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release v0.8.0

The graph opens up: MCP, live ingest, faster re-ingest

Agents can now query the ax graph in-context over MCP, the dashboard streams ingest live, and warm re-ingests get dramatically faster.

2026-06-03ax v0.8.047 referenced changes
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0.8.0 makes the evidence graph available where the work happens. `ax mcp` runs a stdio MCP server that exposes the read-only queries - recall, sessions, weighted skills, roles, improve recommendations - so an agent can ask ax questions mid-session instead of you shelling out.

The same release wires ingest into the dashboard: a Live view streams progress over Durable Streams, survives refresh and reconnect mid-run, and the CLI gains per-stage row counts and speed columns. Underneath, a series of skip-unchanged and incremental passes cut warm re-ingest time from roughly 50 seconds to a few seconds.

Highlights

  • `ax mcp` exposes the graph's read-only queries as MCP tools for in-context use.
  • The dashboard gets a Live ingest view that resumes cleanly across refreshes.
  • Warm re-ingests skip unchanged sources, dropping from ~50s to a few seconds.
  • `ax sessions compare` puts two runs side by side, with a dashboard swimlane view.
  • `ax -v` reports git provenance (tag, sha, branch, dirty state).

Why it matters

ax stops being a tool you context-switch into. Agents query the graph from inside their own session, ingest is visible while it runs, and re-running it costs seconds instead of a coffee break - which makes keeping the graph fresh the default rather than a chore.

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Features 28Bug Fixes 10Performance 9

Features

  1. 01add Discord community link across site, README, and CLI (31bd003)
  2. 02classifiers: export transcript label review queue (1f7b64c)
  3. 03classifiers: expose transcript label mining cli (a6797fe)
  4. 04classifiers: gate transcript label mining iterations (498c867)
  5. 05classifiers: mine transcript label candidates (1b8d4fd)
  6. 06classifiers: prioritize transcript label review with embeddings (54ce534)
  7. 07classifiers: project reviewed transcript labels to graph (82d06d5)
  8. 08cli: ax sessions compare — side-by-side run comparison (P0) (1f18409)
  9. 09cli: move star/feedback nudge from skill into the CLI (2be7867)
  10. 10cli: only show the star nudge after value commands (68c0aa3)
  11. 11cli: per-turn appendix for ax sessions compare (P1) (47ac854)
  12. 12dashboard: live ingest view over Durable Streams (catch-up + resume + animate) (09be382)
  13. 13dashboard: session compare swimlane view (P2) (63725de)
  14. 14dev: `ax-dev` global command — source build on a disposable isolated DB (07006a2)
  15. 15ingest: force CLI progress on non-TTY via AX_PROGRESS=on / --progress (090f86b)
  16. 16ingest: IngestStreamEvent payload mapped from live-trace spans (d746bf0)
  17. 17ingest: render ingest progress through the OpenTUI/React renderer on a TTY (ecf3012)
  18. 18ingest: surface per-stage row counts in progress (rows/speed columns) (3c33f99)
  19. 19mcp: add stdio MCP server scaffold with recall tool (6b7b650)
  20. 20mcp: ax mcp — stdio MCP server exposing read-only graph queries (296bb7d)
  21. 21mcp: drop inert scope param from recall tool (eaa2284)
  22. 22mcp: wire remaining read-only query tools (e34d9f1)
  23. 23serve: Durable Streams backing for IngestStreamBus + mountable handler (b8e25cb)
  24. 24serve: in-process ingest workflow runner publishing to the stream bus (f13644e)
  25. 25serve: IngestStreamBus seam + in-memory impl (dacfc66)
  26. 26serve: POST /api/ingest triggers in-process ingest + mounts the run stream (3eb654b)
  27. 27skill: ax-repo — star/issue/fork via gh + proactive star nudge (93ca390)
  28. 28version: show git provenance in `ax -v` (tag/sha/dirty + branch) (376d1d9)

Bug Fixes

  1. 01classifiers: drop dispatch/affirmation noise, fix projection record ids (ff6113c)
  2. 02classifiers: mine organic user turns only, broaden via intent_kind (330ed1f)
  3. 03classifiers: SCHEMA_TABLES mirror + classifier package operations tests (green main) (35dd180)
  4. 04dashboard: recover from a stale live-ingest stream URL instead of retrying forever (1b2fddb)
  5. 05ingest: don't render the trace root span as a progress row (a58a3ce)
  6. 06ingest: idempotent re-ingest of agent_event (clear session events before re-insert) (1dc3c47)
  7. 07ingest: wire the progress/debug transport beneath TraceSink so events surface (74a8b0e)
  8. 08queries: mirror ingest_file_state in SCHEMA_TABLES (095d875)
  9. 09serve: degrade gracefully when the Durable Streams sidecar is unavailable (compiled binary) (fa3cf80)
  10. 10serve: lazy-import @durable-streams/server so the compiled axctl binary boots (8482cc3)

