Changelog

What's new in atode, release by release. Sign-ups open with v1.0.0; the releases below tell the story so far.

v1.0.9 — 21 August 2026 — Web push notifications

• You can now enable notifications on each device from Settings. atode can let you know when a lesson has finished processing, remind you about words due for review at a time you choose, or nudge you after a week without practice.
• Notification categories and reminder time apply across your account, while enabling or disabling notifications remains specific to each device.

v1.0.8 — 20 August 2026 — Installable PWA and a redesigned sign-in

• atode can now be installed to your home screen on Android and iOS as a standalone app, with offline-capable app shell loading, a banner when you lose connectivity, and a clear prompt when a new version is ready. Look for "Install atode" in Settings.
• The sign-in page has a new look: the atode wordmark, Google sign-in first with a "Last used" reminder when you've used it before, and a two-step email flow that asks for your password after your email.
• The homepage now says what atode is and does at a glance, for first-time visitors and search results alike.

v1.0.7 — 19 August 2026 — Google sign-in

• You can now sign in with Google. Returning accounts whose email matches an existing atode account are linked automatically; brand-new Google sign-ups go through the same invite gate as email sign-up.

v1.0.6 — 19 August 2026 — Getting started guide

• New accounts start with a guided getting-started checklist: explore a seeded example lesson, add your own material, and run your first practice. You can bring the checklist back from Help at any time without touching your lessons or practice history.

v1.0.5 — 17 August 2026 — Practice quality and reliability

• Reading questions no longer ask learners to identify kana-only words whose pronunciation is already visible.
• Getting-started progress now follows you across devices instead of resetting when you sign in somewhere new.
• Practice statistics are reconciled reliably, and translation grading better handles clear ellipsis and likely spelling or voicing slips.

v1.0.4 — 12 August 2026 — Translation grading and practice polish

• Translation practice now grades answers with AI-assisted feedback, shows the correct translation, and includes the result in the session score.
• Answers are saved while you practise, so interrupted quiz, particle, and translation sessions can resume with your recent progress intact.
• Practice now includes vocabulary lookup, and lesson pages present extracted grammar as a readable guide.
• Shared practice history includes date-range reports with a short AI-written progress summary and revocable links.

v1.0.3 — 10 August 2026 — Cleaner updated lessons

• Updated lessons now keep only vocabulary introduced in that revision; words already present in an earlier lesson from the same document are suppressed.
• Ingestion now records whether it used the full source, changed pages, or a full-source fallback, making unexpected lesson results easier to explain.

v1.0.2 — 6 August 2026 — Shareable practice reports

• Practice history can now be shared as a revocable date-range report, combining completed-session totals with a short AI-written progress summary.
• Shared reports include a concise recap and result for each completed session, giving readers context for the wider progress summary.

v1.0.1 — 5 August 2026 — Multi-class vocabulary and MCP practice progress

• Practice sessions run through a connected AI app like Claude or ChatGPT now show a live progress bar as you answer, and a results table with each question's outcome once you finish.
• A word can belong to more than one class at once — ペコペコ is both an onomatopoeia and an adverb. The vocabulary reference Type column shows every class, filtering matches any of them, and connected AI apps see the same full set.
• The account menu and Documentation page now link straight to this changelog.

v1.0.0 — 4 August 2026 — Ready for open sign-ups

• Conversation practice now lives in connected AI apps such as Claude and ChatGPT, which conduct and record it in conversation. The built-in conversation screen is gone, and legacy conversation sessions no longer offer Continue or Again.
• The busiest pages got faster: lessons and sessions load a page at a time, vocabulary reference search is index-backed, topic cards draw their sample words from a single request (rotating daily), and finishing a session updates your stats instantly however much history you have.
• A practice session being generated shows real progress — a stable percentage and honest activity notes, with a clear message if generation fails — and sessions completed in a connected app show as completed immediately.
• Re-uploading a lesson PDF is caught before a duplicate is created: an unchanged file points back at the lesson it matches, and an updated deck from your tutor can continue the earlier lesson, adding only its new or changed pages.
• Sessions run by a connected AI app end with a short closing summary, shown on the session's detail page and shared links; the app can also add a summary to sessions you ran yourself.
• The vocabulary reference table is sortable, and particle practice can start from your latest lesson or a recent one you pick.

28–31 July 2026 — Faster, steadier practice generation

• Practice sessions now generate in about thirty seconds instead of two minutes.
• Generated questions are validated as they are produced, and anything malformed is repaired automatically instead of failing the session.
• Generation became durable: a slow or failed step resumes where it left off rather than losing the whole session.
• Particle questions became multiple choice, and fixes landed for answers dropping silently and sessions double-submitting on completion.

24–27 July 2026 — Sharing, richer material, and learning stats

• Practice sessions can be shared by URL, with a dedicated review view for the person you share with.
• Web pages and YouTube transcripts can be added as study material, alongside uploads and pasted text.
• This documentation site launched, together with the public vocabulary reference.
• Learning stats persist, so progress carries across sessions.
• New accounts start with a seeded example lesson to explore.

16–22 July 2026 — Accounts, notes, and references

• Usernames became editable, and email login arrived.
• Notes: freeform notes attached to a lesson, with their own page and accent themes.
• Public grammar reference pages launched.
• Vocabulary is deduplicated against a shared word list, and connected apps can read your full known-word inventory.
• Mobile spacing, layout, and touch interactions were fixed across the app.

3–13 July 2026 — Session history

• Past practice sessions can be reviewed item by item, with each question's explanation revealed once it is answered correctly or the session is complete.
• Connected AI apps can review your past sessions too.
• Resuming a session restores the answers you had already given.

24–27 June 2026 — Connect your AI app

• The atode MCP server launched: connected apps such as ChatGPT and Claude can plan and run practice sessions against your own material.
• Connecting is managed with OAuth consent and API keys, from a settings page with per-app instructions.
• Practice generation moved to the background, so the app stays responsive while a session is prepared.

6–9 June 2026 — First release

• The first version of atode: add a lesson and get an entry with AI-generated vocabulary and topics, ready to practise in quiz, translation, and checklist modes.
• Early access sign-up opened.