minions-template/CHANGELOG.md

# CHANGELOG

All notable changes to this repository are tracked here.

## 2026-04-14

- Commit hash: pending (next commit)
- Added a mailbox-first coordination model so actionable minion communication
  moves into packet directories while `minions/chat/` becomes a PM-owned
  summary surface in:
  - `README.md`
  - `INIT.md`
  - `MEMORY.md`
  - `docs/collaboration-playbook.md`
  - `docs/downstream-onboarding-playbook.md`
  - `docs/downstream-upgrade-playbook.md`
  - `docs/export-manifest.md`
  - `docs/operator-onboarding-checklist.md`
  - `minions/README.md`
  - `minions/chat/README.md`
  - `minions/chat/general-thread-template.md`
  - `minions/chat/topic-thread-template.md`
  - `minions/plans/milestone-plan-template.md`
- Added template-managed mailbox assets in:
  - `docs/project/mailbox-collaboration-model.md`
  - `minions/mail/README.md`
  - `minions/mail/packet-template.md`
- Added ASCII mailbox flow diagrams to make packet ownership and PM summary
  duties easier to onboard in:
  - `docs/project/mailbox-collaboration-model.md`
  - `minions/mail/README.md`
- Corrected mailbox-model drift so shared rules and role charters point minions
  to owned mail packets while `PM` owns same-day chat summaries, and simplified
  the request template to the single-owner packet shape in:
  - `MEMORY.md`
  - `minions/roles/CM.md`
  - `minions/roles/AM.md`
  - `minions/mail/packet-template.md`
- Clarified staged rollout and downstream export behavior so legacy chat packets
  may finish in place, new follow-up packets move to mail, and template packet
  history is not exported into downstream repos
- Bumped template version to `1.4.0-1.0.0` in `minion-version.md`

## 2026-04-12

- Commit hash: pending (next commit)
- Corrected the downstream onboarding/export model so `.minions-template/` is an export-ready snapshot rather than a raw repo copy in:
  - `README.md`
  - `INIT.md`
  - `MEMORY.md`
  - `docs/collaboration-playbook.md`
  - `docs/operator-onboarding-checklist.md`
  - `docs/downstream-onboarding-playbook.md`
  - `docs/downstream-upgrade-playbook.md`
  - `docs/export-manifest.md`
  - `minion-version.md`
- Clarified that downstream snapshots must exclude Git metadata and `do-not-export` files such as `.mm.md`
- Removed `REQUIREMENTS.md` from the shared required-documentation contract and aligned the baseline around `README.md`, `ROADMAP.md`, and `TODO.md` in:
  - `MEMORY.md`
  - `.mm.md`
- Reordered the initial onboarding sequence so controlled export happens before downstream checklist completion in:
  - `README.md`
  - `INIT.md`
- Bumped template version to `1.3.1-1.0.0` in `minion-version.md`

## 2026-04-11

- Commit hash: pending (next commit)
- Added `AM` (Architect Minion) as a first-class template role for architecture stewardship, system design review, and structural refinement in:
  - `README.md`
  - `INIT.md`
  - `MEMORY.md`
  - `docs/operator-onboarding-checklist.md`
  - `docs/collaboration-playbook.md`
  - `minions/roles/PM.md`
  - `minions/roles/AM.md`
  - `minions/roles/CM.md`
  - `minions/roles/SM.md`
  - `minions/roles/OM.md`
  - `minions/chat/README.md`
  - `minions/chat/general-thread-template.md`
  - `minions/chat/topic-thread-template.md`
- Strengthened shared git handoff discipline so every minion must commit before workflow handoff, cross-computer handoffs require commit-and-push, and the Operator records per-role handoff mode in:
  - `INIT.md`
  - `MEMORY.md`
  - `docs/operator-onboarding-checklist.md`
  - `docs/collaboration-playbook.md`
- Added a vendored downstream-upgrade model with a PM-owned merge playbook and export manifest in:
  - `README.md`
  - `INIT.md`
  - `MEMORY.md`
  - `docs/collaboration-playbook.md`
  - `docs/operator-onboarding-checklist.md`
  - `docs/downstream-upgrade-playbook.md`
  - `docs/export-manifest.md`
  - `minion-version.md`
  - `minions/roles/PM.md`
- Added a separate downstream onboarding model so first-time adoption is treated as a controlled export from `.minions-template/`, not a blind repo copy, in:
  - `README.md`
  - `INIT.md`
  - `MEMORY.md`
  - `docs/collaboration-playbook.md`
  - `docs/operator-onboarding-checklist.md`
  - `docs/downstream-onboarding-playbook.md`
  - `docs/downstream-upgrade-playbook.md`
  - `docs/export-manifest.md`
  - `minion-version.md`
- Reconciled shared role-set drift so `SM` remains consistently present in handoff and `NEXT OWNER` contracts while adding `AM`
- Bumped template version to `1.3.0-1.0.0` in `minion-version.md`

## 2026-04-10 (MM Bootstrap)

- Commit hash: pending (next commit)
- Bootstrapped Manager Minion coordination for the current template-maintenance session by:
  - creating `minions/chat/2026-04-10.md` with the MM bootstrap announcement
  - refreshing `.mm.md` `MM Notes` with a timestamped audit of the active template drift backlog
- No template version bump; MM-context and coordination-doc updates only

## 2026-04-10

- Commit hash: pending (next commit)
- Removed `.mm.md` from `.gitignore` so Manager Minion context can sync across Operator machines
- Added and tracked `.mm.md` as a repository maintainer context file for the template repo
- Added Manager Minion scoping, maintainer guardrails, and Operator ADHD support guidance in:
  - `.mm.md`

## 2026-04-08 (Initial Entry)

- Commit hash: pending (next commit)
- Updated shared runtime handoff order to include `SM` between `CM` and `OM-Test` / `OM` in:
  - `MEMORY.md`
- Updated handoff interpretation to define `SM` security posture check before runtime gate in:
  - `MEMORY.md`
- Updated completion contract `NEXT OWNER` allowed values to include `SM` in:
  - `MEMORY.md`
- Bumped template version to `1.2.5-1.0.0` in `minion-version.md`

## 2026-04-08 (Earlier Entry)

- Commit hash: pending (next commit)
- Added a standardized "Completion Handoff Contract (ADHD-Friendly)" with exact required order and hard rules in:
  - `MEMORY.md`
  - `INIT.md`
  - `minions/chat/README.md`
- Strengthened PM guardrails to explicitly reject handoffs without evidence and clear `NEXT OWNER` assignment in:
  - `minions/roles/PM.md`
- Bumped template version to `1.2.4-1.0.0` in `minion-version.md`

## 2026-04-08

- Commit hash: pending (next commit)
- Added mandatory completion-update requirements so minions always identify next owner and explicit Operator action needed:
  - updated `MEMORY.md`
  - updated `INIT.md`
  - updated role guardrails in `minions/roles/CM.md`, `minions/roles/PM.md`, `minions/roles/OM.md`, and `minions/roles/SM.md`
- Bumped template version to `1.2.3-1.0.0` in `minion-version.md`
- Initialized repository `CHANGELOG.md` as required by template guardrails