microsoft/simplechat v0.250.001

v0.250.001

Repository: microsoft/simplechat

Tag: v0.250.001

Published: 2026-06-25T19:32:17Z

Prerelease: no

Release notes:

New Features

• Azure OpenAI and Model Endpoint Setup Guidance
• Added setup guidance for legacy Azure OpenAI model discovery, runtime data-plane calls, Foundry providers, managed identity, service principal RBAC, and API-key inference limits.
• (Ref: Azure OpenAI setup guide, model endpoint modal, Admin Settings model endpoints)

• Tabular Semantic Kernel Large Result Pagination
• Added continuation metadata, row payload trimming, return_columns preservation, and larger computed-result handoff guardrails for row-returning tabular tools.
• Inspired by and adapted from PR #894 by @vivche.
• (Ref: tabular_processing_plugin.py, route_backend_chats.py)

• Beta Branch Development Governance Integration
• Prepared beta capabilities for Development governance, custom pages, user settings cache changes, agent catalog customization, file sync, workflows, workspace identities, and Data Management.
• (Ref: Development merge resolution, governance integration)

• User Settings Cache Optimization
• Added request-scoped user settings memoization and a lightweight UI settings cache for Redis and no-Redis deployments.
• (Ref: functions_settings.py, app_settings_cache.py, dark-mode.js, sidebar.js)

• Custom Pages
• Added administrator-managed custom pages with static assets, optional Python-backed extensions, authenticated host routes, Admin Settings controls, examples, documentation, and fail-closed coverage.
• (Ref: route_custom_pages.py, functions_custom_pages.py)

• Governance Controls for Endpoints, Agents, and Actions
• Added feature policies, delegated item policies, review workflows, backend enforcement, and Admin Settings allowlists for personal, group, and global endpoints, agents, and actions.
• (Ref: governance policies, Admin Settings Governance tab)

• Governance and App Settings Cache Versioning
• Added cache-version coordination so settings and governance policy changes invalidate stale worker caches while preserving hot-path performance.
• (Ref: app settings cache, governance cache versioning)

• Pull Request Preparation Prompt
• Added a reusable Copilot prompt for preparing SimpleChat branches for pull requests into Development, including validation, release-note checks, and guarded push or PR creation.
• (Ref: .github/prompts/prepare-for-pull-request.prompt.md)

• Tableau Action
• Added a read-only Tableau action with discovery, configuration, workspace identity support, validation, schemas, and Semantic Kernel loader integration.
• (Ref: tableau_plugin.py, tableau_plugin_factory.py, functions_tableau_operations.py, TABLEAU_ACTION.md)

• Snowflake Action
• Added a read-only Snowflake action with tailored authentication, query limits, structured responses, Key Vault secret handling, governance labels, schemas, documentation, and coverage.
• (Ref: SnowflakePlugin, SnowflakePluginFactory, SNOWFLAKE_ACTION.md)

• Workflow Per-Document Analysis and Generated Office Exports
• Added Analyze mode for per-document workflow execution plus SimpleChat tools for generated Word and PowerPoint exports.
• (Ref: functions_workflow_runner.py, functions_simplechat_operations.py, WORKFLOW_PER_DOCUMENT_ANALYSIS_AND_EXPORTS.md)

• Group Workflows
• Added group-scoped workflow definitions, run history, per-document run items, APIs, assignment gates, admin controls, group workspace UI, and shared activity support.
• (Ref: functions_group_workflows.py, route_backend_workflows.py, GROUP_WORKFLOWS.md)

• Voice-Assisted Form Inputs and Agent Instruction Drafting
• Added speech-to-text controls to supported forms and an agent Instruction Brief workflow that drafts editable Markdown instructions through the configured model.
• (Ref: form-voice-input.js, agent_modal_stepper.js, VOICE_ASSISTED_FORM_INPUTS.md)

• Microsoft Graph Send Mail Action
• Microsoft Graph actions can now create drafts, prepare delayed-delivery drafts, or send mail from the signed-in user's mailbox with runtime validation and Graph scopes.
• (Ref: MSGraphPlugin.send_mail, plugin_modal_stepper.js, MSGRAPH_SEND_MAIL_ACTION.md)

• Workspace-Backed Chat Uploads
• Eligible chat uploads now queue or reuse personal workspace documents as the source of truth while preserving chat attachment behavior, progress display, tags, metadata, and fallback flow.
• (Ref: route_frontend_chats.py, route_backend_chats.py, functions_documents.py, CHAT_UPLOAD_PERSONAL_WORKSPACE_HANDOFF.md)

• Document Intelligence PDF and Image Extraction Modes
• Added Read/Layout/Auto extraction controls, sample-page Auto detection, extraction-mode metadata, upload source preservation, and PDF reprocess actions across workspaces.
• (Ref: functions_content.py, functions_documents.py, DOCUMENT_INTELLIGENCE_PDF_IMAGE_EXTRACTION_MODE.md)

• Cosmos Throughput Automation and Native Autoscale
• Added RU monitoring, manual scale actions, background automation, per-container policies, global policy enforcement, native autoscale conversion, guarded thresholds, and deployment RBAC metadata.
• (Ref: functions_cosmos_throughput.py, Admin Settings Scale tab, Cosmos throughput docs)

• Workflow File Sync Triggers and Batch Resume
• Workflows can trigger File Sync before runs, monitor sync changes, dynamically target changed synced documents, and resume failed Analyze items.
• (Ref: functions_workflow_runner.py, functions_file_sync.py, WORKFLOW_FILE_SYNC_TRIGGERS.md)

• Cloud Drive and File Sync Sources
• Added OneDrive, Azure Files, SMB sync support, provider browsing, source selection, remote change-token handling, reusable identities, scheduled/manual sync, history, tags, filters, and admin source controls.
• (Ref: functions_file_sync.py, workspace-file-sync.js, ONEDRIVE_FILE_SYNC.md, AZURE_FILES_FILE_SYNC.md, FILE_SYNC.md)

• Global Cloud Drive Connector Identities
• Admins can now manage File Sync cloud-drive connector credentials separately from personal user sync choices, including global connector fallback behavior.
• (Ref: functions_workspace_identities.py, workspace-identities.js, WORKSPACE_IDENTITIES.md)

• Conversation Feed Pagination
• Chat startup now loads pinned, unread, and first-page recent conversations with load-more and backend title search instead of...