create-release

name	create-release
description	Use only when the user explicitly asks to create, cut, publish, or prepare a Terminai release. Do not use for requests that only ask to commit, push, or commit and push changes.

Create Release

Required Trigger

You MUST use this skill any time the user asks to create a release for this repository.

Do not use this skill when the user only asks to commit, push, or commit and push changes. Those requests are not release requests unless the user also explicitly asks for a release.

Before changing release files, confirm the release type is known:

• major
• minor
• patch

If the user did not specify major, minor, or patch, stop and ask for that one missing detail. Do not infer it from the change size.

Workflow

1. Confirm the working tree state with git status --short.
2. Run the relevant tests before release metadata changes. For the full project, prefer cargo test from src/.
3. Bump the version according to the specified release type:
   • src/Cargo.toml
   • Cargo.lock
   • any other tracked references to the package version that are intentionally versioned
4. Add a CHANGELOG.md entry for the new version with the current date and the user-visible changes.
5. Re-run verification after the version and changelog updates.
6. Commit the release changes on main with a clear release commit message.
7. Push main.
8. Create a GitHub release for the new tag/version.
9. Wait for the GitHub release build workflow to complete successfully.
10. Verify the release artifacts exist and are usable.
11. Update the ignored homebrew-tap/ checkout on a branch. Preserve the existing formula structure and update only the release-specific values.
12. Open a tap PR for the formula update. Do not stop for human review.
13. Wait for the tap brew test-bot workflow to complete.
    • Confirm every supported architecture completed successfully and produced bottle artifacts, not only passing checks.
    • Download or inspect artifacts and verify they contain *.bottle.*.tar.gz and *.bottle.json.
14. Publish bottles before merging the tap PR:
    • Run the tap's GitHub brew pr-pull workflow for the PR.
    • Wait for it to publish all supported bottles and push the bottle commit successfully.
15. Merge the tap PR only after the bottle publish step has succeeded. If the publish step already merged or pushed the required commits, verify main includes them.
16. Run brew update, then verify local install uses the bottle:
    • brew info emosenkis/tap/terminai must show (bottled).
    • brew fetch --force --bottle-tag=x86_64_linux emosenkis/tap/terminai must fetch a bottle.
    • brew reinstall emosenkis/tap/terminai must show Pouring ...bottle..., not cargo install.
17. Report the released version, main release URL, tap PR, bottle workflow run, tap release URL, and final tap commit.

Guardrails

• Do not create a release from an unverified or failing tree unless the user explicitly accepts the risk after seeing the failure.
• Do not skip the Homebrew tap update when artifacts are available.
• Keep the tap as an ignored checkout in ./homebrew-tap; do not convert it to a submodule.
• If GitHub build artifacts are not available yet, poll the workflow/release state rather than guessing hashes.
• Do not leave the Homebrew bottle workflow at "checks passed" only. Confirm artifacts, bottle publishing, and a local bottle pour.
• Do not wait for human intervention or review during the release/tap PR flow unless credentials or repository permissions are missing.