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.