# Claude Multi-Agent PM Framework v4.2.1 - Release Notes

## 🚀 **What's New**

### 🎯 **ai-trackdown-tools Integration**
- **Persistent Ticket Management** - Cross-process ticket persistence for multi-agent coordination
- **Configuration Integration** - ai-trackdown-tools configuration in framework.yaml
- **Fallback Mechanisms** - Graceful degradation when ai-trackdown-tools is unavailable
- **Agent Permissions** - Granular permissions for ticket operations per agent

### 📚 **Documentation Enhancements**
- **Framework Overview** - Enhanced architecture documentation with ai-trackdown-tools
- **User Guide Updates** - Added ai-trackdown-tools configuration across all user guides
- **Troubleshooting Guide** - Comprehensive troubleshooting section for ai-trackdown-tools
- **Agent Configuration** - ai-trackdown-tools integration in custom agent configuration

### 🔧 **Technical Improvements**
- **Directory Organization** - Updated directory structure documentation
- **Dependency Management** - Enhanced dependency setup instructions
- **Configuration Management** - Improved configuration information and examples

## 📋 **Updated Documentation**

### Core Framework
- **docs/FRAMEWORK_OVERVIEW.md** - Added ai-trackdown-tools architecture section
- **docs/INDEX.md** - Updated with new references and command examples

### User Guides
- **docs/user-guide/01-getting-started.md** - Added dependency setup instructions
- **docs/user-guide/04-directory-organization.md** - Added configuration information
- **docs/user-guide/05-custom-agents.md** - Added ai-trackdown-tools configuration
- **docs/user-guide/07-troubleshooting-faq.md** - Added troubleshooting section

## 🎯 **Installation**

### NPM Installation
```bash
npm install -g claude-multiagent-pm
```

### Dependency Setup
```bash
# Install ai-trackdown-tools
npm install -g @bobmatnyc/ai-trackdown-tools

# Verify installation
claude-pm --version
aitrackdown --version
```

## 🔗 **Integration Features**

### ai-trackdown-tools Commands
- **Epic Management**: `aitrackdown epic create/list/update`
- **Issue Tracking**: `aitrackdown issue create/list/complete`
- **Task Management**: `aitrackdown task create/list/update`
- **Status Monitoring**: `aitrackdown status --stats`

### Framework Integration
- **Cross-Agent Coordination** - Shared ticket management across all agents
- **Persistent State** - Ticket state persists across framework sessions
- **Multi-Project Support** - Manage tickets across multiple projects
- **Real-time Updates** - Live ticket updates with ai-trackdown-tools

## 🛠️ **Configuration**

### Framework Configuration
```yaml
# ~/.claude-multiagent-pm/config/framework.yaml
ai-trackdown-tools:
  enabled: true
  cli_path: "aitrackdown"
  fallback_mode: true
  permissions:
    ticket_creation: ["engineer", "ops", "qa"]
    ticket_completion: ["engineer", "ops", "qa"]
    epic_management: ["architect", "ops"]
```

### Agent Configuration
```yaml
# ~/.claude-multiagent-pm/agents/user-defined/my-agent.yaml
ai-trackdown-tools:
  permissions:
    - ticket_creation
    - ticket_updates
    - status_monitoring
```

## 📦 **Package Details**

- **Version**: 4.2.1
- **Size**: 1.4 MB compressed, 7.2 MB unpacked
- **Files**: 422 files including CLI tools, Python modules, documentation
- **Platform Support**: macOS, Linux, Windows (x64, arm64)

## 🔄 **Migration Guide**

### From v4.2.0
1. **Install ai-trackdown-tools**: `npm install -g @bobmatnyc/ai-trackdown-tools`
2. **Update configuration**: Add ai-trackdown-tools section to framework.yaml
3. **Verify integration**: Run `claude-pm health-check` to verify ai-trackdown-tools connectivity

### From v4.1.x
1. **Update to v4.2.1**: `npm install -g claude-multiagent-pm@4.2.1`
2. **Install dependencies**: `npm run ai-trackdown-setup`
3. **Verify installation**: `npm run verify-dependencies`

## 🎉 **Get Started**

### Quick Start
```bash
# Install the framework
npm install -g claude-multiagent-pm

# Set up dependencies
npm run ai-trackdown-setup

# Initialize a new project
claude-pm init my-project

# Start using ai-trackdown-tools
aitrackdown epic create --title "My First Epic"
```

### Documentation
- **Getting Started**: [docs/user-guide/01-getting-started.md](docs/user-guide/01-getting-started.md)
- **Architecture**: [docs/FRAMEWORK_OVERVIEW.md](docs/FRAMEWORK_OVERVIEW.md)
- **Troubleshooting**: [docs/user-guide/07-troubleshooting-faq.md](docs/user-guide/07-troubleshooting-faq.md)

## 🙏 **Contributing**

We welcome contributions! Please see our [Contributing Guide](CONTRIBUTING.md) for details.

## 📄 **License**

MIT License - see [LICENSE](LICENSE) file for details.

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**Released**: July 9, 2025  
**Maintainer**: Robert (Masa) Matsuoka  
**Repository**: https://github.com/bobmatnyc/claude-multiagent-pm