STEP v0.2.1 — PLAN-only Bootstrap

A narrow correction to the pre-1.0 public trial baseline.

• Defines PLAN.md as the only required WorkNode artifact at bootstrap entry.
• Requires bootstrap to create logs/ and derive STATE.md, then stop.
• Clarifies that bootstrap creates no per-step log; the first execution run creates it from PLAN.
• Rejects bootstrap over orphaned step logs instead of inventing execution state.
• Adds a PLAN-only seed example and updates the copyable agent trial.

v0.2.0 remains an immutable record of the earlier wording.

STEP v0.2.0 — Public Trial Baseline

An immutable pre-1.0 baseline for agent-native STEP trials and cross-session handoff experiments.

Highlights:

• Defines durable WorkNodes around PLAN.md, STATE.md, and append-oriented step logs.
• Documents deterministic bootstrap, selection, execution, and handoff behavior.
• Includes examples, application notes, production-history provenance, and a non-normative hardening RFC.
• Adds a copyable trial for using STEP inside the repository and agent you already work with.

STEP remains under active hardening. RFC-0001.md is non-normative, and this release is a trial baseline rather than a promise of 1.0 stability.