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+# Changelog
+
+All notable changes to this project 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).
+
+## [Unreleased]
+
+## [0.0.1] - 2026-02-01
+
+### Added
+- Cross-platform dynamic module loading (Linux, BSD, Windows)
+- Hot-reloading of native modules at runtime
+- File watching for automatic module reloads (inotify/kqueue/FindFirstFile)
+- Basic module metadata support
+- Basic logging infrastructure (stdout/stderr)
+- Error handling for failed module loads
+- Robust filename handling with proper buffer bounds checking
+- Install/uninstall targets for Unix systems
+- Test suite with cross-platform support
+
+### Notes
+- Phase 1 in progress: logging system incomplete (no log levels, verbosity control, or output configurability)
+- Dependency management and versioning not yet implemented
+- API is unstable and subject to change in future releases
+
+[Unreleased]: https://github.com/anth64/stk/compare/v0.0.1...HEAD
+[0.0.1]: https://github.com/anth64/stk/releases/tag/v0.0.1