EpiscoBot Blog

January 14, 2026

CHANGELOG January 14, 2026

• Added filter_by_hymnal to the hymn lookup tool.
• Added semantic-search fallback for hymn discovery when there is no direct scripture-hymn link found.
• Improved system prompt to tell the AI agent to be more explicit with the user when the tool fails to find the results.

January 13, 2026

CHANGELOG January 13, 2026

• Fixed 60-second timeout issue by implementing async tool execution.
• Added conversation filtering and language detection to the admin dashboard.
• Added useage graphs and stats to admin dashboard.

December 31, 2025

CHANGELOG December 31, 2025

• Added facial recognition capability for identifying Episcopal Church figures in uploaded images.
• Various EpiscoBot UI improvements and bug fixes.

December 22, 2025

Major Release: ai-service-v3

This release introduces a completely new AI service architecture with powerful new tools:

• ENS Archive Tool: Search the Episcopal News Service archive for news articles, obituaries, and historical content.
• ENS Image Search: Find and display images from the Episcopal News Service photo archive.
• Lectionary API: Public API for Revised Common Lectionary (RCL) and Daily Office readings.
• Daily Office Tool: Retrieve Morning and Evening Prayer readings for any date.
• Hymn Discovery Tool: Find hymns by scripture, theme, liturgical occasion, or service planning needs.
• Sermon Discovery: Search the "Sermons That Work" archive with semantic search.
• Thumbs Up/Down Feedback: Users can now rate responses as helpful or not helpful, with optional feedback reasons.

September 12, 2025

CHANGELOG September 12, 2025

• Added web search tool capability for real-time information retrieval. (now deprecated)
• Introduced new AI service container architecture.

June 24, 2025

CHANGELOG June 24, 2025

• Introduced Shared Libraries feature allowing chatbots to access common document collections.
• Added APIs for creating, managing, and assigning shared libraries to chatbots.