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Date: Mon, 12 Oct 2026 20:52:02 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Update Applied Epistemic Engineering extension to v1.3.0

Update aee extension submitted by @tbitcs:\n- extensions/catalog.community.json (version, download_url, digest, metadata)\n- docs/community/extensions.md community extensions table\n\nCloses #4935\n\nCo-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
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 docs/community/extensions.md      |  2 +-
 extensions/catalog.community.json | 18 +++++++++---------
 2 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

diff --git a/docs/community/extensions.md b/docs/community/extensions.md
index da1d9af7fa..093fae6ee8 100644
--- a/docs/community/extensions.md
+++ b/docs/community/extensions.md
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ The following community-contributed extensions are available in [`catalog.commun
 | AI-Driven Engineering (AIDE) | A structured 7-step workflow for building new projects from scratch with AI assistants — from vision through implementation | `process` | Read+Write | [aide](https://github.com/mnriem/spec-kit-extensions/tree/main/aide) |
 | Analytics | Measure what your AI builds, and how much time it saves you | `visibility` | Read+Write | [spec-kit-analytics](https://github.com/Fyloss/spec-kit-analytics) |
 | API Evolve | Managed API contract evolution — breaking-change detection, semver enforcement, deprecation orchestration, and lifecycle gates across REST, GraphQL, and gRPC | `process` | Read+Write | [spec-kit-api-evolve](https://github.com/Quratulain-bilal/spec-kit-api-evolve) |
-| Applied Epistemic Engineering | Challenge claims, trace evidence, propagate uncertainty, and route epistemic failures across phases | `process` | Read+Write | [spec-kit-aee](https://github.com/electrohire/spec-kit-aee) |
+| Applied Epistemic Engineering | Checks the claims in a spec-driven project against their evidence at every stage, and shows plainly what is verified, what is not, and what remains not understood. | `process` | Read+Write | [spec-kit-aee](https://github.com/electrohire/spec-kit-aee) |
 | Architect Impact Previewer | Predicts architectural impact, complexity, and risks of proposed changes before implementation. | `visibility` | Read-only | [spec-kit-architect-preview](https://github.com/UmmeHabiba1312/spec-kit-architect-preview) |
 | Architecture Governance | Keep specs, code & ADRs in sync: citation slots + a read-only, fail-closed validator | `docs` | Read+Write | [spec-kit-arch-governance](https://github.com/ashbrener/spec-kit-arch-governance) |
 | Architecture Guard | Framework-agnostic architecture governance for Spec Kit workflows, detecting drift, enforcing architectural rules, and generating actionable refactor tasks | `process` | Read+Write | [architecture-guard](https://github.com/DyanGalih/architecture-guard) |
diff --git a/extensions/catalog.community.json b/extensions/catalog.community.json
index 7ce2e763cb..ca63b18931 100644
--- a/extensions/catalog.community.json
+++ b/extensions/catalog.community.json
@@ -48,11 +48,11 @@
     "aee": {
       "name": "Applied Epistemic Engineering",
       "id": "aee",
-      "description": "Challenge claims, trace evidence, propagate uncertainty, and route epistemic failures across phases",
+      "description": "Checks the claims in a spec-driven project against their evidence at every stage, and shows plainly what is verified, what is not, and what remains not understood.",
       "author": "ElectroHire",
-      "version": "1.2.0",
-      "download_url": "https://github.com/electrohire/spec-kit-aee/archive/refs/tags/v1.2.0.zip",
-      "sha256": "74b5c99c547540acd191c1a0acc4b9c404cd8a25e36f0684f676d2aac2fd3cf5",
+      "version": "1.3.0",
+      "download_url": "https://github.com/electrohire/spec-kit-aee/archive/refs/tags/v1.3.0.zip",
+      "sha256": "e6da266c4736e454a1eb1a2cfb85590835586866a81a2dbd269b2993ac30b603",
       "repository": "https://github.com/electrohire/spec-kit-aee",
       "homepage": "https://github.com/electrohire/spec-kit-aee",
       "documentation": "https://github.com/electrohire/spec-kit-aee#readme",
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
       "category": "process",
       "effect": "read-write",
       "requires": {
-        "speckit_version": ">=1.0.0",
+        "speckit_version": ">=1.0.0,<2",
         "tools": [
           {
             "name": "python",
@@ -70,13 +70,13 @@
           },
           {
             "name": "aee",
-            "version": ">=1.4.0,<2",
+            "version": ">=1.5.0,<2",
             "required": true
           },
           {
             "name": "spec-kit-evaluator",
             "version": ">=1.0.0,<2",
-            "required": true
+            "required": false
           },
           {
             "name": "rtk",
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@
         ]
       },
       "provides": {
-        "commands": 9,
+        "commands": 10,
         "hooks": 5
       },
       "tags": [
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@
       "downloads": 0,
       "stars": 0,
       "created_at": "2026-09-15T00:00:00Z",
-      "updated_at": "2026-10-09T00:00:00Z"
+      "updated_at": "2026-10-12T00:00:00Z"
     },
     "aide": {
       "name": "AI-Driven Engineering (AIDE)",