v9.20 - task-list continuity and accurate-communication trim

Summary

• keep one live task-list surface across the same active objective instead of repeatedly replacing it
• clarify reuse/append retention and completed-task visibility until objective closure
• bundle accurate-communication.md wording-only micro-compression below the 40.0k warning threshold

Included wave

• wave 034: task-list continuity and objective-boundary retention

v9.19 - execution continuity and goal review owners

Summary

• promote high-signal-communication.md into the active runtime rule set
• add first-class execution-continuity-and-mode-selection and goal-set-review-and-priority-balance owner chains
• sync companion rules, phase/patch artifacts, master surfaces, and installed runtime parity

Included waves

• wave 032: high-signal communication promotion and sync
• wave 033: execution continuity and goal-set review owners

v9.17 - improve README Quick Start install scripts

Summary

• replace the old Quick Start install block with cleaner Bash and PowerShell scripts
• remove centered presentation around the Quick Start install code
• keep the same active 36-rule runtime install set while making the scripts easier to reuse on Linux/macOS and Windows

Included files

• README.md
• TODO.md
• changelog/changelog.md

v9.16 - add AI-assisted install prompts

Summary

• add copy-ready README prompts for Claude Code, Codex CLI, and Gemini CLI
• keep install/adaptation prompts aligned to the active-vs-non-active rule boundary
• record the README install-prompt refinement in TODO and the master changelog

Included files

• README.md
• TODO.md
• changelog/changelog.md

v9.15 - refine task-phase linkage and phase explanations

Summary

• link live task-list behavior directly to the current active phase
• improve phase/progress explanations so they start with easy-to-picture plain-language framing
• add a standalone experimental high-signal-communication rule without merging it into the active owner graph

Included updates

• todo-standards, phase-implementation, artifact-initiation-control
• explanation-quality, accurate-communication, answer-presentation
• design/changelog/master-surface sync

Runtime install

Updated runtime copies were installed for the touched active rules and for the experimental high-signal-communication rule.

v9.8 - strengthen plain aligned table-style enforcement

Summary

• strengthen the ordinary answer-table default so it more explicitly enforces the selected light plain aligned no-frame style
• reduce fallback drift toward generic markdown pipe-table framing
• keep tables available when genuinely useful
• preserve list-first alternatives for sequence and simple status content

Included scope

• answer-presentation enforcement tightening
• explanation-quality alignment tightening
• runtime reinstall and live behavior retest

Runtime notes

• touched runtime rules were reinstalled and parity-checked against source
• live prompt test now outputs the selected plain aligned no-frame style instead of the earlier generic pipe-table form

v9.7 - memory governance, task tracking, and table style refinement

Summary

• add first-class memory governance and session-boundary rule chain
• make built-in task tracking explicit for non-trivial work while keeping TODO.md as the durable tracking artifact
• correct the default table style to the selected light plain aligned no-frame form
• narrow the remembered table preference so table style remains RULES-owned

Included waves

• Wave 026: memory governance and session boundary
• Wave 027: task-list-first execution tracking
• Wave 028: plain aligned no-frame table style refinement

Runtime notes

• touched runtime rules were reinstalled and parity-checked against source
• active runtime inventory remains 36 rules

Key touched runtime owners

• memory-governance-and-session-boundary
• todo-standards
• artifact-initiation-control
• project-documentation-standards
• answer-presentation
• explanation-quality

v9.4 - compact markdown table defaults

Summary

• standardize compact markdown tables as the default table form when a table is genuinely useful
• prefer numbered lists for sequence and bullets/grouped blocks for simple status pairs
• stop defaulting to full-frame boxed tables for ordinary answer formatting

Touched rule versions

• answer-presentation v1.16
• explanation-quality v2.11

Included governance artifacts

• patch/compact-markdown-table-default-and-minimal-table-usage.patch.md
• phase/phase-025-01-refine-compact-table-defaults.md
• phase/phase-025-02-sync-master-docs-and-runtime-install.md

v9.3 - purpose-first communication framing

Summary

• require purpose-first / main-point-first framing for diagnosis, test, recommendation, proposal, and implementation-update answers
• sync wording, explanation, presentation, and style owners plus bounded wave-024 governance artifacts
• resync installed runtime rule copies and reconcile postflight phase-summary drift found during audit

Touched rule versions

• accurate-communication v2.13
• explanation-quality v2.10
• answer-presentation v1.15
• natural-professional-communication v1.2

Included governance artifacts

• patch/purpose-first-communication-framing.patch.md
• phase/phase-024-01-refine-purpose-first-communication.md
• phase/phase-024-02-sync-master-docs-and-runtime-install.md

v9.2 - rules-first governance and portable support artifacts

Summary

This release tightens two governance areas in the RULES repository:

• direct human-readable wording over metaphor-heavy internal shorthand
• rules-first handling for user-declared governance issues, plus portable-by-default support/package source artifacts

Included rule updates

• accurate-communication -> v2.12
• explanation-quality -> v2.9
• natural-professional-communication -> v1.1
• answer-presentation -> v1.14
• authority-and-scope -> v2.0
• portable-implementation-and-hardcoding-control -> v1.2
• project-documentation-standards -> v2.15
• document-consistency -> v1.6
• master design / README / TODO / phase / changelog synchronized to v9.2

Behavioral changes

Direct human-readable wording

The communication-owner set now prefers direct action/result wording over metaphor-heavy internal shorthand when a plain statement would make the practical meaning clearer immediately.

RULES-first over memory-first

When the user explicitly says an issue should be solved in RULES rather than memory, the assistant must keep the fix on the RULES path instead of treating a memory write as the substitute remedy for that same issue.

Portable support/package source artifacts

Reusable support/package source artifacts such as plugin-owned docs, scripts, skills, and agents are now explicitly portable-by-default and should not bake workstation-specific absolute paths into reusable source content.

New governed artifacts

• patch/direct-human-readable-wording-over-metaphor-heavy-shorthand.patch.md
• patch/rules-first-over-memory-and-portable-support-artifacts.patch.md
• phase/phase-022-01-refine-direct-human-readable-wording.md
• phase/phase-022-02-sync-master-docs-and-runtime-install.md
• phase/phase-023-01-rules-first-over-memory-boundary.md
• phase/phase-023-02-sync-master-docs-and-runtime-install.md

Verification

• master changelog anchor integrity passed
• touched rule/design/changelog/master/phase/patch surfaces were synchronized
• touched runtime rule copies were re-synced into ~/.claude/rules/