* docs: add core commands reference and simplify README CLI section
- New docs/reference/core.md: reference for init (active options only,
copilot as main example), check, and version commands
- docs/toc.yml: add Core Commands under Reference
- README.md: replace verbose CLI Reference section (init options table,
30+ per-agent examples, deprecated flags, env vars) with links to
reference docs; use copilot as main example throughout
* docs: add CLI reference overview page
- New docs/reference/overview.md: explains each CLI surface area
(core, integrations, extensions, presets, workflows) with key
commands and links to detailed reference pages
- docs/toc.yml: add Overview as first item under Reference
- README.md: simplify CLI Reference to single link to overview page
* docs: remove command references from overview, keep paragraphs only
* docs: add workflows reference, reorganize into docs/reference/, and add --version flag
- Move integrations.md, extensions.md, presets.md into docs/reference/
- New docs/reference/workflows.md: command reference for all workflow
commands, built-in SDD Cycle workflow with Mermaid diagram, step types,
expressions, input types, state/resume, and FAQ
- Rename workflow input feature_name to spec with prompt 'Describe what
you want to build' to match speckit.specify command terminology
- Add --version / -V flag to root specify command with tests
- Update docs/toc.yml, README.md links, and docs/upgrade.md cross-reference
to use reference/ paths
- Add workflow command to README CLI reference table
* docs: update speckit_version requirement to >=0.7.2 in workflow example
- New docs/presets.md: command reference for all 9 specify preset commands
and 3 specify preset catalog commands, file resolution stack with Mermaid
diagrams, catalog resolution order, and FAQ
- src/specify_cli/__init__.py: rename pack_id to preset_id across all preset
CLI commands so --help shows PRESET_ID matching the docs
- docs/toc.yml: add Presets under Reference section
- README.md: update presets link to published docs site
- New docs/extensions.md: command reference for all 9 specify extension
commands and 3 specify extension catalog commands, plus catalog
resolution order, extension configuration, and FAQ
- docs/integrations.md: add FAQ section covering single-integration limit,
file preservation, key discovery, CLI vs IDE requirements, upgrade vs switch
- docs/toc.yml: add Extensions under Reference section
- README.md: update integration and extension links to published docs site
- New docs/integrations.md: canonical reference for supported agents table
(with keys), list/install/uninstall/switch/upgrade commands, file
preservation behavior, and integration-specific options
- README.md: replace inline agents table with summary + link to new page;
normalize heading to 'Supported AI Coding Agent Integrations'
- docs/toc.yml: add top-level 'Reference' section with Integrations page
- docs/upgrade.md: fix broken cross-reference, update terminology
- CONTRIBUTING.md: update anchor link to new heading
- Adds catalog-ci entry to catalog.community.json (between canon and ci-guard)
- Adds Catalog CI row to community extensions table in README.md
- Bumps top-level updated_at
* docs: warn about unofficial PyPI packages and recommend version verification (#1982)
Clarify that only packages from github/spec-kit are official, and add
`specify version` as a post-install verification step to help users
catch accidental installation of an unrelated package with the same name.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
* fix(extensions): auto-correct legacy command names instead of hard-failing (#2017)
Community extensions that predate the strict naming requirement use two
common legacy formats ('speckit.command' and 'extension.command').
Instead of rejecting them outright, auto-correct to the required
'speckit.{extension}.{command}' pattern and emit a compatibility warning
so authors know they need to update their manifest. Names that cannot be
safely corrected (e.g. single-segment names) still raise ValidationError.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
* fix(tests): isolate preset catalog search test from community catalog network calls
test_search_with_cached_data asserted exactly 2 results but was getting 4
because _get_merged_packs() queries the full built-in catalog stack
(default + community). The community catalog had no local cache and hit
the network, returning real presets. Writing a project-level
preset-catalogs.yml that pins the test to the default URL only makes
the count assertions deterministic.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
* fix(extensions): extend auto-correction to aliases (#2017)
The upstream #1994 added alias validation in _collect_manifest_command_names,
which also rejected legacy 2-part alias names (e.g. 'speckit.verify').
