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Release on August 11, 2026
Areas Affected
Direct Costs, Buyouts, Bid Leveling, AI Assistant
Highlights
- Buyout line items now automatically match the correct cost code, so users no longer need to look it up manually.
- The Ernest AI assistant can now list, create, and update direct costs directly.
- Quote attachments now carry through into bid leveling, so reviewers can see them without switching screens.
What Changed
- The Ernest AI assistant can now list, create, and update direct costs, making it easier to manage project costs through the assistant. (Ticket)
- When a buyout line item is created, Ernest now automatically matches it to the correct cost code, removing the need for manual lookup. (Ticket)
- Buyout line items now resolve to the correct cost code automatically at the moment they're created.
- Added internal guidance to help the AI assistant handle cost codes for buyouts more accurately.
- Refined the cost code matching logic to be more reliable and to avoid pulling in more data than needed.
Hotfixes Since Last Release
These fixes were deployed to production independently before this release — they are listed here for a complete record of what changed since the previous release.
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- Fixed an issue where the AI assistant showed a generic error message instead of the actual, more helpful explanation when something went wrong. (PR)
- Fixed an issue where searching very large project plans could fail; searches now retrieve a safer, limited amount of content at a time. (PR)
- Fixed an issue where quote attachments weren't appearing during bid leveling; they now show up as expected. (PR)
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