Merge branch 'main' into feat/add-threatmodel-extension

NaviaSamal · web-flow · commit aeb08ad13684 · 2026-04-28T14:46:56.000-07:00
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,21 @@
 
 <!-- insert new changelog below this comment -->
 
+## [0.8.2] - 2026-04-28
+
+### Changed
+
+- Add MarkItDown Document Converter extension to community catalog (#2390)
+- feat: Speckit preset fiction book v1.7 - Support for RAG (Chroma DB) offline semantic search (#2367)
+- fix(extensions): use explicit UTF-8 encoding when reading manifest YAML (#2370)
+- catalog: add m365 community extension
+- docs: replace deprecated --ai flag with --integration in all documentation (#2359)
+- feat(extensions,presets): authenticate GitHub-hosted catalog and download requests with GITHUB_TOKEN/GH_TOKEN (#2331)
+- Update extensify to v1.1.0 in community catalog (#2337)
+- feat(init): deprecate --no-git flag, gate deprecations at v0.10.0 (#2357)
+- Add Spec Orchestrator extension to community catalog (#2350)
+- chore: release 0.8.1, begin 0.8.2.dev0 development (#2356)
+
 ## [0.8.1] - 2026-04-24
 
 ### Changed
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
@@ -228,9 +228,11 @@ The following community-contributed extensions are available in [`catalog.commun
 | MAQA Jira Integration | Jira integration for MAQA — syncs Stories and Subtasks as features progress through the board | `integration` | Read+Write | [spec-kit-maqa-jira](https://github.com/GenieRobot/spec-kit-maqa-jira) |
 | MAQA Linear Integration | Linear integration for MAQA — syncs issues and sub-issues across workflow states as features progress | `integration` | Read+Write | [spec-kit-maqa-linear](https://github.com/GenieRobot/spec-kit-maqa-linear) |
 | MAQA Trello Integration | Trello board integration for MAQA — populates board from specs, moves cards, real-time checklist ticking | `integration` | Read+Write | [spec-kit-maqa-trello](https://github.com/GenieRobot/spec-kit-maqa-trello) |
+| MarkItDown Document Converter | Convert documents (PDF, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and more) to Markdown for use as spec reference material | `docs` | Read+Write | [spec-kit-markitdown](https://github.com/BenBtg/spec-kit-markitdown) |
 | Memory Loader | Loads .specify/memory/ files before lifecycle commands so LLM agents have project governance context | `docs` | Read-only | [spec-kit-memory-loader](https://github.com/KevinBrown5280/spec-kit-memory-loader) |
 | Memory MD | Repository-native durable memory for Spec Kit projects | `docs` | Read+Write | [spec-kit-memory-hub](https://github.com/DyanGalih/spec-kit-memory-hub) |
 | MemoryLint | Agent memory governance tool: Automatically audits and fixes boundary conflicts between AGENTS.md and the constitution. | `process` | Read+Write | [memorylint](https://github.com/RbBtSn0w/spec-kit-extensions/tree/main/memorylint) |
+| Microsoft 365 Integration | Fetch Teams messages, meeting transcripts, and SharePoint/OneDrive files as local Markdown for spec generation | `integration` | Read+Write | [spec-kit-m365](https://github.com/BenBtg/spec-kit-m365) |
 | Onboard | Contextual onboarding and progressive growth for developers new to spec-kit projects. Explains specs, maps dependencies, validates understanding, and guides the next step | `process` | Read+Write | [spec-kit-onboard](https://github.com/dmux/spec-kit-onboard) |
 | Optimize | Audit and optimize AI governance for context efficiency — token budgets, rule health, interpretability, compression, coherence, and echo detection | `process` | Read+Write | [spec-kit-optimize](https://github.com/sakitA/spec-kit-optimize) |
 | OWASP LLM Threat Model | OWASP Top 10 for LLM Applications 2025 threat analysis on agent artifacts | `code` | Read-only | [spec-kit-threatmodel](https://github.com/NaviaSamal/spec-kit-threatmodel) |
diff --git a/docs/community/presets.md b/docs/community/presets.md
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ The following community-contributed presets customize how Spec Kit behaves — o
 | Canon Core | Adapts original Spec Kit workflow to work together with Canon extension | 2 templates, 8 commands | — | [spec-kit-canon](https://github.com/maximiliamus/spec-kit-canon) |
 | Claude AskUserQuestion | Upgrades `/speckit.clarify` and `/speckit.checklist` on Claude Code from Markdown-table prompts to the native AskUserQuestion picker, with a recommended option and reasoning on every question | 2 commands | — | [spec-kit-preset-claude-ask-questions](https://github.com/0xrafasec/spec-kit-preset-claude-ask-questions) |
