Release Notes: v0.9.0¶

Release Date: 2026-02-02

Highlights¶

This release introduces a unified specs/ directory structure with deployment-driven plugin generation. The new assistantkit generate command replaces separate subcommands, simplifying the workflow for generating multi-platform plugins.

New Features¶

Unified Generate Command¶

The main generate command is now runnable and serves as the recommended way to generate plugins:

# Generate using defaults (specs=specs, target=local, output=.)
assistantkit generate

# Use a specific deployment target
assistantkit generate --target=production

# Specify all options
assistantkit generate --specs=specs --target=local --output=/path/to/repo

Deployment-Driven Output¶

Each deployment target now receives a complete plugin including agents, commands, skills, and manifest:

{
  "team": "my-team",
  "targets": [
    {"name": "local-claude", "platform": "claude-code", "output": "plugins/claude"},
    {"name": "local-kiro", "platform": "kiro-cli", "output": "plugins/kiro"},
    {"name": "local-gemini", "platform": "gemini-cli", "output": "plugins/gemini"}
  ]
}

Unified Specs Directory¶

All inputs are now consolidated into a single specs/ directory:

specs/
├── plugin.json          # Plugin metadata
├── agents/              # multi-agent-spec format (*.md with YAML frontmatter)
├── commands/            # AssistantKit extension (*.md or *.json)
├── skills/              # AssistantKit extension (*.md or *.json)
├── teams/               # multi-agent-spec format (*.json)
└── deployments/         # Deployment targets (*.json)

API Changes¶

New Functions¶

generate.Generate(specsDir, target, outputDir) - Unified function for deployment-driven plugin generation
generate.GenerateResult - Result type with command/skill/agent counts and generated directories

Changed Functions¶

loadAgents() now uses agents.ReadCanonicalDir() which supports both .md (multi-agent-spec) and .json files

Dependencies¶

go-github v81 → v82

Deprecated Commands¶

The following subcommands are deprecated and will show warnings when used:

Deprecated	Replacement
`generate plugins`	`generate --specs=... --target=...`
`generate agents`	`generate --specs=... --target=...`
`generate all`	`generate --specs=... --target=...`
`generate deployment`	`generate --specs=... --target=...`

Migration Guide¶

From v0.8.0¶

Reorganize your spec files into a unified specs/ directory:

mkdir -p specs/{agents,commands,skills,deployments}
mv plugins/spec/plugin.json specs/
mv plugins/spec/commands/* specs/commands/
mv plugins/spec/skills/* specs/skills/
mv plugins/spec/agents/* specs/agents/

Create a deployment file at specs/deployments/local.json:

{
  "team": "my-team",
  "targets": [
    {"name": "claude", "platform": "claude-code", "output": "plugins/claude"},
    {"name": "kiro", "platform": "kiro-cli", "output": "plugins/kiro"}
  ]
}

Update your build scripts to use the new command:

# Old
assistantkit generate plugins --spec=plugins/spec --output=plugins
assistantkit generate agents --specs=specs --target=local

# New
assistantkit generate --specs=specs --target=local

Installation¶

go get github.com/agentplexus/assistantkit@v0.9.0

CLI Installation¶

go install github.com/agentplexus/assistantkit/cmd/assistantkit@v0.9.0

Full Package List¶

Package	Description
`assistantkit`	Root package with version and supported tools
`bundle`	Unified bundle generation
`generate`	Plugin and deployment generation library (enhanced)
`requirements`	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
`plugins`	Plugin manifests
`skills`	Reusable skills
`teams`	Multi-agent orchestration
`validation`	Configuration validators
`publish`	Marketplace publishing