Release WaveMind v2.9.0

.github/workflows/full-check.yml

@@ -465,6 +465,32 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           python -m pip install -e .
           python -m wavemind init /tmp/wavemind-docker-starter --template docker
+          python -m pip wheel . --no-deps --wheel-dir /tmp/wavemind-docker-starter
+          python - <<'PY'
+          from pathlib import Path
+
+          import wavemind
+
+          root = Path("/tmp/wavemind-docker-starter")
+          wheel = next(root.glob("wavemind-*.whl"))
+          dockerfile = root / "Dockerfile"
+          source = dockerfile.read_text(encoding="utf-8")
+          expected = (
+              "RUN python -m pip install --no-cache-dir "
+              f"wavemind=={wavemind.__version__}\n"
+          )
+          replacement = (
+              f"COPY {wheel.name} /tmp/{wheel.name}\n"
+              f"RUN python -m pip install --no-cache-dir /tmp/{wheel.name} "
+              f"&& rm /tmp/{wheel.name}\n"
+          )
+          if expected not in source:
+              raise SystemExit("generated Dockerfile does not pin the current version")
+          dockerfile.write_text(
+              source.replace(expected, replacement),
+              encoding="utf-8",
+          )
+          PY
           cd /tmp/wavemind-docker-starter
           trap 'docker compose down --volumes --remove-orphans' EXIT
           WAVEMIND_PORT=18081 docker compose up -d --build --wait

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Notable user-facing and operational changes are recorded here. Git tags,
 GitHub Releases, checked evidence artifacts, and package versions remain the
 authoritative release sources.
 
-## Unreleased
+## [2.9.0] - 2026-07-30
 
 - Added `wavemind init` starter projects for Python, TypeScript, MCP, and
   Docker, plus `wavemind doctor` runtime and Experience Packet diagnostics.
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ authoritative release sources.
 - Added a frozen 60/30 coding, support, and enterprise benchmark plus a strict
   12-check quality admission and weekly evidence refresh.
 
+Release: [WaveMind v2.9.0](https://github.com/CaspianG/wavemind/releases/tag/v2.9.0)
+
 ## [2.8.0] - 2026-07-28
 
 - Added a durable MCP memory server with remember, recall, feedback, forget,
@@ -66,6 +68,7 @@ Release: [WaveMind v2.6.3](https://github.com/CaspianG/wavemind/releases/tag/v2.
 
 | Version | Published | Notes |
 |---|---|---|
+| [v2.9.0](https://github.com/CaspianG/wavemind/releases/tag/v2.9.0) | 2026-07-30 | Trusted agent experience, safety, portability, and SDKs |
 | [v2.8.0](https://github.com/CaspianG/wavemind/releases/tag/v2.8.0) | 2026-07-28 | Adaptive multimodal agent memory and MCP |
 | [v2.7.0](https://github.com/CaspianG/wavemind/releases/tag/v2.7.0) | 2026-07-27 | Multimodal lifecycle and public presentation |
 | [v2.6.3](https://github.com/CaspianG/wavemind/releases/tag/v2.6.3) | 2026-07-27 | Production Memory OS release |
@@ -77,6 +80,7 @@ Release: [WaveMind v2.6.3](https://github.com/CaspianG/wavemind/releases/tag/v2.
 See the complete [release archive](https://github.com/CaspianG/wavemind/releases)
 for earlier versions and attached evidence bundles.
 
+[2.9.0]: https://github.com/CaspianG/wavemind/compare/v2.8.0...v2.9.0
 [2.8.0]: https://github.com/CaspianG/wavemind/compare/v2.7.0...v2.8.0
 [2.7.0]: https://github.com/CaspianG/wavemind/compare/v2.6.3...v2.7.0
 [2.6.3]: https://github.com/CaspianG/wavemind/compare/v2.6.2...v2.6.3

