v5.0.0-rc.4

5.0.0-rc.4 (2026-03-05)

Release Candidate: Fourth RC for v5.0.0 with new audit command, file placement guide, and skill inter-linking.

Added

• uds audit Command: New CLI command for UDS health checks and feedback collection (--health, --patterns, --friction, --report)
• File Placement Decision Guide: Master decision tree, reverse lookup index (30+ file types), code organization deep dive (utils/helpers/shared/lib)
• Source Code Organization Terminology: utils/helpers/shared/lib/internal disambiguation in project-structure.md
• Development Artifacts Directory: docs/working/ structure with lifecycle management
• Audit Assistant Skill: New /audit skill with health check and feedback workflows
• Skill Inter-linking: Added /audit next-step suggestions to /checkin, /review, /commit, /sdd
• Next Steps Guidance: Added next-step suggestions to 17 existing skills

Fixed

• Config displayLanguage not passed correctly
• Skills uninstaller tests accidentally deleting user-level directories
• Incorrect package name in docs

Install

npm install universal-dev-standards@rc

Full Changelog: v5.0.0-rc.3...v5.0.0-rc.4

v5.0.0-rc.3

5.0.0-rc.3

Bug Fixes

• config: 修正 config 路徑未傳入 displayLanguage 導致中文 UI 看不到「雙語」commit 語言選項
• test: 修正 skills-uninstaller 測試在本機環境可能誤刪 user-level 目錄

Features

• cli: 新增跨版本 uninstall 測試（Phase 4）

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v5.0.0-rc.2

v5.0.0-rc.2 — Release Candidate 2

Release Candidate: 第二個 RC 版本，包含文件改善和 CLI 修復。

Fixed

• 斜線命令去重: 防止同一 agent 選擇多個層級時重複安裝 skills
• Update 指令: uds update 時偵測並安裝新增的 standards

Changed

• README 重構: 將所有 README 重構為模組化和 AI 優化格式

Install

npm install -g universal-dev-standards@rc

Full Changelog: v5.0.0-rc.1...v5.0.0-rc.2

v5.0.0-rc.1

v5.0.0-rc.1 — Release Candidate

Release Candidate: All major features are complete; this release focuses on final validation before stable.

Added

• 3-Dimension Reverse Engineering: Evolve /reverse to full system archeology with Logic, Data, and Runtime dimensions (/reverse spec, /reverse data, /reverse runtime)

Fixed

• Skills Count: Fix sync-manifest.mjs to count only directories with SKILL.md (was 32, now correctly 27)
• Missing Command Registration: Register /brainstorm in AVAILABLE_COMMANDS and skills README tables

Changed

• Workflow Visualization: Expand Mermaid diagram in WORKFLOW-ANALYSIS.md with 3-dimension reverse engineering sub-nodes and data flow arrows

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Install

npm install universal-dev-standards@rc

Pre-release Checks

• 14/14 checks passed
• 1,444 tests passed
• Linting clean

v5.0.0-beta.12

What's New

Workflow Prerequisite System

• New workflow-prerequisites.yaml registry defining command prerequisites and workflow paths
• prerequisite-check.md AI behavior protocol for pre-execution checks
• /derive now warns when no approved SPEC exists; /release warns when changelog is not updated

Cross-Command Handoff

• /discover, /reverse, /derive, /release now suggest logical next steps after completion
• Integrated flow guide updated with handoff guidance between all major commands

Comprehensive Workflow Documentation

• docs/WORKFLOW-ANALYSIS.md — Full process inventory, decision quick reference, adoption roadmap
• docs/WORKFLOW-GAPS.md — 12 identified gaps tracked (CI/CD, incident response, etc.)

Documentation Sync Tooling

• scripts/sync-manifest.mjs and scripts/generate-docs.mjs for automated README stats sync
• Pre-release checks now include docs:sync step

Other

• /brainstorm skill for structured AI-assisted ideation
• Updated AI tool support table (Gemini CLI, Cursor, Windsurf, Cline/Roo Code)
• All READMEs synced to accurate counts (32 standards, 26 skills, 30 commands)

Full Changelog: v5.0.0-beta.11...v5.0.0-beta.12

v5.0.0-beta.11

What's Changed

Added

• Display Language Setting: New uds config option to set UI display language independently from commit language

Fixed

• Language Resolution Bug: Fix language detection fallback logic in uds config to correctly resolve display language
• Release Scripts: Fix README version update bugs in release scripts

Changed

• README: Add beta installation guide and sync version display

Full Changelog: v5.0.0-beta.10...v5.0.0-beta.11

v5.0.0-beta.10

What's Changed

Added

• Commit Language Directive: Integration files now include commit message language instructions, ensuring AI tools always know the expected language even without commit-message.ai.yaml
• Config i18n: Trilingual translations (en/zh-tw/zh-cn) for vibe coding presets and config preferences UI

Fixed

• Config Language Detection: uds config now auto-detects UI language from project manifest, matching uds configure behavior
• Documentation Integrity: Skip reference sync section when no Reference markers exist
• Broken Links: Fix 153 broken markdown links across 212 files

Changed

• Documentation Integrity Checker: New script with 4 sub-checks for pre-release validation
• Commands Sync Checker: New script integrated into pre-release checks

Full Changelog: v5.0.0-beta.9...v5.0.0-beta.10

v5.0.0-beta.9

What's Changed

Added

• Missing Command Files: Create changelog.md, checkin.md, discover.md, docgen.md in skills/commands/ — enables Gemini CLI TOML auto-conversion for these slash commands
• Register /docs and /guide: Add to AVAILABLE_COMMANDS so all agents can discover these commands

Changed

• Daily Workflow Guide v1.1.0: Add Phase 0 project discovery section, update decision tree with /discover entry point, add /discover + /reverse as prerequisites in Strategy 3, expand commands reference with /discover, /reverse, /refactor
• Translations Synced: zh-TW and zh-CN DAILY-WORKFLOW-GUIDE.md updated to v1.1.0

Install

npm install universal-dev-standards@beta

Full Changelog: v5.0.0-beta.8...v5.0.0-beta.9

v5.0.0-beta.8

What's Changed

Added

• Deployment Standards: New core standard for deployment workflows with cross-references
• /discover Skill: Phase 0 project assessment skill for evaluating project readiness
• Skill Harvesting SDD: Specification for systematic skill extraction from existing workflows

Changed

• /spec → /sdd Rename: Renamed /spec skill to /sdd (Spec-Driven Development), added missing subcommands, synced zh-CN split architecture
• SKILL.md Split Architecture: Skills now use slim command reference + detailed guide structure
• uds configure → uds config: Merged uds configure into uds config as unified entry point

Fixed

• Integration File Preservation: uds update now preserves user-customized content in integration files
• Translation Source Paths: Fixed 143 broken relative paths in zh-CN and zh-TW translation files
• Pre-release Check Script: check-docs-sync.sh now correctly skips .claude-plugin/ version checks for beta releases
• Scope Marker: Fixed project-context-memory.md scope from Project-Specific (Local) to uds-specific

Full Changelog: v5.0.0-beta.7...v5.0.0-beta.8

v5.0.0-beta.7

What's Changed

Features

• cli: Sync AI agent configurations with roadmap v2.5.0

Fixes

• cli: Add project-context-memory mappings and fix Windows path tests
• ci: Resolve 3 pre-existing sync check failures

CI/CD

• Optimize CI pipeline with parallel E2E, paths filter, and npm cache
• Run E2E tests only on pull requests

Install

npm install -g universal-dev-standards@beta

Full Changelog: v5.0.0-beta.6...v5.0.0-beta.7