Cortex

v1.0.0 — Production Release

PULSE8.ai Cortex reaches v1.0.0 — promoted from Beta to Production/Stable.

Highlights

Authentication & Security

• API key authentication (AUTH_METHOD=apikey) — simple, stateless x-api-key header auth
• Microsoft Entra ID / OIDC (AUTH_METHOD=oidc) — OAuth 2.0 Authorization Code Flow with MFA support
• OpenAPI specification — auto-generated docs via FastAPI

GPU Support & Flexible Deployment

• NVIDIA GPU support for QMD — Dockerfile.gpu (CUDA 12.8 + Node.js 22) and docker-compose.gpu.yml overlay for EC2/Linux
• Cortex-only deployment mode — ./scripts/start.sh --cortex-only for macOS Metal GPU acceleration
• Configurable embed timeout — QMD_EMBED_TIMEOUT_MS environment variable
• EC2 GPU setup guide — full guide at docs/ec2-gpu-setup.md

CI/CD & Operations

• JFrog build & push workflow — automated container image builds
• Enhanced logging — structured ingestion and compilation logs
• Import constraints — enforced module boundaries in the compiler

Bug Fixes

• Prevent SameFileError in bulk ingest
• Fix Dockerfile.gpu Node version compatibility
• Fix read_note crash on directory paths
• Fix pylint test using wrong Python executable
• Fix flaky perf test budget for CI runners
• Fix QMD model download race condition
• Various Docker permission and logging fixes

Full Changelog

See CHANGELOG.md for the complete history.