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ReleasePort's take
Moderate signalReleasePort Layer 1 updates to version v0.8.9 and includes minor fixes and improvements across documentation, extensions, CLI behavior, and test hygiene.
Why it matters: Patch to v0.8.9 immediately; the release resolves a CLI bug (replace $ARGUMENTS with fallback) and silences expected UserWarnings in self‑tests, affecting upgrade discovery and CI reliability.
Summary
AI summaryMinor fixes and improvements.
Changes in this release
| Type | Severity | Summary | CVE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feature | Medium |
update governance ecosystem extensions to latest versions update governance ecosystem extensions to latest versions Source: llm_adapter@2026-05-21 Confidence: high |
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| Feature | Medium |
add BrownKit (brownkit) community extension add BrownKit (brownkit) community extension Source: llm_adapter@2026-05-21 Confidence: high |
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| Feature | Medium |
Add changelog extension Add changelog extension Source: llm_adapter@2026-05-21 Confidence: low |
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| Feature | Medium |
Add game-narrative-writing preset to community catalog Add game-narrative-writing preset to community catalog Source: llm_adapter@2026-05-21 Confidence: low |
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| Dependency | Medium |
bump version to 0.8.9 bump version to 0.8.9 Source: llm_adapter@2026-05-21 Confidence: low |
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| Bugfix | Medium |
make template metadata line breaks markdownlint-safe make template metadata line breaks markdownlint-safe Source: llm_adapter@2026-05-21 Confidence: low |
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| Bugfix | Medium |
replace literal $ARGUMENTS with prose fallback in kiro-cli replace literal $ARGUMENTS with prose fallback in kiro-cli Source: llm_adapter@2026-05-21 Confidence: low |
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| Refactor | Medium |
extract integration catalog config loading extract integration catalog config loading Source: llm_adapter@2026-05-21 Confidence: low |
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| Other | Medium |
revamp landing page with four-pillar card layout revamp landing page with four-pillar card layout Source: llm_adapter@2026-05-21 Confidence: low |
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| Other | Medium |
Add install directory to docfx.json file references Add install directory to docfx.json file references Source: llm_adapter@2026-05-21 Confidence: low |
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| Other | Medium |
clarify CLI upgrade discovery in documentation clarify CLI upgrade discovery in documentation Source: llm_adapter@2026-05-21 Confidence: low |
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| Other | Medium |
silence expected UserWarnings in self-test composition for presets silence expected UserWarnings in self-test composition for presets Source: llm_adapter@2026-05-21 Confidence: low |
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Full changelog
Install
uv tool install specify-cli --from git+https://github.com/github/[email protected]
specify init my-project
What's Changed
- chore: bump version to 0.8.9
- docs: revamp landing page with four-pillar card layout (#2531)
- feat(extensions): update governance ecosystem extensions to latest versions (#2514)
- Add changelog extension (#2177)
- Add install directory to docfx.json file references (#2522)
- feat(catalog): add BrownKit (brownkit) community extension (#2510) (#2520)
- fix(kiro-cli): replace literal $ARGUMENTS with prose fallback (#2482)
- Preset: Add game-narrative-writing preset to community catalog (#2454)
- docs: clarify CLI upgrade discovery (#2519)
- fix: make template metadata line breaks markdownlint-safe (#2505)
- refactor(catalogs): extract integration catalog config loading (#2497)
- test(presets): silence expected UserWarnings in self-test composition… (#2373)
- chore: release 0.8.8, begin 0.8.9.dev0 development (#2516)
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