Snapshot date: February 9, 2026.
- Tier 0: Concept
- Tier 1: Prototype
- Tier 2: Reproducible
- Tier 3: Integration-Ready
- Tier 4: Stable
- Public problem statement exists.
- Initial implementation artifact exists in target repo.
- Constraints and assumptions are documented.
- Reproducible run instructions are committed.
- Validation artifact exists (test report or benchmark output).
- At least one independent rerun is documented.
- Interfaces are documented and versioned.
- At least one downstream integration is verified.
- Known failure modes are documented.
- Release checklist and compatibility matrix are published.
- Regression tests are automated in CI.
- Operational runbook and support policy are documented.
| Cluster | Primary Repos | Steward | Backup |
|---|---|---|---|
| Specs and Constraints | t81-foundation, duotronic-whitepaper, t81-constraints |
@t81dev |
@t81dev |
| Runtime and Quantization | t81-vm, t81lib, ternary, t81-python, ternary_gcc_plugin |
@t81dev |
@t81dev |
| Tooling and Docs | t81-docs, t81-examples, ternary-tools, t81-roadmap |
@t81dev |
@t81dev |
| Hardware and Systems | t81-hardware, ternary-fabric, ternary-memory-research |
@t81dev |
@t81dev |
| Crypto Experiments | trinity, trinity-decrypt, trinity-pow |
@t81dev |
@t81dev |
- Documentation and onboarding consistency.
- Benchmark reproducibility and publication hygiene.
- Spec/runtime boundary clarity (
t81-foundation->t81-vmexecution contract split). - Hardware simulation path definition.
- Runtime contract drift prevention via
MIGRATION_STATUS.mdand release-manifest cadence.
Use this section for recurring updates.
- Scope: Migration contract gates, CI stabilization, and intake fan-out operationalization.
- Repos touched:
t81-vm,t81-lang,t81-python,t81-docs,t81-roadmap. - Risks discovered: parity risk retired; remaining risk concentrated in contract/version drift across downstream repos.
- Evidence added: green contract CI checks across core repos, active
runtime-contract-v0.2baseline, and refreshedMIGRATION_DASHBOARD.md. - Maturity movement: cross-repo contract governance moved from ad hoc updates to enforced automation.
- Next actions: sustain pinned/floating lane discipline and expand Phase 3 reproducible benchmark publication.
- Scope: Runtime parity closeout and cross-repo contract synchronization.
- Repos touched:
t81-vm,t81-lang,t81-python,t81-docs,t81-roadmap,t81-foundation. - Risks discovered: primary parity risk is closed; remaining risk moved to ABI/version governance drift.
- Evidence added:
t81-vmparity commits23a1003(opcode/test parity) and8df1c47(.gitignorehygiene), canary and compatibility gates passing. - Maturity movement: VM migration moved from partial parity to full opcode/test parity (
81/81,13/13). - Next actions: pin baseline in downstream docs and maintain compatibility matrix discipline on every runtime contract change.
- Scope: stood up and started burning down Phase 0/1 execution matrices and linked repo issues.
- Repos touched:
t81-roadmap,t81-docs,t81-foundation,t81-python. - Risks discovered: Phase 1 technical-risk concentration is now primarily in
t81libquantization hardening andternary_gcc_pluginABI validation. - Evidence added:
PHASE0_ALIGNMENT_MATRIX.md,PHASE1_STABILIZATION_MATRIX.md, and closure oft81-docs#4,t81-foundation#111,t81-foundation#112,t81-python#4. - Maturity movement: Phase 1 runtime-boundary and Python-bridge governance checkpoints advanced; remaining work is implementation-heavy in non-local repos.
- Next actions: execute
t81lib#1,ternary_gcc_plugin#1,t81-constraints#1, and whitepaper terminology alignment issue before proposing Phase 0/1 closure.
- Scope: formally closed Phase 0 and Phase 1 migration checklists with cross-repo implementation evidence.
- Repos touched:
t81-roadmap,t81-docs,t81-foundation,t81-python,t81lib,ternary_gcc_plugin,t81-constraints,duotronic-whitepaper,t81-benchmarks. - Risks discovered: remaining risk is operational drift (weekly status hygiene and monthly publication discipline), not unresolved migration parity scope.
- Evidence added: closure of
t81-roadmap#1andt81-roadmap#2, plus closeout release record inreleases/2026-02-08-migration-phase0-1-closeout.md. - Maturity movement: migration moved from execution-in-progress to governance-complete for Phase 0/1.
