pi-supernova 0.10.1 → 0.11.0

package/README.md

@@ -11,169 +11,26 @@ The model submits JavaScript, not four separately advertised native tools.
 Ordinary JavaScript control flow remains available; the guest command bindings
 are only `read`, `edit`, `write`, and `bash`. Supernova supplies retrieval,
 transactional file operations, batching, bounded results and the grouped nova UI.
-
-## What is new in 0.10.1
-
-- JSON reads that still send a leftover `selector` key (the standing schema's
-  `json:true|selector` union, misread as a second option) fold into `json`.
-  `json:true` plus `selector:".field"` or `selector:"field"` is `.field`.
-  Two real projections (`json:".a"` and `selector:".b"`) still fail.
-
-## What is new in 0.10.0
-
-- Background bash sessions support launch, polling, input and stop with bounded
-  transcripts, deadlines, ownership and process-tree cleanup. macOS/Linux offer
-  interactive PTYs; Windows uses pipes and explicitly rejects PTYs.
-- Literal argv stays native across platforms. Session changes, file commits,
-  read provenance and error diagnostics retain their safety boundaries during
-  asynchronous work. See [verification](#verification) for the cross-platform
-  Node/Bun matrix and its limits.
-
-## What is new in 0.9.0
-
-- **Text clipping does not stop batches:** sequential and parallel programs keep
-  running when the combined display text exceeds its allowance. Results disclose
-  truncation; execution, deadline, host-call, log and image limits remain enforced.
-- **Decoded image validation:** PNG/JPEG/GIF/WebP reads and returned attachments
-  require matching formats, canonical base64 and decodable pixels, including all
-  GIF/WebP frames. PNG preflight checks chunk boundaries and CRCs too. Failures
-  occur before shell boundaries or final commit/delivery, with no image attached.
-- **Isolated image work:** Sharp 0.35.4 decodes at most 32 million pixels across
-  all frames, one image at a time, in a Node/Bun subprocess with a 5-second kill
-  deadline. Text-only work never loads the decoder. A bounded 16-entry digest cache
-  avoids decoding unchanged bytes again; neither image data nor file paths are cached.
-  Encoded limits remain 16 attachments / 20 MiB. Sharp's platform-specific optional
-  dependencies must be installed; decoder failure never falls back to unchecked data.
-  Local decoding does not guarantee acceptance under every provider's image policy.
-
-- **Data is not a display preview:** ordinary text reads return complete data up to
-  64 MiB; JSON selections remain actual values and directories remain arrays.
-  The former 160-line / 8192-character and 31,744-character restrictions no longer
-  constrain computation inside a program. Only returned/logged text is displayed.
-- **Large batches stay bounded:** small reads share one reply; larger items are
-  delivered with acknowledgements within eight I/O slots, not retained as one
-  giant host-side batch. Explicit arrays and coalesced reads use the same path.
-- **Output work stays in the worker:** bounded formatting avoids expanding large
-  values before clipping. Model-visible source previews retain exact ranges and
-  continuation; a clipped preview cannot be passed back as a complete edit view.
-
-- **Cancellation no longer crashes the host:** bounded reads and CAS signing use
-  abort-checked file handles instead of aborting streams. A failed read can cancel
-  sibling reads without an uncaught `AbortError` terminating OMP.
-- **Memory is charged to the guest:** worker-local heap and external buffers
-  replace process-wide RSS accounting. Bun enforcement remains best-effort.
-- **Focused internals:** read adapters, file I/O, transactions, worker lifecycle,
-  tool ownership, source ranking and rendering have separate modules. All read
-  modes, batching, checkpoints and rollback behavior remain supported.
-
-**0.9.0 release-candidate baseline:** 315/315 package tests passed on Node and
-Bun, plus actual Pi/OMP and clean tarball installation checks. See the newer
-[cross-platform verification results and coverage limits](#verification) below.
-
-### Concurrent file operations
-
-Batching and explicit parallel programs remain supported. Within one program,
-`Promise.all` now overlaps native edits and writes to different files, up to eight
-operations at once:
-
-```js
-await Promise.all([
-  edit("src/a.js", "oldA", "newA"),
-  edit("src/b.js", "oldB", "newB"),
-]);
-return await bash("npm test");
-```
-
-Same-file operations retain submission order. Reads before/after mutations,
-`bash`, edit checkpoints, and overridden mutating tools remain ordering barriers.
-Shell calls inside one program stay sequential; use `programs` with
-`parallel:true` for explicitly independent shell workflows or separate JS workers.
-Edits still stage until program success (or a shell boundary); transactional disk
-commits retain their conflict checks. `await edit(...)` one after another is still
-sequential, and multiple replacements in one file remain one edit operation.
-
-## What is new in 0.8.2
-
-This patch release fixes shell failure handling, cancellation and parallel-batch
-limits, and makes one-call batching guidance explicit.
-
-- **Shell quoting stays intact:** quoted executable paths are no longer unwrapped.
-  Shell syntax errors suggest literal `bash({command,args})` with `data` for
-  embedded scripts, or a quoted heredoc. Commands are not rewritten or retried.
-- **Validation before commit:** invalid timeouts and null-byte
-  arguments are rejected before the shell boundary flushes staged files.
-- **Useful failure output:** long command labels are bounded so the original
-  stderr is not crowded out by a repeated script.
-- **Timeouts retain diagnostics:** the outer program deadline stops the worker
-  and gives pending host calls a bounded drain to retain shell output. Explicit
-  cancellation is reported separately from timeout. The outer `timeoutMs` covers
-  every wait and command, including `sleep`.
-- **Parallel budgets fail honestly:** exceeding the shared log or image
-  allowance marks the batch failed and stops queued entries. Already-running
-  entries settle; their results and completed commits remain. Aggregate logs stay
-  capped rather than multiplying the allowance per guest. In 0.8.2 this also
-  applied to output text; 0.9.0 makes display-text clipping nonfatal.
-- **Batch known work in one call:** combine independent reads/checks with
-  `Promise.all`, then sequence edits and verification in the same program. Use
-  another invocation when returned evidence is needed for the next decision.
-
-Verified on **macOS / Node 26.7**: 267 package tests (384 repository tests),
-2,328 stress invocations, actual Pi/OMP host checks, lint and both token-budget
-checks. This is not a claim of exhaustive platform or formal mutation testing.
-
-## 0.8.0 features and measurements
-
-- **Shared program source:** top-level `code` or `file` supplies a batch default;
-  entries may override it. A shared program is sent once instead of in every entry,
-  and defaults count once against the 48,000-character admission cap.
-- **Explicit object defaults:** `mergeData:true` shallowly overlays per-entry data
-  onto common data (entry keys win; nested objects are replaced). Whole-input
-  replacement remains the default.
-- **Checkpoint failures throw:** a failed `edit(async () => {...})` rolls back and
-  rethrows its original cause; catch explicitly when rejecting a candidate is
-  intentional. Ignored failures no longer report success.
-- **Accurate failure cards:** the nova card reads the host's error flag, shows the
-  original cause and `committed`/`rolledBack` totals, marks writes whose
-  persistence cannot be attributed as attempted, and labels pure JavaScript runs
-  instead of "complete".
-- **Historical read limits (superseded in 0.9.0):** errors stated both limits (`160 lines / 8192
-  characters`) with copyable recovery (`offset`, `about`, `complete:true`, and
-  `Promise.allSettled` for optional siblings). Markdown edits skip code-reference
-  searches; exact-symbol evidence excludes generic matches.
-- **Fail-closed images:** unsupported formats (for example BMP) fail before model
-  delivery with PNG-conversion guidance, and sets over 16 images / 20 MiB report
-  aggregate sizes instead of silently omitting attachments. Pending changes roll back.
-- **Shell follows the program clock:** `bash()` inherits the program's `timeoutMs`;
-  explicit per-command limits still win.
-
-### Tokens: 0.7.1 to 0.8.0 (`js-tiktoken`, `o200k_base` / `cl100k_base`)
-
-| Metric | 0.7.1 | 0.8.0 | Change |
-|---|---:|---:|---:|
-| Standing definition per request | 596 / 588 | 631 / 626 | +35 / +38 |
-| Frozen 6-call mixed workload, total traffic | 9,596 / 9,458 | 9,841 / 9,724 | +2.6% / +2.8% |
-| 16-program job with shared source + data (32 files) | 17,771 / 17,595 | 3,587 / 3,533 | -79.8% / -79.9% |
-| 8 programs sharing a 48-path input | 16,309 / 14,649 | 5,499 / 5,197 | -66.3% / -64.5% |
-
-Rows 3-4 deliver identical complete outputs and files; only argument placement
-changes. Row 2 repeats no inputs, so it pays the +35-token guidance and nothing
-else. Method, gates and limits: [TOKEN_COSTS.md](https://github.com/AdityaVG13/pi-stack/blob/main/packages/pi-supernova/docs/TOKEN_COSTS.md).
-
-### Speed: engine micro-benchmarks (Apple M5 Max, Node 26.7)
-
-| Benchmark | Before | After | Change |
-|---|---:|---:|---:|
-| Package 200-row report (median, 10k iterations) | 0.1665 ms | 0.1314 ms | -21% |
-| Package nested source object (median) | 0.0366 ms | 0.0240 ms | -35% |
-| Idle worker exit | 267 ms | 17 ms | -94% |
-| 8-file read wave p50 / p95 (300 samples) | 1.90 / 2.74 ms | 1.77 / 2.53 ms | -7% / -8% |
-| Cold unbatched p95 vs coalesced warm p95 (8 reads) | 13.85 ms | 2.39 ms | -83% |
-
-Identical output hashes before and after. Local engine benchmarks, not end-to-end
-agent latency or provider time.
-
-See the [changelog](https://github.com/AdityaVG13/pi-stack/blob/main/packages/pi-supernova/docs/CHANGELOG.md)
-and [token measurements](https://github.com/AdityaVG13/pi-stack/blob/main/packages/pi-supernova/docs/TOKEN_COSTS.md).
+There is no `supernova` object inside a program: use `await bash(...)`, not
+`const { bash } = supernova`. Do not shadow the four command names with variables.
+
+## Contents
+
+1. [Install and update](#install-and-update)
+2. [Four guest commands](#four-guest-commands)
+3. [Tokens: native tool calls vs Supernova](#tokens-native-tool-calls-vs-supernova)
+4. [TUI presentation](#tui-presentation)
+5. [Background terminal sessions](#background-terminal-sessions)
+6. [JSON reports and targeted text audits](#json-reports-and-targeted-text-audits)
+7. [Execution and automatic batching](#execution-and-automatic-batching)
+8. [Context, caching and failure fidelity](#context-caching-and-failure-fidelity)
+9. [Optional workspace change notifications](#optional-workspace-change-notifications)
+10. [Security and host boundary](#security-and-host-boundary)
+11. [Development and evidence](#development-and-evidence)
+12. [Research and prior art](#research-and-prior-art)
+13. [Release notes](#release-notes)
+14. [Limits](#limits)
+15. [License](#license)
 
