All notable changes to the Development Lifecycle Protocol will be documented in this file.
The format is based on Keep a Changelog, and this project adheres to Semantic Versioning.
1.0.0 - 2026-02-01
- Minimal Path for small, isolated bug fixes — agents can skip Requirements and Design phases when the fix is straightforward
- Concerns integration in the init block — agents now name relevant concerns (security, performance, etc.) upfront
- Session setup questions (docs path, autonomy level) built into the init block examples
- Minimal Path example in
AGENTS.mdshowing expected output format - Missing terms added to terminology glossary
- Simplified
AGENTS.mdto an example-driven format for better agent compliance - Replaced abstract instructions with concrete examples throughout
- Moved frontier-model recommendation from
AGENTS.mdtoREADME.md - Condensed development and document-format docs into existing phases
document-format.md(consolidated into existing guidance)- Redundant development docs that duplicated phase content
- Work-path diagram from
AGENTS.md(replaced by examples)
- Blocker threshold now uses concrete guidance instead of a placeholder
- Duplicate heading in testing README
1.0.0-beta.4 - 2026-01-25
- Constraint discovery and verification rules in
AGENTS.md - Templates directory with output artifact templates
- Mandatory dependency version enforcement
- Condensed DLP by removing redundant and verbose sections
1.0.0-beta.3 - 2026-01-23
--refoption toinstall.shto install a specific commit/tag
- Simplified documentation and install script
1.0.0-beta.2 - 2026-01-23
- Global installation system with intelligent path handling
- Automation principle: script and use on second occurrence
- Task execution protocol for agent workflow preferences
- Web search requirement for current dependency information
- Primary key guidance preferring UUIDs over integers
- Security requirements and SRP example to development docs
- Contributing guidelines
- Improved robustness and reduced duplication of the install script
- Enforced strict agent compliance
- Install script no longer prints README.md content on install
1.0.0-beta - 2026-01-22
- Initial protocol structure with four phases: Requirements, Design, Development, Testing
- Foundations phase with core principles and meta-guidance
- Cross-cutting concerns: Security, Performance, Accessibility, Observability
- Agent instructions (
AGENTS.md) for LLM integration - Install script for easy protocol adoption
- MIT license