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All notable project changes are tracked here (code + docs).

[1.7.0] — 2026-04-14

Added

  • Cloudflare integration platform (cf-001 through cf-012):
  • Workers RuntimeBridge (bridges/cloudflare.py) — agent execution on Workers + Durable Objects
  • Workflow Bridge (bridges/cloudflare_workflow.py) — durable multi-step workflows with auto-retry and approval gates
  • Sandbox Bridge (bridges/cloudflare_sandbox.py) — V8 isolate and container sandboxes for isolated code execution
  • Browser Rendering Bridge (bridges/browser_rendering.py) — headless web browsing, screenshots, scraping, PDF generation
  • R2 Workspace Sync (bridges/r2_sync.py) — content-addressed delta file sync via Cloudflare R2
  • Workers AI Provider (core/routing/cloudflare_ai.py) — free-tier LLM models (Llama 3.1, Mistral, Gemma, Qwen) for planning
  • D1 Analytics Client (core/cost/d1_analytics.py) — usage metering, billing tiers (free/pro/team/enterprise), quota enforcement
  • Vectorize Semantic Cache (core/memory/vectorize_cache.py) — embedding-based LLM response caching
  • MCP Remote Transport (mcp/remote_transport.py) — streamable HTTP transport for remote MCP server access
  • Cloud CLI (cli/commands/cloud_cmd.py) — bernstein cloud subcommands: login, logout, run, status, runs, cost, deploy
  • Cloudflare Agents Adapter (adapters/cloudflare_agents.py) — spawn agents via npx wrangler dev
  • Codex-on-Cloudflare Adapter (adapters/codex_cloudflare.py) — run Codex in Cloudflare sandboxes
  • Full Cloudflare documentation: overview, setup, bridges, adapters, Workers AI, analytics, CLI, MCP remote (8 new doc pages)

[1.4.11] — 2026-04-03

Added

  • Bernstein doctor — comprehensive pre-flight health check: adapters, API keys, ports, .sdd/ integrity, MCP servers. Auto-repair mode with --fix.
  • Per-agent token progress — real-time token usage tracking per spawned agent, surfaced in bernstein status.
  • Context injection token budget — explicit budgets for injected context (files, lessons, RAG chunks) with graceful truncation and priority ordering.
  • Output style customization — configurable agent output format via markdown templates.
  • Installation mismatch detection — detects gaps between expected and installed adapter capabilities.
  • API preconnect warmup — connection warmup before heavy runs to reduce first-request latency.
  • Worker badge identity — process identification visible in bernstein ps and Activity Monitor.
  • TUI keybinding system — configurable keyboard shortcuts in the Textual dashboard.
  • Progressive permission prompts — per-agent permission levels for fine-grained control.
  • Activity tracking metrics — session-level activity statistics and agent usage patterns.
  • Away summary generation — summarize what happened while you were away.
  • Commit attribution stats — per-agent commit statistics.
  • Session analytics — cumulative insights across runs.
  • Settings snapshot in traces — agent settings preserved in execution traces.
  • Side question support — agents can ask clarifying questions mid-task.
  • Diff folding display — folded diff rendering in agent output.
  • Word-level diff rendering — character-level change highlighting.
  • Contextual tips system — in-context hints for agents.
  • Session tag system — tag and filter runs.
  • Rename session — session renaming command.
  • Security review command — bernstein security-review for vulnerability assessment.
  • Cumulative progress tracking — progress tracking across runs.
  • Plugin trust warning — warns on unverified plugins.
  • Plugin error reporting — improved error diagnostics for plugin failures.
  • Extra usage provisioning — additional usage quota management.
  • Truecolor mode detection — automatic terminal color capability detection.
  • Dirty flag layout caching — caching optimizations for dirty project detection.
  • Release notes display — show release notes on startup.

Fixed

  • Context warnings in bernstein doctor output for better diagnostics.
  • Circuit breaker for repeated compact failures — prevents agent thrashing.

Changed

  • Documentation overhaul: README, GETTING_STARTED, ARCHITECTURE, FEATURE_MATRIX, BENCHMARKS, CHANGELOG, CONTRIBUTING all rewritten against v1.4.11 codebase.

