release-plan

Release Plan --- Draft Release Plan for Review

Draft a release plan document summarizing all changes since the last tag, grouped by module and category. The plan is written to a local file for team review before proceeding with the release.

Command

/release-plan [--since <tag>] [--version <version>]

Arguments

Argument	Required	Description
--since <tag>	No	Git tag to use as starting point. Auto-detects latest if absent
--version <version>	No	The target version for the release plan header

Prerequisites

• Git repository with at least one tag
• gh CLI recommended for enriched PR context (optional)

Workflow

1. Verify prerequisites. Check that gh is available:

   bash scripts/check-gh-cli.sh
   

2. Determine the starting tag. If --since is provided, use it. Otherwise, find the most recent tag:

   git describe --tags --abbrev=0
   

3. Collect changes. Use the changelog skill's collector to map commits to pipeline documents:

   bash ../changelog/scripts/collect-changes.sh --since <tag>
   

4. Detect modules. Run the module detector to identify modules and versions:

   bash ../version-bump/scripts/detect-modules.sh
   

5. Check readiness. Run the readiness checker to identify outstanding items:

   bash ../release-ready/scripts/check-readiness.sh --since <tag>
   

   Documents not in terminal status become "Outstanding Items" in the plan.

6. Generate the release plan. Read the template from templates/release-plan.md and fill in:

   • {{VERSION}} --- target version (or "Next" if not specified)
   • {{DATE}} --- current date
   • {{SINCE_TAG}} --- the starting tag
   • {{COMMIT_COUNT}} --- total commits since the tag
   • {{MODULES_SECTION}} --- modules affected with current and proposed versions
   • {{FEATURES_SECTION}} --- features from accepted proposals
   • {{IMPROVEMENTS_SECTION}} --- improvements from plan tasks
   • {{DECISIONS_SECTION}} --- ADRs recorded during this period
   • {{OUTSTANDING_SECTION}} --- non-terminal documents that need attention

7. Write the plan. Save to a local file:

   .release/release-plan-<version>.md
   

   Create the .release/ directory if it does not exist.

8. Report results.

   Release plan drafted:
     File: .release/release-plan-0.4.0.md
     Modules: 3 affected
     Features: 2 (from RFC-004, RFC-005)
     Outstanding: 1 item (Plan-006 still active)
   
   Review the plan and resolve outstanding items before proceeding.
   

Scripts

• scripts/check-gh-cli.sh --- Verify gh CLI availability and auth status (copy from principled-github canonical)

Templates

• templates/release-plan.md --- Release plan document template with placeholder variables