| name | cutting-a-release |
| description | Cut a Superpipelines version release (vX.Y.Z) — verify the 5 version targets agree, draft CHANGELOG + RELEASE-NOTES entries, land them via PR (main is branch-protected), then create the GitHub release + tag and verify. Use when the user asks to cut/ship/publish a release, tag a version, do release work, or write release notes for Superpipelines. |
Cutting a Superpipelines Release
Cut a version release after the feature PR(s) are merged into main. Full step detail + gotchas live in RUNBOOK.md — read it before acting.
Hard constraints (read first)
main is branch-protected. No direct git push origin main. Every change goes through a PR. gh pr merge <n> --squash --admin bypasses REVIEW_REQUIRED (CI must still be green) — confirm with the user before any --admin override.- JSON must be BOM-free. Never
Set-Content -Encoding UTF8 for JSON. Use the Edit tool or python3 writes (encoding="utf-8").
- 5 version targets must agree before tagging:
package.json, .claude-plugin/plugin.json, .claude-plugin/marketplace.json (plugins.0.version — NOT the top-level 1.0.0), .cursor-plugin/plugin.json, CLAUDE.md (- **Project Version**: vX.Y.Z). First 3 listed in .version-bump.json; last 2 are manual.
- Tag ↔ changelog convention: every tag
vX.Y.Z MUST have a matching ## X.Y.Z CHANGELOG entry and a ## vX.Y.Z RELEASE-NOTES entry before gh release create.
- gh CLI in Bash tool: never
--body @'...'@ (PowerShell here-string, fails). Write the body to a temp .md, use --body-file, then rm it. Keep temp files out of commits.
Workflow
- Preflight —
git fetch origin; confirm origin/main has the feature merge; verify all 5 version targets agree and equal the intended vX.Y.Z (npm run check:versions covers 6 including .codex-plugin); check tag/release naming convention (vX.Y.Z — <Title Case Name>). Profile-drift check: confirm the latest "Profile drift review" issue (opened monthly by .github/workflows/profile-drift.yml) is closed or its findings are consciously deferred in the release notes; a model_tiers_version older than 90 days blocks unless deferred.
- Sync local main —
ExitWorktree action:keep if in a worktree; git checkout main && git pull --ff-only origin main (clear stale untracked blockers first — diff against origin/main).
- Draft doc entries — add
## X.Y.Z to CHANGELOG.md and a <release_entry> to RELEASE-NOTES.md, mirroring the previous entry's format exactly. Source bullets from real changes; do not invent.
- Land docs via PR — branch
release-notes-X.Y.Z, commit, push, gh pr create (--body-file), wait for CI pass, confirm intent, gh pr merge --squash --admin --delete-branch, re-sync main.
- Create release + tag — extract the new CHANGELOG section as the release body, append the install line,
gh release create vX.Y.Z --target main --title "vX.Y.Z — <Title>" --notes-file <tmp>.
- Verify — tag commit ==
origin/main; release not draft/prerelease; Closes #N issues CLOSED; follow-up issues still OPEN.
- Aiboarding pointer (optional) — if release docs don't touch the 3 AIBOARDING sections, no-op advance
last_synced_commit to HEAD via the same PR + --admin flow. Expect one residual drift nag on the bump commit — STOP, do not chase.
Gotchas checklist
