Release 1.51: Python 3.14 and PyPI qualification

.agents/plugins/marketplace.json

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
       "source": {
         "source": "url",
         "url": "https://github.com/avksp/agent-lifecycle-kit.git",
-        "ref": "v1.50.2"
+        "ref": "v1.51.0"
       },
       "policy": {
         "installation": "AVAILABLE",

.claude-plugin/marketplace.json

@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@
       "source": {
         "source": "github",
         "repo": "avksp/agent-lifecycle-kit",
-        "ref": "v1.50.2"
+        "ref": "v1.51.0"
       },
       "description": "Reviewed SDD planning, budgeted execution, adapter conformance, implementation audit, and final proof.",
-      "version": "1.50.2",
+      "version": "1.51.0",
       "author": {
         "name": "Agent Lifecycle Kit contributors"
       },

.claude-plugin/plugin.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "agent-lifecycle-kit",
-  "version": "1.50.2",
+  "version": "1.51.0",
   "description": "Provider-neutral lifecycle kit for reviewed SDD planning, budgeted execution, adapter conformance, independent audits, and final proof.",
   "author": {
     "name": "Agent Lifecycle Kit contributors"

.codex-plugin/plugin.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "agent-lifecycle-kit",
-  "version": "1.50.2",
+  "version": "1.51.0",
   "description": "Provider-neutral lifecycle kit for reviewed SDD planning, budgeted execution, adapter conformance, independent audits, and final proof.",
   "author": {
     "name": "Agent Lifecycle Kit contributors",

.cursor-plugin/marketplace.json

@@ -5,14 +5,14 @@
   },
   "metadata": {
     "description": "Provider-neutral lifecycle kit for reviewed SDD planning, budgeted execution, adapter conformance, independent audits, and final proof.",
-    "version": "1.50.2"
+    "version": "1.51.0"
   },
   "plugins": [
     {
       "name": "agent-lifecycle-kit",
       "source": ".",
       "description": "Reviewed SDD planning, budgeted execution, adapter conformance, implementation audit, and final proof.",
-      "version": "1.50.2",
+      "version": "1.51.0",
       "author": {
         "name": "Agent Lifecycle Kit contributors"
       },

.cursor-plugin/plugin.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "agent-lifecycle-kit",
-  "version": "1.50.2",
+  "version": "1.51.0",
   "description": "Provider-neutral lifecycle kit for reviewed SDD planning, budgeted execution, adapter conformance, independent audits, and final proof.",
   "author": {
     "name": "Agent Lifecycle Kit contributors"

.github/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest, windows-latest]
-        python: ["3.11", "3.12", "3.13"]
+        python: ["3.11", "3.12", "3.13", "3.14"]
     steps:
       - name: Set git line ending policy
         run: git config --global core.autocrlf false

.github/workflows/matrix.yml

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest, windows-latest]
-        python: ["3.11", "3.12", "3.13"]
+        python: ["3.11", "3.12", "3.13", "3.14"]
     steps:
       - name: Set git line ending policy
         run: git config --global core.autocrlf false

.github/workflows/neutrality.yml

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        python-version: ["3.11", "3.12", "3.13"]
+        python-version: ["3.11", "3.12", "3.13", "3.14"]
     steps:
       - name: Set git line ending policy
         run: git config --global core.autocrlf false

.github/workflows/publish.yml

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v5
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v6
         with:
-          python-version: "3.11"
+          python-version: "3.14"
       - name: Validate publication versions
         env:
           RELEASE_TAG: ${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}
@@ -33,6 +33,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install build frontend
         run: python -m pip install build
       - name: Build and smoke-test distribution
-        run: python tests/package/run_packaging_smoke.py --dist-dir dist --evidence /tmp/packaging-smoke.json
+        run: python tests/package/run_packaging_smoke.py --dist-dir dist --python python --evidence /tmp/packaging-smoke.json
       - name: Publish to PyPI
         uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@release/v1

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v5
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v6
         with:
-          python-version: "3.11"
+          python-version: "3.14"
       - name: Install package
         run: python -m pip install -e .
       - name: Prepare evidence directories
@@ -69,4 +69,4 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install build frontend
         run: python -m pip install build
       - name: Run packaging smoke
-        run: python tests/package/run_packaging_smoke.py --dist-dir /tmp/agent-lifecycle-r03-dist --evidence "$EVIDENCE_DIR"/packaging-smoke.json
+        run: python tests/package/run_packaging_smoke.py --dist-dir /tmp/agent-lifecycle-r03-dist --python python --evidence "$EVIDENCE_DIR"/packaging-smoke.json

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -4,6 +4,19 @@
 
 - No changes yet.
 