- Next actions: sustain weekly ops runbook and monthly benchmark publication cadence.
- Scope: completed Phase 3 evidence audit and normalized duplicate issue tracks in hardware/system repos.
- Repos touched:
t81-hardware,ternary-fabric,ternary-memory-research,t81-roadmap. - Risks discovered: primary near-term risk is artifact staleness over time (not missing Phase 3 tracking structure).
- Evidence added:
t81-hardwarecommit824ecf0(docs/phase3-milestone-ladder.md)ternary-fabriccommita020480(docs/PHASE3_INTEGRATION_HANDOFF.md)ternary-memory-researchcommit28c8acc(docs/phase3-hypothesis-matrix.md)
- Maturity movement: Phase 3 moved from kickoff-only tracking to explicit reproducible artifact/checkpoint documentation in all scoped repos.
- Next actions: maintain artifact freshness during weekly ops rhythm and attach new evidence runs before future phase promotions.
- Scope: executed a full release-readiness dry run without promoting runtime contract versions.
- Repos touched:
t81-roadmap,t81-lang,t81-python,t81-docs. - Risks discovered: no immediate contract drift; main operational risk remains missing regular cadence execution.
- Evidence added:
releases/2026-02-08-phase5-release-readiness-dry-run.md, refreshed manifest/status/dashboard/runtime-sync artifacts, and successful compatibility checks in lang/python/docs repos. - Maturity movement: Phase 5 operationalization moved from static checklist to validated, repeatable weekly runbook execution.
- Next actions: repeat weekly dry-run cadence and treat non-green migration status entries as release blockers.
- Scope: replaced interim backup-owner placeholders and added explicit Phase 3/4 evidence freshness governance.
- Repos touched:
t81-roadmap. - Risks discovered: with freshness checks automated, primary remaining risk is delayed human response to stale-evidence alerts.
- Evidence added:
scripts/check_phase_evidence_freshness.py,PHASE_EVIDENCE_STATUS.md,PHASE_EVIDENCE_STATUS.json, and freshness policy sections in Phase 3/4 matrices. - Maturity movement: migration operations gained proactive stale-evidence detection and concrete backup owner assignments.
- Next actions: monitor first automated stale-evidence cycle and triage generated
phase-evidence-staleissues.
- Scope: standardized runtime tag interpretation in docs checks, corrected catalog naming hygiene, and integrated phase freshness checks into weekly/dry-run automation.
- Repos touched:
t81-roadmap,t81-docs. - Risks discovered: operationally low; primary risk now is external API/transient workflow instability rather than governance drift.
- Evidence added:
PHASE_EVIDENCE_STATUS.md,PHASE_EVIDENCE_STATUS.json, and automated stale-alert workflow wiring in.github/workflows/phase5-release-readiness.yml. - Maturity movement: release-readiness automation now includes proactive stale-evidence governance and normalized runtime-tag semantics.
- Next actions: confirm first scheduled workflow run and verify stale-alert issue lifecycle behavior end-to-end.
- Scope: formalized post-migration execution matrix and aligned consumer quickstart naming to the active runtime baseline.
- Repos touched:
t81-roadmap,t81-examples. - Risks discovered: low technical risk; main risk is process drift if Phase 6 owner issue cadence is not maintained.
- Evidence added:
PHASE6_DEVELOPMENT_MATRIX.md,ROADMAP.mdPhase 6 section, andt81-examplesruntime-v0.5e2e path with compatibility wrapper. - Maturity movement: roadmap transitioned from migration-complete tracking to an explicit post-migration development execution lane.
- Next actions: drive Phase 6 tracker issue
#18and monitor consumer-path CI execution cadence.
- Scope: activated all Phase 6 child workstreams and wired consumer-path CI into migration reporting.
- Repos touched:
t81-roadmap,t81-examples,trinity,trinity-decrypt,trinity-pow. - Risks discovered: low implementation risk; primary risk is cadence drift if weekly evidence updates are skipped.
- Evidence added: child trackers
#19,#20,#21,#22;docs/runtime-promotion-policy.md; refreshed dashboard/manifest/status artifacts witht81-examplesruntime-v0.5-e2eCI evidence lane (https://github.com/t81dev/t81-examples/actions/runs/21808211940). - Maturity movement: Phase 6 moved from planning-only to active execution with issue-backed workstreams and measurable policy artifacts.
- Next actions: close
#20after first scheduledruntime-v0.5-e2erun lands and start the 4-week#21streak.
