UPGRADE_PROTOCOL.md

# CodexMesh Upgrade Protocol

All CodexMesh Node upgrades must obey:

## 1. Semantic Versioning
- Major: breaking architecture changes  
- Minor: new subsystems  
- Patch: bug fixes only  

## 2. Stability Gates
Upgrades must pass:

- Reflex loop execution test  
- WebSocket streaming test  
- Omega memory continuity test  
- Visual engine render test.  

## 3. Prohibited Actions
- Deleting Genesis artifacts  
- Overwriting sealed files  
- Removing WebSocket endpoints  
- Breaking Gradio UI compatibility  

## 4. Required Artifacts Per Upgrade
- Updated VERSION.yaml  
- New RELEASE.md entry  
- New runtime fingerprint  
- Upgrade diff log  

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**CodexMesh Node Evolution is forward-only.**