 ## Install and update
 
@@ -190,8 +47,16 @@ Local checkout installs are for development, not distribution:
 pi install /path/to/pi-stack/packages/pi-supernova
 ```
 
-0.9.0 adds Sharp for image validation. Keep its platform-specific optional
-dependencies enabled. For a local checkout, refresh dependencies before starting
+Image reads and returned images are validated with Sharp: at most 32 million
+decoded pixels across all frames, one image at a time, in a subprocess with a
+5-second kill deadline; text-only work never loads it. Exact-content cache hits
+do not wait for unrelated decoders. Cancelled queued validations withdraw without
+releasing the active decoder's memory slot. Decoder errors retain that slot and
+watchdog until the child closes; repeated errors keep the original diagnostic.
+Whole image reads and whole text
+windows sign their loaded bytes rather than rereading the file; partial windows
+still sign the complete file. Keep Sharp's
+platform-specific optional dependencies enabled. For a local checkout, refresh dependencies before starting
 the host:
 
 ```bash
@@ -203,11 +68,11 @@ between operating systems or CPU architectures. Published-package installation
 resolves these dependencies through the host's package manager.
 
 Git pushes do not update npm installations. Publish the new npm version first,
-then reinstall it in your host. To pin **0.9.0** once it is published:
+then reinstall it in your host. To pin **0.11.0** after it is published:
 
 ```bash
-pi install npm:pi-supernova@0.9.0
-omp install npm:pi-supernova@0.9.0
+pi install npm:pi-supernova@0.11.0
+omp install npm:pi-supernova@0.11.0
 ```
 
 In Pi, `pi list` shows the configured package sources. A local path uses that
@@ -242,10 +107,15 @@ settings. The runtime does not silently rewrite your tool policy.
 | `edit` | `edit(view,text)` CAS-replaces that span; `edit(view,old,new)` is unique inside it |
 | `edit` | `edit({path,patch})`; unified patch application |
 | `edit` | `edit(async () => {...})`; filesystem-only checkpoint, described below |
-| `write` | `write(path,text)`, `write({path,content})`; atomic replacement |
+| `write` | `write(path,text,options?)`, `write({path,content})`; atomic replacement |
 | `bash` | `bash(command,{cwd,timeoutMs})`, `bash({command,timeoutMs})`; bounded output, nonzero exits throw |
 | `bash` | `bash({command,args:[...]})`; literal executable argv, without shell expansion of argument strings |
 
