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Merged changes across Phantom Secrets, Phantom, and Locus include dry-run modes for vault commands, clearer doctor messages, and credential routing updates. Several reworks resolved merge conflicts on main.
Phantom Secrets added --dry-run support to phantom init, add, and remove. Each dry run lists keys and files without opening a vault or taking locks.
The phantom doctor command and MCP tool now name the actual managed dotenv file instead of always saying .env. This fixes messages when a project uses a different file such as .env.local.
Phantom Secrets reworked credential and provider routing through a Locus binding check and added a local posture history store.
Phantom Secrets implemented phantom redact --stream using the shared detection library and improved error redaction for Stripe, Sentry, and Vercel providers.
Locus changes include idempotent binding add behavior with dry-run support and an extended binary version guard for the MCP package.
Phantom received a fix for classify PR site lane tree mismatches and several test and typing cleanups across projects.
Review the new dry-run output and updated doctor messages when testing local vault workflows. Check Locus binding commands for the idempotent behavior.
The updates reduce accidental vault changes and improve clarity of diagnostic messages for teams managing secrets.
Pull the latest main branch. Run phantom doctor and test dry-run flags on sample projects before using them in scripts.
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Ashlr MD now drops deleted notes from activity lists and restores sessions without overwriting tabs. Other merges add contract tests, memory bounds and routing accounting across products.
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Keep coding agents scoped to the right client, account, and tenant. Manage identity bindings across command-line tools and MCP connections.
Delegate supported API work through scoped placeholders and a local proxy, keeping real keys out of agent context.
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About 140 pull requests merged on October 24. Lexicon and Ashlr MD fixed dozens of confusing messages and Phantom Secrets pinned its approval gates.
Late on October 23, Lexicon stopped reading project word lists it was never told to trust, and Ashlr MD agreed on one rule for front matter and code fences.
