v2.4.0Apr 18, 2026
Approval Chain Engine & Workflow Builder
- featureVisual workflow builder — drag-and-drop approval chains with colored role badges per lane (Manager, Director, Finance, etc.)
- featureAI policy import — paste your approval policy and Penny extracts chains, bands, and steps automatically
- featurePersistent canvas layout — node positions are saved per step and survive page reloads
- featureApproval chain bands — group steps by amount range with configurable min/max thresholds
- featureSkip-if-submitter logic — manager and director steps are automatically skipped when the submitter holds that role
- improvementFinance role granted full budget permissions (budgets.manage and budgets.approve)
- fixApproval queue now excludes expenses submitted by the reviewer — finance users no longer see their own pending expenses in the queue
- fixSelf-approval hard-block retained in API as a safety net regardless of queue filtering