/release

name: release
description: Release a new version of atomic-agents to PyPI and GitHub. Use when the user asks to "release", "publish", "deploy", or "bump version" for atomic-agents.
allowed-tools: Read, Bash, Grep, Glob
metadata:
  internal: true

Release Process for atomic-agents

Overview

This skill guides the release process for atomic-agents, including version bumping, PyPI publishing, and GitHub release creation.

Prerequisites

• Must be on `main` branch with clean working directory
• `.env` file must contain `PYPI_TOKEN` environment variable
• Must have push access to the repository

Release Types

| Type | When to Use | Example | |------|-------------|---------| | `major` | Breaking changes | 2.5.0 → 3.0.0 | | `minor` | New features (backwards compatible) | 2.5.0 → 2.6.0 | | `patch` | Bug fixes only | 2.5.0 → 2.5.1 |

Step-by-Step Process

1. Prepare the Branch

git checkout main
git pull
git status  # Ensure clean working directory

2. Run Build and Deploy Script

**Important**: The script bumps versions, so if it fails partway through, reset to main before retrying.

powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File build_and_deploy.ps1 <major|minor|patch>

This script will:

• Read current version from `pyproject.toml`
• Increment version based on release type
• Update `pyproject.toml` with new version
• Run `uv sync` to update dependencies
• Run `uv build` to create distribution packages
• Run `uv publish` to upload to PyPI

3. If Script Fails - Reset and Retry

git checkout main
git reset --hard origin/main
# Fix the issue, then run script again

4. Commit and Push Version Bump

git add pyproject.toml uv.lock
git commit -m "Release vX.Y.Z"
git push

5. Create GitHub Release

gh release create vX.Y.Z --title "vX.Y.Z" --notes "RELEASE_NOTES_HERE"

Release Notes Template

## What's New

### Feature Name
Brief description of the feature.

#### Features
- Feature 1
- Feature 2

#### Improvements
- Improvement 1

#### Bug Fixes
- Fix 1

### Full Changelog
https://github.com/eigenwise/atomic-agents/compare/vOLD...vNEW

Checklist

• [ ] On main branch with clean working directory
• [ ] `.env` file has `PYPI_TOKEN`
• [ ] Determined correct release type (major/minor/patch)
• [ ] Build and deploy script completed successfully
• [ ] Version bump committed and pushed
• [ ] GitHub release created with release notes