wip-release

Local release pipeline. One command bumps version, updates all docs, publishes everywhere.

When to Use This Skill

Use wip-release for:

• Releasing a new version of any @wipcomputer package
• After merging a PR to main and you need to publish
• Bumping version + changelog + SKILL.md in one step
• Publishing alpha or beta prereleases for testing
• Pushing hotfixes to npm without full deploy-public

Use --dry-run for:

• Previewing what a release would do before committing

Use --no-publish for:

• Bumping version and tagging without publishing to registries

Do NOT Use For

• Repos without a package.json

Release Tracks

Four release tracks. Each has different behavior for npm tags, public repo sync, and release notes.

Version numbering

• Alpha: 1.9.68-alpha.1, 1.9.68-alpha.2, etc.
• Beta: 1.9.68-beta.1, 1.9.68-beta.2, etc.
• Hotfix: normal version bump (patch)
• Stable: normal version bump (patch/minor/major)

API Reference

CLI

# Stable (existing behavior)
wip-release patch                           # full pipeline
wip-release minor --dry-run                 # preview only
wip-release major --no-publish              # bump + tag only
wip-release patch --skip-product-check      # skip product docs gate

# Alpha
wip-release alpha                           # npm @alpha, no public notes
wip-release alpha --release-notes           # npm @alpha + prerelease notes on public

# Beta
wip-release beta                            # npm @beta + prerelease notes on public
wip-release beta --no-release-notes         # npm @beta, skip public notes

# Hotfix
wip-release hotfix                          # npm @latest + public release notes
wip-release hotfix --no-release-notes       # npm @latest, skip public notes

Product Docs Gate

wip-release checks that product docs (dev update, roadmap, readme-first) were updated before publishing. Only runs on repos with an ai/ directory.

• patch: warns if product docs are stale (non-blocking)
• minor/major: blocks release until product docs are updated
• --skip-product-check: bypasses the gate

Checks:

1. ai/dev-updates/ has a file modified since the last release tag
2. ai/product/plans-prds/roadmap.md was modified since last release
3. ai/product/readme-first-product.md was modified since last release

Skill Publish to Website

After publishing, wip-release auto-copies SKILL.md to your website as plain text. Any AI can fetch the URL and get clean install instructions.

Setup: Add .publish-skill.json to your repo root:

{ "name": "wip-my-tool", "websiteRepo": "/path/to/website-repo" }

How it works:

1. If SKILL.md exists and a website repo is configured, copies SKILL.md to {website}/wip.computer/install/{name}.txt
2. Runs deploy.sh in the website repo to push live
3. Non-blocking: if deploy fails, the release still succeeds

Website repo resolution:

1. .publish-skill.json websiteRepo field (per-repo)
2. WIP_WEBSITE_REPO env var (global fallback)

Name resolution (first match wins):

1. .publish-skill.json name field
2. package.json name (with @scope/ prefix stripped)
3. Directory name (with -private suffix stripped)

Module

import { release, releasePrerelease, releaseHotfix, detectCurrentVersion, bumpSemver, bumpPrerelease } from '@wipcomputer/wip-release';

// Stable release
await release({ repoPath: '.', level: 'patch', notes: 'fix', dryRun: false, noPublish: false });

// Alpha/beta prerelease
await releasePrerelease({ repoPath: '.', track: 'alpha', notes: 'testing', dryRun: false, noPublish: false, publishReleaseNotes: false });

// Hotfix
await releaseHotfix({ repoPath: '.', notes: 'critical fix', dryRun: false, noPublish: false, publishReleaseNotes: true });

Troubleshooting

"Could not fetch npm token from 1Password"

Check that ~/.openclaw/secrets/op-sa-token exists and op CLI is installed.

"Push failed"

Branch protection may prevent direct pushes. Make sure you're on main after merging a PR.

SKILL.md not updated

Only updates if the file has a YAML frontmatter version: field between --- markers.

MCP

Tools: release, release_status

Add to .mcp.json:

{
  "wip-release": {
    "command": "node",
    "args": ["/path/to/tools/wip-release/mcp-server.mjs"]
  }
}