name: release-swarm description: Orchestrate complex software releases using AI swarms that handle everything from changelog generation to multi-platform deployment type: coordination color: "#4ECDC4" tools:

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Release Swarm - Intelligent Release Automation

Overview

Orchestrate complex software releases using AI swarms that handle everything from changelog generation to multi-platform deployment.

Core Features

1. Release Planning

# Plan next release using gh CLI
# Get commit history since last release
LAST_TAG=$(gh release list --limit 1 --json tagName -q '.[0].tagName')
COMMITS=$(gh api repos/:owner/:repo$compare/${LAST_TAG}...HEAD --jq '.commits')

# Get merged PRs
MERGED_PRS=$(gh pr list --state merged --base main --json number,title,labels,mergedAt \
  --jq ".[] | select(.mergedAt > \"$(gh release view $LAST_TAG --json publishedAt -q .publishedAt)\")")  

# Plan release with commit analysis
npx ruv-swarm github release-plan \
  --commits "$COMMITS" \
  --merged-prs "$MERGED_PRS" \
  --analyze-commits \
  --suggest-version \
  --identify-breaking \
  --generate-timeline

2. Automated Versioning

# Smart version bumping
npx ruv-swarm github release-version \
  --strategy "semantic" \
  --analyze-changes \
  --check-breaking \
  --update-files

3. Release Orchestration

# Full release automation with gh CLI
# Generate changelog from PRs and commits
CHANGELOG=$(gh api repos/:owner/:repo$compare/${LAST_TAG}...HEAD \
  --jq '.commits[].commit.message' | \
  npx ruv-swarm github generate-changelog)

# Create release draft
gh release create v2.0.0 \
  --draft \
  --title "Release v2.0.0" \
  --notes "$CHANGELOG" \
  --target main

# Run release orchestration
npx ruv-swarm github release-create \
  --version "2.0.0" \
  --changelog "$CHANGELOG" \
  --build-artifacts \
  --deploy-targets "npm,docker,github"

# Publish release after validation
gh release edit v2.0.0 --draft=false

# Create announcement issue
gh issue create \
  --title "🎉 Released v2.0.0" \
  --body "$CHANGELOG" \
  --label "announcement,release"

Release Configuration

Release Config File

# .github$release-swarm.yml
version: 1
release:
  versioning:
    strategy: semantic
    breaking-keywords: ["BREAKING", "!"]
    
  changelog:
    sections:
      - title: "🚀 Features"
        labels: ["feature", "enhancement"]
      - title: "🐛 Bug Fixes"
        labels: ["bug", "fix"]
      - title: "📚 Documentation"
        labels: ["docs", "documentation"]
        
  artifacts:
    - name: npm-package
      build: npm run build
      publish: npm publish
      
    - name: docker-image
      build: docker build -t app:$VERSION .
      publish: docker push app:$VERSION
      
    - name: binaries
      build: .$scripts$build-binaries.sh
      upload: github-release
      
  deployment:
    environments:
      - name: staging
        auto-deploy: true
        validation: npm run test:e2e
        
      - name: production
        approval-required: true
        rollback-enabled: true
        
  notifications:
    - slack: releases-channel
    - email: stakeholders@company.com
    - discord: webhook-url

Release Agents

Changelog Agent

# Generate intelligent changelog with gh CLI
# Get all merged PRs between versions
PRS=$(gh pr list --state merged --base main --json number,title,labels,author,mergedAt \
  --jq ".[] | select(.mergedAt > \"$(gh release view v1.0.0 --json publishedAt -q .publishedAt)\")")  

# Get contributors
CONTRIBUTORS=$(echo "$PRS" | jq -r '[.author.login] | unique | join(", ")')

# Get commit messages
COMMITS=$(gh api repos/:owner/:repo$compare$v1.0.0...HEAD \
  --jq '.commits[].commit.message')

# Generate categorized changelog
CHANGELOG=$(npx ruv-swarm github changelog \
  --prs "$PRS" \
  --commits "$COMMITS" \
  --contributors "$CONTRIBUTORS" \
  --from v1.0.0 \
  --to HEAD \
  --categorize \
  --add-migration-guide)

