[Extension]: Update Agent Governance to v1.2.0

[bigsmartben]

This is an update to the existing agent-governance community catalog entry. The extension is already listed in extensions/catalog.community.json; this submission updates the version, download URL, description, required tool metadata, and behavior summary for v1.2.0.

Related previous submissions: #2552, #2569.

Extension ID

agent-governance

Extension Name

Agent Governance

Version

1.2.0

Description

Generate agent-platform repository governance files from Spec Kit metadata.

Author

bigben

Repository URL

https://github.com/bigsmartben/spec-kit-agent-governance

Download URL

https://github.com/bigsmartben/spec-kit-agent-governance/archive/refs/tags/v1.2.0.zip

License

MIT

Homepage

https://github.com/bigsmartben/spec-kit-agent-governance

Documentation URL

https://github.com/bigsmartben/spec-kit-agent-governance/blob/main/README.md

Changelog URL

https://github.com/bigsmartben/spec-kit-agent-governance/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md

Required Spec Kit Version

=0.8.0

Required Tools

• uv - required

Number of Commands

1

Number of Hooks

3

Tags

governance, agents, memory, context

Key Features

• Generate or update the active agent platform governance file from Spec Kit integration metadata.
• Initialize the internal governance cache from detected repository evidence and manifest-backed commands.
• Preserve user-authored content outside managed SPECKIT GOVERNANCE markers.
• Use the active managed section as the refresh source for reviewed governance changes.
• Distill repository areas into concise action rules with depth limited to two directory levels, including hidden and cache directories.
• Clean stale managed sections from known non-active agent context files.
• Keep project-governance ownership external to this extension.

Testing Checklist

• Extension installs successfully via download URL
• All commands execute without errors
• Documentation is complete and accurate
• No security vulnerabilities identified
• Tested on at least one real project

Submission Requirements

• Valid extension.yml manifest included
• README.md with installation and usage instructions
• LICENSE file included
• GitHub release created with version tag
• All command files exist and are properly formatted
• Extension ID follows naming conventions (lowercase-with-hyphens)

Testing Details

Tested on:

• macOS with Spec Kit specify 0.8.11
• Repository test suite using uv

Commands run:

• uv run python -m py_compile scripts/refresh_agent_governance.py tests/test_governance_domains.py
• uv run pytest -q (22 passed)
• git diff --check
• specify extension add agent-governance --from https://github.com/bigsmartben/spec-kit-agent-governance/archive/refs/tags/v1.2.0.zip
• In a temporary Spec Kit project, installed from the v1.2.0 release archive and ran uv run python .specify/extensions/agent-governance/scripts/refresh_agent_governance.py; it generated/updated AGENTS.md successfully.

Release:

• https://github.com/bigsmartben/spec-kit-agent-governance/releases/tag/v1.2.0

Example Usage

specify extension add agent-governance --from https://github.com/bigsmartben/spec-kit-agent-governance/archive/refs/tags/v1.2.0.zip

/speckit.agent-governance.refresh

Proposed Catalog Entry

{
  "agent-governance": {
    "name": "Agent Governance",
    "id": "agent-governance",
    "description": "Generate agent-platform repository governance files from Spec Kit metadata.",
    "author": "bigben",
    "version": "1.2.0",
    "download_url": "https://github.com/bigsmartben/spec-kit-agent-governance/archive/refs/tags/v1.2.0.zip",
    "repository": "https://github.com/bigsmartben/spec-kit-agent-governance",
    "homepage": "https://github.com/bigsmartben/spec-kit-agent-governance",
    "documentation": "https://github.com/bigsmartben/spec-kit-agent-governance/blob/main/README.md",
    "changelog": "https://github.com/bigsmartben/spec-kit-agent-governance/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md",
    "license": "MIT",
    "requires": {
      "speckit_version": ">=0.8.0",
      "tools": [
        {
          "name": "uv",
          "required": true
        }
      ]
    },
    "provides": {
      "commands": 1,
      "hooks": 3
    },
    "tags": [
      "governance",
      "agents",
      "memory",
      "context"
    ],
    "verified": false,
    "downloads": 0,
    "stars": 0,
    "created_at": "2026-03-31T00:00:00Z",
    "updated_at": "2026-05-19T00:00:00Z"
  }
}

Additional Context

This v1.2.0 update changes the extension from a memory-file-centered projection to an active managed-section SSOT flow. It also updates the required runtime tool from optional python3 to required uv, matching the command and validation workflow.