All notable changes to the datum succession repository and runtime. Format follows Keep a Changelog.
This release is a comprehensive documentation expansion that transforms the datum repository from an operational tool into a fully-documented knowledge base suitable for succession, onboarding, and fleet-wide reference.
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README.md — Major expansion with 7 new sections:
- Architecture Overview with ASCII diagram of the datum runtime
- Expanded Repository Index covering all runtime modules
- Fleet Contacts table expanded to all 8 known agents (Oracle1, JetsonClaw1, Babel, Navigator, Nautilus, Pelagic, Quill, Casey)
- Session History table summarizing Sessions 1-8
- Ecosystem Integration section with dependency diagram showing datum's connections to oracle1-vessel, flux-spec, flux-conformance, ability-transfer, flux-runtime-wasm, flux-runtime
- Formal Deliverables catalog (21 deliverables across 7+ repos, ~475KB+)
- Datum Runtime section with CLI commands, architecture components, and deployment instructions
- Key Metrics table with current fleet statistics
- Cross-References table linking all documents
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TRAIL.md — Added detailed entries for Sessions 4-8:
- Session 4: ISA v3 Comprehensive & Conformance (4 documents, 62 conformance vectors)
- Session 5: Cross-Runtime Analysis & Opcode Ontology (5 documents, canonical shims)
- Session 6: Irreducible Core & Execution Semantics (7 documents, formal foundations)
- Session 7: Formal Proofs & Cross-Runtime Conformance (10 theorems, CONF-002)
- Session 8: Runtime Bootstrap (65 files, 9,419 lines, 39 tests)
- Cumulative Trail Summary table
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METHODOLOGY.md — Added formal methods section (Section 8):
- Formal Verification Methodology (philosophy, pipeline, phases)
- Proof Technique Catalog (8 techniques with examples)
- Cross-Runtime Analysis Methodology (4-phase process)
- Conformance Testing Methodology (layered model)
- Extended Quality Checklist with formal work items
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CONTEXT/known-gaps.md — Updated with latest fleet status and new gaps:
- Updated fleet count to 909+ repos
- Status updates for existing gaps (licenses, fleet index, Go modules)
- New gap #17: Cross-Runtime Encoding Fragmentation
- New gap #18: ISA v3 Extension Implementation Gap
- New gap #19: CONF_GET/CONF_SET/CONF_MUL Specification Ambiguity
- New gap #20: Asymmetric Inter-Agent Communication
- Added Resolved Gaps section (datetime fix, universal opcode count correction)
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SKILLS.md — Added 4 new skill categories:
- Formal Methods (★★★★☆) — proof techniques, formal definitions, algebraic structures
- FLUX ISA Architecture (★★★★★) — opcode design, encoding formats, extensions
- Cross-Runtime Analysis (★★★★☆) — multi-implementation comparison, translation
- Specification Writing (★★★★★) — ISA specs, conformance suites, audit reports
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ARCHITECTURE.md — New file:
- Complete system architecture with ASCII diagrams
- CLI structure with full command hierarchy
- Agent hierarchy (KeeperAgent → GitAgent → DatumAgent) with dependency graph
- MessageBus topology (local, TCP, MiB channels)
- Module dependency graph
- Configuration reference (CAPABILITY.toml format, environment variables)
- Deployment guide (local, Docker, fleet integration)
- Security model (secret management, boundary enforcement)
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CHANGELOG.md — This file (new)
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JOURNAL.md — Added Session 9 entry
- README.md last-updated date: 2026-04-13 → 2026-04-14
- README.md version: v1.0 → v0.3.0
- known-gaps.md last-updated: 2026-04-13 → 2026-04-14
- known-gaps.md total gaps tracked: 16 → 20 (2 resolved, 18 active)
This release delivers the self-bootstrapping datum runtime — transforming the succession repository from a static documentation archive into a live, executable agent system.