+## 1.51.0 - 2026-08-09
+
+- Added Python 3.14 to package metadata and the tested CI, release, publication
+  and neutrality workflow matrices while keeping Python 3.15 outside the
+  supported range.
+- Extended packaging smoke validation to build wheel and source distribution,
+  install each in a separate clean environment and record both outcomes in one
+  portable receipt.
+- Documented the official versioned PyPI installation path and Python
+  3.11-3.14 support in English and Russian.
+- Updated package, plugin, marketplace and quickstart publication metadata to
+  `1.51.0`.
+
 ## 1.50.2 - 2026-08-09
 
 - Blocked generic descriptor-driven host launches and wildcard environment

README.md

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 [![License: Apache-2.0](https://img.shields.io/badge/license-Apache--2.0-green.svg)](LICENSE)
 [![Release](https://img.shields.io/github/v/release/avksp/agent-lifecycle-kit?label=release)](https://github.com/avksp/agent-lifecycle-kit/releases)
-![Python](https://img.shields.io/badge/python-3.11--3.13-blue.svg)
+![Python](https://img.shields.io/badge/python-3.11--3.14-blue.svg)
 
 **Agent Lifecycle Kit (ALK)** gives coding agents one delivery workflow from
 request to verified result. It turns a user task into a reviewed specification,
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ agent-lifecycle diagnose --no-install-plans
 agent-lifecycle adapter validate --descriptor adapters/codex/adapter.descriptor.json
 ```
 
-Package install, when available for the release:
-`python -m pip install agent-lifecycle-kit==1.50.2`.
+The official [PyPI package](https://pypi.org/project/agent-lifecycle-kit/) supports Python 3.11-3.14.
+Install the exact release with `python -m pip install agent-lifecycle-kit==1.51.0`.
 
 For a short walkthrough, use [Quickstart](docs/guides/quickstart.md) and the [Lifecycle cookbook](docs/guides/lifecycle-cookbook.md). For structure and positioning, see [System architecture](docs/architecture/system-architecture.md) and [Project comparison](docs/reference/project-comparison.md). Russian documentation starts at [Документация на русском](docs/ru/README.md).
 

adapters/claude/.claude-plugin/plugin.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "agent-lifecycle-kit",
-  "version": "1.50.2",
+  "version": "1.51.0",
   "description": "Lifecycle skills and adapter metadata for reviewed planning, budgeted execution, adapter conformance, audit, and final proof.",
   "author": {
     "name": "Agent Lifecycle Kit contributors"

adapters/codex/.codex-plugin/plugin.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "agent-lifecycle-kit",
-  "version": "1.50.2",
+  "version": "1.51.0",
   "description": "Provider-neutral lifecycle kit and adapter metadata for reviewed planning, budgeted execution, adapter conformance, audit, and final proof.",
   "author": {
     "name": "Agent Lifecycle Kit contributors"

adapters/cursor/.cursor-plugin/plugin.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "agent-lifecycle-kit",
-  "version": "1.50.2",
+  "version": "1.51.0",
   "description": "Agent lifecycle planning, budgeted execution, adapter conformance, audit, and final proof for Cursor.",
   "author": {
     "name": "Agent Lifecycle Kit contributors"

docs/README.md

@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ project.
 
 ## Quick start
 
+- Official PyPI package for Python 3.11-3.14:
+  `python -m pip install agent-lifecycle-kit==1.51.0` from
+  [agent-lifecycle-kit](https://pypi.org/project/agent-lifecycle-kit/).
 - [Quickstart](guides/quickstart.md)
 - [Lifecycle cookbook](guides/lifecycle-cookbook.md)
 - [System architecture](architecture/system-architecture.md)

docs/guides/quickstart.md

@@ -23,16 +23,18 @@ PYTHONPATH=src python -m agent_lifecycle version
 
 ## Install from package
 
-When the package is available for the release, install the exact semver version:
+The official [PyPI project](https://pypi.org/project/agent-lifecycle-kit/)
+supports Python 3.11-3.14. When the package is available for the requested
+version, install the exact semantic version:
 
