Phase 4.8 (reader-generic safetensors header parsing) closes here:
- `parse_safetensors_header_from_reader<R: Read>` shipped in 9a79973
- Cross-validation against the upstream safetensors Python library
(4 fixtures + Python-sourced JSON references) shipped in 5531720
- ROADMAP Phase 4.8 step marks flipped to [x] with commit refs;
status header refreshed to "Phases 1–4.8 complete (v0.4.4 staged
for release)"; Next pointer advanced to Phase 4.9
- CHANGELOG `[Unreleased]` block sealed as `[0.4.4] - 2026-05-02`
No code changes in this commit — Cargo.toml version bump, Cargo.lock
refresh via `cargo check`, ROADMAP closeout, and the date stamp on
the CHANGELOG section.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>