Install

uv tool install specify-cli --from git+https://github.com/github/spec-kit.git@v1.4.0
specify init my-project

What's Changed

• chore: bump version to 1.4.0
• Use handle-based reads in FileHelper (#5351)
• chore: limit automatic Python 3.11 tests to Linux (#5367)
• Harden initial URL validation in HTTP helpers (#5350)
• Update SpecKit Companion extension to v0.26.0 (#5365)
• Use handle-based text overwrites in FileHelper (#5353)
• Require HTTPS consistently for catalog sources (#5355)
• feat(workflows): workflow functions - project-installed custom pipe filters (#5303)
• feat(integrations): map reasoning effort and context size for Copilot, Codex, and Claude Code (#5249)
• [bundle] Update Spec Kit for Azure DevOps bundle to v0.3.2 (#5346)
• [extension] Add T-Shirt Sizing Gate extension to community catalog (#5332)
• fix(scripts): treat option-like feature descriptions as text in create-new-feature.sh (#5245)
• fix(self-upgrade): don't offer a .dev0/.post0 build's base tag as the rollback version (#5358)
• fix: preserve existing priority from registry when installing/refreshing bundles (#5331)
• test(workflows): pin numeric equality on captured shell stdout with trailing newline (#5357)
• fix(extensions): show catalog entries missing name, version or description (#5308)
• Use handle-based exclusive creation in FileHelper (#5354)
• Validate release tags before running release steps (#5356)
• feat(omp): support integration args and options in build_exec_args (#4876)
• Add Spec Kit for Azure DevOps — human-gated lifecycle extension to community catalog (#5348)
• chore: release 1.3.3, begin 1.3.4.dev0 development (#5349)

Install

uv tool install specify-cli --from git+https://github.com/github/spec-kit.git@v1.3.3
specify init my-project

What's Changed

• chore: bump version to 1.3.3
• test: make script help assertion resilient to wrapping (#5347)
• Add Spec Kit for Azure DevOps bundle to community catalog (#5335)
• fix(workflows): reject non-standard JSON in shell output (#5330)
• fix(presets): keep user files when removing preset skills (#5233)
• Add ado-lifecycle to community workflow catalog (#5312)
• fix(presets): render missing preset IDs as literal text (#5314)
• fix(presets): report catalog fallback order after removal (#5313)
• fix(workflows): coerce numeric strings for == and != like ordering operators (#5310)
• Update Model Routing Governance preset to v0.2.8 (#5341)
• ci: consolidate lint and dependency audit jobs (#5301)
• feat(workflows): add per-step reasoning effort and context size settings (#5248)
• [extension] Update Quality Gates (Enforcement Layer) extension to v0.6.1 (#5264)
• ci: focus default Python matrix on minimum and maintained releases (#5302)
• [extension] Add Sanduq Progress Report extension to community catalog (#5300)
• docs: document shared integration and workflow-step APIs (#5296)
• docs: add constitution-only persistence and separate evolution guidance (#5299)
• fix: use printf instead of echo for feature description to avoid -n/-e/-E option interpretation (#5247)
• Add User Manual extension to community catalog (#5295)
• docs: add Project Room to community friends (#5298)
• chore: release 1.3.2, begin 1.3.3.dev0 development (#5297)

Install

uv tool install specify-cli --from git+https://github.com/github/spec-kit.git@v1.3.2
specify init my-project