 ```bash
-python -m pip install agent-lifecycle-kit==1.50.2
+python -m pip install agent-lifecycle-kit==1.51.0
 agent-lifecycle version
 ```
 
-If the package is not available yet, use the source checkout path above. A Git
-tag alone is not enough for plugin installation; plugin manifests inside the
-tag must also carry the same version. See
+If a requested version has not been published to PyPI, use the source checkout
+path above. A Git tag alone is not enough for plugin installation; plugin
+manifests inside the tag must also carry the same version. See
 [Plugin publication](../reference/plugin-publication.md).
 
 ## Check readiness

docs/reference/cli.md

@@ -4,6 +4,15 @@ The CLI prints JSON for machine-readable commands. Commands that mutate state
 record receipts or require explicit input files; diagnostic commands stay
 read-only unless their own help says otherwise.
 
+## Installation
+
+Python 3.11-3.14 is supported. Install the exact release from the official
+[PyPI project](https://pypi.org/project/agent-lifecycle-kit/):
+
+```bash
+python -m pip install agent-lifecycle-kit==1.51.0
+```
+
 ## Foundation
 
 - `agent-lifecycle version`: print package version.

docs/ru/README.md

@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@ OpenInterpreter, Pi, Grok Build и других. Ядро не зависит о
 
 Главная цель проекта - закрывать задачу полностью, с максимально возможным качеством для выбранной модели, без оверинжиринга и с контролем расхода токенов.
 
-**Лицензия:** Apache-2.0 · **Версия:** 1.50.2 · **Python:** 3.11-3.13
+**Лицензия:** Apache-2.0 · **Версия:** 1.51.0 · **Python:** 3.11-3.14
 
 ## Быстрый старт
-
+Официальный [пакет в PyPI](https://pypi.org/project/agent-lifecycle-kit/) для Python 3.11-3.14: `python -m pip install agent-lifecycle-kit==1.51.0`.
 Из исходного дерева:
 
 ```bash

docs/ru/quickstart.md

@@ -22,15 +22,17 @@ PYTHONPATH=src python -m agent_lifecycle version
 
 ## Установка из пакета
 
-Если пакет опубликован для нужного релиза, устанавливайте точную
-семантическую версию:
+Официальный [проект в PyPI](https://pypi.org/project/agent-lifecycle-kit/)
+поддерживает Python 3.11-3.14. Если пакет опубликован для нужной версии,
+устанавливайте точную семантическую версию:
 
 ```bash
-python -m pip install agent-lifecycle-kit==1.50.2
+python -m pip install agent-lifecycle-kit==1.51.0
 agent-lifecycle version
 ```
 
-Если пакет ещё не опубликован, используйте установку из исходного дерева выше.
+Если нужная версия ещё не опубликована в PyPI, используйте установку из
+исходного дерева выше.
 Одного Git-тега недостаточно для установки плагина: манифесты плагина внутри
 тега тоже должны содержать ту же версию. Подробнее:
 [публикация плагинов](reference/plugin-publication.md).

docs/ru/reference/cli.md

@@ -3,6 +3,15 @@
 Основная команда называется `agent-lifecycle`. Она возвращает структурированный
 JSON, чтобы результат можно было проверять автоматически.
 
+## Установка
+
+Поддерживаются Python 3.11-3.14. Установите точную версию из официального
+[проекта в PyPI](https://pypi.org/project/agent-lifecycle-kit/):
+
+```bash
+python -m pip install agent-lifecycle-kit==1.51.0
+```
+
 ## Основа
 
 - `agent-lifecycle version`: версия пакета.

pyproject.toml

@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "agent-lifecycle-kit"
-version = "1.50.2"
+version = "1.51.0"
 description = "Provider-neutral lifecycle control layer that helps coding agents plan, execute, validate, and prove software tasks to completion."
 readme = "README.md"
-requires-python = ">=3.11,<3.14"
+requires-python = ">=3.11,<3.15"
 license = { text = "Apache-2.0" }
 authors = [{ name = "Agent Lifecycle Kit contributors" }]
 keywords = [
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ classifiers = [
   "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11",
   "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12",
   "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.13",
+  "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.14",
   "Typing :: Typed",
 ]
 dependencies = []

src/agent_lifecycle/_version.py

@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 """Package version."""
 
-__version__ = "1.50.2"
+__version__ = "1.51.0"