Agentic Sandbox v2026.5.16

Agentic Sandbox v2026.5.16

Released: 2026-05-24 Tag: `v2026.5.16` Previous: `v2026.5.15` (2026-05-24) Compare: `v2026.5.15...v2026.5.16`

What this release is

v2026.5.16 is the operator documentation synchronization release for the v2026.5.15 substrate baseline.

It does not change runtime behavior. It ships the AIWG doc-sync/code-to-docs pass that reconciled the README, quickstart, how-to, loadout, container-runtime, QEMU, deployment, operations, and troubleshooting docs with the current code and checked-in manifests.

Highlights

  • Task docs now match the live task API: examples use full task manifests through `manifest_yaml` or `manifest`, not the stale flat payload shape.
  • Loadout docs now match the registry: framework and provider names align with `images/qemu/loadouts/registry.json`.
  • Container docs now match the image catalog: provider images are documented as `:latest`, while `agentic/agent:dev` remains the shared base layer.
  • QEMU docs now match current runtime notes: Go and AIWG descriptions reflect current provisioning behavior.
  • Doc-sync evidence is checked in: the audit report and last-run metadata are included under `.aiwg/reports/`.

Upgrade matrix

AudienceImpact
Operators following README / Getting StartedUse the updated task manifest examples; old flat REST task examples were stale.
Loadout authorsUse current registry names: `all`, `aiwg-dev`, `sdlc`, `ops`, `forensics`, and `research`.
Container usersPull provider images by `:latest` unless pinning a release image; `agentic/agent:dev` is the shared dev base, not a provider runtime.
Runtime users already on v2026.5.15No behavior change; upgrade only if you want the corrected docs and version-aligned artifacts.

Verification

Local release-prep checks:

git diff --check
make lint
bash -n images/qemu/loadouts/resolve-manifest.sh images/qemu/loadouts/generate-from-manifest.sh images/qemu/provision-vm.sh

Doc-sync checks performed before release prep:

  • Stale-claim grep for old task examples, stale model names, old provider tags, stale framework claims, `Go 1.22`, and `AI Writing Guide`.
  • Targeted markdown relative-link validation across 11 operator-facing docs.

Branch CI on the doc-sync commit `0392e13` passed in runs 634, 635, and 636. Tag CI remains the release source of truth for v2026.5.16 publication after the tag is pushed.

Issues closed

  • #368 — prepare v2026.5.16 documentation sync release.
  • #367 remains open for runner label/substrate drift tracking. It is not a blocker for this documentation-only patch.

Full change log

See [`CHANGELOG.md` `[2026.5.16]`](../../CHANGELOG.md#2026516-2026-05-24) for the categorized breakdown.