[1.4.9] — 2026-04-01

Added

  • Process-aware shutdown/drain improvements across CLI and core lifecycle paths.
  • Cost analytics enhancements (additional endpoints/aggregation work and routing transparency updates).
  • Security enhancements including sensitivity-classification and IP-allowlist related hardening.
  • TUI keyboard help (?) shortcut support.

Changed

  • Issue triage and documentation alignment pass to reduce roadmap vs shipped-feature drift.
  • Retry, lifecycle, and observability narratives updated to better reflect current implementation boundaries.

[1.4.0] — 2026-03-31

Added

  • Plan Files: loadable YAML project plans with stages and steps (bernstein run plan.yaml)
  • Server Supervisor: auto-restart on crash with exponential backoff (max 5 restarts / 10 min)
  • CrashGuard Middleware: catches unhandled exceptions → 500 instead of process death
  • Orchestrator drain mode: loop continues while agents are active, even after stop signal
  • Quality gates: PII scan, mutation testing, benchmark regression detection
  • Gate Runner: parallel execution of all quality gates (asyncio)
  • Benchmark regression gate: block merge when performance degrades beyond threshold
  • PII log redaction: auto-installed filter scrubs emails, phones, SSNs, credit cards from all log output
  • Agent loop detection: kills agents caught in edit-loop cycles (same file edited N+ times in window)
  • Deadlock detection: wait-for graph cycle detection with automatic victim selection
  • Cost anomaly detection: Z-score based cost anomaly signaling with configurable thresholds
  • Per-agent file/command permissions: role-based matrix restricting which files and commands each role may use
  • Premium visual theme: CRT power-off effects, gradient splash, block-art logo
  • Live boot log: orchestrator boot progress shown in Agents panel while no agents spawned
  • Persistent memory: SQLite-backed cross-session agent memory
  • Context handoff: structured context briefs for subtask delegation
  • Zero-config mode: auto-detect project type, no bernstein.yaml required
  • Worktree environment hooks: auto-symlink node_modules, copy .env
  • FIFO merge queue: sequential merge with git merge-tree conflict pre-check
  • Ticket Format v1: YAML frontmatter with model routing, janitor signals, tags
  • 10 adapters: Claude, Codex, Cursor, Gemini, Kiro, OpenCode, Aider, Amp, Roo Code, Generic
  • Futuristic splash screen: full-screen animated boot sequence
  • Plan display: mission-briefing style execution plan approval
  • test_cli_run_params.py: catches cli() → run() parameter sync bugs

Fixed

  • Manager always uses opus/max (was falling back to haiku via fast_path)
  • Orchestrator no longer exits while agents still running
  • Server failure backoff: 5s per failure instead of constant polling
  • Startup crash: missing pii_scan fields in QualityGatesConfig
  • .yaml/.md backward compatibility in all backlog parsers

Changed

  • Ticket format migrated from .md to .yaml (YAML frontmatter)
  • Version bump 1.3.x → 1.4.0

[1.0.3] — 2026-03-30

Added

  • State-of-the-art CI/CD pipeline: 11 new GitHub Actions workflows
  • Three-tier AI PR review (GitHub Models + Gemini CLI + Bernstein deep review)
  • Semgrep SAST, license compliance, spelling, dead code analysis, workflow linting
  • PR auto-labeling, size warnings, stale cleanup, Dependabot auto-merge
  • Release Drafter for automated changelog generation
  • Telegram bot notifications on CI completion
  • Codecov coverage gating (85% project / 70% patch)
  • Concurrency groups on all workflows with cancel-in-progress
  • CI and Codecov badges in README

Changed

  • FEATURE_MATRIX updated with CI/CD section (15 new entries)
  • GETTING_STARTED expanded with CI pipeline documentation
  • Manual backlog index updated with all setup tickets and status tracking

[1.0.2] — 2026-03-28

Changed

  • Documentation audit: updated outdated model names, CLI references, API endpoints, and GitHub Action version tags
  • Default branch references updated from master to main across all docs

