Changelog

Follow along as we improve Trekky for active job seekers.

v1.10.0

May 2026

Latest

Autopilot — your sourcing agent

Active sourcing (opt-in):Arm the agent to find roles matching your target roles and locations from public job listings. It's off by default and never runs until you turn it on.
AI classification: Every discovered role is read by AI and tagged with seniority, years required, role type, and tech stack.
Auto or manual tailoring: Tailor your resume and cover letter to each role automatically on discovery, or one at a time.
Review before you approve: A diff shows exactly what the AI changed so nothing is fabricated behind your back - and you can copy or download the documents right there before adding the role to your board.

The Ledger — know your worth

Total-comp valuation: Benchmark your base + bonus + annualised equity against the market for your role and region (NZ / AU / US).
Underpayment alerts:A conservative nudge when you're tracking below market - never on low-confidence data.
Wins log: Capture accomplishments as you ship them - your evidence for the next raise or interview.

Safety & controls

Daily caps on sourcing and tailoring keep volume and cost in check.
Notifications: A new in-app bell for new matches, status changes, and weekly win nudges.
Public listings only: Sourcing reads public job pages with rate limits - it never logs in to or scrapes your personal accounts.

v1.9.0.2

May 2026

Stage-Aware AI Actions

Smart Card Action Pills: Wishlist, Applied, Interviewing, and Offer cards now surface contextual AI actions such as Build apply kit, Find contacts, Research rounds, and Offer gameplan.
Apply Kit Handoff:Wishlist AI now acts as a concierge into Trekky's native builders, with clickable links that open Cover Letter, Tailored Resume, and Company Research directly for the attached job.
Offer Gameplan Flow: Offer cards can now jump straight to the Offers comparison view while opening Trekky AI with negotiation context attached.
Contact-Finding Workflow: Applied cards that have been waiting for a few days now suggest Find contacts, opening AI with a follow-up and LinkedIn contact prompt.

Workflow & UI Improvements

Find Roles Imports to Wishlist: Jobs imported from Find Roles now land in Wish List by default, keeping potential roles separate from submitted applications.
Premium Board Pills: Priority badges, attention chips, cleared counters, and stage nudges now share the same iOS-style glass pill treatment with aligned sizing and subtle severity dots.
Cleaner Attention Logic: Removed duplicate Urgent/High attention pills so the second chip only appears when there is a real next action.
AI Search Links: LinkedIn search queries generated inside Trekky AI are now clickable, making it faster to jump from research to outreach.

Fixes

Gemini Model Recovery: Updated Trekky AI routes away from a retired Gemini preview model so AI generation works again with the current stable model.
Auth & Landing Polish: Refined Sign In and Sign Up sizing, matched their styling, removed an unnecessary landing footer theme toggle, and reordered social links.

v1.9.0.1

May 2026

Interactive AI Assistant & UI Overhaul

Interactive Drag & Drop Job Attaching: Drag any job card from the Kanban board and drop it directly onto the Trekky AI Assistant window or the compass FAB. Trekky AI will automatically load the job details to craft tailored outreach, practice specific interview questions, or write cover letters.
Flexible Chat Layouts: Added a maximize toggle to the AI Chat window, allowing you to expand the panel into a wide sidebar for editing cover letters, reading longer analysis, or practicing interviews.
AI Profile Premium Design: Rebuilt the AI Profile from the ground up using premium Apple settings layout principles. Features a visual completion progress badge, segmented control selectors for experience levels, a clean tab interface for PDF uploading and plain text parsing, and a secure instant-save toggle.

