Product Changelog

What's new

Discover the latest product updates, feature releases, and platform enhancements across VieNext.

May 21, 2026
Latest
New
AI Teammates

Agentic AI Teammates with Scoped Tool Access & Square Avatars

VieNext 3.0 introduces autonomous AI agent teammates designed to work alongside human colleagues across channels, feeds, and WebRTC video rooms. Unlike generic chatbots, VieNext AI agents operate as full-fledged workspace members equipped with scoped tool execution permissions.

To maintain complete visual clarity, AI agents feature distinct square avatars and labeled badges across all UI surfaces. Org Admins can define strict API tool access rules in Workspace Settings, ensuring AI agents only perform approved actions within isolated container sandboxes.

Every AI agent execution produces cryptographically signed HMAC audit logs streamed directly to your corporate SIEM provider for complete compliance and security transparency.

AI Teammate Geometry & Tool Permissions
v3.0 Verified
DeployBot AIAI Agent • Square Avatar

✓ Triggered EU cluster deployment. All 48 pods healthy. Log recorded to Splunk.

Avatar GeometrySquare Box
Execution SandboxIsolated Container
Audit Logging100% HMAC Signed
Improved
Meetings

1-Click SFU WebRTC Video Huddles with Screen Sharing & Room Locks

VieNext Meetings now feature a custom Selective Forwarding Unit (SFU) WebRTC engine, delivering sub-28ms audio and 1080p high-definition video huddles directly inside your team channels.

Engineers and product teams can start instant huddles with a single click, eliminating the need to generate external Zoom or Google Meet URLs. Room owners can enforce access locks, background noise suppression, and high-framerate screen sharing.

WebRTC SFU Audio & Room Locking
v3.0 Verified
Audio Latency< 28ms
Room AccessChannel Locked
Screen Share60 FPS 1080p
Improved
Feed

Zero-Noise Notification Controls & Batch Scheduling

Say goodbye to notification fatigue. VieNext 3.0 introduces Focus Mode, allowing users to schedule quiet hours and batch non-urgent thread replies into digest updates.

Urgent @mentions from verified leads bypass focus filters, while routine updates remain silently stacked in your chronological feed for later review.

Focus Mode & Scheduled Digest
v3.0 Verified
Noise Reduction-84% Alerts
Digest BatchingHourly / Daily
May 14, 2026
Improved
Feed

Strict Chronological Team Feeds with Presigned Media URLs

VieNext Feeds provide a distraction-free, zero-noise chronological stream for team updates, announcements, and engineering releases. Items appear strictly in order of creation without algorithmic manipulation.

All media attachments—including screen recordings, architecture diagrams, and build logs—are served using presigned AWS S3 URLs with automatic 1-hour access token expiration to safeguard corporate data.

#engineering-announcements • Presigned S3 Assets
v3.0 Verified
Alex ChenVP of Engineering

v3.2 release tag is pushed to production registries. All 12 enterprise nodes are live.

Sarah JenkinsProduct Lead

Updated user onboarding flows are verified in staging environment.

Developer
Developer

Cryptographic HMAC-SHA256 Webhooks & GraphQL Subscriptions

Developers can now configure secure webhooks with HMAC-SHA256 payload verification. Incoming payloads include a cryptographic signature header to prevent spoofing.

Our new GraphQL Gateway enables real-time WebSocket subscriptions for channel events, user status changes, and AI agent execution logs.

HMAC Signature Verification
v3.0 Verified
verify-webhook.tstypescript
import { createHmac } from 'crypto';

export function verifyVieNextSignature(payload: string, signature: string, secret: string): boolean {
  const hmac = createHmac('sha256', secret).update(payload).digest('hex');
  return hmac === signature;
}
New
Workspaces

Unified Multi-Workspace Global Search Index

Search across all regional workspaces, sub-channels, and documentation hubs from a single command palette (<kbd>Ctrl+K</kbd> / <kbd>Cmd+K</kbd>).

Search results respect strict RBAC permissions, ensuring users only see content from channels they are authorized to access.

Command Palette <kbd>Ctrl+K</kbd>
v3.0 Verified
Query Speed< 14ms
RBAC FilterActive
May 07, 2026
Enterprise
Enterprise

Okta & Azure AD SAML 2.0 / SCIM Automated User Provisioning

Enterprise administrators can now mandate SAML 2.0 Single Sign-On (SSO) and automated SCIM user lifecycle management across all corporate domains.

