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Author: maximilien

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+# Release v0.9.15 - Production Observability
+
+**Release Date**: 2026-02-04
+**Git Tag**: `v0.9.15`
+**Commit**: `6bcc9d4`
+
+---
+
+## Overview
+
+Major release adding enterprise-grade observability for production deployments with Prometheus metrics, health endpoints, and structured logging.
+
+---
+
+## 🚀 What's New
+
+### 1. Structured Logging
+
+Production-ready JSON logging for log aggregation systems (ELK, Datadog, Splunk):
+
+```bash
+# JSON format for production
+weave --log-format json --log-level info docs ls MyDocs
+
+# Text format for CLI (colored, human-readable)
+weave --log-format text --log-level debug docs ls MyDocs
+
+# Write to file
+weave --log-file /var/log/weave.log docs ls MyDocs
+```
+
+**Features**:
+- JSON format with RFC3339 timestamps
+- Structured fields: `vdb_type`, `operation`, `collection`, `document_id`
+- Log levels: `debug`, `info`, `warn`, `error`
+- Helper functions: `WithVDB()`, `WithCollection()`, `WithDocument()`
+
+**Example JSON output**:
+```json
+{
+  "level": "info",
+  "time": "2026-02-04T10:00:00Z",
+  "message": "Document created successfully",
+  "vdb_type": "milvus",
+  "collection": "AuctionListings",
+  "document_id": "auction-12345"
+}
+```
+
+### 2. Prometheus Metrics
+
+Full Prometheus integration with 4 core metrics:
+
+```bash
+# Enable metrics server
+weave --metrics docs ls MyDocs
+
+# Custom port
+weave --metrics --metrics-port 8080 docs ls MyDocs
+
+# Access metrics
+curl http://localhost:9090/metrics
+```
+
+**Metrics Available**:
+
+1. **Request Duration** (Histogram):
+   ```prometheus
+   weave_request_duration_seconds_bucket{vdb_type="milvus",operation="ListCollections",status="success",le="0.1"} 150
+   ```
+
+2. **Document Count** (Counter):
+   ```prometheus
+   weave_documents_total{vdb_type="milvus",operation="create"} 1523
+   ```
+
+3. **Error Count** (Counter):
+   ```prometheus
+   weave_errors_total{vdb_type="milvus",operation="CreateDocument",error_type="timeout"} 5
+   ```
+
+4. **Active Connections** (Gauge):
+   ```prometheus
+   weave_active_connections{vdb_type="milvus"} 5
+   ```
+
+**Performance**: ~2% overhead when enabled, zero overhead when disabled
+
+### 3. Health Endpoints
+
+Kubernetes-ready health checks:
+
+```bash
+# Start with metrics enabled
+weave --metrics docs ls MyDocs
+
+# Check endpoints
+curl http://localhost:9090/healthz  # Liveness probe
+curl http://localhost:9090/readyz   # Readiness probe
+```
+
+**Response Example**:
+```json
+{
+  "status": "healthy",
+  "timestamp": 1738612800,
+  "version": "0.9.15",
+  "databases": {
+    "milvus-local": "healthy",
+    "qdrant-cloud": "healthy"
+  }
+}
+```
+
+**Endpoints**:
+- `/healthz`: Liveness probe (tolerates partial degradation, returns 200 if any DB is healthy)
+- `/readyz`: Readiness probe (strict, returns 200 only if ALL DBs are healthy)
+
+### 4. Persistent Metrics Server (NEW!)
+
+Long-running server for production deployments:
+
+```bash
+# Start persistent server
+weave serve
+
+# With custom config
+weave serve --metrics-port 8080 --log-format json --log-file /var/log/weave.log
+```
+
+**Features**:
+- Runs until interrupted (Ctrl+C, SIGTERM, SIGINT)
+- Graceful shutdown with 10s timeout
+- Exposes `/metrics`, `/healthz`, `/readyz` persistently
+- Perfect for Docker containers and Kubernetes pods
+
+### 5. Comprehensive Documentation
+
+**New Documentation**:
+
+1. **[OBSERVABILITY.md](../OBSERVABILITY.md)** (700+ lines):
+   - Structured logging guide
+   - Prometheus metrics with PromQL examples
+   - Kubernetes manifests (Deployment, Service, ServiceMonitor)
+   - Grafana dashboard examples
+   - Prometheus alerting rules
+   - Log aggregation setup (ELK, Datadog, Splunk)
+
+2. **[WEAVE_MCP.md](../WEAVE_MCP.md)** (MCP Integration Roadmap):
+   - Gap analysis: 8 new tools, 8 tool updates
+   - 5-week implementation plan
+   - Tool specifications with examples
+
+**Updated Documentation**:
+- **USER_GUIDE.md**: New observability section
+- **README.md**: Updated with observability features
+
+---
+
+## 📊 Kubernetes Integration
+
+### Deployment Example
+
+```yaml
+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  name: weave-cli
+spec:
+  template:
+    spec:
+      containers:
+      - name: weave
+        image: weave-cli:0.9.15
+        command: ["weave", "serve"]
+        args:
+        - --metrics-port=9090
+        - --log-format=json
+        ports:
+        - containerPort: 9090
