agent-inspect 6.11.0 → 6.12.0

package/CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 6.12.0
+
+### Minor Changes
+
+- 3ee1692: Consolidation and stable launch candidate: positioning/portfolio tiers, install kits, honest packed/native/MCP matrices, PARTIAL design-partner trial worksheets, package maintenance audit (keep fixed group through v6), comparison/interop handoff, and launch demo checklist. No schema break; no new packages; no default upload; trial results not fabricated.
+
 ## 6.11.0
 
 ### Minor Changes

package/README.md

@@ -8,18 +8,13 @@
 <h1 align="center">agent-inspect</h1>
 
 <p align="center">
-  <strong>Debug, regression-test, and safely share TypeScript AI-agent behavior—locally.</strong>
+  <strong>The local evidence debugger for TypeScript agents—faithful execution trees, deterministic regression checks, share-checked evidence, and coding-agent access without a collector or account.</strong>
 </p>
 
 <p align="center">
   <sub>No account · no default upload · metadata-only by default · optional customer-owned Studio</sub>
 </p>
 
-<p align="center">
-  AgentInspect turns agent runs into <strong>customer-owned evidence</strong>: execution trees,
-  deterministic contracts, CI gates, verified-safe bundles, and optional self-hosted review.
-</p>
-
 <p align="center">
   <a href="https://agentinspect.vercel.app/">Website</a> ·
   <a href="https://agentinspect.vercel.app/docs/">Docs</a> ·
@@ -38,6 +33,16 @@
 npm install agent-inspect
 ```
 
+## Hero flow
+
+```text
+1. Capture one real run
+2. Find the causal failure
+3. Ask your coding agent to inspect it
+4. Lock the fix with a contract
+5. Attach the share-checked evidence
+```
+
 ## Three workflows
 
 | Workflow | What you do |
@@ -46,7 +51,9 @@ npm install agent-inspect
 | **Prevent one regression** | TraceContract / `check` → suite / cohort → CI gate |
 | **Share one safe artifact** | Redact → `verify-safe` → offline bundle → optional Studio review |
 
-**Review as a team (optional):** workspace + optional SQLite index → customer-owned [Studio Beta](https://github.com/rajudandigam/agent-inspect/tree/main/packages/studio) (no AgentInspect-hosted cloud).
+**Coding-agent loop (optional):** local read-only [`@agent-inspect/mcp-server`](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@agent-inspect/mcp-server) — see [CODING-AGENT-LOOP.md](https://github.com/rajudandigam/agent-inspect/blob/main/docs/CODING-AGENT-LOOP.md).
+
+**Review as a team (optional):** workspace + optional SQLite index → customer-owned [Studio Beta](https://github.com/rajudandigam/agent-inspect/tree/main/packages/studio) (no AgentInspect-hosted cloud). Portfolio tiers: [POSITIONING-AND-PORTFOLIO.md](https://github.com/rajudandigam/agent-inspect/blob/main/docs/POSITIONING-AND-PORTFOLIO.md).
 
 <p align="center">
   <img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rajudandigam/agent-inspect/main/docs/assets/readme-product-loop.svg?sanitize=true" alt="Capture or import → understand → enforce → verify and bundle → review locally or in customer-owned Studio" width="900">
@@ -131,7 +138,7 @@ Details: [Safe sharing](https://github.com/rajudandigam/agent-inspect/blob/main/
 
 ## Project status
 
-**Current release:** **6.11.0** (eighteen linked npm packages). Technical launch candidate; external pilot evidence pending. Persisted schema **1.0**. Node.js **≥ 20**. **v7 not scheduled.**
+**Current release:** **6.12.0** (eighteen linked npm packages). Technical launch candidate; external pilot evidence pending. Persisted schema **1.0**. Node.js **≥ 20**. **v7 not scheduled.**
 
 [Roadmap](ROADMAP.md) · [Pilot kit](https://github.com/rajudandigam/agent-inspect/blob/main/docs/PRE-V7-PILOT-KIT.md) · [Changelog](CHANGELOG.md)
 
@@ -146,18 +153,29 @@ Details: [Safe sharing](https://github.com/rajudandigam/agent-inspect/blob/main/
 See [Compare](https://github.com/rajudandigam/agent-inspect/blob/main/docs/COMPARE.md).
 
 <details>
-<summary><strong>Package family (18 public packages)</strong></summary>
+<summary><strong>Package family (18 linked packages · tiered presentation)</strong></summary>
+
+Canonical tiers: [POSITIONING-AND-PORTFOLIO.md](https://github.com/rajudandigam/agent-inspect/blob/main/docs/POSITIONING-AND-PORTFOLIO.md) · [SUPPORT-LEVELS.md](https://github.com/rajudandigam/agent-inspect/blob/main/docs/SUPPORT-LEVELS.md).
+
+### Tier A — Flagship
+
+| Package | Purpose |
+| ------- | ------- |
+| [`agent-inspect`](https://www.npmjs.com/package/agent-inspect) | Core APIs + CLI + evidence |
+| [`@agent-inspect/redact`](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@agent-inspect/redact) | Deterministic redaction |
+| [`@agent-inspect/mcp-server`](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@agent-inspect/mcp-server) | Read-only MCP coding-agent loop (Preview) |
+
+### Tier B — Official integrations
 
 ### Framework adapters
 
 | Package | Purpose |
 | ------- | ------- |
-| [`agent-inspect`](https://www.npmjs.com/package/agent-inspect) | Core APIs + CLI |
