Parley v0.1.18 — unnotarized test beta

Parley v0.1.18

This test beta adds recoverable agent instructions across projects, SwiftPM
compatibility for agent panes, and stable selection throughout the toolbar
menus. It continues the ad-hoc, unnotarized test-beta channel.

Agent awareness across projects

• parley help (also --help and -h) shows the complete command index,
  including reviewed context, delegation progress and result files.
• parley protocol recovers the canonical instructions and explains which
  features require the native UI. Both reference commands work locally
  without a running broker.
• Agent panes receive an absolute PARLEY_COMMAND fallback for shells that
  rebuild PATH. Handoffs include instruction-recovery guidance and the actual
  progress and result-file limits. Vendor tool approvals still apply.
• The shared protocol is now v18. Launch stamps describe configured
  instructions, not proof that a model retained them. Agy's automatic loading
  from an added directory remains unverified; use parley protocol as a manual
  reminder when needed.
• This repository now provides CLAUDE.md as a link to its existing engineering
  guide. Parley does not overwrite instruction files in other projects.

Swift package builds in agent panes

• Add Settings > General > Swift package builds > Enable SwiftPM compatibility
  for new agent panes, off by default. Enable it once, then explicitly start
  or restart the agent panes that need it.
• When enabled, SwiftPM build, test, run and package commands omit SwiftPM's
  additional subprocess sandbox to avoid the nested macOS sandbox conflict.
  Project and dependency manifests and plugins use the agent's existing
  permissions, including any permitted network access. Parley's outer boundary
  and vendor tool approvals remain active.
• The runtime-local wrapper preserves the PATH-selected Swift toolchain,
  including mise. Human Shell panes retain normal SwiftPM behavior. No global
  Swift installation or shell configuration changes are required.
• The repository's native runner honors the same explicit opt-in for
  npm test and npm run build.

Stable toolbar menus

• Ask, Review, Context, Recipes and Return retain their menu items and button
  state while open, so live updates do not reset highlighted choices.
• Nested choices, compact Actions and Waiting use the same behavior. Labels,
  availability and actions refresh after closing and on the next opening.
• Existing handoff previews, target validation and permission controls remain
  in place. The original Pane menu keeps its existing stability fix.

Upgrade and install

• Quit Parley before replacing the application. Quitting ends live pane
  processes and the app-resident coordination core; workspace definitions,
  layouts and collaboration history remain available after the upgrade.
• After installing the new build, explicitly start your agent panes to receive
  protocol v18. An application upgrade recreates agent panes as stopped
  placeholders rather than claiming their vendor sessions survived.
• Download Parley-0.1.18-mac-arm64.dmg, replace Parley.app in Applications,
  and reopen it from Finder on a supported Apple Silicon Mac.
• This test beta is ad-hoc signed and not notarized. Use the documented
  System Settings > Privacy & Security > Open Anyway flow only for files
  from this expected GitHub release. Never disable Gatekeeper globally.
• This beta does not publish a stable Sparkle appcast or Homebrew cask.
• Verify downloads with Parley-0.1.18-mac-arm64.SHA256SUMS. The release includes
  the standalone report from the required 25-round eight-pane Ghostty soak.

Full change history:
v0.1.17...v0.1.18