Release Notes

Recent direction and public writing around the project.

v0.23.1

Focus:

• release integration and publication polish
• bi-temporal memory adapters (HistoneStore → BiTemporal, EpisodicMemory → BiTemporal)
• cross-subsystem integration tests
• article abstract and conclusion rewritten for full v0.19–v0.23 scope

New:

• histone_to_bitemporal(), episodic_to_bitemporal() — memory bridge adapters
• 5 end-to-end integration tests covering the full Phase 1–7 stack

Related writing:

• Blog: Roadmap Complete

v0.23

Focus:

• developmental staging (EMBRYONIC → JUVENILE → ADOLESCENT → MATURE)
• critical periods that close as organisms mature
• capability gating on tool acquisition
• teacher-learner scaffolding

New:

• DevelopmentController, DevelopmentalStage, CriticalPeriod
• Plasmid.min_stage — developmental gating on tool acquisition
• SocialLearning.scaffold_learner() + ScaffoldingResult
• examples/80_developmental_staging.py
• examples/81_critical_periods.py
• Developmental Staging Space

Related writing:

• Blog: Operon v0.23

v0.22.1

Focus:

• social learning with trust-weighted template exchange
• epistemic vigilance (TrustRegistry) with EMA scoring
• curiosity signals for novelty-seeking escalation

New:

• SocialLearning, PeerExchange, TrustRegistry, AdoptionResult, AdoptionOutcome
• Watcher curiosity signals + curiosity_escalation_threshold
• examples/78_social_learning.py
• examples/79_curiosity_driven_exploration.py
• Social Learning Space

Related writing:

• Blog: Operon v0.22

v0.22

Focus:

• cognitive mode annotations (System A/B on SkillStage)
• sleep consolidation cycle (replay, compress, counterfactual, histone promotion)
• counterfactual replay over bi-temporal corrections

New:

• CognitiveMode enum, resolve_cognitive_mode()
• SleepConsolidation, ConsolidationResult, CounterfactualResult
• counterfactual_replay() — static analysis of corrected facts
• Watcher mode_balance() for System A/B distribution
• examples/76_cognitive_modes.py
• examples/77_sleep_consolidation.py
• Consolidation Space

v0.21.1

Focus:

• adaptive assembly loop (fingerprint → template → assemble → run → record)
• experience pool on WatcherComponent for cross-run intervention learning

New:

• AdaptiveSkillOrganism, AdaptiveRunResult — compose-run-record lifecycle
• adaptive_skill_organism(), assemble_pattern()
• ExperienceRecord — cross-run intervention memory
• examples/74_adaptive_assembly.py
• examples/75_experience_driven_watcher.py
• Adaptive Assembly Space

v0.21.0

Focus:

• pattern repository for reusable collaboration templates
• watcher component with three-category signal taxonomy (Dupoux/LeCun/Malik)
• run-loop intervention mechanism (retry, escalate, halt)

New:

• PatternLibrary, TaskFingerprint, PatternTemplate, PatternRunRecord
• WatcherComponent, WatcherConfig, WatcherSignal, SignalCategory
• InterventionKind, WatcherIntervention — run-loop intervention types
• examples/72_pattern_repository.py
• examples/73_watcher_component.py
• Watcher Dashboard Space

Related writing:

• Blog: Operon v0.21

v0.20

Focus:

• bi-temporal memory integration with SkillOrganism
• three-layer context model (topology, ephemeral, bi-temporal)
• HuggingFace Space for bi-temporal memory explorer

New:

• SubstrateView — frozen read-only envelope for substrate queries
• SkillStage fields: read_query, fact_extractor, emit_output_fact, fact_tags
• SkillOrganism.substrate — optional BiTemporalMemory for auditable shared facts
• examples/71_bitemporal_skill_organism.py
• Bi-Temporal Memory Explorer Space
• Article updates: three-layer context model (§6), substrate integration (§8)

Related writing:

• Blog: Operon v0.20

v0.19

Focus:

• bi-temporal memory (valid time vs record time)
• append-only correction semantics
• belief-state reconstruction for compliance auditing
• article updates: temporal databases, temporal coalgebra, temporal epistemics

New:

• BiTemporalMemory, BiTemporalFact, BiTemporalQuery, FactSnapshot, CorrectionResult
• examples/69_bitemporal_memory.py
• examples/70_bitemporal_compliance_audit.py
• Bi-Temporal Memory docs

Related writing:

• Blog: Operon v0.19

v0.18

Focus:

• thinner front door
• pattern-first API
• provider-bound skill organisms
• attachable telemetry

Related writing:

• Blog: Operon v0.18

v0.17

Focus:

• epistemic topology
• architecture-level analysis
• practical comparison to Kim et al.

Related writing:

• Blog: Operon v0.17