Throughstone v1.7.0
A base-refactor release: 1.7 generalizes the method so it fits not just brand-new,
MVP-first projects but also later phases, re-runs, custom conventions, and existing
codebases. Two opt-outable default shifts (the doc-maturity ladder and the check-in
cadence); nothing existing is force-migrated.
Highlights:
- Method graduates to version 1.0 (from 0.4 beta) as the core method stabilizes.
inputs/folder — a durable home for design documents you already have (specs/PRDs,
prior architecture/protocol docs, UI designs, research); the kickoff and every architecture
session read and build on them.- Existing-project support: planning scaffolds only unregistered repos, plans by extending
what already exists, and targets the first uncompleted phase (not always Phase 1); a repo can
be registered in place from a location outside theCode/*shell. - Phase 1 is a chosen first milestone — MVP / POC / prototype / v1 — not always an MVP.
- Architecture-doc metadata decoupled into Version / Status / optional Coverage; the
maturity ladder is redefined Draft → Current → Deprecated. - Check-in gains a deferred-coverage sweep, and its cadence is project-selectable (default 20).
- Release/launch stage is a recorded project fact; sessions calibrate breadth to the stage
and rigor to what's at stake.
Migration: see the docs hub's UPDATING-THROUGHSTONE.md (1.7 section). Greenfield runs are
byte-identical unless you opt into a shift.
Verification:
./doctor.sh check./doctor.sh links- scaffold regression tests under
tests/