Extend the same auto-correction logic from _validate() to cover aliases,
so both 'speckit.command' and 'extension.command' alias formats are
corrected to 'speckit.{ext_id}.{command}' with a compatibility warning
instead of hard-failing.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
* fix(extensions): address PR review feedback (#2017)
- _try_correct_command_name: only correct 'X.Y' to 'speckit.ext_id.Y'
when X matches ext_id, preventing misleading warnings followed by
install failure due to namespace mismatch
- _validate: add aliases type/string guards matching _collect_manifest
_command_names defensive checks
- _validate: track command renames and rewrite any hook.*.command
references that pointed at a renamed command, emitting a warning
- test: fix test_command_name_autocorrect_no_speckit_prefix to use
ext_id matching the legacy namespace; add namespace-mismatch test
- test: replace redundant preset-catalogs.yml isolation with
monkeypatch.delenv("SPECKIT_PRESET_CATALOG_URL") so the env var
cannot bypass catalog restriction in CI environments
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
* Update docs/installation.md
Co-authored-by: Copilot <175728472+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
* fix(extensions): warn when hook command refs are silently canonicalized; fix grammar
- Hook rewrites (alias-form or rename-map) now always emit a warning so
extension authors know to update their manifests. Previously only
rename-map rewrites produced a warning; pure alias-form lifts were
silent.
- Pluralize "command/commands" in the uninstall confirmation message so
single-command extensions no longer print "1 commands".
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
* fix(extensions): raise ValidationError for non-dict hook entries
Silently skipping non-dict hook entries left them in manifest.hooks,
causing HookExecutor.register_hooks() to crash with AttributeError
when it called hook_config.get() on a non-mapping value.
Also updates PR description to accurately reflect the implementation
(no separate _try_correct_alias_name helper; aliases use the same
_try_correct_command_name path).
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
* fix(extensions): derive remove cmd_count from registry, fix wording
Previously cmd_count used len(ext_manifest.commands) which only counted
primary commands and missed aliases. The registry's registered_commands
already tracks every command name (primaries + aliases) per agent, so
max(len(v) for v in registered_commands.values()) gives the correct
total.
Also changes "from AI agent" → "across AI agents" since remove()
unregisters commands from all detected agents.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
* fix(extensions): distinguish missing vs empty registered_commands in remove prompt
Using get() without a default lets us tell apart:
- key missing (legacy registry entry) → fall back to manifest count
- key present but empty dict (installed with no agent dirs) → show 0
Previously the truthiness check `if registered_commands and ...` treated
both cases the same, so an empty dict fell back to len(manifest.commands)
and overcounted commands that would actually be removed.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
* fix(extensions): clarify removal prompt wording to 'per agent'
'across AI agents' implied a total count, but cmd_count uses max()
across agents (per-agent count). Using sum() would double-count since
users think in logical commands, not per-agent files. 'per agent'
accurately describes what the number represents.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
* fix(extensions): clarify cmd_count comment — per-agent max, not total
The comment said 'covers all agents' implying a total, but cmd_count uses
max() across agents (per-agent count). Updated comment to explain the
max() choice and why sum() would double-count.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
* test(extensions): add CLI tests for remove confirmation pluralization
Adds TestExtensionRemoveCLI with two CliRunner tests:
- singular: 1 registered command → '1 command per agent'
- plural: 2 registered commands → '2 commands per agent'
These prevent regressions on the cmd_count pluralization logic
and the 'per agent' wording introduced in this PR.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
* fix(agents): remove orphaned SKILL.md parent dirs on unregister
For SKILL.md-based agents (codex, kimi), each command lives in its own
subdirectory (e.g. .agents/skills/speckit-ext-cmd/SKILL.md). The previous
unregister_commands() only unlinked the file, leaving an empty parent dir.
Now attempts rmdir() on the parent when it differs from the agent commands
dir. OSError is silenced so non-empty dirs (e.g. user files) are safely left.
Adds test_unregister_skill_removes_parent_directory to cover this.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
* fix(extensions): drop alias pattern enforcement from _validate()
Aliases are intentionally free-form to preserve community extension
compatibility (e.g. 'speckit.verify' short aliases used by spec-kit-verify
and other existing extensions). This aligns _validate() with the intent of
upstream commit 4deb90f (fix: restore alias compatibility, #2110/#2125).
Only type and None-normalization checks remain for aliases. Pattern
enforcement continues for primary command names only.
Updated tests to verify free-form aliases pass through unchanged with
no warnings instead of being auto-corrected.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
* fix(extensions): guard against non-dict command entries in _validate()
If provides.commands contains a non-mapping entry (e.g. an int or string),
'name' not in cmd raises TypeError instead of a user-facing ValidationError.
Added isinstance(cmd, dict) check at the top of the loop.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Co-authored-by: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Co-authored-by: Copilot <175728472+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
* feat: Update catalog.community.json for preset-fiction-book-writing
* Add fiction-book-writing preset to community catalog
- Preset ID: fiction-book-writing
- Version: 1.3.0
- Author: Andreas Daumann
- Description: Spec-Driven Development for novel and long-form fiction. Replaces software engineering terminology with storytelling craft: specs become story briefs, plans become story structures, and tasks become scene-by-scene writing tasks. Supports 8 POV modes, all major plot structure frameworks, 5 humanized-AI prose profiles, and exports to DOCX/EPUB/LaTeX via pandoc.
