Product history

Changelog

A public record of shipped capabilities and the safety boundaries that matter to contractors.

21 August 2026

Cleaner one-click application flow

Candidate workspace now hides provider names and infrastructure connection details
Role tailoring remains available through a local evidence engine when enhanced AI is unavailable
One confirmation replaces three repetitive approval boxes
Managed application API route supports submitted, processing and needs-you outcomes
Application Profile stores reusable employer-form defaults

20 August 2026

Open public beta

Public signup remains open without a waitlist or invitation code
Beta status is visible across the website, installed app and service emails
Clear beta expectations, known boundaries and feedback route
Prepared waitlist notice rewritten as a beta invitation and kept behind explicit send approval

20 August 2026

Evidence-led contract filters

Seniority groups match explicit wording in the role title
Rate-basis filtering separates daily, hourly and annual/FTC advertisements
Sponsorship filtering requires positive wording and never treats an unknown listing as unavailable
Saved alerts preserve the advanced filters after additive migration 012

20 August 2026

Faster contract search

Initial results reduced to twelve focused cards with the complete catalogue retained through pagination
Contract results render before slower facet aggregation finishes
Facet counts load in the background and remain cached by the non-toggle search filters
Phone, tablet and desktop regression coverage deliberately stalls facets to prove results stay responsive

20 August 2026

Mobile, messaging and disclosure parity

Dedicated installable mobile workspace with browser install and live readiness states
Offline recovery remains explicit about live contract freshness
Recruiter email, WhatsApp and SMS surfaces report their real production connection state
Public responsible-disclosure page and machine-readable security.txt policy
Automated reduced-motion, responsive-overflow and accessibility coverage

20 August 2026

Automated release gates

Vercel production builds now require type, lint, unit and domain checks
GitHub runs the optimized build with exact locked dependencies
Full Playwright and axe journeys run on phone, tablet and desktop
Superseded branch runs cancel automatically; failure traces are retained for seven days

20 August 2026

Stable contract loading states

Five-card search skeleton keeps the result column stable on first load
Navigation and page heading remain visible through route hydration
Shared actionable empty and error panels preserve filters
Contract-detail skeleton and retry boundary prevent blank transitions on cold pages

20 August 2026

Contract feed safeguards

Daily source refresh keeps supported listings current
Cross-source duplicate reduction limits repeated opportunities
Stale listings expire from active search results
Operational source monitoring remains restricted to administrators

20 August 2026

Safer private Resume uploads

PDF and DOCX signatures checked before profile storage
Active PDF features, Word macros and embedded objects rejected
DOCX entry-count, path and expansion limits
Failed profile saves roll back the new file; owner-scoped replacement cleanup runs only after the new reference is saved

20 August 2026

Transparent IR35 evidence

Advertiser-stated, arrangement-derived, source/review and unconfirmed provenance states
Exact matched IR35 wording shown when available
Latest evidence-check date and confidence visible on every contract detail
Conflicts and non-reproducible labels prompt contractors to verify the original advert and SDS

20 August 2026

Reliable account recovery

Password-reset mode keeps the account email field visible
Password input removed from reset requests
Sign-in, sign-up and recovery states verified on phone, tablet and desktop
Neutral sign-in errors continue to avoid exposing whether an account exists

20 August 2026

Faster contract details

Public job-detail pages cached for one minute
Metadata and page rendering share one deduplicated contract lookup
Fresh detail generated automatically after the short cache window
No caching added to private account or application data

20 August 2026

Explainable contract matching

Inspect the skills, rate, IR35 and workplace points behind a match
Case-insensitive comparison for canonical skill names
Profile skills absent from structured listing tags shown as gaps
Percentage withheld when there is no structured skill overlap instead of showing a misleading result

20 August 2026

Curated alert previews

On-demand live match preview for every saved search
Request cancellation and stale-response protection when switching alerts
Responsive loading, empty, retry and delete-confirmation states
Visible email-provider gate so an in-product preview is never presented as a delivered alert

20 August 2026

Reviewable application receipts

Immutable dry-run snapshot of the approved Resume, cover letter and screening answers
Expandable exact-answer review after receipt creation
Accuracy or change-needed feedback stored with the application
Clear separation between a preparation receipt and an ATS submission confirmation

20 August 2026

Faster public browsing

Server-rendered featured contracts with a one-minute freshness window
Removed eager account and workspace downloads from public pages
Kept sign-in and sign-up available without loading their code before it is needed
Reduced the pricing-page unused JavaScript measured during release checks

20 August 2026

Safe subscription foundation

Hosted Stripe Checkout and self-service customer portal behind a complete provider gate
Signed webhook validation with a private idempotent event ledger
Live-only entitlement granting so test payments never unlock Pro
Billing, cancellation, cooling-off and refund policy
Account deletion cancels the linked subscription before erasing local data

20 August 2026

Contract-search analytics

Private application funnel and outcome rates
Eight-week preparation and response activity
IR35, workplace and source breakdowns
Unread, stale-role and networking follow-up signals
CSV export that excludes Resume and message content

20 August 2026

Developer connections and referrals

Protocol-tested read-only MCP server for public contract discovery
Public provider-connection dashboard with secret-safe state reporting
Account-owned relationship map and follow-up queue
Role-linked referral drafts with explicit review and manual sending
Networking privacy and acceptable-use disclosures

20 August 2026

Brand, trust and account-control release

New original IR35Careers path mark and complete app/social icon set
Separate sign-in and sign-up actions plus password recovery
Account-data export and user-confirmed permanent deletion
Installable mobile web app and offline recovery
Privacy, cookie, terms, accessibility, AI, security and listing transparency pages
Faster, source-aware contract filtering and corrected TBC/day-rate handling

19 August 2026

Contractor preparation workspace

Truth-preserving Resume analysis with role score and keyword gaps
Side-by-side suggestion approval, immutable versions and PDF/DOCX export
Role-grounded cover letter and reviewed screening answers
Dry-run application receipt, tracker, linked inbox and automation rules

19 August 2026

Public contract discovery

Responsive UK contract search with IR35 evidence, rates and workplace labels
Original-source handoff, saved roles and alert definitions
IR35 status checker and take-home calculator

For implementation detail, safety questions or corrections, contact IR35Careers.