Merge branch 'github:main' into community/add-m365-extension

docs/community/presets.md

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ The following community-contributed presets customize how Spec Kit behaves — o
 | Canon Core | Adapts original Spec Kit workflow to work together with Canon extension | 2 templates, 8 commands | — | [spec-kit-canon](https://github.com/maximiliamus/spec-kit-canon) |
 | Claude AskUserQuestion | Upgrades `/speckit.clarify` and `/speckit.checklist` on Claude Code from Markdown-table prompts to the native AskUserQuestion picker, with a recommended option and reasoning on every question | 2 commands | — | [spec-kit-preset-claude-ask-questions](https://github.com/0xrafasec/spec-kit-preset-claude-ask-questions) |
 | Explicit Task Dependencies | Adds explicit `(depends on T###)` dependency declarations and an Execution Wave DAG to tasks.md for parallel scheduling | 1 template, 1 command | — | [spec-kit-preset-explicit-task-dependencies](https://github.com/Quratulain-bilal/spec-kit-preset-explicit-task-dependencies) |
-| Fiction Book Writing | It adapts the Spec-Driven Development workflow for storytelling to create books or audiobooks (with annotations) in 12 languages: features become story elements, specs become story briefs, plans become story structures, and tasks become scene-by-scene writing tasks. Supports single and multi-POV, all major plot structure frameworks, and two style modes: an author voice sample or humanized AI prose. Supports interactive elements like brainstorming, interview, roleplay and extras like statistics, cover builder and bio command. Export with templates for KDP, D2D etc. | 22 templates, 27 commands, 1 script | — | [speckit-preset-fiction-book-writing](https://github.com/adaumann/speckit-preset-fiction-book-writing) |
+| Fiction Book Writing | It adapts the Spec-Driven Development workflow for storytelling to create books or audiobooks (with annotations) in 12 languages: features become story elements, specs become story briefs, plans become story structures, and tasks become scene-by-scene writing tasks. Supports single and multi-POV, all major plot structure frameworks, and two style modes: an author voice sample or humanized AI prose. Supports interactive elements like brainstorming, interview, roleplay and extras like statistics, cover builder and bio command. Export with templates for KDP, D2D etc. | 22 templates, 27 commands, 2 scripts | — | [speckit-preset-fiction-book-writing](https://github.com/adaumann/speckit-preset-fiction-book-writing) |
 | Jira Issue Tracking | Overrides `speckit.taskstoissues` to create Jira epics, stories, and tasks instead of GitHub Issues via Atlassian MCP tools | 1 command | — | [spec-kit-preset-jira](https://github.com/luno/spec-kit-preset-jira) |
 | Multi-Repo Branching | Coordinates feature branch creation across multiple git repositories (independent repos and submodules) during plan and tasks phases | 2 commands | — | [spec-kit-preset-multi-repo-branching](https://github.com/sakitA/spec-kit-preset-multi-repo-branching) |
 | Pirate Speak (Full) | Transforms all Spec Kit output into pirate speak — specs become "Voyage Manifests", plans become "Battle Plans", tasks become "Crew Assignments" | 6 templates, 9 commands | — | [spec-kit-presets](https://github.com/mnriem/spec-kit-presets) |