 | [`@agent-inspect/ai-sdk`](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@agent-inspect/ai-sdk) | AI SDK telemetry |
 | [`@agent-inspect/openai-agents`](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@agent-inspect/openai-agents) | OpenAI Agents processor |
 | [`@agent-inspect/langchain`](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@agent-inspect/langchain) | LangChain callbacks |
 
-### Testing / evaluation
+### Tier B — Testing / evaluation
 
 | Package | Purpose |
 | ------- | ------- |
@@ -166,7 +184,7 @@ See [Compare](https://github.com/rajudandigam/agent-inspect/blob/main/docs/COMPA
 | [`@agent-inspect/vitest`](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@agent-inspect/vitest) | Vitest reporter |
 | [`@agent-inspect/jest`](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@agent-inspect/jest) | Jest reporter |
 
-### Safety
+### Tier C — Optional supporting (Safety)
 
 | Package | Purpose |
 | ------- | ------- |
@@ -174,7 +192,7 @@ See [Compare](https://github.com/rajudandigam/agent-inspect/blob/main/docs/COMPA
 | [`@agent-inspect/guardrails`](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@agent-inspect/guardrails) | Deterministic guardrail rules |
 | [`@agent-inspect/circuit`](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@agent-inspect/circuit) | Loop / retry / timeout analyzers |
 
-### Developer surfaces
+### Tier C — Optional supporting (Developer surfaces)
 
 | Package | Purpose |
 | ------- | ------- |
@@ -183,14 +201,14 @@ See [Compare](https://github.com/rajudandigam/agent-inspect/blob/main/docs/COMPA
 | [`@agent-inspect/mcp`](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@agent-inspect/mcp) | MCP client tracing |
 | [`@agent-inspect/mcp-server`](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@agent-inspect/mcp-server) | Read-only MCP server (Preview) |
 
-### Team / self-hosted
+### Tier C — Optional supporting (Team / self-hosted)
 
 | Package | Purpose |
 | ------- | ------- |
 | [`@agent-inspect/index-sqlite`](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@agent-inspect/index-sqlite) | Optional SQLite index (Beta) |
 | [`@agent-inspect/studio`](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@agent-inspect/studio) | Customer-owned Studio (Beta) |
 
-### Extension / interop
+### Tier C — Optional supporting (Extension / interop)
 
 | Package | Purpose |
 | ------- | ------- |

package/docs/ADOPTION.md

@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@ npx agent-inspect verify-safe <run-id> --dir .agent-inspect
 
 No API keys required for the init demo. See [examples/starters/](../examples/starters/README.md).
 
+## Install kits
+
+Copyable task kits (LangGraph, portable evidence, AI SDK, OpenAI Agents, CI): [INSTALL-KITS.md](./INSTALL-KITS.md).
+
 ## Choose a starter
 
 | Goal | Starter |

package/docs/COMPARE.md

@@ -4,6 +4,28 @@ AgentInspect is a local-first trace workbench for TypeScript AI agents: capture
 
 **Docs site:** [https://agentinspect.vercel.app/docs/compare/](https://agentinspect.vercel.app/docs/compare/)
 
+
+
+## Complementary handoff (v6.12)
+
+Position AgentInspect as the **inner-loop local evidence** layer:
+
+```text
+local evidence and inner-loop debugging → AgentInspect
+production observability → LangSmith / Langfuse / MLflow / Phoenix / APM
+prompt/output and red-team eval → Promptfoo / Evalite / other eval tools
+generic OTel trace access via MCP → OTel MCP servers
+```
+
+Handoff story:
+
+```text
+debug locally with AgentInspect
+export OpenInference/OTLP when production tooling is needed
+```
+
+Portfolio presentation: [POSITIONING-AND-PORTFOLIO.md](./POSITIONING-AND-PORTFOLIO.md).
+
 ## Category comparison
 
 | Dimension | AgentInspect | Hosted dashboards (LangSmith, Langfuse) | Eval platforms (Braintrust) | Production APM / OTel pipelines |

package/docs/DEMO-SCRIPT.md

@@ -86,3 +86,15 @@ See [FIRST-TRACE-IN-5-MINUTES.md](./FIRST-TRACE-IN-5-MINUTES.md).
 - **Framework:** switch to `examples/starters/ai-sdk` for adapter path
 
 Related: [VIDEO-WALKTHROUGH-SCRIPT.md](./VIDEO-WALKTHROUGH-SCRIPT.md) · [SCREENSHOTS.md](./SCREENSHOTS.md)
+
+
+## Optional MCP beat (30s)
+
+If time allows after inspect:
+
+```bash
+npx agent-inspect mcp configure --client cursor --dry-run
+npx @agent-inspect/mcp-server --dir .agent-inspect --help
+```
+
+Point to [CODING-AGENT-LOOP.md](./CODING-AGENT-LOOP.md) and the coding-agent-debug-loop starter. Stay read-only; do not claim a live partner session unless one is on the call.

package/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "agent-inspect",
-  "version": "6.11.0",
+  "version": "6.12.0",
   "license": "MIT",
   "type": "module",
   "description": "Debug, regression-test, and safely share TypeScript AI-agent behavior locally — no account, no default upload, metadata-only by default",

package/packages/cli/dist/index.cjs

@@ -11889,7 +11889,7 @@ var init_src = __esm({
 });
 
 // package.json
-var version = "6.11.0";
+var version = "6.12.0";
 
 // packages/cli/src/list.ts
 init_advanced();