generated: '2026-07-25'
method: searched
source: https://github.com/Legal-and-General/canopy/blob/master/docs/BREAKING_CHANGES.md
scope: >-
  Two distinct lifecycles are recorded. (1) The Legal & General BUSINESS API
  lifecycle — which does not exist publicly: no versioning policy, no
  deprecation policy, no SLA and no status page are published for any Legal &
  General API. (2) The Canopy design system lifecycle — which IS published, in
  detail, on GitHub. The pointers on this artifact refer to the published
  Canopy policy; the API row below records the absence.
api_lifecycle:
  published: false
  versioning: null
  deprecation_policy: null
  sunset_header: unknown
  sla: null
  status_page: null
  note: >-
    Legal & General publishes no developer portal, no API reference and no
    machine-readable spec, so there is no API versioning, deprecation or
    availability commitment to record. Partner integrations (Iress "The
    Exchange", Air Sourcing, Advise Wise, Kensington Mortgages, OLP Connect)
    are governed by bilateral contract, not a published lifecycle policy.
product_lifecycle:
  subject: '@legal-and-general/canopy (design system)'
  versioning:
    scheme: semver
    automation: semantic-release
    current: v37.0.0
    current_date: '2026-07-23'
    docs: https://github.com/Legal-and-General/canopy/blob/master/docs/BREAKING_CHANGES.md
  deprecation:
    policy_url: https://github.com/Legal-and-General/canopy/blob/master/docs/BREAKING_CHANGES.md
    verbatim_copy: lifecycle/legal-and-general-canopy-breaking-changes.md
    mechanism: >-
      Breaking changes are only shipped in a major version and are enumerated in
      that release's notes. Every major release ships with an installable agent
      migration skill (canopy-vNN-migration) that walks a coding agent through
      the upgrade.
    in_scope:
    - component API (inputs/outputs/selectors)
    - CSS variables, SCSS mixins and utility classes
    release_notes: https://github.com/Legal-and-General/canopy/releases
    sunset_header: not applicable (library, not a hosted service)
  support:
    model: >-
      Long-term support only on the mainline branch. Security patches are fixed
      forward and require consumers to move to the latest version; patch releases
      for older lines are possible in extenuating circumstances by request.
    maintenance_branches: https://github.com/Legal-and-General/canopy/blob/master/docs/MAINTENANCE_RELEASES.md
    policy_url: https://github.com/Legal-and-General/canopy/blob/master/docs/SECURITY.md
    contact: CanopyDesignSystem@landg.com
  deprecated_surface:
  - item: LgCarouselComponent
    state: deprecated
  - item: LgBrandIconComponent
    state: removed
  - item: lg-switch / lg-toggle variant="switch"
    state: removed
  - item: lg-quick-action
    state: removed
  - item: LgShadowDirective
    state: removed in v30
  - item: LgListWithExpressiveStylingDirective / lg-expressive-list
    state: removed in v37
  brand_modernisation: >-
    The repository carries a standing notice that Canopy is undergoing major
    change for L&G's brand modernisation across 2025-2026.
status_page:
  present: false
  probes:
  - url: https://status.legalandgeneral.com
    status: 000
    note: no DNS record
  - url: https://www.legalandgeneral.com/service-status/
    status: 404
  - url: https://www.legalandgeneral.com/status/
    status: 404