Improvements

Feedback Form Redesign:Cleaned up the feedback form's colors and layout to match standard premium card aesthetics.
Shortcut Conflict Fixes: Remapped view switching shortcut hotkeys to avoid collision with theme switches and custom options.

v1.9.0

May 2026

Features & Landing Page

Landing Page Overhaul:Completely redesigned the homepage to highlight Trekky's core value against traditional spreadsheets, featuring an interactive feature walkthrough and a premium “technical luxury” aesthetic.
Built in Public: Added a new newsletter subscription directly on the homepage so you can follow along with the journey to $1k MRR and receive exclusive behind-the-scenes updates.

v1.8.0

April 2026

The Trekky Rebrand

New Name, Same Mission: Job Tracker is now officially Trekky. We've completely overhauled our brand identity to reflect our evolution from a simple tracker to a comprehensive job search companion.
New Domain: We've officially moved to trekky.app. All links and email domains have been updated accordingly.

v1.7.5

April 2026

Features

AI Career Assistant: Launched a floating, context-aware AI chat assistant that can answer questions about your jobs, provide interview tips, and help brainstorm outreach messages.
NZ Professional Tone: Centralised New Zealand style rules across all AI features. Banned Silicon Valley hyperbole (rockstar, ninja, 10x) and enforced NZ English spelling.
AI Assistant UI Lock: Dedicated monochrome lock state for accounts under 24 hours old to prevent automated abuse while providing a clear unlock timeframe.
Post-Success Credit Sync: AI credits are now only deducted upon successful streaming completion, protecting users from quota loss due to network interruptions.

Improvements

Security Hardening: Unified account age gate and IP-based signup rate limiting (2 per day) to defend against multi-account spam.
Configurable Trusted Origins: Switched to environment-based trusted origins for Better-Auth, allowing seamless Vercel preview and production deployments.

Bug Fixes

Prompt Consistency: Resolved issues where regional context was only partially applied. All 5 AI routes now strictly follow the NZ professional profile.

v1.7.0

April 2026

Features

Google Calendar Sync Overhaul: Completely refactored the two-way sync with Google Calendar to support March 2026 Google API behavioral changes regarding Google Meet links. Includes more robust OAuth token handling.
Onboarding Enhancements: Updated the onboarding flow with clearer instructions. Double-click any job card now provides explicit shortcuts to test Cover Letter and Resume Generation capabilities.
AI Company Research: Automatically research and summarize deep intelligence on the target company directly inside your job application context.
AI Interview Prep: Generate potential interview questions tailored specifically to the job role and your personal resume to help you prepare effectively.

Improvements

Production Readiness: Conducted a comprehensive audit of the Next.js 16 App Router codebase. Removed dead routes, unused code, and optimized bundles for significantly improved load times.

Bug Fixes

AI Resume Parser:Fixed an "Invalid JSON payload" error with the Gemini model formatting when extracting structured data from unstructured PDF resumes.

v1.6.0

March 2026

Features

AI Cover Letter Generator: Stream-generate personalised cover letters powered by Gemini, with auto-save to the job record. Copy, edit, or regenerate in one click.
AI Resume Parser: Upload a PDF or paste plain text. Gemini extracts your primary role, experience level, and key skills automatically.
AI Profile Page: Dedicated /dashboard/profile page to manage your professional context, writing preferences, and stored resume for use in AI features.
AI Onboarding Wizard: Guided first-run experience with resume upload, drag-and-drop, and LinkedIn PDF import to set up your AI profile in under 60 seconds.
Custom AI Instructions: Override the default confident engineering tone with your own writing style prompt for cover letter generation.

Improvements

Rate Limiting: 20 cover letter generations per day with automatic midnight reset; new accounts require a 3-day waiting period to prevent abuse.
PII Hygiene: Resume text excluded from default profile queries for data minimisation. Only loaded when explicitly needed for generation.

