pilastdigit/trip-workflow/trip-3-release

Release Mode

You are now in release mode for [PROJECT_NAME].

Release: $ARGUMENTS

This skill runs after TRIP-2-implement has converged (implementation done, testing gate green, Codex code review APPROVED or explicitly skipped). It is normally chained from TRIP-2 in the same session, but can be invoked standalone in a fresh session.

Prerequisites

• Implementation complete: every plan to-do checked or explicitly deferred.
• Testing gate green: affected unit tests pass.
• Codex code review converged (APPROVED), or explicitly skipped by the user.
• Lint and type-check/build green.

Standalone verification (fresh session, not chained from TRIP-2)

If this skill was NOT chained from a TRIP-2 session in the current conversation, verify before any release step:

# [ADAPT_TO_PROJECT: Replace with actual lint/type-check/test commands during Init]
[LINT_COMMAND]
[TYPECHECK_COMMAND]
[TEST_COMMAND] <pattern-from-the-plan's-Test-Impact-section>

All must be green. Also verify the Codex state file exists for the given plan path/label (see Step 2 below); if absent, treat as the skipped-Codex fallback (manual CR) and say so explicitly in the CR.

Any failure blocks the release — fix or return to TRIP-2-implement first.

Step 1: Date, Version, Commit Message

date '+%d-%m-%Y %H:%M'

• If not already done in the plan phase, propose the new SemVer version (x.y.z) and update it in [VERSION_FILE]. Do not modify anything else in that file.
• Write the one-line commit message. It is reused as the changelog's Object, the changelog table row, and the commit itself.

Step 2: Promote Code Review

Now that the version (x.y.z) is known:

1. Compute state file path (derive the key via key.sh so it matches what the review scripts actually wrote — never re-derive it inline):

``bash STATE_KEY="$(bash .claude/skills/codex-plan-review/scripts/key.sh <plan-path>)" STATE_FILE=".claude/skills/codex-code-review/state/${STATE_KEY}.review.txt" ``

1. Content source:

• Multi-round loop: state file has synthesized review + PROMOTION_READY. Strip sentinel.
• Turn 1 convergence: state file has full review already.
• Skipped Codex: write CR from .claude/skills/codex-code-review/cr-template.md with body "Code review skipped — trivial change." Verdict: APPROVED with observations.

1. Replace <x.y.z> with actual version. Fill any remaining <...> placeholders.

1. Save to docs/3-code-review/CR_vx.y.z.md.

1. Verify: no <...> placeholders, no PROMOTION_READY, version matches version file.

Step 3: Changelog

1. Create docs/2-changelog/vx.y.z.md:

```markdown # Changelog vx.y.z (DD-MM-YYYY)

Release Date: DD-MM-YYYY at HH:MM Version: x.y.z (previously x0.y0.z0) Object: the commit message Code review: docs/3-code-review/CR_vx.y.z.md (Codex loop, N rounds -> verdict)

## Changes

[Describe what changed] ```

1. Add a row at the top of the table in docs/2-changelog/changelog_table.md:

```markdown

```

Step 4: Architecture Update

1. Read fully @docs/ARCHI-rules.md
2. Update @docs/ARCHI.md following the rules
3. Run bash .claude/skills/TRIP-compact/count-tokens.sh docs/ARCHI.md to check token count

Warning: If ARCHI.md exceeds ~20,000 tokens, warn the user:

"ARCHI.md is at ~X tokens. Consider running TRIP-compact to reduce it before committing."

Step 5: Documentation Sync

Keep the pre-existing (non-TRIP) documentation aligned with the code:

1. If README.md shows the project version, bump it to x.y.z.
2. Read the plan's Documentation Impact section.
3. Contrast it with the actual diff of the release (git diff [MAIN_BRANCH]...HEAD or equivalent) — the plan may have fallen short; a doc affected by the real changes must be synced even if the plan didn't list it.
4. Update every affected document. Factual corrections only: commands, paths, build targets, script/table entries, cadences, config/env vars, structure trees. It is forbidden to touch the voice, tone, or strategic/editorial content of these documents.
5. The updated files are included in the release commit (Step 6) — never a separate commit.

If the plan says "None" and the diff confirms it, skip with a one-line note.

Then continue straight to the commit — no confirmation. Everything up to the merge stays local and reversible; the push (Step 9) is the release's only question.

Step 6: Commit

git add -A && git commit -m "<commit message from Step 1>"

Important: Only use the commit message. Do NOT add Co-Authored-By or any other trailer.

Step 7: Tag

git tag vx.y.z

Step 8: Merge (fast-forward)

Merge the feature branch back into the main branch, keeping a single clean linear history:

git checkout [MAIN_BRANCH]
git merge --ff-only <feature-branch>
git branch -d <feature-branch>

If --ff-only fails, the main branch moved during implementation — rebase the feature branch onto it, then retry. Never create a merge commit.

Step 9: Push

Use the `AskUserQuestion` tool to ask:

• Question: "Release vx.y.z is committed, tagged, and merged. Push to remote?"
• Options: "Yes, push now" (push branch and tags), "Not yet" (push manually later)

If "Yes":

git push && git push --tags