v2.15.0 v0.9.9

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data-privacy-stack/presidioAug 17, 2026 → Aug 18, 20261 day between releases

What's New

Codewhale v0.9.9 introduces context-window honesty and deprecates legacy DeepSeek packages.

Breaking Changes

  • Legacy `deepseek` and `deepseek-tui` npm packages are deprecated and receive no further releases.
  • Users must migrate legacy command names to `codewhale` using the provided documentation.

New Features

  • Context-window honesty labeling at every surface.
  • Output-ceiling honesty labeling for unverified models.
  • Fleet read-only shell carve-out enforcement.
  • Bash tool spill file best-effort handling.
  • Telemetry default-on visibility.

Improvements

  • DeepSeek V4 pricing now reflects published peak/off-peak tiers.

Bug Fixes

  • Bash tool no longer wedges when complete-output spill files cannot be created.

Upgrade Notes

Migrate from legacy `deepseek` or `deepseek-tui` commands to `codewhale` using `docs/REBRAND.md`. Update Docker image references to `ghcr.io/hmbown/codewhale:v0.9.9`. The legacy npm package `deepseek-tui` is deprecated and receives no further releases.

The Two Releases

v2.15.0

v2.15.0

Aug 17, 2026· 2 months ago

Introduces the DeepSeek Harness bundle, authored brand marks, and improvements to sequence diagrams and rendering.

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v0.9.9

v0.9.9

Aug 18, 2026· 2 months ago

A truth-and-resilience release focusing on honest labeling of context windows and output ceilings, and fixing the shell tool to no longer wedge on disk exhaustion.

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