NoodleNet BASIC feature updates
This log highlights customer-facing improvements to NoodleNet BASIC. It is current through July 16, 2026 and focuses on useful product changes customers can see or use.
July 16, 2026
- Added a new friendly AIOS explainer so customers can understand how NoodleNet BASIC fits into an AI operating system approach.
- Added a large title image and in-article screenshots to make the AIOS explainer easier to scan and understand.
- Made blog screenshots clickable so customers can open larger previews without leaving the article.
- Updated article links so helpful references open in a new tab.
- Updated the BASIC download button and download path to the current NoodleNet BASIC OVA build.
July 13, 2026
- Updated the BASIC download path so customers are pointed to the current OVA build instead of a placeholder.
- Added a clearer install-docs link for people setting up BASIC for the first time.
- Added a public download request flow so customers can request access from the BASIC site.
- Improved the download form experience, including cleaner phone-number formatting and a better full-width download button.
- Kept the download page inside the main NoodleNet BASIC site theme so the experience feels consistent from page to page.
- Cleaned up the BASIC subpage menu and blog-card spacing so product pages are easier to navigate.
July 12, 2026
- Redesigned the free download page to better explain what customers get with NoodleNet BASIC.
- Fixed the free download post rendering so the page displays reliably in the BASIC blog experience.
July 11, 2026
- Brought BASIC subpages closer to the staged homepage design, including cleaner navigation and page styling.
- Added small-business value-slide assets that explain practical BASIC use cases more visually.
- Improved logo handling in blog posts so the NoodleNet BASIC mark stays properly sized.
July 9, 2026
- Renamed the Digital Manager workflow area from Flows to Playbook, with individual automations now presented as Plays.
- Added Refresh Ask as a real daily Play, so the BASIC knowledge library can be refreshed from the Playbook as well as from Ask settings.
- Improved Run Now feedback so customers get immediate visual confirmation when they start a Play.
- Updated Ask refresh so starter questions can be generated from the indexed business knowledge instead of relying only on static examples.
- Improved Ask readiness reporting so customers can better understand whether their documents are available for answers.
May 26, 2026
- Added a clearer FAQ experience for NoodleNet BASIC.
- Improved the BASIC site menu across the homepage and blog so key product pages are easier to reach.
- Hid system-oriented posts from the public blog index so customers see useful product content first.
May 25, 2026
- Clarified BASIC as the business knowledge appliance edition of NoodleNet, focused on company knowledge rather than personal PKM.
- Set the default BASIC surface around Overview, Connectors, Ask, and Admin.
- Added the free download post and connected BASIC download links to that public page.
- Added customer-facing product posts that explain the BASIC experience and approved-knowledge workflow.
- Improved the BASIC blog header, logo, and navigation so the public pages feel more unified.
- Added contact and demo calls to action for people evaluating NoodleNet BASIC.
May 23, 2026
- Added the BASIC bridge that connects the local appliance experience to the backend service.
- Added bridge health reporting so customers and operators can tell when BASIC is ready, empty, or unavailable.
- Added protected Ask routing through the BASIC bridge.
- Improved Ask answers by returning a cleaner answer package with summary, answer text, evidence, and sources.