From 754efa43699c9cba75183f263ca878752d60ed4e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Taylor Eernisse <teernisse@visiostack.com>
Date: Sun, 8 Feb 2026 14:33:02 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] chore: add /release skill for automated SemVer version bumps

Adds a Claude Code skill that automates the release workflow:
parse bump type (major/minor/patch), update Cargo.toml + Cargo.lock,
commit, and tag. Intentionally does not auto-push so the user
retains control over when releases go to the remote.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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+---
+name: release
+description: Bump version, tag, and prepare for next development cycle
+version: 1.0.0
+author: Taylor Eernisse
+category: automation
+tags: ["release", "versioning", "semver", "git"]
+---
+# Release
+
+Automate SemVer version bumps for the `lore` CLI.
+
+## Invocation
+
+```
+/release <type>
+```
+
+Where `<type>` is one of:
+- **major** — breaking changes (0.5.0 -> 1.0.0)
+- **minor** — new features (0.5.0 -> 0.6.0)
+- **patch** / **hotfix** — bug fixes (0.5.0 -> 0.5.1)
+
+If no type is provided, ask the user.
+
+## Procedure
+
+Follow these steps exactly. Do NOT skip any step.
+
+### 1. Determine bump type
+
+Parse the argument. Accept these aliases:
+- `major`, `breaking` -> MAJOR
+- `minor`, `feature`, `feat` -> MINOR
+- `patch`, `hotfix`, `fix` -> PATCH
+
+If the argument doesn't match, ask the user to clarify.
+
+### 2. Read current version
+
+Read `Cargo.toml` and extract the `version = "X.Y.Z"` line. Parse into major, minor, patch integers.
+
+### 3. Compute new version
+
+- MAJOR: `(major+1).0.0`
+- MINOR: `major.(minor+1).0`
+- PATCH: `major.minor.(patch+1)`
+
+### 4. Check preconditions
+
+Run `git status` and `git log --oneline -5`. Show the user:
+- Current version: X.Y.Z
+- New version: A.B.C
+- Bump type: major/minor/patch
+- Working tree status (clean or dirty)
+- Last 5 commits (so they can confirm scope)
+
+If the working tree is dirty, warn: "You have uncommitted changes. They will NOT be included in the release tag. Continue?"
+
+Ask the user to confirm before proceeding.
+
+### 5. Update Cargo.toml
+
+Edit the `version = "..."` line in Cargo.toml to the new version.
+
+### 6. Update Cargo.lock
+
+Run `cargo check` to update Cargo.lock with the new version. This also verifies the project compiles.
+
+### 7. Commit the version bump
+
+```bash
+git add Cargo.toml Cargo.lock
+git commit -m "release: v{NEW_VERSION}"
+```
+
+### 8. Tag the release
+
+```bash
+git tag v{NEW_VERSION}
+```
+
+### 9. Report
+
+Print a summary:
+```
+Release v{NEW_VERSION} created.
+
+  Previous: v{OLD_VERSION}
+  Bump:     {type}
+  Tag:      v{NEW_VERSION}
+  Commit:   {short hash}
+
+  To push:  git push && git push --tags
+```
+
+Do NOT push automatically. The user decides when to push.
+
+## Examples
+
+```
+/release minor       -> 0.5.0 -> 0.6.0
+/release hotfix      -> 0.5.0 -> 0.5.1
+/release patch       -> 0.5.0 -> 0.5.1
+/release major       -> 0.5.0 -> 1.0.0
+```