feat(presets): Pluggable preset system with catalog, resolver, and skills propagation (#1787)

* Initial plan

* feat(templates): add pluggable template system with packs, catalog, resolver, and CLI commands

Co-authored-by: mnriem <15701806+mnriem@users.noreply.github.com>

* test(templates): add comprehensive unit tests for template pack system

Co-authored-by: mnriem <15701806+mnriem@users.noreply.github.com>

* feat(presets): pluggable preset system with template/command overrides, catalog, and resolver

- Rename 'template packs' to 'presets' to avoid naming collision with core templates
- PresetManifest, PresetRegistry, PresetManager, PresetCatalog, PresetResolver in presets.py
- Extract CommandRegistrar to agents.py as shared infrastructure
- CLI: specify preset list/add/remove/search/resolve/info
- CLI: specify preset catalog list/add/remove
- --preset option on specify init
- Priority-based preset stacking (--priority, lower = higher precedence)
- Command overrides registered into all detected agent directories (17+ agents)
- Extension command safety: skip registration if target extension not installed
- Multi-catalog support: env var, project config, user config, built-in defaults
- resolve_template() / Resolve-Template in bash/PowerShell scripts
- Self-test preset: overrides all 6 core templates + 1 command
- Scaffold with 4 examples: core/extension template and command overrides
- Preset catalog (catalog.json, catalog.community.json)
- Documentation: README.md, ARCHITECTURE.md, PUBLISHING.md
- 110 preset tests, 253 total tests passing

* feat(presets): propagate command overrides to skills via init-options

- Add save_init_options() / load_init_options() helpers that persist
  CLI flags from 'specify init' to .specify/init-options.json
- PresetManager._register_skills() overwrites SKILL.md files when
  --ai-skills was used during init and corresponding skill dirs exist
- PresetManager._unregister_skills() restores core template content
  on preset removal
- registered_skills stored in preset registry metadata
- 8 new tests covering skill override, skip conditions, and restore

* fix: address PR check failures (ruff F541, CodeQL URL substring)

- Remove extraneous f-prefix from two f-strings without placeholders
- Replace substring URL check in test with startswith/endswith assertions
  to satisfy CodeQL incomplete URL substring sanitization rule

* fix: address Copilot PR review comments

- Move save_init_options() before preset install so skills propagation
  works during 'specify init --preset --ai-skills'
- Clean up downloaded ZIP after successful preset install during init
- Validate --from URL scheme (require HTTPS, HTTP only for localhost)
- Expose unregister_commands() on extensions.py CommandRegistrar wrapper
  instead of reaching into private _registrar field
- Use _get_merged_packs() for search() and get_pack_info() so all
  active catalogs are searched, not just the highest-priority one
- Fix fetch_catalog() cache to verify cached URL matches current URL
- Fix PresetResolver: script resolution uses .sh extension, consistent
  file extensions throughout resolve(), and resolve_with_source()
  delegates to resolve() to honor template_type parameter
- Fix bash common.sh: fall through to directory scan when python3
  returns empty preset list
- Fix PowerShell Resolve-Template: filter out dot-folders and sort
  extensions deterministically

* fix: narrow empty except blocks and add explanatory comments

* fix: address Copilot PR review comments (round 2)

- Fix init --preset error masking: distinguish "not found" from real errors
- Fix bash resolve_template: skip hidden dirs in extensions (match Python/PS)
- Fix temp dir leaks in tests: use temp_dir fixture instead of mkdtemp
- Fix self-test catalog entry: add note that it's local-only (no download_url)
- Fix Windows path issue in resolve_with_source: use Path.relative_to()
- Fix skill restore path: use project's .specify/templates/commands/ not source tree
- Add encoding="utf-8" to all file read/write in agents.py
- Update test to set up core command templates for skill restoration

* fix: remove self-test from catalog.json (local-only preset)

* fix: address Copilot PR review comments (round 3)

- Fix PS Resolve-Template fallback to skip dot-prefixed dirs (.cache)
- Rename _catalog to _catalog_name for consistency with extension system
- Enforce install_allowed policy in CLI preset add and download_pack()
- Fix shell injection: pass registry path via env var instead of string interpolation

* fix: correct PresetError docstring from template to preset

* Removed CHANGELOG requirement

* Applying review recommendations

* Applying review recommendations

* Applying review recommendations

* Applying review recommendations

---------

Co-authored-by: copilot-swe-agent[bot] <198982749+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: mnriem <15701806+mnriem@users.noreply.github.com>
This commit is contained in:
Copilot
2026-03-13 15:09:14 -05:00
committed by GitHub
parent c883952b43
commit 69ee7a836e
32 changed files with 5446 additions and 403 deletions