 | Explicit Task Dependencies | Adds explicit `(depends on T###)` dependency declarations and an Execution Wave DAG to tasks.md for parallel scheduling | 1 template, 1 command | — | [spec-kit-preset-explicit-task-dependencies](https://github.com/Quratulain-bilal/spec-kit-preset-explicit-task-dependencies) |
-| Fiction Book Writing | It adapts the Spec-Driven Development workflow for storytelling to create books or audiobooks (with annotations) in 12 languages: features become story elements, specs become story briefs, plans become story structures, and tasks become scene-by-scene writing tasks. Supports single and multi-POV, all major plot structure frameworks, and two style modes: an author voice sample or humanized AI prose. Supports interactive elements like brainstorming, interview, roleplay and extras like statistics, cover builder and bio command. Export with templates for KDP, D2D etc. | 22 templates, 27 commands, 1 script | — | [speckit-preset-fiction-book-writing](https://github.com/adaumann/speckit-preset-fiction-book-writing) |
+| Fiction Book Writing | It adapts the Spec-Driven Development workflow for storytelling to create books or audiobooks (with annotations) in 12 languages: features become story elements, specs become story briefs, plans become story structures, and tasks become scene-by-scene writing tasks. Supports single and multi-POV, all major plot structure frameworks, and two style modes: an author voice sample or humanized AI prose. Supports interactive elements like brainstorming, interview, roleplay and extras like statistics, cover builder and bio command. Export with templates for KDP, D2D etc. | 22 templates, 27 commands, 2 scripts | — | [speckit-preset-fiction-book-writing](https://github.com/adaumann/speckit-preset-fiction-book-writing) |
+| iSAQB Architecture Governance | Adds general iSAQB/CPSA-F and arc42 architecture governance: goals, context, building blocks, runtime and deployment views, quality scenarios, ADRs, risks, and technical debt | 13 templates, 3 commands | — | [spec-kit-preset-isaqb-architecture-governance](https://github.com/hindermath/spec-kit-preset-isaqb-architecture-governance) |
 | Jira Issue Tracking | Overrides `speckit.taskstoissues` to create Jira epics, stories, and tasks instead of GitHub Issues via Atlassian MCP tools | 1 command | — | [spec-kit-preset-jira](https://github.com/luno/spec-kit-preset-jira) |
 | Multi-Repo Branching | Coordinates feature branch creation across multiple git repositories (independent repos and submodules) during plan and tasks phases | 2 commands | — | [spec-kit-preset-multi-repo-branching](https://github.com/sakitA/spec-kit-preset-multi-repo-branching) |
 | Pirate Speak (Full) | Transforms all Spec Kit output into pirate speak — specs become "Voyage Manifests", plans become "Battle Plans", tasks become "Crew Assignments" | 6 templates, 9 commands | — | [spec-kit-presets](https://github.com/mnriem/spec-kit-presets) |
diff --git a/extensions/catalog.community.json b/extensions/catalog.community.json
@@ -941,6 +941,44 @@
       "created_at": "2026-03-17T00:00:00Z",
       "updated_at": "2026-03-17T00:00:00Z"
     },
+    "m365": {
+      "name": "Microsoft 365 Integration",
+      "id": "m365",
+      "description": "Fetch Teams messages, meeting transcripts, and SharePoint/OneDrive files as local Markdown for spec generation.",
+      "author": "BenBtg",
+      "version": "1.0.0",
+      "download_url": "https://github.com/BenBtg/spec-kit-m365/archive/refs/tags/v1.0.0.zip",
+      "repository": "https://github.com/BenBtg/spec-kit-m365",
+      "homepage": "https://github.com/BenBtg/spec-kit-m365",
+      "documentation": "https://github.com/BenBtg/spec-kit-m365/blob/main/README.md",
+      "changelog": "https://github.com/BenBtg/spec-kit-m365/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "requires": {
+        "speckit_version": ">=0.1.0",
+        "tools": [
+          {
+            "name": "m365",
+            "required": true
+          }
+        ]
+      },
+      "provides": {
+        "commands": 3,
+        "hooks": 0
+      },
+      "tags": [
+        "microsoft-365",
+        "teams",
+        "transcripts",
+        "collaboration",
+        "summarization"
+      ],
