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Missive

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Velocity5.0

Native AI credits and a steady drip of MCP integrations turn Missive into a credible AI inbox.

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◆Current state
Missive is releasing on a roughly bi-weekly cadence, with most of the energy going into the AI assistant: tool-call introspection, native AI credits as an alternative to BYOK, MCP integrations with Todoist and ClickUp, and an Activity feed that lets the assistant analyze inbox/team-inbox/label state on demand. Calendar UX got drag-to-move and resize, Analytics gained inline time-series charts, and OpenAI EU residency support was added for European customers.
◆Where it's heading
The product is methodically converging the team-inbox surface with an AI assistant that has actual context — not just a sidebar chatbot but one that can mention specific labels, fetch conversations, and reach into external task systems via MCP. The AI Credits launch is the strategic move; it ends the BYOK-only friction and starts building a new revenue line on inference markup. Continued MCP integration additions suggest more partner connections ahead.
◆Prediction
Expect more MCP integrations (Linear, Asana, Notion are obvious next targets), AI Credit consumption analytics for admins, and likely a paid AI tier or assistant-only seat type once the credit usage data is in. Calendar will probably see more two-way sync polish given the drag-to-move foundation.

◆Recent moves

  1. 2mo ago

    11.25.0 — Missive AI Credits, time-series Analytics, draggable calendar events

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    Missive AI Credits launch alongside BYOK as a way to use the assistant, prompts, and AI rules without setting up an external provider — credits are organization-level and shareable across teams, with $5 free for paid orgs at launch. Time-series charts inline in Analytics and drag-to-move/resize for calendar events round out the release.

  2. 2mo ago

    11.25.0

    Republished 11.25.0 release notes from a second feed, identical to the prior day's entry — AI Credits, Analytics time-series charts, and draggable calendar events. No new substance.

  3. 2mo ago

    11.24.2 — pinned conversations and unread badge fixes

    A patch release fixing pinned-conversation clearing edge cases and unread badge updates for calendar reminder activities. Maintenance-only.

  4. 2mo ago

    11.24.0 — Visible AI tool calls, comment-bump setting, Todoist MCP

    AI tool calls now expose their parameters and a running spinner, making it easier to debug why the assistant chose a particular search query. A new opt-in setting bumps conversations to the top when you comment on them. Attachments in the sidebar can now jump-to-conversation, and Todoist joins the MCP integration list.

  5. 2mo ago

    11.24.0

    Republished 11.24.0 from the alternate feed, identical to the prior day's entry — visible AI tool calls, comment-bump setting, jump-to-attachment, Todoist MCP. No new content.

  6. 3mo ago

    11.23.0 — Activity feed, AI inbox analysis, ClickUp MCP, OpenAI EU residency

    Activity feed surfaces mentions, reactions, and calendar reminders with jump-to-source navigation. The AI assistant gains inbox/team-inbox/label awareness via @-mention so users can ask it to summarize or prioritize specific scopes. ClickUp joins the MCP integration list, and OpenAI EU data residency support lands for European customers.