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Latest updates and improvements

Smart Merge Streaming & Real-Time Improvements

Smart Merge Now Streams to Everyone

When the facilitator uses Smart Merge, the modal automatically appears for all participants in real-time. Regular members see a read-only view of the merge suggestions as they're reviewed and merged, allowing everyone to follow along and contribute to the discussion. Other admins can view suggestions and participate in the process. The merge cooldown has also been lowered from 30 to 10 seconds.

Timer Sync for All Admins

Fixed a bug where the retro timer would not update for non-facilitator admins — they were stuck seeing 0:00 while the timer was running. Timer duration changes now also sync to other admins. The "Time's up" notification volume has been lowered for a less jarring experience.

Reactions Bar & Done Status Improvements

The reactions toolbar no longer stretches or wraps on narrower screens. The "I'm done" button keeps its text when toggled — only the background colour changes between outlined and filled states. Facilitators can now hover the info icon next to the done counter to see which participants haven't marked done yet.

Two-Factor Authentication

Enhanced Account Security

Add an extra layer of protection to your account with two-factor authentication (2FA). When enabled, you'll need both your password and a verification code from your authenticator app to sign in. Setup takes about a minute - just scan a QR code with apps like Google Authenticator, Authy, or 1Password. We also generate backup codes you can use if you ever lose access to your authenticator device.

Trusted Devices

Don't want to enter a code every time? Mark your personal devices as "trusted" and skip 2FA for 30 days on those devices. You can view and revoke trusted devices anytime from your account settings. You'll also receive an email notification whenever a new trusted device is added to your account.

Account Protection

To protect your account, we've added rate limiting on verification attempts and detailed audit logging for all 2FA-related actions. You'll receive email notifications when 2FA is enabled or disabled on your account, and password confirmation is required before making security changes.

Jira Integration

Jira Cloud Integration

Connect your team's Jira Cloud instance and export retrospective action items directly as Jira issues. Choose the project, issue type, and priority when exporting. Changes sync bi-directionally - update a title, description, status, or assignee in either SprintPulse or Jira and the other stays in sync automatically. You can also choose to keep changes local on a per-update basis.

Realtime & Facilitation Improvements

Robust Realtime Features

Improved responsiveness and robustness of realtime features with better reconnection handling and more reliable online presence tracking. Retro steps now transition smoothly without full page reloads, keeping everyone in sync.

Smarter Timer Experience

The timer is now properly synchronized across all participants. When time's up, you'll hear a spoken message notification instead of a simple sound - so you know the time's up even if you're in another tab or app. The toast notification also stays visible until you dismiss it.

Clearer Facilitator Role

Facilitator-led navigation is now on by default but can be turned off when starting a retro. Team admins can now easily take over the facilitator role, and only the active facilitator sees the controls - eliminating confusion when multiple admins are present. Regular participants can clearly see who is facilitating and when they're being moved between steps.

Enhanced AI Features

Smart Merge now shows a confidence score for each suggestion, with an improved UI for adjusting suggested groups. Action item suggestions have been enhanced to avoid recommending items too similar to existing ones. Feedback cards no longer auto-vote for their authors.

UX Polish

Improved UI for smaller screens - feedback cards in the "Share Feedback" and "Vote" steps now display in 2 columns instead of 3. The "I'm Done" button is now more prominent and harder to miss. Action item buttons are properly aligned with text, and checkboxes are hidden in the action items panel during the retro. Various spacing and heading improvements throughout.

Linear Integration

Connect your team's workspace to Linear and export action items as Linear issues - complete with title, description, assignee, due date, and status. Changes sync bi-directionally: updates made in SprintPulse are pushed to Linear, and changes in Linear (status, assignee) are synced back via webhooks. You can choose to sync or keep changes local each time. Available from both the retro board and the team action items view.

AI Accuracy Improvements

Smarter Merge Suggestions with Confidence Tiers

Smart Merge now uses confidence tiers to filter suggestions. Only high-confidence groupings (items that clearly belong together) are shown by default. You can also refine suggestions by marking incorrect groupings, which helps the AI learn your team's preferences over time.

