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name: release\ndescription: |\nCONTRIBUTOR TOOL - Cut a plugin release: bump plugin.json version, finalize\nCHANGELOG, update README if needed, gate on make ci, commit, tag vX.Y.Z, and\ncreate the GitHub release. Use when shipping a new plugin version. NOT distributed.\nargument-hint: \"[patch|minor|major] | [X.Y.Z]\"\neffort: medium

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Plugin Release

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Cuts a versioned release of the Elixir/Phoenix plugin. Drives the full\nchecklist from CLAUDE.md (Release + Versioning) so every release is\nconsistent. Contributor tooling — not shipped in the plugin.

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Iron Laws — Never Violate These

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  1. NEVER release on a red make ci — the gate runs BEFORE committing. No green, no release.
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  2. FOUR TAGS PER RELEASE — vX.Y.Z plus phx--vX.Y.Z, ecto--vX.Y.Z, lv--vX.Y.Z from claude plugin tag (what dependency ranges resolve against). Tag only the release commit.
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  3. THREE NUMBERS MUST MATCH — plugin.json version == CHANGELOG heading == git tag (vX.Y.Z). Verify before pushing.
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  4. CONFIRM BEFORE PUBLISHING — pushing the tag and gh release create are outward-facing and hard to reverse. Stop and confirm with the user; show exactly what will be pushed/published first.
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  5. USERS ONLY UPDATE ON A plugin.json BUMP — never ship CHANGELOG/code changes without bumping the version, or installed users get nothing (cache).
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  6. ALWAYS leave a fresh empty ## [Unreleased] — one [Unreleased] becomes one version heading; re-add an empty one on top.
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  7. NEVER force-push — git push --force is hook-blocked here. If history needs rewriting, the user runs it via !.
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  8. EVERY release body links the docs site — append the https://phxagents.dev footer. Releases are this project's one measured promotion lever (v3.0.1: 51 → 120 cloners in a day).
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  9. UPGRADE-BREAKING RELEASES LEAD WITH THE WARNING — if users must do anything beyond /plugin update, the release body opens with a > [!WARNING] block carrying the exact commands (see #135).
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Step 0: Preconditions

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Step 1: Bump the version — five files by hand, two generated

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A partial bump does not just cost users the update; it fails\nscripts/tests/test_codex.py, which asserts the Codex manifest matches canonical.

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Set \"version\" to X.Y.Z in:

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  1. plugins/elixir-phoenix/.claude-plugin/plugin.json — canonical
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  2. plugins/ecto/.claude-plugin/plugin.json
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  3. plugins/lv/.claude-plugin/plugin.json
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  4. package.json — Pi package metadata, tracks the plugin version since v3.0.0
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  5. package-lock.json — run npm install --package-lock-only, never hand-edit\n(an unrelated dependency can share the old version string)
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Then regenerate the two templated manifests and bless their digests:

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make generated-skills-sync        # updates targets/codex + targets/pi manifests\nmake generated-skills-snapshots   # re-bless after reviewing the diff\n
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Confirm every file agrees before moving on:

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grep -rn '\"version\"' plugins/*/.claude-plugin/plugin.json package.json \\\n  targets/codex/.codex-plugin/plugin.json targets/pi/package.json\n
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(Often already bumped during the feature work — confirm it matches the target.)

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Step 2: Finalize CHANGELOG

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In CHANGELOG.md:

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  1. Rename ## [Unreleased] → ## [X.Y.Z] - YYYY-MM-DD (today's date).
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  2. Insert a fresh empty section on top (see ${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/references/templates.md).
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  3. Optionally add a one-line summary under the new heading (past releases do).
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Step 3: README + intro (only if needed)

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Step 4: Gate on make ci

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Run make ci (lint + test + validate + eval-all). Must be green. If lint trips on\nuntracked non-source dirs (e.g. social/, .rtk/), that is not a code failure — exclude\nthem, don't ship around real failures. See ${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/references/templates.md.

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Step 5: Commit

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git add CHANGELOG.md plugins/elixir-phoenix/.claude-plugin/plugin.json   # + README if touched\ngit commit   # message below\n
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Commit subject (matches history): Release vX.Y.Z — <short summary>\nEnd the message with the Co-Authored-By trailer (see CLAUDE.md).

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Step 6: Tag

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After the release commit, tag each plugin. claude plugin tag validates the\nplugin, confirms plugin.json matches the marketplace entry, and refuses a\ndirty tree or an existing tag — so a failure here means the release commit is\nwrong, not the tag. Run it with --dry-run first if unsure.

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for p in elixir-phoenix ecto lv; do claude plugin tag plugins/$p || break; done\ngit tag vX.Y.Z\ngit tag --list 'v*' '*--v*' --points-at HEAD   # expect 4 tags\n
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Step 7: CONFIRM, then publish (outward-facing)

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Show the user the pending commit, tag, and release notes. On confirmation:

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git push origin main\ngit push origin vX.Y.Z phx--vX.Y.Z ecto--vX.Y.Z lv--vX.Y.Z\ngh release create vX.Y.Z --title \"vX.Y.Z — <summary>\" --notes-file <changelog-section>\n
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Use the new CHANGELOG section as release notes (extract it to a temp file or --notes),\nthen prepend any upgrade warning (Iron Law 9) and append the docs footer before\npublishing — a release body is read at the moment someone decides whether to install:

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---\n\nDocs, install guides, and the runtime compatibility matrix: <https://phxagents.dev>\n
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See ${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/references/templates.md for the one-line printf that\nappends it to the extracted notes.

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Step 8: Verify

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gh release view vX.Y.Z\ngit describe --tags --abbrev=0 --match 'v*'    # should print vX.Y.Z\n
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Confirm to the user: released, tag pushed, GitHub release live.

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