- id-normalization (#18): `brain.newId()` (UUID v7) + v7 default ids; non-UUID string ids are
transparently normalized to a stable UUID v5 on creation AND every lookup — get/update/remove,
relate(from,to), related, find({connected}), getMany, removeMany, the transact op-handler, and
db.with() overlays — with the caller's original key preserved under `_originalId`. The engine only
ever sees a UUID; real UUIDs pass through untouched. universal/uuid.ts gains v5/v7/isUUID +
BRAINY_ID_NAMESPACE; new utils/idNormalization.ts (coerceNewEntityId / resolveEntityId).
- aggregation min/max delete-safety: `queryAggregate` no longer leaves a stale min/max after
deleting the current extreme — min/max now track a value multiset and recompute in-memory (no
entity scan; that scan was the prior delete-then-hang a consumer reported). Other metrics were
already exact across deletes. Regression test proves resolve-after-delete + correct new min/max.
- release.sh RC-safe: explicit version arg, prerelease detection (npm `--tag rc` + GitHub
`--prerelease`), full `test:ci` gate (unit + integration), current-branch push, npm-access
verification after publish.
- native-engine references point at `@soulcraft/cor` (8.0's partner) in user-facing strings/docs.
Unit 1461/0 · integration 599/0 · tsc clean.
David Snelling
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