v1.18.6

What's Changed

• docs(pull-request-workflow): merging divergent upstream history in forks by @CybotTM in #97
• chore(release): v1.18.6 by @CybotTM in #98

Full Changelog: v1.18.5...v1.18.6

v1.18.5

What's Changed

• docs(references): async review-bot polling + pre-commit recovery learnings by @CybotTM in #90
• docs(references): worktree path resolution, unpiped gates, thread pagination by @CybotTM in #91
• A9: Remove the textbook layer, delegate release content to github-release by @CybotTM in #93
• docs: delete branch/worktree only after confirmed merge, not on watcher exit by @CybotTM in #94
• docs(advanced-git): add --onto replay-tip rebase for stale branches by @CybotTM in #95
• chore(release): v1.18.5 by @CybotTM in #96

Full Changelog: v1.18.4...v1.18.5

v1.18.4

What's Changed

• docs: a new gate retroactively raises the bar for sibling PRs by @CybotTM in #85
• docs: terminate cosmetic bot-review loops + recover a dropped signing key by @CybotTM in #87
• docs(pr-workflow): scrutinize AI-authored commits, guard reproes against OOM by @CybotTM in #86
• docs: force-fetch tags before topology reasoning; don't hard-wrap Markdown by @CybotTM in #88
• chore(release): v1.18.4 by @CybotTM in #89

Full Changelog: v1.18.3...v1.18.4

v1.18.3

What's Changed

• docs(skill): add no-editorializing rule for written output by @CybotTM in #83
• chore(release): v1.18.3 by @CybotTM in #84

Full Changelog: v1.18.2...v1.18.3

v1.18.2

What's Changed

• docs: gh pr update-branch --rebase + BEHIND detection in PR workflow by @CybotTM in #79
• docs: PR-race, self-merge, and fresh-worktree-hook learnings by @CybotTM in #80
• docs(pr-finish): preflight readiness, bot-review round-collapse, verify-push-landed, exact-job CI fix by @CybotTM in #81
• chore(release): v1.18.2 by @CybotTM in #82

Full Changelog: v1.18.1...v1.18.2

v1.18.1

What's Changed

• docs(pr-workflow): add a "Diagnosing mergeStateStatus: BLOCKED" decision aid by @CybotTM in #73
• fix(merge-gate): reviewThreads is not a gh pr view --json field; use GraphQL by @CybotTM in #74
• docs(merge-gate): confirm post-merge jobs by commit SHA, not run list by @CybotTM in #75
• Note inherited ssh-agent handling for commit signing by @CybotTM in #76
• Add field-tested git worktree/hooks/pathspec gotchas by @CybotTM in #77
• chore(release): v1.18.1 by @CybotTM in #78

Full Changelog: v1.18.0...v1.18.1

v1.18.0

Highlights

Two capabilities land this release. A timeline-event merge gate now distinguishes a genuinely reviewed HEAD from a stale review and emits CLEAN merge decisions, and a new spec-cleanup capability ships with a read-only three-state artifact guard. Also documents running the merge-gate query and the merge as separate invocations, and prefers native CI watchers over hand-rolled poll loops.

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What's Changed

• feat: timeline-event check for old-head review + CLEAN merge decisions by @CybotTM in #66
• docs(merge-gate): require gate query and merge as separate invocations by @CybotTM in #67
• feat: spec-cleanup capability — keep intermediate planning artifacts off the base branch by @CybotTM in #68
• docs: verify signing without committing on main by @CybotTM in #70
• docs(ci): watch CI with native watchers, not hand-rolled poll loops by @CybotTM in #71
• chore(release): v1.18.0 by @CybotTM in #72

Full Changelog: v1.17.0...v1.18.0

v1.17.0

Highlights

This release hardens the merge phase of the PR workflow. A new merge-gate watcher reference defines the canonical loop for driving a PR to merge: classify every failing check as hard or soft before reacting, rerun known infra flakes once, and introspect a red Sonar gate instead of guessing. The merge-queue arming gate is now documented alongside CI-decoupled review-thread handling, and hook behavior in git worktrees gets dedicated coverage (worktree-correct lock paths, portable bypass, the precise scope of --no-verify). Contributor onboarding also improves with an identity/signing preflight and a DCO recovery procedure for commits that land without a sign-off.

Added

• Merge-gate watcher reference: synchronous waiting on queues, reviews, and checks before merging (#63)
• Merge-queue arming gate and CI-decoupled review-thread handling, with a parameterized dequeue GraphQL example (#64)
• GW-30 staging-branch composer.lock merge strategy, including explicit staging-branch fetch before git show (#61)
• Identity/signing preflight and DCO recovery guidance (#59)
• Mirror documentation: bash assignment exit-code gotcha and git push --mirror requirements (#60)

Fixed

• Clarified push ordering when uncommitted changes exist (#53)
• Documented hook failures in worktrees and host-unreachable test services (#62)

New Contributors

• @aseemann made their first contribution in #59

Full Changelog: v1.16.0...v1.17.0

v1.16.0

What's Changed

• docs(git-workflow): DCO sign-off, force-with-lease pinning, -F commit messages by @CybotTM in #49
• docs(git-workflow): verify AI-reviewer claims against source before acting by @CybotTM in #48
• docs(git-workflow): make the merge gate ruleset-aware by @CybotTM in #50
• docs(git-workflow): correct ruleset re-review framing to 'check for ongoing review' by @CybotTM in #51
• docs(pr-workflow): stop auto-selecting squash in merge-strategy snippet by @CybotTM in #52
• feat: add /pr-finish slash command by @CybotTM in #54
• fix(pr-finish): correct reference path, README tree, add head-review merge guard by @CybotTM in #55
• docs(pr-finish): reframe merge guard around announced/in-flight reviews by @CybotTM in #56
• test(git-workflow): add eval for merging blocked by an in-flight review by @CybotTM in #57
• chore(release): v1.16.0 by @CybotTM in #58

Full Changelog: v1.15.0...v1.16.0

v1.15.0

What's Changed

• feat: add .pre-commit-config.yaml mirroring CI checks by @CybotTM in #45
• docs(branching): default-branch check and gh-CLI preference by @CybotTM in #46
• chore(release): v1.15.0 by @CybotTM in #47

Full Changelog: v1.14.0...v1.15.0