8.8.0

Issues

• expire triggers: promote from experimental feature

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  cylc/cylc-flow#7175 · Filter by author oliver-sanders opened on Jan 15, 2026 · 8.8.0
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• Timeout handlers do not execute when the corresponding abort on X timeout = True

  bug
  cylc/cylc-flow#5997 · Filter by author MetRonnie opened on Feb 23, 2024 · 8.8.0
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• pool: check prereqs on task spawn

  bug
  cylc/cylc-flow#6143 · Filter by author oliver-sanders opened on Jun 14, 2024 · 8.8.0
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• Should running of optional expired tasks reset their try count to 0?

  bug
  cylc/cylc-flow#6822 · Filter by author ColemanTom opened on Jun 30, 2025 · 8.8.0
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• lint: address flake8-bugbear B042

  cylc/cylc-flow#7059 · Filter by author oliver-sanders opened on Oct 23, 2025 · 8.8.0
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• turn Cylc 7 deprecated syntax warnings into errors

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  cylc/cylc-flow#7367 · Filter by author oliver-sanders opened on Jul 6, 2026 · 8.8.0
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• newly-added instances of historical tasks may run on graph changes

  bug
  cylc/cylc-flow#7456 · Filter by author oliver-sanders opened on Sep 11, 2026 · 8.8.0
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• Task metadata in data store does not take into account broadcasts

  could be betterschema change
  cylc/cylc-flow#7179 · Filter by author MetRonnie opened on Jan 19, 2026 · 8.8.0

• standardise user name interface

  bug?small
  cylc/cylc-flow#7240 · Filter by author oliver-sanders opened on Mar 20, 2026 · 8.8.0
  

• standardise user name interface

  bug?small
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  cylc/cylc-flow#7245·oliver-sanders opened Mar 24, 2026 · Updated Sep 25, 2026·Draft
  

• deps: pin lint dependencies and group updates

  questionsmall
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  cylc/cylc-flow#7404·oliver-sanders opened Jul 29, 2026 · Updated Sep 25, 2026·Draft
  

• warm start: handle interfaces which request pre-initial flow history

  bug?
  cylc/cylc-flow#7153 · Filter by author oliver-sanders opened on Dec 18, 2025 · 8.8.0
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• task_job_mgr: make try/except more strict

  could be better
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  cylc/cylc-flow#6338·oliver-sanders opened Aug 29, 2024 · Updated Oct 13, 2026·Draft
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• Follow-up #7237 : change tests for new parentless spawning implementation

  cylc/cylc-flow#7359 · Filter by author hjoliver opened on Jun 30, 2026 · 8.8.0
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• list: option to detect tasks defined in [runtime] but not used in [graph]

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  cylc/cylc-flow#7392 · Filter by author oliver-sanders opened on Jul 20, 2026 · 8.8.0
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• uis subscription data sync info (UIS-597)

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  cylc/cylc-flow#6113·dwsutherland opened May 29, 2024 · Updated Sep 30, 2026
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• Getlogin

  could be better
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  cylc/cylc-flow#6775·psa opened Jun 3, 2025 · Updated Sep 30, 2026
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• Validate and list command: list unused namespaces.

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  cylc/cylc-flow#7395·hjoliver opened Jul 22, 2026 · Updated Sep 30, 2026
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• Poll comms: always process standard outputs on poll

  could be better
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  cylc/cylc-flow#6599·MetRonnie opened Feb 7, 2025 · Updated Oct 1, 2026·Draft
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• execution time limit and the corresponding job runner directive

  bug
  cylc/cylc-flow#7475 · Filter by author hjoliver opened on Sep 29, 2026 · 8.8.0
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• Turn Cylc 7 deprecated syntax warnings into errors

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  cylc/cylc-flow#7523·Scott-Owen-James opened Oct 12, 2026 · Updated Oct 15, 2026
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• Remove back compat code for 8.8

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  cylc/cylc-flow#7534·MetRonnie opened Oct 15, 2026 · Updated Oct 27, 2026
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• Turn off "extacting job.sh" log message on scheduler start

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  cylc/cylc-flow#7563·MetRonnie opened Oct 29, 2026 · Updated Oct 29, 2026
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