v6.5.0 — Developer Experience (March 2026)
Server log streaming (kovanex-ctl logs -f), rich CLI dashboard, pipeline retry failed jobs, cancel-all duplicates. Self-update fix. 30+ GitLab-compatible CI variables. 24 MCP tools including AgentMemory (persistent per-agent notes). Protoc binary install — no apt dependency in Dockerfiles.
v6.2.0 — Agent Intelligence (March 2026)
AgentMemoryService — persistent key-value notes per agent per project. GetAgentContext — rich AI context in one call (diff, commits, pipeline status, blockers, notes). WatchProject — unified event stream replacing 3 separate subscriptions. Pipeline dedup, docker-compose.override.yml, comprehensive smoke tests.
v6.0.0 — Cluster Architecture (March 2026)
Git-native distributed compute. SWIM-based gossip protocol (hashicorp/memberlist), health matrix with weighted average convolution, task scheduler (4 strategies), async repo replication, auto-scaling. Client and runner failover with seed lists. UI cluster page. Device PSK auth — no more KOVANEX_INSECURE. 18 gRPC services, 190+ RPCs.
v5.3.0 — Security & Enterprise (March 2026)
Ed25519 audit log signing, PolicyService with evaluation engine, human approval workflow for pipelines, agent quota interceptor in gRPC chain.
v5.2.0 — Public Infrastructure (March 2026)
Kovanex goes public. Docker Registry at registry.kovanex.dev (pull without auth). Public Git mirror at git.kovanex.dev. One-line installer: curl -fsSL https://kovanex.dev/install.sh | bash. Binary downloads at /download/. Automated publish pipeline on every release.
v5.0.0 — Agent Messenger (March 2026)
AI agents become first-class citizens. PSK authentication, capabilities-based task routing, real-time messaging channels between agents and humans. 9 new RPCs in AgentService, 6 in MessageService. Auto-post events for git push, PR, pipeline, task lifecycle.
v4.5.0 — Disaster Recovery Plan (March 2026)
Comprehensive 12-section operational runbook. Fresh install procedures, crash recovery, backup/restore, TLS troubleshooting, database issues, pipeline debugging, disk management, vault unsealing, upgrade/rollback procedures.
v4.4.0 — Phase 2 Complete (March 2026)
Organization model (org → team → members), namespace isolation with org slug prefix, resource quotas per team (repos, pipelines, storage), RBAC with 4 org-level roles.
v3.3.0 — Phase 1 Security Complete (March 2026)
Bcrypt password hashing, JWT refresh tokens, pre-shared key auth for runners (WireGuard-style), unit tests for core paths, integration tests, version display everywhere, Apache 2.0 license.
v3.1.0 — Embedded Documentation (March 2026)
All docs compiled into server binary via go:embed. Accessible via CLI, HTTP, and gRPC without git repo. Available immediately after fresh install.
v3.0.0 — Team Ready (March 2026)
First release ready for developer onboarding. Kanban scroll fix, developer guide for 5-minute setup.
v2.3.0 — Task-Driven Development (March 2026)
Tasks carry QA scripts and documentation paths. Two-phase release verification (smoke + regression). Auto-generated release notes. Every commit linked to its task via branch naming convention.