Manually Refine Smart Merge Suggestions

You can now manually improve AI suggestions in Smart Merge with an intuitive interface. Remove items from suggested groups, add them back, or create your own custom groups from ungrouped items. Custom groups appear with distinct indigo styling and can be merged just like AI-suggested ones - giving you full control over how feedback gets organized.

Action Item Suggestions Based on Team Engagement

Action item suggestions now consider votes, comments, and reactions when prioritizing what to suggest. Feedback with high team engagement is weighted more heavily, ensuring suggested actions address what your team cares about most.

Improved Analytics Date Range Defaults

When selecting a team in Analytics, the date range now automatically adjusts to cover your last 6 retrospectives. This makes better use of cached data and shows you the most relevant recent history without manual date selection.

AI Model Upgrade

Upgraded to Claude Opus 4.5

All AI features - including Smart Merge, action item suggestions, retro summaries, and analytics insights - now run on Anthropic's flagship model, Claude Opus 4.5. This delivers noticeably higher accuracy across the board, from more precise feedback grouping to better-quality summaries and more relevant action item suggestions.

Faster and More Reliable AI Responses

Beyond the model upgrade, we have made general improvements to how AI features process and return results. Error handling is now more resilient, and expected operational events like rate limits are handled more gracefully - resulting in a smoother experience when using any of the AI-powered features.

Slack Integration Improvements

Connect to Slack from Board Creation Wizard

You can now connect your team to Slack directly from the "Invite your team" step of the board creation wizard. Previously, you had to set up Slack integration separately before being able to share boards via Slack. Now, if Slack isn't connected yet, you'll see a "Connect to Slack" option that guides you through the setup process and brings you right back to the wizard when done.

Major AI Improvements

Smarter Feedback Grouping

The Smart Merge feature now uses a two-step analysis process. First, it identifies the core topic of each feedback item using predefined categories (process, tools, communication, etc.). Then, it groups only feedback that shares the exact same specific topic - not just the same category. This significantly reduces incorrect groupings and ensures feedback about different issues stays separate.

More Practical Action Item Suggestions

Action item suggestions are now focused on tasks someone can start this week. Each suggestion must be immediate, concrete, owned, scoped, and traceable to specific feedback. The AI now avoids vague recommendations like "improve communication" and instead suggests specific actions like "Schedule a 15-minute weekly sync to discuss blockers".

Richer Retro Summaries

Retrospective summaries now take into account votes, comments, and emoji reactions when analyzing team sentiment. High-voted items and those with many reactions are weighted more heavily. The summary includes engagement statistics and provides a more accurate picture of what the team cares about most.

Better Analytics Insights

Analytics now provide more accurate sentiment scoring with consistent scoring across retrospectives. Trend analysis distinguishes meaningful patterns from noise, and recurring topics now include sentiment classification (positive, negative, or mixed) to help identify persistent problems versus team strengths.

Facilitator Mode & UX Improvements

Facilitator-Led Navigation

Navigation is now driven by the facilitator and automatically synchronized to all participants. When the facilitator moves between stages, everyone follows along in real-time - keeping the whole team on the same page. The facilitator sees a control bar to guide the retro, while participants see a subtle indicator showing they're following the facilitator's view.

Clearer Retrospective Stages

The retrospective workflow now uses clearer stage names. "Share Feedback" replaces the previous naming for the feedback collection phase, making it immediately obvious what participants should do. "Reflect & Plan" better describes the discussion and action planning phase. These names appear in the navigation bar and help guide participants through each step of the retrospective.

Real-Time Facilitator Notes

Facilitator notes are now broadcast to all participants in real-time. When the facilitator updates notes during the summary stage, everyone sees the changes instantly without needing to refresh. This makes it easier for teams to collaboratively capture key decisions and takeaways.

Polish and Refinements

Several small but meaningful improvements: toast notifications now appear at the top-center of the screen for better visibility; editing board settings no longer redirects you away from your current stage; emoji reactions now display in a consistent order and are preserved when merging feedback items together.

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