This release includes 86 new features, 5 security updates.
Initial pre-release encompassing Phases 1-3 development. BuildWith is a two-sided marketplace connecting AI/vibe coders (Builders) with clients seeking custom builds, template personalization, and repo customization.
New Features
- Organizations with team management and role-based access (Owner, Admin, Manager, Member)
- SSO integration supporting Okta, Azure AD, and Google Workspace (SAML 2.0)
- Bulk hiring campaigns with AI-powered candidate matching and scoring
- Contract templates with variable placeholders and e-signature workflow
- Organization activity logging for audit trails
- Forum with categories, posts, voting, and threaded replies
- Full-text search across forum content
- Showcase gallery for project submissions with admin approval workflow
- Featured projects highlighting
- Referral program with custom codes, tracking, and reward payouts
- Referral leaderboard by conversions
- Public REST API (
/api/v1/*) with API key authentication
- Rate limiting per API key with configurable limits
- Webhook system for event-based notifications with retry logic
- GitHub integration for OAuth connection and repo import as templates
- Slack integration for project and message notifications
- Request logging for API usage analytics
- AI-powered project scoping and brief generation
- Proposal writing assistance for builders
- Milestone planning with AI-suggested breakdowns and deliverables
- Price estimation with confidence scoring and comparable project analysis
- Conversational interface with chat-based AI assistance
- Proposal and milestone templates (user-created and system)
- Builder analytics dashboard with earnings trends, profile views, and market comparison
- Client analytics dashboard with spending patterns and project success metrics
- Admin analytics dashboard with platform-wide GMV and revenue metrics
- Profile view tracking by source (search, recommendation, direct)
- Search analytics with pattern tracking and click-through rates
- Daily market snapshots for trending skills and average rates
- Smart matching with vector embeddings via Voyage AI
- Natural language project search using Claude API
- Match score display with detailed breakdowns
- Personalized builder recommendations for clients
- Personalized project recommendations for builders
- Configurable matching weights (skills, budget, rating, experience)
- Template listings with categories, pricing, and tech stack
- One-click purchase via Stripe Checkout (85% to builder)
- License management with access tokens
- Verified purchase reviews
- Customization request flow that auto-creates projects
- Video calls with screen sharing via Daily.co
- Call recording support
- File attachments in messages (10MB limit)
- Support for images, PDFs, documents, and code files
- Real-time typing indicators with 5-second auto-expiry
- Full-text message search with PostgreSQL tsvector
- Message threading with reply_to_id support
- Three-tier system: Rising Talent, Pro, Expert
- Auto-progression based on completed projects, ratings, and verification
- Reduced platform fees for Expert tier (12% vs 15%)
- Search ranking boosts for higher tiers
- Admin manual tier adjustment with audit logging
- Configurable trial duration (3-14 days, default 7)
- Either party can exit with pro-rata payment settlement
- Builder preference setting for accepting trial projects
- Trial lifecycle email notifications
- Admin dashboard with platform metrics and quick actions
- User management with search, filter, and suspend capabilities
- Builder verification queue with approve/reject/request-info workflow
- Verification statuses: unverified, pending, verified, expert
- Dispute resolution center with 72-hour SLA
- Dispute workflow: open → under_review → pending_response → resolved/escalated
- Feature flags with percentage-based rollouts
- Platform announcements with banner display
- User impersonation for support (30-minute limit, full audit logging)
- Admin roles: super_admin, admin, support, moderator
- Fraud detection with risk scoring
- Payment holds for new/unverified users
- Automated refunds for cancelled milestones
- Fee calculator with transparent pricing display
- Builder earnings estimator
- Multi-provider authentication via Clerk (Google, GitHub, LinkedIn, Email)
- Role-based access system (Client, Builder, Admin)
- User onboarding with role selection and profile setup
- Project creation with title, description, budget, and skills
- Project types: custom build, template personalization, repo customization
- Application workflow with proposals, rates, and estimated duration
- Milestone-based payment escrow via Stripe Connect Express
- Milestone lifecycle: created → funded → in_progress → submitted → approved
- Real-time messaging with Supabase Realtime
- Notification system with 15+ event types
- Email notifications via Resend/SendGrid
- Bidirectional review system with star ratings and responses
- Security scanning integration with Snyk
- Public builder directory with p