January Product Update

Introducing matters, improved research citations, and faster document generation — here's what we shipped in January.

January was a foundational month for Skope. We shipped legal research, rebuilt how documents are edited in Word, introduced the library, and laid the groundwork for billing and the email agent. Here's what changed.

Legal Research

We launched our legal research tool, giving the assistant the ability to find and cite relevant case law directly in conversation. Research results pull from government court APIs and web sources, with citations linked back to primary sources so you can verify everything.

• •Case law search powered by government court APIs
• •Web search integration for broader legal context
• •Inline citations with links to primary sources

Document Editing in Word

We rebuilt how the assistant edits documents in Microsoft Word. Edits now use tracked changes, so you can accept or reject each revision individually. The new system processes documents section by section for more reliable, higher-quality results.

• •Tracked changes for every AI edit
• •Support for sequential edits on the same document
• •Section-by-section processing for better accuracy

Library

We renamed and redesigned our document management experience into the Library. You can now organize documents into folders, drag and drop files, and preview documents inline without leaving the page.

• •Drag and drop file uploads and organization
• •Folder support with nested navigation
• •Inline document preview panel

Custom Document Parser

We replaced our third-party document parsing service with a custom-built parser. This gives us more control over how documents are processed and significantly reduces latency when uploading and analyzing files.

Word Add-in

The Word add-in got a major upgrade this month. We rebuilt the authentication flow, added a thread history sidebar, and brought the UI in line with the main web app using shared components.

Infrastructure

Behind the scenes, we made significant architectural improvements to the assistant's streaming and planning systems, and introduced Docker-based deployments.

• •New planning and review nodes for more structured AI responses
• •Redis pub/sub streaming for real-time assistant output
• •Docker setup for consistent deployment across environments

What's Next

In February, we're focused on document versioning, launching the email agent, and introducing draft templates for repeatable document generation.