+Patch hunks must advance past the preceding hunk's output region, including its
+context lines. Neither nominal matches nor relocation may consume earlier output;
+adjacent hunks at the boundary remain valid. A rejected patch leaves its target
+unchanged, and an uncaught rejection rolls back the current staged writes.
+
 `bash` also accepts `timeout` in seconds for familiar object arguments. `timeoutMs`
 is milliseconds and takes precedence. The owned adapter launches executable argv
 directly on every supported OS, including Windows; use the string form for shell
@@ -257,6 +127,10 @@ Windows limits process command lines to 32K characters; use a workspace script f
 for larger payloads. Argument payloads are not repeated in owned direct-execution errors;
 stdout/stderr, exit status and source context remain. Session environment variables are taken
 from the current execution context, not inherited from a different parent session.
+Pending owned writes are committed before foreground or background launch. A `cwd`
+created by those writes is accepted, including in-workspace symlink spellings.
+Unrelated missing directories, file paths, and escaping paths still fail before
+pending files commit; bash remains forbidden inside an edit checkpoint.
 
 Shell strings are executed unchanged, including quoted executable paths. For inline
 Python/Node scripts, prefer literal argv with `data` instead of nested shell quotes:
@@ -303,7 +177,20 @@ not as an absent match. Do not combine incompatible modes such as `outline:true`
 and `evidence:true`.
 
 Ordinary reads stay self-contained. Outlines and graph evidence remain explicit
-options, not mandatory stages of source resolution. Ordinary calls also get:
+options, not mandatory stages of source resolution. An exact declaration-name
+`about` query expands matching declarations ahead of enclosing keyword-heavy
+scopes; this also preserves identifiers such as `get` that are prose stop words.
+Other questions retain relevance ranking, and folded declarations keep line-based
+recovery guidance. If the view exceeds its budget, expanded bodies appear before
+the folded declaration map with their original source line numbers; clipped
+navigation is explicitly disclosed. Views that fit retain source order.
+Focused outlines collect
+lexical caller hints for all expanded declarations in one workspace scan. The
+per-name order and counts are preserved, staged callers stay visible, and the
+matching-row snapshot lives only for that outline. Existing index cache rules
+still apply; these hints are not semantic caller resolution. Focused text shaping
+for files without declarations skips the unrelated caller catalog entirely.
+Ordinary calls also get:
 
 - Bounded fuzzy filename hints when a bare source name has no literal match. Existing
   frecency/directory ranking orders hints; fuzzy matches never select a path. This
@@ -321,12 +208,52 @@ options, not mandatory stages of source resolution. Ordinary calls also get:
 Distant edit regions have separate windows and continuation pointers for omitted
 lines. Structural warnings and source windows are not substitutes for tests.
 
+### Optional indexed source discovery
+
+```js
+const view = await read({query:"formatLabel", path:"src/labels.js", indexed:true});
+if (view.status !== "found") return view;
+await edit(view, "label.trim()", "label.trimStart()");
+```
+
+This opt-in route uses a callable `isearch` tool (pi-indexer protocol 6), then
+performs Supernova's own byte read and returns an ordinary source view. Indexer
+text/fingerprints are locators, not read receipts or edit tokens. Returned paths
+must stay inside both the workspace and requested scope, including symlink targets.
+Canonical absolute locator paths for an aliased workspace are mapped back to its
+logical scoped path; this does not admit external paths or escaping symlinks.
+Multiple or incompletely selected candidates remain ambiguous. Staged writes use
+the existing overlay-aware resolver instead, so uncommitted source stays visible.
+Unavailable/disabled/excluded providers fail explicitly. The host's callable set
+is authoritative: on Pi v0.99, inactive `codemode`/`deferred` tools may remain
+callable, while hidden, model-only and inactive direct tools cannot be invoked.
+Normal call budgets and traces include the internal isearch operation.
+
+Pi v0.99 delegation uses the current tool invocation's `ctx.tools` and
+`ctx.executeTool()`. Indexer and host overrides pass through host validation,
+permissions, cancellation and nested tool hooks; a denied call never falls back
+to a captured raw executor. No legacy event-bus delegation runs on that path.
+Older Pi hosts can use the synchronous, version-1
+`pi-indexer:readonly-provider` handshake, bound to the active definition's schema
+identity and session. Exactly one provider is accepted; withdrawal, replacement,
+session changes and shutdown revoke access. That older read-only API does not
+replay nested Pi hooks. OMP keeps its native registry/approval route.
+
+Both packages work independently. Ordinary source reads retain their existing
+resolver. Explicit windows, about, evidence, outline and JSON cannot combine with
+indexed:true. Named edits already read source internally; no new blanket prior-read
+authorization rule is claimed. View-span comparison and commit CAS are unchanged.
+
 ### Safe read-modify-write
 
 A plain file read returns its complete text up to the **64 MiB UTF-8 I/O limit**,
 independently of model-facing character budgets. Explicit `offset`/`limit` reads
-return exact line windows, including long lines and LF/CRLF endings, or fail at
-the same byte ceiling. Staged and on-disk data obey the same ceiling.
+return exact line windows, including long lines, BOM characters and LF/CRLF
+endings, or fail at the same byte ceiling. Malformed UTF-8 fails rather than
+discarding bytes. Only JSON parsing consumes a leading BOM. Staged and on-disk
+data obey the same ceiling. Line-statistics scans adapt to dense newline regions
+after collecting the bounded preview, then return to native searches for sparse
+regions; counts, EOF handling and preview bytes remain unchanged.
 `complete:true` additionally rejects a window that omits part of the file.
 For larger files/JSONL, use a bounded parser through `bash({command,args})`.
 
@@ -334,6 +261,10 @@ Compute on the full value and return only what the model needs. A direct large
 return is an explicitly truncated display, not a complete artifact to parse or
 write back. `resolve:true` source previews retain path/range/continuation metadata;
 clipped previews are not editable. Prefer `edit` for replacements.
+Plain read text is not an editable view: pass the filename to `edit`, or use
+`read(path,{resolve:true})`. Overlong edit/patch paths fail with bounded recovery
+guidance instead of echoing a source body mistaken for a filename. Near-match
+previews show exact nearby bytes without guessing why a replacement failed.
 A write after reading that path still requires `edit` or explicit `replace:true`.
 Writes reject Supernova truncation markers, including legacy host-result markers.
 For intentionally writing literal marker documentation only, opt in with
@@ -341,9 +272,18 @@ For intentionally writing literal marker documentation only, opt in with
 full dataflow tracking or a security sandbox.
 
