v0.9.11 v2.2.0

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msitarzewski/agency-agentsAug 23, 2026 → Aug 24, 20261 day between releases

What's New

Product identity shifted from CLI tool 'Codewhale' to data platform 'Spice' with new real-time capabilities

Breaking Changes

  • Product rebranded from 'Codewhale' to 'Spice'
  • Legacy npm package 'deepseek-tui' is deprecated
  • Architecture shifted from CLI agent tool to data platform

New Features

  • Cloud Connect for BYOC management
  • MySQL binlog replication for real-time data synchronization
  • PostgreSQL Catalog CDC acceleration
  • Debezium CDC without Kafka dependency
  • Warm in-memory indexes for faster vector and full-text search

Improvements

  • Real-time data synchronization via CDC
  • Improved search performance with in-memory indexes
  • Enhanced stability and performance focus
  • Direct Debezium event streaming without Kafka

Upgrade Notes

The provided release notes for v2.2.0 do not describe an upgrade path from v0.9.11. The older release mentions migration for the 'Codewhale' rebrand, but the newer release describes a distinct 'Spice' platform.

The Two Releases

v0.9.11

v0.9.11

Aug 23, 2026· 2 months ago

A rebranding release to 'Codewhale' that introduces experimental vision capabilities, an evaluation harness, and improvements to the agent loop and UI visibility.

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v2.2.0

Spice v2.2.0 (August 24, 2026)

Aug 24, 2026· 2 months ago

Spice v2.2.0 focuses on real-time data, performance, and stability. It introduces Cloud Connect for BYOC, MySQL and PostgreSQL Change Data Capture (CDC), and warm in-memory indexes to improve search performance.

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