AIWG v2026.2.9 — "Manifest Native" Release

Released: 2026-02-15

This release completes provider normalization around manifest-driven discovery so framework/addon deployment no longer depends on scattered provider-specific curation. Codex now receives the same research and media-curator deployment coverage as the other providers.

Highlights

What changed	Why you care
Manifest-native provider deployment	Framework artifacts are discovered from manifests/shared utilities instead of hardcoded per-provider lists
Codex framework parity	Research and Media Curator components are now included through the same mode-aware discovery path
Lower maintenance overhead	Adding new frameworks/components is significantly more automatic once manifests are present
Test coverage updates	Integration and smoke tests now assert normalized provider behavior for framework deployment

Provider Normalization

All 8 providers now align on shared discovery behavior:

• Claude
• Codex (OpenAI)
• Copilot
• Cursor
• Factory
• OpenCode
• Warp
• Windsurf

Instead of each provider manually curating framework directories, deployment now uses centralized manifest-aware helpers to resolve frameworks and artifacts by mode.

Codex: Research + Media Curator Coverage

Codex deployment scripts now use framework discovery for command and skill selection, which closes gaps where newly added frameworks could be missed in Codex-specific install paths.

What this enables

# These now deploy consistently for Codex via the normalized discovery path
aiwg use research --provider codex
aiwg use media-curator --provider codex

Manifest-Driven Extensibility

A framework with a valid `manifest.json` and standard component layout is now discoverable by provider deployment without requiring one-off changes in each provider module.

This release also adds explicit manifest metadata for `research-complete` to support that flow.

Install / Update

npm install -g [email protected]

# Or update existing installation
aiwg update

Full Changelog

See Changelog for complete details.