> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.ironoctopus.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Changelog

> New features and changes in Iron Octopus, newest first.

**28 October 2026**

Clearer labels and work item stages

* **Clearer labels everywhere.** On-screen labels now use one consistent vocabulary. For example, progress reads "N of M acceptance criteria met", and building is called Building.
* **Four work item stages.** Every work item now follows the same four stages: To do, In progress, Review and Done. See [work items](https://docs.ironoctopus.ai/building-blocks/work-items.md).

**27 October 2026**

Honest acceptance and documentation

* **Acceptance states its limits.** Acceptance criteria that can only be proven by running tests or the app are now disclosed as outside platform verification capabilities, instead of blocking release or passing silently. See [requirements](https://docs.ironoctopus.ai/building-blocks/requirements.md#limits-of-default-verification).
* **More reliable planning.** Plans no longer fail on duplicate acceptance criteria, and repair them automatically.
* **New documentation.** Product documentation moved to [docs.ironoctopus.ai](https://docs.ironoctopus.ai/index.md).

**25 October 2026**

One planning workspace

* **Ideas and features in one place.** Describing an idea, answering questions, reviewing the plan and approving it now happen in one planning workspace. See [start with an idea](https://docs.ironoctopus.ai/build/start-with-an-idea.md).
* **Terms and privacy at sign-up.** Sign-up and payment link to the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.
* **Assessments follow the project team.** Configured assessments always use the feature's project team for review and AI billing.

**24 October 2026**

Automatic acceptance and review reruns

* **Features move to Acceptance on their own** as soon as every work item is done.
* **Request a new AI review.** When a change is waiting for a person, you can ask Iron Octopus to review the same changes again first, and see the outcome live. See [review and rework](https://docs.ironoctopus.ai/build/review-and-rework.md#review-a-change-yourself).

**21 October 2026**

Simpler sign-up and defect hand-off

* **Sign-up, one step per screen.** Sign-up at app.ironoctopus.ai/start now asks for one thing at a time: account, plan, payment, then your first idea. There's no AI setup step. AI is included.
* **Defect fixes follow the normal path.** Approving a defect's repair creates a fix that's planned, built, reviewed and released like any other work. See [report a defect](https://docs.ironoctopus.ai/fix/report-a-defect.md).

**20 October 2026**

Self-serve sign-up

* **Start building on your own.** Sign up, subscribe and describe your first idea at app.ironoctopus.ai/start, without talking to sales. See the [quickstart](https://docs.ironoctopus.ai/quickstart.md).

**6 October 2026**

Pioneer plan and hosted previews

* **Pioneer plan.** The launch plan, with every capability included and a price lock for as long as you stay subscribed. See [plans and billing](https://docs.ironoctopus.ai/account/plans-and-billing.md).
* **Hosted previews.** Check acceptance criteria that need a running app in a preview, and record the result.
* **Ideas grounded in your code.** Idea chat reads the project's repository, so plans reflect what's already built.


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