---
title: The Compact's History
sidebarTitle: History
description: >-
  Each published version of COMPACT.md, what changed in it, and where the
  change is recorded.
aiSummary: >-
  The published versions of COMPACT.md, newest first. Version 1.0 is the
  first published version of the Meridian Compact set out in full. A change
  that alters what the Compact asks of its holders is recorded in the Codex's
  Amendment Log. Two practices drafted with version 1.0, care for those who
  cannot answer and supporting another's agency, are planned for the next
  version, with the January 2027 Inheritance Audit cycle.
---

<div id="the-compacts-history" className="flow-label">The Compact // History</div>

The Compact changes the way the rest of the Codex does: openly, with the reason for each change on record. This page lists every published version of COMPACT.md, newest first. A change that alters what the Compact asks of those who hold it is recorded in the Codex's [Amendment Log](/governance/amendment-log).

## Version 1.0, 14 October 2026

The first published version. It sets out the Meridian Compact in full: its ground, the three disciplines as twenty-one commitments with their practices, the use of the Inheritance, the disciplines in practice, responsibility, power and their limits, and how a holder takes the Compact up, adapts it and revises it. The Amendment Log records its publication in the entry [The Meridian Compact Set Out in Full](/governance/amendment-log#2026-10-14-the-meridian-compact-set-out-in-full-compactmd-10--what-changed).

Two practices drafted with this version are not part of it: care for those who cannot answer, and supporting another's agency. They are planned for the next version, with the January 2027 Inheritance Audit cycle.