Version 2.1 refines Abstract’s end-to-end experience for users managing documents, chats, and reports.
This release focuses on consistency, contextual accuracy, and administrative control, introducing new features for document management, conversation referencing, policy reporting, and user management, now running in full production.
1. Data Context Layer
Uploads (File Manager Revamp)
Purpose: Improve organization, editing, and contextual tagging of user-uploaded documents.
New Capabilities:
Full tag management: Add, edit, and apply tags across all documents.
Renaming and replacement: Rename existing files and replace outdated ones without re-uploading.
Download and view: Access files directly from the Uploads page.
Bug fixes: Resolved prior file-handling inconsistencies; tagging and naming now persist reliably.
Why it matters: Users (especially firms managing multiple clients) can maintain clean, organized document sets for contextual accuracy in chats and reports.
2. AI Interaction Layer
Chats
Purpose: Improve control over how each chat references customer context.
New Capabilities:
Conversation management:
Archive and unarchive chats.
Rename conversations.
View which documents each chat references.
Context scoping:
Users can now define which documents a chat references.
Chats and reports can use either all uploaded documents or a specific subset, selected via tags or individual files.
The selected documents combine with the public footprint (AI-researched external context).
Example use case:
Law firms can isolate client-specific documents when generating reports — e.g., policy discovery for employment issues relevant to fast-food clients only, excluding unrelated tech-sector clients.
3. Report Workflows
Policy Discovery Report (Major Revamp)
Purpose: Broaden visibility into all relevant policy items while surfacing top priorities.
Enhancements:
Returns the full list of relevant public policy tied to the query.
Highlights the top 5–10 most relevant policies with:
AI-generated summaries
Explanations of why Abstract surfaced each item (context-driven impact reasoning).
Adds clear separation between Bills and Regulations with four tabs:
All Public Policy
Top Results
Bills
Regulations
Introduces a “Back to Top” button for easier navigation within long reports.
Why it matters: Users can now review the full breadth of potentially relevant legislation and rules, while quickly identifying high-impact items.
4. Collaboration & Access Control
User Management (New)
Purpose: Provide administrative control over user access within an organization.
Capabilities:
Admins can:
Add or remove users
Promote members to admins
Restrict permissions (only admins can add others)
Single-group model:
Organizations currently limited to one active group per client.
Multi-group configurations available upon request through Client Partners.
Why it matters: Improves onboarding efficiency, permission clarity, and organizational consistency.
5. Platform & Infrastructure
Production Deployment
Abstract is now running fully in production, transitioning out of the developer environment.
This solidifies platform stability and reliability for enterprise onboarding.
Intercom Integration
The Help Center (Intercom) is now accessible from anywhere in the platform, improving in-app support reach.
6. UI & Copy Consistency
Purpose: Align terminology and navigation across the app.
Changes:
Updated interface copy for clarity — ensuring consistent usage of “Reports” vs. “Chats.”
Minor alignment and wording adjustments for more intuitive user experience.
7. Summary
Abstract v2.1 advances platform stability, user control, and policy discovery accuracy.
Key improvements include:
Full document management and tagging overhaul
Scoped context selection per chat
Revamped policy discovery with full visibility and tabbed filtering
User management for admin control
Universal help center access
Live production deployment