Framework Changelog
Version history and changes to the Pipkin Framework, Standard Core Battery, and PipkinRated.com.
v0.3.0April 7, 2026
Major site expansion: 15 new pages, Insights & Analysis blog with 15 articles, updated AI agent catalog with 45+ accessible agents, and comprehensive content across all sections.
- Published 15 full-length articles in the Insights & Analysis section covering methodology, regulatory alignment, industry analysis, and rating actions.
- Added 5 new articles: Boundary Discipline deep dive, Trading Bot analysis, Coding Agents case study, Character.AI boundary discipline analysis, and analysis of why no agent has achieved TRUSTED.
- AI Agent Catalog expanded to 45+ agents, all publicly accessible. Removed inaccessible agents (healthcare, legal, enterprise-only). Added trading bots, voice assistants, coding agents, productivity tools, and workflow automation.
- Agent catalog now shows evaluation priority tiers: PRIORITY, PLANNED, and TRACKED.
- Added Industry Solutions hub with 6 sector-specific pages: Healthcare, Financial Services, Legal, Government, Insurance, Manufacturing.
- Added Preparing for Evaluation guide with day-by-day timeline and developer checklists.
- Added Advisory Board page with 4 expert domains and governance charter.
- Added Pipkin Trust Index (PTI) page showing current market-level trust reading of 62.5.
- Added Training & Certification page with 3 planned Pipkin Academy programs.
- Added Events & Speaking page with AI Trust Summit and webinar series.
- Added Client Portal preview page with mock dashboard interface.
- Framework page now includes methodology PDF download section and Prepare for Evaluation CTA.
- Homepage updated with Explore Pipkin section featuring 6 content cards.
- Chat assistant knowledge base expanded with 11 new topic categories.
- Removed Continuous Trust Monitoring from enterprise page (deferred to future release).
v0.2.0April 5, 2026
Website polish, SEO implementation, AI chat assistant, fact-checking corrections, and brand alignment updates.
- Added AI chat assistant powered by knowledge base with Ollama fallback for visitor engagement.
- Implemented comprehensive SEO: dynamic sitemap, robots.txt, metadata for all pages, JSON-LD structured data (Organization, FAQPage, WebSite schemas).
- Corrected 5-day review period language across all pages to factual accuracy check — score is never disclosed, errors only.
- Standardized evaluation timeline to 4–6 weeks across all references (was inconsistent between 2–4 and 4–6).
- Corrected Founding Partner discount from 50% to over 55% off ($1,500 from $3,500).
- Logo updated to text-only wordmark per brand guidelines — removed shield icon entirely.
- Fixed Trust Spectrum bar to align with tier labels (green-to-red, left-to-right).
v0.1.0April 1, 2026
Pipkin Framework v0.1 designed. Standard Core Battery v0.1 created. PipkinRated.com launched. First evaluations in preparation.
- Pipkin Framework v0.1 designed with five pillars: Decision Accuracy (25%), Failure Containment (25%), Boundary Discipline (20%), Auditability (15%), Adversarial Resistance (15%).
- Composite score formula defined: Pipkin Score = (DA x 0.25) + (FC x 0.25) + (BD x 0.20) + (AU x 0.15) + (AR x 0.15).
- Status tier system defined: TRUSTED (85-100), VERIFIED (70-84), CAUTIONED (55-69), FLAGGED (35-54), DENIED (0-34).
- Standard Core Battery v0.1 created with 41 adversarial test vectors.
- PipkinRated.com launched with framework documentation, governance policies, and preliminary evaluation data.
- Four agents selected for initial evaluation: ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok.
This changelog will be updated as the framework evolves. Future versions will be documented here based on evaluation experience, regulatory developments, and stakeholder feedback. All changes are published transparently with rationale.