Changelog

Scene Agent, Code Intelligence & Workspaces

• Loops (formerly Plan Mode): Multi-step goals now live in the normal chat with a compact proposal, reviewed actions, visible progress, and pause, resume, and stop controls. Local Loops run on this computer; eligible Pro users can choose cloud continuation when the device is off.
• Scene Agent — 30+ Actions: The Unity action library grew from a handful of primitives into a broad set of reviewed scene and asset actions. Aura can create and configure lights, cameras, and particle systems; build UI hierarchies; add common physics, audio, and animation components; wire references; set tags, layers, and physics materials; save prefabs; and create ScriptableObjects. Review consequential work before it runs, use native Undo or Aura recovery where the action supports it, and keep normal source control for project-wide recovery.
• Workspaces: Group multiple Unity projects (or any external folder) under a named workspace. When a workspace is active, Aura's context spans every project inside it — useful for shared utility packages, multi-repo studios, or keeping separate game projects connected under one set of rules.
• Code Intelligence: Aura now scans your scripts in the background every 30 seconds and surfaces common Unity anti-patterns directly in the panel — GetComponent or Find() called in Update, frame-rate-dependent transforms without Time.deltaTime, Resources.Load(), and more. Issues appear without you having to ask, before they become bugs.
• Project Rules: Write permanent instructions that Aura follows in every prompt — architecture constraints, naming conventions, patterns to enforce or avoid. Set once in the Rules panel; injected automatically into every response for the lifetime of the project.

GDD Inference, Living Game Design & Silent Hub

• GDD Inference on First Open: No more setup forms or commands. When you open the plugin for the first time, Aura scans your project and tells you what it thinks you're building. Confirm or correct it, and that becomes your GDD seed — the whole process takes under a minute.
• Living GDD: Aura now keeps its understanding of your game current as you build. When it detects that you've added new systems or changed direction, it surfaces a notification in the panel so you can update its context with one click.
• Auto-Update Notifications: The Hub now shows a banner when a new version is available, with a direct Windows download link — no need to check back manually.
• Silent Background Service: The Hub no longer opens a desktop window. It runs cleanly in the system tray and stays out of your way. All account and plan management lives at aurainc.co/dashboard.
• Zero-Config Installer: The installer reads your Unity Hub, Godot, and Unreal project registries and injects the plugin into every detected project automatically — no folder picking, no manual steps.

Workspace Tools & Developer Experience Depth

• Parallel Threads: Open multiple AI conversations side-by-side with a tab bar directly in the plugin. Run a refactor in one tab while exploring a new feature in another.
• Pages Panel: Create and edit persistent documents inside the plugin — design notes, mechanic specs, quest outlines. Pages live with your project and are always one click away.
• Page Version History: Every save is snapshotted. Browse the full history of any page and restore any version instantly.
• Split View: Pin the pages panel alongside the chat window for a side-by-side workspace without leaving the engine.
• Project Grep: Search across every source file in your project from the panel. Click any result to inject it directly as context into your next message.
• Pinned Pages: Pin any page to a persistent bar at the top of the panel. One click injects its full content into your message — great for keeping your core design principles always on hand.
• Vision Tool: Capture your active viewport and attach it to any message. Ask Aura about what it sees — broken lighting, a layout issue, a navmesh gap — without leaving the editor.
• Fuzzy @ File Search: Type @ in the input field and an instant dropdown appears with fuzzy-matched files from your project. Select to inject. No file picker dialog.
• Prompt Preservation: If you close or reload the editor mid-thought, your unfinished message is saved and restored exactly as you left it.

