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+SPDX-License-Identifier: MPL-2.0
+SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2026 Jonathan D.A. Jewell (hyperpolymath)
+-->
+
+# Changelog
+
+All notable changes to `veridical-simulation-core` will be documented in this file.
+
+This file is generated from conventional commits by the
+[`changelog-reusable.yml`](https://github.com/hyperpolymath/standards/blob/main/.github/workflows/changelog-reusable.yml)
+workflow (`hyperpolymath/standards#206`). Adopt the workflow in this repo's CI to keep this file in sync automatically — see
+[`templates/cliff.toml`](https://github.com/hyperpolymath/standards/blob/main/templates/cliff.toml)
+for the canonical config.
+
+The format follows [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.1.0/);
+this project aims to follow [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
+
+## [Unreleased]
+
+### Added
+
+- feat(proofs): per-phase Idris2 bundles + echidnabot priorities for all six phases
+- feat(veridical-simulation): Phase 4 reversibility cluster + cross-cutting library extraction
+- feat: bootstrap veridical-simulation-core for Phase 2/3 (Agda)
+
+### Documentation
+
+- docs: adopt docs-template/ skeleton (architecture/usage/contributing/troubleshooting + ADR) (#8)
+- docs: record tech-debt audit findings (2026-05-26) (#6)
+
+### CI
+
+- ci(spark): adopt estate SPARK Theatre Gate (standards#135) (#1)
+
+## Pre-history
+
+Prior commits to this file's introduction are recorded in git history but not formally classified into Keep-a-Changelog sections. To backfill, run `git cliff -o CHANGELOG.md` locally using the canonical [`cliff.toml`](https://github.com/hyperpolymath/standards/blob/main/templates/cliff.toml) — this is one-shot mechanical work.
+
+---
+
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