trace-first-starter

RF — TFW-6 / Phase A: Core Versioning Infrastructure

Date: 2026-03-12 Author: Executor (AI) Status: 🟢 RF — Complete Parent HL: HL-TFW-6 TS: TS Phase A

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1. What Was Done

New Files

| File | Description | |——|————-| | .tfw/VERSION | Single-line semver: 0.3.0 | | .tfw/CHANGELOG.md | Retroactive changelog: 0.1.0 (2024), 0.2.0 (2025-02), 0.3.0 (2026-03-02), 0.3.1 (2026-03-12) | | .tfw/templates/RELEASE.md | Scaffold template with 6 guiding sections for project release strategy | | RELEASE.md | Fully populated release context for trace-first-starter |

Modified Files

| File | Changes | |——|———| | .tfw/PROJECT_CONFIG.yaml | Added version: "0.3.0" as first field under tfw: section | | .tfw/init.md | Added Step 2.5 (version tracking note), RELEASE.md copy in Step 4, two verification checks |

2. Key Decisions

1. version field placement. Placed as the first field under tfw: (before task_prefix) since version is the most fundamental metadata. TS did not specify position.
2. CHANGELOG 0.3.1 includes Phase B items. The [0.3.1] entry lists tfw-release and tfw-update workflows (created in Phase B). This is correct — the CHANGELOG describes the full release, not individual phases.
3. Field name version (not tfw_version). TS Step 3 explicitly clarifies: field is version under the tfw: namespace, avoiding redundancy.

3. Acceptance Criteria

• .tfw/VERSION contains 0.3.0 (single line, valid semver)
• .tfw/CHANGELOG.md has entries for 0.1.0, 0.2.0, 0.3.0, 0.3.1 with accurate content
• .tfw/PROJECT_CONFIG.yaml has version: "0.3.0" under tfw: section
• .tfw/templates/RELEASE.md has guiding scaffold with 6 sections
• RELEASE.md (root) is fully populated for trace-first-starter
• .tfw/init.md mentions version tracking and RELEASE.md
• No broken cross-references in modified files

4. Verification

• Lint: N/A (no code — Markdown/YAML artifacts only)
• Tests: N/A
• Verify: Manual verification completed — all files present, content matches TS spec, cross-references intact

5. Observations (out-of-scope, not modified)

#	File	Line(s)	Type	Description
1	README.md	53-54	style	Empty line between two table rows in “Root Files” section (KNOWLEDGE.md and TECH_DEBT.md split by blank line)
2	.tfw/PROJECT_CONFIG.yaml	17-20	todo	Build commands are placeholder echo commands — not configured for this project

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*RF — TFW-6 / Phase A: Core Versioning Infrastructure

2026-03-12*

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