Update docs and version for default policy template feature

- README: Document policy template creation during install
- Architecture: Update install pseudocode to show policy template step
- Version: Bump to 0.1.2
- Changelog: Add entry for default policy template feature

Author: claude

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -5,6 +5,14 @@ All notable changes to DeepWork 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).
 
+## [0.1.2] - 2026-01-15
+
+### Added
+- Default policy template file created during `deepwork install`
+  - Generic, commented-out example policies suitable for any project
+  - Does not include deepwork-specific policies (those remain in the deepwork repo only)
+  - Preserves existing policy files if already present
+
 ## [0.1.1] - 2026-01-15
 
 ### Added
@@ -41,5 +49,6 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 Initial version.
 
+[0.1.2]: https://github.com/anthropics/deepwork/releases/tag/v0.1.2
 [0.1.1]: https://github.com/anthropics/deepwork/releases/tag/v0.1.1
 [0.1.0]: https://github.com/anthropics/deepwork/releases/tag/v0.1.0

README.md

@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ This will:
 - Generate core DeepWork jobs
 - Install DeepWork jobs for your AI assistant
 - Configure hooks for your AI assistant to enable policies
+- Create a `.deepwork.policy.yml` template file with example policies
 
 ## Quick Start
 

doc/architecture.md

@@ -116,6 +116,10 @@ def install(platform: str):
     # Inject core job definitions
     inject_deepwork_jobs(".deepwork/jobs/")
 
+    # Create default policy template (if not exists)
+    if not exists(".deepwork.policy.yml"):
+        copy_template("default_policy.yml", ".deepwork.policy.yml")
+
     # Update config (supports multiple platforms)
     config = load_yaml(".deepwork/config.yml") or {}
     config["version"] = "1.0.0"

pyproject.toml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "deepwork"
-version = "0.1.1"
+version = "0.1.2"
 description = "Framework for enabling AI agents to perform complex, multi-step work tasks"
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.11"