YUCLAW 8.0.0 introduces an explicit snapshot mode to ensure that command-line interface demonstrations produce byte-exact, reproducible output regardless of the host environment's network connectivity.

  • The new `YUCLAW_CORPUS=snapshot` environment variable forces tools like `check-claim` to use a bundled data snapshot dated 2026-08-06 instead of attempting to reach a live research node.
  • README generation and installed-package transcript checks now utilize this same mode to guarantee consistent results across different hosts.
  • The release includes components such as SHD (Distillation Shield), EVO (Evolution Evidence Audit), COM (Research Commons Guard), and PRC (Independent Practice) for financial-AI evidence handling.

This design ensures that demo examples remain reproducible by explicitly specifying the data source in the example's contract, rather than allowing the host environment to silently determine it.