v0.35.0 Release Recap

v0.35.0 is a non-breaking operations release that adds dry-run-first Norn manifest publishing.

What Changed

Area	New in v0.35.0	Why it matters
Norn publish	contextdb norn publish --dry-run --report	Lets operators validate the exact service entry and publish target before changing Norn
Explicit write	contextdb norn publish --execute --publish-url URL --token TOKEN --report	Keeps registration writes intentional and compatible with authenticated Norn endpoints
Publish report	JSON status, response, generated entry, and validation errors	Gives automation a durable audit trail for registration attempts
Feature metadata	norn-manifest-publish	Lets live deployments advertise dry-run-first publish support through introspection

Compatibility

This release only adds a new Norn publish command and feature metadata. Existing Norn manifest generation, validation, drift checks, backup lifecycle tools, REST, GraphQL, and SDK behavior is unchanged.

Operator Flow

contextdb norn publish \
  --endpoint "$CONTEXTDB_URL" \
  --publish-url "$NORN_PUBLISH_URL" \
  --report

That default dry run exits zero after validating the generated entry. To perform the authenticated write, opt in explicitly:

contextdb norn publish \
  --endpoint "$CONTEXTDB_URL" \
  --publish-url "$NORN_PUBLISH_URL" \
  --token "$NORN_TOKEN" \
  --execute \
  --report

Verification

Release gates for this slice:

Gate	Status
go test -count=1 ./...	Passed
npm run docs:build	Passed
git diff --check	Passed