llmff v0.1.6

Functionality hardening release. This release builds on the agent harness
contract by making supervised batch execution, interrupted runs, provider
readiness, plugin review fixtures, and real-world workflow examples more
explicit and testable.

Supported Install

cargo install --git https://github.com/syndicalt/llmff --tag v0.1.6 llmff

Included Since v0.1.5

• llmff run --run-dir <dir> now supports explicit batch input and output
  paths, while still owning run-scoped supervisor artifacts.
• Batch runs emit aggregate result.json data, per-item batch reports, trace
  records, and checkpoint progress suitable for external supervisors.
• Interrupted --run-dir executions write a structured result with failure kind
  interrupted, exit code 130, and a resume-oriented retry recommendation.
• Manifest fingerprints are normalized across inspect reports, run results, and
  checkpoints so supervisors can compare public hashes consistently.
• Schema fixtures now cover run-result success, stage-failure, and interrupted
  outcomes.
• The compatibility matrix documents core contract support across recent
  releases for manifest, trace, event, result, plugin, and CLI JSON surfaces.
• Real-world examples now cover CI jobs, queue workers, scheduled jobs, and
  failure triage using the current bounded runner model.
• Provider readiness docs now include support tiers, live smoke history,
  OpenAI-compatible guidance, Ollama guidance, and an Anthropic-compatible
  example manifest.
• Plugin ecosystem docs now include promotion policy, registry trust metadata,
  and reviewed protocol-v1 fixture records.
• The release preflight now runs schema, manifest reproducibility, plugin,
  provider, ecosystem readiness, agent adoption, OpenTelemetry bridge, and
  real-world workflow gates.
• The Python subprocess supervisor, batch supervisor, Node.js streaming supervisor,
  agent runner adoption guide, OpenTelemetry bridge, and ecosystem readiness
  gates remain part of the release contract.

Packaged Artifacts

Release-tag CI is expected to publish:

• Linux x86_64 .tar.gz archive, .deb package, and Arch PKGBUILD plus
  llmff-0.1.6-arch.SRCINFO metadata.
• macOS Apple Silicon and Intel .tar.gz archives and unsigned .pkg
  installers.
• Windows x86_64 unsigned .zip archive and unsigned MSI installer.
• Adjacent SHA-256 checksums and llmff-0.1.6-release-trust.json.

Manual workflow dispatch keeps generated files as Actions artifacts instead of
GitHub Release assets.

Known Limitations

• This is a pipeline runner, not a native inference kernel, model converter,
  serving platform, or full agent framework.
• Windows and macOS native artifacts are unsigned in this release.
• Package-manager distribution through Homebrew, winget, Scoop, apt
  repositories, or an official AUR package remains parked until maintainers
  decide those channels are support-ready.
• Authenticode signing, Apple Developer ID signing, and notarization remain
  deferred paid distribution tracks.
• Live provider smoke jobs remain opt-in and require maintainers to configure
  secrets and runner expectations explicitly.
• --run-dir owns trace, events, and checkpoint paths. Batch mode can use
  --run-dir with explicit --batch-input and --batch-output-dir paths.

Verification

Release preflight and release verification should pass before tagging:

scripts/release-preflight.sh v0.1.6
scripts/smoke-install.sh --git https://github.com/syndicalt/llmff --tag v0.1.6