# KORA EOD Report - 2026-05-05 - v0.2.0-alpha

Date: `2026-05-05`

Final public HEAD: `0082f35c80625740ea0f05c3a41fc1ecf49a0ba1`

Published release: `v0.2.0-alpha`

Release URL: https://github.com/Krako-Labs/KORA/releases/tag/v0.2.0-alpha

Release status:

- Git tag created and pushed.
- GitHub Release created.
- Prerelease: true.
- Latest: false.
- No release assets uploaded.
- No raw benchmark JSON artifacts uploaded.
- Remaining blockers: none for `v0.2.0-alpha`.

## Summary

Today completed the `v0.2.0-alpha` benchmark evidence expansion cycle from implementation through release publication.

The release adds deterministic expected-output correctness checks, benchmark Markdown summary generation, raw benchmark artifact policy documentation, expanded correctness/error/fallback benchmark coverage, reviewed release/readiness documentation, changelog wording, a raw artifact freeze decision, and final release validation.

## Completed Tasks

| Task | Result |
|---|---|
| Task 101 | Added deterministic expected-output correctness checks. |
| Task 102 | Added benchmark summary generation. |
| Task 103 | Added raw benchmark artifact policy. |
| Task 104 | Expanded correctness/error/fallback benchmark coverage. |
| Task 105 | Drafted `v0.2.0-alpha` release notes. |
| Task 106 | Added readiness check. |
| Task 107 | Added merge-readiness PR packet. |
| Task 108 | Added pre-merge self-review. |
| Task 109 | Added merge candidate validation. |
| Task 110 | Opened PR #17. |
| Task 111 | Added PR #17 review packet. |
| Task 112 | Merged PR #17 and validated public HEAD. |
| Task 113 | Prepared changelog update branch. |
| Task 114 | Opened PR #18. |
| Task 115 | Merged PR #18 and validated public HEAD. |
| Task 116 | Documented raw artifact freeze decision. |
| Task 117 | Opened and merged PR #19, then validated public HEAD. |
| Task 118 | Cleaned stale remote `origin/task*` branches. |
| Task 119 | Ran final release preflight. |
| Task 120 | Created and pushed the annotated `v0.2.0-alpha` Git tag. |
| Task 121 | Created the GitHub Release for `v0.2.0-alpha`. |

## PR Summary

| PR | Summary | Status |
|---|---|---|
| #17 | Benchmark evidence expansion: expected-output checks, summary generation, artifact policy, expanded tests, readiness docs. | Merged |
| #18 | `CHANGELOG.md` update for `v0.2.0-alpha`. | Merged |
| #19 | Raw artifact freeze decision: no raw benchmark JSON artifacts frozen or committed for this alpha release. | Merged |

## Final Validation Summary

Final validation passed from public `origin/main` before release publication:

- `python3 -m pytest`: `50 passed`
- CLI smoke tests passed:
  - `python3 -m kora --help`
  - `python3 -m kora examples list`
  - `python3 -m kora run hello_kora`
  - `python3 -m kora run retry_demo`
  - `python3 -m kora run direct_vs_kora -- --offline`
- Benchmark validation passed:
  - regenerated `deterministic_heavy_v1_100` under `/tmp` and compared with the tracked workload
  - dry-run benchmark passed
  - direct-baseline benchmark passed
  - KORA-controlled benchmark passed
  - Markdown summary generation from `/tmp` benchmark artifacts passed

## Benchmark Evidence

| Metric | Value |
|---|---:|
| Workload | `experiments/workloads/deterministic_heavy_v1_100.json` |
| Generator | `experiments/generate_workload.py` |
| Seed | `42` |
| Total tasks | `100` |
| Deterministic/no-model tasks | `80` |
| Fallback/model-candidate tasks | `20` |
| Direct-baseline simulated model invocations | `100` |
| KORA-controlled simulated model invocations | `20` |
| Avoided simulated model invocations | `80` |
| Avoided invocation rate | `80%` |
| Deterministic outputs checked | `80` |
| Mismatches | `0` |
| Fallback/model-candidate skipped | `20` |

## Safe Release Claim

> In a reproducible 100-task deterministic-heavy benchmark workload, KORA-controlled execution avoided 80 of 100 simulated model invocations versus a naive direct baseline.

## Explicit Non-Claims

This release does not claim:

- production cost reduction proof
- real API-cost reduction proof
- production benchmark proof
- full runtime-integrated benchmark evidence
- broad workload superiority proof
- energy reduction evidence

## Artifact Policy Summary

- Raw benchmark JSON artifacts were not frozen or committed for `v0.2.0-alpha`.
- Raw benchmark JSON artifacts were not uploaded to the GitHub Release.
- Release evidence remains reproducible through tracked workload definitions, scripts, docs, changelog, tests, and regeneration commands.
- Routine raw benchmark outputs should continue to use `/tmp` or ignored result paths.

## Remaining Blockers

None for `v0.2.0-alpha`.

## Next Development Recommendation

- `v0.2.1-alpha`: release polish, repo hygiene, public onboarding, documentation cleanup, and user-facing first-run improvements.
- `v0.3.0-alpha`: runtime-integrated benchmark evidence design, including clear correctness gates and stronger evidence boundaries before any production-adjacent claims.

## Next Development Note

Internal task prompts and local operating handoff material have been removed from the public report. Future local continuity material belongs outside the public KORA repository.
