The sparkle icon in the dashboard header, next to the notifications bell, opens a short list of recent releases: version, date, and that release’s bullet points.
Where the content comes from
The only source is the repository’s root CHANGELOG.md, which release-please updates on every release. The control plane parses it once at startup and serves the most recent entries from GET /api/v1/changelog. Nobody writes anything a second time for this panel.
The official Docker image always includes the file. A bare binary install without a CHANGELOG.md next to it shows an empty panel instead of failing. Point the control plane at a different file with APP_CHANGELOG_FILE.
Unread indicator
The badge counts how many releases are newer than the last one you saw when you opened the panel. That last-seen version is stored only in your browser (localStorage), and opening the panel marks everything as read. In a different browser, or after clearing storage, every entry shows as unread again.
CLI
levelrail-cli changelog [--limit N] prints the same entries in the terminal, as JSON with --json or human-readable otherwise. Last modified on October 12, 2026
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