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# Origin Studio Release Notes — July 2026

**Features**

* **Enhanced search:** Custom fields are now searchable, added prefix ("starts with") search, and unified genre search with locale-scoped custom fields.
* **Locale-based field authorization:** Sections and fields can now be hidden by locale based on layout-driven permissions, backed by a new user roles and effective-permissions API.
* **Record hierarchy tools:** Added endpoints for retrieving record children and descendant counts, plus an import wizard with selective import options from Origin Nexus.
* **Policy duplication:** Added the ability to duplicate existing policies.
* **Legacy migration support:** Added a new adapter to support migrating legacy Studio V1 data.

**Improvements**

* **Stronger data protection:** Destructive changes are now blocked on records using custom fields, and access policies now support additional external-data access conditions.
* **Search accuracy:** Improved locale derivation for search, added total-hit counts to search results, and corrected filter-logic edge cases.
* **Backend reliability:** Improved data-sync reliability and search-index retry handling, along with safer index cleanup practices.
* **Upgraded AI assistant:** Updated the default AI assistant model for improved performance.
* **API consistency:** Standardized query parameters to a common convention and restructured external-data provider filtering — please note this includes changes that may affect existing API integrations.
* **Clearer error messaging:** Deleting a role now returns a clear conflict error if the role is still in use elsewhere.