[1.0.0] — 2026-03-28

Added

  • ACP (Agent Communication Protocol) endpoints for agent interoperability
  • A2A (Agent-to-Agent) protocol support
  • Cluster mode with multi-node coordination (node registration, heartbeat, status)
  • Auth routes: OIDC, SAML, CLI device flow, group mappings, user management
  • Graduation system for agent promotion based on performance
  • Plans routes for plan listing, approval, and rejection
  • Slack integration (slash commands and events)
  • Quality dashboard with per-model quality metrics
  • Cost history, live cost tracking, and cost alerts endpoints
  • File lock tracking via dashboard routes
  • Task prioritization, force-claim, and progress reporting endpoints
  • Chaos testing CLI group
  • Audit CLI group
  • Verify CLI command

Changed

  • Version bumped to 1.0.0 (stable release)
  • Route modules expanded: acp.py, auth.py, graduation.py, plans.py, slack.py added to core/routes/

[0.3.0] — 2026-03-28

Added

  • Checkpoint and wrap-up CLI commands for session management
  • Task snapshots endpoint for viewing task state history
  • Webhook alerts endpoint
  • SSE event stream at /events for real-time dashboard updates
  • Prometheus /metrics endpoint for observability
  • Bandit-based model routing stats at /routing/bandit
  • Cache stats endpoint at /cache-stats

Changed

  • CLI decomposed further: audit_cmd.py, chaos_cmd.py, checkpoint_cmd.py, verify_cmd.py, wrap_up_cmd.py
  • Task server routes expanded with block, progress, and prioritize actions

[0.2.0] — 2026-03-28

Added

  • Agent discovery system with multi-provider routing (cli: auto)
  • Quality gates for task verification
  • Rule enforcement engine
  • Token monitor for real-time usage tracking
  • Approval gates for high-risk operations
  • MCP server integration
  • Hot reload for configuration changes
  • Aider, Amp, and Roo Code adapters
  • Adapter manager and caching adapter layer
  • Environment isolation for adapter processes
  • Web dashboard with real-time SSE updates
  • Workspace management for multi-repo orchestration
  • GitHub App integration for webhook-driven tasks
  • Auth middleware and checkpoint commands
  • Delegate, trigger, and wrap-up CLI commands

Changed

  • Default CLI adapter is now auto (detects installed agents) instead of claude
  • Test count badge updated: 2500+ to 4250+ (142 test files, 4257 test functions)
  • Server decomposed into core/routes/ (tasks.py, status.py, webhooks.py, costs.py, agents.py, auth.py, dashboard.py, plans.py, quality.py, graduation.py, slack.py)
  • Orchestrator decomposed into tick_pipeline.py, task_lifecycle.py, agent_lifecycle.py
  • CLI decomposed into helpers.py, run_cmd.py, stop_cmd.py, status_cmd.py, agents_cmd.py, evolve_cmd.py, advanced_cmd.py, and more
  • TaskStore extracted to task_store.py with PostgreSQL and Redis backends
  • bernstein catalog commands renamed to bernstein agents (sync, list, validate)
  • Adapter listing in DESIGN.md updated to include all current adapters (removed stale kiro.py)
  • Example YAML files updated: cli: claude changed to cli: auto
  • All documentation references to bernstein catalog updated to bernstein agents
  • Removed stale "(default)" label from Claude adapter docs (default is now auto)

[0.1.0] — 2026-03-28

Added

  • License: Apache 2.0
  • Per-run cost budgeting (--budget 5.00) with threshold warnings
  • CI auto-fix pipeline with GitHub Actions log parser
  • GitHub Action (action.yml) for CI-triggered orchestration
  • MCP tool access — agents use MCP servers (stdio/SSE)
  • TUI session manager (bernstein live) with Textual
  • "The Bernstein Way" architecture tenets document
  • Quickstart demo (examples/quickstart/)
  • Comparison pages (docs/compare/)
  • GitHub Action documentation (docs/github-action.md)
  • Feature cards for cost budgeting, GitHub Action, MCP on index page
  • docs/competitive-matrix.md — feature comparison vs CrewAI, AutoGen, LangGraph, etc.
  • docs/zero-lock-in.md — model-agnostic architecture deep dive
  • docs/CHANGELOG.md — this file
  • docs/VERSION — documentation version tracking

Changed

  • All license references updated to Apache 2.0 across all HTML and markdown docs
  • README: quickstart section with full install → init → run flow
  • README: test count badge, license badge, benchmark badge
  • Getting Started: fixed test command to use isolated runner
  • Comparison table: added cost budgeting and GitHub Action rows