Multi-step Workflows, History & Visual Diffs

• Multi-step workflow (originally named Plan Mode): Aura can plan multi-step changes, show the proposed actions before they are applied, and keep a visible record of progress. This capability now appears as Loops in the unified chat.
• Play Mode Safety Lock: When your scene is running, Aura automatically enters read-only debug mode. It will never make changes to a live scene.
• Thread History: Every conversation is saved per project. Switch between past threads at any time — full history, fully searchable.
• Visual Diffs & Undo Write: After every file write, a diff panel shows exactly what changed line by line. One-click Undo Write reverts the file to its state before Aura touched it.
• Automatic Checkpoints: Aura snapshots every file before modifying it. If something goes wrong, you can always restore from the checkpoint.
• Image & Screenshot Attachment: Attach a screenshot or any image to your message. Works across Unity, Godot, and Unreal.
• One-Click Auto-Fix: Compile errors and runtime exceptions are captured in the panel automatically. Hit Auto-Fix and Aura reads the error, opens the relevant file, and writes the correction.
• @ Mention Files: Type @ in the input to attach any project file's full contents to your message as context.
• Context Window Bar: A progress bar shows how much of the AI's active memory is in use — so you always know when it's time to start a fresh thread.

Scene Automation & IDE Autocomplete

• Workflow Automation & Undo Shield: Stop manually clicking through the Inspector. You can now prompt Aura to create GameObjects, attach components, and configure physics. All actions are fully hooked into your engine's native "Undo" system for complete safety.
• Inline IDE Autocomplete: We've stepped out of the game engine and into your code editor. Official Aura extensions are now live for VS Code, Visual Studio, and JetBrains Rider, giving you inline code suggestions that know your project's actual architecture, not generic completions.
• GDD Sync & Project Indexing: Aura automatically indexes your script files, Game Design Documents (.md), and PDFs. When you ask it a question, it already knows your game's lore, core mechanics, and architecture.
• One-Click "Insert into File": No more copy-pasting code blocks. When Aura writes a script, simply click "Insert into File" from the chat panel to instantly write the code to disk and trigger a hot-reload.

Studio Team Features (Legacy Beta, Retired)

Historical release note: This fixed five-person, shared-credit beta is no longer offered to new organizations.

• The legacy beta allowed up to five team members to share one fixed request pool
• Owner can invite members by email from Hub Settings → Team Members
• Per-member request usage tracking with usage table in Hub
• Team requests deducted from the shared beta pool; owner's personal subscription unaffected
• Team auto-deactivated on Studio plan cancellation

IDE Extensions — VS Code, Visual Studio, JetBrains Rider

• VS Code extension: sidebar Aura panel, inline suggestions, GDD-aware completions
• Visual Studio 2022 integration: toolbar button, output pane responses, completion source
• JetBrains Rider plugin: tool window panel, inline prompt action
• Aura AI auto-installs all plugins on first launch — no marketplace download required
• Dynamic local Hub detection — plugins reconnect without user configuration

Hub Installer & Auto-Update

• Native Windows installer (Inno Setup); macOS installer support coming soon
• Auto-update checks on launch — prompts users before installing new Hub versions
• Unity plugin bundled in installer; auto-imported on first project open
• System tray icon with quick-access to Settings and Quit
• Startup on login toggle in Settings

Historical Quota Enforcement

Historical release record. The old fixed-quota and add-on-pack model is retired; see current pricing for today's Aura Balance and Personal BYOK funding model.

• Server-side credit quota enforcement on all AI requests
• Historical monthly allowance behavior has been replaced by explicit model funding
• Add-on request bundles are retired and no longer available for purchase
• Low-balance warning email fired once when the historical allowance was nearly used
• Current builds show contextual funding state instead of a shrinking per-response credit meter

GDD Indexing & Context Engine

• Add PDF, DOCX, or plain-text GDD files via the Settings panel, or place them in your project folder for automatic detection
• Indexed GDD content included automatically as system context on every prompt
• Implementation mismatch detection — Aura flags code that contradicts GDD intent
• Multi-GDD support moved into the current Core/Pro/Studio software entitlement model
• GDD files and project memory stay local-first; content is not used for training

Initial Release — Unity Integration & Core AI

• Aura AI background app for Windows; macOS installer support coming soon
• Unity plugin with in-editor AI chat panel
• Server-side AI provider routing — Aura's provider keys are not bundled into user machines
• Google OAuth sign-in via Supabase
• Original no-card signup path, now replaced by Core onboarding with either the 100-request Gemini trial or personal provider keys