README.md

@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ claim that one vector database should replace every other system.
 | Remote Redis/worker soak | 6 hours, 500/500 cycles, 2,500 attempts, zero failures or state corruption | [`memory_os_remote_worker_soak_results.json`](benchmarks/memory_os_remote_worker_soak_results.json) |
 | LongMemEval-V2 protocol | Strict frozen-20 smoke: official per-question haystacks, isolated A/B stores, Core `10%`, Memory OS `10%`; full strict rerun remains gated | [`strict smoke`](benchmarks/longmemeval_v2_frozen20_protocol_results.json) / [`legacy 451-question execution`](benchmarks/longmemeval_v2_small_memory_os_results.json) |
 | Core production readiness | `pass`, 39/39 criteria | [`production_readiness_results.json`](benchmarks/production_readiness_results.json) |
-| Public package | PyPI and GitHub release `v2.8.0` | [PyPI](https://pypi.org/project/wavemind/) / [release](https://github.com/CaspianG/wavemind/releases/latest) |
+| Public package | PyPI and GitHub release `v2.9.0` | [PyPI](https://pypi.org/project/wavemind/) / [release](https://github.com/CaspianG/wavemind/releases/latest) |
 
 Remote multi-region, managed serverless, 100M service evidence, and universal
 multimodal admission remain explicitly gated. See

deploy/cloud/gcp-remote-active-active/terraform.tfvars.example

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 project_id   = "wavemind-benchmarks"
 deployment_id = "wavemind-gcp-regions"
-wavemind_image = "ghcr.io/caspiang/wavemind:2.8.0"
+wavemind_image = "ghcr.io/caspiang/wavemind:2.9.0"
 
 # Use the public address of the machine or self-hosted runner performing SSH.
 ssh_source_ranges = ["203.0.113.10/32"]

deploy/helm/wavemind/Chart.yaml

@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ apiVersion: v2
 name: wavemind
 description: Local-first dynamic memory layer with scheduled cluster repair
 type: application
-version: 0.3.1
-appVersion: "2.8.0"
+version: 0.3.2
+appVersion: "2.9.0"
 keywords:
   - ai
   - memory

deploy/helm/wavemind/values.yaml

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ replicationFactor: 2
 
 image:
   repository: ghcr.io/caspiang/wavemind
-  tag: "2.8.0"
+  tag: "2.9.0"
   pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
 
 nameOverride: ""

deploy/remote/inventory.example.json

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   "deployment_id": "wavemind-staging",
   "environment": "staging",
   "source": "ssh-remote-production-lab",
-  "image": "ghcr.io/caspiang/wavemind:2.8.0",
+  "image": "ghcr.io/caspiang/wavemind:2.9.0",
   "regions": [
     {
       "id": "eu-west",

deploy/serverless/wavemind-serverless.sample.json

@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
             "containers": [
               {
                 "name": "api",
-                "image": "ghcr.io/caspiang/wavemind:2.8.0",
+                "image": "ghcr.io/caspiang/wavemind:2.9.0",
                 "command": [
                   "wavemind"
                 ],
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@
             "containers": [
               {
                 "name": "api",
-                "image": "ghcr.io/caspiang/wavemind:2.8.0",
+                "image": "ghcr.io/caspiang/wavemind:2.9.0",
                 "command": [
                   "wavemind"
                 ],

docker-compose.yml

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ services:
       context: .
       args:
         INSTALL_OPTIONAL: "false"
-    image: wavemind:2.8.0
+    image: wavemind:2.9.0
     restart: unless-stopped
     environment:
       WAVEMIND_DB: /data/wavemind.sqlite3

docs/RELEASE.md

@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ WaveMind uses Git tags for releases.
 
 1. Make sure `main` is green in GitHub Actions.
 2. Update the version in `pyproject.toml`, `wavemind/__init__.py`,
-   `deploy/helm/wavemind/Chart.yaml`, `deploy/helm/wavemind/values.yaml`,
+   both `version` and `appVersion` in `deploy/helm/wavemind/Chart.yaml`,
+   `deploy/helm/wavemind/values.yaml`,
    `docker-compose.yml`, `deploy/remote/inventory.example.json`,
    `deploy/serverless/wavemind-serverless.sample.json`, and
    `deploy/cloud/gcp-remote-active-active/terraform.tfvars.example`.

pyproject.toml

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "wavemind"
-version = "2.8.0"
+version = "2.9.0"
 description = "Adaptive, local-first memory infrastructure for agents and applications"
 readme = "README.md"
 license = "MIT"

wavemind/__init__.py

@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@
     WorkRuntime,
 )
 
-__version__ = "2.8.0"
+__version__ = "2.9.0"
 
 __all__ = [
     "FieldProjector",