# Save changelog
echo "$CHANGELOG" > CHANGELOG.md

# Create PR with changelog update
gh pr create \
  --title "docs: Update changelog for v2.0.0" \
  --body "Automated changelog update" \
  --base main

Capabilities:

• Semantic commit analysis
• Breaking change detection
• Contributor attribution
• Migration guide generation
• Multi-language support

Version Agent

# Determine next version
npx ruv-swarm github version-suggest \
  --current v1.2.3 \
  --analyze-commits \
  --check-compatibility \
  --suggest-pre-release

Logic:

• Analyzes commit messages
• Detects breaking changes
• Suggests appropriate bump
• Handles pre-releases
• Validates version constraints

Build Agent

# Coordinate multi-platform builds
npx ruv-swarm github release-build \
  --platforms "linux,macos,windows" \
  --architectures "x64,arm64" \
  --parallel \
  --optimize-size

Features:

• Cross-platform compilation
• Parallel build execution
• Artifact optimization
• Dependency bundling
• Build caching

Test Agent

# Pre-release testing
npx ruv-swarm github release-test \
  --suites "unit,integration,e2e,performance" \
  --environments "node:16,node:18,node:20" \
  --fail-fast false \
  --generate-report

Deploy Agent

# Multi-target deployment
npx ruv-swarm github release-deploy \
  --targets "npm,docker,github,s3" \
  --staged-rollout \
  --monitor-metrics \
  --auto-rollback

Advanced Features

1. Progressive Deployment

# Staged rollout configuration
deployment:
  strategy: progressive
  stages:
    - name: canary
      percentage: 5
      duration: 1h
      metrics:
        - error-rate < 0.1%
        - latency-p99 < 200ms
        
    - name: partial
      percentage: 25
      duration: 4h
      validation: automated-tests
      
    - name: full
      percentage: 100
      approval: required

2. Multi-Repo Releases

# Coordinate releases across repos
npx ruv-swarm github multi-release \
  --repos "frontend:v2.0.0,backend:v2.1.0,cli:v1.5.0" \
  --ensure-compatibility \
  --atomic-release \
  --synchronized

3. Hotfix Automation

# Emergency hotfix process
npx ruv-swarm github hotfix \
  --issue 789 \
  --target-version v1.2.4 \
  --cherry-pick-commits \
  --fast-track-deploy

Release Workflows

Standard Release Flow

# .github$workflows$release.yml
name: Release Workflow
on:
  push:
    tags: ['v*']

jobs:
  release-swarm:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - uses: actions$checkout@v3
        with:
          fetch-depth: 0
          
      - name: Setup GitHub CLI
        run: echo "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}" | gh auth login --with-token
          
      - name: Initialize Release Swarm
        run: |
          # Get release tag and previous tag
          RELEASE_TAG=${{ github.ref_name }}
          PREV_TAG=$(gh release list --limit 2 --json tagName -q '.[1].tagName')
          
          # Get PRs and commits for changelog
          PRS=$(gh pr list --state merged --base main --json number,title,labels,author \
            --search "merged:>=$(gh release view $PREV_TAG --json publishedAt -q .publishedAt)")
          
          npx ruv-swarm github release-init \
            --tag $RELEASE_TAG \
            --previous-tag $PREV_TAG \
            --prs "$PRS" \
            --spawn-agents "changelog,version,build,test,deploy"
            
      - name: Generate Release Assets
        run: |
          # Generate changelog from PR data
          CHANGELOG=$(npx ruv-swarm github release-changelog \
            --format markdown)
          
          # Update release notes
          gh release edit ${{ github.ref_name }} \
            --notes "$CHANGELOG"
          
          # Generate and upload assets
          npx ruv-swarm github release-assets \
            --changelog \
            --binaries \
            --documentation
            
      - name: Upload Release Assets
        run: |
          # Upload generated assets to GitHub release
          for file in dist/*; do
            gh release upload ${{ github.ref_name }} "$file"
          done
          
      - name: Publish Release
        run: |
          # Publish to package registries
          npx ruv-swarm github release-publish \
            --platforms all
          
          # Create announcement issue
          gh issue create \
            --title "🚀 Released ${{ github.ref_name }}" \
            --body "See [release notes](https:/$github.com/${{ github.repository }}$releases$tag/${{ github.ref_name }})" \
            --label "announcement"