presets/catalog.community.json

@@ -108,11 +108,11 @@
     "fiction-book-writing": {
       "name": "Fiction Book Writing",
       "id": "fiction-book-writing",
-      "version": "1.6.0",
-      "description": "Spec-Driven Development for novel and long-form fiction. 27 AI commands from idea to submission: story bible governance, 9 POV modes, all major plot structure frameworks, scene-by-scene drafting with quality gates, audiobook pipeline (SSML/ElevenLabs), cover design, sensitivity review, pacing and prose statistics, and pandoc-based export to DOCX/EPUB/LaTeX. Two style modes: author voice sample extraction or humanized-AI prose with 5 craft profiles. 12 languages supported.",
+      "version": "1.7.0",
+      "description": "Spec-Driven Development for novel and long-form fiction. 27 AI commands from idea to submission: story bible governance, 9 POV modes, all major plot structure frameworks, scene-by-scene drafting with quality gates, audiobook pipeline (SSML/ElevenLabs), cover design, sensitivity review, pacing and prose statistics, and pandoc-based export to DOCX/EPUB/LaTeX. Two style modes: author voice sample extraction or humanized-AI prose with 5 craft profiles. 12 languages supported. Support for offline semantic search.",
       "author": "Andreas Daumann",
       "repository": "https://github.com/adaumann/speckit-preset-fiction-book-writing",
-      "download_url": "https://github.com/adaumann/speckit-preset-fiction-book-writing/archive/refs/tags/v1.6.0.zip",
+      "download_url": "https://github.com/adaumann/speckit-preset-fiction-book-writing/archive/refs/tags/v1.7.0.zip",
       "homepage": "https://github.com/adaumann/speckit-preset-fiction-book-writing",
       "documentation": "https://github.com/adaumann/speckit-preset-fiction-book-writing/blob/main/fiction-book-writing/README.md",
       "license": "MIT",
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@
       "provides": {
         "templates": 22,
         "commands": 27,
-        "scripts": 1
+        "scripts": 2
       },
       "tags": [
         "writing",
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@
         "language-support"
       ],
       "created_at": "2026-04-09T08:00:00Z",
-      "updated_at": "2026-04-19T08:00:00Z"
+      "updated_at": "2026-04-27T08:00:00Z"
     },
     "jira": {
       "name": "Jira Issue Tracking",

src/specify_cli/extensions.py

@@ -139,12 +139,18 @@ class ExtensionManifest:
     def _load_yaml(self, path: Path) -> dict:
         """Load YAML file safely."""
         try:
-            with open(path, 'r') as f:
+            with open(path, 'r', encoding='utf-8') as f:
                 data = yaml.safe_load(f)
         except yaml.YAMLError as e:
             raise ValidationError(f"Invalid YAML in {path}: {e}")
         except FileNotFoundError:
             raise ValidationError(f"Manifest not found: {path}")
+        except UnicodeDecodeError as e:
+            raise ValidationError(
+                f"Manifest is not valid UTF-8: {path} ({e.reason} at byte {e.start})"
+            )
+        except OSError as e:
+            raise ValidationError(f"Could not read manifest {path}: {e}")
         if not isinstance(data, dict):
             raise ValidationError(
                 f"Manifest must be a YAML mapping, got {type(data).__name__}: {path}"

src/specify_cli/presets.py

@@ -136,12 +136,25 @@ class PresetManifest:
     def _load_yaml(self, path: Path) -> dict:
         """Load YAML file safely."""
         try:
-            with open(path, 'r') as f:
-                return yaml.safe_load(f) or {}
+            with open(path, 'r', encoding='utf-8') as f:
+                data = yaml.safe_load(f)
         except yaml.YAMLError as e:
             raise PresetValidationError(f"Invalid YAML in {path}: {e}")
         except FileNotFoundError:
             raise PresetValidationError(f"Manifest not found: {path}")
+        except UnicodeDecodeError as e:
+            raise PresetValidationError(
+                f"Manifest is not valid UTF-8: {path} ({e.reason} at byte {e.start})"
+            )
+        except OSError as e:
+            raise PresetValidationError(f"Could not read manifest {path}: {e}")
+        if data is None:
+            return {}
+        if not isinstance(data, dict):
+            raise PresetValidationError(
+                f"Manifest must be a YAML mapping, got {type(data).__name__}: {path}"
+            )
+        return data
 
     def _validate(self):
         """Validate manifest structure and required fields."""

tests/test_extensions.py

@@ -225,6 +225,35 @@ class TestExtensionManifest:
             with pytest.raises(ValidationError, match="YAML mapping"):
                 ExtensionManifest(manifest_path)
 
