Not every improvement merits a launch note, but every durable change deserves a trail. This fixture handbook asks for a named owner and a compact statement of how the old behavior can be restored.
What changes in practice
A quiet change still needs an owner, a rollback shape, and a visible verification point.
$ codex exec "review the changed boundary"
→ reading the scoped files
✓ focused checks passedA quiet change still needs an owner, a rollback shape, and a visible verification point.
Prefer local proof before broad ceremony. If a template moved, render it. If a route changed, request it. If a configuration path shifted, validate the consumer rather than only the file that declares it.
The maintenance habit is to leave the next person a map. A few precise sentences beat a giant status document that nobody will reopen.
Keep this close
- Name the system owner
- Document rollback conditions
- Prove the consumer sees the change