Changelog

whittlelabs.comChanged

Notes from the Bench moved to Galley, our publishing service; every link still works.

AccountAdded

Billing lets you resume a plan that's set to end, and tells you what went wrong when a payment fails.

AccountChanged

Your account opens on your account details; your products have their own page.

SiftChanged

Tidied the payment step on Sift's plans page.

whittlelabs.comChanged

Rewrote the About page.

AccountChanged

Connected apps moved from Sift's settings to your account.

AccountSecurity

An access key stops working when its owner loses access.

AccountSecurity

Each connected app now has access that works only for that connection.

AccountChanged

Only subscribers can create new access keys.

AccountAdded

Added a Whittle Labs account: sign in once for every product.

AccountAdded

Your account has a home page with your products, devices and recent activity.

AccountChanged

Your profile, security and access key settings moved from Sift to your account.

AccountChanged

Billing moved to your account.

AccountAdded

See your organizations and accept invitations from your account.

AccountAdded

You can delete your account yourself.

CaliperAdded

Claude can now read your Caliper reports.

SiftChanged

Some of Sift's pages hold a steadier layout.

SiftAdded

Claude can now start, edit and publish Sift reviews.

SiftAdded

Claude sees whether a change is still open, and can check again before publishing.

SiftChanged

You can watch a review as it runs.

SiftAdded

Claude can now list and read your Sift reviews and their findings.

AccountAdded

You choose which parts of your account each connected app can reach, and the approval page lists them.

SiftChanged

Publishing a review to GitHub is now a permission you grant on its own.

whittlelabs.comChanged

Reorganized the topics on Notes from the Bench; links to old topics still work.

SiftSecurity

Code under review can no longer change how Sift reviews it, and reviews Sift runs for you only read the project being reviewed.

SiftSecurity

A review ignores your personal Claude Code settings unless you choose to use them.

SiftChanged

A review can always read and search the project's files, whatever else you've allowed.

AccountAdded

You can update your card, which also pays anything that's overdue.

SiftFixed

Changing plans shows what you'll pay at renewal.

SiftFixed

Fixed a stray heading on some of Sift's pages.

AccountAdded

You can turn on two-step sign-in with an authenticator app, with backup codes you can replace.

AccountAdded

Access keys for connecting your own tools can be limited to just what you choose.

AccountSecurity

Changing your password signs you out everywhere else, and Sift spots and refuses a stolen sign-in.

AccountSecurity

Sign-in codes sent by email are limited, so they can't be tried over and over.

AccountSecurity

Sensitive sign-in information is stored encrypted.

SiftAdded

Added a page explaining how Sift handles your code.

SiftSecurity

Deleting a review also deletes everything Sift drafted for it.

whittlelabs.comChanged

Notes load faster, show their topics, and make subscribing easier to find; the AI;DR column says which AI model wrote it.

AccountSecurity

You stay signed in for up to 30 days, then sign in again.

AccountSecurity

Two-step sign-in allows only a few wrong guesses, and each code works only once.

AccountSecurity

If you use two-step sign-in, it is asked for however you sign in.

AccountAdded

Added Connections: approve Claude and other apps that connect to your account, and manage them from Sift's settings.

SiftChanged

The four plans sit side by side on wide screens.

whittlelabs.comChanged

You can subscribe from anywhere on the website.

SiftChanged

The review agent on your machine now waits, pauses, updates itself or stops cleanly when something goes wrong, instead of failing over and over.

SiftAdded

Before it starts, the review agent checks that it has everything a review needs.

SiftFixed

When signing in is busy, the review agent waits instead of failing.

SiftAdded

Added a form on the plans page to ask about a team plan.

SiftAdded

A review that could only see the changes, not the whole project, says so.

CaliperAdded

You can browse individual visits in Caliper, and the Acquisition page uses the full screen.

SiftChanged

Sift describes each piece of queued work in plain words.

whittlelabs.comChanged

The website's header and footer fit properly on a phone.

whittlelabs.comAdded

You can subscribe to Notes from the Bench by email.

whittlelabs.comAdded

Reworked the home page and added an About page.

SiftFixed

The Overview only says you're caught up when nothing at all is waiting for you.