Weekly Recap: January 31, 2025

This week, we've introduced several exciting updates that enhance the functionality and versatility of the Scout platform. From new integrations and improved blocks to UX enhancements, these updates are designed to streamline your workflow creation and management experience. Thank you for being part of our journey as we continue to innovate and deliver tools that empower your automation processes.

Reasoning Blocks

• Introduced new reasoning blocks with support for o1, o1-mini, and o1-preview, allowing for more sophisticated decision-making within workflows.

Gemini Model Support

• Added support for 8 Gemini models, expanding the capabilities and integration options available for users.

Copilot Improvements

• Enhanced the Copilot with the ability to pass custom metadata into workflows.
• Added a copy icon to Copilot messages and resolved a scroll bar issue.
• Fixed a bug with the copy button on code blocks and improved general styling.

DeepSeek R1

• Enabled access to DeepSeek R1 in the Reasoning LLM block, offering advanced reasoning capabilities.

Key-Value Store Block

• Introduced a new block that allows workflows to store memory, enabling more complex and stateful automation sequences.

Source Mapping AI Assist

• Added an AI assist feature to the source mapping section, simplifying the configuration process with intelligent suggestions.

Ability to Schedule a Sync

• Users can now schedule sync operations, set frequencies, and pause/resume schedules, providing greater control over data synchronization.

Copy and Paste / Duplicate Blocks

• Added functionality to duplicate blocks and copy/paste within the workflow builder, enhancing workflow creation efficiency.

Added Search to the Templates Modal

• Introduced a search bar to the workflows template modal, making it easier to find and utilize templates.

Save to Collection v2 Table Block

• A new block that allows users to save content to a collections v2 table within workflows, facilitating data organization and retrieval.

Slack Trigger Revamp

• Major upgrade to the Slack trigger with a simple configuration mode and pre-configured trigger modes such as Active Listener, Mention, and Thread Initiator.