0.44.0 · core 2026-07-09

release 0.44.0 on GitHub →

Codex removed (formalized the long-marked "Removed" status), OpenCode plugin dropped (commands-only support), and scopes now auto-sync from spec-tech.md. Breaking release — see migration notes below.

Breaking

• Codex support removed. Already marked "Removed" in cli-agents/COMMANDS.md; now formalized. No command files, no adapter, no test cases. Codex users must use the stelow-product-orchestrator skill directly via chat.
• OpenCode plugin dropped (cli-agents/opencode/plugin/ — 9 files, 2,200-line package-lock.json). The TypeScript-based TUI plugin added maintenance burden without offering features that the skill-delegated command files don't already cover. OpenCode now uses the same skill-delegation model as Claude Code: copy cli-agents/opencode/commands/sw-*.md to ~/.opencode/commands/. Install: cli-agents/opencode/install.sh.

Added

• Auto-sync scopes from spec-tech.md (convention over configuration). The Pi extension's readTracking() and writeTracking() hooks now auto-populate wf.scopes[] from the latest spec-tech_*.md for any in-progress workflow in Execution+ phase. Idempotent via wf.specTechFile version tracking — re-syncs when spec-tech bumps to v2+. The Muxy panel has a JS mirror (syncScopesForTracking() in muxy/.../data.js) since the Electron sandbox can't import TS. Test parity guaranteed via tests/unit/parse-scopes-from-spec-tech.test.ts.
• Workflow.specTechFile field (types.ts) — tracks which spec-tech version scopes were last synced from. Enables v2+ re-sync.
• panes:write permission added to Muxy manifest (required by muxy.modal.open in the new project picker).
• Muxy project picker upgraded to native modal: sortable, search, single-click switch (replaces the chip grid). Sort puts active project first; modal abort if user picks the active project.
• Muxy tab/scope-chip styling uses --muxy-accent + --muxy-background for consistent theming across dark and light themes.

Changed

• cli-agents/COMMANDS.md rewritten with explicit "Support Levels" table: Pi ✅ Full, OpenCode/Claude Code ⚠️ Reduced Skill, Codex ❌ Removed. The previous matrix showed all-✅ symbols across all harnesses (misleading).
• cali-product-scope-executor SKILL.md Step 2e rewritten. The 20-line bash snippet that initialized scopes is gone — replaced with a paragraph explaining that the extension handles it automatically. KISS + DRY.
• stelow-product-orchestrator SKILL.md rule 2 now uses 🚨 emoji + explicit "NEVER chat/prose for user-facing questions" warning. Rule violations were the #1 cause of workflow drift per recent retros.

Documentation

• docs/scope-lifecycle-gaps.md — gap analysis covering v2 overwrite handling, index.json write-through, concurrent-write race window, legacy workflows without dirHash, and TS/JS phase-number drift.