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0.6.6

Release notes for Sentinel 0.6.6

December 29, 2025

Full Release Notes

What's New

This update brings a powerful new feedback and roadmap system, critical bug fixes for improved reliability, enhanced logging capabilities, and better overall stability to Sentinel.

🎉 New Features

Feedback & Roadmap System

  • User Feedback Collection: New /feedback command allows users to submit feature requests, bug reports, and improvement suggestions directly from Discord
  • Dashboard Integration: Dedicated feedback and roadmap pages in the dashboard for managing user submissions
  • Voting System: Users can upvote feedback items to help prioritize what gets built
  • Status Management: Full workflow support with statuses: under_review, planned, in_progress, completed, rejected, duplicate
  • Better Communication: Track feedback from submission to completion, keeping your community informed

Enhanced Message Logging

  • Attachment Tracking: Message logs now capture and store Discord attachment URLs for better audit trails
  • Improved Logging Embeds: Enhanced visibility of attachment information in logged messages
  • Better Audit Trail: Complete message history including attachments for moderation and compliance

Logging Configuration

  • Log Rotation: Automatic log file rotation prevents disk space issues
  • Better Production Support: Improved log handling for long-running deployments

🐛 Bug Fixes

Critical: Database Integrity Issues

  • Fixed Forceban Errors: Resolved errors when forcebanning users not currently in the server
  • Fixed Message Logging Errors: Fixed errors when logging messages for users not yet in the database
  • Fixed Interaction Errors: Resolved "Interaction already acknowledged" errors in forceban command
  • Better Error Recovery: Improved automatic recovery from database errors

Commands & Interactions

  • Improved Forceban Command: Better error handling and reliability for forceban operations
  • Enhanced Interaction Handling: Fixed duplicate response issues
  • Better Error Recovery: Improved error handling throughout moderation commands

Logging & Events

  • Better Error Handling: Enhanced error handling for logging operations with proper fallbacks
  • Improved Reliability: More reliable event logging in various scenarios

General

  • Better Error Messages: Improved error messages and logging for easier troubleshooting
  • Enhanced Stability: Better handling of edge cases throughout the bot

⚡ Performance Improvements

Better Resource Management

  • Log Rotation: Prevents log files from growing indefinitely, reducing disk usage
  • Improved Memory Usage: Better memory management with proper cleanup
  • Optimized Operations: More efficient database operations

More Reliable Operations

  • Faster Error Recovery: Automatic recovery prevents repeated failures
  • Better Task Management: Improved handling of background operations
  • Smoother Operation: Reduced interruptions from errors

🔧 Improvements

Dashboard

  • Feedback Management: New feedback and roadmap pages for managing user submissions
  • Better User Experience: Improved authentication flow with better redirect handling
  • Enhanced Session Handling: Better session management for smoother login experience
  • Admin Tools: Improved admin interface for managing feedback and roadmap items

Bot Reliability

  • Error Handling: Significantly improved error handling throughout moderation and logging systems
  • Better Recovery: Enhanced automatic recovery from errors
  • More Stable: Improved stability of moderation operations and logging
  • User Management: Better handling of users not in the database

Moderation & Logging

  • Enhanced Forceban: Better handling of users not in the server
  • Improved Logging: More reliable message and moderation action logging
  • Better Data Integrity: Ensures all operations complete successfully
  • Enhanced Error Messages: Clearer error messages for easier troubleshooting

Code Quality

  • Better Organization: Improved code structure for better reliability
  • Enhanced Stability: More stable operations throughout the bot

📋 Summary

This release introduces a comprehensive feedback and roadmap system that allows users to submit feature requests and track development progress. Critical database integrity issues have been resolved, ensuring that forceban operations and message logging work reliably. Enhanced logging capabilities now capture attachment information, and log rotation prevents disk space issues. Error handling has been significantly improved throughout the bot, resulting in better reliability and fewer failures. All changes are backward compatible and will not affect existing configurations.

Key Highlights:
- New feedback/roadmap system for user engagement
- Critical bug fixes for improved reliability
- Enhanced message logging with attachment tracking
- Log rotation for better resource management
- Improved error handling and stability throughout

Note: All changes are backward compatible. No action required from users. The update will be applied automatically during deployment.