 Read/modify/write conflict checks retain a signature of the actual disk bytes,
-including for partial and large-file reads. A fresh explicit text read refreshes
+including for empty windows, partial and large-file reads. A fresh explicit text read refreshes
 that observation; internal receipt reads and body-cache eviction do not. Commits
-reject changed content and conflicting symlink aliases, including new file paths.
+reject changed content; explicit checkpoints also reject conflicting symlink aliases,
+including new file paths.
+Overlays, read observations and commits share canonical filesystem identity:
+reading through another symlink spelling sees staged bytes, including in directory
+listings and source queries. A retargeted observed or staged path conflicts rather
+than redirecting a write. Internal edit/patch reads do not refresh that observation.
+Logical paths remain in receipts. Identity lookups are shared only within one
+native operation; the next operation and commit resolve them afresh. Missing paths
+canonicalize their existing ancestors; case/Unicode collisions between new names
+are checked by the filesystem at publication, not guessed by case folding.
 These checks do not provide a cross-process lock or make shell/import mutations
 transactional. Extensionless filenames also support `complete:true`, for example
 `read({path:"LICENSE",complete:true})`.
@@ -406,7 +346,9 @@ an arbitrary JavaScript module or a Python/shell script.
 
 Program files must be regular UTF-8 files inside the workspace, including symlink
 targets. Invalid encoding, oversized input and syntax errors fail before commands;
-no truncated prefix is executed. Review untrusted source before running it.
+no truncated prefix is executed. A file changed during loading is rejected before
+compilation; diagnostic source windows omit unstable snapshots as well. Review
+untrusted source before running it.
 Use ordinary `edit` to revise saved programs. This is explicit source reuse, not
 conversation compression: prior calls and read results remain intact. Creation
 costs an additional call unless combined with other work, so prefer inline code
@@ -480,30 +422,42 @@ arguments do not authorize result deduplication or context rewriting. Existing
 programs that depend on whole-input replacement keep that behavior unless the
 caller explicitly requests `mergeData:true`.
 
-The batch stops on the first failed entry, cancellation/deadline, or exhausted
-log/image budget. Display-text clipping does not stop execution or mark a
-successful batch failed. Earlier successful commits remain; only the active
-program's uncommitted writes roll back. Admission errors throw before any program.
-Execution failures return a **typed stop report**, rather than throwing away prior
-results/images: isError and details.ok identify failure, details.programs contains
-every attempted result, and details.attempted/total identifies unstarted work.
-Single code/file invocations retain their existing throwing behavior.
+Independent batch entries continue after ordinary failures, including in sequential
+mode. Cancellation/deadline, exhausted shared call/image budgets, or an uncertain
+filesystem outcome stop remaining work. Display-text and console-log clipping do not stop execution or mark
+a successful batch failed; clipped logs set `details.logTruncated` and carry a
+bounded warning. Completed edit/write steps remain saved; only an active explicit
+checkpoint's uncommitted writes roll back. Admission errors throw before any program.
+Execution failures return a **typed partial/stop report**, rather than throwing away prior
+results/images. A `tool_result` hook also projects the error flag into Pi, which
+otherwise treats a resolved tool call as successful. `isError` and `details.ok`
+identify failure, `details.programs` contains
+every attempted result with its zero-based `details.programIndex`.
+`details.failedPrograms` and `details.notRunPrograms` identify exactly what needs
+attention; `details.attempted/total` gives the counts. Single code/file invocations
+still throw on uncaught errors, but saved edits are listed in the error and
+`details.savedPaths`. Do not repeat them. Arbitrary dependent JavaScript cannot
+be resumed after an uncaught exception; split independent work into `programs`
+or use `Promise.allSettled` for independent commands.
 
 Set `parallel: true` with `programs` to run independent entries concurrently
 (up to 8 at once). Each still gets a fresh guest and its own commit; results stay
 in submission order. A failed entry does not stop siblings. Two entries writing
 the same file race: the losing commit reports a conflict. Sequential remains the
 default. `parallel` and `mergeData` are invalid on a lone `code` or `file` call.
-Log/image budget overflow marks the batch failed and stops queued entries;
-already-running entries settle and their completed commits remain. Text overflow
-only clips the displayed result and sets `details.returnTruncated`; queued entries
-still run. Parallel execution does not multiply the aggregate allowances.
-
-The outer deadline, host-call budget, log allowance, text budget and image limits
-are shared across the batch. Individual read budgets are not reduced. Every
-attempted program's text is assembled in length-delimited blocks, then the combined
-display is clipped if necessary. Images retain program/image labels. Return
-summaries or use focused windows when you need every result to fit on display.
+Image budget overflow marks the batch failed and stops queued entries;
+already-running entries settle and their completed commits remain. Text/log
+overflow only clips delivery and sets `details.returnTruncated` or
+`details.logTruncated`; queued entries still run. Parallel execution does not multiply the aggregate allowances.
+
+The outer deadline, host-call budget, batch log allowance, text budget and image
+limits are shared across the batch. Batch `details.logs` stays capped at the log
+allowance; individual receipts retain their bounded per-program logs. Individual read budgets are not reduced. Every
+attempted program's text is assembled in length-delimited blocks. Oversized batches
+divide the available text budget among per-program previews, so a large success
+does not hide a later failure. Extremely small budgets may also clip the framing.
+Images retain program/image labels. Return summaries or use focused windows when
+you need complete results on display.
 
 Batch only continuations already chosen by the agent, such as edit then known
 verification, or create then run known audits. Keep a separate call whenever new
@@ -518,15 +472,25 @@ to serialized JSON `data`, including quote/newline escaping and object keys.
 Oversized input fails before commands run and reports its actual serialized size.
 Split larger documents into
 separate invocations: first `write(path, firstChunk)`, then
-`write({path,content:nextChunk,append:true})`. Append uses the complete internal
+`write({path,content:nextChunk,append:true})`. Positional `write(path,text,options)`
+also accepts `append`, `replace`, and `allowReadArtifacts` boolean flags. Unknown
+options and mixed object/positional signatures reject; options never override the
+path or content arguments. Append uses the complete internal
 file buffer, never a bounded model-facing read; it retains conflict checks and
-per-program rollback. Missing files are created. Multiple invocations are not
+explicit-checkpoint rollback. Missing files are created. Multiple invocations are not
 one atomic transaction: for an all-or-nothing publication, assemble a new staging
 file and publish it only when complete. External write overrides reject append.
 
