# Bucky changelog

Weekly product updates. Same facts as the Product updates email.

- Canonical page: https://buckybuild.com/en/changelog
- RSS: https://buckybuild.com/en/changelog/rss.xml

## Week of 2026-09-28

### New places

- Pierce, Washington is live. Search 167,219 parcels across 44 zones. The zoning code is built in (520 sections), so answers cite the section they come from.

## Week of 2026-09-21

### New places

- Denver, Colorado is live. Search 240,559 parcels across 188 zones.
- Montreal, Quebec is live. Search 438,343 parcels.

### New and improved

#### Places and data

- Québec City is now covered, with zoning maps, building permits and the zoning rules for every zone.
- Red Deer parcels show building permits.
- Québec sites show wetlands, flood zones, species at risk and soil capability.
- Canadian addresses no longer geocode to US locations.
- A new CLI command turns an address into coordinates.
- Montréal is now available in Bucky.

#### Map

- Buy-box screens return results much faster.
- Maps load faster during onboarding and in project workspaces.
- Save a buy box and screen a city for the lots that match it.

#### Assist, MCP and agents

- The MCP guide now answers differently for signed-out users, new accounts and accounts with projects.
- On your first MCP call, Bucky asks three questions and then suggests one workflow.
- The MCP guide suggests your next step based on your own projects.
- Get a complete feasibility snapshot for an address (lot size, zone, setbacks, height and coverage) from the MCP server in one call, without signing in.
- MCP clients can now sign in to your Bucky account securely.
- Signed-in MCP clients can now run analysis, read projects, and save and update project work.
- Create, run and manage saved buy boxes from the command line with `bucky screen`.
- MCP panels suggest next actions you can click.
- MCP shows signed-out users which site data exists, without the values.
- Site-specific districts such as CD-1 and PD now show cited envelope values.
- Preview a snapshot and confirm it before you save it as a project.

#### Platform

- `bucky mcp install` sets up your MCP client and signs you in.

#### Chrome extension

- The Chrome extension badge now explains what its number means.
- Fixed sign-in for the Chrome extension and CLI when you're already signed in.
- Sign in to the Chrome extension with Google in one click.
- Type "bucky" and an address in Chrome's address bar to look it up.
- A welcome page opens when you install the Chrome extension.
- Save a dated screenshot of a listing to your project.
- Set a keyboard shortcut in Chrome to add the site you're viewing to a project.
- Sign in to the Chrome extension with your Bucky website account in one click.
- A redesigned Chrome extension side panel shows your account, with working Screen and Ask.
- The Bucky Chrome extension spots the listing you're viewing and shows its zoning and site facts.

#### iPhone

- See what's coming in the Bucky iPhone app on its new page, in English and French.

#### Projects

- Individual accounts now open on Projects instead of a separate Home tab.
- Project documents larger than 4.5 MB now upload reliably. Files go straight to secure storage instead of failing partway.

#### Explore

- Explore now opens in the Assist workspace.
- Feasibility links from Explore keep their address.

#### Website and email

- Get a weekly email with what's new in Bucky and which places we added.
- Unsubscribe links in our emails now work even when you're not signed in.
- You can now opt in to occasional founder notes from your email preferences.
- New MCP and Claude plugin pages show how to connect Bucky to your AI tools.
- The weekly digest email now goes out on Thursdays.
- Students can apply for six months of Bucky Professional while they're in school.
- Apply to become a Bucky ambassador for your school, studio or city.
- Developer API access is now prepaid, from $10 at $0.10 per site check, and the old $49 API plan is gone.
- You can now buy Bucky merch from our online store.
- A public changelog page lists each week's release.

#### Homepage

- The Ask Bucky chat on our website now greets you with starter questions and suggests what to ask next.
- The Ask Bucky chat on our website works again.
- Bucky was selected for IVÉO's first municipal cohort.

#### Demos

- Booking a call with us now retries if it doesn't go through the first time.

#### Design and usability

- Cursor and VS Code now have a copyable MCP config next to the one-click install link.

## Week of 2026-09-14

### New places

- District of North Vancouver, BC is live. Search 26,507 parcels across 186 zones. The zoning code is built in (219 sections), so answers cite the section they come from.

### New and improved

#### Plans and billing

- Each paid site check now comes with a usage receipt, and the same check is never charged twice.
- Developers can now check a site, look up city coverage and see their balance through the public API.

#### Security

- Create and revoke scoped API keys under Settings > Developer.

## Week of 2026-09-07

### New places

- Cambridge, Massachusetts is live. Search 12,933 parcels across 57 zones. The zoning code is built in (2,047 sections), so answers cite the section they come from.
- Bedford, New York is live. Search 6,204 parcels. The zoning code is built in (186 sections), so answers cite the section they come from.
- New London, Connecticut is live. Search 7,310 parcels across 21 zones.

### New and improved

#### Assist, MCP and agents

- Machine-readable files at the site root now return their real content, not the app page.

## Week of 2026-08-31

### New places

- Gloucester, Massachusetts is live. Search 13,039 parcels across 15 zones. The zoning code is built in (459 sections), so answers cite the section they come from.
- Los Angeles, California is live. Search 883,642 parcels across 2,152 zones. The zoning code is built in (8,090 sections), so answers cite the section they come from.

## Week of 2026-08-24

### New places

- Burlington, Vermont is live. Search 8,660 parcels across 17 zones.
- Cheyenne, Wyoming is live. Search 33,825 parcels across 29 zones.
- Portland, Maine is live. Search 53,516 parcels across 77 zones.
- Moncton, NB is live. Search 25,356 parcels across 32 zones.
- Charleston, West Virginia is live. Search 28,786 parcels across 18 zones.
- Charlottetown, PE is live. Search 14,331 parcels.
- Baltimore, Maryland is live. Search 237,091 parcels across 49 zones.
- Laramie, Wyoming is live. Search 10,254 parcels across 21 zones. The zoning code is built in (1,045 sections), so answers cite the section they come from.

## Week of 2026-08-17

### New places

- Salem, Massachusetts is live. Search 9,748 parcels across 11 zones. The zoning code is built in (50 sections), so answers cite the section they come from.
- Las Vegas, Nevada is live. Search 291,803 parcels across 91 zones. The zoning code is built in (1,205 sections), so answers cite the section they come from.
- Henderson, Nevada is live. Search 160,528 parcels across 30 zones. The zoning code is built in (312 sections), so answers cite the section they come from.

## Week of 2026-08-10

### New places

- Cornwall, ON is live. Search 15,998 parcels across 118 zones.
- Citrus Heights, California is live. Search 25,826 parcels across 23 zones.
- Sainte-Thérèse, QC is live. Search 7,025 parcels across 171 zones. The zoning code is built in (896 sections), so answers cite the section they come from.
- Blainville, QC is live. Search 21,051 parcels across 388 zones. The zoning code is built in (1,394 sections), so answers cite the section they come from.

## Week of 2026-07-27

### New places

- Cedar Park, Texas is live. Search 27,873 parcels across 19 zones. The zoning code is built in (98 sections), so answers cite the section they come from.
- Brooklyn, New York is live. Search 275,645 parcels across 93 zones. The zoning code is built in (1,401 sections), so answers cite the section they come from.

## Week of 2026-07-13

### New places

- Minneapolis, Minnesota is live. Search 131,135 parcels across 29 zones. The zoning code is built in (211 sections), so answers cite the section they come from.
- New Braunfels, Texas is live. Search 138 parcels across 39 zones. The zoning code is built in (1,068 sections), so answers cite the section they come from.
