🚀 Next Lab v2.36.0 Release Notes

What's New in Version 2.36.0

We're excited to announce the release of Next Lab v2.36.0! This update brings powerful new features, important improvements, and key bug fixes to enhance your experience. Here's everything that's included:

✨ New Features

🤖 AI-Powered Help & Support Chat

We've launched a brand-new AI-powered Help Support Chat directly within the platform!

Users now have instant access to all canonical definitions from the IIS Assistant

• Available for both Leaders and Instigators tracks.
• Interact with definitions and guidance through a clean, intuitive chat interface.
• Get the answers you need, right when you need them — without leaving the platform

🌐 Mistral Agent with Web Search

We've integrated a Mistral Agent into our LLM chat experience, unlocking powerful new capabilities:

• Web search is now enabled within Mistral-powered chats
• Get real-time, up-to-date information directly from the web during your conversations
• Enhances the depth and accuracy of AI-generated responses across the platform

🛠️ Improvements

📝 Expandable Session/Challenge Statement Field

Based on your feedback (Frill Idea — thank you, community!), the Create Session / Challenge Statement field is now expandable:

• Resize the field to comfortably write longer, more detailed statements
• No more struggling with limited text space when crafting your challenges
• A small change with a big impact on your workflow ✍️

📦 Summary

✨ New

AI-Powered Help & Support Chat with IIS Definitions

✨ New

Mistral Agent with Web Search in LLM Chats

🛠️ Improved

Expandable Statement Field in Session/Challenge Creation

🛠️ Improved

License Expiration Notification Flow (30, 10, 3 days & expiration)

🗑️ Removed

New User Notifications to Former Team Members

💡 Have feedback or ideas? Submit them through our Feedback button on the lab — your input directly shapes the future of Next Lab!

Thank you for being part of the journey! 🙌