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ReleaseMay 20, 2026

v0.31: knowledge graph, governance exports, WORM conformance

v0.31 ships the KuzuDB-backed knowledge graph, EU AI Act / GDPR governance exports, and the nova-worm-conformance test suite for object storage compliance.


v0.31 is the largest release since the initial capsule format stabilised. Three major features ship together: the knowledge graph backend, governance compliance exports, and a standalone WORM conformance test suite.

Capsule knowledge graph (KuzuDB)

All capsule relationships — asset versions, run lineage, model call chains — are now queryable via a KuzuDB-backed graph. The 13-tab dashboard includes graph visualisation and Cypher query panels. A 10M-edge benchmark confirms the backend handles realistic production-scale capsule histories.

Governance and compliance exports

Risk classification and audit profiles are now available for EU AI Act, NIST AI RMF, GDPR, SOC 2, and NIS2. These are evidence exports for compliance workflows — not legal guarantees. Cost reporting and per-run audit trails ship alongside them.

nova-worm-conformance

A standalone Python package that verifies object storage backends (S3, MinIO, Ceph, Azure Blob) meet WORM requirements for SEC 17a-4, MiFID II, CFTC 1.31, and FINRA 4370. Ten mandatory test cases covering immutability, retention locks, legal holds, and lifecycle exemptions.

$ pip install nova-worm-conformance
$ nova-worm-conformance run --backend s3 --bucket my-capsule-store

  ✓ 10/10 conformance tests passed
  report: worm-report-2026-05-20.json
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