Changelog — Neural Archive
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v4.5.0MajorMay 21, 2026
Research-Driven Features: Viral Loops + Retention Engine
- Den Watch Challenges: watch anime together with countdown timers and acceptance flow
- Shareable profile cards at /share/[username] with stats, top picks, and anime DNA
- Referral system: invite friends and earn +100 rep when they join
- Airing Today dashboard card showing what's airing today and tomorrow
- Streak 'At Risk' indicator when user hasn't logged activity today
- Floating feedback button (bug/suggestion/love) available on all pages
- 500+ SEO-indexed anime pages via sitemap.ts with rich Open Graph metadata
- Anime detail pages show real social proof: X watching, Y completed, Z planning
- Weekly digest + streak reminder cron endpoints for email re-engagement
- Password change with automatic session invalidation (OWASP security)
- Milestone achievement notifications: 1, 10, 25, 50, 100, 250, 500 anime completed
- Streak updates on list activity and post creation (not just login)
- Genre filter bug fix in anime browse endpoint
- Loading skeletons for anime detail, dens, user profile, and calendar pages
v4.3.0MajorMay 14, 2026
Security + Spoiler Tags + MAL Import + Community Features
- MAL/AniList XML import with client-side parser and batch progress bar
- Spoiler tags in community posts with blur-until-click rendering
- Mood Picker: 9 vibes → real anime recommendations from API
- Friends Activity Card showing what followed users are watching
- GDPR Cookie Consent banner (non-blocking, localStorage persistence)
- Real streak tracking: DB-backed streakDays, lastActiveAt, bestStreak
- REWATCHING status added (most-requested missing status)
- Episode discussion threads at /anime/:id/discuss
- Pricing page with transparent Free vs Pro comparison
- Brute-force lockout: 5 failures → 15min lockout per email
- Stack trace guard in production (OWASP A10)
- Rate limit Retry-After header with user-friendly messages
v4.2.0MajorMay 10, 2026
Cinematic Homepage + Gamification System
- Cinematic hero section with ambient video background and particle overlay
- XP + level system: earn points for watching, rating, reviewing, and streaking
- Shinobi rank titles (levels 1–100) with public leaderboard integration
- About page, Changelog page, and expanded dashboard card suite
- TopAnimeCard and RecentlyReviewedCard added to dashboard grid
- Framer Motion page transitions across all public routes
- Performance budget enforced: first-load JS gzip < 200kB
v4.1.0MajorMay 3, 2026
Creator Studio + Blog System
- Full Creator Studio dashboard with level card and publish queue
- Rich blog editor with Markdown preview and DOMPurify sanitisation
- Creator-specific XP tier and public reader profile
- Blog feed with cover images, read-time estimation, and like system
- Poll creation tool — single-choice, multi-choice, and ranked-choice modes
- Creator leaderboard with follower and engagement metrics
v4.0.0MajorApril 26, 2026
AI Oracle Neural Engine
- AI Oracle: natural language anime discovery via Neural Engine
- Taste-profile builder capturing 12 mood/genre/era dimensions on onboarding
- AI result cards with match %, mood tags, and instant-add to watchlist
- "Why this?" explainer panel per recommendation
- AI Discover route (/ai-discover) with streaming SSE response rendering
- Oracle integrates with existing catalog — no external API calls exposed to client
v3.5.0MinorApril 10, 2026
Community Features + Dens
- Community feed with Trending / Following / Latest tabs
- Post composer with @mention, #hashtag, and image attachment toolbar
- Dens: create, join, leave, set member roles
- Den thread system with nested reply tree and spoiler tags
- Active polls widget in community sidebar
- Real-time like and comment counts via Socket.io
- ShareCard modal for posts and reviews with copy-link and native share
v3.0.0MajorMarch 10, 2026
Full Backend Launch
- Express + Prisma backend live on Vercel serverless
- JWT auth with httpOnly refresh cookie and single-flight token rotation
- PostgreSQL catalog mirrored from Jikan API (swappable via CATALOG_PROVIDER env)
- Socket.io real-time server for notifications and live feed updates
- REST API contract: 60+ endpoints across auth, users, anime, lists, posts, clubs, reviews, blogs
- Sentry error tracking and structured logging integrated
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