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Gregory Schier ea33261e08 Update release docs for generated notes and version-locked CLI
The release command no longer teaches hand-writing GitHub notes: they
are generated from the yaak.app changelog items by release_ship_beta
and release_publish. AGENTS.md tag rule updated for the CLI being
version-locked to app tags.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-07-05 06:55:21 -07:00

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Ship a Yaak release (notes are generated from changelog items)

Release notes are NOT written by hand anymore. They are generated from the changelog release items on yaak.app when a release ships. Never edit GitHub release bodies directly — the changelog items are the single source of truth.

Terminology: a "changelog release" is the draft on yaak.app (managed via the yaak MCP release_* tools). A "GitHub release" is the artifact record CI creates; you only ever publish its draft, never write its notes.

Release process

  1. Keep the draft changelog release current (yaak MCP): as user-facing PRs merge, add items with release_add_item — link the feedback post and/or PR and titles derive automatically. Only MERGED changes; open PRs must wait. CLI changes are included with a "CLI:" title prefix. Internal tooling and dependency bumps never get items. Check state with release_get <version> (items show which beta they shipped in, or "pending").

  2. Tag the release (v<version> or v<version>-beta.N). CI builds artifacts, creates a DRAFT GitHub release, and publishes the CLI to npm at the same version.

  3. Publish the draft GitHub release (the only GitHub step — this is when binaries go public). Leave the body empty and the prerelease flag as-is; both are handled next.

  4. Ship via the yaak MCP:

    • Beta: release_ship_beta <version> — writes the GitHub pre-release notes from that beta's items, sets the prerelease flag, moves linked feedback posts to released_beta with featured comments, and stamps items.
    • Stable: release_publish <version> — writes full notes with the changelog link, marks the GitHub release as a full release, makes the yaak.app changelog page live, and moves linked posts to released.

Both ship commands verify the GitHub release exists first and are safe to re-run (already-shipped posts and items are skipped).