All notable changes to OpenArc should be recorded here.
This project follows semantic versioning.
- Added
clarification-gateas a first-class OpenArc skill for clarifying broad, ambiguous, risky, or new work before PRD, spec, plan, or implementation. - Added a bounded question-budget model with recommended answers and trade-offs, plus guidance for carrying decisions into existing OpenArc docs instead of creating new intake or ADR trees by default.
- Added
CODE_STYLE.template.mdand required it inopenarc.py doctorsodocs/CODE_STYLE.mdhas a stable template. - Updated repository setup, workspace migration, product, spec, planning, design, and implementation workflows to consume Clarification Gate output and collect code style or design preferences only when profile-relevant.
- Expanded
DESIGN.template.mdwith source-aware evidence, profile/platform rules, tokens, component standards, interaction, accessibility, and do/do-not guidance. - Updated README, Cursor adapters, examples, manifests, and validation tests for OpenArc 0.5.0.
- Added profile-aware repository scans with
repo_profile, profile-relevantmissing_files,all_missing_files, grouped missing governance, and adaptive recommendations for script, library, app, plugin, docs, and unknown repositories. - Stopped defaulting script, CLI, automation, library, and docs-only repositories into design, brand, or assets governance unless the repo has matching signals.
- Updated OpenArc skills, Cursor adapters, README, and agent templates so product, design, brand, and asset docs are conditional governance surfaces.
- Refined README wording for public open-source use.
- Clarified install commands for standalone repository roots and vendored
plugins/openarclayouts. - Removed placeholder public metadata from the Codex plugin manifest.
- Reworked README positioning into a clearer marketing-style framework overview.
- Added comparison guidance for Superpowers and GitHub Spec Kit.
- Added README Q&A sections in English and Chinese.
- Rephrased workflow sections to describe OpenArc behavior instead of giving reader-facing commands to agents.
- Added component pattern governance rules to
design-governanceandimplementation-workflow. - Updated design and agent templates so UI work checks existing components before creating new ones.
- Added a
Component Patternssection to the design template for reusable component guidance. - Updated Cursor adapters and README with component reuse and one-off component documentation rules.
- Added Claude Code plugin manifest support through
.claude-plugin/plugin.json. - Added Cursor adapter files under
integrations/cursor/forAGENTS.mdand.cursor/rules/openarc.mdcinstallation paths. - Updated README with Claude Code and Cursor installation guidance.
- Expanded
openarc.py doctorto validate Claude Code manifest parity and Cursor adapter files.
- Fixed repository scans so
CHANGELOG.md,CONTRIBUTING.md, andLICENSEare reported as optional public maintenance files instead of baseline governance gaps. - Updated README guidance to clarify the difference between core OpenArc governance files and public/open-source maintenance files.
- Reworked README for public GitHub use with English/Chinese sections and top language jump links.
- Removed internal status, release policy, and internal roadmap wording from README.
- Added
change-archive-governanceforCHANGELOG_AI.md, archive policy, and context-budget-aware repository reading. - Added
CHANGELOG_AI.template.mdandARCHIVE_INDEX.template.md. - Updated agent and repository governance guidance with default, conditional, and rare read priorities.
- Updated helper scan/doctor coverage for AI change memory and archive governance.
- Updated plugin repository metadata to
https://github.com/Yipxiyi/OpenArc. - Preserved visual asset fields as unset pending final icon/logo selection.
- Added an
openarcentry skill to route general OpenArc requests into the right focused workflow. - Added a dependency-free
scripts/openarc.pyhelper withscananddoctorcommands. - Updated README quick start around first-run scanning and maintainer validation.
- Added open-source maintenance guidance.
- Reworked README into a public open-source entrypoint.
- Added MIT license metadata and license file.
- Added contribution guidance for future maintainers.
- Added initial OpenArc plugin manifest.
- Added focused governance, spec, planning, design, brand, assets, implementation, version, release, and migration skills.
- Added baseline templates and examples.