> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.neariq.io/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Changelog

> What's new in NearIQ — features, improvements, and fixes.

## June 2026

### Security & accounts

* Free AI visibility checks are now limited to 3 per day per visitor to keep the tool fast and fair.
* Stronger trial protection so new accounts are verified before they start.
* Trial abuse prevention: public signup now starts with an account shell; paid-plan trials run for 14 days and require a card on file.
* Database rebuilds and live migrations now enforce the same no-card-trial behavior at the signup trigger.
* Added passkey sign-in and management — Face ID, Touch ID, Windows Hello, phone passkeys, password managers, and hardware security keys.
* Branded sign-in at `auth.neariq.io`, and fixed login redirects so you always land on your dashboard.

### Billing

* Optional usage overage controls: overage is off by default, so usage-based actions stop at your plan limit unless you turn it on.
* Optional monthly overage spend caps across SMS, voice minutes, video, citation sync, site audits, and keyword suggestions.
* Connect your own Stripe account (Growth+) to send card payment links from CRM contacts and reconcile completed payments into your ledger — with no NearIQ fee.

### Customers & retention (Growth+)

* New **Customers** tab: lifecycle stages, churn-risk context, reviewed retention campaign drafts, and NPS surveys.
* Retention campaigns with built-in SMS consent, opt-out, quiet hours, and plan limits.
* A first-party payment ledger summary on Overview when you have CRM payments recorded.

### Action Center

* New **Action Center** tab that ranks your next-best actions from your own business signals and sends you straight to the right workflow — nothing is sent or published automatically.
* Suggestions refresh automatically and respect SMS consent, quiet hours, and plan limits before any manual send.

### Communication suite

* Call logs with inbound/outbound/missed filters, status, duration, forwarding info, and recording playback.
* Voicemail with transcription, unread indicators, and playback.
* SMS delivery status (sent, delivered, read, failed).
* International phone numbers with a 24-country selector.
* SMS number picker and multi-number management now support browsing without an area code, loading more results, capability/locality filters, primary sender selection, labels, and per-number release.

### Dashboard & AI

* Content Studio: start a draft from your own page URL, generate batch variations, and polish images with freeform crop plus headline/CTA overlays.
* Rank Tracker now preserves circle-grid checks and saved competitor overlays in history and API reads.
* Clearer metric cards across Overview, Reviews, Market, Contacts, AI Visibility, Engagement, and SEO Audit — each with benchmarks and source context.
* Social follower sync refreshes competitor public follower and subscriber counts through official APIs on Growth+.
* AI chat: Enter inserts a newline, Ctrl/Cmd+Enter sends; compact mobile chat panel.
* AI preferences personalize chat, Content Studio, reports, and gap analysis (tone, length, language, saved context).

### Integrations

* Instagram direct-message support in the unified inbox (send and receive).
* Real-time alert channels — Slack, Microsoft Teams, Discord, and webhooks — available on Growth and above. Starter keeps dashboard alerts, email alerts, and digests.
* Securely connect financial accounts to track revenue and expenses, with granular privacy controls.
* A new Settings > Integrations panel lets teams review connected financial sources, choose one active expense source, and manage account-level privacy controls.
* Google Search Console can now be connected for first-party organic search clicks, impressions, queries, CTR, and average position, with team permissions for viewing and managing the connection.

### Platform & SDKs

* Official Go SDK for public API v1 is now available via `go get github.com/NearIQ/neariq-go`.
* Official JavaScript, Python, Go, and Rust SDKs cover the current public API, including competitors, alerts, reports, exports, market intelligence, agents, and webhooks.
* Sharing for reports, content, and agents — public viewer links and org-member links with viewer/editor/admin roles.

### Fixes & polish

* Improved dark-mode charts and contrast across the app.
* Fixed mobile layout issues on the theme picker, globe fullscreen, and several cards.
* Faster, smoother loading states with a branded NearIQ animation.
* Removed vendor names from user-facing error messages.

## May 2026

### AI automation

* **Content Studio** — generate landing page copy, FAQ pages, Google Business Profile posts, social posts, review-response templates, and blog outlines, with presets for local business, product demos, e-commerce, and professional services.
* **AI Search Visibility** — check whether your business shows up in major AI assistant answers, with a score, per-engine breakdown, and improvement recommendations. Growth+ includes multi-city AI visibility checks and a website readiness audit.
* **Engagement Report Card** — six engagement metrics graded A–F against competitor benchmarks.
* **Gap Analysis** — competitive analysis ranked by severity with numbered priority actions.
* **Ad campaign intelligence** — view competitor ad activity and get drafted campaign suggestions for Google, Facebook, and Instagram.
* **AI Agents** — schedule recurring analysis that runs on its own.

### Competitors & market

* Competitor momentum and financial-health signals (expanding, stable, declining) across the dashboard, reports, alerts, and API.
* Closure status tracking (operational, temporarily closed, permanently closed) for tracked competitors and market data.
* Hiring activity monitoring now requires a verified local source before generating alerts.
* Estimated revenue and business value on competitor cards and the competitive landscape panel.
* Social follower counts on the competitor social presence card (Growth+).
* Market density, saturation, leaders, and opportunity signals by city and category.

### Dashboard

* Grid-based local rank tracker (up to 7×7) with a clear explanation of what each grid point measures.
* SEO Site Audit with multi-page crawl, metadata summaries, internal-link coverage, and copyable schema snippets.
* Citation/NAP consistency monitoring across directories.
* Photo previews open in a fullscreen viewer with keyboard navigation.
* My Business shows revenue and estimated business value near the top.

### Platform

* Add tracked competitors via the public API and Zapier.
* Public API exports (JSON, CSV, Excel, Google Sheets, full-account ZIP), charts, embeddable chart links, and paginated tables — all from your stored data.
* Team workspaces with per-member permissions, including granular controls for Content Studio, ad campaigns, social publishing, and review responses, enforced on the backend.
* Team activity audit trail and org-scoped API key management with revoke attribution.
* Paid-plan trials run for 14 days with a card on file; Starter includes tasting access to core automation features.
* Referral program with account credit rewards.

### Design

* Refreshed black-and-white brand palette enforced across the app, emails, reports, charts, and docs.
* Consistent semantic colors for success, warning, and error states.

## Beta

Beta testers get full Enterprise-level access for free.

**Core monitoring**

* Track up to 50 competitors across 3 locations
* Automatic checks every 12 hours for rating, review, hours, website, and status changes
* 14+ alert types via email, Slack, Microsoft Teams, Discord, and webhooks
* Local rank tracking and competitor ad detection

**AI-powered intelligence**

* AI chat assistant on every page
* AI intelligence reports with benchmarks, threats, and opportunities
* AI Agents that run analysis on a schedule
* Review sentiment analysis with topic extraction
* Content Studio
* AI search visibility tracking across major AI engines

**Dashboard & analytics**

* Health score tracking with historical trends
* Market leaderboard for your area
* Grid-based local rank tracker (up to 7×7)
* Citation/NAP consistency monitoring
* Interactive competitor map with opportunity zones
* Behavioral engagement signals with benchmarks
* Gap analysis with priority actions

**Team & agency**

* Team workspaces with 5 seats and granular per-member permissions
* White-label PDF reports
* REST API access with 5 API keys
* Bulk competitor import via CSV or Google Maps URL

**More**

* Referral rewards, customizable digest emails, per-channel alert routing, and dark/light theme
* Comparison guides for the major local-marketing tools