v0.5.3

What's Changed (since v0.4.0)

v0.5.3 (2026-02-09)

Security Improvements

• JWT Secret Auto-Generation: Automatic random JWT secret key generation for Docker deployments
• Slider CAPTCHA: Human verification for login and registration with drag-to-verify interaction
• Content Moderation Expansion: Post titles, comments, and nicknames now moderated

User Experience

• Profile Page Enhancements: Username display, email editing with duplicate checking
• Registration Improvements: Role selection (Mom/Dad/Family) during signup
• Password Visibility Toggle: Show/hide password on login and register pages

Developer Experience

• New frontend/.env.example template
• dev-setup.sh auto-creates frontend/.env.local

Fixed

• Moderation error messages now correctly displayed in frontend

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v0.5.2 (2026-02-06)

• Source Citation Links: AI replies show which web sources were used with [1], [2] notation
• Chain-of-Verification (CoVe): New verification service to reduce AI hallucinations

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v0.5.1 (2026-02-05)

• Dev Setup Script: ./scripts/dev-setup.sh for one-command contributor setup
• Web Search Integration: Firecrawl API for grounding AI responses on factual questions
• License Change: GPL-3.0 → AGPL-3.0 to prevent closed-source SaaS forks
• Fixed: Chat route authentication bypass via direct URL access

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v0.5.0 (2026-02-05)

• AI Auto-Reply: "Shell Sister" automatically replies to community posts and comments
• Chat Memory Persistence: Conversation history saved to database for logged-in users
• Coach Progress Persistence: Exercise progress saved for authenticated users
• Password Change: New password change feature in profile page
• Certification Revocation: Admins can revoke approved professional certifications
• Login Required: Chat, Community, and Coach features now require authentication from homepage

Full Changelog: v0.1.0...v0.5.3