# spec-kit v1.0.4 — Spec Kit - 1.0.4

- Product: spec-kit (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/spec-kit)
- Vendor: github
- Date: 2026-09-02
- Version: v1.0.4
- Original notes: https://github.com/github/spec-kit/releases/tag/v1.0.4
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/spec-kit/releases/v1.0.4

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- **fixed** — Stop wrap composition looping on a token in core content
- **changed** — Update Charter extension to v0.6.1
- **fixed** — Keep non-ASCII text readable in written overlay files
- **fixed** — Report overlay operation keys in declaration order
- **fixed** — Skip corrupted state.json in list_runs() instead of aborting
- **fixed** — Guard non-string prompt names when merging prompts.yml
- **fixed** — Narrow bare except Exception in preset command reconciliation
- **fixed** — Refuse a filter mixed with a comparison operator instead of silently mis-binding it
- **fixed** — Escape Rich markup in workflow error output
- **fixed** — Add JSON error handling to auth config loader
- **fixed** — Use missing_ok=True in extension ZIP cleanup
- **added** — Let a preset declare a required extension
- **fixed** — Reject unsupported catalog payload versions
- **fixed** — Install bundled extension updates from the local package
- **fixed** — Reject malformed step config on add
- **fixed** — Stop create-new-feature crashing on a non-Latin description
- **fixed** — Treat an explicit-null records field as missing, not "None"
- **added** — Add DeepSeek Harness (DSH) integration

##### Install

```bash
uv tool install specify-cli --from git+https://github.com/github/spec-kit.git@v1.0.4
specify init my-project
```

##### What's Changed

- chore: bump version to 1.0.4
- fix(scripts): stop wrap composition looping on a token in core content (#4396)
- [extension] Update Charter extension to v0.6.1 (#4409)
- fix(workflows): keep non-ASCII text readable in written overlay files (#4148)
- fix(workflows): report overlay operation keys in declaration order (#4146)
- fix: skip corrupted state.json in list_runs() instead of aborting (#3904)
- fix(rovodev): guard non-string prompt names when merging prompts.yml (#4145)
- fix: narrow bare except Exception in preset command reconciliation (#3842)
- fix(workflows): refuse a filter mixed with a comparison operator instead of silently mis-binding it (#3894)
- fix: escape Rich markup in workflow error output (#3837)
- fix: add JSON error handling to auth config loader (#3836)
- fix: use missing_ok=True in extension ZIP cleanup (#3870)
- feat(presets): let a preset declare a required extension (#4250)
- fix(bundler): reject unsupported catalog payload versions (#4090)
- fix(extensions): install bundled extension updates from the local package (#4351)
- docs: clarify autonomous PR handling (#4392)
- fix(workflows): reject malformed step config on add (#4087)
- fix(powershell): stop create-new-feature crashing on a non-Latin description (#4138)
- fix(bundler): treat an explicit-null records field as missing, not "None" (#4136)
- Add DeepSeek Harness (DSH) integration (#4336)
- chore: release 1.0.3, begin 1.0.4.dev0 development (#4391)