- BM25 block enhancements: configurable segment inspection limit via env var, skip searches with empty allowList, and fix filter‑matching bug.
- Performance optimizations including cache concurrency handling, tokenizer caching, faster segment‑index header parsing, commit‑logger writes, and bloom‑filter reads.
- RBAC snapshot improvements with new snapshot tests, restore handling fixes, and added metrics for OpenAI operations and shard status.