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description: Check release readiness, preview changelog, and validate publishability. Use when preparing a release or checking version status. trigger: /release

Release Check

Run the following checks to validate release readiness:

Steps

1. Current version: Read Cargo.toml and report the current version
2. Git tag check: Run git tag --list 'v*' --sort=-version:refSort to see existing tags
3. Unreleased commits: Run git log $(git describe --tags --abbrev=0 2>/dev/null || echo HEAD~10)..HEAD --oneline --no-decorate to show commits since last tag
4. Conventional commit validation: Check that recent commits follow conventional commit format (feat:, fix:, docs:, etc.)
5. Changelog preview: If git-cliff is available, run git-cliff --unreleased to preview the next changelog entry. Otherwise, summarize commits manually.
6. Publish dry-run: Run cargo publish --dry-run 2>&1 to verify the package is publishable

Output

Report a summary:

• Current version: x.y.z
• Commits since last release: N
• Suggested next version based on conventional commits (patch/minor/major)
• Any issues found (missing fields, build errors, etc.)
• Dry-run result (pass/fail)

Notes

• The actual release process is automated via release-plz (GitHub Actions)
• This skill is for local validation before pushing to main
• To publish: push conventional commits to main, release-plz will create a release PR