# What's new in February 2025 | Checkly Changelog

> Checkly changelog: Checkly Traces are GA, TCP checks in open beta, Improved code imports

Source: https://www.checklyhq.com/changelog/whats-new-in-february-2025/

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# What's new in February 2025

Published Feb 17, 2025

## Checkly Traces are GA

Checkly Traces connects synthetic monitoring with distributed tracing, helping you pinpoint failures instantly, reduce troubleshooting time, and lower storage and egress costs by capturing only what matters. It integrates with OpenTelemetry.

[Full announcement →](https://www.checklyhq.com/blog/checkly-traces-ga/)

## TCP checks in open beta

TCP checks are now available in open beta for all plans. Use them to monitor infrastructure components by specifying a hostname or IP address and the TCP port to target.

[TCP checks docs →](https://www.checklyhq.com/docs/tcp-checks/)

## Improved code imports

The CLI now supports TypeScript config `paths` to simplify imports. It also adds support for `import 'node:path'` (previously only `import 'path'` worked) and lets `import './file.js'` map to `./file.ts`.

## Also shipped

- **API:** [Filter check results with failures on `/v2/check-results` using the boolean `hasFailures` parameter.](https://developers.checklyhq.com/reference/getv2checkresultscheckid)
- **Alerting:** [The `$CHECK_ERROR_MESSAGE` variable now works in more alert channels, including Incident.io, Firehydrant, Discord, GitLab, Splunk, Teams, Telegram, Coralogix, and custom webhooks.](https://www.checklyhq.com/docs/alerting-and-retries/webhooks/#using-variables)
- **API:** [Set a proxy URL for Private Locations through the Checkly API, matching the UI functionality.](https://developers.checklyhq.com/reference/postv1privatelocations)
- **UI:** Checks in the Home dashboard are now ordered alphabetically, including checks inside groups and the groups themselves.
- **UI:** Revamped log-in and sign-up pages, with a smoother flow for SSO users.
- **UI:** The response time limits dropdown was replaced with a numeric input field for more flexibility.
- **Fixes:** Retried checks now display as failed until they succeed, a Test Steps unfolding bug was fixed, and environment variables now ignore casing when checking for duplicates.