- Scope: brought
t81-foundationinto machine-checked runtime contract governance and roadmap migration reporting. - Repos touched:
t81-foundation,t81-roadmap. - Risks discovered: low; primary risk is stale marker drift if runtime promotions land without foundation fan-out.
- Evidence added:
t81-foundation/contracts/runtime-contract.json,t81-foundation/.github/workflows/runtime-contract.yml, and green runhttps://github.com/t81dev/t81-foundation/actions/runs/21808330179. - Maturity movement: migration status now tracks foundation as a first-class contract participant (green).
- Next actions: keep foundation marker updates in every future runtime contract promotion checklist.
- Scope: completed a successful post-fix Phase 5 rehearsal run, initialized the quality-gate streak tracker, and published a pinned golden-demo artifact.
- Repos touched:
t81-roadmap,t81-vm,t81-foundation,t81-examples. - Risks discovered: the first rehearsal attempt failed due missing
t81-foundationcheckout in roadmap workflows; fixed viat81-roadmapcommit52b3f5e. - Evidence added:
- success run:
https://github.com/t81dev/t81-roadmap/actions/runs/21808698958 - streak tracker:
docs/phase5-quality-gate-streak.md(1/4initialized) - golden artifact:
releases/2026-02-09-runtime-v0.5-golden-demo.md
- success run:
- Maturity movement: P6-D1 now has rehearsal evidence and P6-D3 moved from not-started to active weekly streak execution.
- Next actions: close
#19and continue weekly quality-gate streak toward4/4in#21.
- Scope: initiated runtime-contract-v0.6 planning lane and stood up explicit external contributor intake tasks.
- Repos touched:
t81-vm,t81-roadmap,t81-examples,t81-docs,t81-foundation. - Risks discovered: low implementation risk; primary risk is drift between v0.6 planning checklist and downstream repo execution if issue links are not maintained.
- Evidence added:
- v0.6 tracker:
https://github.com/t81dev/t81-roadmap/issues/24 - good-first cross-repo tasks:
t81-docs#5,t81-examples#2,t81-foundation#113 - intake board:
docs/contributor-intake-board.md
- v0.6 tracker:
- Maturity movement: ecosystem development moved from migration-only execution to an active next-contract planning + contributor intake cycle.
- Next actions: maintain issue-state sync between intake board and target repos; prepare first v0.6 checklist status update.
- Scope: expanded canonical consumer suite from one path to three, added monthly golden-demo generation cadence, and automated streak-tracker refresh in Phase 5 workflows.
- Repos touched:
t81-examples,t81-roadmap,t81-vm. - Risks discovered: low technical risk; primary risk is stale release metadata if cadence automation is disabled.
- Evidence added:
t81-examplescanonical suite CI green:https://github.com/t81dev/t81-examples/actions/runs/21809629669- golden-demo generator:
scripts/generate_runtime_golden_demo_release.py - golden-demo monthly workflow:
.github/workflows/golden-demo-release.yml(validated runhttps://github.com/t81dev/t81-roadmap/actions/runs/21809662071) - v0.6 RFC draft:
t81-vm/docs/rfcs/RFC-0003-runtime-contract-v0.6-planning.md
- Maturity movement: ecosystem progressed from single-demo validation to suite-level canonical validation with recurring release artifact automation.
- Next actions: keep
#24checklist current and continue#21streak toward4/4.
- Keep
MIGRATION_DASHBOARD.mdcurrent and review failing cross-repo CI conclusions weekly. - Triage new
rfc-intakeissues generated fromt81-foundation/specchanges. - Keep Phase 3 evidence artifacts refreshed and linked from
PHASE3_MILESTONE_MATRIX.mdas new runs land. - Keep
PHASE4_SECURITY_MATRIX.mdlinked issues moving and attach threat/benchmark evidence artifacts as they land. - Maintain Phase 6 execution tracker issue
#18and keep owner/evidence fields current. - Drive P6-D2 consumer-path upkeep in
t81-examplesandt81-docson each runtime contract promotion. - Keep Phase 6 child issue checklist (
#19-#22) updated with weekly evidence links. - Keep
docs/phase5-quality-gate-streak.mdsynchronized with every weekly run result. - Keep
docs/runtime-v0.6-downstream-impact-checklist.mdanddocs/contributor-intake-board.mdsynced with issue state. - Keep monthly golden-demo artifacts publishing under
releases/viagolden-demo-release.yml. - Keep monthly publication bundles current in
t81-benchmarks/publications/. - Keep weekly ecosystem release-cut records current under
releases/.