# Gaia 2.1 release highlights

> Data ingestion foundations, early conversation UI, agent configuration, and user onboarding updates.

## Metadata

- Published: 2025-01-10
- Author: Gaia team
- Post type: release

# Gaia 2.1 release highlights

Gaia 2.1 (2.1.0–2.1.3) expanded the core experience with ingestion, configuration, and user lifecycle tooling.

## Major themes

- **Data ingestion foundations**: CSV/JSON uploads and the first ingestion pipeline.
- **Conversation UI and agents**: early chat experience with agent configuration and prompts.
- **Settings and security**: external API key management, password policies, and session timeouts.
- **Notifications and onboarding**: notification center and a guided welcome tour.
- **Table UX**: improved pagination and infinite scroll support.

## Additional improvements

- Timezone handling fixes and improved password reset flows.
- More consistent user settings behavior.