fix: replace release-please with tag-based release workflow (fixes #39)#40
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The Release workflow using googleapis/release-please-action@v4 fails on every push to main because GITHUB_TOKEN lacks pull-requests: write permission due to repo-level restrictions. Switch to a tag-based approach: workflow triggers on 'v*' tags, creates a GitHub release via softprops/action-gh-release, and publishes to npm directly. This avoids the PR creation permission issue entirely. - ROADMAP: add Phase 7 (CI/CD Reliability) with task 7.1 marked complete - CHANGELOG: add [1.1.1] entry for this fix - package.json: bump to 1.1.1
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| ## [1.1.1] - 2026-06-27 | ||
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| - **Release workflow now tag-based** — replaced `googleapis/release-please-action@v4` with a simpler tag-triggered workflow that creates GitHub releases and publishes to npm directly. Avoids the GITHUB_TOKEN PR creation permission issue (fixes #39). | ||
| - **Workflow permissions** — Release workflow no longer requires `pull-requests: write`, uses only `contents: write` for tag-based release creation. | ||
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| ### Quality Gates | ||
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| - 337 tests pass, 97%+ coverage | ||
| - All CI checks green on tag push |
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🟡 New changelog entry placed in wrong order, appearing after the older version instead of before it
The v1.1.1 changelog section is inserted below the v1.1.0 section (## [1.1.1] at CHANGELOG.md:36) instead of above it, so readers see the newer release listed after the older one.
Impact: Anyone reading the changelog sees versions out of order, violating the reverse-chronological convention that the file explicitly declares it follows (Keep a Changelog format).
Keep a Changelog requires reverse chronological order
The file header at CHANGELOG.md:5 states: "The format is based on Keep a Changelog". That standard requires entries ordered newest-first. Currently the file reads:
- Line 8:
## [1.1.0] - 2026-06-27 - Line 36:
## [1.1.1] - 2026-06-27 - Line 48:
## [1.0.0] - 2026-06-27
The [1.1.1] section should appear before [1.1.0], i.e., near line 8 at the top of the version list.
Prompt for agents
The v1.1.1 changelog entry (currently at CHANGELOG.md line 36-47) is placed between the 1.1.0 and 1.0.0 entries, but Keep a Changelog format (which this file explicitly follows per line 5) requires entries in reverse chronological order. The 1.1.1 block should be moved to appear BEFORE the 1.1.0 entry (i.e., it should start around line 8, before the current `## [1.1.0]` heading). Cut lines 36-47 and paste them between line 7 (blank line after the format declaration) and line 8 (the current 1.1.0 heading).
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| | 6.4 | `[P2]` | Run npm audit fix for high-severity devDependency vulnerabilities | 6.3 | `[x]` | 1.1.0 | | ||
| | 6.5 | `[P2]` | Add .npmignore to exclude test/coverage from published package | None | `[x]` | 1.1.0 | | ||
| | 6.6 | `[P3]` | Bump version to 1.1.0 with full changelog | 6.1-6.5 | `[x]` | 1.1.0 | | ||
| ## Phase 7: CI/CD Reliability (v1.1.1) |
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🟡 Missing separator between roadmap sections causes table rendering to break
The Phase 7 heading starts immediately after the last Phase 6 table row (## Phase 7 at ROADMAP.md:163) without a blank line or horizontal rule separator, so some markdown renderers may merge the heading into the table.
Impact: The roadmap's Phase 7 section may render incorrectly (as part of Phase 6's table) in certain markdown viewers.
All other phase transitions use a blank line and --- separator
Every other phase in ROADMAP.md is preceded by a --- separator with blank lines. For example, Phase 6 is preceded by --- at ROADMAP.md:149. But Phase 7 at line 163 immediately follows line 162 (the last table row of Phase 6) with no blank line or ---. This breaks the consistent formatting pattern and may confuse markdown table parsers that need a blank line to terminate a table.
| ## Phase 7: CI/CD Reliability (v1.1.1) | |
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| ## Phase 7: CI/CD Reliability (v1.1.1) | |
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| - run: npm publish --access public | ||
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| NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }} |
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🚩 Release workflow publishes to npm without running tests first
The new release workflow at .github/workflows/release.yml:19-21 runs npm ci then immediately npm publish without a npm test step. While the CI workflow (ci.yml) runs tests on pushes to main, there's no guarantee the tagged commit was tested — someone could tag a commit on a non-main branch, or force-push to main after CI passed on a different SHA. Adding - run: npm test before the publish step would provide a safety net against publishing broken code to npm.
(Refers to lines 19-22)
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What
Release workflow currently uses
googleapis/release-please-action@v4which requirespull-requests: writepermission to create release PRs. This permission is blocked at the repo/org level, so every push to main triggers a failure.Fix
Replace with a tag-based workflow:
v*tag pushes instead ofmainbranch pushessoftprops/action-gh-releasewith auto-generated notesNPM_TOKENsecretcontents: write— no PR creation permission requiredUsage
After merging, create and push a tag to publish:
Quality Gates
Closes #39