Changelog

What's new? All updates and improvements at a glance.

Score Drop Email Notifications

  • •Get notified by email when a monitor's total score drops significantly
  • •Opt-in toggle in Account Settings — no alerts unless you want them
  • •Configurable threshold: choose 5, 10, or 15 points as your trigger
  • •24-hour cooldown per monitor prevents alert fatigue from natural score fluctuations
  • •Emails include monitor name, old/new score, and a direct link to the details

MCP Server & API Access

  • •New MCP (Model Context Protocol) server for AI assistant integration
  • •Connect Claude Desktop, Cursor, or other MCP-compatible clients to your LighthouseRobot data
  • •Generate API tokens in Account Settings → API Tokens
  • •Available tools: get_dashboard, list_monitors, get_monitor, get_improvement_suggestions, get_performance_report, get_ranking_history, get_winners_losers
  • •Ask your AI assistant questions like "How is my website performing?" or "What should I optimize on example.com?"
  • •Get actionable improvement suggestions directly from your PageSpeed data
  • •Generate performance reports with trend analysis and Core Web Vitals tracking

Claude Desktop Configuration:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "lighthouserobot": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-remote",
        "https://lighthouserobot.com/api/mcp",
        "--header",
        "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_TOKEN"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Config location: ~/.config/claude/claude_desktop_config.json (macOS/Linux)

Social Media Previews

  • •Dynamic Open Graph images for all share links
  • •Share links now show score previews on LinkedIn, Twitter, Slack, and other platforms
  • •Monitor shares display the total score ring plus all 4 category scores
  • •Leaderboard shares show top 5 websites with their rankings
  • •Clear "Lighthouse Score" and "Performance Leaderboard" labels
  • •Call-to-action footer: "Track your website performance → lighthouserobot.com"

Example: How your share link looks on LinkedIn, Twitter & Co:

Open Graph Preview

Embeddable Performance Badge

  • •New embeddable SVG badge showing all 4 Lighthouse scores (Performance, Accessibility, Best Practices, SEO)
  • •Badge updates automatically with your latest scores
  • •Copy-paste HTML code directly from the Share modal
  • •Uses official Lighthouse colors (green/orange/red based on score)

Live example from lighthouserobot.com:

Lighthouse Scores

Mobile Experience & Landing Page

  • •Improved mobile leaderboard: Rank, Site, and Total Score visible without scrolling
  • •Abbreviated column headers on mobile (Perf, A11y, BP) for better fit
  • •Tooltips show full site names when truncated
  • •Header layout stacks properly on mobile devices
  • •Added live example links on landing page (Leaderboard & Apple.com detail view)

Landing Page Redesign & Monitor Sharing

  • •Redesigned landing page with product screenshots
  • •Interactive demo link to explore the dashboard
  • •Visual split-screen sections highlighting key features
  • •Share single monitors with anyone via public link
  • •Visual indicator shows when sharing is active (pulsing green dot)
  • •New Core Web Vitals section on monitor detail page
  • •Visual range bars show where your metrics fall (good/needs improvement/poor)
  • •Info tooltips explain what each metric measures
  • •Larger, more prominent Total Score display
  • •Resource overview showing total requests and page size

Mobile Improvements

  • •Better leaderboard display on smartphones
  • •Clickable website links in the dashboard are now more visible
  • •More consistent leaderboard design across views

Major Feature Update

  • •New landing page design with a fresh look
  • •Added About page with personal story
  • •Comprehensive FAQ page explaining Lighthouse & PageSpeed
  • •Published Imprint and Privacy Policy
  • •Share links: Share your leaderboards with others
  • •Ranking movements: See at a glance which websites improved or declined
  • •Mobile hamburger menu for better navigation
  • •SEO improvements for better discoverability
  • •Automatic retry mechanism for connection issues

Automation & Live Data

  • •Dashboard now shows daily averages for more stable results
  • •Automatic performance measurements every 8 hours (3x daily)
  • •Live data updates without page reload
  • •Last measurement timestamp visible
  • •Improved navigation between monitors

Project Launch

  • •First version of LighthouseRobot
  • •Dashboard with website overview
  • •Colored score rings for quick overview