Product Updates
A running changelog of everything shipped across the Thorpe Tech vault apps, all in one place.
Added credit/debit statement import — upload a CSV (free keyword categorization, or AI categorization automatically when a key is configured) or a screenshot of a statement/balance (Gemini vision extracts accounts and transactions). A new Import Review modal lets you confirm or re-categorize everything before it touches your data. Also fixed a bug where the budget sliders silently reset most categories on every re-render.
Added an AI Financial Coach ("Vera") that generates a personalized coaching report and answers follow-up questions grounded in your live ledger and budget, plus a Settings modal to manage your own Gemini/OpenRouter API keys. The onboarding wizard now supports AI Quick Start (describe your finances in plain English to auto-fill everything), home/mortgage fields, and an editable review step.
Launched Wealth Vault v1.0.0 — a financial advisor and net worth optimizer with asset/liability tracking, budget & cash flow planning, a retirement growth simulator, and a Smart Advisor checklist. Featured on the homepage with a dedicated showcase section.
Retroactively labeled every pre-populated sample record as (Demo) across all vaults with safe database migrations, added hotlink-safe AI image prompts with client-side image fallbacks, and standardized every vault on gemini-flash-latest with instant quota-aware fallback to a free OpenRouter model.
Added a real John Deere D140 sample photo and fixed a dead parts-lookup link in Mower Vault. Added a Tacoma demo image plus a sample fake ID and mock insurance/registration paperwork to the Vehicle Vault digital glovebox.
Redesigned into a sidebar list + details/dashboard layout. Added Fleet Cost Analytics with insurance vs. maintenance charts, local/Google Drive backups, a high-contrast Emergency Accident dashboard, and digital document scan views.
Added a client-side smart canvas compressor for card uploads, with fields to store Driver's License, Insurance, and Registration cards, plus a Digital Glovebox modal with accident safety procedures.
Launched Vehicle Vault — mileage logging, maintenance service history, insurance/registration expiry alerts, VIN tracking, AI Enrich via Gemini, and NHTSA recall lookups.
Published Mower Vault on the homepage with a dedicated showcase section and replaced the Recipe Vault placeholder with a real live screenshot.
Launched Vehicle Vault v1.0 alongside a revamped portal index featuring both apps with dedicated launch buttons, and added a Home button to every tool.
Replaced the hardcoded API key with a localStorage-backed Settings modal, with an amber indicator dot when no key is set and a direct link to a free Google AI Studio key.
Added the AI Enrich button (Gemini + Google Search grounding) to Asset Vault, ManualsLib lookups to Asset Vault and Mower Vault, and Test Key buttons for both Gemini and OpenRouter across every vault's Settings panel.
Added the Staff page, a refreshed homepage navigation bar, a Privacy Policy, and Terms of Service.
Integrated Gemini multimodal receipt scanning with Google Search Grounding for product images, then added the Insurance Claim Binder Generator with print-to-PDF layouts and model-specific YouTube care guides.
Launched Recipe Vault v1.0.0 — an AI-assisted recipe manager with real Google Drive sync — and Mower Vault v1.0.0, a repair & flip ledger for tracking project mowers with local image uploads and AI-assisted image search.
Launched Asset Vault with a centralized JSON database schema for home electronics, appliances, and yard tool purchase records.