ScoutOS Changelog - page 2

Changelog

Recent updates to the Scout platform.

  • Weekly Recap: January 31, 2025

    This week, we've introduced several exciting updates that enhance the functionality and versatility of the Scout platform. From new integrations and improved blocks to UX enhancements, these updates are designed to streamline your workflow creation and management experience. Thank you for being part of our journey as we continue to innovate and deliver tools that empower your automation processes.

    Reasoning Blocks

    • Introduced new reasoning blocks with support for o1, o1-mini, and o1-preview, allowing for more sophisticated decision-making within workflows.

    Gemini Model Support

    • Added support for 8 Gemini models, expanding the capabilities and integration options available for users.

    Copilot Improvements

    • Enhanced the Copilot with the ability to pass custom metadata into workflows.
    • Added a copy icon to Copilot messages and resolved a scroll bar issue.
    • Fixed a bug with the copy button on code blocks and improved general styling.

    DeepSeek R1

    • Enabled access to DeepSeek R1 in the Reasoning LLM block, offering advanced reasoning capabilities.

    Key-Value Store Block

    • Introduced a new block that allows workflows to store memory, enabling more complex and stateful automation sequences.

    Source Mapping AI Assist

    • Added an AI assist feature to the source mapping section, simplifying the configuration process with intelligent suggestions.

    Ability to Schedule a Sync

    • Users can now schedule sync operations, set frequencies, and pause/resume schedules, providing greater control over data synchronization.

    Copy and Paste / Duplicate Blocks

    • Added functionality to duplicate blocks and copy/paste within the workflow builder, enhancing workflow creation efficiency.

    Added Search to the Templates Modal

    • Introduced a search bar to the workflows template modal, making it easier to find and utilize templates.

    Save to Collection v2 Table Block

    • A new block that allows users to save content to a collections v2 table within workflows, facilitating data organization and retrieval.

    Slack Trigger Revamp

    • Major upgrade to the Slack trigger with a simple configuration mode and pre-configured trigger modes such as Active Listener, Mention, and Thread Initiator.
  • Collections

    Tables

    The entire Collections experience has been rebuilt from the ground up to support greater flexibility and deliver massive performance improvements. Tables are the new foundation of Collections.

    With Tables you no longer need to define your schema on each document. The power of this new functionality is showcased on the Collections v2 block which now includes hybrid search and more.

    All comes fully support on our API as well.

  • Copilot

    Copilot 2.0

    Copilot has been rebuilt from the ground up.

    2.0 brings the powerful functionality of Scout directly to your website or application, providing an interactive assistant that enhances your user experience and improves engagement. Two lines of code is all you need.

    html
    <scout-copilot copilot_id="YOUR_COPILOT_ID_HERE"></scout-copilot>
    <script type="module" src="https://copilot.scoutos.com/copilot.js"></script>

    Initial Activities

    The initial_activities property allows you to set up the initial state of the Copilot chat by preloading messages and actions when the Copilot is initialized. This feature is useful for customizing the user’s first interaction with the Copilot, such as displaying a welcome message or suggesting common queries.

    html
    <scout-copilot copilot_id="YOUR_COPILOT_ID_HERE"></scout-copilot>
    <script type="module" src="https://copilot.scoutos.com/copilot.js"></script>
    <script>
      const copilot = document.querySelector('scout-copilot');
      copilot.initial_activities = [
        {
          activity_type: 'llm.chat.message',
          img_url: 'https://example.com/assistant-avatar.jpg',
          role: 'assistant',
          content: 'How can I assist you today?',
        },
        {
          activity_type: 'action_list',
          header: 'Suggestions',
          items: [
            {
              action_item_type: 'suggested_query',
              img_url: 'https://example.com/icon1.svg',
              title: 'What is Scout?',
              query: 'What is Scout?',
            },
            {
              action_item_type: 'link',
              img_url: 'https://example.com/icon2.png',
              title: 'Join our Community',
              url: 'https://community.example.com',
            },
            {
              action_item_type: 'link',
              img_url: 'https://example.com/icon3.svg',
              title: 'Contact Support',
              url: 'mailto:support@example.com',
            },
          ],
        },
      ];
    </script>

    Thinking Block

    The new Thinking Block sends a “pending state” message to the Copilot client, giving the user context on the action being taken during that step of execution in the workflow that is generating the Scout Copilot response.

    Copilot Message Block

    This is similar to an LLM block. The connection to the Scout Copilot in the client is streaming, so you can send many messages in one workflow run using subsequent Copilot message blocks.

    Deploy the Copilot 2.0 today with this guide.

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