Description

This pull request adds a detailed changelog entry describing major enhancements to the FlowFuse Expert feature. The new capabilities include device insights, platform automations, and advanced user control mechanisms such as plan mode, clarifying questions, and human-in-the-loop approvals.

FlowFuse Expert Enhancements:

Insights and Device Support:

• FlowFuse Expert Insights Agent now supports querying both Remote and Self-Hosted device instances, expanding monitoring capabilities.

Platform Automations:

• The Expert can now directly perform actions on the FlowFuse platform, such as creating instances, registering devices, taking snapshots, and managing applications, using over 30 automation tools.

User Control and Safety Features:

• Introduced Plan Mode, allowing users to review and approve, edit, or reject the Expert’s proposed actions before execution.
• Added a clarifying questions system, enabling the Expert to ask grouped, actionable questions to ensure accurate task execution.
• Implemented Human in the Loop controls, giving users granular approval over each action, with options for per-chat or permanent permissions and customizable default tool permissions.

These enhancements are available to both FlowFuse Cloud and Self-Hosted users from version 2.32.

Related Issue(s)

closes #5277

Checklist

• I have read the contribution guidelines
• I have considered the performance impact of these changes
• Suitable unit/system level tests have been added and they pass
• Documentation has been updated
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