Changelog

What shipped to Whittle Labs' products, one release at a time.

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August 19, 2026Notes have a new home
- whittlelabs.comChanged
  Notes from the Bench moved from whittlelabs.com/blog to whittlelabs.com/notes.
August 19, 2026Notes: follow along, and the AI;DR column
- whittlelabs.comAdded
  You can follow Notes from the Bench in a feed reader, and search engines can find every note.
- whittlelabs.comAdded
  Added the AI;DR column, where Claude comments on each note.
August 11, 2026Sift: works better on a phone
- SiftFixed
  Reviewing on a phone works better: the review list scrolls, New review works, messages fit the screen, and a review that fails to re-run tells you why.
August 4, 2026whittlelabs.com: Sift links fixed
- whittlelabs.comFixed
  Fixed the links to Sift at the top and bottom of the website.
August 4, 2026Security update
- SiftSecurity
  Updated a piece of software Sift relies on to close a publicly reported security issue.
August 4, 2026Sift: choose the AI model
- SiftAdded
  You can choose which AI model runs each review, and Sift tells you clearly if your account can't use the one you picked.
August 3, 2026A new whittlelabs.com
- whittlelabs.comChanged
  Launched a rebuilt whittlelabs.com.
July 31, 2026Sift: no size limit
- SiftChanged
  Sift no longer stops at 30,000 changed lines; it reviews changes of any size.
July 29, 2026Sift: dark mode is back
- SiftFixed
  Fixed a problem where the website's new colors accidentally changed Sift's dark look.
July 25, 2026Sift: room for big changes
- SiftChanged
  Reviews that Sift runs for you can work longer and only stop when they go quiet, so large changes get finished.
July 25, 2026Sift: re-run with context
- SiftAdded
  When you run a review again, you can choose which other projects it reads, just like a new review.
July 24, 2026Sift: update checks are instant
- SiftFixed
  Check for Updates now finds a new version of the review agent right away, instead of up to an hour later.
- SiftAdded
  The review agent on your machine can read the other projects a review asks it to look at.
July 24, 2026Sift: reviews can look at other projects
- SiftAdded
  A review can now read other projects you choose, without changing them, to understand the code it is reviewing.
July 23, 2026Sift: before, after and changes
- SiftAdded
  You can switch the code in a review between the old version, the new version and the changes between them.
- SiftChanged
  A long review that is still making progress is no longer stopped for taking too long.
July 23, 2026Sift: see what needs you
- SiftAdded
  Sift now opens on an Overview of the reviews and requests waiting for you, and you can dismiss a request you don't need.
- SiftChanged
  The page for your review agents shows one at a time and now fits on a phone.
July 22, 2026Sift: roles move out of Settings
- SiftRemoved
  The Roles page left Sift's settings; your organization's administrator now decides who can do what.

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