# Workflow Audit Report

**Date:** 2025-12-18  
**Status:** ✅ Completed

## Summary

Comprehensive audit of GitHub Actions workflows to identify issues and streamline automation.

## Key Findings

### 🔴 Critical Issue: Missing Tags & Releases

**Problem:** Version bumps were happening (VERSION file at 0.5.0) but no git tags or GitHub releases were being created.

**Root Cause:** The `post-merge-pr.yml` workflow creates PRs for version bumps but doesn't create tags/releases. The disabled `post-merge.yml.disabled` had this functionality but was disabled to avoid direct pushes to main.

**Solution:** Created new `create-release.yml` workflow that:
- Detects when version bump PRs are merged (by checking for `version-bump` label)
- Creates git tags automatically
- Creates GitHub releases with CHANGELOG notes
- Supports manual triggering for backfilling missing releases

### ✅ Working Well

1. **PR Checks** (`pr-checks.yml`)
   - Validates conventional commit format
   - Runs build & validation
   - Clear feedback to contributors
   - **No changes needed**

2. **Registry Workflows**
   - `validate-registry.yml` - Validates on PRs, handles forks gracefully
   - `update-registry.yml` - Auto-updates registry on main
   - **Both working great, no changes needed**

3. **Version Bump Workflow** (`post-merge-pr.yml`)
   - Creates PRs for version bumps
   - Updates VERSION, package.json, CHANGELOG.md
   - Good loop prevention
   - **Working well, just needed tag/release creation added**

### ⚠️ Potentially Overkill

**Docs Sync** (`sync-docs.yml`)
- Creates GitHub issues for OpenCode to process
- Creates branches and waits for manual PR creation
- May be more complex than needed
- **Recommendation:** Consider simplifying or making optional

## Changes Made

### 1. New Workflow: `create-release.yml`

**Purpose:** Automatically create git tags and GitHub releases after version bump PRs are merged.

**Features:**
- Detects version bump PR merges by checking for `version-bump` label
- Reads version from VERSION file
- Creates git tag (e.g., `v0.5.0`)
- Extracts release notes from CHANGELOG.md
- Creates GitHub release with notes
- Idempotent - checks if tag/release already exists
- Manual trigger support for backfilling

**Workflow:**
```
Version Bump PR Merged → Detect Label → Read VERSION → Create Tag → Create Release
```

### 2. Documentation

Created this audit report documenting:
- Current workflow state
- Issues found
- Solutions implemented
- Recommendations for future improvements

## Workflow Inventory

| Workflow | Status | Purpose | Changes |
|----------|--------|---------|---------|
| `create-release.yml` | ✅ NEW | Create tags & releases | New workflow |
| `post-merge-pr.yml` | ✅ Active | Version bump PRs | No changes |
| `post-merge.yml.disabled` | ❌ Disabled | Old direct push approach | Can be deleted |
| `pr-checks.yml` | ✅ Active | PR validation | No changes |
| `validate-registry.yml` | ✅ Active | Registry validation on PRs | No changes |
| `update-registry.yml` | ✅ Active | Auto-update registry | No changes |
| `sync-docs.yml` | ✅ Active | Sync docs via OpenCode | No changes |
| `validate-test-suites.yml` | ✅ Active | Validate test YAML | No changes |

## Next Steps

### Immediate

1. ✅ Create `create-release.yml` workflow
2. ⏳ Commit and push to trigger workflow
3. ⏳ Manually trigger workflow to create missing releases:
   - v0.4.0 (if needed)
   - v0.5.0

### Future Improvements (Optional)

1. **Simplify Docs Sync**
   - Consider direct updates instead of issue-based approach
   - Or make it manual-trigger only

2. **Cleanup**
   - Delete `post-merge.yml.disabled`
   - Clean up stale automation branches
   - Archive old workflow documentation

3. **Documentation**
   - Add workflow documentation to README
   - Create troubleshooting guide
   - Document manual release process

## Testing Plan

1. **Test New Workflow:**
   - Manually trigger `create-release.yml` with version 0.5.0
   - Verify tag creation
   - Verify release creation
   - Check release notes formatting

2. **Test Automatic Trigger:**
   - Wait for next version bump PR to merge
   - Verify workflow triggers automatically
   - Verify tag and release created

## Recommendations

### Keep Simple

The current PR-based approach is working well. The new `create-release.yml` workflow completes the automation without adding complexity.

### Avoid Over-Engineering

- Don't add more automation unless there's a clear pain point
- Keep workflows focused and single-purpose
- Prefer manual triggers for infrequent operations

### Monitor & Iterate

- Watch for workflow failures
- Gather feedback from contributors
- Adjust based on actual usage patterns

## Conclusion

✅ **Critical issue fixed:** Tags and releases will now be created automatically  
✅ **Minimal changes:** Only added one new workflow  
✅ **Existing workflows:** All working well, no changes needed  
✅ **Simple & maintainable:** Easy to understand and debug  

The workflow system is now complete and should handle version management automatically while keeping the PR-based approval process you prefer.
