| name | release |
| description | Prepares and cuts a ra11y release. Dispatches release-captain with the target version, verifies everything, updates changelog, bumps package.json, tags, and (with user confirmation) pushes. Use only for versioned releases. |
| argument-hint | <version> |
| disable-model-invocation | true |
| allowed-tools | Read Edit Bash(git *) Bash(bun *) Bash(npm *) Bash(gh *) |
/release $ARGUMENTS
Cuts a ra11y release at version $1. disable-model-invocation: true is intentional — only the user should trigger releases, never the model on its own.
Preconditions
- On
main, up to date with origin.
- Working tree clean.
$1 is a valid semver string.$1 > current package.json.version.bun run verify && bun run build && bun run bench all green.
Workflow
- Preflight: confirm all preconditions.
- Dispatch
release-captain with $1. It owns the full release workflow:
- Rewrites the
CHANGELOG.md Unreleased section into a versioned section.
- Bumps
package.json.version.
- Creates the release commit and tag.
- Returns with the tag created but not pushed.
- User confirmation: print a summary of what will happen when the tag is pushed (CI → npm publish → GitHub release). Ask the user to confirm before pushing.
- On confirmation:
git push origin main && git push origin v$1.
- Watch CI: print the Actions URL. Poll the release workflow until it finishes.
- Verify:
npm view @ra11y/core version must equal $1.
- GitHub release:
gh release create v$1 --notes-file <tmp-changelog-excerpt>.
- Open next cycle: add a fresh
## [Unreleased] section at the top of CHANGELOG.md and commit chore(release): open v<next>-dev cycle.
- Report the final links and version.
Safety
- Tag push is irreversible. Always confirm with the user before step 4.
- Never publish from a laptop. CI has provenance configured; local publishes don't.
- Never force-push anything. If something goes wrong, cut a patch release.
- Never skip bench. A release = measured + green.
- 2FA must be active on the npm account publishing the release.
Return format
version: v$1
previous: v<x>
bump: major | minor | patch
verify: passed
bench: inside budget
commits: [release commit sha]
tag: v$1
tag_pushed: yes (user confirmed)
ci_status: <link>
npm_status: <link>
github_release: <link>
next_cycle_commit: <sha>