+      "verified": false,
+      "downloads": 0,
+      "stars": 0,
+      "created_at": "2026-04-28T00:00:00Z",
+      "updated_at": "2026-04-28T00:00:00Z"
+    },
     "maqa": {
       "name": "MAQA — Multi-Agent & Quality Assurance",
       "id": "maqa",
@@ -1167,6 +1205,45 @@
       "created_at": "2026-03-26T00:00:00Z",
       "updated_at": "2026-03-26T00:00:00Z"
     },
+    "markitdown": {
+      "name": "MarkItDown Document Converter",
+      "id": "markitdown",
+      "description": "Convert documents (PDF, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and more) to Markdown for use as spec reference material in Spec Kit workflows.",
+      "author": "BenBtg",
+      "version": "1.0.0",
+      "download_url": "https://github.com/BenBtg/spec-kit-markitdown/archive/refs/tags/v1.0.0.zip",
+      "repository": "https://github.com/BenBtg/spec-kit-markitdown",
+      "homepage": "https://github.com/BenBtg/spec-kit-markitdown",
+      "documentation": "https://github.com/BenBtg/spec-kit-markitdown/blob/main/README.md",
+      "changelog": "https://github.com/BenBtg/spec-kit-markitdown/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "requires": {
+        "speckit_version": ">=0.1.0",
+        "tools": [
+          {
+            "name": "markitdown",
+            "version": ">=0.1.0",
+            "required": true
+          }
+        ]
+      },
+      "provides": {
+        "commands": 1,
+        "hooks": 0
+      },
+      "tags": [
+        "markdown",
+        "pdf",
+        "document-conversion",
+        "reference-material",
+        "extraction"
+      ],
+      "verified": false,
+      "downloads": 0,
+      "stars": 0,
+      "created_at": "2026-04-28T00:00:00Z",
+      "updated_at": "2026-04-28T00:00:00Z"
+    },
     "memory-loader": {
       "name": "Memory Loader",
       "id": "memory-loader",
diff --git a/presets/catalog.community.json b/presets/catalog.community.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "schema_version": "1.0",
-  "updated_at": "2026-04-15T00:00:00Z",
+  "updated_at": "2026-04-27T00:00:00Z",
   "catalog_url": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/github/spec-kit/main/presets/catalog.community.json",
   "presets": {
     "aide-in-place": {
@@ -108,11 +108,11 @@
     "fiction-book-writing": {
       "name": "Fiction Book Writing",
       "id": "fiction-book-writing",
-      "version": "1.6.0",
-      "description": "Spec-Driven Development for novel and long-form fiction. 27 AI commands from idea to submission: story bible governance, 9 POV modes, all major plot structure frameworks, scene-by-scene drafting with quality gates, audiobook pipeline (SSML/ElevenLabs), cover design, sensitivity review, pacing and prose statistics, and pandoc-based export to DOCX/EPUB/LaTeX. Two style modes: author voice sample extraction or humanized-AI prose with 5 craft profiles. 12 languages supported.",
+      "version": "1.7.0",
+      "description": "Spec-Driven Development for novel and long-form fiction. 27 AI commands from idea to submission: story bible governance, 9 POV modes, all major plot structure frameworks, scene-by-scene drafting with quality gates, audiobook pipeline (SSML/ElevenLabs), cover design, sensitivity review, pacing and prose statistics, and pandoc-based export to DOCX/EPUB/LaTeX. Two style modes: author voice sample extraction or humanized-AI prose with 5 craft profiles. 12 languages supported. Support for offline semantic search.",
       "author": "Andreas Daumann",
       "repository": "https://github.com/adaumann/speckit-preset-fiction-book-writing",
-      "download_url": "https://github.com/adaumann/speckit-preset-fiction-book-writing/archive/refs/tags/v1.6.0.zip",
+      "download_url": "https://github.com/adaumann/speckit-preset-fiction-book-writing/archive/refs/tags/v1.7.0.zip",
       "homepage": "https://github.com/adaumann/speckit-preset-fiction-book-writing",
       "documentation": "https://github.com/adaumann/speckit-preset-fiction-book-writing/blob/main/fiction-book-writing/README.md",
       "license": "MIT",
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@
       "provides": {
         "templates": 22,
         "commands": 27,
-        "scripts": 1
+        "scripts": 2
       },
       "tags": [
         "writing",
@@ -140,7 +140,35 @@
         "language-support"
       ],
       "created_at": "2026-04-09T08:00:00Z",
