Release Notes: v0.8.0¶

Release Date: 2026-01-25

Highlights¶

This release simplifies the multi-agent-spec workflow with new generate agents and generate all commands, adds markdown command file support with YAML frontmatter, and introduces CLI dependency checking with human-in-the-loop prompts.

New Features¶

Simplified Agent Generation¶

The new generate agents command provides a streamlined workflow for generating platform-specific agents from multi-agent-spec definitions:

# Generate agents for a specific deployment target
assistantkit generate agents --spec=./specs --target=local --output=./plugins

# The command reads specs/deployments/{target}.json for target configuration

Combined Generation Command¶

The generate all command combines plugins and agents generation in a single operation:

# Generate both plugins and agents
assistantkit generate all --spec=./spec --output=./plugins --platforms=claude,kiro

Markdown Command Files¶

Commands can now be defined in markdown with YAML frontmatter, in addition to JSON:

---
name: review-code
description: Reviews code for issues and improvements
allowed_tools:
  - Read
  - Grep
  - Glob
---

# Code Review Command

When reviewing code, follow these guidelines...

The system auto-detects the file format based on extension (.md vs .json).

CLI Dependency Checking¶

The new requirements package provides human-in-the-loop dependency checking for CLI tools:

import "github.com/agentplexus/assistantkit/requirements"

// Check requirements with interactive prompts
result := requirements.EnsureRequirements(
    []string{"go", "node", "docker"},
    requirements.NewCLIPrompter(),
)

if !result.AllSatisfied() {
    fmt.Println(requirements.FormatMissingError(result))
}

Features:

Automatic detection of installed tools
Platform-aware install method suggestions
Interactive prompts for missing tool installation
Registry of common development tools with install commands

Security Improvements¶

File write operations now use 0600 permissions instead of 0644 for better security

Dependencies¶

multi-agent-spec/sdk/go v0.4.0 -> v0.5.0

Installation¶

go get github.com/agentplexus/assistantkit@v0.8.0

CLI Installation¶

go install github.com/agentplexus/assistantkit/cmd/assistantkit@v0.8.0

Full Package List¶

Package	Description
`assistantkit`	Root package with version and supported tools
`bundle`	Unified bundle generation
`generate`	Plugin and deployment generation library
`requirements`	New: CLI dependency checking with HITL prompts
`powers`	Kiro IDE power generation
`mcp`	MCP server configuration
`hooks`	AI assistant lifecycle hooks
`context`	Project context management
`agents`	Agent definitions
`commands`	Slash commands (now with markdown support)
`plugins`	Plugin manifests
`skills`	Reusable skills
`teams`	Multi-agent orchestration
`validation`	Configuration validators
`publish`	Marketplace publishing