jdx/mise v2026.8.7

v2026.8.7: Windows launchers, project conf.d, and safer installs

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This release expands Windows support across generated launchers, dotfiles, shells, and file tasks; adds project conf.d fragments, task-specific tool installation, and APK bootstrap support; and includes a broad set of reliability and security fixes.

Added

• install: include tools declared by tasks when installing project dependencies. (#11988 by @Marukome0743)
• config: support project-level conf.d configuration fragments. (#12061 by @Marukome0743)
• generate: add --windows bootstrap launchers and write Windows launchers beside generated tool stubs. (#11919, #11888 by @JamBalaya56562)
• dotfiles: create real symlinks on Windows when Developer Mode or sufficient privileges allow it. (#11978 by @JamBalaya56562)
• bootstrap: support launchd throttle intervals and queue-directory keys. (#12015 by @CallumKerson)
• brew-cask: add MISE_BREW_CASK_OPT_APPDIR for choosing the application installation directory. (#12068 by @st1971)
• generate: support selecting the checksum algorithm for generated tool stubs. (#12047 by @Marukome0743)
• task: expose the selected prefix color to task processes. (#12056 by @Marukome0743)
• cache: report action-cache phase timings. (#12077 by @jdx)
• oci: support APK packages during bootstrap. (#12083 by @jdx)

Fixed

• http: detect archive formats from the final URL after redirects. (#12011 by @Marukome0743)
• backend: preserve metadata for installed backend versions. (#12010 by @jdx)
• env: redact caller-provided values used by required environment directives. (#12017 by @stevenpollack)
• config: write configuration files atomically and match runtime options against the configured version. (#12040 by @TheTrueFerret, #11714 by @risu729)
• completion: avoid loading project configuration while generating completions. (#12018 by @Marukome0743)
• tool: exclude OS-inactive versions from inspection results. (#12021 by @risu729)
• task: support byte-order marks before file-task shebangs, attached run-option values, trailing ** source/output globs, and correct task-relative cache paths. Unknown file-task header keys now warn instead of failing. (#12013, #12070, #12022, #11995, #12007)
• Windows: improve PowerShell quoting and shell detection, default environment output to PowerShell, handle POSIX .sh task siblings, and avoid unsupported UNC working directories in cmd.exe. (#12016, #12050, #12055, #11992, #12066 by @JamBalaya56562)
• shims: match mise's own executable name case-insensitively on Windows and use the snap payload path for Unix shims. (#11986 by @JamBalaya56562, #12035 by @jdx)
• sops/age: support multiple age keys and resolve key paths relative to their configuration files. (#12034, #12052 by @Marukome0743)
• vfox: install the latest compatible ChromeDriver on Windows. (#12039 by @jdx)
• brew: avoid copying cask applications more than once. (#12072 by @jdx)
• use: preserve concurrent updates to the global configuration file. (#12069 by @jdx)
• activate: prevent the shims directory from growing repeatedly in PATH. (#12063 by @Marukome0743)
• tera: quote strings safely for POSIX shells. (#12065 by @Marukome0743)
• self-update: handle Windows MAX_PATH limits safely and stop leaving large temporary copies behind after failed updates. (#12062, #12080 by @JamBalaya56562)
• aqua: keep lock-time artifact downloads outside Windows TEMP. (#12064 by @JamBalaya56562)
• erlang: verify checksums for precompiled installations. (#12053 by @leosmigel)
• file: safely inspect directory links and validate whether configured extensions are launchable by the current OS. (#11715 by @risu729, #12023 by @JamBalaya56562)
• armv7: use the hard-float suffix for GNU EABI targets. (#12082 by @neheb)

Full Changelog: v2026.8.6...v2026.8.7

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