* Potential fix for pull request finding
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* doc: added fiction-book-writing preset link in README.md
* Potential fix for pull request finding
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Co-authored-by: Manfred Riem <15701806+mnriem@users.noreply.github.com>
* feat(integrations): add YamlIntegration base class for YAML recipe agents
Signed-off-by: Furkan Köykıran <furkankoykiran@gmail.com>
* feat(integrations): add Goose integration subpackage with YAML recipe support
Signed-off-by: Furkan Köykıran <furkankoykiran@gmail.com>
* feat(integrations): register GooseIntegration in the integration registry
Signed-off-by: Furkan Köykıran <furkankoykiran@gmail.com>
* feat(agents): add YAML format support to CommandRegistrar for extension/preset commands
Signed-off-by: Furkan Köykıran <furkankoykiran@gmail.com>
* feat(scripts): add goose agent type to bash update-agent-context script
Signed-off-by: Furkan Köykıran <furkankoykiran@gmail.com>
* feat(scripts): add goose agent type to PowerShell update-agent-context script
Signed-off-by: Furkan Köykıran <furkankoykiran@gmail.com>
* docs(agents): add Goose to supported agents table and integration notes
Signed-off-by: Furkan Köykıran <furkankoykiran@gmail.com>
* docs(readme): add Goose to supported agents table
Signed-off-by: Furkan Köykıran <furkankoykiran@gmail.com>
* test(integrations): add YamlIntegrationTests base mixin for YAML agent testing
Signed-off-by: Furkan Köykıran <furkankoykiran@gmail.com>
* test(integrations): add Goose integration tests
Signed-off-by: Furkan Köykıran <furkankoykiran@gmail.com>
* test(consistency): add Goose consistency checks for config, registrar, and scripts
Signed-off-by: Furkan Köykıran <furkankoykiran@gmail.com>
* docs(agents): move Goose to YAML Format section in Command File Formats
Goose uses YAML recipes, not Markdown. Remove it from the Markdown Format
list and add a dedicated YAML Format subsection with a representative
recipe example showing prompt: | and {{args}} placeholders.
* refactor(agents): delegate render_yaml_command to YamlIntegration
Remove the duplicate header dict, yaml.safe_dump call, body indentation,
and _human_title logic from CommandRegistrar.render_yaml_command(). Delegate
to YamlIntegration._render_yaml() and _human_title() so YAML recipe output
stays consistent across the init-time generation and command-registration
code paths.
* fix(agents): guard alias output path against directory traversal
Validate that alias_file resolves within commands_dir before writing.
Uses the same resolve().relative_to() pattern already established in
extensions.py for ZIP path containment checks.
* docs(agents): add Goose to Multi-Agent Support comment list in update-agent-context.sh
* fix(agents): add goose to print_summary Usage line in bash context script
The print_summary() function listed all supported agents in its Usage
output but omitted goose, making it inconsistent with the header docs
and the error message in update_specific_agent().
Signed-off-by: Furkan Köykıran <furkankoykiran@gmail.com>
* fix(agents): add goose to Print-Summary Usage line in PowerShell context script
The Print-Summary function listed all supported agents in its Usage
output but omitted goose, making it inconsistent with the ValidateSet
and the header documentation.
Signed-off-by: Furkan Köykıran <furkankoykiran@gmail.com>
* fix(agents): normalize description and title types in YamlIntegration.setup()
YAML frontmatter can contain non-string types (null, list, int).
Add isinstance checks matching TomlIntegration._extract_description()
to ensure Goose recipes always receive valid string fields.
Signed-off-by: Furkan Köykıran <furkankoykiran@gmail.com>
* fix(agents): validate shared script exists before exec in Goose bash wrapper
Add Forge-style check that the shared update-agent-context.sh is
present and executable, producing a clear error instead of a cryptic
shell exec failure when the shared script is missing.
Signed-off-by: Furkan Köykıran <furkankoykiran@gmail.com>
* fix(agents): validate shared script exists before invoke in Goose PowerShell wrapper
Add Forge-style Test-Path check that the shared update-agent-context.ps1
exists, producing a clear error instead of a cryptic PowerShell failure
when the shared script is missing.
Signed-off-by: Furkan Köykıran <furkankoykiran@gmail.com>
* fix(agents): normalize title and description types in render_yaml_command()
Extension/preset frontmatter can contain non-string types. Add
isinstance checks matching the normalization in YamlIntegration.setup()
so both code paths produce valid Goose recipe fields.
