udx · udx-github · Apr 15, 2026 · Apr 15, 2026
diff --git a/.github/workflows/context7-ops.yml b/.github/workflows/context7-ops.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ name: Context7 Sync
 
 on:
   push:
-    branches: [main]
+    branches: [latest]
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 permissions:

diff --git a/.github/workflows/npm-release-ops.yml b/.github/workflows/npm-release-ops.yml
@@ -12,6 +12,6 @@ jobs:
   release:
     uses: udx/reusable-workflows/.github/workflows/npm-release-ops.yml@master
     with:
-      release_branch: main
+      release_branch: latest
       enable_gh_release: true
       dist_dir: "."
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ dependencies:
 npm install -g @udx/dev-kit
 
 # or curl
-curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/udx/dev.kit/main/bin/scripts/install.sh | bash
+curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/udx/dev.kit/latest/bin/scripts/install.sh | bash
 ```
 
 ---

diff --git a/bin/scripts/install.sh b/bin/scripts/install.sh
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ set -euo pipefail
 DEV_KIT_BIN_DIR="${DEV_KIT_BIN_DIR:-$HOME/.local/bin}"
 DEV_KIT_HOME="${DEV_KIT_HOME:-$HOME/.udx/dev.kit}"
 DEV_KIT_INSTALL_REPO="${DEV_KIT_INSTALL_REPO:-udx/dev.kit}"
-DEV_KIT_INSTALL_REF="${DEV_KIT_INSTALL_REF:-main}"
+DEV_KIT_INSTALL_REF="${DEV_KIT_INSTALL_REF:-latest}"
 DEV_KIT_INSTALL_ARCHIVE_URL="${DEV_KIT_INSTALL_ARCHIVE_URL:-https://codeload.github.com/${DEV_KIT_INSTALL_REPO}/tar.gz/refs/heads/${DEV_KIT_INSTALL_REF}}"
 DEV_KIT_INSTALL_SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
 DEV_KIT_INSTALL_REPO_DIR="$(cd "${DEV_KIT_INSTALL_SCRIPT_DIR}/../.." 2>/dev/null && pwd || true)"

diff --git a/changes.md b/changes.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changes
 
+### 0.6.0
+
+- Switch default branch from `main` to `latest` so `npm create` tags align with the branch name
+- Update all workflow triggers, release config, install script, and raw GitHub URLs to reference `latest`
+- Add `latest` to recognized base branch names in development-workflows config
+- Bump fallback default branch from `main` to `latest` in dev_sync
+
 ### 0.5.1
 
 - Fix absolute local paths leaking into context.yaml and AGENTS.md refs
@@ -52,7 +59,7 @@
 ### 0.2.0
 
 - npm release workflow with OIDC provenance via `udx/reusable-workflows`
-- GitHub releases created automatically on merge to main
+- GitHub releases created automatically on merge to default branch
 - `dev.kit --version` flag
 - Copilot review feedback fixes (JSON escaping, cache multi-line values, fixture portability)
 

diff --git a/lib/modules/config_catalog.sh b/lib/modules/config_catalog.sh
@@ -80,8 +80,8 @@ EOF
 dev_kit_repo_kit_source_refs() {
   local repo_dir="${1:-$(pwd)}"
   local path=""
-  local _gh_raw="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/udx/dev.kit/main"
-  local _gh_tree="https://github.com/udx/dev.kit/tree/main"
+  local _gh_raw="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/udx/dev.kit/latest"
+  local _gh_tree="https://github.com/udx/dev.kit/tree/latest"
 
   while IFS= read -r path; do
     [ -n "$path" ] || continue

diff --git a/lib/modules/dev_sync.sh b/lib/modules/dev_sync.sh
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ EOF
 $(dev_kit_sync_base_branch_names)
 EOF
 
-  printf "%s" "main"
+  printf "%s" "latest"
 }
 
 dev_kit_sync_upstream_branch() {

diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@udx/dev-kit",
-  "version": "0.5.1",
+  "version": "0.6.0",
   "description": "Context-driven engineering toolkit for AI agents and developers",
   "license": "MIT",
   "repository": {

diff --git a/src/configs/development-workflows.yaml b/src/configs/development-workflows.yaml
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ config:
       base: base
       feature: feature
     base_branch_names:
+      - latest
       - main
       - master
       - development

diff --git a/tests/fixtures/docker-repo/AGENTS.md b/tests/fixtures/docker-repo/AGENTS.md