 Supernova supports bounded foreground execution and session-owned background terminals
 (see below), not durable jobs across host restarts. For long archive scans, use a
 background terminal or resumable chunks and write progress records under `.work`.
+Owned foreground `bash` returns complete combined stdout/stderr to the program
+within a 2,097,152 UTF-16-code-unit capture ceiling; model/trace output remains a
+bounded preview. Exceeding the capture ceiling throws instead of returning
+corrupted partial JSON. Redirect larger output to a file and use
+`read({path,complete:true})` or JSON projection. External bash overrides remain
+authoritative and may have their own output limits.
+
 Foreground shell commands inherit the current program `timeoutMs` unless they
 specify their own; increasing the outer deadline no longer
 leaves a hidden 60-second shell cap. Set the inner `bash` timeout shorter than the
@@ -535,15 +499,77 @@ deadline covers **all** waits and commands, including `sleep`; a shell's own `ti
 command does not extend it. On a deadline or cancellation, the worker stops and
 pending host calls get a bounded 250ms drain to retain owned-shell diagnostics and
 finalize process termination. Non-cooperating host executors may still outlive that
-drain. Cancellation is reported separately from timeout; neither triggers a retry.
-Progress files survive shell execution but staged VFS writes may roll back.
+drain. The same deadline covers the final workspace commit; cancelled queued
+commits withdraw without writing later or releasing another transaction's lock.
+Read-only results do not wait for that lock. In-progress filesystem I/O and safe
+rollback must settle before reporting completion, so they can extend elapsed time.
+Cancellation or session invalidation during publication triggers recovery, including
+on the final file. After a completed flush, cancellation keeps the committed files
+but prevents the pending external command from starting; those versions are not
+reported as rolled back.
+Cancellation is reported separately from timeout; neither triggers a retry.
+Progress files and completed edit/write steps survive later failures; active explicit
+checkpoint writes may roll back.
+Termination is a hard stop: guest `catch`/`finally` cleanup is not guaranteed to run.
 On macOS/Linux, foreground and background commands share process-group cleanup:
 normal leader exit, cancellation and timeout retire ordinary descendants before
 reporting completion. A shell's `command &` does not create a durable job; launch
 the long-running command itself with `background:true` instead.
 
-Large returned objects are bounded previews, not retained artifacts. Select fields
-and array windows before returning, rather than parsing a truncated preview.
+Filesystem paths preserve literal leading/trailing filename whitespace; malformed
+Unicode paths are rejected instead of aliasing replacement-character filenames.
+Owned text writes, appends, edits and patches require well-formed Unicode. Unpaired
+UTF-16 surrogates are rejected rather than silently encoded as replacement characters.
+Valid surrogate pairs, BOMs, combining characters and line endings are preserved.
+Use an explicit byte-writing command for non-UTF-8 file content.
+
+Large returned objects are bounded previews, not retained artifacts. Oversized
+named/record batches divide the display budget among sibling entries instead of
+letting the first file hide the rest. Clipped strings disclose their original
+UTF-16 length; collections that cannot fit disclose omitted item counts. Error
+messages escape lone surrogate code units before display budgeting, preserving
+valid Unicode and newlines. This
+does not shorten values inside the guest or create resumable artifact handles.
+Select fields and array windows before returning, rather than parsing a truncated
+preview; read explicit file windows when you need complete source.
+
+## Tokens: native tool calls vs Supernova
+
+0.11.0 keeps complete results: committed native edits and writes stay, independent `programs` continue after ordinary errors, and `indexed:true` opens owned source.
+Source and result text are not compressed; the remaining lever is the standing definition (645 / 633 tokens on o200k_base / cl100k_base).
+Fixed 13-program replay (`js-tiktoken` 1.0.21): 28,130 -> 9,819 tokens on o200k_base (65% less than unbatched). Shared source and data, 16 programs, one model call: 17,771 -> 3,487 (80%).
+Eight programs sharing a 48-path input: 16,309 -> 5,527 (66%). Same six-call schedule versus `d444eb7`: 18,535 -> 9,819 (47%).
+Local 8-file worker, Apple M5 Max, Node 22.23.3: unbatched cold p95 19.7 ms (8 bridge calls); coalesced pristine-warm p95 3.1 ms (1 call).
+Method, both encodings, and limits: [TOKEN_COSTS.md](https://github.com/AdityaVG13/pi-stack/blob/main/packages/pi-supernova/docs/TOKEN_COSTS.md).
+
+## TUI presentation
+
+Pi and OMP use the compact Nova result card. The default view stays anchored to
+its latest eight calls during execution and after completion, rather than jumping
+back to the earliest operations. Completion is explicitly labelled.
+
+- Successful collapsed cards show call rows, not returned source or JSON bodies;
+  expand to inspect the result. JavaScript-only runs still show a short result.
+  Latest-change previews use five diff rows; failures keep at most eight
+  diagnostic rows with expansion hints. Failed or rolled-back changes are
+  labelled as attempts, not successful persistence.
+- Expansion shows up to 24 recent calls, up to 24 diff rows per operation, logs,
+  and a larger result preview. It is not an unlimited transcript or file artifact.
+- Partial updates deliver the latest state on a coalesced 32 ms cadence (about
+  31 updates/second at most), not one repaint per operation. Completion cancels
+  queued updates; snapshot frames do not change after delivery.
+- Each displayed value has a 32,000-character UI text budget before layout.
+  Long strings retain a labelled head/tail preview; clipping does not shorten
+  the machine-facing value. Select fields or read explicit source windows when
+  complete content is needed. Expansion does not remove the UI text budget.
+- Printable ASCII wraps in bulk; Unicode uses grapheme-aware wrapping. Each card
+  retains one bounded, uncolored result layout across repaints and expansion.
+  Content or width changes replace it; theme invalidation still repaints all rows.
+  Terminal-width safety remains part of the renderer contract.
+
+These are package-owned renderers using the host TUI, not modifications to Pi or
+a second terminal renderer. Headless host checks establish layout and repaint
+contracts, not live-terminal frame-rate, subjective smoothness or model speed.
 
 ## Background terminal sessions
 
@@ -595,7 +621,10 @@ return await bash({action:"list"});
 - `cursor` is an absolute UTF-16 output offset. Pass the previous cursor for
   incremental output, or omit it to replay retained output. stdout/stderr share
   a 65,536-character tail. `truncated:true` and `outputStart` disclose discarded
-  history; polling does not consume it. `waitMs` is 0--30,000 (default 0).
+  history; polling does not consume it. A retained boundary or manually supplied
+  cursor inside a UTF-16 pair advances to the next complete code point, with
+  `outputStart` and `truncated:true` disclosing the skipped partial character.
+  `waitMs` is 0--30,000 (default 0).
 - Input is literal, at most 16,384 characters per call. Include `\n` for Enter
   and `\u0003` for Ctrl-C in a PTY. Input is not echoed into tool traces, but
   the child/terminal may echo it into output. Do not send secrets casually.
@@ -636,7 +665,6 @@ return await bash({action:"list"});
   override is rejected rather than silently ignoring background options or
   bypassing the override's permissions.
 
