Release notes
HOL Guard v3.56.0a2
PreviewHOL Guard v3.56.0a2, released October 23, 2026, is a preview release with 1 addition, 7 improvements, 10 fixes and 9 other changes across 24 merged pull requests. Highlights: Lead the releases screen with the version you are running; Inventory url redaction in the resident.
1 added · 7 improved · 10 fixed · 9 other
Key facts
- Version
- v3.56.0a2
- Channel
- Preview
- Published
- Previous release
- alpha/v3.53.0a3
- Merged pull requests
- 24
Documented changes
27 typed entries
Verified contributors
Credits being verified. Attribution coverage is in progress.
Attribution coverage
attribution in progress; history inventory partial.
Install
Scope
Guard v3.56.0a2 is a preview release published 2026-10-23. Upstream documents: Guard 3.56.0a2 is an opt-in prerelease cut from 2cad069. Stable installations remain on the stable channel. 26 commits • 24 merged pull requests • 2 contributors since Guard 3.56.0a1. Its comparison base is alpha/v3.53.0a3. It includes 234 verified contribution deliveries with public evidence links. Attribution for this release is being verified.
Changes
Other changes
9- Merged pull request #5753: test(package-shims): take the store lock from a fresh interpreter (#5753) Evidence for this change
- Merged pull request #5614: fix(native): prove a list item that only binds a shell variable (#5614) Evidence for this change
- Merged pull request #5539: feat(extensions): add command.mcpguard command source (#5539) Evidence for this change
- Merged pull request #5524: feat(inventory): port the serializer half of the inventory redaction seam (#5524) Evidence for this change
- Direct commit 256a405bc095: Merge branch 'main' into feat/x402shield-command-policy Evidence for this change
- Merged pull request #5717: perf(ci): share offline setup across two fixture groups Evidence for this change
- Merged pull request #5502: refactor(runtime): retire the GitHub pull-request expansion shims (#5502) Evidence for this change
- Merged pull request #5576: fix(guard): name the exact approved action on remembered rules (#5576) Evidence for this change
- Merged pull request #5501: refactor(runtime): retire the Python read-only lookup filters (#5501) Evidence for this change
- Direct commit 428773a1a011: Merge remote-tracking branch 'origin/main' into repair/pr-5547 Evidence for this change
- Merged pull request #5600: fix(command): run a Python package listing inside the workspace sandbox (#5600) Evidence for this change
Upgrade and compatibility
None documented.
Compare with the previous release
Predecessor on the same channel: alpha/v3.53.0a3
Verified contributors
Credits derive from public pull-request authorship, verified commit authorship, or verified co-authorship — never from thanks text or release metadata. Each distinct contributor is listed once; the evidence ledger paginates every published credit record.