diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5797bb4..221428c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,13 @@
 
 All notable changes to this project are documented in this file.
 
+## [0.0.36] - 2026-10-09
+
+### Added
+
+- Added SwiftUI animation guidance favoring purposeful native feedback, default SwiftUI animation, system transitions, and SF Symbol effects while keeping animations scoped and interactions responsive.
+- Required an explicit task-prompt request before adding app-level Reduce Motion guards, while preserving accessibility behavior supplied automatically by native system components.
+
 ## [0.0.35] - 2026-09-27
 
 ### Changed
diff --git a/Guidelines/Swift/SwiftUI.md b/Guidelines/Swift/SwiftUI.md
index 82b7cbb..d97f427 100644
--- a/Guidelines/Swift/SwiftUI.md
+++ b/Guidelines/Swift/SwiftUI.md
@@ -50,6 +50,13 @@ With SDKs where `@State` is a macro, do not give a state property a declaration
 - For SDK-sensitive features, search current Apple documentation through Xcode rather than relying on remembered signatures.
 - Apply the current Xcode SwiftUI skill when a new SDK changes source behavior, builder resolution, state initialization, or modifier availability.
 
+## Animation
+
+- Use native SwiftUI animation to make apps fluid rather than static. Apply it purposefully to buttons, transitions, interactions, selection, colors, and other visible state changes that benefit from feedback; do not animate every update or add motion for its own sake.
+- Prefer the default SwiftUI animation, using `withAnimation { ... }` or `.animation(.default, value: ...)`, unless the task prompt explicitly requests a specific animation. Prefer system-provided transitions and SF Symbol effects when they fit the interaction instead of recreating them with custom timing, curves, or rendering.
+- Scope animation to the relevant state change or view. Preserve responsive controls, stable layout, and uninterrupted user interaction; avoid blanket animations that also animate unrelated state changes.
+- Do not introduce app-level Reduce Motion guards unless the task prompt explicitly requests them. This includes reading `accessibilityReduceMotion` to replace animation with `nil`, remove symbol effects, or otherwise suppress app-authored animation. Preserve any accessibility behavior provided automatically by native system components; this policy governs additional app-level overrides.
+
 ## Previews
 
 - Put previews at the end of the file under `// MARK: - Preview`.
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7b82435..7fae99d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ From the consumer repository root, install a tagged release:
 git subtree add \
   --prefix=AgentGuidelines \
   https://github.com/thatfactory/agent-guidelines.git \
-  0.0.35 \
+  0.0.36 \
   --squash
 ```
 
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ Review the target release's changelog, then pull it deliberately:
 git subtree pull \
   --prefix=AgentGuidelines \
   https://github.com/thatfactory/agent-guidelines.git \
-  0.0.35 \
+  0.0.36 \
   --squash
 ```
 
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 155069a..e85669f 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.0.35
+0.0.36