Frame the Change LAB
What's New

Fikira 26.8.10: Local APIs Stay On This Machine

This build closes the wildcard CORS hole that shipped in 26.8.9. A page from another website on the same computer can no longer be told to read Fikira's local admin APIs. Study on WhatsApp stays live. This is not a claim that the student pilot is ready.

What changed in 26.8.10.
Local admin APIs no longer advertise themselves to every website. WhatsApp stays a live channel.

Local APIs are no longer world-readable

26.8.9 shipped a local server that answered every website with Access-Control-Allow-Origin star. 26.8.10 reflects only the trusted desktop renderer. Untrusted origins get no CORS header. Admin and developer routes also require a console session or a signed-in account.

WhatsApp stays live

Study on WhatsApp is still on for teachers, training providers, and learners. Preview, HELP, and STOP are unchanged. Parking a live channel is not a security fix, so this release does not hide that door.

Flashcards say what they are built from

If a course map has not been confirmed yet, Fikira now tells you that plainly instead of quietly serving a generic deck or failing with an error. When a course map is confirmed, the cards come from your actual course content.

Safer educational judgments

Fikira no longer treats a course topic as proof of process documentation, invents Bloom verbs, or assumes an AI policy exists because a syllabus mentions AI. Unsupported claims are marked as not evidenced.

Qwen-first local setup

Fikira now recommends a Qwen model that fits the computer's available memory and storage. Core course analysis can run locally after setup without requiring a paid cloud AI account.

What teachers will help us learn.
The pilot will test whether the stronger teacher workflow is credible and useful before student-facing testing.

Instructional credibility

Teachers will judge whether the analysis reflects their course, identifies meaningful AI vulnerability, and supports active learning that can include appropriate uses of AI.

Redesign usefulness

Teachers will assess whether Fikira's recommendations are practical, aligned with intended learning, and useful for redesigning assignments rather than simply restricting AI.

Student-support readiness

Teachers will review quizzes, flashcards, practice questions, study plans, and phone-friendly support to identify what must change before students use them.

Release Timeline

What Is Ready Now

  • Teacher mode: lesson design, assignment redesign, rubrics, AI policy.
  • Student mode: tutoring, hints, quizzes, flashcards.
  • Mac builds: signed, notarized, Apple Silicon and Intel.
  • Windows: signed beta installer through Azure Trusted Signing.
  • Android: Capacitor scaffold test APK for course-code learner companion validation.
  • Profiles: local switching between known users.
  • Update detection: live manifest check.

What Is In Progress

  • SmartScreen reputation building for the new signed Windows publisher identity.
  • Android release signing, Play Store upload key setup, and physical-device QA.
  • Account-backed profile restore across devices.
  • Adaptive difficulty and spaced repetition engine.
  • Expanded early learner (pre-K through Grade 1) features.
  • Postsecondary study tools tied to uploaded course materials and audio summaries.
  • Team and classroom accounts via the Fikira console.
Download the current beta.
Fikira 26.8.10 is available for Mac and Windows. The Mac builds are signed and notarized by Apple. The Windows installer is signed by Frame the Change LAB.