v1.3.0 — The Manifest

What's new

manifest.md is now the single source of truth for every Three Man Team install. Arch generates it at the end of first-time setup — team names, role filenames, handoff directory, repo, branch. One file. From here, every version check knows exactly what your install looks like before suggesting a single change.

Version check upgrade

The version check is now a registry model. releases/latest.json is fetched every session — it's tiny, lists all versions, and flags critical checkpoints. If you're multiple versions behind, Arch walks you through mandatory checkpoints first, then offers optional updates. No more API dependency, no more guessing at your setup.

Changes

• New: manifest.md generated during new-setup.md first-time setup
• New: releases/latest.json — version registry with critical/non-critical flags
• Improve: Version check reads manifest.md (falls back to VERSION file), fetches raw files instead of GitHub API
• Improve: how_to_assess + user_decision fields in release JSON — Arch reads your actual files before walking through any change
• Remove: VERSION file retired from templates — version lives in manifest.md
• Fix: SESSION-CHECKPOINT.md templates normalised — version_notified blank at install time

Upgrading

If you already have Three Man Team installed, Arch will walk you through this update at the start of your next session. It takes a few minutes and creates manifest.md for your install.

New install? Run new-setup.md as normal — everything is handled automatically.