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Maintain Agent Sessions agent support matrix and JSON/JSONL parsing compatibility. Use when checking upstream agent releases for session format changes, updating max verified versions in docs/agent-support/agent-support-matrix.yml, or updating docs/agent-json-tracking.md and fixtures/tests.

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Agent Support Matrix

Overview

Keep the support matrix and memory bank accurate, and gate updates with evidence so parsing regressions are avoided.

Quick Start

  1. Read docs/agent-support/workflow.md.
  2. Run the session-format check and read results.<agent>.compatibility.
  3. Compare latest available agent versions to docs/agent-support/agent-support-matrix.yml.
  4. If gaps exist, run an impact scan, collect evidence, and update fixtures/tests before bumping max_verified_version.

Workflow

  • Determine the current Agent Sessions version from AgentSessions.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj MARKETING_VERSION.
  • Run ./scripts/agent_watch.py --mode weekly and use compatibility.verdict as the support answer. severity and recommendation are legacy escalation fields, not support claims.
  • Use references/impact-scan.md to inspect upstream releases for format changes.
  • Follow references/update-checklist.md before updating docs or fixtures.

Guardrails

  • Do not bump max_verified_version without fixtures or sample logs plus passing parser tests.
  • Do not bump max_verified_version unless results.<agent>.compatibility.verdict is supports_latest, or the update explicitly records a narrower scope such as supports_installed_only with a blocker and follow-up.
  • If an agent does not log a version, keep max_verified_version: "unknown" and document verification scope in docs/agent-json-tracking.md.

References

  • references/matrix-schema.md for matrix fields and update rules.
  • references/impact-scan.md for format change detection heuristics.
  • references/update-checklist.md for the evidence checklist.

Related Skills

  • agent-session-format-check — detection and evidence collection for session format drift, usage/limits tracking changes, OpenCode storage backend shifts, and discovery path contract failures. Use that skill for monitoring and diagnosis; use this skill for recording and gating version bumps.