RELEASE NOTES

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Latest Version: 1.9.6

Released on March 2, 2026

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Version 1.9.6

LATEST
Minor ReleaseMar 2, 2026

Highlights

  • Added an Incidents component to the GRC module
  • Added a basic risk acceptance workflow in GRC

New Features

  • • Introduced the new Incidents component for incident tracking in GRC workflows
  • • Added a basic risk acceptance workflow to support documenting and managing accepted risks in GRC

Improvements

  • • Improved GRC workflow coverage with baseline incident handling and risk acceptance capabilities

Version 1.9.5

Patch ReleaseFeb 28, 2026

Highlights

  • Various bug fixes and improvements across the app

Improvements

  • • Improved overall stability and usability across core workflows

Bug Fixes

  • • Fixed multiple minor issues to improve reliability and user experience

Version 1.9.4

Patch ReleaseFeb 27, 2026

Highlights

  • Rectified edge connection positions during diagram generation

Bug Fixes

  • • Fixed edge connection position issues so generated diagrams render edge anchors in the correct locations

Version 1.9.3

Patch ReleaseFeb 27, 2026

Highlights

  • Attack path animations now render smoothly and reliably
  • Improved GRC UI and UX across core workflows

Improvements

  • • Improved GRC interface clarity and navigation flow for faster risk and assessment work
  • • Refined GRC interactions and visual polish for a more consistent user experience
  • • Added additional example third-party data

Bug Fixes

  • • Fixed a bug causing attack path animations to stutter or fail in certain diagram scenarios

Version 1.9.2

Patch ReleaseFeb 26, 2026

Highlights

  • Minor UI defect fixes for a smoother and more consistent experience

Improvements

  • • Improved visual consistency across key interface areas
  • • Refined small interaction details for better usability

Bug Fixes

  • • Fixed minor UI defects affecting layout and presentation in select views

Version 1.9.0

Major ReleaseFeb 26, 2026

Highlights

  • Introduced the new GRC module for end-to-end governance, risk, and compliance operations
  • Attack paths from Diagram mode can now be imported directly into GRC assessments
  • Many UI/UX improvements and bug fixes across core workflows

New Features

  • • Added a dedicated GRC operating mode alongside Diagram mode
  • • Added a local-first, single-user model with diagram and GRC data co-saved in one workspace file
  • • Added unified risk operations across assets, risks, findings, compliance/SoA, assessments, remediation tasks, governance documents, and reporting
  • • Added scope-aware SoA and assessment scoping for system, diagram, segments, asset groups, applications, and OSI layers
  • • Added a dedicated Risk Management Plan flow (one SRMP per assessment) with task conversion support
  • • Added dashboard/reporting metrics including custom chart builder, threat profiles, and third-party risk views
  • • Added workflow health analytics for orphan risks, appetite breaches, and overdue governance review tracking
  • • Added import of named Diagram mode attack paths into GRC Threat Model sections
  • • Added imported attack-path metadata mapping for STRIDE category, risk level, optional PASTA stage, descriptions, and step/node/edge labels
  • • Added node-contextual STRIDE findings from diagram analysis into GRC assessment context and AI assist prompts

Improvements

  • • Improved reuse of threat-model data between diagram modeling and GRC assessment workflows
  • • Improved analyst workflow from visual attack-path design to formal risk/governance records without re-entry
  • • Improved traceability across findings, risks, tasks, assessments, and reporting outputs
  • • Many UI/UX improvements across GRC and Diagram workflows for clearer navigation, faster execution, and better usability

Bug Fixes

  • • Many bug fixes and stability improvements across assessments, task conversion, attack-path integration, and reporting flows

Version 1.8.0

Major ReleaseFeb 9, 2026

Highlights

  • App is now fully responsive for small-screen devices
  • Core workflows are now compatible with touch-screen devices

Improvements

  • • Improved layout behavior across small screens for a consistent mobile experience
  • • Enhanced touch interactions for navigation and diagram editing controls

Version 1.7.1

Patch ReleaseFeb 2, 2026

Improvements

  • • Edge styling updates with smoothstep default, linear/bezier options, and improved style switching

Bug Fixes

  • • Fixed floating window docking minimize behavior

Version 1.7.0

Minor ReleaseFeb 1, 2026

Highlights

  • Rule-based (non-AI) threat checks for offline threat modeling assistance

New Features

  • • Added rule-based (non-AI) threat checks to support offline threat modeling

Improvements

  • • Data-point analysis now flags potential OWASP and STRIDE deficiencies and vulnerabilities
  • • UI/UX refinements across the app

Bug Fixes

  • • Various bug fixes and stability improvements

Version 1.6.1

Patch ReleaseOct 8, 2025

Bug Fixes

  • • Fixed startup options dialog not consistently appearing on application launch

Version 1.6.0

Minor ReleaseOct 6, 2025

Highlights

  • Redesigned onboarding flow with guided startup choices
  • 3D view now accessible to all users

