Change Governance Rules
- Any scoring change requires version bump and public impact note.
- Any new blocker requires migration guidance for current readers.
- Material fixes are mirrored in metadata and benchmark references.
Methodology Changelog
This page provides a public, versioned history of methodology changes so readers can trace how scoring and publication rules evolve over time.
Current Version
v1.2 (Active)
- Profile integrity weight adjusted to 38% to reflect repeated-session risk impact.
- Worker parity checks promoted from advisory to required in critical flows.
- Connection hygiene blockers clarified for persistent DNS and WebRTC mismatch.
Release History
Version Timeline
| Version | Date | Change summary | Impact note |
|---|---|---|---|
| v1.2 | 2026-04-04 | Reliability weight rebalance and worker parity hard requirement | Raises threshold for annual-plan recommendations in unstable setups |
| v1.1 | 2026-02-18 | Added explicit no-buy criteria and correction visibility protocol | Improved traceability for procurement pauses and reversals |
| v1.0 | 2025-12-12 | Initial weighted scoring model and publication guardrails | Established baseline for evidence-first decision framework |
Future Change Queue
- v1.3 candidate: stronger degraded-proxy resilience measurements.
- v1.3 candidate: explicit confidence score for low-volume pilot data.
- v1.3 candidate: severity gradient for governance drift under scale.
How To Audit Updates
Three-Step Traceability Workflow
Step 1: review current methodology version and weights.
Step 2: read version impact notes in this changelog.
Step 3: confirm benchmark report version tags before using rankings operationally.