0.51.0

0.51.0 — 24.10.2026

Added

• Comparison pages live in the site repository, and our marks are re-checked at each release (WC-CMP-11, Comparisons). The page is written in cli-docs (wirecat.dev) because a comparison changes when other tools change, not when we release; the CLI repository keeps a short docs/compare.md that links to it. The release report lists the compare page as checked. Nothing changes in code.

Changed — may break callers

• Shared command contracts require explicit overrides before host edits. sharedCommand, assertSharedContracts, overrideSharedContract and customizeSharedCommand live in /commands; original definitions and exact accepted edits remain available for audits. Independent shell replacements must supply static, exact before/after declarations; a new Core default or a changed provider builder fails until those declarations are reviewed. Provider additions are allowed; inherited subcommands cannot disappear silently. /commands now loads Commander at runtime.

• Cross-CLI contract drift cannot be accepted through a lint baseline. Declare intentional differences with
  their exact expected values and a specific reason; a changed or stale exemption fails. audit --complete
  collects actual schemas and error reasons from commands info --json and refuses missing coverage. Canonical capability manifests and validated inherited definitions distinguish explicit provider variants from drift. Global
  options satisfy matching command-local controls, so their placement alone is no longer a divergence.

Fixed

• Complete audits keep runtime availability separate from static contracts. A currently denied or available command retains the same protected grammar and output definition.

• Command lint distinguishes list filters from computation and output controls. Ranking weights, timezone, output context and byte pagination remain controls even when an answer exposes similarly named fields; singleton targets are not list filters. Native query fields and id/time filtering remain checked.