What’s new in SpecRails — Week of May 5–11, 2026

Seven releases this week (1.491.54.1). Here’s what shipped:

Plugins are here (v1.49)

Per-project plugin system with a bundled marketplace. First integration: Serena for semantic code navigation via MCP. Plugins install additively — they never touch each other’s files.

Pick the model in Add Spec (v1.50)

The Add Spec modal now has a model picker, with inheritance from project defaults.

Job Detail, redesigned (v1.51)

Live status panel with running duration, turns, tokens, and cost. New ticket-identity header surfaces the tickets a job is working on as clickable chips — opens the ticket modal without leaving the page.

Filter the SpecsBoard by label (v1.52)

A label-pill filter row on the SpecsBoard. macOS auto-update bug fixed in the same release.

Unified spending analytics (v1.53)

Every AI invocation across jobs, quick specs, explore-spec, and AI edits now lands in one place. New analytics dashboard with cost-vs-turns scatter, top tickets, surface/model breakdowns, CSV/JSON export, and deep links from any ticket.

Faster Explore + Draft Tickets (v1.54)

  • Explore-spec acceleration: hub-managed working directory skips the project’s CLAUDE.md for snappier first tokens. New status pills (Connecting → Thinking → Querying code). Idle Explore sessions are killed after 2 min and auto-resume on next message.
  • Draft tickets: hit Save as Draft mid-exploration. Drafts live in Backlog with a clear visual, and Continue Explore picks up the conversation where you left off.

Patch: v1.54.1

Fixed Save as Draft creating duplicate tickets when editing a non-draft ticket — it now demotes in place.

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