release-npm-packages

name	release-npm-packages
description	Release npm workspace packages with a deterministic git-based flow: run quality gates, infer semantic version bump from conventional commits since the last version tag, update all publishable package versions, update root CHANGELOG.md, commit release changes, and create a git tag. Use when preparing a new package release in this repository.

Release Npm Packages

Overview

Run this workflow to create a release commit and tag for all publishable packages in this workspace. Use the bundled script for deterministic behavior.

Workflow

1. Confirm prerequisites.

• Run from repository root.
• Ensure git working tree is clean before release.
• Ensure npm auth is configured if publishing after tagging.

2. Run release script.

node skills/release-npm-packages/scripts/release-packages.mjs

3. Verify output.

• Check version updates in packages/*/package.json.
• Review top entry in CHANGELOG.md.
• Confirm new commit message: chore(release): vX.Y.Z.
• Confirm new git tag: vX.Y.Z.

4. Publish packages if requested.

npm publish -w @frenchfryai/core
npm publish -w @frenchfryai/react
npm publish -w @frenchfryai/runtime

Script Behavior

• Run quality gates in this order:
  • npm run lint
  • npm run format:check
  • npm run typecheck
  • npm run test -- --coverage
  • npm run build
• Find last release tag matching v* (semver sorted).
• Parse conventional commits since last tag (or full history if no tag).
• Select bump type:
  • major if any commit has BREAKING CHANGE or type(scope)!:
  • minor if any feat(...)/feat:
  • patch for any other conventional commit type
• Update all packages/*/package.json versions to the new version.
• Update internal workspace dependencies pinned to old version.
• Create or update root CHANGELOG.md.
• Create commit and tag.

Failure Handling

• If quality gates fail, stop and fix before retry.
• If no conventional commits are found, stop and ask user whether to proceed manually.
• If git working tree is dirty, stop and ask user to clean/stash unrelated changes first.