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name: release
description: Create a SemVer release tag and push it to trigger the CI/CD pipeline. Use this skill when the user says "release", "tag a release", "publish version X.Y.Z", "create a release", or mentions pushing a version tag. Also trigger when the user says "/release".
---

# Release

Create a SemVer git tag and push it to the Gitea remote, triggering the CI/CD pipeline which builds and publishes a Docker image.

## How it works

The project uses a Gitea Actions pipeline (`.gitea/workflows/ci.yaml`) with three jobs:

- **backend-test**: JDK 25, `./mvnw -B verify`
- **frontend-test**: Node 24, lint + type-check + tests + build
- **build-and-publish**: Docker image build + push (only on SemVer tags)

When a tag matching `X.Y.Z` is pushed, `build-and-publish` runs after both test jobs pass. It publishes the Docker image to the Gitea container registry with four rolling tags: `X.Y.Z`, `X.Y`, `X`, and `latest`.

## Arguments

The user provides a version string as argument, e.g. `/release 0.2.0`. If no version is provided, ask for one.

## Workflow

Execute these steps in order. Stop and report if any check fails.

### 1. Validate the version

The argument must be a valid SemVer string: `X.Y.Z` where X, Y, Z are non-negative integers. Reject anything else (no `v` prefix, no pre-release suffixes).

### 2. Check for existing tag

Run `git tag -l <version>`. If the tag already exists locally or on the remote, stop and tell the user.

### 3. Check working tree is clean

Run `git status --porcelain`. If there is any output, stop and warn the user about uncommitted changes. List what's dirty.

### 4. Check all commits are pushed

Compare `git rev-parse HEAD` with `git rev-parse @{upstream}`. If they differ, stop and warn the user that there are unpushed local commits. Show `git log @{upstream}..HEAD --oneline` so they can see what's pending.

### 5. Confirm with the user

Before creating the tag, show a summary and ask for confirmation:
- Version to tag: `<version>`
- Commit being tagged: short hash + subject line
- What will happen: pipeline runs tests, then builds and publishes `<registry>/<owner>/fete:<version>` (plus rolling tags)

### 6. Create and push the tag

```bash
git tag <version>
git push origin <version>
```

### 7. Report success

Tell the user:
- Tag `<version>` pushed successfully
- The CI/CD pipeline is now running
- They can watch the progress in the Gitea Actions UI
- Once complete, the image will be available as `docker pull <registry>/<owner>/fete:<version>`

Do not wait for the pipeline to finish or poll its status.