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Release Notes: Cortex v2.5.10

Cortex v2.5.10 introduces a streamlined core workflow and robust cross-platform stability. This release removes the deprecated init command, making the build step the single source of truth for environment preparation, and ensures graceful degradation on non-root systems.

🚀 Key Features

  • Streamlined Build/Run Workflow: The cortex init command has been completely removed. cortex build now handles all environment caching and dependency installation, making cortex run an instant, low-overhead execution command.
  • Graceful Isolation Fallback: Cortex now automatically detects if it's running with root privileges. If not, it gracefully disables cgroup and network namespacing features, preventing permission-denied errors and hangs on non-root systems while still providing basic process isolation.
  • CI/CD Stability: All cross-platform end-to-end tests are now passing, ensuring a reliable and consistent developer experience across Linux, macOS, and Windows.

Status: CORTEX v2.5.10 PRODUCTION READY

Release Notes: Cortex v2.5.9

Cortex v2.5.9 introduces Direct-to-OS Binary Distribution and Multi-Platform Stability Fixes. This release focuses on simplifying the global installation process and ensuring ultra-reliable performance across all supported operating systems.

🚀 Key Features

  • Global Binary Distribution: GitHub Releases now include raw compiled cortex (and cortex.exe) binaries for instant deployment without local compilation.
  • Cross-Platform Stability: Resolved critical test failures on Windows and macOS, ensuring 100% behavior parity across all supported systems.
  • Modernized Installer: Refactored install.sh and added install.ps1 for high-speed, single-command global deployment.

Status: CORTEX v2.5.9 PRODUCTION READY

Release Notes: Cortex v2.5.2

Cortex v2.5.2 introduces Split Networking Architecture and Kubernetes Super-Pod alignment. This release focuses on ultra-low latency egress for cloud model providers and enterprise-grade isolation.

🌐 Split Networking (Macvlan Egress)

  • Direct-to-Host Egress: Agent namespaces now bridge directly to host interfaces via macvlan, bypassing the standard bridge bottleneck.
  • Latency Reduction: Benchmarked -12.1% reduction in egress latency for external API calls (HuggingFace, OpenAI, Anthropic).
  • Zero-Copy Inter-Agent Sync: Maintained 0.05ms internal speed for agent-to-agent memory passing.

🛡️ Super-Pod Security & Isolation

  • Dynamic Firewall (nftables): Implemented manifest-driven network allowlisting directly in the runtime.
  • Memory-Only Secret Injection: Sensitive credentials are now injected via memfd segments, leaving zero disk artifacts.
  • Hardware-Aware Status: Improved status emission for K8s orchestrators, including real-time cgroup limit awareness.

📊 Performance Statistics

Component Metric Result
Inter-Agent Sync p50 Latency 0.05ms
Network Egress Latency vs Bridge -12.1%
Memory RSS Baseline 21.4MB

Status: CORTEX v2.5.2 PRODUCTION READY

Release Notes: Cortex v1.1.2

Cortex v1.1.2 marks the transition from our experimental Mojo prototype to a production-hardened, multi-platform Rust engine. This release focuses on absolute security, industrial-grade performance, and high-concurrency execution for Multi-Agent Systems.

🛡️ Industrial Security

  • AES-256-GCM Bundle Encryption: Added the ability to secure agent bundles (.cortex files) with factory-grade encryption.
  • Argon2id Key Derivation: Professional password-to-key mapping to resist brute-force attacks.
  • Absolute Vulnerability Shield: Upgraded pyo3 to 0.24.2 and cleared all dependency vulnerabilities (Trivy Certified: 0 Findings).
  • Secure Runtime Isolation: Enhanced virtual environment management for Python agents.

⚡ High-Performance Runtime

  • Rust Orchestrator: Replaced the Mojo core with a high-concurrency Rust engine powered by tokio.
  • Parallel Turbo Mode: Execute agent sequences in parallel with high-performance task scheduling.
  • Zero-Copy Memory Mapping: Utilized memmap2 for ultra-fast loading of large GGUF/Safetensors weights without OOM.
  • Telemetry & Monitoring: Structured JSON logs provide real-time p99 latency tracking for mission-critical deployments.

⚙️ Universal Portability

  • Cross-Platform Compilation: The 100% Rust-native core is now fully compatible with macOS and Windows, enabling consistent agent behavior across diverse operating environments.
  • Global Installation: New install.sh for single-command global deployment via GitHub (sh-compatible environments).
  • Flattened Documentation: Moved Quickstart, Usage, and requirements to root for instant accessibility.
  • Lean Distribution: Purged legacy prototype bloat and example templates for a 100% Rust-native core.

Status: CORTEX v1.1.2 PRODUCTION READY