apiVersion: devrunbook.io/v1alpha1
kind: Playbook
metadata:
  id: release-operations.release-candidate-prep
  slug: release-candidate-prep
  version: 1.0.0
  title: Prepare a Release Candidate
  summary: Execute a bounded release-readiness pass covering versions, migrations, tests, artifacts, documentation and known
    limitations.
  category: release-operations
  tags:
  - release
  - quality
  - validation
  lifecycle: reviewed
  riskTier: high
  authors:
  - name: DevRunbook Core Team
  license: MIT
package:
  files:
  - path: prompt.md
    role: template
    digest: true
    exportByDefault: false
  - path: README.md
    role: documentation
    digest: true
    exportByDefault: false
  - path: CHANGELOG.md
    role: changelog
    digest: true
    exportByDefault: false
  - path: examples/minimal.yaml
    role: example
    digest: true
    exportByDefault: false
  - path: evaluations/static-structure.yaml
    role: evaluation
    digest: true
    exportByDefault: false
spec:
  type: run-pack
  intent:
    problem: Development work around prepare a release candidate is often underspecified, inconsistently executed or reported
      without enough evidence.
    outcome: Execute a bounded release-readiness pass covering versions, migrations, tests, artifacts, documentation and known
      limitations.
    whenToUse:
    - Use this playbook when the repository needs a bounded prepare a release candidate task with explicit evidence and completion
      criteria.
    - Use it when Codex should follow a repeatable workflow rather than improvise from a one-line request.
    whenNotToUse:
    - Do not use it when the desired outcome or authority boundaries are still materially undecided.
    - Do not use it to access unavailable production credentials, bypass safeguards or claim validation that cannot be performed.
  modes:
  - guided
  - execute
  - recovery
  defaultMode: execute
  autonomy:
    min: implement
    max: repair
    default: repair
  inputs:
  - key: targetVersion
    label: Target version
    description: Provide the semantic version or release identifier being prepared.
    type: string
    required: true
    sensitive: false
    includeInOutput: true
  - key: releaseScope
    label: Release scope
    description: Describe included features, fixes, migrations and explicit exclusions.
    type: multiline
    required: true
    sensitive: false
    includeInOutput: true
  compatibility:
    repositoryRequired: true
    languages: []
    frameworks: []
    packageManagers: []
    databases: []
    deploymentTypes: []
    requiredProfileCapabilities:
    - build-command
    incompatibleConditions: []
  guardrails:
  - id: guardrail-1
    severity: blocking
    text: Do not tag, push, publish or deploy without explicit authorization.
  - id: guardrail-2
    severity: blocking
    text: Do not hide failing checks or unresolved migration and security blockers.
  - id: guardrail-3
    severity: blocking
    text: Preserve a complete evidence trail for the exact candidate commit.
  workflow:
  - id: freeze-scope
    title: Freeze release scope
    instruction: Identify exact candidate commit, version, included changes, migration state and exclusions.
    required: true
  - id: verify-versioning
    title: Verify versioning
    instruction: Check package versions, changelog, lockfiles, generated artifacts and compatibility declarations.
    required: true
  - id: run-quality
    title: Run quality gates
    instruction: Execute formatting, lint, typecheck, tests, build, security and dependency checks.
    required: true
  - id: verify-migrations
    title: Verify migrations
    instruction: Run preflight, upgrade and rollback-limit checks on representative data when applicable.
    required: true
  - id: clean-room
    title: Run clean-room validation
    instruction: Build and launch from a fresh checkout using documented deployment steps.
    required: true
  - id: verify-user-flows
    title: Verify critical flows
    instruction: Exercise representative browser/API/operational smoke flows.
    required: true
  - id: assemble-evidence
    title: Assemble release evidence
    instruction: Produce acceptance matrix, blockers, artifacts, checksums and release notes.
    required: true
  - id: release-decision
    title: Make release decision
    instruction: State ready, conditionally ready or blocked without performing publication.
    required: true
  validation:
    commandRoles:
    - format-check
    - lint
    - typecheck
    - unit-test
    - integration-test
    - end-to-end-test
    - build
    - smoke-test
    - security-scan
    - dependency-audit
    checks:
    - id: check-1
      type: assertion
      description: All release gates are tied to the exact candidate commit.
      blocking: true
      evidence: Referenced files, command results or explicit review notes.
