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Adds the April 2026 newsletter covering:

  • 17 releases (v0.4.4–v0.8.3) with major features: integration plugin architecture, workflow engine, preset composition strategies, integration catalog, documentation site, and academic citation support
  • 3 new agents: Forgecode, Goose, Devin for Terminal (29 total integrations)
  • Community catalog tripled: 26→83 extensions, 2→12 presets
  • Thoughtworks Technology Radar placement in the "Assess" ring
  • 12 external articles including XB Software field report, Matt Rickard's "Spec Layer" essay, and Will Torber's three-framework comparison
  • Star growth from ~82k to 92,038

Sources: CHANGELOG.md (primary), GitHub release notes (v0.8.3), community extension/preset/integration catalogs, and publicly available articles tracked in spec-kit-internal/articles/INDEX.md.

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Pull request overview

Adds a new April 2026 project newsletter capturing Spec Kit’s April release cadence and ecosystem/community highlights for archival under newsletters/.

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  • Introduces newsletters/2026-April.md with an April 2026 summary table and detailed release-by-release highlights (v0.4.4–v0.8.3).
  • Documents ecosystem growth (integrations, extensions, presets), major architecture milestones, and notable external coverage.
  • Adds a roadmap section summarizing themes raised by community/industry commentary.
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newsletters/2026-April.md New April 2026 newsletter with release summaries, ecosystem metrics, and external references.

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@mnriem mnriem merged commit f60e28d into github:main May 1, 2026
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