docs: remove ALPHA_FEATURES flag from documentation#7315
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- Remove Experimental Features section from config-files.md - Remove Experimental Features section from environment-variables.md - Update blog posts with note that subagents are GA as of version 1.10.0
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This PR removes documentation for the now-deprecated ALPHA_FEATURES flag, which is no longer needed since subagents became generally available in version 1.10.0. The changes update both reference documentation and blog posts to reflect this change, replacing experimental feature sections with notes indicating the GA status.
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- Remove "Experimental Features" sections from configuration documentation
- Update two blog posts with notes that subagents are GA as of version 1.10.0
- Clean up outdated feature flag references
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| documentation/docs/guides/environment-variables.md | Removes the entire "Experimental Features" section documenting the ALPHA_FEATURES environment variable |
| documentation/docs/guides/config-files.md | Removes the "Experimental Features" section documenting the ALPHA_FEATURES configuration setting |
| documentation/blog/2025-07-21-orchestrating-subagents/index.md | Replaces the bash code block showing how to enable alpha features with a note that subagents are GA in 1.10.0 |
| documentation/blog/2025-08-10-vibe-coding-with-goose-building-apps-with-ai-agents/index.md | Removes step 2 about enabling alpha features and adds a note that subagents are GA in 1.10.0 |
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* origin/main: docs: remove ALPHA_FEATURES flag from documentation (#7315) docs: escape variable syntax in recipes (#7314) docs: update OTel environment variable and config guides (#7221) docs: system proxy settings (#7311) docs: add Summon extension tutorial and update Skills references (#7310) docs: agent session id (#7289) fix(gemini-cli): restore streaming lost in #7247 (#7291) Update more instructions (#7305) feat: add Moonshot and Kimi Code declarative providers (#7304) fix(cli): handle Reasoning content and fix streaming thinking display (#7296) feat: add GOOSE_SUBAGENT_MODEL and GOOSE_SUBAGENT_PROVIDER config options (#7277) fix(openai): support "reasoning" field alias in streaming deltas (#7294) fix(ui): revert app-driven iframe width and send containerDimensions per ext-apps spec (#7300) New OpenAI event (#7301) ci: add fork guards to scheduled workflows (#7292)
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* main: (54 commits) docs: add monitoring subagent activity section (#7323) docs: document Desktop UI recipe editing for model/provider and extensions (#7327) docs: add CLAUDE_THINKING_BUDGET and CLAUDE_THINKING_ENABLED environm… (#7330) fix: display 'Code Mode' instead of 'code_execution' in CLI (#7321) docs: add Permission Policy documentation for MCP Apps (#7325) update RPI plan prompt (#7326) docs: add CLI syntax highlighting theme customization (#7324) fix(cli): replace shell-based update with native Rust implementation (#7148) docs: rename Code Execution extension to Code Mode extension (#7316) docs: remove ALPHA_FEATURES flag from documentation (#7315) docs: escape variable syntax in recipes (#7314) docs: update OTel environment variable and config guides (#7221) docs: system proxy settings (#7311) docs: add Summon extension tutorial and update Skills references (#7310) docs: agent session id (#7289) fix(gemini-cli): restore streaming lost in #7247 (#7291) Update more instructions (#7305) feat: add Moonshot and Kimi Code declarative providers (#7304) fix(cli): handle Reasoning content and fix streaming thinking display (#7296) feat: add GOOSE_SUBAGENT_MODEL and GOOSE_SUBAGENT_PROVIDER config options (#7277) ...
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* 'main' of github.com:block/goose: (40 commits) Remove trailing space from links (#7156) fix: detect low balance and prompt for top up (#7166) feat(apps): add support for MCP apps to sample (#7039) Typescript SDK for ACP extension methods (#7319) chore: upgrade to rmcp 0.16.0 (#7274) docs: add monitoring subagent activity section (#7323) docs: document Desktop UI recipe editing for model/provider and extensions (#7327) docs: add CLAUDE_THINKING_BUDGET and CLAUDE_THINKING_ENABLED environm… (#7330) fix: display 'Code Mode' instead of 'code_execution' in CLI (#7321) docs: add Permission Policy documentation for MCP Apps (#7325) update RPI plan prompt (#7326) docs: add CLI syntax highlighting theme customization (#7324) fix(cli): replace shell-based update with native Rust implementation (#7148) docs: rename Code Execution extension to Code Mode extension (#7316) docs: remove ALPHA_FEATURES flag from documentation (#7315) docs: escape variable syntax in recipes (#7314) docs: update OTel environment variable and config guides (#7221) docs: system proxy settings (#7311) docs: add Summon extension tutorial and update Skills references (#7310) docs: agent session id (#7289) ...
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* origin/main: (29 commits) fix(ci): deflake smoke tests for Google models (#7344) feat: add Cerebras provider support (#7339) fix: skip whitespace-only text blocks in Anthropic message (#7343) fix(goose-acp): heap allocations (#7322) Remove trailing space from links (#7156) fix: detect low balance and prompt for top up (#7166) feat(apps): add support for MCP apps to sample (#7039) Typescript SDK for ACP extension methods (#7319) chore: upgrade to rmcp 0.16.0 (#7274) docs: add monitoring subagent activity section (#7323) docs: document Desktop UI recipe editing for model/provider and extensions (#7327) docs: add CLAUDE_THINKING_BUDGET and CLAUDE_THINKING_ENABLED environm… (#7330) fix: display 'Code Mode' instead of 'code_execution' in CLI (#7321) docs: add Permission Policy documentation for MCP Apps (#7325) update RPI plan prompt (#7326) docs: add CLI syntax highlighting theme customization (#7324) fix(cli): replace shell-based update with native Rust implementation (#7148) docs: rename Code Execution extension to Code Mode extension (#7316) docs: remove ALPHA_FEATURES flag from documentation (#7315) docs: escape variable syntax in recipes (#7314) ... # Conflicts: # ui/desktop/src/components/McpApps/McpAppRenderer.tsx # ui/desktop/src/components/McpApps/types.ts
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Summary
Remove the ALPHA_FEATURES flag from documentation since subagents are now generally available.
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config-files.mdenvironment-variables.md2025-07-21-orchestrating-subagents/index.md2025-08-10-vibe-coding-with-goose-building-apps-with-ai-agents/index.mdWhy
Subagents were moved out of experimental in version 1.10.0 (commit 937c75b), so the ALPHA_FEATURES flag is no longer needed.