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January 2026
IntegrationUI
GitHub OAuth, epics, and a refined dark mode

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New Features

Personal GitHub OAuth - Connect your personal GitHub account without installing the GitHub App. BrainGrid tries your personal connection first, then your org’s GitHub App, then public access—so you always get the best available access. Perfect for personal repos or orgs where you can’t install apps.Find it in Settings → Integrations → Connect GitHub Account.
Personal GitHub OAuth in Settings showing connected account with hybrid authentication
Epic hierarchy - Organize requirements into epics with parent-child relationships:
  • Group related requirements under an epic
  • Add dependencies between requirements (Requirement A blocks Requirement B)
  • View execution order—BrainGrid automatically determines the right order based on dependencies
  • Status gates prevent starting blocked requirements until dependencies complete
  • Max 20 dependencies per requirement, with warnings if requirements would block each other in a loop
Epic hierarchy showing parent epic with child requirements in the Plan view
Requirements filter bar - Find requirements faster with new filter dropdowns:
  • Filter by status (Planned, In Progress, Review, etc.)
  • Filter by assignee
  • Filter by tags
  • Search by title or description
  • Filters persist in URL—bookmark filtered views or share with teammates
Requirements filter bar with Status, Assignee, Tags dropdowns and search
Clarifying questions redesign - The survey experience got a major upgrade:
  • Click any option label to add inline clarifications
  • Agent messages now display formatted text properly (headings, tables, code, and quotes)
  • Auto-scrolls to bottom when the agent starts thinking
  • Cleaner checkbox and multiple-choice styling
Paste images anywhere - Cmd+V (Mac) or Ctrl+V (Windows/Linux) now works in both the agent chat and requirement forms. Paste screenshots directly from your clipboard—no more saving files first.
CLI: Tag management - Manage requirement tags from the command line:
braingrid requirement tag add REQ-123 --name "urgent" --color "#FF0000"
braingrid requirement tag list REQ-123
braingrid requirement tag remove REQ-123 --name "urgent"
CLI: API token authentication - Use BRAINGRID_API_TOKEN environment variable for CI/CD pipelines and sandbox environments. No interactive OAuth needed.

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Improvements

  • Refined dark mode - New dark palette with deeper blacks, cleaner whites, and subtler borders. The agent chat, sidebar, and cards all feel more cohesive.
  • Unified Plan view - Ideas tab is gone. Ideas now live in the main Plan tab alongside your other requirements.
  • More reliable AI responses - Agent tools are now more robust, so you’ll see fewer errors and retries.
  • Onboarding simplified - After completing onboarding, you go straight to the project agent instead of creating a requirement first.
  • Settings navigation - Dropdown now shows Billing, Team, API Keys, Organization, and Integrations directly instead of a generic “Settings” link.
  • Smarter context detection - The agent knows whether you have an epic or requirement selected and uses the right tools automatically.
  • Inline requirement creation - Create requirements directly in the Plan view with keyboard navigation (Tab, Enter, Escape).
  • Smarter breakdown button - The “Breakdown into tasks” button only shows when the agent has task creation capabilities.

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Fixes

  • Branch selection in documents - Code analysis documents now correctly show content from your selected branch, not just the latest analyzed revision.
  • File attachments in epics - File uploads now work in epic workflow chats, not just requirement chats.
  • Image upload limit - Images over 5MB are rejected before upload with a clear error message (Anthropic API limit).
  • Organization name validation - Fixed false “name unavailable” error when saving an organization name that was already yours.
  • User initials in chat - Your messages now show your actual initials instead of “U”.
  • Tool call recovery - When something goes wrong with agent tools, you now see a helpful error message instead of a generic failure.