Neon Law Navigator 26.9.8-rc.1

What's Changed

• feat(projects): support effective lifecycle dates by @shicholas in #393
• docs(readme): rewrite the README as an agentic-lawyering overview by @shicholas in #394
• fix(cli): refuse retired exempt_roots/exempt_paths manifest keys by @shicholas in #395
• feat(webapp): show each flat fee's day rate as a bill photo by @shicholas in #396
• docs(licensing): name Neon Law IP LLC as Navigator's copyright holder and Licensor by @shicholas in #397
• feat(store): centralize firm-scoped capability checks behind one resolver by @shicholas in #398
• feat(cli): sync portal chrome and server skills, and require the catalog where .claude exists by @shicholas in #399
• feat(projects): separate private and shared resources by @shicholas in #400
• Split the matter edit form's Slack and Notion fields into share-toggle cards by @shicholas in #402
• Import Project seed documents from CI under a scoped token by @shicholas in #401
• feat(documents): scope object keys by project by @shicholas in #403
• Firm boundary: close participation vocabulary, auto-join on create, narrow Firms/Brands nav by @shicholas in #404
• Replace /team with a static statement; store person/entity avatars privately by @shicholas in #405
• Replace admin client impersonation with a read-only client-DRI view by @shicholas in #406
• chore(release): 26.9.7 by @cursor[bot] in #410
• feat(pdf): pleadings, contracts, and letters render from kind and jurisdiction by @shicholas in #416
• feat(firms): Admin DRI invariant, Firm editing, data-driven brands, scoped telemetry by @shicholas in #414
• feat(projects): truthful lifecycle state, closed-at-open, CLI open path, repository archive by @shicholas in #417
• chore(deploy): per-deployment bootstrap owner, scoped CronJobs, unread keys removed, gateway retired by @shicholas in #407
• fix(webapp): step pricing day-rate label to teal-600 for AA contrast by @shicholas in #418
• feat(brands): add the Lawyer Shook brand on lawyershook.com by @shicholas in #415
• feat(documents): browser revisions, visibility column, CLI read verbs, mail filing by @shicholas in #412
• docs(workshops): teach the document sync lane in the Using Navigator deck by @jask04 in #413
• fix(server): use a valid participation word in the workbench edit e2e by @shicholas in #419
• fix(portal): carry help_text on the JSON walker step by @jask04 in #408
• fix(workflows): drop author-facing custom question help on the client intake path by @jask04 in #411
• chore(release): 26.9.8-rc.1 by @shicholas in #420

Full Changelog: 26.9.6...26.9.8-rc.1