Preview a Release (Dry Run)

Preview what a release would look like without making any changes. This is a read-only operation useful for:

•Verifying the changelog is complete before cutting a release
•Reviewing the generated release notes
•Confirming the version number is correct
•Checking that all prerequisites are met

Context

•Current branch: !git branch --show-current
•Latest tags: !git tag --sort=-v:refname | head -5
•Git status: !git status --short

Arguments

The user may provide: "$ARGUMENTS"

Valid arguments:

•major - Preview major version bump (X.0.0)
•minor - Preview minor version bump (x.Y.0)
•patch - Preview patch version bump (x.y.Z)
•Explicit version like v1.2.3 or 1.2.3
•Empty/none - Auto-detect from CHANGELOG.md content

Preview Workflow

Step 1: Check Release Readiness

Evaluate current state and report status:

Branch Status:

•Current branch name
•Is it main? (yellow warning if not)

Working Directory:

•Clean or dirty?
•If dirty, list affected files

Remote Sync:

•Is local up-to-date with origin/main?
•How many commits ahead/behind?

GitHub CLI:

•Is gh authenticated?

Report in a clear status block:

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╔════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║                     RELEASE READINESS CHECK                        ║
╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝

Branch:            main                     ✓ Ready
Working Directory: clean                    ✓ Ready
Remote Sync:       up-to-date               ✓ Ready
GitHub CLI:        authenticated            ✓ Ready

Overall Status: READY TO RELEASE

Or with issues:

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Branch:            feature/fix-bug          ⚠ Warning (not main)
Working Directory: 2 uncommitted files      ✗ Blocking

Step 2: Analyze Unreleased Changes

Read CHANGELOG.md and extract the ## [Unreleased] section.

Count and categorize changes:

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╔════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║                    UNRELEASED CHANGES SUMMARY                      ║
╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝

│ Category      │ Count │ Entries                                    │
├───────────────┼───────┼────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ Added         │   3   │ • Color Themes                             │
│               │       │ • Adversarial Review Mode                  │
│               │       │ • Background Cleanup Jobs                  │
├───────────────┼───────┼────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ Changed       │   1   │ • Instance Manager Callbacks               │
├───────────────┼───────┼────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ Fixed         │   4   │ • Stale RUNNING status                     │
│               │       │ • Input mode exit on plan open             │
│               │       │ • Theme persistence                        │
│               │       │ • Adversarial sub-group ID                 │
├───────────────┼───────┼────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ Removed       │   0   │                                            │
├───────────────┼───────┼────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ Security      │   0   │                                            │
├───────────────┼───────┼────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ Performance   │   0   │                                            │
└───────────────┴───────┴────────────────────────────────────────────┘

Total: 8 entries ready to release

If the Unreleased section is empty:

code

⚠ UNRELEASED SECTION IS EMPTY

No changes to release. Add entries to the [Unreleased] section before
cutting a release.

Preview cannot continue.

Step 3: Determine Version Number

Based on changes (or user argument), calculate the next version:

code

╔════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║                      VERSION DETERMINATION                         ║
╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝

Current Version:  v0.13.0 (released 2026-01-29)
Last 3 Releases:
  • v0.13.0 - 2026-01-29 (7 days ago)
  • v0.12.7 - 2026-01-23 (13 days ago)
  • v0.12.6 - 2026-01-22 (14 days ago)

Change Analysis:
  └─ Added section contains 3 new features
  └─ No breaking changes detected in Changed/Removed

Recommendation: MINOR bump (new features, backwards compatible)

  ╭─────────────────────────────────────╮
  │  Next Version:  v0.14.0            │
  ╰─────────────────────────────────────╯

Step 4: Generate Release Notes Preview

Create the full release notes exactly as they would appear:

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╔════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║                     RELEASE NOTES PREVIEW                          ║
╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝

Title: "Color Themes and Adversarial Review Mode"

────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────

This release introduces user-selectable color themes and an adversarial
review mode for tripleshot that pairs each implementer with a critical
reviewer.

## Highlights

### Color Themes
Choose from 14 carefully designed color themes to personalize your
terminal experience. Themes include Monokai, Dracula, Nord, and more.
- Configure via `tui.theme` in config or select interactively
- Create custom themes in `~/.config/claudio/themes/`
- Theme changes apply immediately with live preview

### Adversarial Review Mode
Each tripleshot implementer is now paired with a reviewer who must
approve the work (score >= 8/10) before it's considered complete.
- Enable with `--adversarial` flag or `tripleshot.adversarial` config
- Automatic retry on reviewer rejection
- Clear stuck detection and recovery

## Other Improvements
- Background cleanup jobs run async for better performance
- Enhanced sidebar status with elapsed time, cost, and file counts

## Bug Fixes
- Fixed stale RUNNING status after tmux server death
- Fixed input mode not exiting when plan editor opens
- Fixed theme persistence across restarts

────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────

Step 5: Show CHANGELOG.md Changes

Display the exact edits that would be made:

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╔════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║                    CHANGELOG.MD CHANGES PREVIEW                    ║
╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝

The following changes would be made to CHANGELOG.md:

1. REPLACE: "## [Unreleased]"
   WITH:    "## [0.14.0] - 2026-01-30"

2. INSERT after header (line ~7):
   ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
   ## [Unreleased]

   ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────

3. APPEND to version links at EOF:
   ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
   [0.14.0]: https://github.com/Iron-Ham/claudio/releases/tag/v0.14.0
   ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────

Step 6: Summary

Provide the final preview summary:

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╔════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║                     RELEASE PREVIEW SUMMARY                        ║
╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣
║                                                                    ║
║  Version:      v0.14.0                                             ║
║  Title:        "Color Themes and Adversarial Review Mode"          ║
║  Date:         2026-01-30                                          ║
║  Changes:      3 Added, 1 Changed, 4 Fixed                         ║
║                                                                    ║
╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣
║                                                                    ║
║  Actions that would be performed:                                  ║
║                                                                    ║
║    1. ✎ Edit CHANGELOG.md                                          ║
║       • Change [Unreleased] to [0.14.0] - 2026-01-30              ║
║       • Add new empty [Unreleased] section                        ║
║       • Add version link at end of file                           ║
║                                                                    ║
║    2. ⊕ Create commit                                              ║
║       • Message: "chore: release v0.14.0"                         ║
║                                                                    ║
║    3. ⊗ Create git tag                                             ║
║       • Tag: v0.14.0 (annotated)                                  ║
║                                                                    ║
║    4. ↑ Push to origin                                             ║
║       • Push commit to main                                       ║
║       • Push tag v0.14.0                                          ║
║                                                                    ║
║    5. ◉ Create GitHub Release                                      ║
║       • Title: "Color Themes and Adversarial Review Mode"         ║
║       • Body: [release notes shown above]                         ║
║                                                                    ║
╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣
║                                                                    ║
║  To proceed with the actual release, run:                          ║
║                                                                    ║
║      /release minor                                                ║
║                                                                    ║
║  Or to specify version explicitly:                                 ║
║                                                                    ║
║      /release v0.14.0                                              ║
║                                                                    ║
╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝

Key Points

•Read-only - This command makes no changes
•Use before /release - Verify everything looks correct first
•Review blocking issues - Resolve any items before releasing