v8.0.0

🍃🔎 MongoDB Lens v8.0.0

Document Operations Refinement

• New Document Tools: Split modify-document into dedicated insert-document and update-document tools
• Enhanced Insert Capabilities: Support for single document or batch inserts with improved options

Connection Management

• Runtime Connection Aliases: New add-connection-alias tool for creating connection aliases during sessions
• Connection Documentation: Updated examples and command references for connection management

v7.2.3

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v7.2.2

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v7.2.1

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v7.2.0

🍃🔎 MongoDB Lens v7.2.0

Configuration Enhancements

• Config Generation: New config:create script to automatically generate configuration files
• JSONC Support: Added support for JSON with comments (.jsonc) configuration format

Environment Variables

• Cross-Platform Support: Added documentation and tooling for consistent environment variables across platforms

v7.1.0

🍃🔎 MongoDB Lens v7.1.0

Multiple Connection Management

• Connection Aliases: Define and manage multiple MongoDB connections with friendly names
• Easy Switching: Toggle between different MongoDB instances using simple natural language
• Connection Explorer: New list-connections tool to view all available connection aliases

Configuration System

• Command Line Alias Support: Use connection aliases from the CLI when starting MongoDB Lens
• Default Connection: First connection in the list becomes the default at startup

Security

• Credential Protection: Automatic obfuscation of passwords in URI strings
• Connection Validation: Improved validation and error handling for connection attempts

v7.0.1

🍃🔎 MongoDB Lens v7.0.1

Component Management

• Selective Disabling: Ability to disable specific tools, prompts or resources
• Read-only Configuration: Simple setup for read-only database exploration
• Granular Control: Disable only what you don't need while keeping useful functionality

Configuration System

• Environment Variable Overrides: Control any setting via environment variables
• JSONC Support: Configuration files now support comments for better documentation

Data Protection

• Extended Security Options: Additional layers of data protection
• Risk Classification: Clearly identified high-risk and medium-risk operations
• Improved Documentation: Detailed guidance on securing your MongoDB connection

v6.3.0

🍃🔎 MongoDB Lens v6.3.0

Configuration System

• Extensive Customization: Comprehensive JSON configuration with support for comments
• Example Configuration: Detailed template with all available options
• Fine-grained Settings: Control over caching, memory, security, and default behaviors
• Tool-specific Options: Specialized settings for transactions, exports, and change streams

Performance & Stability

• Smart Caching: Enhanced caching for schemas, collections, and server status
• Memory Management: Automatic protection against excessive memory usage
• Field Management: Discovery and caching of collection fields for faster operations
• Connection Resilience: Improved monitoring and reconnection strategies

Developer Experience

• Field Autocompletion: Faster query building with field name suggestions
• Suggested Projections: Intelligent recommendations based on query patterns
• NPM Scripts: Additional development tools for debugging and verbose logging
• Streamlined Tools: Removed redundant features and focused on core functionality

v6.2.0

🍃🔎 MongoDB Lens v6.2.0

Connection Management

• New Connection Tools: Added connect-mongodb and connect-original tools to switch between MongoDB instances
• Flexible Connection Options: Support for connecting to different MongoDB servers, Atlas instances, and replica sets
• Connection State Tracking: Improved handling of connection state changes to prevent unnecessary reconnections
• Connection Validation: Option to bypass connection validation for specialized connection scenarios

Code Improvements

• Connection Memory: System now remembers original connection URI for easy return to initial state
• Connection Lifecycle Management: Proper cleanup of resources when switching connections
• Enhanced Error Handling: Better error recovery when connection changes fail
• Cache Management: Automatic cache clearing when changing connections

Documentation Enhancements

• New Example Queries: Added dedicated "Connection Management" section with practical examples
• README Updates: Expanded tool list and feature documentation

v6.1.5

🍃🔎 MongoDB Lens v6.1.5

Code Refactoring & Organization

• Enhanced Code Structure: Reorganized and refactored codebase for improved maintainability
• Better Resource Organization: Reordered resource and tool registrations for logical grouping
• Simplified Instructions: Applied Semantic Compression Format for LLMs

Configuration & Logging

• Improved Logging System: Changed VERBOSE_LOGGING to more standard LOG_LEVEL environment variable
• Better Shutdown Handling: Added proper shutdown detection to prevent unnecessary reconnection attempts
• Refined Token Management: Consolidated confirmation token handling into a shared structure

Documentation Improvements

• Streamlined README: Significantly condensed documentation without sacrificing important details
• Updated Example Commands: Made example queries more concise and practical
• Improved Confirmation Flow: Clarified the two-step confirmation process for destructive operations
• Enhanced Data Protection Section: Better explanations for read-only accounts and backup strategies