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  • Developer Portal backstage v0.124.0

    Added

    • Add custom branding asset support with logo overrides, allowing UI logo customization via mounted volumes without code changes. See ./docs/releases/v0.124.0-changelog.md for more information.
  • Developer Portal backstage v0.123.0

    Added

    • Add BackendTrafficPolicy template to the helm chart, to be able to customize HTTP connection settings.

    Changed

    • Redesign tool call and tool group UI in AI chat with compact inline layout, argument summary previews, and inline status icons.

    Fixed

    • Fix deprecation warning for the user settings General page by migrating to the new configSchema option.
    • Fix missing key prop warning on the scaffolder sidebar item.
    • Flush SSE chunks through compression middleware so streamed AI responses reach the client in real time. See ./docs/releases/v0.123.0-changelog.md for more information.
  • Developer Portal backstage v0.122.3

    Changed

    • Stream reasoning tokens live in the AI chat and redesign the Reasoning block: auto-opens while the model is reasoning, “Thinking Xs…” / “Thought for Ys” trigger, char-by-char text reveal with auto-scroll, borderless quote-style visual aligned with modern chat UIs. See ./docs/releases/v0.122.3-changelog.md for more information.
  • Developer Portal backstage v0.122.2

    Changed

    • Stream reasoning tokens from OpenAI-compatible models (vLLM) to the AI chat UI by switching the aiChat.openai.api: chat path to @ai-sdk/openai-compatible and unconditionally rendering the Reasoning/ReasoningGroup slots in Thread.tsx. See ./docs/releases/v0.122.2-changelog.md for more information.
  • Developer Portal backstage v0.122.1

    Added

    • Add configurable welcome screen title, subtitle, and suggestions for the AI chat.

    Changed

  • Developer Portal backstage v0.122.0

    Added

    • Add optional guest auth provider, enabled via ENABLE_GUEST_AUTH environment variable.
    • Add optional aiChat.systemPrompt config to override the built-in AI chat system prompt.
    • Add optional aiChat.openai.api config to target OpenAI-compatible servers via chat completions API.

    Changed

    • Update Backstage to 1.50.2.
    • Migrate scaffolder pages to NFS SubPageBlueprint layout.
    • Make sidebar nav items configurable via NFS extensions.
    • Use custom X-Backstage-Token header for identity tokens to avoid conflicts with ingress-level Basic auth.
    • Use ProxiedSignInPage with guest provider as fallback when Dex auth is not configured.
    • Allow hiding the Backstage Identity card on the settings general page via extension config.

    Fixed

    • Fix AI chat producing empty replies when the model uses a tool by increasing the default step limit.
    • Strip stale tool results from AI chat conversation history to reduce token usage. See ./docs/releases/v0.122.0-changelog.md for more information.
  • Developer Portal backstage v0.121.0

    Added

    • Add custom review step for scaffolder templates.
    • Add multi-source value editing for app deployment scaffolder templates.
    • Add isValidDNSSubdomainName utility for validating Kubernetes resource names.
    • Add passwordManagerIgnoreProps utility and height/maxHeight options to YamlEditor.
    • Add fromJson Nunjucks template filter for deserializing JSON strings in scaffolder templates.

    Changed

    • Discover app deployment templates by label instead of hardcoded name.
    • Disable Edit Deployment button when deployment structure is incompatible with the edit template.
    • Warn when an app deployment is managed through GitOps.

    Fixed

  • Developer Portal backstage v0.120.0

    Added

    • Add authenticated GitHub content fetching for private repository Helm chart README, values schema, and values YAML.

    Fixed

    • Fix AI chat get-helm-chart-values tool failing with 500 for private OCI registries.
    • Fix repeated OAuth2 token refresh on every request after token expiry. See ./docs/releases/v0.120.0-changelog.md for more information.
  • Developer Portal backstage v0.119.0

    Added

    • Add custom processor for dependency relationships between components.
    • Add streaming text-reveal animation for AI chat assistant messages.
    • Improve cluster access component by showing kubectl-gs login command.

    Fixed

  • Developer Portal happa v1.72.2
    • Dependency updates

    Full Changelog: https://github.com/giantswarm/happa/compare/v1.72.1...v1.72.2