+    def test_utf8_non_ascii_description_loads(self, temp_dir, valid_manifest_data):
+        """Regression for #2325: non-ASCII (UTF-8) description loads on any platform.
+
+        On Windows, Python's default text-mode encoding is the locale codepage
+        (e.g. cp1252/GBK), which raises UnicodeDecodeError on UTF-8 bytes
+        outside the ASCII range. The loader must open with encoding='utf-8'.
+        """
+        import yaml
+
+        valid_manifest_data["extension"]["description"] = "中文测试 — émojis 🚀"
+        manifest_path = temp_dir / "extension.yml"
+        # Write UTF-8 bytes explicitly so the test exercises the read path,
+        # not the (locale-dependent) write path.
+        manifest_path.write_bytes(
+            yaml.safe_dump(valid_manifest_data, allow_unicode=True).encode("utf-8")
+        )
+
+        manifest = ExtensionManifest(manifest_path)
+        assert manifest.description == "中文测试 — émojis 🚀"
+
+    def test_invalid_utf8_bytes_raises_validation_error(self, temp_dir):
+        """Negative case: file containing invalid UTF-8 bytes raises ValidationError, not raw UnicodeDecodeError."""
+        manifest_path = temp_dir / "extension.yml"
+        # 0xFF/0xFE are not valid UTF-8 lead bytes.
+        manifest_path.write_bytes(b"\xff\xfe not valid utf-8 \xff\n")
+
+        with pytest.raises(ValidationError, match="not valid UTF-8"):
+            ExtensionManifest(manifest_path)
+
     def test_invalid_extension_id(self, temp_dir, valid_manifest_data):
         """Test manifest with invalid extension ID format."""
         import yaml

tests/test_presets.py

@@ -160,6 +160,38 @@ class TestPresetManifest:
         with pytest.raises(PresetValidationError, match="Invalid YAML"):
             PresetManifest(bad_file)
 
+    def test_utf8_non_ascii_description_loads(self, temp_dir, valid_pack_data):
+        """Regression for #2325: non-ASCII (UTF-8) description loads on any platform.
+
+        On Windows, Python's default text-mode encoding is the locale codepage
+        (e.g. cp1252/GBK), which raises UnicodeDecodeError on UTF-8 bytes
+        outside the ASCII range. The loader must open with encoding='utf-8'.
+        """
+        valid_pack_data["preset"]["description"] = "中文测试 — émojis 🚀"
+        manifest_path = temp_dir / "preset.yml"
+        manifest_path.write_bytes(
+            yaml.safe_dump(valid_pack_data, allow_unicode=True).encode("utf-8")
+        )
+
+        manifest = PresetManifest(manifest_path)
+        assert manifest.description == "中文测试 — émojis 🚀"
+
+    def test_invalid_utf8_bytes_raises_validation_error(self, temp_dir):
+        """Negative case: file containing invalid UTF-8 bytes raises PresetValidationError, not raw UnicodeDecodeError."""
+        manifest_path = temp_dir / "preset.yml"
+        manifest_path.write_bytes(b"\xff\xfe not valid utf-8 \xff\n")
+
+        with pytest.raises(PresetValidationError, match="not valid UTF-8"):
+            PresetManifest(manifest_path)
+
+    def test_non_mapping_yaml_raises_validation_error(self, temp_dir):
+        """Manifest whose YAML root is a scalar or list raises PresetValidationError, not TypeError."""
+        manifest_path = temp_dir / "preset.yml"
+        for bad_content in ("42\n", "[1, 2]\n"):
+            manifest_path.write_text(bad_content, encoding="utf-8")
+            with pytest.raises(PresetValidationError, match="YAML mapping"):
+                PresetManifest(manifest_path)
+
     def test_missing_schema_version(self, temp_dir, valid_pack_data):
         """Test missing schema_version field."""
         del valid_pack_data["schema_version"]