apex-os-docs/CHANGELOG.md

APEX OS — Changelog

All notable changes to the APEX OS platform are documented here.

Format follows Keep a Changelog.

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[Phase 8] - Documentation & Constitution Integration

Added

• APEX_CONSTITUTION.md — Formalized all 7 laws, governance framework, safety rules
• COMPANY_STRUCTURE.md — Organization chart, role definitions, communication protocols
• EMPLOYEE_HANDBOOK.md — Standards, expectations, and procedures for all employees
• TOOL_REGISTRY.md — Complete inventory of 20 containers with lifecycle management
• ENGINEERING_STANDARDS.md — Docker, Git, database, API, and monitoring standards
• NATURAL_LANGUAGE_GUIDE.md — CEO communication philosophy and translation pipeline
• PLATFORM_EVOLUTION.md — Self-improvement loop with 13-step evolution cycle
• SECURITY_POLICY.md — Secrets management, incident response, compliance checklist
• ROADMAP.md — 14-phase master plan from foundation to autonomous company
• CHANGELOG.md — This file

Changed

• CEO Agent system prompt updated to reference APEX_CONSTITUTION.md
• Engineer system prompt updated to reference ENGINEERING_STANDARDS.md
• Employee template updated to reference EMPLOYEE_HANDBOOK.md
• All documents indexed in Company Brain (mem0.shared_knowledge)

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[Phase 7] - CEO Command Center

Added

• Employee #6: CEO Agent (task decomposition, orchestration)
• Telegram bot integration (@JimmysalesBot)
• Commands: /status, /hire, /task, /roster, /help
• Event-driven task orchestration (PostgreSQL triggers)
• Task Status Watcher workflow (n8n)
• Inline Telegram approval buttons
• Grafana Dashboard v2 (12 panels)
• P&L tracking panel
• Employee Leaderboard panel
• Company Brain Growth panel
• Employee Registry table
• COMPANY_SOPs.md in ceo-workspace
• OPERATION_AD_READY.md campaign blueprint

Changed

• Campaign Generator v1 deactivated (replaced by event-driven system)
• tasks table extended with assignment, priority, mission tracking
• New tables: task_status_changes, token_usage

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[Phase 6] - Research & Marketing Team

Added

• Employee #4: Research & Intelligence Analyst
• Employee #5: Growth & Creative Strategist
• Campaign Generator v1 workflow (n8n)
• AD_AUTONOMY_BLUEPRINT.md (first collaborative mission)
• employee_registry table

Changed

• Grafana employee count now dynamic

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[Phase 5.5] - Engineer Autonomous Maturity

Added

• Engineering Lifecycle: PLAN → BUILD → DEPLOY → REFLECT
• APEX Constitution (Laws 1-5)
• Self-Reflection engine (reflections table)
• Tool library (/opt/apex/tools/)
• VP1: APEX Status API (6-service monitoring)
• VP2: Auto-Recovery System (5-minute cron)
• VP3: Grafana Executive Dashboard (9 panels)
• VP4: Employee Factory (spawn_employee.sh)
• Employee #3: Documentation Agent
• Database tables: lifecycle_executions, reflections, constitution_violations, performance_metrics, recovery_log

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[Phase 5] - Engineer Agent (Employee #1)

Added

• Employee #1: Principal Engineer (Letta agent)
• Engineer-Core n8n workflow
• Task webhook endpoint
• Database schema: projects, tasks, deployments, engineer_decisions

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[Phase 4] - Knowledge Layer

Added

• pgvector extension (v0.8.4) in 4 databases
• mem0 shared_knowledge table with HNSW index
• Ollama embeddings (nomic-embed-text, 768d)
• Letta configured with local LiteLLM
• MCP infrastructure at /opt/apex/mcp-servers/

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[Phase 3] - Development Platform

Added

• Code-Server operational (v4.126.0)
• Gitea fully functional (v1.26.4)
• Git workflows verified (clone, commit, push)
• apex-os-docs repository created
• Dockge secured with admin account
• Docker Socket Proxy verified

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[Phase 2] - Core AI Platform

Added

• LiteLLM proxy operational (port 4000)
• OpenRouter integration (gpt-4o, claude-3-5-sonnet)
• Ollama verified (phi3:mini, nomic-embed-text)
• Open WebUI accessible
• $10/30-day budget configured

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[Phase 1] - Infrastructure Hardening

Added

• SSH key-only authentication
• .env file secured (chmod 600)
• Traefik dashboard BasicAuth
• Automated daily backups (2AM UTC, 7-day retention)
• Gitea Engineer user with API token

Changed

• LITELLM_MASTER_KEY rotated
• VAULTWARDEN_ADMIN_TOKEN rotated
• Code-server mounts restricted

Fixed

• Letta crash-loop (installed pgvector)
• Langfuse exit (pinned to v2)
• Prometheus auth (added bearer token)

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[Phase 0] - Platform Audit

Added

• Complete infrastructure audit
• 19 container inventory
• Network topology mapping
• Security assessment (Grade: C-)
• Recommendations for hardening

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