Release notes — week of 25 August 2026¶

What's new this week¶

antcrew v0.35.0 — antcrew_engine bundled, single install¶

antcrew_engine is now shipped inside the antcrew wheel. One install gets everything:

pip install antcrew   # antcrew_engine included — no separate install needed

All existing imports continue to work unchanged:

from antcrew_engine import EngineLoop, MemoryStore, Goal   # still works
from antcrew.engine import EngineLoop                       # also works

Migration: remove antcrew-engine from your requirements.txt or pyproject.toml. The antcrew-engine package on PyPI (v0.4.0) is now a stub that depends on antcrew>=0.35 — existing pins still install correctly.

Why: one install, one version, zero dependency conflicts. Future development of the engine happens in github.com/iagop03/antcrew. The antcrew-engine GitHub repo is archived.

antcrew run --compliance — one-flag audit trail¶

New flag on antcrew run that enables compliance mode for any pipeline run:

antcrew run "Review this NDA" --team LegalReviewTeam --compliance

Effects:

Forces full TraceLog — every prompt and response is recorded, not just token counts
Auto-creates a timestamped .db file if --trace is not specified
Writes a compliance_<run_id>.json attestation after the run:

{
  "run_id": "abc123",
  "attested_at": "2026-08-22T14:05:00Z",
  "team": "LegalReviewTeam",
  "model": "claude-sonnet-5",
  "governance_hash": "sha256:a1b2c3d4e5f6789a",
  "cost_usd": 0.43,
  "duration_s": 12.7,
  "full_trace": true,
  "trace_db": "compliance_20260822_140500.db"
}

Designed for healthcare, fintech, and legaltech audit pipelines. Pairs with antcrew inspect <run-id> for full per-agent trace review.

See Compliance Pack for the full audit workflow.

keybridge v2.2.0 — renamed from antcrew-proxy¶

The proxy package is renamed to keybridge. All references to antcrew-proxy in documentation, Docker images, and platform code have been updated.

pip install keybridge
# or
docker pull ghcr.io/iagop03/keybridge:latest

The old antcrew-proxy name on PyPI will not receive further updates. The Docker image ghcr.io/iagop03/antcrew-proxy continues to work but is deprecated — update your Compose files to use ghcr.io/iagop03/keybridge:latest.

Why the rename: "keybridge" is a more descriptive name — it bridges LLM API keys between your infrastructure and the providers, keeping them off antcrew-platform. The shorter name also makes CLI help and log lines easier to read.

Documentation¶

Compliance Pack guide¶

New documentation at Platform → Compliance Pack covering:

Compliance requirements table (GDPR / HIPAA / SOC 2 / ISO 27001 / EU AI Act) mapped to antcrew features
--compliance CLI walkthrough
Platform attestation endpoint (POST /run/attest)
keybridge BYOK key isolation setup
Fernet field encryption for sensitive artifacts
Self-hosted Docker deployment
Compliance checklist per vertical (healthcare / fintech / legaltech / GDPR)

Local-first documentation rewrite¶

The main README and docs site have been rewritten to lead with the local-first experience:

pip install antcrew → run with --model simulated (zero setup) → --model ollama:llama3 (local AI) → cloud key (real AI with billing)
SimulatedLLM is now explicitly documented as a deterministic test stub — not real AI output
antcrew-platform is positioned as the optional cloud layer, not a prerequisite
antcrew-engine is no longer surfaced as a separate install in any user-facing doc

Upgrading¶

pip install --upgrade antcrew keybridge

Remove antcrew-engine from your dependencies — it is now bundled with antcrew.

For antcrew-platform self-hosters: no schema migration this week. Pull the latest image and restart.

Next release notes: week of 1 September 2026.