Release Rulez

release-rulez

Contents

• Overview
• Decision Tree
• Phase 1: Prepare Release
• Phase 2: Execute Release
• Phase 3: Verify Release
• Phase 4: Hotfix Release
• Scripts Reference
• References

Overview

Single Source of Truth: Version is stored in Cargo.toml (workspace root):

[workspace.package]
version = "1.0.0"

Release Trigger: Pushing a tag like v1.0.0 triggers .github/workflows/release.yml

Build Targets:

Repository: SpillwaveSolutions/code_agent_context_hooks

Decision Tree

What do you need?
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+-- Starting a new release? --> Phase 1: Prepare Release
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+-- PR merged, ready to tag? --> Phase 2: Execute Release
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+-- Tag pushed, checking status? --> Phase 3: Verify Release
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+-- Need to patch an existing release? --> Phase 4: Hotfix Release
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+-- Something went wrong? --> references/troubleshooting.md

Phase 1: Prepare Release

1.1 Read Current Version

# Run from repo root
.claude/skills/release-rulez/scripts/read-version.sh
# Output: 1.0.0

1.2 Determine New Version

Follow semantic versioning:

• MAJOR (X.0.0): Breaking changes
• MINOR (x.Y.0): New features, backwards compatible
• PATCH (x.y.Z): Bug fixes only

Update Cargo.toml (manual step):

[workspace.package]
version = "1.1.0"  # <- Update this

1.3 Create Release Branch

VERSION=$(.claude/skills/release-rulez/scripts/read-version.sh)
git checkout -b release/v${VERSION}

1.4 Run Pre-flight Checks

.claude/skills/release-rulez/scripts/preflight-check.sh

This validates:

• Clean working directory (or only release files modified)
• All unit tests pass (cargo test)
• All integration tests pass (task integration-test)
• Clippy has no warnings
• Format check passes

IMPORTANT: Integration tests are REQUIRED before any release.

1.5 Generate Changelog

VERSION=$(.claude/skills/release-rulez/scripts/read-version.sh)
.claude/skills/release-rulez/scripts/generate-changelog.sh ${VERSION}

1.6 Commit and Push

VERSION=$(.claude/skills/release-rulez/scripts/read-version.sh)
git add CHANGELOG.md Cargo.toml
git commit -m "chore: prepare v${VERSION} release"
git push -u origin release/v${VERSION}

1.7 Create Release PR

VERSION=$(.claude/skills/release-rulez/scripts/read-version.sh)
gh pr create --title "chore: prepare v${VERSION} release" --body "..."

1.8 Monitor CI and Auto-Merge

Use /loop to poll PR checks every 5 minutes. When all checks pass, automatically merge and continue to Phase 2 (tag and push).

/loop 5m check PR #<PR_NUMBER> status: run `gh pr checks <PR_NUMBER>`. If all checks pass, merge with `gh pr merge <PR_NUMBER> --squash --delete-branch`, then sync main (`git checkout main && git pull`), tag (`git tag v<VERSION> && git push origin v<VERSION>`), and verify the release workflow started. If checks are still pending, report status and wait. If any check failed, report the failure details and stop.

What the loop does each cycle:

1. Runs gh pr checks <PR_NUMBER> to get current status
2. If all checks pass -> auto-merges the PR, syncs main, creates and pushes the tag, verifies the release workflow triggered, then cancels the loop
3. If checks are pending -> reports progress (N/M passing) and waits for next cycle
4. If any check failed -> reports the failure, cancels the loop, and alerts the user

Important: The loop handles the full Phase 1.8 -> Phase 2 transition automatically. Once the tag is pushed, proceed to Phase 3 (verify) manually or set up another loop.

Phase 2: Execute Release

Note: If you used the /loop auto-merge in Phase 1.8, Phase 2 is already done. Skip to Phase 3.

2.1 Merge the Release PR

gh pr merge <PR_NUMBER> --squash --delete-branch

2.2 Sync Local Main

git checkout main
git pull

2.3 Create and Push Tag

VERSION=$(.claude/skills/release-rulez/scripts/read-version.sh)
git tag v${VERSION}
git push origin v${VERSION}

Phase 3: Verify Release

3.1 Monitor Workflow

.claude/skills/release-rulez/scripts/verify-release.sh

3.2 Verify Release Assets

VERSION=$(.claude/skills/release-rulez/scripts/read-version.sh)
gh release view v${VERSION}

Phase 4: Hotfix Release

See hotfix-workflow.md for detailed steps.

Scripts Reference

All scripts are located in .claude/skills/release-rulez/scripts/.

References

• release-workflow.md - Standard release workflow diagram
• hotfix-workflow.md - Hotfix release workflow diagram
• troubleshooting.md - Common issues and solutions