Release notes
HOL Guard v3.59.0a53
PreviewHOL Guard v3.59.0a53, released November 4, 2026, is a preview release with 3 additions, 7 improvements, 3 fixes and 1 other change across 12 merged pull requests. Highlights: Add a lean Codex sessions switch to the CIGAR settings tab; Add the opt-in cappz-market MCP contribution.
3 added · 7 improved · 3 fixed · 1 other
Key facts
- Version
- v3.59.0a53
- Channel
- Preview
- Published
- Previous release
- alpha/v3.59.0a52
- Merged pull requests
- 12
Documented changes
14 typed entries
Verified contributors
3 verified contributors · 14 credits
Attribution coverage
attribution complete; history inventory partial.
Install
Scope
Guard v3.59.0a53 is a preview release published 2026-11-04. Upstream documents: Guard 3.59.0a53 is an opt-in prerelease cut from 3bca61e. Stable installations remain on the stable channel. 13 commits • 12 merged pull requests • 2 contributors since Guard 3.59.0a52. Its comparison base is alpha/v3.59.0a52. It includes 14 verified contribution deliveries with public evidence links.
Changes
Added
3- contextAdd a lean Codex sessions switch to the CIGAR settings tab (#7183) Evidence for this change
- mcp-serversAdd the opt-in cappz-market MCP contribution (
b4a2d5e) Evidence for this change - contextAdd lean Codex sessions command (#7175) Evidence for this change
- Guard records the value it wrote (
codex-lean-sessions.jsonin the Guard home) and removes only that value. A limit the user set, or changed after Guard set it, is reported asyoursand left alone. - The edit goes through
dump_toml(..., original=...), so comments and layout stay put. It takes the same lock as the Codex hook install and refuses to write over a config it cannot parse. - It does not need the CIGAR service to be running.
- Guard records the value it wrote (
Improved
7- extensionsProject Extension Control Center state in the native runtime (#7185) Evidence for this change
- cloud-actionsRead and save the Cloud actions check in the native runtime (#7182) Evidence for this change
- approvalsLabel extension coverage for the review card in the native runtime (#7184) Evidence for this change
- protectCompose paused-install guidance in the native runtime (#7181) Evidence for this change
- fleet-postureShape the policy and runtimes sections in the native runtime (#7172) Evidence for this change
- inventoryBuild exported artifact metadata in the native runtime (#7173) Evidence for this change
- consumerCompose the consumer approval-context token in the native runtime (#7178) Evidence for this change
- Merged pull request #7180: fix(context): lead a prompt's code with the part that defines its words
- Merged pull request #7130: fix(guard): read the dump and paging filters instead of reviewing them
- Merged pull request #7178: refactor(consumer): compose the consumer approval-context token in the native runtime
- Merged pull request #7187: fix(cloud-actions): bind the exchange proof to the subject token
- Merged pull request #7175: feat(context): add lean Codex sessions command
- Merged pull request #7182: refactor(cloud-actions): read and save the Cloud actions check in the native runtime
- Direct commit d9a78a72708e: feat(mcp-servers): add cappz-market (CAPPZ Marketplace) contribution
- Merged pull request #7184: refactor(approvals): label extension coverage for the review card in the native runtime
- Merged pull request #7185: refactor(extensions): project Extension Control Center state in the native runtime
- Merged pull request #7176: Add cappz market mcp
- Merged pull request #7183: feat(context): add a lean Codex sessions switch to the CIGAR settings tab
- Merged pull request #7173: refactor(inventory): build exported artifact metadata in the native runtime
- Merged pull request #7172: refactor(fleet-posture): shape the policy and runtimes sections in the native runtime
- Merged pull request #7181: refactor(protect): compose paused-install guidance in the native runtime
Fixed
3- guardRead the dump and paging filters instead of reviewing them (#7130) Evidence for this change
- cloud-actionsBind the exchange proof to the subject token (#7187) Evidence for this change
- contextLead a prompt's code with the part that defines its words (#7180) Evidence for this change
Other changes
1- Guard 3.59.0a53 is an opt-in prerelease cut from
3bca61e. Stable installations remain on the stable channel. 13 commits • 12 merged pull requests • 2 contributors since Guard 3.59.0a52. Evidence for this change
Upgrade and compatibility
None documented.
Compare with the previous release
Predecessor on the same channel: alpha/v3.59.0a52
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.