-
 ## JSON reports and targeted text audits
 
 For JSON, select fields inside the read adapter, **before** output budgeting:
@@ -647,6 +675,9 @@ return {verdict, values};
 ```
 
 Selectors support "." (root), .field, .nested[0], .items[0:10], and .["quoted.key"].
+Hyphenated names such as `.credentials.openai-codex` are literal own-property
+keys, not subtraction. Other punctuation and leading hyphens use quoted keys;
+selectors still never evaluate code or traverse prototypes.
 Use json:true for the complete parsed value. Put the selector in `json`
 (`json:".field"`), not a second `selector` key; a leftover `selector` folds
 when `json` is absent, `true`, or `"."`. Selectors are not full jq: pipes,
@@ -662,7 +693,9 @@ separate **64 MiB estimated storage limit per read**, including aggregate
 multi-selector expansion. Within it, arrays/objects/scalars retain their actual
 values, even when larger than the display. No routing object is substituted:
 `.map` and `.filter` work on the selected array. Multi-selector values remain
-independently mutable. The input/storage safety limits throw with guidance.
+independently mutable. Storage accounting charges scalar strings in the same
+pass rather than retaining a second string worklist; container and alias
+accounting, aggregate limits and failure guidance are unchanged.
 Plain .json reads are raw text, including malformed JSON; parsing is requested
 only by `json`. Explicit line windows are not necessarily JSON documents.
 Do not combine json with complete, line windows, or source views. External read
@@ -680,7 +713,7 @@ Uncaught read errors abort the program, including `return {a:await read(...),
 b:await read(...)}`; earlier successful values are not an implicit partial return.
 For optional sources, explicitly return `await Promise.allSettled(paths.map(path =>
 read(path)))`. This keeps successful text and per-path errors without weakening
-rollback for uncaught failures.
+explicit checkpoint rollback. Completed edits outside a checkpoint remain saved.
 
 Other read options, even false-valued flags, do not bypass a captured external
 read executor; its policy, transforms and failures remain authoritative.
@@ -690,8 +723,21 @@ explicit offset/limit. Use complete reads for computation within the 64 MiB
 ceiling, and return a summary. JSON over 16 MiB needs a streaming parser via bash. Arbitrary returned objects still have bounded previews, not implicit
 continuation handles.
 
+Successful subprocess cleanup wakes on pipe closure rather than waiting for the
+fallback poll. Completion still requires both closed output pipes and retired
+owned POSIX process groups; cancellation, escalation and cleanup deadlines are
+unchanged. This applies to source-search subprocesses and background terminals.
+
 ## Execution and automatic batching
 
+```js
+await Promise.all([
+  edit("src/a.js", "oldA", "newA"),
+  edit("src/b.js", "oldB", "newB"),
+]);
+return await bash("npm test");
+```
+
 Put already-known independent reads and checks in **one** Supernova program using
 `Promise.all` (or `Promise.allSettled` when failures should remain independent).
 Sequence edits and their known verification in that same program. Start another
@@ -723,18 +769,30 @@ and non-yielding code can prevent sampling until it reaches a command or returns
 The outer deadline still terminates non-yielding workers. This is not a hard
 process-memory or security boundary.
 
-File changes are staged until program success. A throw before an external-mutation
-barrier rolls them back. Shell execution flushes preceding changes; external shell
-side effects cannot be rolled back. Stale commits fail explicitly rather than
-silently overwriting successful concurrent changes. This is not a cross-process
-filesystem lock. Outcomes explicitly report committed/rolledBack **file versions**
+Each successful `edit` or `write` command publishes its changes before returning.
+A later failed command, returned-image error, or uncaught exception does not undo
+those saved steps. A single multi-replacement `edit({path,edits:[...]})` is still one
+atomic step: its replacements use original coordinates and must all validate.
+Use separate commands or independent `programs` for best-effort work; use an explicit
+checkpoint when the changes must succeed together. Shell execution flushes any
+pending changes; external shell side effects cannot be rolled back. Stale commits fail explicitly rather than
+silently overwriting successful concurrent changes. New files use atomic
+no-clobber publication, so filesystem-equivalent names and destinations created
+during staging conflict rather than replace existing data. This requires hard-link
+support on the workspace filesystem; unsupported creation fails without an unsafe
+rename/copy fallback. Existing files recheck their observed version after staging
+and before atomic replacement. These checks are not a cross-process filesystem
+lock. Outcomes explicitly report
+committed/rolledBack **file versions**
 (counted per flush/checkpoint, not unique paths) and external-call attempts. A
-successful inner checkpoint merges into the program, not necessarily onto disk.
-Pending commits or failed recovery are reported as uncertain: inspect disk and
-recovery backups before retrying. Import-based mutations and shell side effects
+successful explicit checkpoint publishes the group together before returning.
+Recovery checks destinations against the bytes this transaction published before
+restoring or removing them. Detected intervening changes remain intact, and any
+original backup is retained. Pending commits or failed recovery are reported as
+uncertain: inspect disk and recovery backups before retrying. Import-based mutations and shell side effects
 are outside the VFS counters; this is not a filesystem audit.
 
-`edit(async () => {...})` creates a nested filesystem checkpoint. It returns
+`edit(async () => {...})` creates an explicit atomic filesystem checkpoint. It returns
 `{ok:true,committed:true,value}` on success. On failure it rolls back and rethrows
 the cause, so an ignored failed checkpoint cannot report program success. Use
 `try { await edit(async () => {...}); } catch (error) {...}` for deliberate recovery.
@@ -743,15 +801,17 @@ checkpoints, and concurrent commands outside the active callback are rejected.
 Await the checkpoint before running shell checks. A checkpoint cannot roll back
 external shell effects. For a temporary mutation test, save the original text,
 edit and run the check outside a checkpoint, then explicitly restore it. Catch
-the check failure, restore, and let that program succeed so the restoration
-commits before reporting the failure. A `finally` restoration followed by an
-uncaught error is only staged and rolls back too. Keep a backup: cancellation
+the check failure and restore before reporting it. A completed `finally` restoration
+outside a checkpoint stays saved even if the program subsequently throws. Keep a backup: cancellation
 or a worker deadline can prevent cleanup from running.
 
 ## Context, caching and failure fidelity
 
 - Plain reads are not replaced with earlier-context references. A local cache hit
   is not proof the model still retains an earlier result after compaction.
+- Concurrent windows into the same observed file version share only an in-flight
+  conflict-signature hash. Completed hashes are not a read cache; every window
+  still checks its own version, and writes retain compare-and-swap validation.
