Add developer update for August 10–17, 2026

src/content/docs/updates/developer/2026-08-10-to-2026-08-17.md

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+---
+title: "August 10–17, 2026"
+description: "Verified Dusk engineering progress from the previous seven days, with disclosure-safe summaries and public source links."
+sidebar:
+  hidden: true
+---
+
+[← Developer Updates](/updates/developer/)
+
+This update covers qualifying public-repository engineering activity during the previous seven days. Links to public changes appear directly beside the summaries they support.
+
+## Docs
+
+Added dedicated update sections and crawler metadata, making documentation updates easier to find, link and share.
+- Published conventional crawler entry points and default social preview metadata, backed by machine-file tests and the complete validation gate. ([PR #141](https://github.com/dusk-network/docs/pull/141))
+- Added dedicated Network Updates and Developer Updates sections, including verified hard-fork history, a newest-first developer index and an authoring template. ([PR #140](https://github.com/dusk-network/docs/pull/140))
+
+## Zk-tools
+
+Expanded zk-tools with shared validation, a public website and Solidity verifier tooling, making the toolkit easier to explore and integrate.
+- Added tooling for generating and validating a Groth16 verifier for Solidity. ([PR #12](https://github.com/dusk-network/zk-tools/pull/12))
+- Added the first zk-tools website and fixed its Pages deployment runtime. ([PR #11](https://github.com/dusk-network/zk-tools/pull/11), [PR #10](https://github.com/dusk-network/zk-tools/pull/10))
+- Consolidated stable-toolchain validation into a shared workspace job with reusable build artifacts. ([PR #9](https://github.com/dusk-network/zk-tools/pull/9))
+
+## Duskevm-genesis
+
+Pinned devnet rehearsal inputs to the intended chain state, improving repeatability across network tests.
+- Published reproducible devnet rehearsal inputs with refreshed chain anchors and checksums. ([PR #14](https://github.com/dusk-network/duskevm-genesis/pull/14), [PR #13](https://github.com/dusk-network/duskevm-genesis/pull/13), [PR #11](https://github.com/dusk-network/duskevm-genesis/pull/11), [PR #12](https://github.com/dusk-network/duskevm-genesis/pull/12))
+
+## Merkle
+
+Added stronger checks when loading archived Merkle trees, so inconsistent tree data is rejected before use.
+- Kept valid archived data loading as before. ([PR #120](https://github.com/dusk-network/merkle/pull/120), [PR #122](https://github.com/dusk-network/merkle/pull/122), [PR #113](https://github.com/dusk-network/merkle/pull/113), [PR #112](https://github.com/dusk-network/merkle/pull/112))
+
+## Jubjub-schnorr
+
+Hardened secret-key and multisignature handling to make misuse harder and validation more explicit.
+- Strengthened multisignature state handling and validation by consuming nonces once, binding both keys, checking transcripts and shares, and deduplicating aggregate-key derivation. ([PR #72](https://github.com/dusk-network/jubjub-schnorr/pull/72), [PR #70](https://github.com/dusk-network/jubjub-schnorr/pull/70), [PR #67](https://github.com/dusk-network/jubjub-schnorr/pull/67), [PR #62](https://github.com/dusk-network/jubjub-schnorr/pull/62), [PR #61](https://github.com/dusk-network/jubjub-schnorr/pull/61), [PR #49](https://github.com/dusk-network/jubjub-schnorr/pull/49), [PR #47](https://github.com/dusk-network/jubjub-schnorr/pull/47))
+- Expanded lint coverage across feature combinations and compilation targets. ([PR #68](https://github.com/dusk-network/jubjub-schnorr/pull/68))
+- Reduced accidental secret-key exposure and misuse by redacting debug output, removing unsafe convenience traits and pinning those guarantees with compile checks. ([PR #66](https://github.com/dusk-network/jubjub-schnorr/pull/66), [PR #57](https://github.com/dusk-network/jubjub-schnorr/pull/57), [PR #56](https://github.com/dusk-network/jubjub-schnorr/pull/56), [PR #46](https://github.com/dusk-network/jubjub-schnorr/pull/46))
+
+## Piecrust
+
+Optimized macOS ARM validation to retain coverage with fewer unnecessary hosted-runner minutes.
+- Reduced routine CI cost by gating paid macOS ARM checks while retaining automatic main-branch, labeled and manual coverage. ([PR #504](https://github.com/dusk-network/piecrust/pull/504), [PR #503](https://github.com/dusk-network/piecrust/pull/503))
+
+## Plonk
+
+Strengthened proof validation so malformed or inconsistent inputs fail earlier.
+- Expanded soundness checks for malformed inputs and edge cases. ([PR #915](https://github.com/dusk-network/plonk/pull/915), [PR #912](https://github.com/dusk-network/plonk/pull/912), [PR #911](https://github.com/dusk-network/plonk/pull/911), [PR #907](https://github.com/dusk-network/plonk/pull/907))
+- Added stricter checks when loading proof data and compressed circuits. ([PR #866](https://github.com/dusk-network/plonk/pull/866), [PR #909](https://github.com/dusk-network/plonk/pull/909), [PR #905](https://github.com/dusk-network/plonk/pull/905), [PR #904](https://github.com/dusk-network/plonk/pull/904))
+
+## Dusk-bytes
+
+Strengthened byte-input validation so malformed serialized values fail earlier and more predictably.
+- Strengthened byte parsing by reading complete serialized values and rejecting odd-length hexadecimal input before indexing. ([PR #41](https://github.com/dusk-network/dusk-bytes/pull/41), [PR #40](https://github.com/dusk-network/dusk-bytes/pull/40))
+
+## Jubjub-elgamal
+
+Added checked decoding for archived ElGamal ciphertexts, rejecting malformed serialized values at the boundary without changing valid round trips. ([PR #30](https://github.com/dusk-network/jubjub-elgamal/pull/30))
+
+[← Back to Developer Updates](/updates/developer/)

src/content/docs/updates/developer/index.mdx

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 Developer updates summarize engineering work over a stated interval. Updates are listed newest first.
 
+## [August 10–17, 2026](/updates/developer/2026-08-10-to-2026-08-17/)
+
+Verified engineering progress across 9 public repositories.
+
 ## [August 4–11, 2026](/updates/developer/2026-08-04-to-2026-08-11/)
 
 A security- and compatibility-focused week spanning Rusk, DuskEVM, PLONK, Schnorr, Piecrust, zk-tools, and application integrations.