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Optional filters now work with virtual replicas, enabling boosting or burying of specific results after sorting. Previously limited to standard replicas, this capability extends advanced relevance tuning to virtual replica configurations without requiring additional replica indices. Search teams can now apply promotion and demotion strategies across all sorting configurations, combining the efficiency of virtual replicas with fine-grained relevance control. Click here to learn more.

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Agent Studio introduces dynamic search parameter passing for more flexible retrieval, along with new analytics for conversation depth and user feedback. It adds DeepSeek support, thread depth controls via API, new templates, and expanded feedback APIs and UI components. DocSearch now supports Agent Studio capabilities, helping improve customization, visibility, and control over AI experiences.


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AIgolia Assist can now fetch a read-only index configuration when generating responses. This allows customers to receive advice from Assist that is tailored to their specific application. Increasing the context available to Assist reduces manual effort required to clarify the details of your situation and makes it more likely responses get it right on the first try. We will show the retrieved settings in Assist to help users verify. 


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InstantSearch iOS 8.0 is now compatible with the latest Algolia Swift client 9.x. This update includes the required migration and dependency upgrades to align with breaking changes introduced in Swift client 9.x. It restores compatibility for iOS developers adopting the latest Swift stack and enables support for conversion event subtypes used in revenue analytics, helping teams access enhanced analytics capabilities while maintaining long-term maintainability. Click here to learn more.

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Recommend analytics delivers clear visibility into how recommendation models perform across the site. Track clicks, conversions, revenue, and purchase rates for each model within the existing Recommend workflow. Built-in performance dashboards make it easier to quantify impact, optimize placements, and drive measurable growth towards your business goals. Click here to learn more.


", "url": "https://changelog.algolia.com/measure-and-prove-the-impact-of-every-recommendation-wwaZi", "title": "Measure and Prove the Impact of Every Recommendation", "summary": "Recommend analytics delivers clear visibility into how recommendation models perform across the site. Track clicks, conversions, revenue, an...", "date_modified": "2026-03-02T17:07:51.881Z", "tags": [ "New Feature", "Recommend" ] }, { "id": "434524", "content_html": "

InstantSearch Android has been updated to support the latest Algolia Kotlin client and the Ktor 3.x framework. This update addresses compatibility gaps introduced by recent ecosystem changes and ensures InstantSearch Android works with modern Kotlin stacks. By aligning with current dependencies, this improvement removes upgrade blockers for Android developers, supports long-term maintainability, and enables continued adoption of newer Kotlin and Ktor versions without relying on workarounds. Click here to learn more.

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Agent Studio now supports user authentication and persistent memory across sessions. This update introduces secure user identification and conversation tagging, enabling agents to maintain continuity over time. By linking interactions to user IDs, agents can retain context, recall preferences, and build on past conversations to deliver more personalized and consistent experiences. Learn more in the Conversations and Memory documentation.



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Prompt suggestions are now available in the chat experience. When using the InstantSearch chat component, users can enable or disable contextual prompt suggestions directly within the Agent Studio interface. The prompt guiding these suggestions can be edited, and users can configure the max number of suggestions as well as the maximum word count. This provides greater control and flexibility when designing chat interactions, helping deliver more relevant and consistent conversational experiences. Click here to learn more.


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Agent Studio now includes an analytics dashboard that provides clear visibility into agent usage and performance. Track key metrics such as conversation volume, tokens consumed, search calls, and unique authenticated users. These insights help teams better understand engagement, optimize agent behavior and cost, and make data-driven decisions to improve overall effectiveness. Click here to learn more.


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DocSearch v4.5 introduces a new side-panel Ask AI experience available in standalone mode or triggered from search in hybrid mode, enabling richer assistance without leaving the page. This release also adds Agent Studio support, allowing DocSearch to use the same agent architecture as other Algolia products, and expands framework support with VitePress compatibility and upcoming Docusaurus adoption. Ask AI thread depth controls let customers set a maximum conversation depth, improving response accuracy and cost predictability for longer side-panel or full-page conversations. Click here to learn more.


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A new component, Filter Suggestions, is now available to enhance search and discovery interfaces with the Agent Studio. It can be added to search results or product listing pages to suggest relevant filters based on user queries. These suggestions are grounded in available filters within the index, ensuring accuracy and reliability. By proactively surfacing the most relevant filters, this feature helps users narrow results faster, explore content more efficiently, and achieve higher-quality search outcomes. Click here to learn more. 

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The Public MCP now offers enhanced configuration options, giving users greater flexibility when setting up their MCP servers. Users can toggle individual tool groups, such as Search or Recommend, to create customized configurations. Additionally, AI-generated index descriptions can now be automatically created to reduce manual setup work and speed up initial configuration, helping teams start faster and maintain consistency across environments. Click here to learn more.