Performance

  1. 01ingest: attempt 005 chunkSize 250→1000 REVERTED (warm 23s vs 22s, no win) (0429fcf)
  2. 02ingest: claude skip-unchanged source (warm 13s vs 22s) (1e6374c)
  3. 03ingest: closure skip-unchanged (warm 6s vs 8s) (32f3092)
  4. 04ingest: git skip-unchanged (warm 8s vs 13s) (5e96036)
  5. 05ingest: PIPELINE_CONCURRENCY 2→4 (warm 22s vs 24s) (9d61383)
  6. 06ingest: pricing skip-unchanged via statement-fingerprint (warm 5s vs 6s) (f627cef)
  7. 07ingest: subagents skip-unchanged (warm 3s vs 5s) (32f21dd)
  8. 08ingest: turn-analysis incremental (warm 24s vs 27s) (61cd25c)
  9. 09ingest: turn-content-blocks incremental via content_hash (warm 27s vs 50s) (a00e661)
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0.8.0 (2026-06-03)

Features

  • add Discord community link across site, README, and CLI (31bd003)
  • classifiers: export transcript label review queue (1f7b64c)
  • classifiers: expose transcript label mining cli (a6797fe)
  • classifiers: gate transcript label mining iterations (498c867)
  • classifiers: mine transcript label candidates (1b8d4fd)
  • classifiers: prioritize transcript label review with embeddings (54ce534)
  • classifiers: project reviewed transcript labels to graph (82d06d5)
  • cli: ax sessions compare — side-by-side run comparison (P0) (1f18409)
  • cli: move star/feedback nudge from skill into the CLI (2be7867)
  • cli: only show the star nudge after value commands (68c0aa3)
  • cli: per-turn appendix for ax sessions compare (P1) (47ac854)
  • dashboard: live ingest view over Durable Streams (catch-up + resume + animate) (09be382)
  • dashboard: session compare swimlane view (P2) (63725de)
  • dev: `ax-dev` global command — source build on a disposable isolated DB (07006a2)
  • ingest: force CLI progress on non-TTY via AX_PROGRESS=on / --progress (090f86b)
  • ingest: IngestStreamEvent payload mapped from live-trace spans (d746bf0)
  • ingest: render ingest progress through the OpenTUI/React renderer on a TTY (ecf3012)
  • ingest: surface per-stage row counts in progress (rows/speed columns) (3c33f99)
  • mcp: add stdio MCP server scaffold with recall tool (6b7b650)
  • mcp: ax mcp — stdio MCP server exposing read-only graph queries (296bb7d)
  • mcp: drop inert scope param from recall tool (eaa2284)
  • mcp: wire remaining read-only query tools (e34d9f1)
  • serve: Durable Streams backing for IngestStreamBus + mountable handler (b8e25cb)
  • serve: in-process ingest workflow runner publishing to the stream bus (f13644e)
  • serve: IngestStreamBus seam + in-memory impl (dacfc66)
  • serve: POST /api/ingest triggers in-process ingest + mounts the run stream (3eb654b)
  • skill: ax-repo — star/issue/fork via gh + proactive star nudge (93ca390)
  • version: show git provenance in `ax -v` (tag/sha/dirty + branch) (376d1d9)

Bug Fixes

  • classifiers: drop dispatch/affirmation noise, fix projection record ids (ff6113c)
  • classifiers: mine organic user turns only, broaden via intent_kind (330ed1f)
  • classifiers: SCHEMA_TABLES mirror + classifier package operations tests (green main) (35dd180)
  • dashboard: recover from a stale live-ingest stream URL instead of retrying forever (1b2fddb)
  • ingest: don't render the trace root span as a progress row (a58a3ce)
  • ingest: idempotent re-ingest of agent_event (clear session events before re-insert) (1dc3c47)
  • ingest: wire the progress/debug transport beneath TraceSink so events surface (74a8b0e)
  • queries: mirror ingest_file_state in SCHEMA_TABLES (095d875)
  • serve: degrade gracefully when the Durable Streams sidecar is unavailable (compiled binary) (fa3cf80)
  • serve: lazy-import @durable-streams/server so the compiled axctl binary boots (8482cc3)

Performance

  • ingest: attempt 005 chunkSize 250→1000 REVERTED (warm 23s vs 22s, no win) (0429fcf)
  • ingest: claude skip-unchanged source (warm 13s vs 22s) (1e6374c)
  • ingest: closure skip-unchanged (warm 6s vs 8s) (32f3092)
  • ingest: git skip-unchanged (warm 8s vs 13s) (5e96036)
  • ingest: PIPELINE_CONCURRENCY 2→4 (warm 22s vs 24s) (9d61383)
  • ingest: pricing skip-unchanged via statement-fingerprint (warm 5s vs 6s) (f627cef)
  • ingest: subagents skip-unchanged (warm 3s vs 5s) (32f21dd)
  • ingest: turn-analysis incremental (warm 24s vs 27s) (61cd25c)
  • ingest: turn-content-blocks incremental via content_hash (warm 27s vs 50s) (a00e661)