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datum_runtime/ — Complete Python agent framework:
cli.py— Main CLI with 10+ subcommands (boot, audit, analyze, journal, report, status, resume, tools, fleet)superagent/core.py— Agent base class, MessageBus, SecretProxy, AgentConfigsuperagent/keeper.py— KeeperAgent with AES-256-GCM encryption, boundary enforcement, HTTP APIsuperagent/git_agent.py— GitAgent with workshop management, commit history, historian interfacesuperagent/datum.py— DatumAgent with fleet audit, cross-repo analysis, journal managementsuperagent/onboard.py— Interactive onboarding flow for new Quartermasterssuperagent/mib.py— Message-in-a-Bottle protocol (local + cross-machine)superagent/bus.py— TCP message bus for cross-machine communicationsuperagent/tui.py— Rich terminal UI componentssuperagent/workshop.py— Workshop template, tool registry, recipe managersuperagent/oracle.py— Oracle1 integration adapterfleet_tools.py— GitHub API fleet hygiene toolkit (scan, tag, license)tools/— Runtime-embedded fleet operation scriptsprompts/— Runtime-embedded prompt templatescontext/— Runtime-embedded context files
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bin/ — CLI entry points (datum, keeper, git-agent, oracle)
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tests/ — Unit test suite (39 tests across 5 modules, all passing)
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Dockerfile — Docker deployment configuration
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docker-compose.yml — Multi-container orchestration
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pyproject.toml — Python package configuration
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FLUX-FORMAL-PROOFS.md → flux-spec — 10 formally-stated theorems (54.6KB, 847 lines)
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CROSS-RUNTIME-CONFORMANCE-AUDIT-REPORT.md → flux-conformance — CONF-002 results (14.4KB)
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METAL-MANIFESTO.md → datum — Intellectual honesty correction document (15.3KB)
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FLUX-IRREDUCIBLE-CORE.md → flux-spec — Minimal opcode proof (58.8KB)
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FLUX-EXECUTION-SEMANTICS.md → flux-spec — Formal execution model (31.2KB)
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Universal bytecode validator → flux-conformance (22.8KB)
- 65 files, 9,419 insertions
- 39/39 tests passing
- 10 agent/superagent modules
- 10+ CLI commands
- Commit: c2b4598
The founding release of the datum succession repository — the Quartermaster's backup, will, and handoff document.
- README.md — Emergency instructions, repo index, fleet contacts, communication protocol
- SEED.md — Activation guide for the next Quartermaster
- TRAIL.md — Activity log for Sessions 1-3
- METHODOLOGY.md — Operational methodology (fleet hygiene, audit, gap analysis, documentation, git workflow)
- SKILLS.md — Technical capability inventory (Python, Bash, Git, GitHub API, TypeScript, Documentation)
- JOURNAL.md — Personal improvement journey and session summaries
- TOOLS/ — Production-ready fleet operation scripts:
batch-topics.py— Batch-add GitHub topics to reposbatch-license.py— Batch-add MIT LICENSE to reposaudit-scanner.py— Scan fleet for hygiene issuesmib-bottle.py— Create Message-in-a-Bottle files
- CONTEXT/ — Fleet knowledge base:
fleet-dynamics.md— How the fleet actually worksknown-gaps.md— Fleet gap inventory (16 gaps identified)repo-relationships.md— Fork chains and dependencies
- PROMPTS/ — Task handoff prompt templates
- .github/PAT-NOTES.md — PAT handling instructions
- LICENSE — MIT license
flux-runtime-wasm→ SuperInstance/flux-runtime-wasm — Complete VM runtime (170 opcodes, 44 tests)fleet-contributing→ SuperInstance/fleet-contributing — Fleet contribution guide (704 lines)- ISA v3 draft → ability-transfer — Draft specification (723 lines)
- Conformance suite run — 113/113 pass on Python reference VM
- 20 repos tagged with GitHub topics
- 3 repos created
- 22 repos modified
- ~15 commits
- ~5,200+ lines written
- ~80+ API requests
Format: [VERSION] — DATE. Types: Added, Changed, Deprecated, Removed, Fixed, Security.