Changelog
Notable changes to the authentication and Business API platform.
v4.0 — Native Platform Extensions
- New: Platform Extensions — add your agent to WordPress, Shopify, and beyond with verified identity and account-aware actions.
- New: WordPress plugin with WooCommerce, MemberPress, Restrict Content Pro, Paid Memberships Pro, and Ultimate Member support.
- New: Shopify app with App Proxy identity, a Theme App Embed widget, and mandatory GDPR webhooks.
- New: Extension API (
/v1/extensions) with signed server-to-server requests and per-platform Extension API Keys (bxk_…). - New: JavaScript (
@buddy/extension-sdk) and PHP (buddy/extension-sdk) SDKs — see Build Your Own. - New: Studio Extensions tab to issue keys and view connected extensions.
v3.0 — Authenticated User Context & Business API
- New: Identity Bridge with three verification methods — JWT pass-through, signed session token, and identity callback URL.
- New: Business API tool — connect your own API with per-operation controls, sensitivity rules, confirmation, and rate limits.
- New: Origin-locked
postMessagehandshake for passing user tokens to the widget. - New: Server-to-server session revocation via platform API keys.
- New: Live verification sandbox and these developer docs at
/docs.
Upgrading
No action is required for existing agents — authentication is opt-in per agent under Connections. Until you configure a method, every conversation stays anonymous exactly as before.