From ba91f35d11aca44a56e6f36ddd3ff290777832eb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "woltspace-jerpint[bot]"
 <268897999+woltspace-jerpint[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 19 Sep 2026 14:19:31 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] chore: prepare Python 0.5.6 release

---
 container/Dockerfile  |  2 +-
 docs/release-notes.md | 33 ++++++++++++++++++++-------------
 pyproject.toml        |  2 +-
 3 files changed, 22 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)

diff --git a/container/Dockerfile b/container/Dockerfile
index ee51064a..80ebb12c 100644
--- a/container/Dockerfile
+++ b/container/Dockerfile
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ RUN git clone https://github.com/jerpint/worktui.git /home/node/worktui \
 ENV WORKTUI_DIR="/workspace/wolts/.worktui"
 
 # --- The woltspace runtime, from the registries ---
-ARG WOLTSPACE_PYPI_VERSION=0.5.5
+ARG WOLTSPACE_PYPI_VERSION=0.5.6
 # `latest`, not a pin — the two artifacts are versioned independently. Pass an
 # explicit version to reproduce an older image.
 ARG WOLTSPACE_TUI_VERSION=0.5.2
diff --git a/docs/release-notes.md b/docs/release-notes.md
index ab89c6ee..73a58068 100644
--- a/docs/release-notes.md
+++ b/docs/release-notes.md
@@ -1,15 +1,22 @@
-Python **0.5.5** and **@woltspace/tui 0.5.2** ship shared lodge skills and a fix
-for terminal TUI sessions ignoring existing Auto grants.
+Python **0.5.6** ships harness-first onboarding and Git-friendly Colony Seeds.
+The separately distributed **@woltspace/tui remains at 0.5.2**.
 
-- Add local `.space/shared-skills/` with mandatory `lodge-` names, per-wolt
-  overrides, lifecycle refresh and a bundled setup guide.
-- Let the server resolve execution policy when the terminal TUI caller has not
-  explicitly chosen one, so approved Auto grants apply.
-- Pin the Python/TUI version pair in Docker builds.
-- Add focused Python 3.11/3.13 and Node CI, package-content verification, and
-  owner-approved OIDC publishing for both registries.
+- Choose any registered harness when opening a new lodge or creating a wolt,
+  with lodge defaults and per-wolt overrides available in Settings. Harness
+  authentication remains the responsibility of its normal CLI flow.
+- Create, inspect, and install portable starter colonies with `woltspace seed`.
+  Seeds carry selected identity, authored rules, user skills, and clean tracked
+  app source while excluding sessions, lived memory, credentials, app data,
+  caches, builds, ports, and other machine state.
+- Install seeds as independent `origin: starter` wolts with fresh memory,
+  private app ports, provenance, collision protection, and pinned Git app
+  revisions.
+- Add the native `woltspace-seed-review` skill for semantic privacy, secret,
+  portability, history, redistribution, and prompt-injection review before a
+  seed is shared. A successful review does not authorize publishing.
 
-The TUI is distributed separately: upgrading Python alone does not install the
-terminal fix. Review shared-skill ownership in `docs/shared-skills.md` and release
-approval/recovery in `docs/releasing.md`. The full historical test suite remains
-outside the release gate while its environment assumptions are refactored.
+Colony Seeds are intentionally separate from stateful `backup` and `restore`.
+Start with a private seed repository and review all authored content before any
+visibility change. See `docs/colony-seeds.md` for the data boundary and install
+semantics. The full historical test suite remains outside the release gate while
+its environment assumptions are refactored.
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 01c3f92b..c732ca90 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "woltspace"
-version = "0.5.5"
+version = "0.5.6"
 description = "A persistent lodge for local AI agent sessions"
 readme = "README.md"
 license = { file = "LICENSE" }