Product history

Why does this product look the way it does?

Every major change on this line can be walked back to a community decision.

1. November 13, 2025

   Version 0.1

   Community launched. The product belonged to its users on day one.

2. March 13, 2026 · Proposal #12

   Proposal #12 · Reading the hive at night

   The hive approved a dark theme so late decisions could be finished.

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3. April 2, 2026 · Proposal #12

   Reading the hive at night

   Shipped, then measured. Night decisions got easier to finish.

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4. May 2, 2026

   Version 0.2

   Decisions you can reread.

5. May 12, 2026 · Proposal #15

   A transcript of every decision

   Closed decisions kept their arguments.

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6. June 21, 2026 · Proposal #14

   Notifications that respect a decision

   Votes stopped competing with every reply.

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7. July 1, 2026

   Version 0.3

   A weekly memory.

8. July 11, 2026 · Proposal #16

   A weekly briefing from the hive

   Want, deciding, shipped — once a week.

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9. August 5, 2026 · Proposal #17

   Show what a member has shaped

   Impact became a sentence, not a scoreboard.

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10. September 9, 2026

    Version 0.4

    The current hive. Building, testing, and three open decisions.

11. September 11, 2026 · Proposal #18

    Experiment · Collaborative workspaces

    482 members asked. The hive chose to test before making it the default.

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12. September 17, 2026 · Proposal #19

    Experiment · Simplified navigation

    A different front door, opt-in, measured against the first week.

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13. September 29, 2026 · Proposal #25

    Experiment · Hear a decision where the team already is

    Members can opt in before this becomes the default.

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