Bug Fixes

Cover Letter Persistence: Cover letters now correctly save and reload when editing jobs. Previously they were lost when the dialog closed.
Board Data Integrity:
Fixed an issue where job notes, seniority data, and inference metadata were silently dropped during dashboard revalidation, causing jobs to appear to "auto-delete."

v1.5.5

February 2026

Features

Analysis Dashboard:Visual analytics view with "Application Velocity" and "Pipeline Health" charts
Focus Areas: Smart lists that highlight high-priority and stalled applications automatically

Improvements

UI Polish: Refined dashboard ease-of-use with clearer titles, descriptions, and action labels
Mobile Optimization: Improved touch interactions by hiding keyboard shortcut tooltips on small screens
Header Metrics: Cleaner layout for dashboard statistics with improved spacing

v1.5.0

February 2026

Features

Dual-Filtering Architecture:Advanced distinction between "Raw" (explicit) and "Inferred" seniority data for precision matching
"Smarter" seniority detection-now recognizes "Senior" vs "Lead" roles in job titles.
Mismatch Intelligence:Automatically flags jobs where the title (e.g. "Senior") conflicts with the description requirements (e.g. "1 year exp")
Natural Language Parser: Analysis engine covering 100+ patterns to extract experience years and salary data from unstructured text
Smart Empty States: Context-aware suggestions when no jobs match your specific criteria
Deep-Linkable Filters: All search parameters are synchronized with the URL for easy sharing and bookmarking

Improvements

Monochrome UI Refresh:Pro-level aesthetic with refined button hierarchy and "white-to-black" job cards
Seniority Badges: Optimized color system (Green/Teal/Orange/Red) for superior dark mode readability
Modular Performance: Split job search into 6 loosely coupled components for faster rendering

v1.4.0

February 2026

Features

Job Search Tab: Integrated LinkedIn job search directly within the dashboard
We've completely rewritten the "Add Job" flow to be faster.
Smart Filtering: Intelligent filters for Junior, Intermediate, and Senior roles
Location Presets: One-click toggle for major tech hubs in New Zealand and Australia

Improvements

Persistent View State: Dashboard remembers your last active tab (Kanban/List/Search)
New Shortcuts: Added Shift+J for Job Search and Ctrl+Enter to trigger search

v1.3.0

February 2026

Documentation

Documentation Page: Comprehensive docs covering features, keyboard shortcuts, and integration guides
Changelog Page: Public version history with categorized release notes
Terms Acceptance: Added Terms of Use and Privacy Policy acceptance to authentication flows

v1.2.0

January 2026

Features

Google Calendar Sync: Two-way integration with Google Calendar for seamless interview scheduling
Email Reminders: Automated 24-hour interview reminders and 7-day follow-up notifications via Resend
Custom Time Picker: Enhanced UX with 30-minute interval slots (8 AM - 7 PM)

Improvements

Enhanced calendar view with at-a-glance interview details
Interview conflict detection showing all same-day interviews
Better timezone support in interview scheduler

v1.1.0

January 2026

Features

Keyboard Shortcuts: Comprehensive shortcuts for power users (Cmd+K, /, C, etc.)
Command Palette: Quick actions and search with Cmd/Ctrl + K
Calendar View: Monthly calendar showing all scheduled interviews
Interview Scheduling: Add dates, times, and timezone info to job applications

Improvements

Enhanced search bar visibility and styling
Improved dialog transitions and animations
Better empty state messaging throughout the app
More consistent button hover states

Performance

Reduced re-renders in dashboard components
Optimized board data fetching with SWR
Faster search with improved filtering logic

v1.0.0

January 2026

Initial Release

Kanban Board: Visual pipeline with drag-and-drop job cards
Priority System: Tag jobs as High, Medium, or Low priority
Authentication: Google OAuth and email/password sign-in
Custom Columns: Organize jobs with customizable status columns
Real-time Updates: Optimistic UI with SWR for instant feedback
Added "years of experience" extraction (e.g., "5+ years required").
Dark/Light Theme: Full theme support with system preference detection
New "Inference Score" shows you why a job was rated "Senior" or "Junior".
Responsive Design: Mobile-friendly interface for job tracking on the go

