Catalyst Dev — Change Log
6.5.0
Apr 13, 2026
Orchestration Monitor
Live dashboard tracks your orchestrator runs in real-time with worker status, phase timelines, and cost analytics. See which workers need attention, browse wave briefings, and analyze parallelism efficiency across completed runs. Launch with plugins/dev/scripts/orch-monitor from any workspace with orchestrator history.
PRs
6.4.2
Apr 13, 2026
Linearis Integration Cleanup
Remove hardcoded CLI commands across 12 skills in favor of referencing the linearis skill for syntax, ensuring single source of truth. Fix direnv timing in worktree creation to prevent re-blocking when setup hooks modify .envrc, and remove broken @me assignee references that linearis can’t resolve.
PRs
6.4.1
Apr 13, 2026
Zero-Interaction Orchestration Setup
The setup-orchestrate command now runs without any prompts or menus — just pass your ticket IDs and it creates the worktree, generates a date-based orchestrator name, and prints the next command to run. It hard-stops if run from a worktree instead of asking whether to continue, keeping setup predictable and fast.
PRs
6.4.0
Apr 13, 2026
Setup Orchestrate Skill
The new /catalyst-dev:setup-orchestrate skill creates a bootstrapped orchestrator worktree and outputs a single copy-paste command to launch your run — no more manual shell scripting. Worktrees are now automatically trusted in Claude Code during creation, eliminating the trust dialog when you open them.
PRs
6.3.0
Apr 13, 2026
Global Orchestration State Tracking
All active orchestrators are now tracked in a queryable global state registry with event logging and token usage monitoring. The orchestrator automatically syncs worker progress, captures costs from Claude CLI output, and maintains an audit trail in monthly-rotated event logs. Workers report status to the global state and raise attention flags when blocked, giving you full visibility into multi-agent workflows through catalyst-state.sh queries or dashboard integrations.
PRs
- dev: add global orchestrator state, event log, and token tracking (#70) (9f45afa)
- dev: enforce post-PR monitoring and merge completion (#74) (83b0ee2)
- dev: update linearis skill for v2026.4.4 (#72) (05237da)
PRs
- dev: add fully-qualified plugin prefixes to skill references (#69) (f9e69f2)
- dev: initialize workflow context and OTEL ticket early (#73) (3406c30)
6.2.0
Apr 11, 2026
Smart Merge Blocker Diagnosis
The merge-pr skill now queries GitHub’s full merge state to identify specific blockers (failing CI, unresolved review threads, missing approvals, outdated branches) and automatically resolves what it can in a unified loop. When blockers can’t be auto-fixed, you get actionable guidance like which reviewers to request or which files have conflicts — never generic “branch protection is blocking” errors. The new review-comments skill resolves GitHub review threads after addressing each comment, and oneshot workflows now wait for automated reviewers before attempting merge.
PRs
6.1.0
Apr 10, 2026
Parallel Development Orchestration
The new /orchestrate skill coordinates multiple development tasks simultaneously by taking Linear tickets, creating isolated worktrees, and dispatching /oneshot workers in parallel with built-in quality gates. Worktree creation now supports config-driven setup through catalyst.worktree.setup, letting you customize initialization commands instead of relying on auto-detection. Each orchestrated worker runs with adversarial verification that checks for reward hacking and ensures delivery quality across all parallel streams.
PRs
6.0.0
Apr 10, 2026
Workflow State Migration
Catalyst workflow state now lives in .catalyst/ instead of .claude/, keeping your Claude Code config separate from Catalyst’s project files. All scripts automatically fall back to the old location for backward compatibility, and check-project-setup.sh handles the migration on first run. A new resolve-ticket.sh script provides consistent ticket resolution across all workflows with smart fallback from branch names to workflow context.
⚠ BREAKING CHANGES
- dev: migrate workflow state from .claude/ to .catalyst/ (#63)
PRs
5.4.0
Apr 9, 2026
Dev Skills v2 Quality Gates
New /validate-type-safety and /review-comments skills join enhanced versions of /scan-reward-hacking, /oneshot, and /implement-plan with built-in quality gate pipelines. The /oneshot skill now handles smart PR creation with CI auto-fix loops, while /implement-plan runs a 4-step validation pipeline after implementation phases. All skills include improved descriptions for better autocomplete discovery and fixed agent references for more reliable execution.
PRs
5.3.0
Apr 4, 2026
TDD Integration & Workflow Context
Claude plugins now enforce Test-Driven Development across all planning and implementation skills, restructuring workflows to follow the Red → Green → Refactor cycle with tests written before any implementation code. Workflow context tracking has been improved to properly resolve project roots and handle symlinked paths, ensuring document history works correctly regardless of your working directory.
PRs
- dev: integrate Test-Driven Development (TDD) methodology across planning and implementation skills (#50) (1083117)