2026.20 Infrastructure Changes — Unique AI Documentation
2026.20 Infrastructure Changes
Changes on Application environment
| Change | Environment Variable Name | Application Default Value (if env variable unset) |
Example | Required | Applications | Short Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Added | WORD_READ_MODE |
DOC_INTELLIGENCE_DEFAULT |
DOC_INTELLIGENCE_DEFAULT |
false |
- backend-service-ingestion |
WORD_READ_MODE controls which processing path is used for Word (.docx) ingestion - DOC_INTELLIGENCE_DEFAULT uses the Doc Intelligence/PDF pipeline when available, while other modes can force Mammoth or PDF-based ingestion; if Doc Intelligence isn’t configured, it automatically falls back to Mammoth. |
| Added | FEATURE_FLAG_DEPLOYMENT_VERSION_CHECK |
false |
true |
false | web-app-admin, web-app-theme, web-app-knowledge-upload |
When enabled, will start the version pooling behaviour on chat to detect version changes and show the modal if there is a mismatch. (Previously added to web-app-chat only) |
| Added | FEATURE_FLAG_ANALYTICS_TIMEZONE_UN_18143 |
false |
true |
false | web-app-chat |
Turns on analytics timezone parameter interface on the frontend |
| Added | FEATURE_FLAG_ENABLE_NARRATIVE_SUGGESTED_PROMPTS_UN_19396 |
false |
true |
false | web-app-chat |
When enabled along with FEATURE_FLAG_ENABLE_NEW_ANSWERS_UI_UN_14411, shows an assistant's briefing narrative and clickable suggested-prompt cards on a new chat page. |
| Added | FEATURE_FLAG_SIDE_MENU_NAVIGATION |
false |
true |
false | web-app-chat, web-app-admin, web-app-theme, web-app-knowledge-upload |
When enabled, shows the new and improved navigation bar |
| Added | FEATURE_FLAG_ENABLE_DYNAMIC_SCOPE_RULE_UN_17614 |
false |
true |
false | web-app-admin |
When enabled, dynamic filters can be used in UniqueAI |
| Added | FEATURE_FLAG_ENABLE_SKILLS_UN_20042 |
false |
true |
false | web-app-chat, web-app-admin,backend-service-ingestion |
When enabled, allows user to configure and use skills. |