BackdoorChangelog
What we shipped, and when.
Routing Fixes
- FixedCareer Diagnostics — Fixed an issue where career assessment results weren’t routing correctly.
- FixedNotification Delivery — Resolved a bug where some notifications were being silently dropped.
Outreach Approval Overhaul
- ImprovedSimpler Approvals — Redesigned the outreach approval flow so reviewing and sending drafts takes fewer steps.
- FixedEmail Routing — Replies to outreach emails now land in the right conversation thread.
- FixedDraft Prompts — Fixed approval prompts showing stale information for pending leads.
- FixedPending Actions — Cleaned up a bug where completed actions stayed in your queue.
Gmail Sender and Hiring Playbook
- NewGmail Integration — Send outreach emails directly through your Gmail account.
- NewSetup Guide — New step-by-step guide to get connected and sending in under two minutes.
- ImprovedHiring Playbook — Backdoor now draws on a startup hiring playbook to write sharper, more relevant outreach.
- ImprovedPersonality Tuning — Tightened the voice — less generic, more direct.
Reply Tracking, Billing, and Brand Refresh
- NewReply Tracking — Emails sent through Gmail now automatically detect and surface replies.
- NewBilling Gate — Activation requires a verified payment method - billing starts at checkout, cancel anytime.
- NewBackground Jobs — Heavy work like research and outreach now runs durably in the background without blocking your conversation.
- NewProfile Research — Backdoor automatically researches your background using public sources to personalize outreach.
- ImprovedNotification UX — Cleaner, more timely updates when Backdoor finishes work in the background.
- ImprovedBrand Refresh — Updated sign-in page, new logo icon, and refreshed color palette.
Initial Release
- NewText Agent — Talk to Backdoor over text. It handles onboarding, preferences, outreach, and follow-ups — all from a text thread.
- NewPipeline Dashboard — See every lead, draft, and reply in one place with full timeline visibility.
- NewOnboarding Flow — Multi-stage onboarding that collects your goals, experience, and preferences before anything goes out.
- NewObservability — Full tracing into every agent decision for debugging and continuous improvement.