spec-kit

v0.8.16 Feature

This release adds 2 notable features for engineering teams evaluating rollout.

Published 7d Developer Productivity

✓ No known CVEs patched

✓ No known CVEs patched in this version

Topics

ai copilot development engineering prd spec

+1 more

spec-driven

Summary

AI summary

Updates chore, fix, and workflows across a mixed release.

Type	Severity	Summary	CVE
Feature	Low	Adds {{ context.run_id }} template variable to workflows Adds {{ context.run_id }} template variable to workflows Source: llm_adapter@2026-05-27 Confidence: high	—
Dependency	Low	Updates Architecture Guard extension to v1.8.9 Updates Architecture Guard extension to v1.8.9 Source: llm_adapter@2026-05-27 Confidence: high	—
Bugfix	Medium	Fixes resolution of __SPECKIT_COMMAND___ refs in preset skill rendering Fixes resolution of __SPECKIT_COMMAND___ refs in preset skill rendering Source: llm_adapter@2026-05-27 Confidence: high	—
Bugfix	Medium	Fixes paths-only to skip branch validation and preserves existing plan in setup-plan Fixes paths-only to skip branch validation and preserves existing plan in setup-plan Source: llm_adapter@2026-05-27 Confidence: high	—

Full changelog

uv tool install specify-cli --from git+https://github.com/github/[email protected]
specify init my-project

chore: bump version to 0.8.16
docs: update landing page stats and branch naming convention (#2727)
feat(workflows): expose {{ context.run_id }} template variable (#2664)
fix: resolve SPECKIT_COMMAND*_ refs in preset skill rendering (#2717) (#2718)
Add Workflow Preset to community catalog (#2725)
fix: paths-only skips branch validation, setup-plan preserves existing plan (#2672)
docs: fix broken pipx homepage URLs to point to pipx.pypa.io (#2670)
Update Architecture Guard extension to v1.8.9 (#2723)
Re-validate spec quality checklist after clarify updates spec (#2715)
chore: release 0.8.15, begin 0.8.16.dev0 development (#2722)

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