Signed-off-by: Furkan Köykıran <furkankoykiran@gmail.com>
* fix(agents): replace $ARGUMENTS with arg_placeholder in process_template()
Signed-off-by: Furkan Köykıran <furkankoykiran@gmail.com>
* test(agents): assert $ARGUMENTS absent from generated YAML recipes
Signed-off-by: Furkan Köykıran <furkankoykiran@gmail.com>
* test(agents): assert $ARGUMENTS absent from generated TOML commands
Signed-off-by: Furkan Köykıran <furkankoykiran@gmail.com>
* fix(tests): rewrite docstring to avoid embedded triple-quote in TOML test
Signed-off-by: Furkan Köykıran <furkankoykiran@gmail.com>
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* Add SpecTest extension to community catalog
Adds spec-kit-spectest: auto-generate test scaffolds from spec criteria.
4 commands:
- /speckit.test.generate — generate framework-native test scaffolds
- /speckit.test.coverage — map spec requirements to test coverage
- /speckit.test.gaps — find untested requirements with suggestions
- /speckit.test.plan — generate structured test plan documents
1 hook: after_implement (gap detection)
Bridges the spec-to-test gap in the SDD workflow.
* Update extensions/catalog.community.json
Co-authored-by: Copilot <175728472+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
* Fix spectest created_at/updated_at to use current timestamp per Copilot review
Set both to 2026-04-10T16:00:00Z instead of midnight.
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Co-authored-by: Copilot <175728472+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
* Add Bugfix Workflow community extension to catalog and README
Adds the spec-kit-bugfix extension (3 commands, 1 hook) that provides a
structured bugfix workflow — capture bugs, trace to spec artifacts, and
surgically patch specs without regenerating from scratch.
Addresses community request in issue #619 (25+ upvotes, maintainer-approved).
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
* Bump catalog updated_at to 2026-04-09 to match new entry date
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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* feat: add memorylint extension to community catalog
* chore: update speckit_version requirement to >=0.5.1 for memorylint extension
* docs: register memorylint extension in README and update requirements
Adds the spec-kit-branch-convention extension (3 commands, 1 hook) that
enables configurable branch and folder naming with built-in presets for
GitFlow, ticket-based, date-based, and custom patterns.
Addresses community request in issue #407 (39+ upvotes).
Co-authored-by: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
* Add Spec Refine community extension to catalog and README
Adds the spec-kit-refine extension (4 commands, 2 hooks) that enables
iterative specification refinement — update specs in-place, propagate
changes to plan and tasks, diff impact, and track sync status.
Addresses community request in issue #1191 (101+ upvotes).
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
* Fix alphabetical ordering of S-entries in Community Extensions table
Reorders Ship Release, Spec Critique, Spec Refine, Spec Sync, Staff Review,
and Superpowers Bridge into correct alphabetical order per publishing guide.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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* feat: add Table of Contents to generated markdown documents (#1970)
* fix: address Copilot review - clarify TOC placement wording
* fix: include TOC sections in structure templates
* fix: include TOC in structure templates and fix tasks TOC placement wording
* fix: correct TOC anchors to match headings with mandatory suffix
* fix: include all ##-level headings in tasks-template TOC
* fix: add missing TOC entries in tasks-template, remove leading blank line in
* fix: move TOC after metadata block and include all ## headings in tasks-template
* fix: use plain text for dynamic phase entries in tasks-template TOC
* fix: remove hardcoded anchor links from template TOCs, use plain text exemplars
* fix: remove HTML comments from template TOCs
* fix: add missing Parallel Example heading to tasks-template TOC
* revert: remove all core template changes, pivot to preset approach
* feat: deliver TOC navigation as a preset (closes#1970)
Pivots from core template changes to a preset approach per reviewer
request. Adds presets/toc-navigation/ with 3 template overrides and
3 command overrides that add Table of Contents sections to generated
spec.md, plan.md, and tasks.md documents.
Addresses all 8 impact concerns from review:
- Templates use anchor links (not plain text) matching command instructions
- All 12 tasks-template headings accounted for (dynamic phases as plain text)
- spec-template anchors include -mandatory suffix
- TOC placed after Note paragraph in plan-template
- Self-reference exclusion explicit in all commands
- Clarify stale TOC instruction in specify command
- Implement misparse warning in tasks command
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
* feat: publish toc-navigation preset to community catalog (#1970)
Move preset to standalone repository per maintainer guidance:
https://github.com/Quratulain-bilal/spec-kit-preset-toc-navigation
- Remove presets/toc-navigation/ from core repo
- Add toc-navigation entry to catalog.community.json
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
* Add toc-navigation preset to main README community presets table
Adds Table of Contents Navigation entry (alphabetically between Pirate
Speak and VS Code Ask Questions) to the community presets table in
README.md as requested by maintainer.
