This release represents a significant leap forward in the Paranet platform's security and observability capabilities. We are introducing Taint Tracking, a powerful new feature for data flow analysis, alongside major enhancements to Federation, extensive UI overhauls in Paracord, and robust flow control improvements in Paraflow.

Paraflow​

Paraflow sees the introduction of sophisticated security features and expanded control flow mechanisms.

• Taint Tracking: We have rolled out an initial, extensive implementation of taint tracking. This includes support for dynamic row-level database taint tracking, support for the graphql-actor, and visual integration via Netflow taint labels.
• Enhanced Control Flow: You can now execute complex goal send chains on arbitrary sub-goals (extended to a general send tree). We've also added catch blocks and retry statements to delegate and question constructs for more resilient error handling.
• Standard Library Expansion: New math functions (pow, atan2) and string utilities (ToLowercase, ToUppercase) are now available. Additionally, we've enabled full destructuring of LHS function results and Slice support for arrays.

Paracord​

The Paracord UI has undergone a major overhaul to improve usability and visualization.

• Netflow Redesign: A significant redesign of the Netflow visualization offers better clarity, including the display of new Taint Tracking labels.
• Actor Hub: A dedicated Actor Hub UI has been implemented, featuring detailed views, desktop info panels, mobile support, and integration of Actor Capabilities (AC).
• Panel & Conversation Management: We've added flexibility to observers, including the ability to close them directly from a panel. Support for sending arbitrary PNCP messages and answering managed conversations is now live.
• New Views: New Thread Detail pages, a Node View with navigation sidebars, and a revamped Ledger UI.

Broker (v2.9)​

The Broker update focuses on security integration and connection stability.

• Taint Integration: The broker now supports the backend logic required for the new Taint Tracking features.
• Federation Stability: Logic has been improved to handle skills added or updated after broker start, along with support for federating production Docker nodes.
• Client Improvements: The paranet-client now supports direct GraphQL calls and includes critical fixes for document uploading in the TypeScript client.
• Observability: Added granular control to observe specific conversations rather than the entire stream.

Para CLI (v0.25)​

The para CLI tool receives updates to support the new ecosystem features and improve local development workflows.

• Docker & Federation: Added support for federating production Docker nodes and an experimental bidirectional federation flag.
• Configuration: New options for taints configuration and environment variable overrides for pull behavior.
• Stability: Fixes for para docker down, simulation controls, and general connection handling.

Alpha Phase​

As we continue through the Alpha phase, we encourage you to experiment with the new release. Your feedback is crucial as we refine these complex features.

This release introduces updates to Paracord UX along with various bug fixes.

Paracord

• Top Navigation: Updated the UI as well as added platform support resources readily available.

This release introduces updates to database infrastructure, observer functionality, and node deployment, along with bug fixes.

Broker

• Transitioned from MongoDB to PostgreSQL for all operations, this streamlines each nodes database dependencies.
• Introduced offset-based observation support

Paracord

• Added offset support for observers
• Various behind the scenes enhancements

Paraflow

• Implemented minor internal changes

Para (CLI)

• Removed MongoDB from node deployment
• Added support for remote Docker node affiliation

This patch release addresses critical bug fixes and introduces minor performance enhancements.

NVIDIA Isaac Sim Kits​

Our Hello Robot starter kit now supports NVIDIA Isaac Sim version 5.0 and continues to support 4.5 & 4.2.

Bug Fixes​

• Fixed a critical issue in the Python SDK where actors encountered a database is locked error.
• Implemented various minor improvements to enhance overall stability and performance.

This is a minor release focused on bug fixes and small improvements.

Bug Fixes​

• Resolved an intermittent issue where Paracord would attempt to log in but fail to render during local development.
• Various other minor stability and performance tweaks.

This marks the inaugural release notes for Otonoma and The Paranet—a significant milestone as we transition to alpha and begin extending access to early adopters.

Note on Versioning: This release starts at 0.19.2 due to internal pre-production fixes that addressed bugs found during testing. Future patches will follow sequentially as we refine our release candidate (RC) process.

Paraflow 3.0​

We've introduced a major version update to Paraflow, aligning it more closely with the 43 workflow control-flow patterns defined by van der Aalst's group.

Additionally, we've implemented syntax updates designed to streamline development, resulting in a cleaner and more intuitive language overall.

Python SDK 2.0​

This update brings the Python SDK in line with Paraflow 3.0 with additional key improvements.

Paracord Updates​

• Netflow: Introducing our first runtime workflow UI. As your Paranet initiates goals, a dedicated data stream enables real-time monitoring of the goal tree's lifecycle. Features include default sorting by most recent updates, basic search functionality, and live oversight to help debug and observe autonomous operations.

• Ledger: We've revamped the Ledger UI with a streamlined filtering system, delivering a more user-friendly experience for querying historical and real-time data.

Alpha Phase Overview​

Version 0.19.2 represents Otonoma's alpha release, inviting early adopters to explore The Paranet.

Expect bugs and rapid iterations as we refine the system. This is a prime opportunity to provide feedback and influence the platform's future—share your thoughts and successes in our Discord community or with a support ticket.

For guidance, dev kits, or detailed technical documentation, visit our documentation at docs.paranet.otonoma.com.

Stay tuned for more incoming features!