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Welcome to StrellaChangelog
Run your first studyHow AI helps you in StrellaGlossary
The Build screenStart with the study setup chatSet up your study detailsWrite research objectivesBuild your screenerBuild your question guideBest practicesAdd survey questions to your interviewAdd a stimulus to your interviewHost a prototype and add it to your interviewAdd a card sortAdd a tree testRandomize sections (A/B variants)Conditional sectionsVersion historyUse the build assistantPreview your interviewUpload an existing discussion guideImport from another study
How the AI moderator worksVoice, language & behaviorRecording modesCustom dictionary & pronunciationCustomize the participant experienceWhat the AI moderator can't do
How recruitment worksSchedule moderated interviewsHire from a participant panelBring your own participantsManage share links & redirectsPass data with URL parametersControl access & schedulingSet quotasApprove, reject & invitePay participants you recruitedReport a participantWatch the funnel
Publish your studyEdit a study after launch
Get oriented in ResultsBring in interviews you ran elsewhereReview a single interviewBrowse analysisCode responsesSee how participants complete on-screen tasksSee how participants sorted your cardsSee how participants use your Figma prototypeUse Strella's AI chatAI chat best practices
Build & share a reportCreate & share a highlight reel
Teammates, organizations & workspacesDelete projectsProject defaultsBilling & creditsConnect FigmaAPI, MCP & AI assistantsParticipant data accessMedia links and who can open themActivity logs
Step typesScreener question typesRecording settingsParticipant statuses & funnel stagesSupported languagesVoice optionsBrowser & device requirements
MCP serverConnect an AI clientTools & skills referenceUse cases & example promptsWhat's newSecurity & privacyFAQ & troubleshooting
MCP serverWhat's new
MCP server

What's new

Recent additions to the Strella connector

October 27, 2026

New

  • Strella connector can blur a question's recording, read a question word for word, or wait for the participant before moving on.
    • Try: "Read the pricing question exactly as written."
  • Strella connector can set a Figma task's type, start screen and goal screen.
    • Try: "Make the checkout task end on the confirmation screen."
  • Strella connector can mark a choice exclusive, like "None of the above".
    • Try using: edit_project
  • Strella connector can set a share link to ask for first names only.
    • Try: "Only ask for first names on my newsletter link."

October 22, 2026

New

  • Strella connector shows every project, share link, guide and screener setting.
    • Try: "Check the skip logic on my screener."
  • Strella connector can open an embed or Figma prototype at a new page when a question starts.
    • Try using: edit_project

Fixes

  • edit_project no longer says nothing changed after a skip logic edit.

October 15, 2026

New

  • Added prepare_image_uploads, so an assistant with file access, like Claude Code or Cursor, can upload images into a guide's image blocks.
    • Try: "Put these three screenshots into the image blocks of my onboarding project."
  • Strella connector shows who booked an interview on a human-moderated project, when it starts, and the link to join it.
    • Try: "Who is booked for an upcoming interview on this project?"
  • Strella connector can turn on "Block interaction until answered" for an embed or Figma prototype in a guide.
    • Try using: edit_project

Fixes

  • list_participants no longer drops recording and summary fields when you repeat the same request.

October 13, 2026

New

  • Strella connector can read and write matrix questions in a screener, including skip logic based on a matrix answer.
    • Try using: edit_project
  • Strella connector can add an image block to a guide before its image exists, so you can upload the image in the guide builder later.
    • Try using: edit_project

October 6, 2026

New

  • Strella connector can tell you which guide question a transcript line belongs to, and whether it was the main question or a follow-up.
    • Try: "What came up in the follow-ups to the pricing question?"
  • Strella connector can read every answer to one guide question across a whole project.
    • Try: "What did everyone say when asked about onboarding?"

September 15, 2026

New

  • Strella connector can create a public share link when saving a highlight reel.
    • Try: "Create a shareable reel of the best moments from this interview."
  • Strella connector can add a text block to a question guide: written copy participants read and react to.
    • Try using: edit_project

September 8, 2026

Fixes

  • Strella recordings no longer freeze between clips of a reel.