-      "updated_at": "2026-04-19T08:00:00Z"
+      "updated_at": "2026-04-27T08:00:00Z"
+    },
+    "isaqb-architecture-governance": {
+      "name": "iSAQB Architecture Governance",
+      "id": "isaqb-architecture-governance",
+      "version": "0.1.0",
+      "description": "Adds general iSAQB/CPSA-F and arc42 architecture governance, including views, quality scenarios, ADRs, risks, and technical debt.",
+      "author": "Thorsten Hindermann",
+      "repository": "https://github.com/hindermath/spec-kit-preset-isaqb-architecture-governance",
+      "download_url": "https://github.com/hindermath/spec-kit-preset-isaqb-architecture-governance/archive/refs/tags/v0.1.0.zip",
+      "homepage": "https://github.com/hindermath/spec-kit-preset-isaqb-architecture-governance",
+      "documentation": "https://github.com/hindermath/spec-kit-preset-isaqb-architecture-governance/blob/main/README.md",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "requires": {
+        "speckit_version": ">=0.8.0"
+      },
+      "provides": {
+        "templates": 13,
+        "commands": 3
+      },
+      "tags": [
+        "architecture",
+        "governance",
+        "isaqb",
+        "arc42",
+        "adr"
+      ],
+      "created_at": "2026-04-27T00:00:00Z",
+      "updated_at": "2026-04-27T00:00:00Z"
     },
     "jira": {
       "name": "Jira Issue Tracking",
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "specify-cli"
-version = "0.8.2.dev0"
+version = "0.8.3.dev0"
 description = "Specify CLI, part of GitHub Spec Kit. A tool to bootstrap your projects for Spec-Driven Development (SDD)."
 requires-python = ">=3.11"
 dependencies = [
diff --git a/src/specify_cli/extensions.py b/src/specify_cli/extensions.py
@@ -139,12 +139,18 @@ def __init__(self, manifest_path: Path):
     def _load_yaml(self, path: Path) -> dict:
         """Load YAML file safely."""
         try:
-            with open(path, 'r') as f:
+            with open(path, 'r', encoding='utf-8') as f:
                 data = yaml.safe_load(f)
         except yaml.YAMLError as e:
             raise ValidationError(f"Invalid YAML in {path}: {e}")
         except FileNotFoundError:
             raise ValidationError(f"Manifest not found: {path}")
+        except UnicodeDecodeError as e:
+            raise ValidationError(
+                f"Manifest is not valid UTF-8: {path} ({e.reason} at byte {e.start})"
+            )
+        except OSError as e:
+            raise ValidationError(f"Could not read manifest {path}: {e}")
         if not isinstance(data, dict):
             raise ValidationError(
                 f"Manifest must be a YAML mapping, got {type(data).__name__}: {path}"
diff --git a/src/specify_cli/presets.py b/src/specify_cli/presets.py
@@ -136,12 +136,25 @@ def __init__(self, manifest_path: Path):
     def _load_yaml(self, path: Path) -> dict:
         """Load YAML file safely."""
         try:
-            with open(path, 'r') as f:
-                return yaml.safe_load(f) or {}
+            with open(path, 'r', encoding='utf-8') as f:
+                data = yaml.safe_load(f)
         except yaml.YAMLError as e:
             raise PresetValidationError(f"Invalid YAML in {path}: {e}")
         except FileNotFoundError:
             raise PresetValidationError(f"Manifest not found: {path}")
+        except UnicodeDecodeError as e:
+            raise PresetValidationError(
+                f"Manifest is not valid UTF-8: {path} ({e.reason} at byte {e.start})"
+            )
+        except OSError as e:
+            raise PresetValidationError(f"Could not read manifest {path}: {e}")
+        if data is None:
+            return {}
+        if not isinstance(data, dict):
+            raise PresetValidationError(
+                f"Manifest must be a YAML mapping, got {type(data).__name__}: {path}"
+            )
+        return data
 
     def _validate(self):
         """Validate manifest structure and required fields."""
diff --git a/tests/test_extensions.py b/tests/test_extensions.py
@@ -225,6 +225,35 @@ def test_non_mapping_yaml_raises_validation_error(self, temp_dir):
             with pytest.raises(ValidationError, match="YAML mapping"):
                 ExtensionManifest(manifest_path)
 
+    def test_utf8_non_ascii_description_loads(self, temp_dir, valid_manifest_data):
+        """Regression for #2325: non-ASCII (UTF-8) description loads on any platform.