 - Text and JSON computation is independent of display limits. Source previews
   provide exact continuation; raw displayed text can be clipped and must not be
   parsed as a complete file. I/O/storage limits still fail explicitly.
@@ -802,7 +862,7 @@ provides an advisory `workspace:changed` event for independent cache/index consu
 `cwd` identifies the calling workspace. `paths` contains absolute file paths after
 a successful disk flush; paths may contain filesystem aliases. The frozen event
 and path array contain no source text. Checkpoint merges, restored rollbacks, and
-read-only programs emit nothing. A shell boundary can flush paths before a later
+read-only programs emit no change event. A shell boundary can flush paths before a later
 program failure, so notifications are not conditional on overall tool success.
 
 `paths: null` means the changed paths are unknown: shell or delegated mutation
@@ -816,6 +876,29 @@ Observer failures cannot roll back writes. This is an optional extension convent
 not a built-in host standard, durable event log, or cross-process filesystem watcher.
 There is no dependency on or automatic routing to any consumer package.
 
+### Optional file-read receipts
+
+A successful program may emit `workspace:read` with the same frozen
+`{version:1,cwd,paths}` envelope, containing at most 256 distinct absolute paths.
+These are file-open hints from native on-disk text reads, not source versions or
+proof that the model saw the text. A program can summarize a read and still
+qualify. Receipts cover ordinary, ranged and resolved text reads, including
+inline/streamed batches; paths may contain filesystem aliases.
+
+Provenance is carried by a private host-side marker, never inferred from source
+content, result-shaped JSON or the truncated tool trace. Staged overlay reads,
+empty windows, failed reads, JSON projections, directories, images and
+structural/focused-only outputs do not qualify. Failed programs publish no read
+receipt; caught read failures do not discard successfully delivered siblings.
+Checkpoint merges do not publish before outer program success. Successful earlier
+programs in a later-failing batch may already have published, like disk commits.
+
+`pi.events.on("workspace:read", handler)` is optional, synchronous and best-effort.
+Subscriber errors do not fail the read/program, and there is no import or
+requirement on an indexer, cache or memory service. A consumer should deduplicate
+these hints and apply its own repository/inclusion rules; this is neither a
+complete I/O audit nor an authenticated or durable cross-process event stream.
+
 ## Security and host boundary
 
 CodeMode executes trusted JavaScript in a terminable worker, **not a security
@@ -826,14 +909,30 @@ or a separately authorized external command. Errors identify the rejected path
 and workspace, including symlink escapes. JavaScript imports and shell commands still have process
 privileges. Do not run untrusted programs as though these adapters isolate them.
 
-Pi preflights the outer `supernova` call. Internal primitives do not emit ordinary
-native `tool_call` events, so third-party guards that only recognize top-level
-`edit` or `bash` need CodeMode-aware handling. Configured exclusions and supported
+Pi preflights the outer `supernova` call. It registers with `model-only` exposure
+on hosts supporting that contract, preventing recursive invocation by native
+codemode. The guest surface is still exactly `read`, `write`, `edit`, and `bash`;
+this does not expose arbitrary registered tools as guest functions.
+
+Owned filesystem primitives keep their transactional adapters and do not emit
+ordinary native `tool_call` events, so third-party guards that only recognize
+top-level `edit` or `bash` need CodeMode-aware handling. On Pi v0.99, delegated
+host overrides and indexed discovery emit real nested hooks with the host's
+parent IDs. Their usage is aggregated by Pi, not added again by Supernova. Configured exclusions and supported
 host-session execution safeguards remain enforced. Guards inspecting code/file
 inputs must also understand the programs array; its entries do not emit separate
 top-level tool_call events. Actual-host smoke checks are
 not a claim that every third-party permission extension has been validated.
 
+Delegated tools with `outputSchema` can return `structuredContent`: successful
+values reach the existing command as data, independently of UI text/details.
+Oversized structured values become explicitly clipped JSON display strings under
+`maxCallResultChars`, never silently reshaped objects or complete-file claims.
+Host errors still throw through the guest command, even when the nested outcome
+stores its error flag outside the result. Redaction hooks can remove structured
+content; Supernova then uses the redacted text rather than stale data. Use explicit
+`read({path:...})` for remote filenames that could otherwise look like symbols.
+
 ## Development and evidence
 
 Implementation is grouped under `src/`; all replacement tests are under `tests/`.
@@ -969,6 +1068,9 @@ not hard real-time guarantees.
 It excludes model latency, provider tokens and prewarm time; it is not a universal
 comparison against every CodeMode implementation.
 
+Supernova retains its own execution engine and supported public Pi/OMP host
+APIs. A rebase onto native Pi codemode is not part of this release.
+
 See [the changelog](https://github.com/AdityaVG13/pi-stack/blob/main/packages/pi-supernova/docs/CHANGELOG.md) for changes and compatibility notes.
 
 ## Research and prior art
@@ -980,12 +1082,65 @@ an additional model call are not silently invoked by the tools.
 
 | Work | What we use it for | Where |
 |------|--------------------|-------|
-| **Zero-Mem: Zero-Token Memory Operations for LLM Agents**, Xiao, Zhu, Zhang, Chen, Hong, Zhuang, Zhang, Chen, Ouyang, Ren, Huang (arXiv:2607.29377) | Evidence selection: entity–context graph with co-occurrence weights (eq. 3–4), turn/window/episode hierarchy as line/span/file (eq. 5, 11), query profile and relational/local routing (eq. 6–7), lexical entity alignment and one propagation step (eq. 8–9), personalized PageRank over spans (eq. 10), per-view normalisation and ρ-weighted fusion (eq. 12–13), closure with bridges and neighbours (eq. 14), deterministic calibration (eq. 15). Top-K = 5 follows the paper's Top-5 ≈ Top-10 finding. | `src/context/evidence.js` |
+| **Zero-Mem: Zero-Token Memory Operations for LLM Agents**, Xiao, Zhu, Zhang, Chen, Hong, Zhuang, Zhang, Chen, Ouyang, Ren, Huang (arXiv:2607.29377) | Evidence selection: entity-context graph with co-occurrence weights (eq. 3-4), turn/window/episode hierarchy as line/span/file (eq. 5, 11), query profile and relational/local routing (eq. 6-7), lexical entity alignment and one propagation step (eq. 8-9), personalized PageRank over spans (eq. 10), per-view normalisation and ρ-weighted fusion (eq. 12-13), closure with bridges and neighbours (eq. 14), deterministic calibration (eq. 15). Top-K = 5 follows the paper's Top-5 ≈ Top-10 finding. | `src/context/evidence.js` |
 | **Agent Zero Memory: Provenance-Aware Long-Term Memory for LLM Agents**, Zhu, Wu (arXiv:2608.29606) | Every returned unit carries provenance (path, line range, verbatim text); the L0→L1→L2 read discipline (`read(query)` → `read(path, {about})` → `read(path, offset, limit)`); the citation-lock idea that a model should only cite what it actually opened. | `src/context/evidence.js`, `src/context/outline.js`, tool guidance |
