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Ester Clean Code - v0.2.1 is out (with v0.2.0 as the hardening baseline).

2026-02-22

A release note for Ester Clean Code v0.2.1 that frames hygiene, fail-closed defaults, and auditability as the basis for long-lived local-first systems.

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This is not a chatbot release.

It's a clean-code publication for a long-lived, local-first entity built for accountable action under real constraints (identity, privileges, budgets, fail-closed behavior).

What's new

v0.2.0 (baseline): public hardening baseline (no "silent defaults" for secrets; reduced token/trace leakage; policy-driven boundaries).

v0.2.1 (latest): hygiene-only cleanup (generated artifacts removed; ignore rules tightened to prevent reintroduction).

Why this exists

Long-lived systems don't fail from drama.

They fail from boring physics: fans fail, disks fill, clocks drift, keys leak, dependencies decay.

So this release is built around hygiene + fail-closed defaults, not "trust me" automation.

Bridge set

Explicit bridge: c = a + b isn't philosophy - it's wiring: a is the accountable human anchor, b is procedures/models - bounded by auditable privileges and a tamper-evident witness trail.

Hidden bridges:

Ashby: control collapses when regulator variety < environment variety.
Cover & Thomas: ambiguity lowers signal; governance needs names with operational meaning.

Naming note: AGI here = Advanced Global Intelligence, not "Artificial General Intelligence".

If you care about reality-bound safety (L4) + auditability, take a look - link in the first comment.

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