August 2026The runtime has a door now: Lumina Harbor
The merged Harbor work turns the intended public threshold into a usable browser-facing loop: human orientation, a local intelligence passport draft, a first project seed, Harbor return state, JSON export, and explicit reset. The follow-on Bridge witness path can read one local observation through a GET-only loopback connection. The browser remains local-first, with no authentication, provider credentials, live model calls, remote persistence, or runtime authority.
July 2026First executable proof beneath the stationary-habitation gate
A required sea trial now discards the live continuity and host-store objects, reconstructs fresh owners from persisted state, and verifies that project orientation and unfinished intention return without authority keys. The proof is limited to fresh objects inside one Python process; it does not yet establish app restart, OS reboot, or embodied readiness.
July 2026Embodiment horizon and development order made explicit
The repository now names governed embodied intelligence as a long-term architectural horizon and requires habitation before locomotion: stable stationary return, durable continuity, bounded self-direction, vessel portability, sensing, physical capability, and only then movement. No current robotics capability is claimed.
July 2026First physical Windows sea trial reached the governed runtime
Lumina Bridge R2 and Studio v0.3.2 launched successfully on a physical Windows 11 PC. A real Studio request entered the runtime, passed through governance and capability exposure, and then stopped at a Windows filesystem boundary before checkpoint and final receipt.
July 2026Physical failure converted into a bounded-path repair
The trial preserved two exact path failures rather than treating them as a vague installation problem. Return/host storage now compacts physical path names while keeping full semantic identifiers inside receipts and records. A dedicated Windows-length write trial protects the repair.
July 2026Installer CI now executes real governed Studio cycles
The Windows lifecycle workflow now runs the installed Studio runtime after installation and again after in-place upgrade. Both cycles must remain non-halted, preserve the requested project, verify the governance chain, expose return/host capabilities, and write checkpoints and final receipts.
July 2026How Lumina Actually Works added to the public path
A new plain-language mechanism page explains functioning, governed, runtime, continuity, and substrate; follows one cycle from operator request to receipt; and distinguishes the intelligence, the Lumina habitat, and human authority.
July 2026Repository truth reconciliation gate added
A machine-readable active-surface registry and executable gate now compare runtime, Bridge, deployment, Windows distribution, generated artifacts, navigation, and public claim markers. The website is no longer expected to remember truth by prose alone.
July 2026Lumina graphical Windows installer R1 merged
The project crossed the literal double-click threshold with an unsigned Windows 11 developer-preview installer. It packages the embedded runtime, Bridge, Studio, Doctor, launchers, and Start Menu entries, and validates in-place upgrade continuity.
July 2026Lumina Bridge R2 reveals the luminous threads
The read-only Bridge now joins project position, runtime witness, committed governance and canon evidence, truth alignment, and the verified Resonant Field sample while preserving the distinction between witnessing and steering.
July 2026First reproducible Resonant Field sample committed
A deterministic reveal fixture now preserves source manifest, JSON, SVG, and SHA-256 receipt evidence. The same artifact can return in the same receipted form; the claim is artifact continuity, not identity or observer continuity.
July 2026Active path claims corrected
At this July milestone, the default host path was stated as return → govern → witness → correlate → record; advisory layers remained optional or standalone. September’s grounded-memory work subsequently added reviewed memory context to the core runtime. Reflection and self-guidance remain optional.
July 2026Public and committed runtime truth separated
Ephemeral Observation receipts no longer overwrite the meaning of committed governance and canon evidence. Reconciliation checks now preserve distinct truth layers instead of flattening them into one status field.
June 2026Canon readiness reached append-only verification
Governance history, canon lineage, negative promotion gates, rollback receipts, and post-promotion verification were hardened so canonical progress leaves durable evidence rather than only procedural intent.
May 2026Lumina operating maps and surface boundaries matured
The repository gained clearer start points, active runtime indexes, ownership maps, artifact-truth contracts, and public/private surface distinctions. These maps guide work but do not create runtime authority.
April 2026Ship of Ethereon Ψ Class reached the Lumina Breakwater
Ψ Class became visible as a staging and consolidation path. It remains subject to comparison, validation, and deliberate promotion rather than automatically replacing the active V2 substrate.
April 2026Boundary language strengthened
Expressive language, resonance constructs, orientation vectors, and experimental probes may support expression, stance, diagnostics, and interpretation, but may not govern mode legality, promotion gates, canon lineage, checkpoint legality, or primary continuity authority.