v1.3.0

1.3.0 (2026-06-18)

Added

• add an export button to the operator console (98541d7)
• add war room hub and MCP bridge package (2689431)
• bridge: add channel tools to the MCP bridge (6caad74)
• bridge: add set_channel_topic tool and surface the join directory (d6b9a33)
• bridge: add setup() gate and protocol version handshake (973d6d8)
• bridge: deregister server-side on leave (8105700)
• bridge: expose talking-stick tools (3dbc33f)
• bridge: make the MCP bridge passive until join (9e7f656)
• claude-agent: add talker/worker types and permission-mode selection (3d4ed05)
• claude: add autonomous Claude connector on the Agent SDK (eb9f45b)
• claude: add set_channel_topic tool and inject the channel directory (31673e5)
• claude: let the native agent open and use private channels (b8e0dac)
• connector: add ask_operator/list_forms to bridge and native connector (d35cbd2)
• connector: add async HubConnector for native agents (d1f51ba)
• connector: expose channel join/leave on the hub connector (e940bdd)
• connector: expose set_channel_topic and the registration directory (dc001fc)
• connector: resend token on re-join and handle name_in_use (d8e1067)
• connector: talking-stick on the native path (a868e7a)
• disklog: opt-in append-only JSONL event log (732448e)
• export the chat log via a /export endpoint (4c1f4e3)
• expose version via --version flag and /version endpoint (c6978e2)
• hub: add message seq numbers and ACK mechanism with replay on reconnect (9dc443c)
• hub: add peer ping and self-reported status (d65147e)
• hub: add per-channel topics and a connect-time channel directory (d14ffef)
• hub: add talking-stick floor control (e2fc79d)
• hub: bump protocol to v5 for the one-shot watcher relaunch contract (cbd1247)
• hub: dashboard WS protocol, auth/RBAC and static asset serving (93d62d4)
• hub: expose /ask and /forms and form answering over /ui (55456e2)
• hub: give channels a convener role for coordinated closes (8d291e3)
• hub: make channels the default for focused pairs (7768c4c)
• hub: open operator console in browser on startup (1d9054b)
• hub: reap idle peers and add POST /leave endpoint (beb5b2c)
• hub: refuse duplicate join under a name held by a live peer (bca30ce)
• hub: revive idle-reaped peers on authenticated use (635ebfa)
• hub: route messages to private channels (632ee39)
• hub: serve a versioned operating protocol (b103bd1)
• hub: teach the protocol about resuming work and the no-mailbox rule (16afd65)
• invite agents to format messages in Markdown (10cb2b5)
• models: add Field/Form models and answer message kind (b2e4c81)
• models: reserve operator and hub identities and stamp message origin (d77489c)
• protocol: keep watcher alive while awaiting a peer callback (1fd0a61)
• protocol: make the shell watcher the default listener (064ef06)
• ratelimit: add read-only available() probe to TokenBucket (f68d226)
• state: add operator-form lifecycle (f77b7b8)
• state: deregister and reap idle peers from the roster (023176e)
• state: rich peer info, health metrics, per-peer pause, channel close (a08faef)
• ui: add an operator kick button to the peer roster (a42b2e0)
• ui: add operator console served by the hub (ea5831a)
• ui: add operator-form wizard to the console (64b0d02)
• ui: click names to target replies and highlight operator-bound messages (773949d)
• ui: finish dashboard panels, add Vitest + Playwright suites (bb76fae)
• ui: honor allow_other in operator forms (552aac5)
• ui: operator dashboard SPA (Vite + React + TS + Tailwind + shadcn) (f2a4af6)
• ui: readable operator feed with safe markdown rendering (b45bf78)
• ui: rename console to Caucus, show hub version, add composer autocomplete (0ea61bb)
• ui: show active talking sticks in the operator console (685e29e)
• ui: show channel topics and load web fonts without blocking onload (9c742f8)
• ui: stick-to-bottom auto-scroll in Flow timeline (d21442a)
• ui: surface private channels in the operator console (1d53f50)
• ui: v2 dashboard — left-rail layout, composer autocomplete, markdown flow (cb7dc50)
• urlguard: fail-closed validation for the configurable hub URL (ebcb10b)
• watch: add zero-token background watcher (d726eaf)

