# Custom AI instructions, AI media generation and bulk CSV product import

*Version 1.228 – released 2026-02-23*

## Custom AI instructions

Define voice, tone, and knowledge boundaries for your store's AI via a per-store instructions form. Elliot picks these up on every interaction, so the persona stays consistent across tasks and sessions.

## AI media generation

Generate product images, lifestyle shots, and banner media from a prompt inside Elliot. Generated assets drop into the media library ready to attach to products or blog posts, with per-generation cost tracking.

## Bulk CSV product import

A REST endpoint accepts a CSV of product data and bulk-creates products with variants, prices, inventory, and media URLs – no one-by-one creation loop.

## Also shipped
- **Open-source GitHub banner on the landing page** – surface the open-source base of YNS from the marketing site
- **Redesigned publish button** – Stripe-pattern shimmer on the publish button in design mode
- **AI SDK UI components in admin chatbot** – chatbot migrated to the shared AI SDK UI component set
- **More store templates** – expanded the template library (YNS-985)