What's Changed

• chore: bump version to 1.3.2
• [extension] Add Assure extension to community catalog (#5293)
• Update Sanduq Workflow to v2.3.2 (#5292)
• docs: clarify uvx environment caching (#5291)
• ci: streamline routine Python test matrix (#5290)
• docs: align existing-project examples with Copilot skills (#5288)
• docs: link installation prerequisites to integration directory (#5287)
• chore(deps): bump astral-sh/setup-uv from 10.0.1 to 10.3.3 (#5280)
• community: update Model Routing Governance to v0.2.6 (#5279)
• chore(deps): bump actions/setup-dotnet from 6.0.0 to 6.1.0 (#5281)
• docs: correct offline Windows PowerShell prerequisite (#5277)
• ci: add Python 3.15 to test and audit matrices (#5278)
• docs: standardize local development on a checkout virtualenv (#5276)
• fix(integrations): refresh the fallback's manifest hashes on uninstall (#5274)
• Add deja-vu session recall extension to community catalog (#5255)
• docs: align installation verification with Copilot skills (#5275)
• Add Illustrate extension to community catalog (#5273)
• Add Pull Request Workflow extension to community catalog (#5268)
• Add Sanduq Workflow extension to community catalog (#5266)
• Add GitHub Project Lifecycle Sync extension to community catalog (#5265)
• chore: release 1.3.1, begin 1.3.2.dev0 development (#5271)

Install

uv tool install specify-cli --from git+https://github.com/github/spec-kit.git@v1.3.1
specify init my-project

What's Changed

• chore: bump version to 1.3.1
• Update Quality Gates (Enforcement Layer) extension to v0.6.0 (#5253)
• fix(catalogs): name a scheme-less catalog URL instead of reporting "got ://" (#5251)
• fix(extensions): keep git warnings from failing initialize-repo.ps1 on Windows PowerShell 5.1 (#5252)
• fix(workflows): reject non-JSON constants in from_json (#5250)
• docs: give workflow steps a dedicated category (#5243)
• docs: refresh homepage figures and community examples (#5242)
• Update DocGuard — CDD Enforcement to v0.46.0 (#5238)
• Update Agent Parity Governance preset to v0.4.5 (#5236)
• docs: consolidate overview navigation and source pages (#5234)
• fix(agent-context): skip non-file plan candidates (#5222)
• docs: add October 2026 newsletter (#5235)
• docs: organize usage guides under How to (#5230)
• docs: extend project history through early November 2026 (#5231)
• docs: simplify integrations navigation dropdown (#5229)
• Update Quality Gates (Enforcement Layer) extension to v0.5.1 (#5228)
• docs: consolidate bundle documentation and remove unusable examples (#5226)
• Update Cross-Platform Governance preset to v0.2.5 (#5218)
• docs: consolidate and correct workflow documentation (#5225)
• fix(cli): don't self-upgrade uv tool installs on Windows (#5149)
• chore: release 1.3.0, begin 1.3.1.dev0 development (#5224)

Install

uv tool install specify-cli --from git+https://github.com/github/spec-kit.git@v1.3.0
specify init my-project

Removed

The core /speckit.taskstoissues command has been removed. You should be using the github extension

What's Changed

• chore: bump version to 1.3.0
• docs: consolidate and correct preset documentation (#5223)
• [bug-fix] Fix oversized-number-crash: bound Python --number parsing (#5200)
• docs: consolidate and correct extension documentation (#5221)
• fix: detect relocated uv and pipx tool installations (#5103)
• chore(ci): test Python 3.11 and 3.12 (#5220)
• fix: invoke registered command hook only once (#5219)
• [Copilot Dreams] Avoid rejecting supported extension submissions (#5216)
• fix(cline): keep .md extension on speckit.* file names in command bodies (#5168)
• feat(integrations): add process_registered_command hook with source_id (#5215)
• [preset] Update A11Y Governance preset to v0.4.6 (#5212)
• feat!: remove taskstoissues from core (#5053)
• Add Guildwork: request, verdict, register extension to community catalog (#5214)
• fix(extensions): stop the git extension's fetch from waiting on a credential prompt (#5201)
• fix(workflows): decode code-page shell output in Python's UTF-8 mode (#5209)
• feat(workflows): parse workflow expressions with a Lark LALR grammar (#5171)
• feat(copilot): add --no-model-invocation integration option (#5118)
• fix: preserve Windows drive paths in bundle catalog config (#5205)
• fix(extensions): skip catalog entries without a version on update (#5108)
• feat(integrations): add a preflight_setup() hook that runs before shared writes (#5198)
• chore: release 1.2.6, begin 1.2.7.dev0 development (#5211)