157
presets/ARCHITECTURE.md Normal file
View File

@@ -0,0 +1,157 @@
# Preset System Architecture
This document describes the internal architecture of the preset system — how template resolution, command registration, and catalog management work under the hood.
For usage instructions, see [README.md](README.md).
## Template Resolution
When Spec Kit needs a template (e.g. `spec-template`), the `PresetResolver` walks a priority stack and returns the first match:
```mermaid
flowchart TD
A["resolve_template('spec-template')"] --> B{Override exists?}
B -- Yes --> C[".specify/templates/overrides/spec-template.md"]
B -- No --> D{Preset provides it?}
D -- Yes --> E[".specify/presets/preset-id/templates/spec-template.md"]
D -- No --> F{Extension provides it?}
F -- Yes --> G[".specify/extensions/ext-id/templates/spec-template.md"]
F -- No --> H[".specify/templates/spec-template.md"]
E -- "multiple presets?" --> I["lowest priority number wins"]
I --> E
style C fill:#4caf50,color:#fff
style E fill:#2196f3,color:#fff
style G fill:#ff9800,color:#fff
style H fill:#9e9e9e,color:#fff
```
| Priority | Source | Path | Use case |
|----------|--------|------|----------|
| 1 (highest) | Override | `.specify/templates/overrides/` | One-off project-local tweaks |
| 2 | Preset | `.specify/presets/<id>/templates/` | Shareable, stackable customizations |
| 3 | Extension | `.specify/extensions/<id>/templates/` | Extension-provided templates |
| 4 (lowest) | Core | `.specify/templates/` | Shipped defaults |
When multiple presets are installed, they're sorted by their `priority` field (lower number = higher precedence). This is set via `--priority` on `specify preset add`.
The resolution is implemented three times to ensure consistency:
- **Python**: `PresetResolver` in `src/specify_cli/presets.py`
- **Bash**: `resolve_template()` in `scripts/bash/common.sh`
- **PowerShell**: `Resolve-Template` in `scripts/powershell/common.ps1`
## Command Registration
When a preset is installed with `type: "command"` entries, the `PresetManager` registers them into all detected agent directories using the shared `CommandRegistrar` from `src/specify_cli/agents.py`.
```mermaid
flowchart TD
A["specify preset add my-preset"] --> B{Preset has type: command?}
B -- No --> Z["done (templates only)"]
B -- Yes --> C{Extension command?}
C -- "speckit.myext.cmd\n(3+ dot segments)" --> D{Extension installed?}
D -- No --> E["skip (extension not active)"]
D -- Yes --> F["register command"]
C -- "speckit.specify\n(core command)" --> F
F --> G["detect agent directories"]
G --> H[".claude/commands/"]
G --> I[".gemini/commands/"]
G --> J[".github/agents/"]
G --> K["... (17+ agents)"]
H --> L["write .md (Markdown format)"]
I --> M["write .toml (TOML format)"]
J --> N["write .agent.md + .prompt.md"]
style E fill:#ff5722,color:#fff
style L fill:#4caf50,color:#fff
style M fill:#4caf50,color:#fff
style N fill:#4caf50,color:#fff
```
### Extension safety check
Command names follow the pattern `speckit.<ext-id>.<cmd-name>`. When a command has 3+ dot segments, the system extracts the extension ID and checks if `.specify/extensions/<ext-id>/` exists. If the extension isn't installed, the command is skipped — preventing orphan files referencing non-existent extensions.
Core commands (e.g. `speckit.specify`, with only 2 segments) are always registered.
### Agent format rendering
The `CommandRegistrar` renders commands differently per agent:
| Agent | Format | Extension | Arg placeholder |
|-------|--------|-----------|-----------------|
| Claude, Cursor, opencode, Windsurf, etc. | Markdown | `.md` | `$ARGUMENTS` |
| Copilot | Markdown | `.agent.md` + `.prompt.md` | `$ARGUMENTS` |
| Gemini, Qwen, Tabnine | TOML | `.toml` | `{{args}}` |
### Cleanup on removal
When `specify preset remove` is called, the registered commands are read from the registry metadata and the corresponding files are deleted from each agent directory, including Copilot companion `.prompt.md` files.
## Catalog System
```mermaid
flowchart TD
A["specify preset search"] --> B["PresetCatalog.get_active_catalogs()"]
B --> C{SPECKIT_PRESET_CATALOG_URL set?}
C -- Yes --> D["single custom catalog"]
C -- No --> E{.specify/preset-catalogs.yml exists?}
E -- Yes --> F["project-level catalog stack"]
E -- No --> G{"~/.specify/preset-catalogs.yml exists?"}
G -- Yes --> H["user-level catalog stack"]
G -- No --> I["built-in defaults"]
I --> J["default (install allowed)"]
I --> K["community (discovery only)"]
style D fill:#ff9800,color:#fff
style F fill:#2196f3,color:#fff
style H fill:#2196f3,color:#fff
style J fill:#4caf50,color:#fff
style K fill:#9e9e9e,color:#fff
```
Catalogs are fetched with a 1-hour cache (per-URL, SHA256-hashed cache files). Each catalog entry has a `priority` (for merge ordering) and `install_allowed` flag.
## Repository Layout
```
presets/
├── ARCHITECTURE.md # This file
├── PUBLISHING.md # Guide for submitting presets to the catalog
├── README.md # User guide
├── catalog.json # Official preset catalog
├── catalog.community.json # Community preset catalog
├── scaffold/ # Scaffold for creating new presets
│ ├── preset.yml # Example manifest
│ ├── README.md # Guide for customizing the scaffold
│ ├── commands/
│ │ ├── speckit.specify.md # Core command override example
│ │ └── speckit.myext.myextcmd.md # Extension command override example
│ └── templates/
│ ├── spec-template.md # Core template override example
│ └── myext-template.md # Extension template override example
└── self-test/ # Self-test preset (overrides all core templates)
├── preset.yml
├── commands/
│ └── speckit.specify.md
└── templates/
├── spec-template.md
├── plan-template.md
├── tasks-template.md
├── checklist-template.md
├── constitution-template.md
└── agent-file-template.md
```
## Module Structure
```
src/specify_cli/
├── agents.py # CommandRegistrar — shared infrastructure for writing
│ # command files to agent directories
├── presets.py # PresetManifest, PresetRegistry, PresetManager,
│ # PresetCatalog, PresetCatalogEntry, PresetResolver
└── __init__.py # CLI commands: specify preset list/add/remove/search/
# resolve/info, specify preset catalog list/add/remove
```