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Current Version

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Version 2.0.0

Release Date: February 22, 2026 Major Changes:

New Config Schema

Introduced backends, models, and aliases structure for better multi-model support

IPC Protocol

Workers can now ask questions back without losing context via the IPC directory system

Multi-Backend Support

Support for Claude Code, Cursor, and Codex CLIs as worker backends

Auto Model Discovery

First-run setup auto-detects available CLIs and models
Core Features:
  • Checklist-based planning: Tasks decomposed into verifiable checklist items
  • Background worker agents: Non-blocking execution with fresh context windows
  • Monitor system: Detects questions and completion without polling
  • Model aliases: Create named shortcuts with optional role prompts
  • Parallel task execution: Multiple workers run concurrently
  • Proactive recovery: Handles CLI failures and auth errors gracefully
Config System:
  • Backend-agnostic command construction
  • Auto-routing Claude models to claude backend
  • Auto-routing OpenAI models to codex backend when available
  • Backward compatibility with old config format
  • Model-specific command templates
IPC Features:
  • Atomic file writes via temp + mv pattern
  • Sequence-numbered question/answer pairs
  • Worker context preservation across questions
  • Timeout handling with fallback to context dump
  • Startup reconciliation for lost questions
Worker Capabilities:
  • Read and update plan files
  • Ask clarifying questions
  • Mark items as done, blocked, or errored
  • Write output artifacts
  • Handle sequential dependencies
Dispatcher Features:
  • Config file management
  • Task planning and spawning
  • Progress tracking
  • IPC question/answer relay
  • Error detection and reporting
  • Multiple task coordination

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Updating

npx skills update
This updates all installed skills to their latest versions. Check what’s changed first: 
npx skills check

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Manual Update (Local Clone)

If your .claude/skills/dispatch is a symlink to a local git checkout: 
cd /path/to/your/dispatch
git pull
Changes are picked up immediately — Claude Code hot-reloads skills from disk.

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Version History

This is a new documentation site. Full version history is maintained in the source repository.
For detailed commit history and pull requests, see:

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Breaking Changes

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Version 2.0.0

Config Format Change: Old format (still supported): 
default: opus
agents:
  opus:
    command: "claude -p --dangerously-skip-permissions"
New format (recommended): 
default: opus

backends:
  claude:
    command: >-
      env -u CLAUDE_CODE_ENTRYPOINT -u CLAUDECODE
      claude -p --dangerously-skip-permissions

models:
  opus: { backend: claude }
Migration: Run /dispatch "migrate my config" to upgrade automatically.

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Planned Features

The following features are under consideration for future releases:
  • Worker resource limits (timeout, max tokens)
  • Task priority and scheduling
  • Worker result caching
  • Custom backend definitions
  • Enhanced error reporting with structured logs
  • Task history and replay
Feature requests and suggestions are welcome! Open an issue on GitHub.

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License

Dispatch is released under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file in the source repository for full details.

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