> **Plain-language companion:** [v0.99.0.md](v0.99.0.md)

## v0.99.0 — Verified capabilities and product truth

**Status: Released (2026-09-09).** Derived from [ROADMAP.md](../ROADMAP.md).

> **Release theme**
> Make the implementation, public claims, and release evidence agree without
> adding SQL coverage or integrations.

### Capability contract

| ID | Title | Effort | Priority |
|----|-------|--------|----------|
| CAP-1 | Generate the executable capability and strategy manifest | M | P0 |
| CAP-2 | Reconcile active documentation with the manifest | S | P0 |
| CAP-3 | Keep disabled Graph V1, Delta V1, and WAL admission fail-closed | S | P0 |

### Release evidence

| ID | Title | Effort | Priority |
|----|-------|--------|----------|
| EVID-1 | Include manifest version and digest in candidate evidence | S | P1 |
| EVID-2 | Gate the manifest and v0.98 regressions in CI and release preflight | S | P1 |

### Recommended implementation order

1. CAP-1: add the source examples, validator, and generated JSON.
2. CAP-2: link the manifest from the active public documentation and correct
   the disabled integration claims.
3. CAP-3 and EVID-1: preserve the existing runtime admission and bind its
   evidence to the generated manifest.
4. EVID-2: run the offline gates, formatting, lint, and release checks.

### Implementation status

| ID | Title | Status |
|----|-------|--------|
| CAP-1 | Generate the executable capability and strategy manifest | ✅ Done |
| CAP-2 | Reconcile active documentation with the manifest | ✅ Done |
| CAP-3 | Keep disabled Graph V1, Delta V1, and WAL admission fail-closed | ✅ Done |
| EVID-1 | Include manifest version and digest in candidate evidence | ✅ Done |
| EVID-2 | Gate the manifest and v0.98 regressions in CI and release preflight | ✅ Done |

### Exit criteria

- [x] Every manifest example names a runnable test, command, expected strategy,
      and stable reason where applicable.
- [x] Graph V1, Delta V1, and WAL remain unavailable in the v0.99 manifest.
- [x] Manifest generation is deterministic and checked in.
- [x] Manifest version and digest are accepted by release evidence tooling.
- [x] CI and release preflight run the manifest gate.
- [x] `just fmt`, `just lint`, and the available test tiers pass.