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Copilot 1a9e4d1d8d feat: Git extension stage 1 — bundled extensions/git with hooks on all core commands (#1941)
* feat: add git extension with hooks on all core commands

- Create extensions/git/ with 5 commands: initialize, feature,
  validate, remote, commit
- 18 hooks covering before/after for all 9 core commands
- Scripts: create-new-feature, initialize-repo, auto-commit,
  git-common (bash + powershell)
- Configurable: branch_numbering, init_commit_message,
  per-command auto-commit with custom messages
- Add hooks to analyze, checklist, clarify, constitution,
  taskstoissues command templates
- Allow hooks-only extensions (no commands required)
- Bundle extension in wheel via pyproject.toml force-include
- Resolve bundled extensions locally before catalog lookup
- Remove planned-but-unimplemented before/after_commit hook refs
- Update extension docs (API ref, dev guide, user guide)
- 37 new tests covering manifest, install, all scripts (bash+pwsh),
  config reading, graceful degradation

Stage 1: opt-in via 'specify extension add git'. No auto-install,
no changes to specify.md or core git init code.

Refs: #841, #1382, #1066, #1791, #1191

* fix: set git identity env vars in extension tests for CI runners

* fix: address PR review comments

- Fix commands property KeyError for hooks-only extensions
- Fix has_git() operator precedence in git-common.sh
- Align default commit message to '[Spec Kit] Initial commit' across
  config-template, extension.yml defaults, and both init scripts
- Update README to reflect all 5 commands and 18 hooks

* fix: address second round of PR review comments

- Add type validation for provides.commands (must be list) and hooks
  (must be dict) in manifest _validate()
- Tighten malformed timestamp detection in git-common.sh to catch
  7-digit dates without trailing slug (e.g. 2026031-143022)
- Pass REPO_ROOT to has_git/Test-HasGit in create-new-feature scripts
- Fix initialize command docs: surface errors on git failures, only
  skip when git is not installed
- Fix commit command docs: 'skips with a warning' not 'silently'
- Add tests for commands:null and hooks:list rejection

* fix: address third round of PR review comments

- Remove scripts frontmatter from command files (CommandRegistrar
  rewrites ../../scripts/ to .specify/scripts/ which points at core
  scripts, not extension scripts)
- Update speckit.git.commit command to derive event name from hook
  context rather than using a static example
- Clarify that hook argument passthrough works via AI agent context
  (the agent carries conversation state including user's original
  feature description)

* fix: address fourth round of PR review comments

- Validate extension_id against ^[a-z0-9-]+$ in _locate_bundled_extension
  to prevent path traversal (security fix)
- Move defaults under config.defaults in extension.yml to match
  ConfigManager._get_extension_defaults() schema
- Ship git-config.yml in extension directory so it's copied during
  install (provides.config template isn't materialized by ExtensionManager)
- Condition handling in hook templates: intentionally matches existing
  pattern from specify/plan/tasks/implement templates (not a new issue)

* fix: add --allow-empty to git commit in initialize-repo scripts

Ensures git init succeeds even on empty repos where nothing has been
staged yet.

* fix: resolve display names to bundled extensions before catalog download

When 'specify extension add "Git Branching Workflow"' is used with a
display name instead of the ID, the catalog resolver now runs first to
map the name to an ID, then checks bundled extensions again with the
resolved ID before falling back to network download.

Also noted: EXECUTE_COMMAND_INVOCATION and condition handling match the
existing pattern in specify/plan/tasks/implement templates (pre-existing,
not introduced by this PR).

* fix: handle before_/after_ prefixes in auto-commit message derivation

- Strip both before_ and after_ prefixes when deriving command name
  (fixes misleading 'Auto-commit after before_plan' messages)
- Include phase (before/after) in default commit messages
- Clarify README config example is an override, not default behavior

* fix: use portable grep -qw for word boundary in create-new-feature.sh

BSD grep (macOS) doesn't support \b as a word boundary. Replace with
grep -qw which is POSIX-portable.

* fix: validate hook values, numeric --number, and PS warning routing

- Validate each hook value is a dict with a 'command' field during
  manifest _validate() (prevents crash at install time)
- Validate --number is a non-negative integer in bash create-new-feature
  (clear error instead of cryptic shell arithmetic failure)
- Route PowerShell no-git warning to stderr in JSON mode so stdout
  stays valid JSON

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Co-authored-by: Manfred Riem <15701806+mnriem@users.noreply.github.com>
2026-04-07 08:39:35 -05:00

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description
description
Create a feature branch with sequential or timestamp numbering

Create Feature Branch

Create a new feature branch for the given specification.

User Input

$ARGUMENTS

You MUST consider the user input before proceeding (if not empty).

Prerequisites

  • Verify Git is available by running git rev-parse --is-inside-work-tree 2>/dev/null
  • If Git is not available, warn the user and skip branch creation (spec directory will still be created)

Branch Numbering Mode

Determine the branch numbering strategy by checking configuration in this order:

  1. Check .specify/extensions/git/git-config.yml for branch_numbering value
  2. Check .specify/init-options.json for branch_numbering value (backward compatibility)
  3. Default to sequential if neither exists

Execution

Generate a concise short name (2-4 words) for the branch:

  • Analyze the feature description and extract the most meaningful keywords
  • Use action-noun format when possible (e.g., "add-user-auth", "fix-payment-bug")
  • Preserve technical terms and acronyms (OAuth2, API, JWT, etc.)

Run the appropriate script based on your platform:

  • Bash: .specify/extensions/git/scripts/bash/create-new-feature.sh --json --short-name "<short-name>" "<feature description>"
  • Bash (timestamp): .specify/extensions/git/scripts/bash/create-new-feature.sh --json --timestamp --short-name "<short-name>" "<feature description>"
  • PowerShell: .specify/extensions/git/scripts/powershell/create-new-feature.ps1 -Json -ShortName "<short-name>" "<feature description>"
  • PowerShell (timestamp): .specify/extensions/git/scripts/powershell/create-new-feature.ps1 -Json -Timestamp -ShortName "<short-name>" "<feature description>"

IMPORTANT:

  • Do NOT pass --number — the script determines the correct next number automatically
  • Always include the JSON flag (--json for Bash, -Json for PowerShell) so the output can be parsed reliably
  • You must only ever run this script once per feature
  • The JSON output will contain BRANCH_NAME and SPEC_FILE paths

If the extension scripts are not found at the .specify/extensions/git/ path, fall back to:

  • Bash: scripts/bash/create-new-feature.sh
  • PowerShell: scripts/powershell/create-new-feature.ps1

Graceful Degradation

If Git is not installed or the current directory is not a Git repository:

  • The script will still create the spec directory under specs/
  • A warning will be printed: [specify] Warning: Git repository not detected; skipped branch creation
  • The workflow continues normally without branch creation

Output

The script outputs JSON with:

  • BRANCH_NAME: The created branch name (e.g., 003-user-auth or 20260319-143022-user-auth)
  • SPEC_FILE: Path to the created spec file
  • FEATURE_NUM: The numeric or timestamp prefix used