September 1, 2026

New

  • Strella connector can group quotas so a participant only fills one quota per group.
    • Try using: edit_quota_groups, edit_quotas, list_quotas

Fixes

  • list_participants no longer drops updated_at when a caller asks for it.

August 20, 2026

New

  • Strella connector can create and read NPS questions.
    • Try using: edit_project

August 13, 2026

New

  • Strella connector can turn the screenshot-deterrent watermark on or off for a project's media.
    • Try using: edit_project

Fixes

  • edit_project no longer wipes a media block's URL when saving a guide.

August 11, 2026

New

  • Added search_help_docs, so a connected assistant can look up Strella help articles directly.
    • Try: "How do I use a report in Strella?"

August 7, 2026

New

  • Strella connector can turn greeting participants by name on or off.
    • Try using: edit_project
  • Strella connector can create and read matrix questions.
    • Try using: edit_project

Fixes

  • edit_project no longer rejects a guide write because of a rating-scale question.

August 4, 2026

New

  • Strella connector can pull clips from several projects into one reel.
    • Try using: save_highlight_reel

July 30, 2026

New

  • Added analyze_question_guide (replacing analyze_guide), which reviews a question guide against a project's research objectives.
    • Try: "Does my guide cover all of my research objectives?"

July 28, 2026

New

  • Strella connector can list, view, save, and edit highlight reels.
    • Try using: list_highlight_reels, save_highlight_reel, view_recording

July 21, 2026

New

  • Strella connector can list, create, and update participant share links.
    • Try using: edit_share_link, list_share_links
  • Strella connector can turn auto-invite on for a recruitment order.
    • Try using: write_draft_respondent_order, write_draft_user_interviews_order

July 15, 2026

New

  • Strella connector can create and read card sort questions, including randomized card order.
    • Try using: edit_project

July 9, 2026

New

  • Strella connector can create and read file-upload questions.
    • Try using: edit_project

June 25, 2026

New

  • Strella connector can read whether a participant passed or failed each task, and filter by it.
    • Try using: participant_detail

June 23, 2026

New

  • Strella connector separates general project context from moderator-only context more clearly.

June 12, 2026

New

  • Strella connector can hand out a shareable link to a participant's interview recording.
    • Try using: participant_detail, view_recording

June 9, 2026

Fixes

  • edit_project no longer saves a moderator voice speed outside the allowed range.

June 2, 2026

New

  • Strella connector can read and set device and interview settings: push to talk, camera and screen blur, screen-share verification, captions, session timeout, and participant-name anonymization.
    • Try using: create_project, edit_project

May 20, 2026

New

  • Strella connector can create and read rating scale questions (Likert, faces, stars), and cap how many options a multiple-choice question accepts.
    • Try using: edit_project

May 12, 2026

New

  • Added the question_guide_exact_importer skill, so an assistant can port an existing guide from a Google Doc or Word file into Strella if format matches one-one with Strella primitives.
    • Try: "Import this discussion guide exactly as designed."
  • Strella connector can gate a guide section to an audience defined by screener answers, including slider ranges.
    • Try using: edit_project
  • Strella connector can write screener skip logic and limit how many variants each participant sees.
    • Try using: edit_project
  • Strella connector can filter projects, participants, and recruitment orders by when they last changed.
    • Try using: search_projects, list_participants, list_recruitment_orders

Fixes

  • edit_project no longer wipes a screener's existing skip logic when saving.

April 28, 2026

New

  • Strella connector can list, create and update draft recruitment orders.

Fixes

  • edit_project section conditions with slider ranges, negations, or combined joins are now handled correctly.

April 23, 2026

New

  • Strella connector can list, create and update participant quotas.
    • Try using: list_quotas, edit_quotas
  • Strella connector can set the language participants start an interview in.

Initial releases (February 25 to April 14, 2026)

  • Strella connector shipped with base set of tools & capabilities

Use cases & example prompts

Copy-paste prompts for exploring research, analyzing transcripts, and managing projects through your AI assistant, plus a walkthrough of what each one does.

Security & privacy

What data the AI can access through the Strella connector, who can make changes, how sign-in works, who can see your conversations, and how to disconnect.

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