The beginning of Trekky

Changelog

Follow along as we improve Trekky for active job seekers.

v1.10.0

May 2026

Latest

Autopilot — your sourcing agent

Active sourcing (opt-in):Arm the agent to find roles matching your target roles and locations from public job listings. It's off by default and never runs until you turn it on.
AI classification: Every discovered role is read by AI and tagged with seniority, years required, role type, and tech stack.
Auto or manual tailoring: Tailor your resume and cover letter to each role automatically on discovery, or one at a time.
Review before you approve: A diff shows exactly what the AI changed so nothing is fabricated behind your back - and you can copy or download the documents right there before adding the role to your board.

The Ledger — know your worth

Total-comp valuation: Benchmark your base + bonus + annualised equity against the market for your role and region (NZ / AU / US).
Underpayment alerts:A conservative nudge when you're tracking below market - never on low-confidence data.
Wins log: Capture accomplishments as you ship them - your evidence for the next raise or interview.

Safety & controls

Daily caps on sourcing and tailoring keep volume and cost in check.
Notifications: A new in-app bell for new matches, status changes, and weekly win nudges.
Public listings only: Sourcing reads public job pages with rate limits - it never logs in to or scrapes your personal accounts.

v1.9.0.2

May 2026

Stage-Aware AI Actions

Smart Card Action Pills: Wishlist, Applied, Interviewing, and Offer cards now surface contextual AI actions such as Build apply kit, Find contacts, Research rounds, and Offer gameplan.
Apply Kit Handoff:Wishlist AI now acts as a concierge into Trekky's native builders, with clickable links that open Cover Letter, Tailored Resume, and Company Research directly for the attached job.
Offer Gameplan Flow: Offer cards can now jump straight to the Offers comparison view while opening Trekky AI with negotiation context attached.
Contact-Finding Workflow: Applied cards that have been waiting for a few days now suggest Find contacts, opening AI with a follow-up and LinkedIn contact prompt.

Workflow & UI Improvements

Find Roles Imports to Wishlist: Jobs imported from Find Roles now land in Wish List by default, keeping potential roles separate from submitted applications.
Premium Board Pills: Priority badges, attention chips, cleared counters, and stage nudges now share the same iOS-style glass pill treatment with aligned sizing and subtle severity dots.
Cleaner Attention Logic: Removed duplicate Urgent/High attention pills so the second chip only appears when there is a real next action.
AI Search Links: LinkedIn search queries generated inside Trekky AI are now clickable, making it faster to jump from research to outreach.

Fixes

Gemini Model Recovery: Updated Trekky AI routes away from a retired Gemini preview model so AI generation works again with the current stable model.
Auth & Landing Polish: Refined Sign In and Sign Up sizing, matched their styling, removed an unnecessary landing footer theme toggle, and reordered social links.

v1.9.0.1

May 2026

Interactive AI Assistant & UI Overhaul

Interactive Drag & Drop Job Attaching: Drag any job card from the Kanban board and drop it directly onto the Trekky AI Assistant window or the compass FAB. Trekky AI will automatically load the job details to craft tailored outreach, practice specific interview questions, or write cover letters.
Flexible Chat Layouts: Added a maximize toggle to the AI Chat window, allowing you to expand the panel into a wide sidebar for editing cover letters, reading longer analysis, or practicing interviews.
AI Profile Premium Design: Rebuilt the AI Profile from the ground up using premium Apple settings layout principles. Features a visual completion progress badge, segmented control selectors for experience levels, a clean tab interface for PDF uploading and plain text parsing, and a secure instant-save toggle.