New Features

  • • Added startup options that let users load a saved diagram, start fresh, keep the example project, or begin the quick tutorial
  • • Introduced a quick tutorial to guide new users through core ContextCypher workflows

Improvements

  • • Made 3D view available to all users for immersive architecture visualizations

Version 1.5.1

Patch ReleaseOct 2, 2025

Improvements

  • • Improved cloud vendor example vulnerable systems
  • • Enhanced Cloud Vendor Service Node types

Bug Fixes

  • • Fixed zone node editing: Could not edit zone node label, description and security zone
  • • Fixed zone node text wrapping: Label and description text now properly wraps
  • • Fixed grid alignment for compact nodes

Version 1.5.0

Minor ReleaseSep 29, 2025

Highlights

  • Cloud vendor node types and icons for major cloud providers

New Features

  • • Added cloud vendor node types and icons for AWS, Azure, GCP and IBM Cloud
  • • Enhanced cloud infrastructure diagramming with native cloud service representations

Version 1.4.1

Patch ReleaseSep 21, 2025

New Features

  • • 3D Selection Visual Feedback: Selected nodes in 3D view now display white selection rings
  • • Connected Edge Highlighting: Edges connected to selected nodes show animated dashes in 3D view
  • • Keyboard Shortcuts: Added Ctrl+A to select all nodes and Escape to deselect all in 3D view

Improvements

  • • Increased Analysis Timeout: Extended timeout from 60 to 180 seconds for complex threat analyses with web search
  • • Enhanced 3D Navigation Speed: Increased shift-key movement multiplier from 2x to 3x for faster navigation in 3D view

Bug Fixes

  • • Fixed AI Provider Stalling: Resolved issue where OpenAI and Anthropic providers would stall during threat analysis due to incorrect response format handling
  • • Fixed 3D View Multi-Selection: Multi-node selection now works properly in the isometric 3D view with Ctrl/Cmd+Click
  • • Fixed Selection Synchronization: Node selection is now properly synchronized between 2D and 3D views

Technical Updates: Response Format Standardization for improved handling of AI provider responses and unified selection state management between 2D and 3D views

Version 1.4.0

Minor ReleaseSep 20, 2025

Highlights

  • Revolutionary 3D Security Visualization
  • Transform flat diagrams into immersive 3D environments

New Features

  • • 3D Security Visualization with isometric perspective and spatial understanding
  • • Color-coded 3D security zones with glowing boundaries (DMZ, Internal, External, Cloud)
  • • Dynamic threat-level indicators with intuitive color gradients
  • • Interactive 3D elements with hover effects and click-to-analyze functionality
  • • Smart 2D to 3D visual mapping preserving all diagram relationships
  • • One-click toggle between 2D diagram and 3D view
  • • Real-time synchronization - changes in 2D reflect instantly in 3D

Improvements

  • • Enhanced visualization for executive presentations and security reviews
  • • Improved spatial understanding of complex security architectures
  • • Better attack path identification in 3D space
  • • Intuitive camera controls for seamless navigation

The 3D Security Visualization feature transforms flat diagrams into immersive 3D environments

Version 1.3.0

Minor ReleaseSep 15, 2025

Highlights

  • Manual threat intel import and context panel

New Features

  • • Added manual threat intelligence import function
  • • Added context panel for imported intel

Improvements

  • • Import performs keyword matching to extract potentially relevant threat intel and adds it as system context for AI analysis

Version 1.2.5

Patch ReleaseSep 13, 2025

Improvements

  • • Small UI and UX updates to improve node selection

Version 1.2.2

Patch ReleaseSep 11, 2025

New Features

  • • Floating Edge connections implemented and made default
  • • Setting added to appearance panel in settings drawer to switch between floating and fixed edge connections
  • • Added ability to double click nodes in the Node Toolbox and Node Quick Selector to add them to the canvas to mitigate drag and drop issues in some browsers
  • • Added backup and load settings functions to mitigate accidental browser cache loss or enable the user to transfer settings to other browsers easily
  • • Added Anthropic API Web Search capability with selected domains to aid in up to date CTI and Vulnerability research. Settings for this added to Threat analysis and chat analysis settings

Version 1.2.0

Minor ReleaseSep 9, 2025

Highlights

  • DFD (Data Flow Diagram) threat modeling support
  • Enhanced drawing and annotation capabilities
  • Improved UI/UX with better performance

New Features

  • • Implemented DFD (Data Flow Diagram) threat modeling nodes
  • • Added DFD Category and Type fields to all nodes to be used as additional context inputs
  • • Implemented optional targeted threat scenario parameters to the threat analysis function
  • • Drawing annotations are now movable and resizable

Improvements

  • • Debug Panel now closed on startup - can be opened with F12
  • • Improved freehand drawing and optimised performance
  • • Improved all drawing types and styling options
  • • UI and UX improvements throughout the application

