Changelog

Release notes and notable updates for LuCLI

This page highlights recent LuCLI changes.

For the complete release history, see:

Unreleased

Recent work currently in progress includes:

Launch4j-based lucli.exe packaging for Windows releases.
Better environment/config merge behavior (including configurationFile layering).
Runtime extension activation fixes for environment-specific dependency toggles.
MCP improvements for tool schema discovery and cleaner tool descriptions.
Profile-aware module and alias-binary command behavior fixes.

Recent Releases

0.3.17

Added dependency examples docs and improved dry-run preview controls.
Added Java 21 runtime checks in wrapper scripts.
Added extension dependency enabled toggles and prewarm support.
Fixed static file passthrough behavior in default URL rewrite config.
Added whitelabeling support for branded LuCLI distributions.

0.3.3

Expanded BATS coverage and migration from legacy shell tests.
Added script argument variables (ARGS, ARGV, __namedArguments).
Added lucli ai prompt --estimate rough cost estimation mode.
Added SpotBugs integration and testing/QA documentation.
Improved server lifecycle resolution and ambiguity handling for multi-server projects.

0.2.23

Added cross-platform bootstrap installers (install.sh and install.ps1).
Added .lucli script output redirection (> and >>).
Added per-module MCP server mode via lucli mcp <module>.
Added interactive and guided lucli ai config workflows.
Added system backup command group (create, list, verify, prune, restore).

0.2.1

Migrated URL rewriting to Tomcat RewriteValve (rewrite.config).
Added #env:VAR# syntax and protected substitution zones in lucee.json.
Added pluggable runtime providers (Lucee Express, vendor Tomcat, Docker, Jetty).
Added --config support for server stop and server restart.
Added source directive for .lucli scripts and --envfile support.

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