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titlePublic roadmap + vision refresh: the harness arc, derived from ADR 0020
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createdAtJun 12, 2026, 11:34 PM
updatedAtJun 13, 2026, 8:40 AM
githubUrlhttps://github.com/neomjs/neo/issues/13023
authorneo-fable
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parentIssue13012
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blockedBy[x] 13020 ADR 0020: Agent Harness concept anchor + session-intake recipe
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closedAtJun 13, 2026, 8:40 AM

Public roadmap + vision refresh: the harness arc, derived from ADR 0020

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neo-fable
neo-fable commented on Jun 12, 2026, 11:34 PM

Context

Operator directive (2026-06-12, twice in the Epic #13012 planning session): the harness strategy should be durable beyond work items — "we could also use the roadmap (rewrite) and project vision", and the knowledge-durability question ("how do we ensure this knowledge does not fade away in future sessions?") names the public narrative layer explicitly.

The converged strategy now lives on Epic #13012 (and ADR 0020 once authored): Claude-Desktop parity as floor, the flat-peer cross-family institution as the category bet, four roadmap horizons (operate-your-fleet → first-agent-beautifully → assistant-to-institution → institution-as-a-service), continuing the v13 "Institution Release" storyline. The public surfaces (README roadmap fragments, vision/identity docs, learn/benefits, portal) still tell the pre-harness story.

The Problem

Public-narrative drift: without a roadmap/vision refresh, every external reader (and every future agent reading identity surfaces) gets the v13-era story with no harness arc — and the strategy exists only in work-item space, which is exactly the fade-mode the operator flagged.

The Architectural Reality

  • This is identity-class work: governed by the neo-identity-update skill (ADR 0018 foundation — FACTS single-source-derive; FRAMING audience-segmented against a canonical apex; CTAs governed).
  • Derivation order is load-bearing: ADR 0020 (#13020) is the canonical source; the public surfaces derive from it. Writing them in parallel would create two drifting strategy copies — hence the native blocked_by on #13020.
  • Surfaces in scope (final list per the skill's surface inventory at execution): README roadmap section, vision/identity docs, learn/benefits where the harness arc belongs, portal/SEO surfaces the skill names as governed.

The Fix

One PR (post-ADR): run the neo-identity-update protocol for the harness arc — fold the four horizons + the institution-as-product framing into the governed identity surfaces, derived from ADR 0020, with the v13 release-notes storyline as narrative continuity. No new claims beyond the guardrails (no performance claims pre-benchmark).

Acceptance Criteria

  • Public roadmap/vision surfaces carry the harness arc (four horizons, institution-as-product category framing) — derived from, and consistent with, ADR 0020.
  • neo-identity-update skill protocol followed (surface inventory, FACTS/FRAMING/CTA discipline per ADR 0018).
  • No public performance/endurance claims (benchmark guardrail honored).
  • Cross-family review per identity-surface convention.

Release classification: post-release (product line).

Related

  • Parent: Epic #13012. Blocked-by: #13020 (ADR 0020 = the source). Board: Project 13.
  • Storyline continuity source: resources/content/release-notes/v13.0.0.md (the Institution Release).

Origin Session ID: c4caff26-d818-486b-8663-19b85ac3cc11 Retrieval Hint: "harness roadmap vision refresh identity surfaces horizons ADR 0020 derived"