Aether v0.2.0 · prototype

Aether v0.2.0 is a Windows prototype for agent conversations, persistent inspectable memory, and work organized into missions and sprints. MIT licensed; created by Michel Cygelman.

Downloads

• Aether-Windows-0.2.0.zip — app, installer and bundled Python. Extract the complete ZIP and follow INSTALL_WITH_AI.md or run Install.cmd.
• Aether-Source-0.2.0.zip — the exact reviewed public source tree at 1b85dd7ae5863a3eb7e5093b911757c726856fef.
• SHA256SUMS.txt — verify the downloads before installation.
• RELEASE_VERIFICATION.json — frozen local verification receipt recorded before publication.

Changes

• Chat with app Meridian can save and retrieve its own memories across conversations; End conversation records its exact closing words.
• Seven-request Chat limit retained: six with tools, one final request without tools.
• Recorded dates and chronological sorting in the Memory viewer; Current until means faster fading, not deletion.
• Clearer API Keys guidance for users without management access.
• Version 0.2.0 in runtime/package metadata and Help → About; current product roadmap snapshot with internal development logs omitted.

Verification

Local public suite: 1,014 passed, 13 explicit skips. The exact Windows artifact passed 27 upgrade checks and five native offline checks, with data/account/memory preservation. All four protected Tasker files and the preserved praxis18 package remain unchanged.

Release-commit CI: passed in 7m 36s on commit 1b85dd7ae5863a3eb7e5093b911757c726856fef: https://github.com/mcygelman/Aether/actions/runs/42539509768.

The November 8 live DeepSeek rehearsal directly retrieved the same saved note ID in an initially empty new conversation and verified two exact closings. This demonstrates application memory, not model-weight learning or a general performance advantage. See VALIDATION.md for dated evidence and limits.

Artifact identity and limits

Windows SHA-256: 25081a6ec51c814b432ccfbf7a3452d87aba14e3fc7be0b98470e18345c070d7.
Source SHA-256: 5846c066548b6d2db44ef56579d29c38dc101e917cbb4ac9aba8e1f7fb26097b.

These are the exact locally qualified archives. Windows build metadata preserves its pinned development-tree origin and uncommitted_changes=true; the released public source is separately committed and byte-verified. The verification receipt retains its preparation-time status.

This prototype was checked on the development Windows host. Independent clean-machine acceptance, live Claude acceptance and live malformed-markup cases remain separate; malformed-markup behavior has offline coverage. Model-provider usage is not included. Generated code runs with the operator's user rights. Read SECURITY.md and THIRD_PARTY_NOTICES.md.

Aether Atelier v0.1.0-alpha

Private testing prerelease. Repository access remains restricted until the owner explicitly chooses a public launch. MIT licensing is retained. The attached prepared notes/validation files record the earlier preparation-time state; the CI result below is the subsequent publication update.

Aether Atelier v0.1.0-alpha

Experimental developer preview: a Windows Atelier workplace with persistent, inspectable agent-authored memory. Performance benefit across tasks remains under evaluation.

Downloads

The Windows asset is the unchanged qualified RC1 build, named aether-v0.1.0-alpha-rc1-windows.zip (11,460,703 bytes).

SHA-256: bfcea843246ebbd88e468f1110c9435564f2632c613fb2fd1125b7ef27e79114.

Its bundle.json SHA-256 is 7965b464a1300c7ba481c6e2076f0844f2f3a280953fc506b085217bc795c86a. This release repository adds documentation and CI around the same selected application bytes. See the accompanying checksum file and PUBLICATION_MANIFEST.json for the public-source artifact.

What's included

Atelier commissions, mailbox/daybook records, Library/Places, Memory Fabric, Agent Viewer, project folders/tracker, model settings and the lightweight Agent Editor. Automatic recovery and profile reevaluation are preserved; request capacity uses the 20% margin at first and final dispatch. Agreed Welcome coverage and adapted seed authorship remain. Memory and closure are advisory.

Windows ships bundled Python. The private full Runtime/Studio, resident identities/memory, local settings, credentials and private Git history are excluded.

Windows archive documentation clarifications

The ZIP is preserved to retain its tested identity. These release instructions supersede stale statements in its original documents:

• Use the default install location or a user-writable parent under your profile. Maintenance writes a sibling lock; a drive-root location can fail without the required permissions.
• The source tree's current CONTRIBUTING.md and test runner supersede the ZIP's contributor commands. The full private module check is not shipped.
• The repeated complete installed A/B acceptance journey was omitted by the release owner's decision; it is not a newly measured pass or a current requirement to repeat before release. Existing focused qualification is summarized in VALIDATION.md.
• Source contribution/testing instructions use Python 3.10 and the pinned requirements. This preview does not claim Python 3.11+, other operating systems or additional providers are qualified.
• Paid support is separately scoped; no response guarantee, managed hosting or included model credits are promised.

Start with Install.cmd and then the installed Aether.cmd. Follow the printed loopback address. Stop Places before shutting down or backing up. For uninstall, use the retained extracted bundle and the destination shown by installation; an installed interpreter cannot delete itself. Use the documented new-root restore and reconnect verified restored locations.

Evidence and maturity

747 extracted tests passed; 11 historical private-fixture cases were explicitly skipped. Local bundled install/upgrade/preservation and five interruption/restart cases passed. No new performance claim follows from this release. The first GitHub Windows CI run passed: https://github.com/mcygelman/Aether/actions/runs/39893365235. See VALIDATION.md and THIRD_PARTY_NOTICES.md for scope and runtime limitations.