ScopedLabs changelog
A running record of major ScopedLabs updates, feature improvements, and platform polish.
Physical Security Category Completion
The Physical Security category is complete as the first reusable ScopedLabs category-factory model. The final flow now connects Area / Zone Planner, the core Physical Security tools, Lens Selection, optional specialty branch zones, and the Physical Security Summary page into one category-level planning and report workflow.
- Established Area / Zone Planner as the Physical Security planning control center.
- Confirmed Face Recognition and License Plate Capture as optional specialty branch zones that attach back into Summary.
- Aligned Lens Selection to the final Physical Security Summary route.
- Moved the permanent Physical Security master/category assistant to the Summary page.
- Preserved local assistant/validator behavior on individual tools while Summary handles category-level review.
- Added category-level Risk, Watch, and missing-step prioritization through the Physical Security master assistant.
- Polished Summary report metadata, area/zone rollups, Tool Notes, print/save report output, account snapshot readability, export wrapping, and reset behavior.
- Preserved deterministic tool math, auth, checkout, export, snapshot, Knowledge Base, and pipeline behavior.
This completes the first full category pattern for future ScopedLabs categories: local tool assistants feed one category Summary assistant, which can later feed a global Site Assistant.
Physical Security Pipeline Guardrails
The Physical Security guided design flow now includes assumption/source tracking across the pipeline. Carried-forward values can be edited without being silently overwritten, and ScopedLabs now labels those edits as local what-if branches instead of treating them as clean pipeline truth.
- Added manual override detection for carried pipeline values across the Physical Security flow.
- Imported values now remain editable without snapping back during input changes.
- Manual override notices now appear when a carried value is changed inside a tool.
- Lens Selection now distinguishes clean pipeline values, normal manual overrides, Design Assistant scenarios, and standalone validation scenarios.
- Added source-tracking metadata groundwork for future final pipeline exports with Assumption Integrity / Source Summary reporting.
This upgrade improves transparency by showing when a result is based on clean pipeline assumptions, a manual override, an assisted design scenario, or a standalone validation scenario.
Planning Guides Navigation Added
Added a dedicated Planning Guides landing page and a top-level Guides navigation tab so visitors can find the written category workflows more easily.
- Created the /guides/ landing page with links to all category planning guides.
- Added Guides as a top-level navigation tab alongside Tools.
- Kept the mobile navigation scrollable rather than adding a fragile dropdown menu.
- Updated the sitemap with the new /guides/ landing page.
- Preserved existing calculator behavior, guide pages, Knowledge Base content, export reports, saved snapshots, checkout, and account flow.
Category Planning Guides Completed
Completed the category-level planning guide rollout across all active ScopedLabs categories. Each guide now explains the practical workflow behind the tools, including what to check first, why each step matters, where supporting calculators fit, and which assumptions should be documented.
- Added full planning guides for Access Control, Compute, Infrastructure, Network & Throughput, Performance, Physical Security, Thermal, Video & Storage, and Wireless.
- Kept Power & Runtime as the gold-standard guide pattern and aligned the remaining category guides to that structure.
- Added guide cards to category pages so visitors can read the planning workflow before opening individual tools.
- Updated sitemap entries for the new guide URLs and submitted them through Google Search Console and Bing Webmaster Tools.
- Changed the main navigation from sticky behavior to fixed navigation so long guide pages remain easier to browse.
- Preserved existing calculator behavior, Knowledge Base behavior, export reports, saved snapshots, checkout, and account flow.
Knowledge Base Expansion Completed
Expanded and standardized Knowledge Base guidance across all active ScopedLabs tool categories. Tool guides now include richer input descriptions, practical planning context, and related concept references while preserving the existing calculator workflow.
- Polished Knowledge Base content across all active tool categories.
- Matched guide input descriptions to the visible labels used on tool pages where possible.
- Added concept-based related Knowledge Base references without changing URLs, pipeline state, or calculator behavior.
- Improved the shared help engine so related guides open in place with one-level behavior instead of nested rabbit holes.
- Kept the Knowledge Base system reusable for future tools, categories, and niche-site templates.
Launch Readiness Polish Completed
Completed a public-readiness polish pass across key ScopedLabs pages to make the site clearer, cleaner, and easier to understand before broader launch testing.
- Refined homepage messaging around calculators, guided design flows, reports, and saved snapshots.
- Improved Tools, Upgrade, About, Contact, Account, and Disclaimer page copy.
- Cleaned footer and navigation consistency across public pages.
- Clarified Pro category unlock wording and one-time purchase expectations.
- Improved support and disclaimer language around planning aids, validation, and professional responsibility.
Formula Verification Pass Completed
Completed a full formula and output verification pass across all ScopedLabs tool categories.
- Reviewed calculation logic, status thresholds, analyzer outputs, chart pressure models, pipeline carry-over behavior, and report/export readiness.
- Verified Compute, Access Control, Infrastructure, Network, Performance, Physical Security, Power & Runtime, Thermal, Video & Storage, and Wireless.
- Corrected edge-case calculation and status-alignment issues found during category review.
- Improved consistency between displayed results and analyzer charts.
- No pricing, entitlement, or account behavior was changed.
Launch-readiness and indexing cleanup completed
Completed a launch-readiness pass after the Knowledge Base, export, snapshot, navigation, footer, and trust-page updates. Added indexing files and improved metadata coverage so the public site is cleaner for visitors and search engines.
- Added robots.txt and regenerated sitemap.xml.
- Improved metadata coverage across key public pages.
- Excluded account, auth, checkout, parked, and protected Pro pages from recommended sitemap indexing.
- Completed a clean launch-readiness audit after recent site-wide polish.
- Organized reusable Node maintenance scripts into a cleaner site toolbox.
Knowledge Base Engine V1 completed
Added a reusable Knowledge Base system across all active tool categories. Each tool now has a guide panel with practical explanations, input descriptions, common mistakes, planning assumptions, and professional responsibility notes.
- Added Knowledge Base guides across all 10 active categories.
- Added expandable input descriptions for tool-specific terms and assumptions.
- Standardized the collapsed Knowledge Base card layout across tool pages.
- Kept help content clean and page-friendly without inline question-mark clutter.
Export reports and saved snapshots added
Added report-style documentation features so calculations can be preserved, printed, exported, or saved for later review. Pro users can document inputs, assumptions, outputs, guidance, and chart snapshots where supported.
- Added exportable planning reports across active tool categories.
- Added saved report snapshots tied to signed-in accounts.
- Added Account page saved report viewer with view and delete actions.
- Connected snapshot saving through the existing Supabase and Cloudflare Worker path.
Guided Design Flow messaging improved
Updated the site to better explain that ScopedLabs is more than a collection of isolated calculators. Guided Design Flows connect related tools so users can start with a baseline, carry useful values forward, and document planning decisions.
- Added Guided Design Flow explanation to the home page.
- Added Guided Design Flow explanation to the About page.
- Normalized category page pipeline wording and CTAs.
- Improved Tools page copy to mention focused calculators, guided flows, and reports.
Navigation and trust pages polished
Refined the main navigation, added sticky header behavior, and added a planning-aid disclaimer page so site expectations are clearer for visitors.
- Added browser-style navigation tabs.
- Added active tab highlighting for the current page area.
- Made the header navigation sticky while scrolling.
- Added the Planning-Aid Disclaimer page.
- Added footer links to important utility pages.
What may improve next
ScopedLabs will continue improving practical planning workflows, reporting, saved results, and reusable site infrastructure. Future updates may include design-flow summaries, report polish, Pro value improvements, additional visibility work, and reusable factory-style tooling for future planning-tool sites.