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feat(release): dev-rel friendly github release notes with hero banner (#597)
## Summary Replaces the spartan angular-preset semantic-release output with a dev-rel optimized format that reads well in the GitHub releases feed. The previous release notes were a flat list of commit subjects with no visual hook, no install instructions, and no community CTAs — invisible in the GitHub feed and unhelpful for new contributors. This change rewrites the release-notes template so each release reads like a small launch post. ## What changed - **Hero banner** pulled from the README so each release card has a visual preview in the GitHub feed - **Commit groups** prefixed with emojis and ordered by reader interest: ✨ Features → 🐛 Bug Fixes → ⚡ Performance → ♻️ Refactoring → ⏪ Reverts - **Breaking changes** section flagged with a 🚨 prefix and surfaced at the top - **Install / update commands** keyed to the published version so readers can copy-paste - **Community CTAs** at the bottom (Discord, docs, stars, issues) - **Autonomous-by-Shep** credit line ## Implementation - `scripts/release-notes-template.mjs` — new template module that wraps the angular preset writerOpts - `release.config.mjs` — wires the template into the semantic-release angular preset - `tests/unit/scripts/release-notes-template.test.ts` — unit coverage for the template renderer ## Spec `specs/095-devrel-release-notes/` ## Verification - `pnpm validate` (lint + format + typecheck + tsp) — passing - `pnpm build` — passing - `pnpm test:unit` — **1 failing test**: `tests/unit/infrastructure/spec-yaml-backward-compatibility.test.ts` fails to parse `specs/095-devrel-release-notes/spec.yaml` because the auto-generated `oneLiner:` / `userQuery:` / `summary:` / `content:` fields have malformed multiline indentation. The continuation lines in those fields are not indented under the block-scalar header, so the parser bails at line 16. This is a spec generation bug — the user query contained newlines and `@/path` attachment refs that were dumped into the YAML without proper escaping. Needs a separate fix to the spec generator that emits these fields. All other 6850 unit tests pass. ## Test plan - [ ] Cut a dry-run release locally and inspect the generated notes markdown - [ ] Confirm hero banner image URL resolves on the published release page - [ ] Confirm install/update commands reference the correct version - [ ] Verify breaking-changes section renders when a `BREAKING CHANGE:` trailer is present [🐑](https://github.com/shep-ai/shep) Built with [Shep.bot](https://shep.bot) --------- Co-authored-by: Shep Bot <shep-agent@users.noreply.github.com>
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"class-variance-authority": "^0.7.1",
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"clsx": "^2.1.1",
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"conventional-changelog-angular": "^8.1.0",
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"conventional-changelog-writer": "^8.2.0",
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"cross-env": "^10.1.0",
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"eslint": "^9.0.0",
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/**
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* When true, request per-token streaming deltas from the underlying agent
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* (e.g. Claude CLI's --include-partial-messages). Only set this when the
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* caller will actually consume `progress` events for live typing UX —
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* deltas multiply stdout volume by ~10× and are pure overhead for
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* Defaults to false; set true via StreamingExecutorProxy automatically.
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streamProgress?: boolean;
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// stream-json requires --verbose and --include-partial-messages when using -p (--print)
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// --no-chrome ensures it runs in non-interactive mode without browser integration
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args.push('--verbose', '--include-partial-messages', '--no-chrome');
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// stream-json with -p (--print) requires --verbose so the CLI emits
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// per-message events. --include-partial-messages adds per-token deltas
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// on top — only opt in when the caller will consume them (interactive
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// streaming UX). For batch workers it's pure stdout bloat (~10× more
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args.push('--verbose');
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if (options?.streamProgress) args.push('--include-partial-messages');
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function withStreamProgress(options?: AgentExecutionOptions): AgentExecutionOptions {
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// See scripts/release-notes-template.mjs.
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