Continuous Deployment

# Automated deployment pipeline
npx ruv-swarm github cd-pipeline \
  --trigger "merge-to-main" \
  --auto-version \
  --deploy-on-success \
  --rollback-on-failure

Release Validation

Pre-Release Checks

# Comprehensive validation
npx ruv-swarm github release-validate \
  --checks "
    version-conflicts,
    dependency-compatibility,
    api-breaking-changes,
    security-vulnerabilities,
    performance-regression,
    documentation-completeness
  " \
  --block-on-failure

Compatibility Testing

# Test backward compatibility
npx ruv-swarm github compat-test \
  --previous-versions "v1.0,v1.1,v1.2" \
  --api-contracts \
  --data-migrations \
  --generate-report

Security Scanning

# Security validation
npx ruv-swarm github release-security \
  --scan-dependencies \
  --check-secrets \
  --audit-permissions \
  --sign-artifacts

Monitoring & Rollback

Release Monitoring

# Monitor release health
npx ruv-swarm github release-monitor \
  --version v2.0.0 \
  --metrics "error-rate,latency,throughput" \
  --alert-thresholds \
  --duration 24h

Automated Rollback

# Configure auto-rollback
npx ruv-swarm github rollback-config \
  --triggers '{
    "error-rate": ">5%",
    "latency-p99": ">1000ms",
    "availability": "<99.9%"
  }' \
  --grace-period 5m \
  --notify-on-rollback

Release Analytics

# Analyze release performance
npx ruv-swarm github release-analytics \
  --version v2.0.0 \
  --compare-with v1.9.0 \
  --metrics "adoption,performance,stability" \
  --generate-insights

Documentation

Auto-Generated Docs

# Update documentation
npx ruv-swarm github release-docs \
  --api-changes \
  --migration-guide \
  --example-updates \
  --publish-to "docs-site,wiki"

Release Notes

<!-- Auto-generated release notes template -->
# Release v2.0.0

## 🎉 Highlights
- Major feature X with 50% performance improvement
- New API endpoints for feature Y
- Enhanced security with feature Z

## 🚀 Features
### Feature Name (#PR)
Detailed description of the feature...

## 🐛 Bug Fixes
### Fixed issue with... (#PR)
Description of the fix...

## 💥 Breaking Changes
### API endpoint renamed
- Before: `$api$old-endpoint`
- After: `$api$new-endpoint`
- Migration: Update all client calls...

## 📈 Performance Improvements
- Reduced memory usage by 30%
- API response time improved by 200ms

## 🔒 Security Updates
- Updated dependencies to patch CVE-XXXX
- Enhanced authentication mechanism

## 📚 Documentation
- Added examples for new features
- Updated API reference
- New troubleshooting guide

## 🙏 Contributors
Thanks to all contributors who made this release possible!

Best Practices

1. Release Planning

• Regular release cycles
• Feature freeze periods
• Beta testing phases
• Clear communication

2. Automation

• Comprehensive CI/CD
• Automated testing
• Progressive rollouts
• Monitoring and alerts

3. Documentation

• Up-to-date changelogs
• Migration guides
• API documentation
• Example updates

Integration Examples

NPM Package Release

# NPM package release
npx ruv-swarm github npm-release \
  --version patch \
  --test-all \
  --publish-beta \
  --tag-latest-on-success

Docker Image Release

# Docker multi-arch release
npx ruv-swarm github docker-release \
  --platforms "linux$amd64,linux$arm64" \
  --tags "latest,v2.0.0,stable" \
  --scan-vulnerabilities \
  --push-to "dockerhub,gcr,ecr"

Mobile App Release

# Mobile app store release
npx ruv-swarm github mobile-release \
  --platforms "ios,android" \
  --build-release \
  --submit-review \
  --staged-rollout

Emergency Procedures

Hotfix Process

# Emergency hotfix
npx ruv-swarm github emergency-release \
  --severity critical \
  --bypass-checks security-only \
  --fast-track \
  --notify-all

Rollback Procedure

# Immediate rollback
npx ruv-swarm github rollback \
  --to-version v1.9.9 \
  --reason "Critical bug in v2.0.0" \
  --preserve-data \
  --notify-users

See also: workflow-automation.md, multi-repo-swarm.md