instead of a single synchronous UI action.

October 30, 2025

Activity logging moves to a real audit model

Replaced legacy logging with append-only audit_events, structured diffs, request metadata capture, and observer-driven event creation.
Activity screens started moving from raw log rows toward narrative review, filtering, and grouped event exploration.
This laid the groundwork for replay, scenario-safe auditing, and richer historical review later on.

October 25, 2025

Placements, FTE, and compensation modeling level up

Added person compensation management, variance tracking, API support, and richer compensation workflows in the UI.
Standardized FTE and allocation handling across placements so staffing capacity is modeled more consistently.
Position budgeting and actual compensation became clearer to compare, which made scenario planning and staffing review more practical.

September 30, 2025

Org structure management becomes org-unit first

Finished the shift toward org-unit-first structure management, with teams, departments, people, and positions increasingly routed through canonical org-unit relationships.
Added tenant-scoped department types, team types, and improved hierarchy-aware forms so structure metadata became more explicit and reusable.
Context-bleed protections were extended across org units and related editing flows to keep baseline and scenario data separated.

September 18, 2025

Scenario-aware routing lands across the app

Added scenario context services, middleware, prefixed routes, helper functions, and scenario-aware links so users could move through the app without losing modeling context.
Baseline and scenario navigation became much more explicit with context banners, tabs, and shared route helpers.
This was the turning point where scenarios started behaving like a first-class working mode instead of a thin overlay.

August 28, 2025

Orgonaut’s first multi-tenant platform foundation ships

Established the early multi-tenant app foundation with tenant resolution, subdomain support, a tenant chooser, onboarding, and tenant-aware authorization.
Shipped early API v1 coverage, Sanctum ability controls, token management, initiatives, and stronger Scribe-backed API documentation.
The initial matrix board, org-unit tree work, and Livewire-heavy management screens set the direction for Orgonaut as a planning platform rather than a simple CRUD app.