ask-insure-cat

deployed 2026-10-07 06:44:54 UTC

• **Ask InsureCat insurance assistant with Professor Whiskers** Initial release of ask-insure-cat, an ASCII cat insurance assistant (Professor Whiskers) with four costumes (Classic, Sleepy, Keyboard Cat, Pasta), a built-in insurance knowledge base, a typewriter response effect and InsurEco brand styling.
• **California Insurance Code answers in Professor Whiskers** Added a knowledge base of 28 California Insurance Code sections (§100–§1861.05), covering topics such as §790.03 claims practices, Prop 103, auto minimums, and life insurance lapse notices. findResponse now routes queries with California signals (e.g. 'california', '§', 'commissioner', 'bad faith') to California entries first and falls back to generic entries, while all other queries hit generic entries first. Keywords were tightened so California questions no longer return out-of-scope generic answers.
• **Knowledge topics panel with clickable topic pills** Added a knowledge panel above the ask bar with Insurance Fundamentals and California Law chip rows, with California chips in amber. Clicking a topic pill pre-fills the ask input with the cursor at the end so the question can be edited or submitted with Enter, while quick chips still auto-submit. Quick chips now surface California questions (Prop 103, §790.03, auto minimums), and the two pill rows are separated by a divider and spacing.