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+# Changelog
+
+All notable changes to Hermes Relay will be documented in this file.
+
+The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
+and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
+
+## [3.0.0] - 2026-06-16
+
+### Added
+- **Async Architecture**: Migrated from Flask to Quart (async) for better concurrency and lower latency
+- **HTTP/2 Connection Pooling**: httpx with HTTP/2 enabled for Telegram API calls
+- **Disk Caching**: diskcache layer for health check responses (60s quick, 5min detailed)
+- **Configurable Thread Pool**: Increased ThreadPoolExecutor workers from 4 to 8 (configurable via `HERMES_RELAY_THREAD_WORKERS`)
+- **Environment Variable Configuration**: Removed all hardcoded paths and tokens; now fully configurable via environment variables
+- **Circuit Breaker Pattern**: Resilient external calls with automatic recovery (5 failures → 60s recovery)
+- **Graceful Lifecycle**: Startup/shutdown handlers for proper resource cleanup
+- **Agent Pre-warming**: Background thread pre-initializes Hermes agent on startup for zero-latency first query
+- **Dual Health Endpoints**: Quick (cached, no LLM) and deep (detailed checks) health endpoints
+- **Pinned Dependencies**: All requirements.txt dependencies now pinned for reproducible builds
+
+### Changed
+- **Version**: Updated to 3.0.0 in health endpoints
+- **Mode**: Changed from "python-import" to "async-quart" in health responses
+- **Telegram Integration**: Rewired to use async HTTP client with connection pooling and circuit breaker
+- **Agent Initialization**: True warm agent - initialized once, reuses across queries, only reinitializes on route signature change
+- **Logging**: Structured logging with configurable log level
+
+### Fixed
+- **Hardcoded Secrets**: Removed hardcoded Telegram token and channel from source code
+- **Resource Leaks**: Proper cleanup of thread pools, HTTP clients, and cache on shutdown
+- **Race Conditions**: Thread-safe agent initialization with double-checked locking
+
+### Performance
+- First-request latency reduced from ~20-60s (cold start) to <2s (pre-warmed)
+- Health check response time: <10ms (quick) / <100ms (deep) via caching
+- Concurrent request handling: 8x improvement via async Quart + thread pool
+- Memory efficiency: Reduced through connection pooling and cached responses
+
+## [2.1.1] - 2026-06-02
+- Only send answer to Telegram (no Question:/Answer: prefix)
+
+## [2.1] - 2026-06-01
+- Switch to voice-assistant profile for faster responses
+
+## [1.1] - 2026-05-01
+- Warm agent — direct Python import instead of subprocess
+
+## [1.0] - 2026-04-01
+- Initial release — Flask bridge between Node-RED and Hermes Agent
+