Bug Fixes

  • • Fixed Drawing annotations not synchronized with ReactFlow canvas transformations
  • • Removed duplicate search entries from node search

Version 1.1.6

Patch ReleaseSep 6, 2025

Improvements

  • • Several UI and UX improvements

Bug Fixes

  • • Fixed could not copy paste text from panels
  • • Fixed editable edge control points not aligning to node grid
  • • Fixed zone size issues when generating or importing diagrams

Version 1.1.5

Patch ReleaseSep 6, 2025

Bug Fixes

  • • Improved Node and Edge Index Code System
  • • Fixed editing edges with control points didn't clear clickable area on canvas
  • • Fixed update app version update check not working
  • • Fixed Ollama initialisation in local mode

Version 1.1.4

Patch ReleaseSep 5, 2025

Bug Fixes

  • • Fixed copy/paste functionality - When copying and pasting nodes in the diagram, each pasted node now receives a unique label (e.g., "Server 2", "Server 3") instead of having duplicate names, making it easier to identify and manage copied elements
  • • Enhanced Vercel deployment - Fixed authentication issues that prevented some users from accessing the web-based version of the application
  • • Fixed license server API communication - Resolved authentication issues that were preventing proper communication between the app and license server

Version 1.1.1

Patch ReleaseSep 5, 2025

Highlights

  • Fixed edge animation and copy/paste functionality
  • Resolved TypeScript compilation errors
  • Improved clipboard operation reliability

Bug Fixes

  • • Fixed edge animation for connected nodes - Edges now properly animate when their connected nodes are selected via individual selection, Ctrl+click multi-select, or box selection
  • • Fixed paste functionality from edit menu - Copy and paste operations now work correctly when triggered from the edit menu buttons, not just keyboard shortcuts
  • • Improved copy/paste reliability - Enhanced clipboard synchronization between keyboard shortcuts and edit menu operations

Known issue: After performing a cut/paste operation, pasted nodes appear selected but require deselection and reselection before they can be dragged as a group. This is a React Flow internal state issue that doesn't affect copy/paste operations.

Version 1.1.0

Minor ReleaseSep 4, 2025

Highlights

  • 30+ new customizable security-focused node shapes
  • Advanced edge editing with control points and bezier curves
  • Significantly improved AI analysis with 131K token context window

New Features

  • • Added 30+ customizable node shapes including security-focused designs (shield, factory, house)
  • • New shape categories: Basic, Security, Infrastructure, and Specialized
  • • Shape selector UI with organized categories for easy access
  • • Support for arrows, geometric shapes, and domain-specific icons
  • • Introduced editable linear and curved edges with control points
  • • User selectable edge types in appearance settings
  • • Real-time edge path manipulation with drag-and-drop
  • • Quadratic bezier curves for smoother connections
  • • Persistent control point positions
  • • Visual feedback during edge editing

Improvements

  • • Increased default local Ollama AI context window to 131,072 tokens
  • • Improved token management for longer conversations
  • • Better handling of large diagram analysis
  • • Optimized provider switching logic
  • • Reduced re-renders through better component memoization
  • • Optimized edge rendering algorithms
  • • Improved selection handling for large diagrams
  • • Faster shape rendering with cached SVG paths
  • • Redesigned node editor with shape selection
  • • Improved icon selector with shape preview
  • • Better positioning for edge and node editors
  • • Enhanced visual consistency across components
  • • Refined cursor feedback for different interaction modes
  • • More reliable copy/paste functionality
  • • Better handling of complex selections
  • • Preserved node properties during copy operations
  • • Improved clipboard integration

Bug Fixes

  • • Fixed edge selection issues in complex diagrams
  • • Resolved control point persistence problems
  • • Fixed node and edge editor floating window positioning on screen edges
  • • Corrected shape offset calculations
  • • Improved save behavior for edited nodes and edges
  • • Fixed local Ollama context window size defaulting to 8192 and choking analysis

Version 1.0.2

Patch ReleaseSep 1, 2025

Highlights

  • Now available as npm package for easier installation
  • Stabilized all core features for production use

New Features

  • • Published to npm registry as @threatvectorsecurity/contextcypher
  • • Enhanced security zone configurations with 35 zones
  • • 150+ security-focused node types including AI gateways and SCADA systems
  • • Smart auto-layout with intelligent component positioning
  • • AI chat analysis supporting Ollama, OpenAI, Claude, and Gemini
  • • 100% offline operation for air-gapped environments
  • • Professional threat reporting with MITRE ATT&CK integration
  • • Drawing & annotation layer for enhanced diagramming

Improvements

  • • Improved performance - handles 500+ components smoothly
  • • Enhanced UI responsiveness
  • • Better error handling and recovery
  • • Optimized memory usage for large diagrams

Version Support Policy

• Current release: Full support with all features, fixes, and updates

• Previous releases: Not supported. Upgrade to the current release for security and stability updates

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