Changelog
What's new in FM Dojo — features, improvements, and fixes.
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Layout Designer — connect a Snapshot or live FM server to pick fields and value lists from your schema directly in the property panel
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Diagrams — add a diagram to a project from the diagram editor
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Flows (beta) — automate FileMaker with webhooks, schedules, and FileMaker polling. See the Flows section below for details.
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Upload files up to 5MB in the AI chat — paste or attach larger scripts, XML exports, and data files
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GDPR: Export your data — download a full copy of everything FMDojo holds about your account from Account Settings
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GDPR: Delete your account — permanently remove your account and all associated data from Account Settings
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AI Data Access — ask your AI assistant questions about your live FileMaker data
- —Your AI tool queries FileMaker directly — no copy-pasting, no exports, no stale data
- —Works with Claude Desktop, Cursor, Zed, Continue.dev, and any tool that supports MCP
- —"Show me all invoices overdue by more than 30 days" — and it just answers, using your real database
- —Set up in under a minute: generate a token, paste a config snippet, done
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FMDojo is now v1.0 — out of early access and officially launched
- —Personal Plans: Apprentice (free), Journeyman, and Ronin — with annual billing for Journeyman and Ronin
- —Business Plans: per-seat pricing for teams, with a shared token pool and centralized billing
- —Tier limits are now enforced — each plan has defined AI token budgets, snapshot counts, and feature access
- —Existing early-access subscribers are grandfathered at their current pricing for 6 months post-launch
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Issues — submit and track bug reports directly from fmdojo.com
- —Open an issue from any page; GitHub backs the tracker so nothing gets lost
- —Replies from the team appear in the thread; subscribe to get notified
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Diagram Tool: import any saved snapshot directly onto the canvas
- —Click the Import Snapshot button in the toolbar to pick from your saved snapshots
- —One entry per database file — uses the active version if set, otherwise the most recent
- —Lays out all table occurrences in an Anchor-Buoy arrangement with actual relationship field predicates
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Diagram Tool: select nodes, align, and distribute
- —Click to select a node; Shift+click to add to selection; drag on empty canvas to rubber-band-select
- —Alignment toolbar appears when 2 or more nodes are selected
- —Align left, center, or right edges; top, middle, or bottom edges; distribute evenly horizontal or vertical
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Diagram Tool: unlimited undo and redo — Cmd+Z / Cmd+Shift+Z steps back and forward through any canvas change; selection is preserved across undo and redo
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Getting Started page — a dedicated onboarding page at /getting-started with a step-by-step setup guide, intro video, and overview of every tool
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Ask FMDojo — instant answers about FMDojo features from the chat bubble in the corner
- —Covers the code editor, FM connections, FMS Admin, snapshots, XML tools, sharing, and more
- —Ask questions like "How do I connect a FileMaker server?" or "What privileges does my FM account need?"
- —Available on every page — no need to leave what you're working on
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AI Chat: verified edge-case answers for FileMaker calculation functions — the AI now answers argument edge-case questions from test results run against a real FileMaker instance, not from general knowledge
- —Three-tier answer policy: confirmed test result first, documented rule second, "not confirmed" if neither applies
- —Covers 190 edge cases across 24 functions: negative values, zero, decimals, empty inputs, out-of-range, type coercion
- —Answers that come from verified testing are explicitly cited as such; unconfirmed behavior is flagged rather than assumed
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FM Servers: PKI authentication — connect using a JWT token generated by FileMaker Server's built-in Python tools instead of username/password
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Voice dictation — click the microphone button (bottom-right of any page) to dictate into any text field; powered by OpenAI Whisper
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AI Chat: structured argument-behavior catalog for FileMaker calculation functions — the AI now knows exact type constraints, valid ranges, and edge-case rules for each argument of 26 commonly used functions
- —Covers Date, Time, Timestamp, Left, Right, Middle, Position, Replace, Char, GetValue, Abs, Ceiling, Floor, Int, Mod, Round, Truncate, Sqrt, Log, Ln, Average, Sum, Count, Choose, GetNthRecord, GetRepetition
- —Catches invalid inputs — like a negative Sqrt argument or a zero Mod divisor — before writing calculations
- —Calendar overflow behavior (e.g. Date month 13 → January next year) is documented precisely
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Snapshots: no upload size limit — large XML files (120 MB+) are automatically split into chunks and reassembled on the server; no more rejection errors for big databases
- —Upload progress bar shows parts sent and percentage complete
- —Files over 35 MB show an advisory: processing may take up to a minute
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Snapshots: multi-file upload and stitch — drop multiple Save a Copy as XML files in one batch and combine them into a single merged snapshot
- —Each file shows its own status row with a progress bar
- —After all files upload, choose "Combine all into one snapshot" or keep them as separate entries