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ Container image — a Dockerfile-based service built and published as a containe
 
 ## Workflow
 
-- Read the highest-priority repo refs first: ./.rabbit/context.yaml, ./README.md, ./.rabbit, ./Makefile, ./Dockerfile, ./deploy.yml, ./lib, ./src, https://raw.githubusercontent.com/udx/dev.kit/main/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE, https://raw.githubusercontent.com/udx/dev.kit/main/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md, https://raw.githubusercontent.com/udx/dev.kit/main/src/configs/github-issues.yaml, https://raw.githubusercontent.com/udx/dev.kit/main/src/configs/github-prs.yaml
+- Read the highest-priority repo refs first: ./.rabbit/context.yaml, ./README.md, ./.rabbit, ./Makefile, ./Dockerfile, ./deploy.yml, ./lib, ./src, https://raw.githubusercontent.com/udx/dev.kit/latest/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE, https://raw.githubusercontent.com/udx/dev.kit/latest/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md, https://raw.githubusercontent.com/udx/dev.kit/latest/src/configs/github-issues.yaml, https://raw.githubusercontent.com/udx/dev.kit/latest/src/configs/github-prs.yaml
 - Run the canonical verification command: `make test`
 - Run the canonical build command when needed: `make build`
 - Use the canonical runtime command instead of ad hoc startup paths: `make run`

diff --git a/tests/fixtures/documented-shell-repo/AGENTS.md b/tests/fixtures/documented-shell-repo/AGENTS.md
@@ -38,10 +38,10 @@ These files plus config manifests define the complete allowed surface. Do not ex
   - ./src
   - ./scripts
   - ./tests
-  - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/udx/dev.kit/main/src/configs/github-issues.yaml
-  - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/udx/dev.kit/main/src/configs/github-prs.yaml
-  - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/udx/dev.kit/main/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE
-  - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/udx/dev.kit/main/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
+  - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/udx/dev.kit/latest/src/configs/github-issues.yaml
+  - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/udx/dev.kit/latest/src/configs/github-prs.yaml
+  - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/udx/dev.kit/latest/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE
+  - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/udx/dev.kit/latest/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
 
 ### GitHub context
 

diff --git a/tests/fixtures/wordpress-repo/AGENTS.md b/tests/fixtures/wordpress-repo/AGENTS.md
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ WordPress website — application code, theme, and plugin assets deployed to a W
 
 ## Workflow
 
-- Read the highest-priority repo refs first: ./.rabbit/context.yaml, ./README.md, ./.rabbit/infra_configs, ./.rabbit, ./.github/workflows, ./package.json, ./wp-config.php, https://raw.githubusercontent.com/udx/dev.kit/main/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE, https://raw.githubusercontent.com/udx/dev.kit/main/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md, https://raw.githubusercontent.com/udx/dev.kit/main/src/configs/github-issues.yaml, https://raw.githubusercontent.com/udx/dev.kit/main/src/configs/github-prs.yaml
+- Read the highest-priority repo refs first: ./.rabbit/context.yaml, ./README.md, ./.rabbit/infra_configs, ./.rabbit, ./.github/workflows, ./package.json, ./wp-config.php, https://raw.githubusercontent.com/udx/dev.kit/latest/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE, https://raw.githubusercontent.com/udx/dev.kit/latest/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md, https://raw.githubusercontent.com/udx/dev.kit/latest/src/configs/github-issues.yaml, https://raw.githubusercontent.com/udx/dev.kit/latest/src/configs/github-prs.yaml
 - Run the canonical verification command: `npm test`
 - Review lessons-learned and follow-up outputs after changes stabilize: `dev.kit learn`