Navigator v5.7.0 Release Notes
Release Date: 2025-01-22
Type: Minor Release (Feature Management)
Summary
Navigator v5.7.0 introduces nav-features—a skill for viewing and toggling Navigator features. On first session after install or update, users see a feature table showing what's enabled.
New Skill: nav-features
Feature Table Display
v5.7.0 Features Now Enabled:
┌─────────────────┬────────┬─────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Feature │ Status │ Description │
├─────────────────┼────────┼─────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ task_mode │ ✅ │ Auto-detects task complexity, defers to skills │
│ tom_features │ ✅ │ Verification checkpoints, user profile, diag... │
│ loop_mode │ ⏸ Off │ Autonomous loop execution (enable when needed) │
│ simplification │ ✅ │ Post-implementation code cleanup with Opus │
│ auto_update │ ✅ │ Auto-updates on session start │
└─────────────────┴────────┴─────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
Commands
# Show all features
"show my features"
# Enable a feature
"enable loop_mode"
# Disable a feature
"disable simplification"
# Get feature details
"tell me about task_mode"
First-Session Display
On first session after install or version update:
- Feature table automatically displayed
- Hint shown: "Toggle features: 'show my features'"
- Uses version-specific marker (won't repeat same version)
Benefits:
- Users discover available features
- Can disable unused features to save tokens
- Clear visibility into what's enabled
Files Changed
| File |
Change |
skills/nav-features/SKILL.md |
New skill |
skills/nav-features/functions/feature_manager.py |
Feature management logic |
skills/nav-start/SKILL.md |
First-session trigger |
.claude-plugin/plugin.json |
Registered skill, v5.7.0 |
.claude-plugin/marketplace.json |
v5.7.0 |
README.md |
27 skills, v5.7.0 |
CLAUDE.md |
v5.7.0 notes |
Upgrade Path
From v5.6.0: No breaking changes.
- Update plugin:
/plugin update navigator
- First session will show feature table
- Toggle features as needed
Skills Count
Navigator now includes 27 skills:
- nav-features (new)
- nav-task-mode, nav-simplify, nav-onboard, nav-init, nav-start
- nav-stats, nav-profile, nav-diagnose, nav-loop, nav-update-claude
- nav-upgrade, nav-install-multi-claude, nav-marker, nav-compact
- nav-task, nav-sop, nav-skill-creator, nav-release
- plugin-slash-command, product-design, visual-regression
- frontend-component, backend-endpoint, database-migration
- backend-test, frontend-test
Version History
v5.7.0 (This Release)
- NEW: nav-features skill
- NEW: First-session feature display
- NEW: Feature enable/disable commands
v5.6.0
- Task Mode - unified workflow orchestration
- nav-task-mode skill
v5.5.0
- Auto-Update on Session Start
v5.4.0
- Code Simplification (nav-simplify)
Full Changelog: https://github.com/alekspetrov/navigator/compare/v5.6.0...v5.7.0
1---2name: navigator-v5-7-0-release-notes3description: Navigator v5.7.0 introduces nav-features—a skill for viewing and toggling Navigator features. On first session after install or update, users see a feature table showing what's enabled.4---5# Navigator v5.7.0 Release Notes67**Release Date**: 2025-01-228**Type**: Minor Release (Feature Management)910---1112## Summary1314Navigator v5.7.0 introduces **nav-features**—a skill for viewing and toggling Navigator features. On first session after install or update, users see a feature table showing what's enabled.1516---1718## New Skill: nav-features1920### Feature Table Display2122```23v5.7.0 Features Now Enabled:2425┌─────────────────┬────────┬─────────────────────────────────────────────────┐26│ Feature │ Status │ Description │27├─────────────────┼────────┼─────────────────────────────────────────────────┤28│ task_mode │ ✅ │ Auto-detects task complexity, defers to skills │29│ tom_features │ ✅ │ Verification checkpoints, user profile, diag... │30│ loop_mode │ ⏸ Off │ Autonomous loop execution (enable when needed) │31│ simplification │ ✅ │ Post-implementation code cleanup with Opus │32│ auto_update │ ✅ │ Auto-updates on session start │33└─────────────────┴────────┴─────────────────────────────────────────────────┘34```3536### Commands3738```bash39# Show all features40"show my features"4142# Enable a feature43"enable loop_mode"4445# Disable a feature46"disable simplification"4748# Get feature details49"tell me about task_mode"50```5152---5354## First-Session Display5556On first session after install or version update:571. Feature table automatically displayed582. Hint shown: "Toggle features: 'show my features'"593. Uses version-specific marker (won't repeat same version)6061**Benefits**:62- Users discover available features63- Can disable unused features to save tokens64- Clear visibility into what's enabled6566---6768## Files Changed6970| File | Change |71|------|--------|72| `skills/nav-features/SKILL.md` | New skill |73| `skills/nav-features/functions/feature_manager.py` | Feature management logic |74| `skills/nav-start/SKILL.md` | First-session trigger |75| `.claude-plugin/plugin.json` | Registered skill, v5.7.0 |76| `.claude-plugin/marketplace.json` | v5.7.0 |77| `README.md` | 27 skills, v5.7.0 |78| `CLAUDE.md` | v5.7.0 notes |7980---8182## Upgrade Path8384**From v5.6.0**: No breaking changes.85861. Update plugin: `/plugin update navigator`872. First session will show feature table883. Toggle features as needed8990---9192## Skills Count9394Navigator now includes **27 skills**:95- nav-features (new)96- nav-task-mode, nav-simplify, nav-onboard, nav-init, nav-start97- nav-stats, nav-profile, nav-diagnose, nav-loop, nav-update-claude98- nav-upgrade, nav-install-multi-claude, nav-marker, nav-compact99- nav-task, nav-sop, nav-skill-creator, nav-release100- plugin-slash-command, product-design, visual-regression101- frontend-component, backend-endpoint, database-migration102- backend-test, frontend-test103104---105106## Version History107108### v5.7.0 (This Release)109- **NEW**: nav-features skill110- **NEW**: First-session feature display111- **NEW**: Feature enable/disable commands112113### v5.6.0114- Task Mode - unified workflow orchestration115- nav-task-mode skill116117### v5.5.0118- Auto-Update on Session Start119120### v5.4.0121- Code Simplification (nav-simplify)122123---124125**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/alekspetrov/navigator/compare/v5.6.0...v5.7.0
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