Spec Kit 0.8.1: SkillsIntegration Migration & Git Branch Fixes
Spec Kit 0.8.1 ships SkillsIntegration migration, fixes git branch path resolution, and adds Jira and screenwriting presets to the community catalog.
TL;DR
- Migrated vibe system from MarkdownIntegration to SkillsIntegration for better integration handling
- Fixed .specify/feature.json path resolution on custom git branches
- Added Jira preset to community catalog and new screenwriting preset
New
- SkillsIntegration migration — vibe system now uses SkillsIntegration instead of legacy prompts-based MarkdownIntegration for cleaner integration architecture
- Jira preset — registered in community catalog for Jira workflow integration
- Screenwriting preset — new preset added for screenplay and script workflows
- Lean preset — enriched with README and expanded catalog metadata
Fixed
- Custom git branch support — .specify/feature.json now resolves correctly on non-default branches, fixing /speckit.plan access
- Command reference resolution — dot vs hyphen naming now handled per integration type
- Description parsing — replaced xargs trim with sed to properly handle quoted values in descriptions
Also Updated
- Community presets table moved to docs site with missing entries added
- product-forge bumped to v1.5.1 in community catalog
- astral-sh/setup-uv dependency updated from 8.0.0 to 8.1.0
Update with: uv tool install specify-cli --from git+https://github.com/github/spec-kit.git@v0.8.1
Source: Spec Kit