 | **Harness-of-Harness: Multi-Day Autonomous Software Development with Continual Improvement**, Yan, Su, et al. (arXiv:2609.01481) | Progressive disclosure (index first, detail on demand) and carrying evidence forward instead of reconstructing it from code. | outline / result shaping |
 | **Act More, Decide Less: Skill-Guided Adaptive Action Chunking for Long-Horizon LLM Agents**, Yang, Jin, Zhao, et al. (arXiv:2609.02042) | Framing: one supernova program is an action chunk (one model decision, many primitive actions, stop at the first failing one). | runtime design |
-| **fff**, Dmitriy Kovalenko, MIT, <https://github.com/dmtrKovalenko/fff> | File search. We reimplemented fff's ranking in plain JavaScript after reading its Rust sources (`crates/fff-core/src/score.rs`, `dbs/frecency.rs`, `path_utils.rs`); the formulas and constants are fff's, the code is ours, and nothing runs out of process. Bounded fuzzy filename hints now run automatically for unmatched bare source names, using in-memory frecency and directory distance without extra filesystem probes. The full internal search implementation also retains typo-tolerant fuzzy path matching with boundary/consecutive/case bonuses; smart-case; exact-filename +40% and filename +20% bonuses; frecency boost `base·f/100` with fff's AI-mode decay (3-day half-life, 7-day window) and modification-recency steps (30s/5m/15m/1h/4h); git-modified +15%; directory-distance penalty from the current file (−1 per hop, floor −20); definition-first result hinting; fuzzy fallback on zero literal matches; weak-match cutoff; watcher-driven index refresh. Git/mtime boosts and full indexed grep are not mandatory stages of ordinary reads. Not ported: fff's SIMD/frizbee matcher (ours is an fzf-style greedy match with backward tightening), LMDB persistence (frecency is per session), and the MCP/Neovim surfaces. | `src/context/fuzzy.js`, `src/context/repo-index.js`, `src/bridge/host-bridge.js` |
+| **fff**, Dmitriy Kovalenko, MIT, <https://github.com/dmtrKovalenko/fff> | File search. We reimplemented fff's ranking in plain JavaScript after reading its Rust sources (`crates/fff-core/src/score.rs`, `dbs/frecency.rs`, `path_utils.rs`); the formulas and constants are fff's, the code is ours, and nothing runs out of process. Bounded fuzzy filename hints now run automatically for unmatched bare source names, using in-memory frecency and directory distance without extra filesystem probes. The full internal search implementation also retains typo-tolerant fuzzy path matching with boundary/consecutive/case bonuses; smart-case; exact-filename +40% and filename +20% bonuses; frecency boost `base·f/100` with fff's AI-mode decay (3-day half-life, 7-day window) and modification-recency steps (30s/5m/15m/1h/4h); git-modified +15%; directory-distance penalty from the current file (-1 per hop, floor -20); definition-first result hinting; fuzzy fallback on zero literal matches; weak-match cutoff; watcher-driven index refresh. Git/mtime boosts and full indexed grep are not mandatory stages of ordinary reads. Not ported: fff's SIMD/frizbee matcher (ours is an fzf-style greedy match with backward tightening), LMDB persistence (frecency is per session), and the MCP/Neovim surfaces. | `src/context/fuzzy.js`, `src/context/repo-index.js`, `src/bridge/host-bridge.js` |
+
+## Release notes
+
+- Pi 0.99+ nested execution uses the current host invocation and its permissions;
+  optional `indexed:true` source lookup opens owned, editable source bytes.
+- Final commit deadlines, concurrent filesystem reads and atomic publication
+  keep transaction outcomes explicit under cancellation and contention.
+- Compact Nova cards retain successful call rows without source/JSON clutter;
+  Unicode layout reuse and dense-line scans reduce measured local costs.
+- Command capture, write options, JSON selectors and edit diagnostics fix
+  session-derived failures without weakening exact-match or workspace guards.
+- Image decoders retain ownership until close; repeated errors, watchdogs and
+  failed retries remain fail-closed. Background output preserves code points.
+- Overlay keys, conflict signatures and commit destinations share canonical
+  filesystem identity. Logical paths stay in receipts; identity reuse is
+  call-local; commits resolve destinations afresh.
+- Successful native `edit`/`write` steps stay saved. Later read errors, failed
+  shells, invalid images or uncaught JavaScript do not undo them. Independent
+  `programs` continue after ordinary errors. `edit(async () => { ... })` and a
+  single `edits[]` replacement set remain atomic. Failed results expose
+  `details.savedPaths` and batch indices so only unsaved work is retried.
+
+### Previous release: 0.10.2
+
+- Results print the `mutations:` line only when it informs: files committed or
+  rolled back, an uncertain filesystem outcome, or shell side effects left behind
+  by a failed program. It had appeared on most results, usually all zeros.
+- Clearer guest errors: naming a variable after a command (`const read = await
+  read(...)`) says so, `supernova(...)` inside a program says to call the
+  commands directly, and an empty `oldText` explains how to insert.
+
+Earlier releases: [changelog](https://github.com/AdityaVG13/pi-stack/blob/main/packages/pi-supernova/docs/CHANGELOG.md).
+
+## Limits
+
+### Reviewed concurrency and ranking boundaries
+
+Owned reads reject a view if an in-process Supernova commit overlapped its read path or search scope; disk text, window and image observations settle pending commits before publishing or validating their baseline. Query/evidence views use the same read-revision check. A rejected view must be retried. This is conservative within a directory/search scope, not a repeatable-read or multi-file snapshot promise. Read cancellation does not release another transaction's commit ownership. Staged overlay reads remain speculative by design.
+
+Markdown `about` reads use bounded keyword windows over prose and code blocks, not declaration outlines. Unmatched terms report no matching text.
+
+Existing destinations with multiple hard links are refused rather than silently splitting their aliases. Other processes, older Supernova instances, delegated tools and shell commands do not participate in the in-process protocol. In particular, existing-file version checks still have a check-to-rename race against an uncooperative external writer, including during recovery. Portable Node provides no atomic exchange/compare-and-swap primitive here; **external-writer losslessness is not established**. Failed recovery continues to retain backups and report uncertain state.
+
+Frecency capacity eviction is now LRU. Fuzzy matching uses a length-preserving lowercase projection so expanding characters cannot shift source offsets or filename bonuses; it preserves contextual lowercase but is not full Unicode normalization. Evidence ranking remains heuristic: min-max fusion is outlier-sensitive and fixed-iteration floating-point PageRank is approximate, not a certified converged ranking.
+
+### Read-only reference outlines
+
+`read({path, outline:true})` uses the same read-only filesystem path rules as
+plain reads, including absolute external references and symlinks to them.
+The outline remains bounded to a 2 MiB source read. This does not grant external
+write or edit access; those operations still require workspace admission, and
+a denied mutation rolls back pending workspace writes before a barrier.
 
 ## License
 
 MIT. fff is © Dmitriy Kovalenko and contributors, also MIT.
+