releasing

name	releasing
description	Full release lifecycle — version bump, CHANGELOG, rich release notes, tag, publish. Use when user says "release", "tag and release", "publish version", "cut a release", "new version". Use when this capability is needed.
metadata	{"author":"alexei-led"}

Release

Tag and publish a new version with rich, narrative release notes.

Step 1: Pre-flight

Run in parallel:

git branch --show-current          # Must be main
git status --porcelain             # Must be clean
git log origin/main..HEAD --oneline  # Must be empty (all pushed)

If any fail: report and stop.

Run make check — all must pass.

Step 2: Determine Version

Get the last tag:

git describe --tags --abbrev=0

Parse $ARGUMENTS:

• If a semver like 2.4.0 → use it directly
• If patch / minor / major → bump the last tag accordingly
• If empty → analyze commits since last tag to suggest:
  • feat commits → minor
  • Only fix/docs/refactor → patch
  • Breaking changes → major
  • Present suggestion, ask user to confirm

The version is X.Y.Z (no v prefix in display). The git tag is vX.Y.Z.

Step 3: Generate CHANGELOG

git cliff --tag vX.Y.Z --output CHANGELOG.md

Step 4: Craft Release Notes

Read the FULL diff since the last tag to understand every change:

git diff <last-tag>..HEAD -- '*.py' '*.yml' '*.toml'
git log <last-tag>..HEAD --format="%H %s"

Also read any PR descriptions referenced in commits:

gh pr list --state merged --search "is:merged" --limit 20 --json number,title,body

Now write release notes following this structure and style (study existing releases for tone):

Style Rules

1. Lead with a theme headline — one sentence summarizing what this release is about

   • Feature release: ## Shell Provider — Chat-First Shell Interface via Telegram
   • Bug fix release: ## Bug Fixes & Reliability
   • Mixed: ## Wrap Prompt Mode — Preserve Your Shell Prompt

2. Explain WHY, not just WHAT — don't just list commit messages. Explain user-facing impact:

   • Bad: - Fix idempotent prompt markers
   • Good: - **Idempotent prompt markers** — guards prevent duplicate marker injection on repeated setup (e.g., after exec bash or profile reload)

3. Group by theme, not commit type — if 3 fixes all relate to "shell prompt reliability", group them under that heading instead of a flat "### Fixed" list

4. Include context — before/after examples, tables, config snippets where they help

5. End with Install / Upgrade block — always include uv tool upgrade ccgram and brew upgrade ccgram

6. Keep it concise — a patch release with 2 fixes needs 15-20 lines, not 100. Scale depth with change magnitude.

7. No "Documentation" section — skip changelog/readme commits, they're noise in release notes

8. Link PRs where available: ([#36](https://github.com/alexei-led/ccgram/pull/36))

Present the draft release notes to the user for review before proceeding.

Step 5: Commit and Tag

git add CHANGELOG.md
git commit -m "docs: update CHANGELOG.md for vX.Y.Z"
git push origin main
git tag vX.Y.Z
git push origin vX.Y.Z

CRITICAL: The CHANGELOG commit message must NOT contain [skip ci] — it kills tag-triggered workflows.

Step 6: Update GitHub Release

Poll until the release exists (CI creates it), then edit with the crafted notes:

# Poll every 15s, up to 5 minutes
gh release view vX.Y.Z --json tagName 2>/dev/null

Once it exists:

gh release edit vX.Y.Z --notes "<crafted release notes>"

Report final status with link to the release.

Notes

• hatch-vcs generates version from tag: v2.4.0 → PyPI 2.4.0
• Release workflow: .github/workflows/release.yml (3 jobs: PyPI, Homebrew, GitHub Release)
• CI uses git-cliff --latest for baseline notes; this skill replaces them with rich notes
• Re-tag if needed: git tag -d vX.Y.Z && git push origin :refs/tags/vX.Y.Z

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Source: alexei-led/ccgram — distributed by TomeVault.