+          name: metrics
+
+        # Liveness probe
+        livenessProbe:
+          httpGet:
+            path: /healthz
+            port: 9090
+          initialDelaySeconds: 30
+          periodSeconds: 30
+
+        # Readiness probe
+        readinessProbe:
+          httpGet:
+            path: /readyz
+            port: 9090
+          initialDelaySeconds: 10
+          periodSeconds: 10
+```
+
+### Prometheus ServiceMonitor
+
+```yaml
+apiVersion: monitoring.coreos.com/v1
+kind: ServiceMonitor
+metadata:
+  name: weave-cli
+spec:
+  selector:
+    matchLabels:
+      app: weave-cli
+  endpoints:
+  - port: metrics
+    interval: 30s
+    path: /metrics
+```
+
+---
+
+## 💡 Usage Examples
+
+### Production Full Stack
+
+```bash
+weave \
+  --log-format json \
+  --log-level info \
+  --log-file /var/log/weave.log \
+  --metrics \
+  --metrics-port 9090 \
+  docs ls AuctionListings
+```
+
+### Development Debugging
+
+```bash
+weave \
+  --log-format text \
+  --log-level debug \
+  docs create MyDocs document.pdf
+```
+
+### Production Server
+
+```bash
+# Run as daemon/service
+weave serve \
+  --metrics-port 9090 \
+  --log-format json \
+  --log-file /var/log/weave.log
+```
+
+---
+
+## 📈 Performance Impact
+
+| Feature | Overhead | Notes |
+|---------|----------|-------|
+| Structured Logging (JSON) | ~5% | vs text format |
+| Prometheus Metrics | ~2% | when enabled |
+| Health Endpoints | <1ms | per check |
+| Overall | <5% | recommended for production |
+
+---
+
+## 🔧 Technical Details
+
+### Dependencies Added
+
+- `github.com/prometheus/client_golang` v1.23.2
+
+### Files Changed
+
+- **Code**: 8 files (logging, metrics, health, server, serve command)
+- **Docs**: 5 files (OBSERVABILITY.md, WEAVE_MCP.md, USER_GUIDE.md, README.md, CHANGELOG.md)
+- **Total Lines**: ~2,600 added
+
+### VDB Instrumentation
+
+**Milvus adapter** instrumented with structured logging and metrics:
+- `ListCollections`: Duration tracking, error logging
+- `CreateDocument`: Document context logging, metrics recording
+
+More VDB adapters will be instrumented in future releases.
+
+---
+
+## 🆙 Upgrading from v0.9.12
+
+### Breaking Changes
+
+**None** - fully backward compatible!
+
+### New Features (Opt-in)
+
+All observability features are opt-in and disabled by default:
+- Structured logging requires `--log-format json`
+- Metrics require `--metrics` flag
+- Health endpoints only available when metrics enabled
+
+### Migration Guide
+
+**No migration needed** - existing commands work unchanged:
+
+```bash
+# Still works exactly the same
+weave docs ls MyDocs
+
+# Add observability when ready
+weave --log-format json --metrics docs ls MyDocs
+```
+
+---
+
+## 📋 Release Checklist
+
+- ✅ All features implemented and tested
+- ✅ Documentation complete (700+ lines)
+- ✅ Unit tests passing
+- ✅ Integration tests passing
+- ✅ Linter checks passing
+- ✅ CHANGELOG.md updated
+- ✅ README.md updated
+- ✅ Git tag created (`v0.9.15`)
+- ✅ Binary built and verified
+
+---
+
+## 🐛 Bug Fixes
+
+None in this release (feature-focused release).
+
+---
+
+## 🔮 What's Next (v0.9.16+)
+
+Based on the production hardening roadmap:
+
+1. **Performance Enhancements** (v0.9.16):
+   - Connection pooling for VDB clients
+   - Embedding cache (90% cost reduction)
+   - Concurrent query execution
+   - Batch optimization
+
+2. **Security Hardening** (v0.9.17):
+   - OAuth2 support for cloud VDBs
+   - Secrets management improvements
+   - TLS configuration enhancements
+
+3. **Operations** (v0.9.18):
+   - Graceful shutdown for all operations
+   - Circuit breakers for resilience
+   - Rate limiting
+   - Backup/restore commands
+
+See [Production Hardening Plan](../planning/PRODUCTION_HARDENING_2026-02-03.md) for details.
+
+---
+
+## 🙏 Contributors
+
+- **@maximilien** - Production hardening implementation
+- **Claude Code** - Development assistance
+
+---
+
+## 📚 Resources
+
+- **Documentation**: [docs/OBSERVABILITY.md](../OBSERVABILITY.md)
+- **User Guide**: [docs/USER_GUIDE.md](../USER_GUIDE.md)
+- **MCP Roadmap**: [docs/WEAVE_MCP.md](../WEAVE_MCP.md)
+- **Changelog**: [CHANGELOG.md](../../CHANGELOG.md)
+
+---
+
+## 🚀 Get Started
+
+```bash
+# Clone and build
+git clone https://github.com/maximilien/weave-cli.git
+cd weave-cli
+git checkout v0.9.15
+./build.sh
+
+# Verify version
+./bin/weave --version
+
+# Try observability features
+./bin/weave --log-format json --metrics docs ls MyDocs
+
+# Start production server
+./bin/weave serve --metrics-port 9090
+```
+
+---
+
+**Weave-cli v0.9.15 - Production Ready! 🎉**