aiwg/docs/releases/v0.9.1-announcement.md

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# AIWG v0.9.1 Release: Voice Framework & Skills System

**Release Date**: December 8, 2025

AIWG v0.9.1 introduces the **Voice Framework** addon and a comprehensive **Skills system** across all frameworks. This release focuses on positive voice definition - define the voice you want rather than listing what to avoid.

## What's New

### Voice Framework: Define What You Want, Not What to Avoid

The Voice Framework replaces pattern-avoidance with positive voice definition. Instead of listing phrases to avoid, you now define the voice characteristics you want and let the framework apply them consistently.

**4 Built-in Voice Profiles:**

| Profile | Tone | Best For |
|---------|------|----------|
| `technical-authority` | Direct, precise, confident | API docs, architecture specs |
| `friendly-explainer` | Approachable, encouraging | Tutorials, onboarding guides |
| `executive-brief` | Concise, outcome-focused | Business cases, reports |
| `casual-conversational` | Relaxed, personal | Blog posts, newsletters |

**Usage is natural:**
```text
"Write this README in technical-authority voice"
"Make this documentation more friendly for beginners"
"Blend 70% technical with 30% friendly for our internal docs"
```

### Skills System: Context-Aware Capabilities

Claude Code Skills are now deployed automatically with your frameworks. Skills provide specialized capabilities that activate based on context.

**29 Skills across all frameworks:**
- **Voice Framework (4)**: voice-apply, voice-create, voice-blend, voice-analyze
- **Writing Quality (1)**: ai-pattern-detection
- **AIWG Utils (6)**: config-validator, project-awareness, and more
- **SDLC Framework (10)**: project-health, artifact-indexer, and more
- **Marketing Kit (8)**: campaign-tracker, content-scheduler, and more

### Improved CLI Experience

```bash
# New writing framework command
aiwg use writing           # Deploys Writing Quality + Voice Framework

# Deploy specific frameworks with skills
aiwg use sdlc              # 54 agents, 42 commands, 10 skills
aiwg use marketing         # 37 agents, 23 commands, 8 skills
aiwg use all               # Everything

# Explicit skill deployment
aiwg -deploy-agents --mode all --deploy-skills
```

## Quick Start

### New Users

```bash
# Install AIWG
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jmagly/ai-writing-guide/main/tools/install/install.sh | bash
source ~/.bash_aliases

# Deploy to your project
cd /path/to/project
aiwg use writing           # For voice profiles
aiwg use sdlc              # For software development
aiwg use all               # For everything

# Open in Claude Code
claude .
```

### Existing Users

```bash
# Update your installation
aiwg -update

# Redeploy to get new skills
cd /path/to/project
aiwg use sdlc --force      # Or your framework of choice
```

## Migration: From Banned Patterns to Voice Profiles

The `validation/banned-patterns.md` file is now deprecated. Here's how to migrate:

**Before (pattern avoidance):**
```text
"Write this article, avoiding phrases like 'delve into', 'it's important to note', 'in today's world'"
```

**After (voice definition):**
```text
"Write this article in technical-authority voice"
```

**Custom voice profiles:**

Create `.aiwg/voices/my-brand.yaml`:
```yaml
name: my-brand
description: Our company's documentation voice

tone:
  formality: 0.6        # 0=casual, 1=formal
  confidence: 0.8       # 0=tentative, 1=assertive
  warmth: 0.5           # 0=clinical, 1=personable

vocabulary:
  prefer:
    - "specifically"
    - "in practice"
  avoid:
    - "leverage"
    - "utilize"
```

Then use it:
```text
"Write this in my-brand voice"
```

## Voice Skills Reference

### voice-apply
Transform content to match a voice profile.

**Triggers:**
- "Write this in technical voice"
- "Make it more casual"
- "Use the executive-brief voice"

### voice-create
Generate new voice profiles from descriptions or examples.

**Triggers:**
- "Create a voice for API documentation"
- "Make a voice profile from this sample"

### voice-blend
Combine multiple voice profiles with weighted ratios.

**Triggers:**
- "Blend 70% technical with 30% friendly"
- "Mix executive and casual voices"

### voice-analyze
Analyze content's current voice characteristics.

**Triggers:**
- "What voice is this written in?"
- "Analyze the tone of this document"

## What's Changed

### Added
- Voice Framework addon with 4 built-in profiles
- 4 voice skills (apply, create, blend, analyze)
- Skills deployment across all frameworks (29 total)
- `aiwg use writing` CLI command
- Test coverage for skills and voice profiles (36 new tests)

### Changed
- Updated all quickstart documentation
- Updated CLI usage documentation
- Writing-quality addon now references Voice Framework

### Deprecated
- `validation/banned-patterns.md` (use voice profiles instead)

### Fixed
- Skills deployment for all framework modes
- Provider restriction messaging for non-Claude platforms

## Resources

- **Documentation**: [Quick Start](#quickstart)
- **CLI Usage**: [CLI Reference](#ref-cli)
- **Full Changelog**: [GitHub Changelog](https://github.com/jmagly/aiwg/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md)

## Feedback

We'd love to hear how you're using the Voice Framework! Share your custom voice profiles and use cases:
- **Issues**: https://github.com/jmagly/aiwg/issues
- **Discussions**: https://github.com/jmagly/aiwg/discussions

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**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/jmagly/aiwg/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md