# KORA v0.2.0-alpha Readiness Check

Version candidate: `v0.2.0-alpha`

Status: not yet released

Historical status at time of writing; `v0.2.0-alpha` has since been published: https://github.com/Krako-Labs/KORA/releases/tag/v0.2.0-alpha

Base branch used for this report: `origin/task105_v020_alpha_release_notes`

Source branch: `task106_v020_alpha_readiness_check`

Report date: 2026-05-05

## Summary

This report records a readiness check for the `v0.2.0-alpha` candidate evidence path. It does not create a Git tag, GitHub Release, or package version change.

The readiness state is positive for the current Task 101-106 branch chain, with all requested validation commands passing. The main remaining release blocker is process-related: the Task 101-106 chain is not yet merged into `origin/main`, so final public HEAD validation has not been performed.

## Evidence Chain

The current branch includes the Task 101-105 evidence expansion chain:

| Task | Evidence contribution |
|---|---|
| Task 101 | Added deterministic expected-output correctness checks and counters. |
| Task 102 | Added automated Markdown summary generation from benchmark result JSON artifacts. |
| Task 103 | Documented raw benchmark artifact policy and `/tmp` regeneration flow. |
| Task 104 | Expanded correctness/error/fallback benchmark case coverage. |
| Task 105 | Drafted `v0.2.0-alpha` release notes without tagging or releasing. |

## Validation Results

| Command | Result |
|---|---|
| `python3 -m pytest` | Passed, `50 passed` |
| `python3 -m kora --help` | Passed |
| `python3 -m kora examples list` | Passed |
| `python3 -m kora run hello_kora` | Passed |
| `python3 -m kora run retry_demo` | Passed |
| `python3 -m kora run direct_vs_kora -- --offline` | Passed |
| Regenerate `deterministic_heavy_v1_100` under `/tmp` and compare with tracked workload | Passed |
| `experiments/run_benchmark.py --mode dry-run` for `deterministic_heavy_v1_100` | Passed |
| `experiments/run_benchmark.py --mode direct-baseline` for `deterministic_heavy_v1_100` | Passed |
| `experiments/run_benchmark.py --mode kora-controlled` for `deterministic_heavy_v1_100` | Passed |
| `experiments/summarize_benchmark_results.py` using `/tmp` artifacts | Passed |

Fresh generated summary path:

```text
/tmp/kora_deterministic_heavy_v1_100.summary.task106.md
```

Raw benchmark JSON artifacts were generated under `/tmp` and were not committed.

## 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` |
| Deterministic expected-output mismatches | `0` |
| Fallback/model-candidate tasks skipped for deterministic output validation | `20` |

## Safe Claim Boundary

Safe 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.

Use `simulated` when describing model invocations in this evidence path.

## Explicit Non-Claims

This readiness check 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

## Release Blockers

Current blockers before a public `v0.2.0-alpha` release:

- Task 101-106 branch chain is not yet merged into `origin/main`.
- Final validation has not yet been run from the public `origin/main` release candidate.
- `CHANGELOG.md` has not yet been updated for `v0.2.0-alpha`.
- No explicit approval has been given to create a Git tag or GitHub Release.

No validation-command blocker was found in this readiness check.

## Recommended Next Actions

1. Merge the Task 101-106 chain through PR review or sequential branch merge.
2. After merge readiness is confirmed, update `CHANGELOG.md` with reviewed `v0.2.0-alpha` wording.
3. Run final validation from the public `origin/main` release candidate.
4. Create a Git tag only after explicit release approval.
5. Create a GitHub Release only after explicit release approval.

## Release Actions Not Performed

- No Git tag was created.
- No GitHub Release was created.
- No package version was changed.
- No raw benchmark JSON artifacts were committed.