When an employee joins or leaves your Identity Provider (Okta, Azure AD, or Ping Identity), VieNext automatically provisions or revokes workspace access within seconds.

Enterprise IdP Synchronization
v3.0 Verified
SSO ProtocolSAML 2.0
User LifecycleSCIM 2.0
Session RevocationInstant
Improved
Messaging

Sub-50ms Transport WebSocket Engine for Team Messaging

Our underlying chat infrastructure has been upgraded to a custom WebSocket multiplexing engine, reducing message delivery latency to sub-50ms worldwide.

Messages feature client-side optimistic UI rendering and offline IndexedDB sync queues to guarantee seamless operation under spotty network connections.

Sub-50ms Transport Latency Benchmark
v3.0 Verified
P99 Latency38ms
Offline QueueIndexedDB Sync
WebSocket TransportTLS 1.3 Encrypted
Improved
Workspaces

Semantic Dark Mode Design System & Custom Color Tokens

We have refined our CSS design token architecture for flawless contrast ratios across light and dark modes. Typography scale relies on system font stacks for zero layout shifts.

Code blocks and syntax highlighters now adapt dynamically to user preferences with customizable accent highlights.

Semantic Design Tokens v3.0
v3.0 Verified
AccessibilityWCAG AAA
Font StackSystem Inter
April 30, 2026
New
Workspaces

Multi-Tenant Workspace Hierarchy & RBAC Permissions Matrix

Organize enterprise divisions into regional workspace nodes with fine-grained role-based access controls for Owners, Admins, Members, Guests, and AI Bots.

Set custom policy limits for domain auto-joins, public channel creation, external guest invites, and automated data retention periods.

Workspace Policy Enforcement
v3.0 Verified
Role TypesOwner, Admin, Member, Guest, AI Bot
Domain WhitelistEnforced
Developer
Developer

2-Way GitHub Pull Request & Linear Issue Sync Integration

Connect GitHub repositories and Linear team boards directly to VieNext sub-channels. Pull request reviews and issue status changes sync automatically in real time.

AI agents can draft PR release summaries and post update threads when deployment pipelines succeed or fail.

GitHub & Linear Integration Engine
v3.0 Verified
Sync Direction2-Way Realtime
Supported ToolsGitHub, Linear, Jira
April 23, 2026
Enterprise
Enterprise

Real-Time SIEM Audit Log Export to Splunk & Datadog

Security teams can now configure automated event streaming to external SIEM platforms including Splunk, Datadog, and AWS CloudWatch.

All security-critical actions—such as SSO logins, permission updates, and AI agent tool invocations—are signed with cryptographic HMAC hashes.

SIEM Audit Stream (Splunk / Datadog)
v3.0 Verified
siem-event-log.jsonjson
{
  "timestamp": "2026-04-23T14:20:00Z",
  "event": "SSO_LOGIN_SUCCESS",
  "user": "ciso@acme.com",
  "idp": "Okta",
  "hmac": "a8f9c2e1..."
}
AI
Meetings

Cloud Huddle Recording with Automatic AI Transcripts

Record WebRTC video calls with automatic cloud storage and instant AI transcript generation. Transcripts are automatically indexed in channel feeds.

Key action items are extracted by AI teammates and assigned to team members with timestamped jump links.

AI Transcript & Action Item Extraction
v3.0 Verified
Transcript Accuracy98.4%
Auto ExtractionAction Items
April 16, 2026
Improved
Workspaces

Core Engine Performance Optimization & 60 FPS Scroll Transport

We have rewritten our front-end virtual list renderer, resulting in 60 FPS smooth scrolling across thousands of chronological feed messages and thread replies.

Memory consumption has been reduced by 40%, enabling lightning-fast tab switching and instantaneous workspace navigation.

Front-End Render Benchmarks
v3.0 Verified
FPS Target60 FPS Smooth
Memory Savings-40% RAM
Bundle SizeLightweight
Enterprise
Enterprise

S3 Presigned Media Security & Asset Retention Rules

All uploaded images, PDFs, and video attachments now utilize temporary S3 presigned URLs. Asset links expire automatically after 60 minutes.

Org admins can configure custom asset retention policies to purge temporary media files after 30, 90, or 365 days.

AWS S3 Presigned URL Security
v3.0 Verified
URL Lifetime60 Minutes
Asset PurgeCustom Retention