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v2.79.0 Feature

This release adds 3 notable features for engineering teams evaluating rollout.

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agentic-coding claude-code-plugin claude-code-skills claude-code-subagents code-review cto
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Summary

AI summary

Adds CLI and in-app update notifications with opt‑out via GREAT_CTO_NO_UPDATE_CHECK.

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Update notifier

  • CLI hint — after any human command, a one-line stderr hint appears when a
    newer great-cto is on npm (update available: A → B). Zero-dep
    update-notifier pattern: the foreground only reads a 24h cache; a detached
    worker refreshes it from the npm registry for the next run (~0.05s foreground,
    never blocks). Skipped in CI, non-TTY, and protocol commands (mcp).
  • Board notification + push — daily registry check in the alert cron;
    in-app notification + web-push exactly once per release
    (update.available:<version> dedupe).
  • Opt-out: GREAT_CTO_NO_UPDATE_CHECK=1. The check is a read-only registry
    fetch (same traffic as npm install), documented in docs/PRIVACY.md.
  • Tests: +49 (CLI 229, board/root 198).

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About great_cto

Engineering-management layer of 34 specialist AI agents covering the full SDLC (architect, PM, senior-dev, reviewer, QA, security, devops, L3-support + 18 archetype-specific reviewers) with auto-detected archetypes and compliance gates (PCI-DSS, HIPAA, FedRAMP, GDPR, EU AI Act). Runs in Claude Code, Cursor, Codex CLI, Aider, and Continue via AGENTS.md + MCP. MIT.

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Related context

Earlier breaking changes

  • v2.72.2 Removes Autopilot sidebar item and Operate topbar button from dev board.
  • v2.55.0 Hard-gates the Build board; redirects invite sessions to Operate for operators.
  • v2.43.0 Runtime now blocks autonomous execution of irreversible actions without prior human checkpoint.
  • v2.43.0 Adds reversible and blastRadius fields to every flow step.
  • v2.32.0 Removed AgentShield scanner and its CLI commands.

Beta — feedback welcome: [email protected]