- —Merged snapshot deduplicates tables, TOs, relationships, layouts, scripts, and value lists by name
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FMS Admin: expanded system log sources — read OS-level logs alongside FM Server logs
- —journalctl — stream the full systemd journal; filter by any service unit name (Linux SSH)
- —Kernel log — kernel ring buffer via journalctl -k; shows OOM kills, disk errors, driver issues (Linux SSH)
- —Syslog — OS system log via /var/log/syslog, /var/log/messages, or journalctl fallback (Linux/macOS SSH)
- —Auth log — SSH and PAM authentication records from /var/log/auth.log or /var/log/secure (Linux SSH)
- —Windows Application / System Event Log via WinRM (Windows)
- —Cloud account SSH linking — link Azure cloud account to a FileMaker Server for automatic SSH authentication; no manual credentials required
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FMS Admin: server watchdog alerts — get notified when FM Server goes down, the OS OOM killer fires, or disk I/O errors appear
- —Service down: detects when the FM Server process is not running (SSH on Linux/macOS, WinRM on Windows)
- —OOM kill: detects out-of-memory kill events in the kernel journal within the last 20 minutes
- —Disk I/O errors: detects hardware/filesystem errors in the kernel journal within the last 20 minutes
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GitLab integration — connect a GitLab account via Personal Access Token and push snapshots as atomic commits
- —Pick any project the token has access to from a dropdown
- —Branch and path saved per connection; multiple accounts supported
- —Default account promoted automatically when one is removed
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Cloud account SSH linking — link an AWS, GCP or Linode cloud account to a FileMaker Server for automatic SSH authentication; no manual credentials required
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Fixes for chat for token usage and response presentation
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FMS Admin (Beta) — new features
- —Command Library: browse, configure, and run FileMaker Server commands over SSH — searchable with type-ahead, option chips, and config flag reference
- —Windows Server support via WinRM — connect without OpenSSH; built into Windows Server 2012 R2+
- —OttoFMS XML sync — pick a FileMaker database, add tracked files, and schedule automatic syncs
- —Server monitoring alerts: configure disk usage threshold and backup failure detection; notifies via Discord webhook and/or email on a configurable cooldown
- —Backups tab: browse all .fmp12 backup files on the server; restore any backup in one click — closes the live database, copies the backup over it, and reopens it
- —Per-database action menu — open, close, pause, resume, remove, verify integrity, and download from a single menu per file row
- —Consistency check on open — databases opened from the Files tab run a consistency check by default (toggle in toolbar)
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Design (Beta) — visually configure FileMaker layout elements and export them as ready-to-paste XML
- —Buttons, button bars, tab controls, slide controls, popovers, edit fields, portals, web viewers, shapes, and more
- —Import your FileMaker theme CSS to match your exact colors and fonts
- —Copy as FileMaker XML to paste objects directly into FileMaker layouts
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FM Clipboard Helper — revised scripts for moving content between FileMaker and FMDojo on macOS and Windows
- —Copy from FM: select objects in FileMaker, run the script, paste plain XML into FMDojo
- —Paste to FM: copy XML from FMDojo, run the script, paste directly into FileMaker — type is detected automatically
- —Requires the BaseElements plugin
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User Guide — type-ahead search bar in the sidebar covers all sections and subheadings
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FMS Admin — Upload to Host: drag-and-drop .fmp12 files directly to FileMaker Server via SSH
- —Shows file size and real-time upload progress per file
- —Automatically opens the database after a successful upload
- —Surfaces FileMaker security rejection messages (e.g. encryption password required) from the server log
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FMS Admin — download database files directly from the Files tab over SSH (Linux and macOS only)
- —Files larger than 100 MB offer an optional gzip-compressed download to reduce transfer size
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Snapshots — bring your full FileMaker database structure into FM Dojo without a live server connection; field names, layouts, and scripts feed into AI across Chat, Code Editor, and Diagram
- —Upload a Save a Copy as XML file to create a Snapshot
- —Connect GitHub to auto-commit each Snapshot to your repo
- —Script-level diff (Beta) — click any modified script in the Diff panel to see a step-by-step comparison with added and removed steps highlighted
- —Snapshot Analyzer — get a best-practice audit: health score, anchor-buoy detection, naming convention consistency, table health matrix, and script stats
- —Share analysis — generate a public read-only link to your analysis report; no login required for viewers
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FMS Admin (Beta) — monitor and manage all your FileMaker servers from one place: real-time live event stream, open file and connected client management, server-side schedule control, log viewer for Event/Access/Stats/DAPI logs (SSH connection needed), and AI log analysis to summarize errors and spot patterns
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Social Rewards — earn tokens by sharing FM Dojo and referring new users
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SQL Fiddle autocomplete now includes your schema — table names and column names from the Schema panel appear in autocomplete as you type queries
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Share a folder of clips — hover any folder in the Clip Manager, click the share icon, and a public link is generated. Viewers see all clips with syntax highlighting and can save the entire folder to their own library in one click.