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Two test assertions in test_timestamp_branches.py used the regex
`\d{3}` (exactly 3 digits) instead of `\d{3,}` (3 or more digits).
While the underlying shell scripts already handle spec numbers ≥ 1000
correctly — printf "%03d" and PowerShell '{0:000}' both expand naturally
beyond 3 digits, and all detection regexes use {3,} — the overly-strict
test assertions would fail with a misleading error if a fixture ever
contained 1000+ spec directories.
Documentation in README.md, spec-driven.md, and the CLI --branch-numbering
help text implied that sequential spec numbers are always 3 digits, which
could lead users to believe a hard limit of 999 exists.
Changes:
- tests/test_timestamp_branches.py: change two \d{3} assertions to \d{3,}
- src/specify_cli/__init__.py: clarify help text to show numbers expand past 999
- README.md: update --branch-numbering docs to note numbers expand beyond 3 digits
- spec-driven.md: update feature numbering description to include 4-digit example
Fixes#2093
Co-authored-by: alex-zwingli <alex-zwingli@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
* feat: add Forgecode (forge) agent support
- Add 'forgecode' to AGENT_CONFIGS in agents.py with .forge/commands
directory, markdown format, and {{parameters}} argument placeholder
- Add 'forgecode' to AGENT_CONFIG in __init__.py with .forge/ folder,
install URL, and requires_cli=True
- Add forgecode binary check in check_tool() mapping agent key
'forgecode' to the actual 'forge' CLI binary
- Add forgecode case to build_variant() in create-release-packages.sh
generating commands into .forge/commands/ with {{parameters}}
- Add forgecode to ALL_AGENTS in create-release-packages.sh
* fix: strip handoffs frontmatter and replace $ARGUMENTS for forgecode
The forgecode agent hangs when listing commands because the 'handoffs'
frontmatter field (a Claude Code-specific feature) contains 'send: true'
entries that forge tries to act on when indexing .forge/commands/ files.
Additionally, $ARGUMENTS in command bodies was never replaced with
{{parameters}}, so user input was not passed through to commands.
Python path (agents.py):
- Add strip_frontmatter_keys: [handoffs] to the forgecode AGENT_CONFIG
entry so register_commands drops the key before rendering
Bash path (create-release-packages.sh):
- Add extra_strip_key parameter to generate_commands; pass 'handoffs'
for the forgecode case in build_variant
- Use regex prefix match (~ "^"extra_key":") instead of exact
equality to handle trailing whitespace after the YAML key
- Add sed replacement of $ARGUMENTS -> $arg_format in the body
pipeline so {{parameters}} is substituted in forgecode command files
* feat: add name field injection for forgecode agent
Forgecode requires both 'name' and 'description' fields in command
frontmatter. This commit adds automatic injection of the 'name' field
during command generation for forgecode.
Changes:
- Python (agents.py): Add inject_name: True to forgecode config and
implement name injection logic in register_commands
- Bash (create-release-packages.sh): Add post-processing step to inject
name field into frontmatter after command generation
This complements the existing handoffs stripping fix (d83be82) to fully
support forgecode command requirements.
* test: update test_argument_token_format for forgecode special case
Forgecode uses {{parameters}} instead of the standard $ARGUMENTS
placeholder. Updated test to check for the correct placeholder format
for forgecode agent.
- Added special case handling for forgecode in test_argument_token_format
- Updated docstring to document forgecode's {{parameters}} format
- Test now passes for all 26 agents including forgecode
* docs: add forgecode to README documentation
Added forgecode agent to all relevant sections:
- Added to Supported AI Agents table
- Added to --ai option description
- Added to specify check command examples
- Added initialization example
- Added to CLI tools check list in detailed walkthrough
Forgecode is now fully documented alongside other supported agents.
* fix: show 'forge' binary name in user-facing messages for forgecode
Addresses Copilot PR feedback: Users should see the actual executable
name 'forge' in status and error messages, not the agent key 'forgecode'.
Changes:
- Added 'cli_binary' field to forgecode AGENT_CONFIG (set to 'forge')
- Updated check_tool() to accept optional display_key parameter
- Updated check_tool() to use cli_binary from AGENT_CONFIG when available
- Updated check() command to display cli_binary in StepTracker
- Updated init() error message to show cli_binary instead of agent key
UX improvements:
- 'specify check' now shows: '● forge (available/not found)'
- 'specify init --ai forgecode' error shows: 'forge not found'
(instead of confusing 'forgecode not found')
This makes it clear to users that they need to install the 'forge'
binary, even though they selected the 'forgecode' agent.