Improvements

Feedback Form Redesign:Cleaned up the feedback form's colors and layout to match standard premium card aesthetics.
Shortcut Conflict Fixes: Remapped view switching shortcut hotkeys to avoid collision with theme switches and custom options.

v1.9.0

May 2026

Features & Landing Page

Landing Page Overhaul:Completely redesigned the homepage to highlight Trekky's core value against traditional spreadsheets, featuring an interactive feature walkthrough and a premium “technical luxury” aesthetic.
Built in Public: Added a new newsletter subscription directly on the homepage so you can follow along with the journey to $1k MRR and receive exclusive behind-the-scenes updates.

v1.8.0

April 2026

The Trekky Rebrand

New Name, Same Mission: Job Tracker is now officially Trekky. We've completely overhauled our brand identity to reflect our evolution from a simple tracker to a comprehensive job search companion.
New Domain: We've officially moved to trekky.app. All links and email domains have been updated accordingly.

v1.7.5

April 2026

Features

AI Career Assistant: Launched a floating, context-aware AI chat assistant that can answer questions about your jobs, provide interview tips, and help brainstorm outreach messages.
NZ Professional Tone: Centralised New Zealand style rules across all AI features. Banned Silicon Valley hyperbole (rockstar, ninja, 10x) and enforced NZ English spelling.
AI Assistant UI Lock: Dedicated monochrome lock state for accounts under 24 hours old to prevent automated abuse while providing a clear unlock timeframe.
Post-Success Credit Sync: AI credits are now only deducted upon successful streaming completion, protecting users from quota loss due to network interruptions.

Improvements

Security Hardening: Unified account age gate and IP-based signup rate limiting (2 per day) to defend against multi-account spam.
Configurable Trusted Origins: Switched to environment-based trusted origins for Better-Auth, allowing seamless Vercel preview and production deployments.

Bug Fixes

Prompt Consistency: Resolved issues where regional context was only partially applied. All 5 AI routes now strictly follow the NZ professional profile.

v1.7.0

April 2026

Features

Google Calendar Sync Overhaul: Completely refactored the two-way sync with Google Calendar to support March 2026 Google API behavioral changes regarding Google Meet links. Includes more robust OAuth token handling.
Onboarding Enhancements: Updated the onboarding flow with clearer instructions. Double-click any job card now provides explicit shortcuts to test Cover Letter and Resume Generation capabilities.
AI Company Research: Automatically research and summarize deep intelligence on the target company directly inside your job application context.
AI Interview Prep: Generate potential interview questions tailored specifically to the job role and your personal resume to help you prepare effectively.

Improvements

Production Readiness: Conducted a comprehensive audit of the Next.js 16 App Router codebase. Removed dead routes, unused code, and optimized bundles for significantly improved load times.

Bug Fixes

AI Resume Parser:Fixed an "Invalid JSON payload" error with the Gemini model formatting when extracting structured data from unstructured PDF resumes.

v1.6.0

March 2026

Features

AI Cover Letter Generator: Stream-generate personalised cover letters powered by Gemini, with auto-save to the job record. Copy, edit, or regenerate in one click.
AI Resume Parser: Upload a PDF or paste plain text. Gemini extracts your primary role, experience level, and key skills automatically.
AI Profile Page: Dedicated /dashboard/profile page to manage your professional context, writing preferences, and stored resume for use in AI features.
AI Onboarding Wizard: Guided first-run experience with resume upload, drag-and-drop, and LinkedIn PDF import to set up your AI profile in under 60 seconds.
Custom AI Instructions: Override the default confident engineering tone with your own writing style prompt for cover letter generation.

Improvements

Rate Limiting: 20 cover letter generations per day with automatic midnight reset; new accounts require a 3-day waiting period to prevent abuse.
PII Hygiene: Resume text excluded from default profile queries for data minimisation. Only loaded when explicitly needed for generation.

