https://crumbvms.com/updates/ Releases, fixes, and design notes from the Crumb VMS team. en-us Sun, 28 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://crumbvms.com/updates/2026-06-28-auto-hotspot-tile/ https://crumbvms.com/updates/2026-06-28-auto-hotspot-tile/ Sun, 28 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT A wall tile that can auto-follow the most-recently-moved camera in a configured set, with a 4-second dwell. Like the spotter in a security room, without the security room. built https://crumbvms.com/updates/2026-06-28-customizable-ptz-panel/ https://crumbvms.com/updates/2026-06-28-customizable-ptz-panel/ Sun, 28 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Place ONVIF d-pad, zoom, home, focus, iris, and preset buttons anywhere on a PTZ camera's live tile. Resizable, snap-aligning, renamable, per-camera. shipped https://crumbvms.com/updates/2026-06-27-onvif-focus-iris-control/ https://crumbvms.com/updates/2026-06-27-onvif-focus-iris-control/ Sat, 27 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT New `POST /cameras/:id/imaging` endpoint drives ONVIF focus near/far, autofocus, and iris from the desktop PTZ tile. Verified on a Uniview LPR camera. shipped https://crumbvms.com/updates/2026-06-27-server-discovery-on-login/ https://crumbvms.com/updates/2026-06-27-server-discovery-on-login/ Sat, 27 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT New users can tap "Find my server" on the Android login screen and Crumb subnet-scans for `/health`. No IP-typing, no mDNS quirks, no router config. shipped https://crumbvms.com/updates/2026-06-26-ai-install-runbook/ https://crumbvms.com/updates/2026-06-26-ai-install-runbook/ Fri, 26 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT `docs/AI-INSTALL.md` is a step-by-step runbook that an AI coding assistant can follow to install Crumb securely on a host. LAN-only, generated secrets, a verify check after every step. shipped https://crumbvms.com/updates/2026-06-26-first-run-setup-wizard/ https://crumbvms.com/updates/2026-06-26-first-run-setup-wizard/ Fri, 26 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT New deployments now get a guided web wizard: admin account, server address, storage, first camera, optional Frigate. Existing installs aren't disrupted; you can preview the wizard from settings. shipped https://crumbvms.com/updates/2026-06-25-clip-motion-highlight/ https://crumbvms.com/updates/2026-06-25-clip-motion-highlight/ Thu, 25 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Clips auto-zoom to the motion bounding box for the first few seconds, then ease back out. Pinch-zoom on top for the parts that matter. shipped https://crumbvms.com/updates/2026-06-23-power-benchmark-cpu-wins/ https://crumbvms.com/updates/2026-06-23-power-benchmark-cpu-wins/ Tue, 23 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Controlled A/B at the wall meter. NVDEC cost an extra 32 W (105 W vs 73 W) for the same 11 fps-capped sub-streams. CPU wins at this scale; VAAPI and an admin-selectable decode mode shipped alongside. shipped https://crumbvms.com/updates/2026-06-22-distributability-audit/ https://crumbvms.com/updates/2026-06-22-distributability-audit/ Mon, 22 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Ran a 42-agent audit on "what would a stranger need to install this." Verdict: not distributable yet. Wrote a 6-phase roadmap aimed at zero hand-editing. A lot of Phase 0 has since shipped. designed https://crumbvms.com/updates/2026-06-20-adaptive-motion-threshold/ https://crumbvms.com/updates/2026-06-20-adaptive-motion-threshold/ Sat, 20 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Replaced the fixed motion threshold with a percentile-over-decaying-histogram floor and a diurnal EMA. The detector adapts to each scene over time. No more 3 AM false triggers from wind in the trees. shipped https://crumbvms.com/updates/2026-06-20-pluggable-motion-detectors/ https://crumbvms.com/updates/2026-06-20-pluggable-motion-detectors/ Sat, 20 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Motion detection is now a trait with five implementations (Census default, FrameDiff, MOG2, Optical Flow, Ensemble) plus a Frigate-as-source option. Per-camera selection. A golden-replay benchmark ships with the recorder. shipped https://crumbvms.com/updates/2026-06-19-footage-reliability-audit/ https://crumbvms.com/updates/2026-06-19-footage-reliability-audit/ Fri, 19 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT A 48-agent audit of every code path that could lose footage. Verdict: footage is roughly 80% solid. Found three real problems including a missing automated backup. The most uncomfortable finding is the most important to publish. shipped https://crumbvms.com/updates/2026-06-18-policies-and-camera-groups/ https://crumbvms.com/updates/2026-06-18-policies-and-camera-groups/ Thu, 18 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Storage rules used to be per-camera. Now you can name a policy (retention, motion mode, recording profile) and attach a group of cameras to it. Per-camera overrides still work for edge cases. shipped https://crumbvms.com/updates/2026-06-15-33-agent-system-audit/ https://crumbvms.com/updates/2026-06-15-33-agent-system-audit/ Mon, 15 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT First major architectural audit. 33 agents in parallel asked "what's working, what's missing, what would a serious operator notice." The direction was right; the gaps were in operations and reliability, not in the architecture. designed