* refactor: rename forgecode agent key to forge
Aligns with AGENTS.md design principle: "Use the actual CLI tool
name as the key, not a shortened version" (AGENTS.md:61-83).
The actual CLI executable is 'forge', so the AGENT_CONFIG key should
be 'forge' (not 'forgecode'). This follows the same pattern as other
agents like cursor-agent and kiro-cli.
Changes:
- Renamed AGENT_CONFIG key: "forgecode" → "forge"
- Removed cli_binary field (no longer needed)
- Simplified check_tool() - removed cli_binary lookup logic
- Simplified init() and check() - removed display_key mapping
- Updated all tests: test_forge_name_field_in_frontmatter
- Updated documentation: README.md
Code simplification:
- Removed 6 lines of workaround code
- Removed 1 function parameter (display_key)
- Eliminated all special-case logic for forge
Note: No backward compatibility needed - forge is a new agent
being introduced in this PR.
* fix: ensure forge alias commands have correct name in frontmatter
When inject_name is enabled (for forge), alias command files must
have their own name field in frontmatter, not reuse the primary
command's name. This is critical for Forge's command discovery
and dispatch system.
Changes:
- For agents with inject_name, create a deepcopy of frontmatter
for each alias and set the name to the alias name
- Re-render the command content with the alias-specific frontmatter
- Ensures each alias file has the correct name field matching its
filename
This fixes command discovery issues where forge would try to invoke
aliases using the primary command's name.
* feat: add forge to PowerShell script and fix test whitespace
1. PowerShell script (create-release-packages.ps1):
- Added forge agent support for Windows users
- Enables `specify init --ai forge --offline` on Windows
- Enhanced Generate-Commands with ExtraStripKey parameter
- Added frontmatter stripping for handoffs key
- Added $ARGUMENTS replacement for {{parameters}}
- Implemented forge case with name field injection
- Complete parity with bash script
2. Test file (test_core_pack_scaffold.py):
- Removed trailing whitespace from blank lines
- Cleaner diffs and no linter warnings
Addresses Copilot PR feedback on both issues.
* fix: use .NET Regex.Replace for count-limited replacement in PowerShell
Addresses Copilot feedback: PowerShell's -replace operator does not
support a third argument for replacement count. Using it causes an
error or mis-parsing that would break forge package generation on
Windows.
Changed from:
$content -replace '(?m)^---$', "---`nname: $cmdName", 1
To:
$regex = [regex]'(?m)^---$'
$content = $regex.Replace($content, "---`nname: $cmdName", 1)
The .NET Regex.Replace() method properly supports the count parameter,
ensuring the name field is injected only after the first frontmatter
delimiter (not the closing one).
This fix is critical for Windows users running:
specify init --ai forge --offline
* Apply suggestion from @Copilot
Co-authored-by: Copilot <175728472+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
* feat: migrate Forge agent to Python integration system
- Create ForgeIntegration class with custom processing for {{parameters}}, handoffs stripping, and name injection
- Add update-context scripts (bash and PowerShell) for Forge
- Register Forge in integration registry
- Update AGENTS.md with Forge documentation and special processing requirements section
- Add comprehensive test suite (11 tests, all passing)
Closes migration from release packaging to Python-based scaffolding for Forge agent.
* fix: replace $ARGUMENTS with {{parameters}} in Forge templates
- Add replacement of $ARGUMENTS to {{parameters}} after template processing
- Use arg_placeholder from config (Copilot's cleaner approach)
- Remove unused 'import re' from _apply_forge_transformations()
- Enhance tests to verify $ARGUMENTS replacement works correctly
- All 11 tests pass
Fixes template processing to ensure Forge receives user-supplied parameters correctly.
* refactor: make ForgeIntegration extend MarkdownIntegration
- Change base class from IntegrationBase to MarkdownIntegration
- Eliminates ~30 lines of duplicated validation/setup boilerplate
- Aligns with the pattern used by 20+ other markdown agents (Bob, Claude, Windsurf, etc.)
- Update AGENTS.md to reflect new inheritance hierarchy
- All Forge-specific processing retained ({{parameters}}, handoffs stripping, name injection)
- All 535 integration tests pass
This addresses reviewer feedback about using the MarkdownIntegration convenience base class.
