Changelog

What we ship, written plainly. New features, improvements, and fixes — updated as they go live.

May 2026

Builder Launch — Everything in one place

Lotwright's first public release for Founding Builders. The full job lifecycle from signed deal to archive, with the trade partner and buyer portals included.

  • New Voice Walks — Record a site walk on your phone; AI produces a structured punch list in minutes. Groq Whisper transcription + Claude extraction.
  • New Job Start Sheet — Shinn-formula pricing calculator built in. Markup tables, upgrades, 210 warranty, and minimum sell price live on one screen.
  • New Forensic Plan Delivery — SHA-256 hashed, trade-tagged plan deliveries with per-trade-partner acknowledgment. Court-admissible delivery record on every revision.
  • New Schedule Templates — Standard Slab, Basement, and Crawlspace templates with ~120 tasks across 8 phases. Stamp onto any job in one click.
  • New Trade Partner Portal — Free for every trade on every job. Task view, invoice submission, plan delivery acknowledgment. Mobile-first.
  • New Buyer Portal — Magic-link access, no app required. Selections, photos, bidirectional messaging, documents tab.
  • New AP Queue with fraud signals — Insurance expiry, vendor age, and duplicate detection shown inline before you approve.
  • New Report Library — 27 pre-built reports. Cycle Time and Schedule Variance are live; Closed-Job Margin shows rolling 13-month GM% vs. the Shinn 12% benchmark.
  • New 1099-NEC generation — Year-end 1099 data collected automatically from every approved invoice.
  • New Job Archive + ZIP export — Close and archive a job; full data export includes photos, transcripts, messages, and financials in a portable zip.
  • New Push notifications — Per-event, per-channel preferences. Lock-screen content controls. Works on mobile without an app install.