v3.22.0

Theme: Skill-Support Delivery + Verify-at-Point-of-Use + Hygiene

Framework version sync to 3.22.0. /aget-propose-actions skill updated to v1.8.0 (Step 3.5 Self-Critique 10-point checklist + Type column; also clears accumulated v1.7.x propagation lag). New framework gates (deploy_skill.py, check_claim_freshness.py, check_skill_coherence.py, validate_spec_binding.py) are available in canonical aget/scripts/ — copy as needed. No breaking changes.

v3.21.0 - Always-On Fleet Operations (governance-scoped)

Release Notes: v3.21.0

Released: 2026-06-06
Theme: Always-On Fleet Operations (governance-scoped)
Upgrade: minor — no breaking changes

Overview

v3.21.0 lays the governance scaffolding for agents operating unattended (scheduled, headless, always-on). It ships the artifacts — the specification, the portfolio-rollup engine, the initiative-creation verb-pair, the observability ledger. It does not ship the operational runtime: the 24×7 host, cross-machine dispatch, and fleet-cohort coordination are deferred to v3.22 (the host substrate does not exist yet). The cut is artifacts now, operations when the substrate lands — named here so the theme is not mistaken for the capability.

What's new

• AGET_UNATTENDED_AUTONOMY_SPEC v1.0.0 — 8 EARS requirements (CAP-UNATTEND-001..008) bounding what an unattended agent MAY do without per-run approval vs MUST escalate (fail-safe). Declares an autonomy envelope in .aget/config.json, a dispatch trust-channel, bounded self-modification, an audit-record obligation, and an advisory multi-tenant share. All behavioral V-tests are runtime-pending — the spec honestly governs a runtime not yet built (no test-theater).
• check_initiatives.py — read-only portfolio rollup over INIT-*.md: status inventory, 0-COMPLETE anomaly, past-target detection, staleness, cohort clusters. 10 V-tests.
• /aget-create-initiative in canonical core — STRICT initiative scaffolding (D71), closing the verb-pair gap with /aget-propose-initiative.
• IAC SOP per-pattern maturity reconciliation; release observability ledger now live-captures build-gate data (deployment_monitor.py crash fixed).

Honest disclosure

This is, by volume, a net governance-inflow release landing alongside an open inflow-governance gap. In the same cycle, the first concrete outflow primitive landed — a mechanical, lossless MEMORY.md-index compaction (−67% demonstrated) — proving a reusable threshold→archive→index-link shape. Generalizing it is tracked as follow-on.

Known issues (pre-existing)

• template-document-processor-AGET is structurally deficient (missing manifest/identity/5D dirs/governance; instance_type='AGET') — a pre-existing condition that prior releases also shipped. It carries the v3.21.0 version tag for fleet-set consistency; repair is tracked in the framework's internal issue tracker.

Upgrade

• Minor version bump; no action required of adopting agents.
• The unattended-autonomy spec's .aget/config.json unattended_autonomy block is not yet required (its schema is a v3.22 follow-on).

See CHANGELOG.md ## [3.21.0].

v3.20.0 - Debt Paydown + Structural-Guard Deployment + Functional Capability

Theme: Debt Paydown + Structural-Guard Deployment + Functional Capability

What's New

• See CHANGELOG.md for full Added/Changed sections.
• See AGET_DELTA_v3.20.md for version delta.

Compatibility

See CHANGELOG.md for breaking changes statement and migration guide.

v3.19.0 — Framework Alignment

Framework alignment release tracking aget-framework v3.19.0. .aget/version.json -> 3.19.0. No breaking changes. See aget-framework/aget CHANGELOG [3.19.0].

v3.18.0 — Framework Alignment

Theme: Aligned with framework v3.18.0 (Substrate Hygiene + Memory-Layer Self-Application; Hybrid A primary + B-tagged streams)

What's New

• Version bump: 3.17.0 → 3.18.0 (framework alignment); .aget/version.json aget_version + CHANGELOG.md v3.18.0 entry updated.
• AGET_MEMORY_SURFACE_SPEC v0.2.0 canonical available at aget/specs/AGET_MEMORY_SURFACE_SPEC.md (harness-vs-KB taxonomy; R-MS + V-MS + CAP-MS contracts at LANDED rigor).
• Verb Registry refreshed (T1.9 / PP-021): 37 Active + 4 Reserved verbs + 11 §Hierarchy Decisions pairs at aget/ontology/DESIGN_DIRECTION_skill_verb_vocabulary.md. Agents authoring new skill names: apply L954 5-line vocabulary pre-check.
• /aget-create-initiative Strict promotion: D71 verb-pair gap closed. Direct authoring of planning/initiatives/INIT-*.md now PROHIBITED unless skill invoked. Three Strict skills now: /aget-create-project, /aget-create-initiative, /aget-file-issue.
• Homepage Fork C Hybrid at canonical aget-framework: org-profile inline releases bounded v3.10+; ## Roadmap → ## Release History; REQ-HOM v1.2.0 + release_homepage_update.py Generator; L941-L944 cluster closed.
• /aget-go capture wiring (T1.8 + T1.10): SKILL-024 v1.3.0 REQ-PA-006a Batch GO Capture; GO-record telemetry surfaced at session-close per L178.