    - id: check-2
      type: assertion
      description: The final decision lists every blocker, exception and unverified area.
      blocking: true
      evidence: Referenced files, command results or explicit review notes.
    - id: command-format-check
      type: command
      description: Run the resolved format-check command when the repository profile provides it and record the result.
      blocking: true
      evidence: Resolved command, exit status and concise result summary.
    - id: command-lint
      type: command
      description: Run the resolved lint command when the repository profile provides it and record the result.
      blocking: true
      evidence: Resolved command, exit status and concise result summary.
    - id: command-typecheck
      type: command
      description: Run the resolved typecheck command when the repository profile provides it and record the result.
      blocking: true
      evidence: Resolved command, exit status and concise result summary.
    - id: command-unit-test
      type: command
      description: Run the resolved unit-test command when the repository profile provides it and record the result.
      blocking: true
      evidence: Resolved command, exit status and concise result summary.
    - id: command-integration-test
      type: command
      description: Run the resolved integration-test command when the repository profile provides it and record the result.
      blocking: true
      evidence: Resolved command, exit status and concise result summary.
    - id: command-end-to-end-test
      type: command
      description: Run the resolved end-to-end-test command when the repository profile provides it and record the result.
      blocking: true
      evidence: Resolved command, exit status and concise result summary.
    - id: command-build
      type: command
      description: Run the resolved build command when the repository profile provides it and record the result.
      blocking: true
      evidence: Resolved command, exit status and concise result summary.
    - id: command-smoke-test
      type: command
      description: Run the resolved smoke-test command when the repository profile provides it and record the result.
      blocking: true
      evidence: Resolved command, exit status and concise result summary.
    - id: command-security-scan
      type: command
      description: Run the resolved security-scan command when the repository profile provides it and record the result.
      blocking: false
      evidence: Resolved command, exit status and concise result summary.
    - id: command-dependency-audit
      type: command
      description: Run the resolved dependency-audit command when the repository profile provides it and record the result.
      blocking: false
      evidence: Resolved command, exit status and concise result summary.
  completion:
    criteria:
    - All release gates have evidence.
    - Known limitations and rollback notes are published.
    - Validation evidence and unresolved limitations are reported honestly.
  failurePolicy:
    onValidationFailure: Investigate failures caused by the current work, repair them when they remain within scope, rerun
      affected validation and report any genuine blocker without claiming success.
    onAmbiguity: Use repository evidence and existing conventions for minor reversible choices. Preserve current behavior
      and stop before any material irreversible decision that the specification does not resolve.
    onMissingContext: Inspect the repository for missing non-sensitive context. Never invent commands, credentials, production
      behavior or validation results; report what remains unavailable.
    onOutOfScopeCause: Explain the evidenced out-of-scope cause, avoid unrelated changes and provide the smallest safe follow-up
      recommendation.
    onExternalDependencyUnavailable: Use an approved local substitute or fixture only when it preserves the behavior under
      test. Otherwise record the blocked validation and do not claim the external path succeeded.
    onUnableToReproduce: Record attempted reproduction, environment and observed evidence. Do not apply speculative production
      changes; provide the narrowest next diagnostic action.
  reporting:
    sections:
    - id: outcome
      title: Outcome
      required: true
      description: State the delivered result or audit conclusion without overstating evidence.
    - id: evidence
      title: Evidence and scope
      required: true
      description: List inspected or changed areas and the evidence supporting the result.
    - id: validation
      title: Validation
      required: true
      description: Report commands, manual checks and their actual outcomes.
    - id: risks
      title: Risks and limitations
      required: true
      description: State residual risk, inaccessible evidence and untested conditions.
    - id: follow-up
      title: Recommended follow-up
      required: true
      description: List the smallest useful next actions or state None.
  template:
    main: prompt.md
    partials: []
  exports:
    prompt: true
    markdown: true
    runPack: true
    agentsSuggestion: false
quality:
  reviewStatus: editorial-reviewed
  testedStacks: []
  knownLimitations:
  - Repository-specific effectiveness depends on the accuracy of the selected profile and the evidence available to Codex.
  evaluationCaseIds:
  - release-candidate-prep.static-structure