kiro-spec-engine 1.45.8 → 1.45.9

package/CHANGELOG.md

@@ -7,6 +7,11 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [1.45.9] - 2026-02-13
+
+### Fixed
+- **PowerShell parameter expansion error**: `AgentSpawner.spawn()` now stores prompt in `$prompt` variable before passing to codex command, preventing PowerShell from splitting multi-word prompts into separate arguments (fixes `error: unexpected argument 'Spec' found` when bootstrap prompt contains spaces)
+
 ## [1.45.8] - 2026-02-13
 
 ### Fixed

package/lib/orchestrator/agent-spawner.js

@@ -146,18 +146,20 @@ class AgentSpawner extends EventEmitter {
     if (promptTmpFile) {
       // On Windows, use PowerShell to read the temp file as the last argument.
       // PowerShell does not have the 8191-char limit of cmd.exe.
-      // We construct: powershell -NoProfile -Command "& <command> <args> (Get-Content -Raw -Encoding UTF8 '<tmpfile>')"
+      // We construct a PowerShell script that:
+      // 1. Reads the prompt file into a variable (with UTF-8 encoding)
+      // 2. Passes the variable as a single argument to codex
       const cmdParts = [command, ...finalArgs].map(a => {
         if (a.startsWith('"') && a.endsWith('"')) return a;
         return /\s/.test(a) ? `"${a}"` : a;
       });
+      
       // Use -Encoding UTF8 to correctly read UTF-8 files with non-ASCII characters (e.g., Chinese steering files)
-      const psPromptExpr = `(Get-Content -Raw -Encoding UTF8 '${promptTmpFile.replace(/'/g, "''")}')`;
-      cmdParts.push(psPromptExpr);
-
-      const psCommand = `& ${cmdParts.join(' ')}`;
+      // Store in $prompt variable first, then pass as argument to avoid PowerShell parameter expansion issues
+      const psScript = `$prompt = Get-Content -Raw -Encoding UTF8 '${promptTmpFile.replace(/'/g, "''")}'; & ${cmdParts.join(' ')} $prompt`;
+      
       spawnCommand = 'powershell.exe';
-      spawnArgs = ['-NoProfile', '-Command', psCommand];
+      spawnArgs = ['-NoProfile', '-Command', psScript];
       spawnShell = false; // spawning powershell.exe directly
     }
 

package/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "kiro-spec-engine",
-  "version": "1.45.8",
+  "version": "1.45.9",
   "description": "kiro-spec-engine (kse) - A CLI tool and npm package for spec-driven development with AI coding assistants. NOT the Kiro IDE desktop application.",
   "main": "index.js",
   "bin": {