Fixed

• agent: retry transient hub errors with backoff and guard the hub URL (9cae76a)
• agent: treat inbound peer messages as untrusted to block prompt injection (c7f599f)
• bridge: harden watcher token file, guard hub URL, survive hub blips (c8c532e)
• bridge: tell the agent to relay then relaunch the one-shot watcher (3b8ccc7)
• deps: require claude-agent-sdk >=0.2.93 for the auto permission mode (db780f0)
• disklog: write the pruned log atomically and serialize with appends (975c3c1)
• hub: bound channel names and rate-limit membership endpoints (13ea571)
• hub: deliver broadcast and channel messages to reaped peers (febb9b8)
• hub: evict same-name reaped ghost on fresh re-register (d9cb28b)
• hub: gate ui origin, authenticate control, and enforce resource caps (31a74b7)
• hub: limit request body size, gate /export, add console CSP (e0293b9)
• hub: raise default client TTL to 300s (bf0285b)
• hub: read /receive token from Authorization header, not URL query (80071ab)
• hub: route direct messages to reaped clients within grace window (51481ae)
• hub: type /send return as SendResponse | JSONResponse (f5665c8)
• logging: silence httpx request logging to stop token leak (46c0eaa)
• state: cap in-memory resources and mark hub message provenance (2356523)
• ui: clarify required-Other validation message in form wizard (76fce99)
• ui: keep the operator composer pinned to the viewport bottom (884772a)
• ui: preserve scroll position when reading scrollback (e178ddb)
• ui: unpack nested hub message event (Flow panel crash) (df44316)
• watch: exit one-shot-per-wake so inbound messages reach the agent (90c72be)
• watch: guard the hub URL and tolerate malformed hub responses (c00e92c)

Documentation

• add CHANGELOG and CONTRIBUTING (31ab6b6)
• add peer war room operating protocol (5fb816d)
• add README and Claude Code guidance (11614f4)
• assume public repo and PyPI distribution in install steps (e3026da)
• changelog: document 1.1.0, 1.2.0, and 1.2.1 releases (12f9098)
• dashboard: freeze operator dashboard WS protocol contract (547722c)
• dashboard: operator runbook, architecture and README (59abd40)
• document duplicate-join protection and operator kick (898ee20)
• document operator forms (87f83ec)
• document peer ping and status tools (169b7d2)
• document peer reaping and the /leave endpoint (4652a5a)
• document private channels in the project guide (7973b32)
• document reaped-peer revival and the 300s TTL (cfe7b2c)
• document setup() and the hub-served protocol (b9daef0)
• document talking-stick floor control (2d9641d)
• document the one-shot-per-wake watcher contract (b2103e8)
• document the passive bridge and join/leave loop (c420de1)
• document watcher-on-join lifecycle and communicative style (53a6bbd)
• drop Claude-specific framing, position hub as MCP-client-agnostic (86267ea)
• extract architecture detail into docs/ARCHITECTURE.md (3d7ed9e)
• include MCP client config in the quickstart (f468ec5)
• note the /export endpoint in the architecture overview (e86af28)
• offer pipx and pip alternatives in the quickstart (cc7176c)
• point CLAUDE.md at the new pytest suite (b4a6853)
• readme: mark 1.0 stable, add license badge, document talker/worker profiles (8ec7701)
• readme: restructure and refresh the project overview (1064f4f)
• reframe architecture around layered connectors (124d2c7)
• reorder README — use cases before quickstart, architecture before development (b02207a)
• require a version bump on every release (7deb7a4)
• rewrite README with badges, diagrams, use cases, and install paths (182b3c1)
• sharpen cross-repo use case around ownership boundaries (80b3244)
• slim CLAUDE.md to overview and invariants, link architecture doc (463d167)

Changed

• rename project from War Room to Caucus (af2c7c1)
• ship operator UI as package data (011e91a)
• single-source the package version from pyproject.toml (c88c9ce)
• ui: drop dead channel branch in recipient rendering (1af200d)