v0.8.1 (September 16, 2025)

Removals, Deprecations and Changes

• Changed automatic_dandi_upload() function parameter from staging: bool = False to sandbox: bool = False to align with DANDI Archive's server name change from "staging" to "sandbox". The old staging parameter is deprecated and will be removed in February 2026. PR #1437

Bug Fixes

• Fixed write/add_sorting_analyzer_to_nwbfile docstring for requirements of the recording object PR #1506
• Fixed deprecated SpikeInterface extractor imports to use spikeinterface.extractors.extractor_classes and updated docstring references to wrapper functions for compatibility with SpikeInterface changes PR #1490
• Fixed documentation version switcher not properly distinguishing between stable and development versions PR #1483
• Fixed sleap-io compatibility by updating to version 0.5.2 and adjusting import path for append_nwb_data function PR #1496

Features

• Added SortedSpikeGLXConverter for handling multiple SpikeGLX streams with their corresponding sorting data, enabling proper unit-to-electrode linkage across multiple probes PR #1449
• Added EDFAnalogInterface for converting non-electrode/analog channels from EDF files to NWB TimeSeries and a conversion gallery example showing how to combine EDFRecordingInterface and EDFAnalogInterface to handle mixed EDF files. PR #1487

Improvements

• Added test to mimic bad channel removal in write_sorting_analyzer_to_nwbfile PR #1506
• Enhanced SortedRecordingConverter documentation with detailed explanation of the timing problem it solves when linking units to electrodes, and moved electrode linking guide from user guide to how-to section PR #1479
• Use attestation instead of token for publish action PR #1497