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What's New • v2.1.236 — v2.1.258

What's New with Claude Code

Slash Commands

/code-review --comment posts to GitLab MRs
Concise output style skips preamble
Session-only effort via /effort s

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MCP & Tooling

Cross-session SendMessage now on Bedrock/Vertex
MCP OAuth creds now redacted in logs
Bedrock told on MCP connect failures

Performance & Fixes

Fixed Bedrock silent drops, Opus thinking
Fixed stray auth headers to Bedrock/Vertex
Faster rendering in long sessions

Today's Topic

Marketplace Modernization

A ground-up modernization of the Ally Claude Code Plugins Marketplace: a fresh, Ally-branded catalog experience backed by a more reliable build pipeline.

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UI Refresh & Nav

Ally-branded overhaul: cleaner header, menus, and browsable catalog.

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Reliable Catalog

Catalog data schema-validated from the repo at build time — no drift.

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Simpler Install

Copy-ready install steps plus richer per-plugin detail pages.

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Dark Mode & CI/CD

Dark mode, a11y, expanded tests, and hardened CI/CD on every merge.

Explore the refreshed marketplace: https://ally-claude-plugins-official-8788ad.gitlab.io/
Sneak Peek

Skills & Rules Registry

An early look at Lightspeed HyperDrive, codename for a database-native skills & rules catalog for Ally standards — think a Marketplace for reusable Claude Code context, no git required.

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Catalog & Discovery

Browse skills, rules & groups by owner/persona
Suggest items to teammates, or bundle into groups

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No Git, No Gate

Publish straight to Postgres — no repo, no MR, no CI
Every save is a new immutable version, rollback anytime

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Admin & Governance

Tracks org-wide time/dollar savings & orphaned items
Super Admin roster is AD-sourced, read-only in-app

Mockup v5 • Project Light Speed, Round 2, Pillar 7. Feedback welcome — a live demo is coming to a future COE session.
Save the Date

Ally AI Day — Call for Volunteers

Tuesday, Oct 21 • 10:00 AM – 2:30 PM

A day dedicated to putting our AI skills to work in the community. Volunteers will work directly with area non-profits to provide hands-on AI guidance.

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Expand Their Impact

Help non-profits use AI to stretch limited staff and budgets further

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No Experience Needed

No prior volunteer experience required — bring what you already know

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Sign-Up Coming Soon

Registration link on the way — hold the date on your calendar now

Put your AI skills to work where it counts. Watch for the sign-up link.
What's Next

Next Session

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Upcoming Topic

Brief description of what the next COE session will cover.

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Requests Welcome

Have a topic you'd like covered? A tool you want demonstrated? Let us know.

The COE is yours. Bring questions, bring challenges, bring ideas. We build together.