Changelog¶

All notable changes to the Open Specification standard are documented here.

This changelog tracks changes to OPENSPEC.md (the runtime), the issue templates, the writing guide, and any other standard artifacts. It does not track changes to individual specifications or template repositories.

The format follows Keep a Changelog. OPENSPEC.md follows Semantic Versioning.

[0.1.0] - 2026-03-14¶

Added¶

OPENSPEC.md v0.1.0 — initial draft of the runtime methodology
Philosophy: written language as highest abstraction, humans steer / agents execute, compound engineering, repository as single source of truth
GitOps Loop: Issue → Branch → Verify → PR → Review → Compound
Bootstrap Protocol: initializing a project from its specification
Agent Operating Model: principles, self-healing protocol, constraints
Verification Contract: standard checks agents must pass before requesting review
Compound Learning System: capturing and codifying institutional knowledge
Compatibility: agent-agnostic, ecosystem-compatible, language-independent
Machine-parseable version marker:  on line 1
Enables automated version detection by downstream GitHub Actions
Documents automated and manual upgrade paths in Section 10.3
GitHub Release workflow (.github/workflows/release.yml)
Triggers on v* tags
Verifies version consistency between tag, comment, and header
Creates GitHub Release with changelog content
GitHub Issue Templates
Bootstrap: one-time project initialization from specification
Implementation: feature work, phase milestones, enhancements
Bug Fix: behavior deviating from specification
Compound Learning: codifying learnings back into the knowledge base
README.md — orientation to the standard and ecosystem
LICENSE — CC BY 4.0