Sleeping-CAPs Disclosure

NONE new at this template at v3.18. Framework-level CAP-REL-032 + CAP-REL-033 GRACE-EXTENDED to v3.19.0 (R-DEP-4 explicit IMPLEMENT commitment). See framework v3.18.0 release for details.

Compatibility

No breaking changes. Existing instances upgrade by version-bump only. Optional: adopt /aget-create-initiative for new initiative authoring; consult refreshed verb registry before naming new skills. See CHANGELOG.md and framework v3.18.0 release for full Tier 1 + Tier 2 (PARTIAL) deliverable list + DEFECT-2/4 acknowledgment.

v3.17.0 — Theme C3: Canonical Coherence + Structural Self-Conformance

Theme: Aligned with framework v3.17.0 (Theme C3 — Canonical Coherence + Structural Self-Conformance)

What's New

• Version bump: 3.16.0 → 3.17.0 (framework alignment); .aget/version.json aget_version + AGENTS.md @aget-version + CHANGELOG.md v3.17.0 entry updated.
• framework-manager archetype formalized (Q4=A.2): NEW archetype for framework-management agents; existing archetype values continue to function (additive).
• T2.18 + T2.19 LANDED: SOP_scope_lock_ceremony.md v1.0.0 (codifies 4-gate scope-lock ceremony) + AGET_SKILL_LIFECYCLE_SPEC v1.0.0 with full V-test authoring (7 CAPs, no sleeping V-tests).
• T2.20 + T2.23 DRAFT: AGET_FLEET_UPGRADE_SPEC + AGET_TASK_ROUTING_SPEC v0.1.0 DRAFT (calibrated demote per L103; LANDED queued v3.18).
• CAP-REL-030 + CAP-REL-031 IMPLEMENTED: Post-Release CHANGELOG Validator + Tag Validator (closes v3.16 sleeping CAPs); CAP-REL-032 + CAP-REL-033 grace-extended v3.18.0.
• CAP-REL-006-02-NN + CAP-REL-008b/c spec amendments: 17-cycle release-body sparseness + 5-cycle template README stale + org-profile drift structurally remediated; 3 paired V-tests + SOP Phase 5.5 + 6.5 gates BLOCKING at v3.18+.

Sleeping-CAPs Disclosure

NONE new at this template at v3.17. Framework-level CAP-REL-032 + CAP-REL-033 grace-extended; see framework v3.17.0 release for details.

Compatibility

No breaking changes. Existing instances upgrade by version-bump only. Optional adoption: framework-manager archetype field in .aget/identity.json for framework-management agents. See CHANGELOG.md and AGET_DELTA_v3.17.md.

v3.16.0 - Framework-Discipline Closure + Wave-1A Spec Contracts

[3.16.0] - 2026-05-02

Theme: Aligned with framework v3.16.0 (Framework-Discipline Closure + Wave-1A Spec Contracts + /aget-go Production)

Changed

• Version bump: 3.15.0 → 3.16.0 (framework alignment)
• AGENTS.md @aget-version updated to 3.16.0
• No .claude/skills/ baseline present (template lacks universal-skill deployment per L671 dormant classification; addressed at v3.17 grooming via #1121 lifecycle decision).

Compatibility

• No breaking changes in v3.16. Existing instances upgrade by version-bump only.
• Optional adoption: **Plan_Status**: / **Gate_Status:** schema in new PROJECT_PLAN files (CAP-PP-003 disambiguation; backward-compatible).

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v3.15.0 — Framework alignment: Security + Cadence + BC-001/BC-002

Framework release v3.15.0. See aget-framework/aget v3.15.0 for full release notes.

Breaking changes in this release:

• BC-001: version.json old field names removed
• BC-002: --fix flag removed from skill surfaces; use /aget-enhance-health instead

New in this release:

• /aget-enhance-health skill (SKILL-049 v1.0.0)
• AGET_SECURITY_SPEC v0.2 + AGET_BUDGET_GRAMMAR_SPEC v0.2
• POL-REL-001 weekly Saturday release policy

v3.14.0 — aligned with framework

v3.14.0 — aligned with framework

This template tracks aget-framework/aget v3.14.0. See the framework release for full context:

• Framework release: aget-framework/aget v3.14.0
• CHANGELOG: this repository's CHANGELOG.md v3.14.0 entry for any template-specific changes
• Handoff: RELEASE_HANDOFF_v3.14.0.md

Template changes this release: version bump, AGENTS.md @aget-version bump, CHANGELOG entry. Some templates additionally received a housekeeping_protocol.py → health_check.py rename fix in the installer templates.

Per v3.14.0 deprecation policy, session-script filename renames (wake_up.py → aget_open_session.py, wind_down.py → aget_close_session.py) are announced with 2-minor-version grace (removal in v3.16.0). Old names continue to work through v3.15.0.

v3.13.0

v3.13.0 — Operational Maturation & Fleet Automation

Key additions:

• validate_release_gate.py: structural exit-code enforcement (L784 fix)
• fleet_upgrade.py: single-script fleet migration (25-40 prompts → ≤5)
• Release Delivery Triad v0.2.0 (Builder/Spec Auditor/Critic)
• 8 new skills (24→31) with telemetry infrastructure
• Health check orchestration spec (3 tiers)
• Wind-down display format spec
• Governed Discourse Boundary spec
• Script divergence tracker
• Migration completion report template

Full release notes: https://github.com/aget-framework/aget