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Release Notes

v1.0.0 — General Availability (March 2026)

MergeGuide v1.0.0 is the first production release. What’s in this release:
  • 4 enforcement layers: IDE, Git hooks, AI assistants, PR gates
  • 4 SCM platforms: GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, Azure DevOps
  • 18 compliance frameworks with NIST OSCAL export
  • 711 detection rules across 15 languages

Detection Engine

  • 711 detection rules — 237 regex + 474 Semgrep AST taint analysis rules
  • 15 languages — Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, Java, Go, PHP, Ruby, C#, Kotlin, Swift, Rust, C, C++, Terraform, Dockerfile
  • Dual-layer analysis — Fast regex for known patterns; Semgrep for taint analysis and data flow across all supported languages
  • All 15 languages benchmark-validated at ≥85% precision

4-Layer Enforcement

  • VS Code Extension — Real-time violation detection with inline diagnostics, quick fixes, sidebar panels for violations/policies/evaluations, and pre-commit hook management
  • MCP Server — 10 tools for AI coding assistants: check_policy, list_policies, scan_repository, scan_vulnerabilities, scan_licenses, scan_cicd, scan_iac, generate_evidence, generate_sbom, get_remediation
  • Git Hooks — Pre-commit and pre-push enforcement; compatible with Husky, lint-staged, and the pre-commit framework
  • PR Gate — Webhook-driven evaluation on GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, and Azure DevOps with inline annotations and pass/fail status checks

SCM Integrations

All four SCM platforms supported with full PR gate integration:
  • GitHub (GitHub App: mergeguide-policy-check)
  • GitLab (Webhook + OAuth)
  • Bitbucket (OAuth App)
  • Azure DevOps (Azure DevOps App)

Compliance

  • 18 framework templates — SOC 2, HIPAA, PCI-DSS, ISO 27001, GDPR, EU AI Act, DORA, NIS2, FedRAMP, StateRAMP, Colorado AI Act, NIST SSDF, OWASP Top 10, CWE Top 25, OWASP ASVS L1, OWASP ASVS L2, CIS Controls, SLSA
  • NIST OSCAL v1.1.2 native output — 16 custom catalogs, 3 document types, GRC platform interop
  • SBOM export — CycloneDX 1.5 + SPDX 2.3, streaming ZIP download, S3 upload integration
  • PolicyMerge — Multi-framework conflict resolution with strictest-wins logic and overlap visualization
  • Bypass rate tracking — Every policy override logged; dashboard widget and drill-down report on all tiers

Enterprise Features

  • Billing — 5 tiers: Free, Pro (29/seat),Team(29/seat), Team (39/seat, 5 min), Business ($79/seat, 10 min), Enterprise (custom)
  • SAML 2.0 SSO + OIDC — Team, Business, and Enterprise plans
  • SCIM v2 provisioning — Business and Enterprise plans
  • WebAuthn/Passkeys + TOTP MFA — All plans
  • RBAC — Owner, Admin, Developer, Viewer roles (Business and Enterprise)
  • Immutable evidence trail — Business and Enterprise
  • Onboarding wizard — 7-step guided org setup

Dashboard

  • Compliance dashboard with framework coverage visualization for all 18 frameworks
  • Bypass rate widget and drill-down event log
  • OSCAL and SBOM export from the dashboard
  • PolicyMerge multi-framework visualization
  • Enforcement metrics with daily pass/fail trends
  • Date range filtering: 7d, 30d, 90d, all time

API

  • REST API v1 at api.mergeguide.ai
  • API key authentication with scoped permissions
  • OAuth 2.0 + PKCE for interactive applications
  • Evaluation, policy, compliance, SBOM, and webhook endpoints
  • Rate limiting with standard headers (X-RateLimit-*)

Upgrade Guide

MergeGuide v1.0.0 is the initial GA release. No migration from a prior version is required.

Installing the CLI

npm install -g @mergeguide/cli

Installing the VS Code Extension

Search “MergeGuide” in the VS Code Extensions panel, or:
code --install-extension mergeguide.mergeguide-vscode

Setting Up the MCP Server

npm install -g @mergeguide/mcp-server
See MCP Server Setup for configuration.

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