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Text resizer (A− / A+) now works on all elements — switched to CSS zoom so rem-based Tailwind classes scale correctly
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Folders in Chat — categorize your work by project or client
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Japanese language support — script step autocomplete auto-detects your browser locale
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JavaScript Fiddle — 100-swatch color picker inserts any hex value directly into your editor
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FM Schema → SQL export — generate CREATE TABLE statements in MySQL, PostgreSQL, or SQLite with full constraints
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Duplicate snippets
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Split Code Editor — compare two snippets side by side and highlight differences
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Clip Manager — organize snippets into folders and share them via a public link
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Diagram Chat — build and refine your data model with AI, including naming convention support
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SQL Fiddle — run ExecuteSQL-compatible queries against a mock database with real SQLite functions
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JavaScript Fiddle — prototype Web Viewer integrations with 6 starter templates and FM export
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Image support in chat — attach or paste PNG, JPG, GIF, and WebP; AI can see and reason about screenshots
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Sensitive data detection — chat scans for passwords, API keys, credit cards before sending
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FileMaker script XML round-trip completeness — fixed ~40 script steps that previously dropped parameters
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AI Preferences — per-user Response Style slider (Precise ↔ Creative) and Concise mode in Account Settings
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Edit in Code Editor — one click sends all code blocks from any chat response to the Code Editor
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Multi-input patience — AI acknowledges each input and waits until all are received before responding
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FM Schema code type in the editor — define FileMaker tables, fields, and relationships in a readable format
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Ask AI in Code Chat to design a database schema from a plain-English description
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Review & Export — inspect your schema, adjust field types, and copy FileMaker XML to paste into FileMaker Pro
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User Guide now accessible from the menu
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FileMaker XML clipboard export — paste scripts directly into FileMaker Pro, no plugins required
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Get XML — paste FileMaker XML into the editor and convert to plain readable text, no plugins needed
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Code Chat — validate your code or ask questions with your code as context
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New Snippet workflow — choose language first, name it, auto-save with language locked after creation
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Footer hidden on full-screen tool pages for distraction-free editing
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Token counter in header updates in real time after each message
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File upload improvements: UTF-16 auto-detection, processing spinner, 10-file limit
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Edit & resend last message in chat
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AI Validate in code editor now understands FileMaker scripts (not just calculations)
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AI Validate highlights error lines in the editor
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FileMaker XML clipboard export (initial release)
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Chat now preserves line breaks in user messages
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File upload limits raised: 2 MB text, 10 MB PDF
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Cross-browser clipboard support (Safari fix)
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Send to Chat from code editor starts a fresh conversation
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Code editor AI Validate panel no longer hides the editor on long responses
Flows
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Schedule trigger — run a flow automatically every 15 minutes, 30 minutes, hourly, every 6 hours, or daily
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FileMaker Poll trigger — FMDojo queries a FileMaker layout on a schedule and fires one run per new or changed record, using a timestamp field to track what's been processed
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Outbound from FileMaker — call a flow webhook from a FileMaker script using Insert from URL to trigger Slack messages, HTTP calls, emails, and more
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Inbound webhook trigger — each flow gets a unique secret URL; POST JSON to it from Stripe, Shopify, Typeform, or any service
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Steps: FileMaker (find, create, update, run script), HTTP request, Slack, Email, Discord, Teams, SMS, Filter
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Template variables — reference trigger data or previous step output anywhere in a step config using {{trigger.field}} and {{steps.0.output.field}} syntax
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Run history — every execution logged with per-step input, output, status, and timing