Install

uv tool install specify-cli --from git+https://github.com/github/spec-kit.git@v1.2.6
specify init my-project

What's Changed

• chore: bump version to 1.2.6
• feat(droid): add --no-model-invocation integration option (#5116)
• fix(extensions): make extension add name optional with --from (#5197)
• fix(extensions): skip non-UTF-8 catalog responses (#5196)
• feat: add specify workflow definition for run-scoped definitions (#4912)
• fix(integrations): refresh manifest hashes after init --force and switch rollback (#5193)
• fix(workflows): stop dispatching "None" as command step arguments (#5016)
• feat(workflows): add opt-in strict shell execution (#5181)
• chore(deps): bump DavidAnson/markdownlint-cli2-action (#5191)
• chore(deps): bump the codeql-action group with 2 updates (#5189)
• fix: reject symlinked integration state (#5176)
• fix: reject trailing newlines in extension IDs (#5186)
• fix: reject trailing newlines in preset IDs (#5188)
• fix(templates): start spec.md from the composed spec-template (#5187)
• docs: move extension API reference into documentation (#5174)
• Update iSAQB Architecture Governance preset to v0.2.5 (#5183)
• fix: reject unsafe self-upgrade installer paths (#5172)
• fix(bundles): refuse to build when bundle.yml or README.md is a symlink (#5169)
• docs(assess): clarify README invocation guidance (#5068)
• fix(integrations): refresh manifest hashes after preset registration on switch and use (#5145)
• chore: release 1.2.5, begin 1.2.6.dev0 development (#5167)

Install

uv tool install specify-cli --from git+https://github.com/github/spec-kit.git@v1.2.5
specify init my-project

What's Changed

• chore: bump version to 1.2.5
• docs: publish extension development guide on docs site (#5166)
• docs: publish extensions overview and navigation (#5165)
• fix(extensions): load top-level defaults from extension.yml (#5164)
• fix(bundles): reject integration mappings without an id (#5161)
• docs: publish extension publishing guide on the docs site (#5163)
• feat(workflows): expose installed workflow listing through MCP (#5115)
• fix(extensions): reject hook commands that are not strings (#5146)
• fix(workflows): accept equivalent version spellings in archive updates (#5155)
• Add Domain Spec Maintenance extension to community catalog (#5162)
• Update Architecture Governance preset to v0.6.5 (#5153)
• Update Quality Gates (Enforcement Layer) extension to v0.5.0 (#5151)
• Update SFSpeckit — Salesforce Spec-Driven Development to v2.0.1 (#5154)
• docs(workflows): correct filtered-count comparison guidance (#5148)
• fix: validate collected extension events (#5133)
• test(workflows): pin untested workflow expression behavior (#5130)
• fix(presets): treat non-mapping command frontmatter as empty (#5125)
• fix(workflows): handle undecodable shell output as a step failure (#5064)
• fix(vibe): keep user comments that follow a managed hook block (#5109)
• [extension] Add Shared Knowledge extension to community catalog (#5140)
• chore: release 1.2.4, begin 1.2.5.dev0 development (#5142)

Install

uv tool install specify-cli --from git+https://github.com/github/spec-kit.git@v1.2.4
specify init my-project

