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Release Notes

New Features

  • You can now exclude housekeeping files from pending detection per-repo by adding a .timbersignore file at the repo root, using the same prefix/suffix grammar as built-in skip rules.
  • Reverts of already-documented commits are now auto-skipped from pending detection — the original entry serves as the audit trail, no fresh entry required.
  • Set TIMBERS_SKIP_CROSS_AGENT_DEBT=1 to bypass the post-commit gate when working alongside other agents whose undocumented commits arrived via merge.
  • timbers status --verbose now reports how many infrastructure-skipped commits have landed since the latest entry, so you can spot over-eager .timbersignore rules; --json always emits the field as infra_skipped_since_entry.
  • timbers prime now coaches agents to draft PR descriptions from your ledger entries using the pr-description template when opening pull requests without a dictated body.

Improvements

  • timbers prime now produces a compact session-start payload by default, preserving operational ledger safeguards while spending less context on repeated coaching. Use --full (or guide) for the long-form version.
  • Compact prime output keeps full, resolvable tb_<timestamp>_<sha> entry IDs so you can paste them straight into timbers show.
  • Compact prime now hints when PRIME.md overrides the default workflow content, and --json correctly reports mode: full when requested.
  • The post-commit hook no longer nudges you to log when there’s no actionable pending work — .beads/-only commits, ignored files, and skipped vendor changes stop triggering false reminders.
  • Multi-agent friendly: the pending gate now follows your branch’s first-parent line, so another agent’s undocumented commits arriving via merge don’t block your work.
  • Lockfile-only commits are now skipped by default across major ecosystems (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, yarn.lock, go.sum, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock). Manifest changes (package.json, go.mod, Cargo.toml) still stay pending.
  • Provider model aliases for Anthropic, OpenAI, and Gemini now resolve to current official model IDs, so draft and generate commands use supported defaults.
  • The built-in devblog template now surfaces operator intent and human-agent collaboration, with sharper tone calibration and tighter length budget.
  • The built-in pr-description, changelog, decision-log, release-notes, sprint-report, and standup templates have been tuned for their specific audiences, with anti-fabrication guards against soft invention of emotions, themes, metrics, and benefits.
  • ADR drafts now include Status and Date fields with explicit supersession support.
  • release-notes drafts honestly flag breaking changes whose migration steps aren’t in the entries, rather than silently dropping them.

Breaking Changes

  • BREAKING: .timbersignore moved from .timbers/.timbersignore to the repo root (.timbersignore) to match the convention of .gitignore, .dockerignore, and .npmignore. If you created one against a pre-release build, move it to your repo root.