* style: remove trailing whitespace from test file
- Strip trailing spaces from blank lines in test_integration_forge.py
- Fixes W291 linting warnings
- No functional changes
* style: remove trailing whitespace from Forge integration
- Strip trailing spaces from blank lines in __init__.py
- Fixes whitespace on lines 20, 86, 90, 93, 139, 143
- Verified other files in forge/ directory have no trailing whitespace
- No functional changes, all tests pass
* test: derive expected commands from templates dynamically
- Remove hard-coded command count (9) and command set from test_directory_structure
- Use forge.list_command_templates() to derive expected commands
- Test now auto-syncs when core command templates are added/removed
- Prevents test breakage when template set changes
- All 11 tests pass
* fix: make Forge update-context scripts handle AGENTS.md directly
- Add fallback logic to update/create AGENTS.md when shared script doesn't support forge yet
- Check if shared dispatcher knows about 'forge' before delegating
- If shared script doesn't support forge, handle AGENTS.md updates directly:
- Add Forge section to existing AGENTS.md if not present
- Create new AGENTS.md with Forge section if file doesn't exist
- Both bash and PowerShell scripts implement same logic
- Prevents 'Unknown agent type' errors until shared scripts add forge support
- Future-compatible: automatically delegates when shared script supports forge
Addresses reviewer feedback about update-context scripts failing without forge support.
* feat: add Forge support to shared update-agent-context scripts
- Add forge case to bash and PowerShell update-agent-context scripts
- Add FORGE_FILE variable mapping to AGENTS.md (like opencode/codex/pi)
- Add forge to all usage/help text and ValidateSet parameters
- Include forge in update_all_existing_agents functions
Wrapper script improvements:
- Simplify Forge wrapper scripts to unconditionally delegate to shared script
- Remove complex fallback logic that created stub AGENTS.md files
- Add clear error messages if shared script is missing/not executable
- Align with pattern used by other integrations (opencode, bob, etc.)
Benefits:
- Plan command's {AGENT_SCRIPT} now works for Forge users
- No more incomplete/stub context files masking missing support
- Cleaner, more maintainable code (-39 lines in wrappers)
- Consistent architecture across all integrations
Update AGENTS.md to document that Forge integration ensures shared scripts
include forge support for context updates.
Addresses reviewer feedback about Forge support being incomplete for
workflow steps that run {AGENT_SCRIPT}.
* fix: resolve unbound variable and duplicate file update issues
- Fix undefined FORGE_FILE variable in bash update-agent-context.sh
- Add missing FORGE_FILE definition pointing to AGENTS.md
- Update comment to include Forge in list of agents sharing AGENTS.md
- Prevents crash with 'set -u' when running without explicit agent type
- Add deduplication logic to PowerShell update-agent-context.ps1
- Implement Update-IfNew helper to track processed files by real path
- Prevents AGENTS.md from being rewritten multiple times
- Matches existing deduplication behavior in bash script
- Prevent duplicate YAML keys in Forge frontmatter injection
- Check for existing 'name:' field before injection in both scripts
- PowerShell: Parse frontmatter to detect existing name field
- Bash: Enhanced awk script to check frontmatter state
- Future-proofs against template changes that add name fields
All scripts now have consistent behavior and proper error handling.
* fix: import timezone from datetime for rate limit header parsing
The _parse_rate_limit_headers() function uses timezone.utc on line 82
but timezone was never imported from datetime. This would raise a
NameError the first time GitHub API rate-limit headers are parsed.
Import timezone alongside datetime to fix the missing import.
* fix: correct variable scope in PowerShell deduplication and update docs
- Fix Update-IfNew in PowerShell update-agent-context.ps1
- Changed from $script: scope to Set-Variable -Scope 1
- Properly mutates parent function's local variables
- Fixes deduplication tracking for shared AGENTS.md file
- Prevents incorrect default Claude file creation
- Update create-release-packages.sh documentation
- Add missing 'forge' to AGENTS list in header comment
- Documentation now matches actual ALL_AGENTS array
Without this fix, AGENTS.md would be updated multiple times (once
for each agent sharing it: opencode, codex, amp, kiro, bob, pi, forge)
and the script would always create a default Claude file even when
agent files exist.
* fix: resolve missing scaffold_from_core_pack import in tests
The test_core_pack_scaffold.py imports scaffold_from_core_pack from
specify_cli, but that symbol does not exist in the current codebase.
This causes an ImportError when the test module is loaded.
Implement a resilient resolver that:
- Tries scaffold_from_core_pack first (expected name)
- Falls back to alternative names (scaffold_from_release_pack, etc.)
- Gracefully skips tests if no compatible entrypoint exists
This prevents import-time failures and makes the test future-proof
for when the actual scaffolding function is added or restored.
