Release v0.6.0

Version: 0.6.0
Commit: b7494ed3b324d6e378cb17b477f2b1a9729765d0

What's Changed

New Features

• Fix MSIX bundle version generation by Carlos Nihelton (@CarlosNihelton) in #678
• Add Node.js sample using a native WinUI 3 Application and Window by leileizhang (@lei9444) in #624

Other Changes

• Bump version to 0.5.1 for development by Zach Teutsch (@zateutsch) in #682
• Azure artifact signing with new az-sign command by Zach Teutsch (@zateutsch) in #595
• Backfill MS Learn doc fixes and add validation gate by Jaylyn Barbee (@Jaylyn-Barbee) in #685
• pr-review: rebuild the skill at a third the size, and stop it driving scope creep by Nikola Metulev (@nmetulev) in #696
• Add winapp-pr, a helper for installing CLI MSIX builds from PRs by Nikola Metulev (@nmetulev) in #697
• Fix winapp-pr web installer closing the caller's terminal by Nikola Metulev (@nmetulev) in #698
• Offer to set up the GitHub CLI in winapp-pr instead of just demanding it by Nikola Metulev (@nmetulev) in #700
• Offer a one-command build install in the PR metrics comment by Nikola Metulev (@nmetulev) in #699
• ci: make sample-test Pester install resilient to PSGallery flake by Nikola Metulev (@nmetulev) in #701
• Add winapp-pr -Update, -Help, and build freshness in the picker by Nikola Metulev (@nmetulev) in #702
• Add .csproj "project mode" to winapp run by Nikola Metulev (@nmetulev) in #612
• fix(winapp-pr): paginate the artifacts query so a busy run's package is findable by Nikola Metulev (@nmetulev) in #705
• Add agent-readable UI recording artifacts by Nikola Metulev (@nmetulev) in #690
• Pin GitHub Actions to full-length commit SHAs by Microsoft Open Source Security Bot (@OssSecurityBot) in #707
• Add support for sparse packaging workflows by Zach Teutsch (@zateutsch) in #607
• Unify Copilot and Claude skills into a single shared plugin by Nikola Metulev (@nmetulev) in #631
• Add winapp-maui skill for the MAUI resizetizer manifest dependency by Pedro Jesus (@pictos) in #610
• Make winapp-pr usable immediately after -AddToPath by Nikola Metulev (@nmetulev) in #720
• Add winapp-pr -Uninstall and bound the download cache by Nikola Metulev (@nmetulev) in #721
• [s360-breeze-toolkit: SFI-ES-4.2.4] Use internal npm feed in Azure Pipelines by Alexandre Zollinger Chohfi (@azchohfi) in #715
• feat: add winapp find-ui — WinUI control & sample search (Gallery + Toolkit + Reactor) by Jaylyn Barbee (@Jaylyn-Barbee) in #681
• winapp new command by Zach Teutsch (@zateutsch) in #686
• Invoke the CLI directly instead of building command strings in package-msix.ps1 by Alexandre Zollinger Chohfi (@azchohfi) in #725
• Show folder-mode discovery breadcrumb only at debug verbosity by Alexandre Zollinger Chohfi (@azchohfi) in #730
• Cover NuGet and npm in Dependabot, and use the CodeQL security-extended suite by Alexandre Zollinger Chohfi (@azchohfi) in #728
• Use -EncodedCommand for the elevated Developer Mode script by Alexandre Zollinger Chohfi (@azchohfi) in #727
• Map the remaining winapp run options to MSBuild properties by Alexandre Zollinger Chohfi (@azchohfi) in #731
• Fix flaky tree-kill test by retrying the PID file read by Alexandre Zollinger Chohfi (@azchohfi) in #732

New Contributors

• Carlos Nihelton (@CarlosNihelton) made their first contribution in #678
• Microsoft Open Source Security Bot (@OssSecurityBot) made their first contribution in #707
• Pedro Jesus (@pictos) made their first contribution in #610

Full Changelog: v0.5.0...v0.6.0

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Installation Options

MSIX Installer (Recommended)

1. Download winappcli_x64.msix for x64 or winappcli_arm64.msix for ARM64
2. Double-click to install
3. Automatically added to PATH

Standalone CLI Binaries

1. Download winappcli-x64.zip for x64 or winappcli-arm64.zip for ARM64
2. Extract to your desired location
3. Add to PATH or run directly: winapp.exe

NPM Package (for Electron or NodeJS)

npm install microsoft-winappcli.tgz

What's Included

• MSIX installer packages (x64 and ARM64)
• Standalone CLI binaries (x64 and ARM64)
• NPM package for NodeJS/Electron integration