Run Maintenance

Maintenance Prep Skill

This skill prepares the XerahS workspace for release, changelog, or routine repository maintenance. It is not the source of truth for commit, push, tag, or version-prefix rules.

Canonical references:

• Git/version/commit/push rules: git-workflow
• Changelog generation and grouping rules: update-changelog
• Full release bump/tag automation: publish-release
• General repository policy: AGENTS.md

Scope

Use this skill to:

• Sync the main repository and submodules.
• Inspect sibling repositories when the maintenance task explicitly touches them.
• Identify whether a version bump or changelog update is needed.
• Run the relevant pre-commit build after changes are made.
• Leave final staging, commit, push, and tag decisions to git-workflow or publish-release.

Do not use this skill to invent commit message formats, submodule version prefixes, release tags, or changelog grouping rules.

Workflow

1. Inspect Status Before Sync

Run from the XerahS repository root before any pull or submodule update:

git status --short
git submodule foreach --recursive "git status --short"

For optional sibling repositories involved in the task:

git -C ../xerahs.github.io status --short
git -C ../ShareX status --short

If the main repo, submodules, or in-scope sibling repositories have local changes, do not pull over them. Commit, stash, or explicitly pause for the owner to decide. Submodule changes belong to that submodule repository.

2. Sync Clean Repository State

Run from the XerahS repository root only after the relevant repositories are clean:

git pull --recurse-submodules
git submodule update --init --recursive

git submodule update can detach submodule HEADs because it checks out the exact commit recorded by the parent repository. Mandatory follow-up: reattach ShareX.ImageEditor to its tracked develop branch and fast-forward it before release or changelog work continues:

git -C ShareX.ImageEditor fetch origin --prune
git -C ShareX.ImageEditor checkout develop
git -C ShareX.ImageEditor pull --ff-only origin develop
git submodule status ShareX.ImageEditor
git -C ShareX.ImageEditor status --short --branch

Abort and resolve manually if ShareX.ImageEditor cannot fast-forward, has local changes, or remains detached. If the fast-forward changes the submodule commit recorded by XerahS, commit and push the submodule first, then commit the updated XerahS gitlink in the parent repository.

If the task also touches optional sibling repositories, sync only those clean repositories:

git -C ../xerahs.github.io pull origin main
git -C ../ShareX pull origin develop

Do not pull optional sibling repositories just because they exist.

If a submodule has its own changes, treat it as a separate repository. Shared-library submodule commits, such as ShareX.ImageEditor, must follow git-workflow and omit the XerahS app version prefix.

3. Check Version Needs

Read the current XerahS app version from the root Directory.Build.props:

$version = (Select-String -Path Directory.Build.props -Pattern '<Version>(.+?)</Version>').Matches[0].Groups[1].Value
git tag --sort=-v:refname | Select-Object -First 1

Only bump versions when the task is explicitly about versioning or release preparation. If a bump is needed, use git-workflow for version source-of-truth and prefix rules, or publish-release for the full release bump/tag sequence.

SkiaSharp remains centrally managed in Directory.Packages.props; do not reintroduce project-local legacy pins.

4. Update Changelog When Needed

For changelog work, use update-changelog. Prefer the helper script for draft generation:

powershell -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File .ai/skills/update-changelog/scripts/update-changelog.ps1

Manually review generated changelog text for accurate grouping, contributor attribution, and wording before release.

5. Build Gate

For code/config changes, run the required build before pushing:

dotnet build src/desktop/XerahS.sln

Do not stop a build solely because a fixed amount of time elapsed. If it genuinely stalls, clear stale build processes/locks, prefer -m:1, then retry.

Documentation-only skill edits do not require a full solution build unless they affect build or release scripts that need local execution.

6. Commit And Push Handoff

Use git-workflow for final staging, commit message, version prefix, and push behavior.

Summary:

• XerahS app commits use [vX.Y.Z] [Type] description only after verifying the root version is ahead of the latest tag.
• Shared library or submodule-only commits omit [vX.Y.Z] and use [Type] description.
• Submodule commits are pushed before the parent repository when the parent records an updated submodule pointer.
• Do not tag releases from this skill; use publish-release.

Checklist

• Main repo and relevant submodule/sibling statuses inspected.
• Local changes handled before pulling or updating submodules.
• Main repository synced with git pull --recurse-submodules.
• Submodules initialized and updated.
• ShareX.ImageEditor reattached to develop, fast-forwarded from origin/develop, and verified not detached.
• Relevant sibling repositories synced only if they are in scope.
• Version bump need evaluated against Directory.Build.props and latest tag.
• Changelog update delegated to update-changelog when needed.
• Required build run for code/config changes.
• Commit/push/tag rules delegated to git-workflow or publish-release.