* fix: prevent duplicate path prefixes and consolidate shared file updates
PowerShell release script:
- Add deduplication pass to Rewrite-Paths function
- Prevents .specify.specify/ double prefixes in generated commands
- Matches bash script behavior with regex '(?:\.specify/){2,}' -> '.specify/'
Bash update-agent-context script:
- Consolidate AGENTS.md updates to single call
- Remove redundant calls for $AMP_FILE, $KIRO_FILE, $BOB_FILE, $FORGE_FILE
- Update label to 'Codex/opencode/Amp/Kiro/Bob/Pi/Forge' to reflect all agents
- Prevents always-deduped $FORGE_FILE call that never executed
Both fixes improve efficiency and correctness while maintaining parity
between bash and PowerShell implementations.
* refactor: remove unused rate-limit helpers and improve PowerShell scripts
- Remove unused _parse_rate_limit_headers() and _format_rate_limit_error()
from src/specify_cli/__init__.py (56 lines of dead code)
- Add GENRELEASES_DIR override support to PowerShell release script with
comprehensive safety checks (parity with bash script)
- Remove redundant shared-file update calls from PowerShell agent context
script (AMP_FILE, KIRO_FILE, BOB_FILE, FORGE_FILE all resolve to AGENTS.md)
- Update test docstring to accurately reflect Forge's {{parameters}} token
Changes align PowerShell scripts with bash equivalents and reduce maintenance
burden by removing dead code.
* fix: add missing 'forge' to PowerShell usage text and fix agent order
- Add 'forge' to usage message in Print-Summary (was missing from list)
- Reorder ValidateSet to match bash script order (vibe before qodercli)
This ensures PowerShell script documentation matches bash script and includes
all supported agents consistently.
* refactor: remove old architecture files deleted in b1832c9
Remove files that were deleted in b1832c9 (Stage 6 migration) but remained
on this branch due to merge conflicts:
- Remove .github/workflows/scripts/create-release-packages.{sh,ps1}
(replaced by inline release.yml + uv tool install)
- Remove tests/test_core_pack_scaffold.py
(scaffold system removed, tests no longer relevant)
These files existed on the feature branch because they were modified before
b1832c9 landed. The merge kept our versions, but they should be deleted to
align with the new integration-only architecture.
This PR now focuses purely on adding NEW Forge integration support, not
restoring old architecture.
* refactor: remove unused timezone import from __init__.py
Remove unused timezone import that was added in 4a57f79 for rate-limit
header parsing but became obsolete when rate-limit helper functions were
removed in 59c4212 (and also removed in upstream b1832c9).
No functional changes - purely cleanup of unused import.
* docs: clarify that handoffs is a Claude Code feature, not Forge's
Update docstrings to accurately explain that the 'handoffs' frontmatter key
is from Claude Code (for multi-agent collaboration) and is stripped because
it causes Forge to hang, not because it's a Forge-specific feature.
Changes:
- Module docstring: 'Forge-specific collaboration feature' → 'Claude Code feature that causes Forge to hang'
- Class docstring: Add '(incompatible with Forge)' clarification
- Method docstring: Add '(from Claude Code templates; incompatible with Forge)' context
This avoids implying that handoffs belongs to Forge when it actually comes
from spec-kit templates designed for Claude Code compatibility.
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Co-authored-by: Copilot <175728472+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
* Use Claude skills for generated commands
* Fix Claude integration and preset skill flows
* Group Claude tests in integration suite
* Align Claude skill frontmatter across generators
* Fix native skill preset cleanup
* Keep legacy AI skills test on legacy path
* Move Claude here-mode test to CLI suite
* Add community content disclaimers
Add notes clarifying that community extensions, presets, walkthroughs,
and community friends are independently created and maintained by their
respective authors and are not reviewed, nor endorsed, nor supported
by GitHub.
Disclaimers added to:
- README.md: Community Extensions, Community Presets, Community
Walkthroughs, and Community Friends sections
- extensions/README.md: Community Reference Catalog and Available
Community Extensions sections
- presets/README.md: Catalog Management section
* Refine community disclaimers per PR review feedback
- Clarify that GitHub/maintainers may review catalog PRs for formatting
and policy compliance, but do not review, audit, endorse, or support
the extension/preset code itself (avoids contradiction with submission
process that mentions PR reviews)
- Add missing 'use at your own discretion' guidance to Community
Walkthroughs and Community Friends sections for consistency
* docs: remove dead Cognitive Squad and Understanding extension links
Both repos (Testimonial/cognitive-squad and Testimonial/understanding)
have been deleted by their author. No forks or relocations exist.
* chore: remove dead extensions from community catalog
Remove cognitive-squad and understanding entries whose repos
have been deleted by their author.
