We’re excited to announce GOTRS v0.6.4, a release focused on documentation and setting the stage for our most ambitious feature yet: the GoatKit Plugin Platform.
GoatKit Plugin Platform Roadmap
The headline of this release is a comprehensive design document outlining the plugin architecture planned for v0.7.0 (May 2026). GoatKit will evolve from a modular monolith into a true plugin platform, enabling third-party developers to extend GOTRS without touching core code.
The planned architecture features dual runtime support:
- WASM Plugins — Portable, sandboxed extensions using wazero. Write once, run anywhere with strong isolation guarantees.
- gRPC Plugins — Native Go integrations using HashiCorp’s go-plugin for performance-critical extensions.
Statistics & Reporting will ship as the first WASM plugin, demonstrating the platform’s capabilities. FAQ, Calendar, and Process Management modules will follow as subsequent plugins.
Documentation Reorganisation
We’ve reorganised our documentation into a cleaner structure under docs/, making it easier to find architecture decisions, deployment guides, and development resources. The AGENT_GUIDE has been significantly expanded with comprehensive contributor guidance.
New documentation structure:
docs/architecture/— Schema discovery, freeze documentationdocs/deployment/— Docker, Kubernetes guidesdocs/development/— Testing, database patterns, agent guidedocs/issues/— Known issues and workarounds
Container Runtime Documentation
The README now documents our container-first approach, including support for:
- Docker Engine (Compose v1 and v2)
- Podman with Docker-compatible Compose
- Rootless containers
- SELinux-enabled hosts
All make targets automatically detect whether Docker or Podman is available and choose the appropriate Compose command.
Bug Fixes
- 90s Theme Contrast: Fixed button text readability on bright-coloured buttons in dark mode
- Handler Registry: Resolved “Handler not found” warnings for certain API endpoints
What’s Next
v0.7.0 (May 2026) will deliver the GoatKit Plugin Platform with the Statistics & Reporting plugin. We’re designing a system that balances security, performance, and developer experience—and we can’t wait to share more as development progresses.
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