Changelog

Changed

• Added CLI worktree support so you can monitor and switch between multiple branches/worktrees in one place (useful when parallel feature branches are active and you want to track progress without leaving the dashboard)
• Added explicit command-log feedback after switching worktrees so the active context change is immediately visible (for example: Switched to worktree: <name>)

Added

• New FIRE CLI dashboard command: npx specsmd@latest dashboard
• Tabbed terminal views: Runs, Overview, and Health (stats + warnings)
• Keyboard shortcuts for quick navigation: 1/2/3, Tab, ←/→, and f
• Current Run-first layout with phase track and run files panel

Changed

• Dashboard UX now targets CLI-first users and Codex desktop app workflows as a practical alternative to the VS Code extension
• Reduced flicker by limiting unnecessary UI updates and using calmer fallback refresh behavior
• Compact rendering for smaller terminal windows with tighter spacing and stricter height budgeting
• Nerd Font icon auto-detection (with override via SPECSMD_ICON_SET=auto|nerd|ascii)

Fixed

• Codex installer now creates proper skills instead of flat .md files that Codex cannot read
• Commands are transformed into .codex/skills/<name>/SKILL.md with proper YAML frontmatter

Per-Work-Item Phase Tracking

The VS Code extension now shows real-time phase progress for each work item in FIRE runs. Track exactly where your AI agent is in the Plan → Execute → Test → Review pipeline.

First work item in Test phase - completed Plan and Execute, now running tests.

Progress through multiple work items - first item completed all phases, second item now in Test phase.

Added

• Per-work-item phase tracking in FIRE flow (Plan → Execute → Test → Review)
• Real-time phase progress indicator showing which phase each work item is currently in
• Visual distinction between completed phases (green checkmarks) and active phase (orange highlight)

Changed

• Phase tracking now updates at work item level instead of run level for better granularity

Added

• FIRE: Status skill now includes comprehensive integrity validation with 14 issue types
• FIRE: Code verification option to check codebase when work item status is ambiguous
• FIRE: Maintenance log (maintenance-log.md) for tracking all automated fixes
• FIRE: Support for multiple parallel active runs in state schema

Changed

• FIRE: Status skill bumped to v2.0.0 with full validation workflow
• FIRE: All command references now use /specsmd-fire prefix consistently
• FIRE: Config references updated from fire-config.yaml to memory-bank.yaml

Fixed

• FIRE: Added missing review-report.md to run artifacts schema
• FIRE: Added missing design-doc path to schema
• FIRE: Added blocked status to work item status values
• FIRE: Added mode and depends_on fields to work item schema
• FIRE: Orchestrator agent state example now matches actual schema structure

Added

• FIRE Flow: New flow type with 17 Lit web components for VS Code extension
• VS Code: Flow switcher in toolbar for switching between AI-DLC and FIRE flows
• VS Code: FIRE Runs tab with active run display and completed runs history
• VS Code: FIRE Intents tab with expandable intent cards and progress tracking
• VS Code: Pending work items grouped by intent with dependency visualization
• VS Code: File watcher for .specs-fire directory to auto-refresh on state changes
• VS Code: Expandable completed runs showing all markdown files with click-to-open

Changed

• File watcher now monitors both memory-bank and .specs-fire directories

Fixed

• YAML parsing now supports both snake_case and camelCase field names
• Intent expansion state persisted correctly across view refreshes

Added

• Simple Flow: Lightweight 3-phase workflow (Requirements → Design → Tasks)
• Simple Flow documentation pages
• Changelog page in documentation
• Kiro installer with specs symlink support for Simple Flow

Changed

• Clarified Simple Flow and AI-DLC as independent flows (not an upgrade path)

Fixed

• Markdown lint errors in DDD construction bolt template

Added

• VS Code: Markdown editor selection setting
• VS Code: Clickable stories in bolt widget
• ADR (Architecture Decision Record) tracking with decision index across bolts

Fixed

• Markdown lint errors in DDD construction bolt template
• Security vulnerabilities in dependencies

Fixed

• OpenCode installer now uses correct command directory and frontmatter

Added

• VS Code: Construction log display for completed bolts
• VS Code: Analytics module with lifecycle, engagement, and project metrics tracking
• VS Code: Open VSX marketplace publishing (works with Cursor, Windsurf, etc.)
• VS Code: Enhanced logs inception artifacts

Changed

• Moved scripts into aidlc flow folder for better organization

Fixed

• Test paths after scripts reorganization

Added

• Contextual options menu (copy, AI tools, feature request)
• DeepWiki integration for codebase exploration
• Workflow descriptions for Google Antigravity navigation
• SEO metadata and social sharing tags to docs
• Product Hunt launch integration

Added

• Artifacts display in active bolt view
• Manual workflow dispatch trigger for releases
• Dev branch auto-publish workflow

Fixed

• Bolt-start guardrails to prevent skipping story updates
• Active bolt UI improvements and IDE-agnostic messages
• Frontmatter validation for bolt creation
• Geolocation in Mixpanel analytics tracker

Fixed

• Analytics events now properly sent before process exit

Initial Release

• AI-DLC Flow with 4 agents (Master, Inception, Construction, Operations)
• Memory Bank for persistent project context
• Support for Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, and other AI coding tools
• DDD construction bolt type
• Installer with automatic tool detection

Added

• Mixpanel analytics for installer events
• VS Code extension with bolt visualization and progress tracking
• Dynamic status discovery for specs filter
• Extension marketplace publishing workflow

Fixed

• Intent matching by combined format in selector
• Markdown lint errors in bolt-plan skill