FieldRook v0.6.0-rc.1 (pre-release)

FieldRook v0.6.0-rc.1 — Release Notes (pre-release)

Status: pre-release, development build. Not stable. This release includes the functional M028/M029 Field Kit, which is NOT in the v0.5.0 binaries.

What is new since v0.5.0

• Field Kit dock — modular right-hand instrument framework (pins, keyboard access, narrow-overlay support).
• Evidence Lens — deterministic before/after record compare over persisted evidence, contradiction citations, export linkage.
• Network Lab — read-only networking instrument (adapters, addresses, DNS config, resolution test) with consented re-checks and a remote-target guard.
• Network Lab success-notice fix — the re-check confirmation survives lab updates (no remount clearing).
• Reproducible demo scenario — "The FieldRook demo worker is down", documented step-by-step in docs/demo/M028_THREE_MINUTE_DEMO.md.

Remaining Field Kit modules (Process Watch, Event Decoder, Command Deck, Field Notes) are still design-prototype concepts, not shipped features.

Provider and demo honesty

• Runtime model in the packaged demo is the deterministic simulated provider (fieldrook-simulated-001), badged SIMULATED MODEL / FIXTURES ONLY in-app.
• Meta provider runtime is NOT verified in this build (no API key at build/test time). Do not claim live hosted inference from this package. See docs/demo/M029_META_PROOF_STATUS.md.
• Demo readings are local fixtures; no live-cloud or operator data is bundled or contacted.

Requirements and limitations

• Windows 10/11 x64. WebView2 Runtime required (evergreen; the shell shows install guidance when missing). No .NET runtime needed (self-contained shell); no Python/Node on the target.
• Binaries are unsigned — expect a possible Windows SmartScreen warning. Verify SHA-256 checksums before running.
• Localhost-only server bind; per-user data under %LOCALAPPDATA%\FieldRook; single-instance guard.
• Not certified: second-machine trials, antivirus-vendor reputation, no-WebView2 machines, upgrade-over-existing installs. See README "Validation and known limits".

Package contents

• FieldRook-0.6.0-rc.1/ — portable app dir: run FieldRook.exe, keep the folder together.
• FieldRook-0.6.0-rc.1.zip — shippable archive (verify hash, then unzip).
• SHA256SUMS.txt — hashes of the archive and executables.
• BOM.txt — build provenance: exact source commit, toolchain pins, artifact hashes.

Distribute the entire directory together, not only FieldRook.exe. Do not commit the binary ZIP into the source repository.

Verification (build-time gates)

• Backend pytest, frontend tsc + Vite build, .NET suite, full Playwright E2E, frozen --version identity check, headless lifecycle smoke, and the packaged fixture scenario all pass on the release-commit build. Exact numbers: backend pytest 715 passed / 4 skipped, .NET suite 66/66, Playwright E2E 98/98; artifact hashes are in the attached BOM and SHA256SUMS.

FieldRook v0.5.0 (pre-release)

FieldRook v0.5.0 — native Windows desktop (pre-release)

Pre-release. Binaries are unsigned and built from one validated machine;
second-PC field trials, AV-vendor acceptance, and upgrades are not yet validated.
Please verify checksums after download.

FieldRook 0.5.0 runs as a native Windows app: a WPF + WebView2 window (FieldRook.exe)
manages a packaged Python/FastAPI backend locally. No Python, Node, or admin rights needed
on the target. Localhost only.

What's new

• Native shell: windowed app with single-instance guard, native file dialogs,
  drag-and-drop evidence import, controlled shutdown, first-run provider/consent tour.
• SIGNALFORGE UI: redesigned Launchpad / Workbench / Evidence / Knowledge / Settings
  with Alive / Quiet / Off motion profiles and reduced-motion support.
• Evidence-driven investigations intact: case history, Collector import with consent,
  hypotheses, technician observations, export, target-isolation protections.
• Portable Collector (separate ZIP below): authorized read-only diagnostics into a
  versioned, hash-verified package for validated import.
• Windows liveness fix: process-existence checks no longer signal the console
  (previously os.kill(pid, 0) could SIGINT the shared console).

Downloads

• FieldRook-0.5.0.zip — portable app directory (unzip, run FieldRook.exe).
  Distribute the whole directory, not just the exe.
• FieldRook-Collector-0.5.0.zip — portable collector directory (xcopy/USB friendly,
  runs from its own folder, no install).
• SHA256SUMS-v0.5.0.txt — hashes of both ZIPs plus the executables inside them.
• FieldRook-0.5.0-BOM.txt, FieldRook-Collector-0.5.0-BUILD-BOM.txt — build provenance
  (source commit, toolchain pins, artifact hashes, signing statement).

SHA-256

204fa2f44a9b1a9aff6ed648408c2c44fe081da3988dc9016ab2e1b17df21fc2  FieldRook-0.5.0.zip
c42c0ffb81d47a6a5cd9c368d5cb6f2b85cb12461b5bca12ebadfbd58bc44bc1  FieldRook-Collector-0.5.0.zip

Verify after download (PowerShell): compare (Get-FileHash .\FieldRook-0.5.0.zip).Hash
against the line above, or check every line of SHA256SUMS-v0.5.0.txt.

Requirements

• 64-bit Windows with the WebView2 Runtime (evergreen). If it is missing, the app
  shows install guidance instead of starting. No .NET install needed (self-contained).
• No Python/Node, no admin, no services, no registry. Data lives in
  %LOCALAPPDATA%\FieldRook (delete the install dir + that folder to remove).

Known limitations (honest)

• Binaries are unsigned (hash-verified, not code-signed): expect a SmartScreen prompt
  on first run from a download. AV-vendor acceptance has not been validated.
• Collector packages are hash-verified, not cryptographically signed.
• Second-PC field trials, upgrades, some elevated Collector categories, and varied
  hardware remain unvalidated. Local AI speed is hardware-dependent.
• Field Kit Expansion is an interactive design prototype, not six functional
  tool modules in v0.5.0.
• The demo video shows the production React UI in Chromium, not a native-window
  recording; native screenshots ship alongside it.

Validation behind this pre-release

Source dfae87e (tag v0.5.0); CI backend + frontend green on that SHA.
Backend 687 passed / E2E 47/47 / .NET 66/66 / gauntlet 38/38, plus frozen smoke
(lifecycle, refusal paths, collector import with provenance, persistence, export).
Native-window open/close on these exact binaries was not re-executed on the build
machine because the operator's instance holds the single-instance lock; the shipped
shell/UI code is byte-identical to the window-tested build.