Forge Releases and Upgrades

Published stable release

Forge v1.8.1 was released on October 9, 2026. The canonical package is @moretea-labs/forge on npm, and the matching GitHub Release provides an immutable v1.8.1 tag. npm latest is the stable channel; next is reserved for release candidates.

Install or upgrade to the latest stable

npm install -g @moretea-labs/forge@latest
forge --version
forge setup next
forge doctor

When using the packaged persistent service, forge runtime service install-package reconciles the installed Package Runtime. Review Installation and ChatGPT connection for platform-specific setup. Updates do not remove the requirement to validate the authenticated MCP connector.

How releases are verified

Source version, package identity, immutable Git tag, npm dist-tag, and GitHub Release must agree. check:release checks source gates, packaging, licensing/open-source hygiene, and isolated installation; check:release-published checks npm registry metadata and downloaded tarball integrity against the local version and tag. Publication is performed by protected GitHub Actions with npm OIDC Trusted Publishing.

Release readiness and active whole-Runtime activation are different authorities; do not infer a healthy local service just from successful package publication. Follow the maintained release process for contributor instructions.

For the next release, derive its version from the then-current package.json rather than changing historical v1.8.1 links.