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+# AIM Changelog
+
+## 2.1.x
+
+### 2.1.2
+
+-   Removed the experimental ASCII shield.
+-   Retained bitformer orange `#ff7a00` accent.
+-   Added compact `bitformer · AIM · Ansible Inventory Manager` header.
+-   Preserved `p / n` pagination convention.
+-   No intended Ansible behavior changes.
+
+### 2.1.1
+
+-   Changed the primary UI accent to bitformer orange.
+-   Introduced temporary ASCII branding experiment.
+-   Standardized pagination on `p / n`.
+
+### 2.1.0
+
+-   Major operator-console UI/UX refactor.
+-   Split presentation into focused UI modules.
+-   Added customer overview/dashboard.
+-   Unified selectors, review screens, result presentation, pagination
+    and filtering.
+-   Kept interactive commands live where password/editor interaction is
+    required.
+
+## 2.0.x
+
+-   Added domain WinRM GPO rollout.
+-   Added malformed-YAML handling and multiple GPO/AD/GPP reliability
+    hotfixes.
+-   Corrected Windows local-account credential handling to be
+    host-specific.
+-   Corrected new-customer domain UPN defaults.
+-   Final 2.0.7 GPP Scheduled Task XML fix removed the invalid inner
+    `LogonType` element and added immediate registration
+    execution/retries.
+
+## 1.9.x
+
+-   Added semantic Git-style template/Vault validation.
+-   Added non-destructive template consolidation.
+-   Consolidated playbook categories and generic multi-select behavior.
+
+## 1.8.x
+
+-   Added structured Vault template creation.
+-   Added Windows credential models.
+-   Added SSH-agent/private-key-passphrase integration.
+-   Added direct multi-select workflows.
+
+## 1.7.x
+
+-   Added customer domain/network defaults.
+-   Added batch Windows member-server domain access.
+
+## 1.6.x
+
+-   Added/expanded automated Sophos configuration.
+-   Improved lock cleanup and Sophos menu organization.
+
+## 1.5.x
+
+-   Added Sophos defaults, host variables and customer-specific playbook
+    support.
+
+## 1.4.x
+
+-   Split Windows domain-account and member-server access workflows.
+
+## 1.3.x
+
+-   Added local/domain Windows account flows and safer credential
+    transport.
+
+## 1.2.x
+
+-   Added Windows WinRM service-account bootstrap and localized
+    Administrators handling.
+
+## 1.1.x
+
+-   Added curated playbooks, routine local-only inventory validation,
+    empty default host-vars files and Enter=`0` navigation behavior.
+
+## 1.0.0
+
+-   Initial consolidated Python AIM base.