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The Productivity MCP introduces a new type of MCP Server designed to help users perform internal actions within Algolia environments. Expanding beyond the Public MCP’s initial scope, it now includes read access to Analytics data and includes standard authentication and security flows. This addition enables users to work more efficiently by accessing a broader set of insights and information directly through the MCP, improving productivity when managing Algolia implementations. Click here to learn more. 


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AI Synonyms now suggests only candidates that meet a higher quality threshold. As a result, customers will see fewer recommendations overall, with each suggestion more likely to be relevant and actionable. The updated scoring threshold reflects observed acceptance patterns, where most approved synonyms scored above 0.7 and most rejected ones fell below. Email notifications for AI Synonyms suggestions are now sent monthly instead of weekly, with the option to opt out. This update reduces noise in both the dashboard and inbox.

", "url": "https://changelog.algolia.com/higher-quality-ai-synonyms-with-fewer-suggestions-1Ij3EY", "title": "Higher-quality AI Synonyms with fewer suggestions", "summary": "AI Synonyms now suggests only candidates that meet a higher quality threshold. As a result, customers will see fewer recommendations overall...", "date_modified": "2025-12-17T23:48:24.000Z", "tags": [ "Enhancement", "AI Search" ] }, { "id": "428615", "content_html": "

The Algolia Crawler now offers improved visibility, scalability, and stability for large-scale indexing. A new Logs Explorer interface lets customers view and download detailed logs for each run, making it easier to monitor execution and debug issues. Additionally, recent Crawler infrastructure upgrades boost processing efficiency and reliability at higher volumes. These enhancements give teams clearer insight into crawler operations, faster troubleshooting, and smoother data indexing performance. Click here to learn more.


", "url": "https://changelog.algolia.com/gain-greater-transparency-and-reliability-with-crawler-enhancements-1je25y", "title": "Gain Greater Transparency and Reliability with Crawler Enhancements", "summary": "The Algolia Crawler now offers improved visibility, scalability, and stability for large-scale indexing. A new Logs Explorer interface lets ...", "date_modified": "2025-11-06T22:48:54.000Z", "tags": [ "New Feature", "Connectors" ] }, { "id": "428614", "content_html": "

The latest DocSearch release brings a more powerful, flexible, and conversational experience for both developers and end users. A redesigned Playground Editor offers live previews and deeper configuration control, while DocSearch v4.3 introduces Suggested Questions, a composable API, and improved UI/UX stability. Field Mapping now supports custom data shapes, expanding compatibility beyond crawler-generated content. With enhanced performance and new Ask AI–powered search on Algolia Docs, DocSearch delivers faster setup, richer customization, and smarter discovery. Click here to learn more.


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Algolia SiteSearch UI Components introduce a flexible, open-source registry for creating AI-powered search interfaces faster. Built with shadcn on top of InstantSearch, these components simplify implementation across multiple use cases, including Ask AI. Developers and agents can easily customize layouts and interactions, even using generative tools like v0 or Cursor. SiteSearch accelerates development with production-ready UI patterns that reduce engineering effort and enable rapid, tailored search experiences. Click here to learn more.

", "url": "https://changelog.algolia.com/build-rich-composable-search-uis-with-sitesearch-components-1fOQwM", "title": "Build Rich, Composable Search UIs with SiteSearch Components", "summary": "Algolia SiteSearch UI Components introduce a flexible, open-source registry for creating AI-powered search interfaces faster. Built with sha...", "date_modified": "2025-11-05T22:35:20.000Z", "tags": [ "New Feature", "Beta", "AI Search", "API & Libraries", "Gen AI" ] }, { "id": "428611", "content_html": "

Ask AI now delivers a more engaging and cost-effective experience. New Suggested Questions help users start conversations faster by surfacing curated, clickable prompts that instantly generate responses. Analytics Enhancements add token-level insights for deeper understanding of conversation flow. Token Efficiency improvements reduce costs by up to 50% while maintaining speed and accuracy. Expanded provider support, including OpenRouter, Anthropic, OpenAI, and Vercel AI SDK v5, ensures compatibility with the latest LLMs. Click here to learn more.


", "url": "https://changelog.algolia.com/smarter-faster-and-more-efficient-ask-ai-experience-1eGs0w", "title": "Smarter, Faster, and More Efficient Ask AI Experience", "summary": "Ask AI now delivers a more engaging and cost-effective experience. New Suggested Questions help users start conversations faster by surfacin...", "date_modified": "2025-11-04T22:32:09.000Z", "tags": [ "New Feature", "AI Search", "Gen AI" ] }, { "id": "425650", "content_html": "

Algolia's Search Analytics now provide data insights at the Composition level. It tracks key metrics such as popular search queries, search volumes, click and conversions rates, or revenue for specific Compositions, all presented in intuitive dashboards that are easy to filter and consume.


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The new chat component for InstantSearch allows developers to build conversational assistants directly within existing search interfaces. It includes a configurable chat widget, session memory, accessibility compliance, and product carousels - all fully compatible with Agent Studio for seamless conversational experience design. Click here to learn more.

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