Changelog

What changed in the Next Move Theory canon and skills, newest first. Update any time with curl -fsSL https://nextmovetheory.com/install.sh | bash or the /nmt-upgrade skill.

What changed in the Next Move Theory canon + skills. Newest release is at the top.

Each entry's Summary line is what the installed skills show you when a newer version is available. To update to the latest at any time, run from your project root:

curl -fsSL https://nextmovetheory.com/install.sh | bash

or use the /nmt-upgrade skill (Codex: $nmt-upgrade). Windows (PowerShell): irm https://nextmovetheory.com/install.ps1 | iex.

Versioning

One version covers the whole bundle (canon + skills), tracking Next Move Theory as SemVer MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH:

  • MAJOR — a major version of the Next Move Theory methodology.
  • MINOR — a significant methodology update (new or reworked theses).
  • PATCH — small skill updates and methodology patches.

The current version is the top entry below. The installer records it in .nmt-version; the skills read https://nextmovetheory.com/version on launch to tell you when you're behind and what changed since your version. (The README also shows the methodology maturity badges — Advanced JTBD v3.4 · stable and Next Move Theory v0.6 · in active development.)

0.6.17 — Plain-language skills + a clearer first run

Summary: Skills now lead in plain words (methodology terms in parentheses), point you to /nmt-chat when you're unsure where to start, ask "quick vs thorough" up front, and keep answers shorter. No methodology change. Released: 2026-06-24

  • Plain-first wording across every skill: an everyday explanation leads, the methodology term follows in parentheses — or is used directly for common words like segment, Aha moment, and problem. All glosses were re-verified against the canon.
  • Every skill now opens with a "New here? Start here" pointer to /nmt-chat, so you always know which skill to run first.
  • The producer skills ask how deep to go up front — a few key questions for a fast pass, or the full interview for the highest-confidence result.
  • Shorter by default: the one-page answer leads; the deeper work is opt-in, not a wall.
  • nmt-craft-value-proposition and nmt-product-requirements no longer ask you to write a Job in formal notation — describe it in plain words and the skill structures it for you.
  • The post-install message now points you straight to /nmt-chat and maps every skill.

0.6.16 — Faster launch-time update check

Summary: The skills' update check now runs inline instead of reading a separate file, so skills start a touch faster. No change to what the check does. Released: 2026-06-22

  • Inlined the update check into each skill's body — removed the separate VERSION-CHECK.md read on launch; behaviour unchanged (best-effort, ≤2s, never blocks).
  • Trimmed the Codex skill descriptions to sit well under the platform's description-length limit.

0.6.15 — Auto-update checks + one-command upgrade

Summary: Skills now check on launch whether a newer version is available and show what changed since yours. Added the /nmt-upgrade one-command updater (Codex: $nmt-upgrade). Released: 2026-06-22

  • New nmt-upgrade skill — re-runs the official installer to pull the latest canon + skills from the public repo, in place and idempotently.
  • Every skill now runs a lightweight, best-effort version check on launch (≤2s, silent on failure, never blocks): if your installed version is behind, it tells you the gap and the main changes per version, then how to update.
  • The installer now records the installed version in .nmt-version so the check can compare it against this changelog.

0.6.14 — nmt- prefix, Claude/Codex split, Windows installer

Summary: All skills moved to the nmt- prefix with separate Claude (/nmt-…) and Codex ($nmt-…) variants, and a Windows PowerShell installer was added. Released: 2026-06-22

  • Skills republished as two agent variants under Skills/{claude,codex}: seven nmt-prefixed skills (nmt-chat, nmt-diagnose, nmt-market-research, nmt-craft-value-proposition, nmt-product-requirements, nmt-craft-go-to-market, nmt-analyze-interviews).
  • Claude uses /nmt-… and installs to .claude/skills; Codex uses $nmt-… and installs to .agents/skills.
  • Added install.ps1 (Windows PowerShell) and nmt-chat zero-state onboarding (paste what you have → next move).

0.6.13 — One-command installer + the diagnose skill

Summary: Added the one-command curl … | bash installer and a new nmt-diagnose front-door skill, alongside shared producer and readability contracts. Released: 2026-06-20

  • One-command installer (install.sh) that clones the repo and installs the canon, skills, and rules block into your project root, idempotently.
  • New nmt-diagnose skill — a conversational front door for live products that surfaces risks, growth points, and risky assumptions, then routes to the right producer skill.
  • Producer + readability contracts shared across the producer skills.
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