Bug Fixes

Cover Letter Persistence: Cover letters now correctly save and reload when editing jobs. Previously they were lost when the dialog closed.
Board Data Integrity:
Fixed an issue where job notes, seniority data, and inference metadata were silently dropped during dashboard revalidation, causing jobs to appear to "auto-delete."

v1.5.5

February 2026

Features

Analysis Dashboard:Visual analytics view with "Application Velocity" and "Pipeline Health" charts
Focus Areas: Smart lists that highlight high-priority and stalled applications automatically

Improvements

UI Polish: Refined dashboard ease-of-use with clearer titles, descriptions, and action labels
Mobile Optimization: Improved touch interactions by hiding keyboard shortcut tooltips on small screens
Header Metrics: Cleaner layout for dashboard statistics with improved spacing

v1.5.0

February 2026

Features

Dual-Filtering Architecture:Advanced distinction between "Raw" (explicit) and "Inferred" seniority data for precision matching
"Smarter" seniority detection-now recognizes "Senior" vs "Lead" roles in job titles.
Mismatch Intelligence:Automatically flags jobs where the title (e.g. "Senior") conflicts with the description requirements (e.g. "1 year exp")
Natural Language Parser: Analysis engine covering 100+ patterns to extract experience years and salary data from unstructured text
Smart Empty States: Context-aware suggestions when no jobs match your specific criteria
Deep-Linkable Filters: All search parameters are synchronized with the URL for easy sharing and bookmarking

Improvements

Monochrome UI Refresh:Pro-level aesthetic with refined button hierarchy and "white-to-black" job cards
Seniority Badges: Optimized color system (Green/Teal/Orange/Red) for superior dark mode readability
Modular Performance: Split job search into 6 loosely coupled components for faster rendering

v1.4.0

February 2026

Features

Job Search Tab: Integrated LinkedIn job search directly within the dashboard
We've completely rewritten the "Add Job" flow to be faster.
Smart Filtering: Intelligent filters for Junior, Intermediate, and Senior roles
Location Presets: One-click toggle for major tech hubs in New Zealand and Australia

Improvements

Persistent View State: Dashboard remembers your last active tab (Kanban/List/Search)
New Shortcuts: Added Shift+J for Job Search and Ctrl+Enter to trigger search

v1.3.0

February 2026

Documentation

Documentation Page: Comprehensive docs covering features, keyboard shortcuts, and integration guides
Changelog Page: Public version history with categorized release notes
Terms Acceptance: Added Terms of Use and Privacy Policy acceptance to authentication flows

v1.2.0

January 2026

Features

Google Calendar Sync: Two-way integration with Google Calendar for seamless interview scheduling
Email Reminders: Automated 24-hour interview reminders and 7-day follow-up notifications via Resend
Custom Time Picker: Enhanced UX with 30-minute interval slots (8 AM - 7 PM)

Improvements

Enhanced calendar view with at-a-glance interview details
Interview conflict detection showing all same-day interviews
Better timezone support in interview scheduler

v1.1.0

January 2026

Features

Keyboard Shortcuts: Comprehensive shortcuts for power users (Cmd+K, /, C, etc.)
Command Palette: Quick actions and search with Cmd/Ctrl + K
Calendar View: Monthly calendar showing all scheduled interviews
Interview Scheduling: Add dates, times, and timezone info to job applications

Improvements

Enhanced search bar visibility and styling
Improved dialog transitions and animations
Better empty state messaging throughout the app
More consistent button hover states

Performance

Reduced re-renders in dashboard components
Optimized board data fetching with SWR
Faster search with improved filtering logic

v1.0.0

January 2026

Initial Release

Kanban Board: Visual pipeline with drag-and-drop job cards
Priority System: Tag jobs as High, Medium, or Low priority
Authentication: Google OAuth and email/password sign-in
Custom Columns: Organize jobs with customizable status columns
Real-time Updates: Optimistic UI with SWR for instant feedback
Added "years of experience" extraction (e.g., "5+ years required").
Dark/Light Theme: Full theme support with system preference detection
New "Inference Score" shows you why a job was rated "Senior" or "Junior".
Responsive Design: Mobile-friendly interface for job tracking on the go

The beginning of Trekky