What's Changed

• chore: bump version to 1.2.4
• Update Secure Development Assurance Governance preset to v0.1.8 (#5139)
• feat(bundles): allow bundles to reference other bundles (#5067)
• fix: report a non-file .extensionignore or .presetignore as a validation error (#5131)
• fix(presets): attribute core templates with overrides-prefixed names correctly (#5129)
• ci: select pytest worker count automatically (#5132)
• feat(vibe): add --no-model-invocation integration option (#5119)
• refactor(workflows): split the expression evaluator into a package (#5114)
• fix: make bundle step refresh rollback transactional (#4827)
• Update Security Governance preset to v0.7.4 (#5128)
• Update Quality Gates (Enforcement Layer) extension to v0.4.2 (#5127)
• Update Product Spec Extension to v2.1.0 (#5126)
• Fix local bundle installation for uppercase .ZIP artifacts (#5106)
• fix: preserve feature numbering during reinitialization (#5101)
• fix: retain event hooks when override omits events (#5102)
• feat(auth): support GitHub CLI credentials (#4960)
• fix(integrations): pass the Junie dispatch prompt via --task (#5065)
• chore(deps): bump the codeql-action group with 2 updates (#5066)
• Add CSDD — Controlled Spec-Driven Development extension to community catalog (#5062)
• Add Entalpa to Community Friends (#4993)
• chore: release 1.2.3, begin 1.2.4.dev0 development (#5063)

Install

uv tool install specify-cli --from git+https://github.com/github/spec-kit.git@v1.2.3
specify init my-project

What's Changed

• chore: bump version to 1.2.3
• Feat/4913 workflow mcp inventory (#5054)
• docs: correct built-in workflow step source paths (#5059)
• fix(events): preserve dispatcher ownership during cleanup (#5055)
• feat: add .presetignore support (#5020)
• fix(scripts): write --json output of the Python helpers as ASCII (#5048)
• Update Linear Weave extension to v1.0.2 (#5049)
• fix(events): preserve unowned Vibe hooks files (#4646)
• ci: shorten test runs with two workers and faster fixture shutdown (#5051)
• fix(powershell): treat bracketed feature paths literally (#4970)
• fix(cli): align integration guidance with available output (#5041)
• fix(integrations): map Pi JSON dispatch to --mode json (#5043)
• docs: organize agent-specific integration documentation (#5034)
• feat(integration): add none for shared scaffolding only (#5030)
• fix(extensions): reject malformed catalog entries before removal (#5033)
• fix(integrations): map Kimi Code JSON dispatch to --output-format stream-json (#5031)
• docs: streamline README onboarding and process guides (#5029)
• docs: distinguish extension events from hooks (#5026)
• fix(workflows): keep integer number inputs exact instead of rounding them (#5027)
• docs: say how to replace an older install before specify init (#5004)
• chore: release 1.2.2, begin 1.2.3.dev0 development (#5024)

Install

uv tool install specify-cli --from git+https://github.com/github/spec-kit.git@v1.2.2
specify init my-project

What's Changed

• chore: bump version to 1.2.2
• Update SpecKit Grill Me extension to v1.0.2 (#5023)
• fix(workflows): report a run failed by a raised step error under --json (#5015)
• docs: point the upgrade guide's Copilot checks at .github/skills (#5010)
• fix(events): leave JSON hook configs untouched when nothing is owned (#5017)
• fix(extensions): scaffold new config templates on extension update (#5011)
• fix(integrations): drop unsupported --model flag from ZCode dispatch (#5009)
• fix(bundles): reject non-positive preset and extension priorities in validation (#5012)
• fix(integrations): validate required options before switch uninstalls (#5008)
• fix(presets): reject malformed catalog entries before removal (#4992)
• Document the implemented extension architecture (#4978)
• fix(bundles): don't refresh installed components on a repeated bundle init (#4963)
• chore(deps): bump actions/download-artifact from 8.0.1 to 8.0.2 (#4989)
• chore(deps): bump actions/setup-node from 7.0.0 to 7.1.0 (#4987)
• Update Applied Epistemic Engineering extension to v1.5.2 (#5000)
• Update DocGuard — CDD Enforcement to v0.45.1 (#5001)
• Update Evaluator Contract extension to v1.1.2 (#4999)
• Update Applied Epistemic Engineering extension to v1.5.1 (#4995)
• chore(deps): bump the codeql-action group with 2 updates (#4985)
• docs: define shared catalog contracts (#4977)
• chore: release 1.2.1, begin 1.2.2.dev0 development (#4996)