Changelog

Improved sarcasm latency

• Improved Reduced hallucinations about work ethic by 40%.
• Fixed Fixed bug where model claimed Josh had "excellent communication skills."
• Improved Sarcasm engine is now context-aware. Previously fired indiscriminately.
• New Improved recruiter detection — model now adjusts tone from "unhinged" to "employable."
• New Added contextual follow-up prompts so users stop asking "what else can you do?"

LLM fallback integration

• New Hybrid architecture: scripted responses for predictable questions, LLM for everything else.
• New Josh's opinions about microservices are now available 24/7. You're welcome.
• Improved System prompt includes factual career context. Model will no longer improvise employment history.
• New Rate limiting added — 20 req/min. Even fake products need fake infrastructure.
• Improved Conversation history preserved across messages. The model remembers what you said. Unsettling but functional.

josh-4o-mini initial release

• New Introducing josh-4o-mini. Now 40% more concise. Removed unnecessary adjectives. Removed unnecessary.
• New Same knowledge base as josh-4o, fewer words. Like Josh after coffee.
• Improved Model selector UI — choose between "capable" and "fast." Both are Josh.
• Fixed Warning: mini model may still express opinions. This is a known issue with no planned fix.

Content expansion

• New Added 35+ response patterns covering career, education, hot takes, and cat.
• New Model now knows about Emmi (the cat). This was the most-requested feature.
• Improved Hot takes module calibrated — model defends "monoliths over microservices" with appropriate conviction.
• New Path of Exile knowledge integrated. No one asked for this.
• New Suggested prompts guide users through a golden path. Like onboarding, but funny.

Initial launch

• New First public release. The world's most advanced model for answering questions about one specific guy.
• New Keyword matching engine handles common questions. Existential dread handles the rest.
• New Chat interface with typing indicators. Because authenticity matters even in parody.
• New Deployed to Vercel. Production-grade infrastructure for a joke. As intended.

Model consolidation

• Removed Retired josh-3.5-turbo. It was too honest. Nobody wants that.
• Removed Retired josh-1.0-preview. Preview period ended. Nobody previewed.
• Improved Consolidated to two models: josh-4o (flagship) and josh-4o-mini (diet).
• Fixed Internal testing revealed josh-3.5-turbo would occasionally compliment Josh's time management. Unacceptable.

Project inception

• New Josh decided a normal portfolio was "too boring." This is the result.
• New Initial prototype: SvelteKit + Tailwind + questionable life choices.
• New The rubber factory origin story has been encoded into the training data. There is no escape.
• Fixed First response was "Josh is a senior engineer at Kroger." Accurate but deeply uninspiring. Rewrote everything.