+
+        On Windows, Python's default text-mode encoding is the locale codepage
+        (e.g. cp1252/GBK), which raises UnicodeDecodeError on UTF-8 bytes
+        outside the ASCII range. The loader must open with encoding='utf-8'.
+        """
+        import yaml
+
+        valid_manifest_data["extension"]["description"] = "中文测试 — émojis 🚀"
+        manifest_path = temp_dir / "extension.yml"
+        # Write UTF-8 bytes explicitly so the test exercises the read path,
+        # not the (locale-dependent) write path.
+        manifest_path.write_bytes(
+            yaml.safe_dump(valid_manifest_data, allow_unicode=True).encode("utf-8")
+        )
+
+        manifest = ExtensionManifest(manifest_path)
+        assert manifest.description == "中文测试 — émojis 🚀"
+
+    def test_invalid_utf8_bytes_raises_validation_error(self, temp_dir):
+        """Negative case: file containing invalid UTF-8 bytes raises ValidationError, not raw UnicodeDecodeError."""
+        manifest_path = temp_dir / "extension.yml"
+        # 0xFF/0xFE are not valid UTF-8 lead bytes.
+        manifest_path.write_bytes(b"\xff\xfe not valid utf-8 \xff\n")
+
+        with pytest.raises(ValidationError, match="not valid UTF-8"):
+            ExtensionManifest(manifest_path)
+
     def test_invalid_extension_id(self, temp_dir, valid_manifest_data):
         """Test manifest with invalid extension ID format."""
         import yaml
diff --git a/tests/test_presets.py b/tests/test_presets.py
@@ -160,6 +160,38 @@ def test_invalid_yaml(self, temp_dir):
         with pytest.raises(PresetValidationError, match="Invalid YAML"):
             PresetManifest(bad_file)
 
+    def test_utf8_non_ascii_description_loads(self, temp_dir, valid_pack_data):
+        """Regression for #2325: non-ASCII (UTF-8) description loads on any platform.
+
+        On Windows, Python's default text-mode encoding is the locale codepage
+        (e.g. cp1252/GBK), which raises UnicodeDecodeError on UTF-8 bytes
+        outside the ASCII range. The loader must open with encoding='utf-8'.
+        """
+        valid_pack_data["preset"]["description"] = "中文测试 — émojis 🚀"
+        manifest_path = temp_dir / "preset.yml"
+        manifest_path.write_bytes(
+            yaml.safe_dump(valid_pack_data, allow_unicode=True).encode("utf-8")
+        )
+
+        manifest = PresetManifest(manifest_path)
+        assert manifest.description == "中文测试 — émojis 🚀"
+
+    def test_invalid_utf8_bytes_raises_validation_error(self, temp_dir):
+        """Negative case: file containing invalid UTF-8 bytes raises PresetValidationError, not raw UnicodeDecodeError."""
+        manifest_path = temp_dir / "preset.yml"
+        manifest_path.write_bytes(b"\xff\xfe not valid utf-8 \xff\n")
+
+        with pytest.raises(PresetValidationError, match="not valid UTF-8"):
+            PresetManifest(manifest_path)
+
+    def test_non_mapping_yaml_raises_validation_error(self, temp_dir):
+        """Manifest whose YAML root is a scalar or list raises PresetValidationError, not TypeError."""
+        manifest_path = temp_dir / "preset.yml"
+        for bad_content in ("42\n", "[1, 2]\n"):
+            manifest_path.write_text(bad_content, encoding="utf-8")
+            with pytest.raises(PresetValidationError, match="YAML mapping"):
+                PresetManifest(manifest_path)
+
     def test_missing_schema_version(self, temp_dir, valid_pack_data):
         """Test missing schema_version field."""
         del valid_pack_data["schema_version"]
