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Saoud Rizwan c91bafc73d ci(cli): wire CHANGELOG, README, and metadata into the publish flow (#10670)
Prepare cli-v3.0.0 as the first proper CLI release cut from cline/cline.

Workflow (.github/workflows/publish-cli.yaml):
- Add Get Previous CLI Tag step (git describe --match 'cli-v*' so the
  lookup ignores the VS Code extension's v* tags)
- Add Get Changelog Entry step (awk extraction from
  apps/cli/CHANGELOG.md, mirroring the extension's publish.yml)
- Switch to softprops/action-gh-release@v1 for the release step and
  paste the changelog content into the body
- Slack payload now includes the changelog body via toJSON plus an npm
  link, mirroring the extension's pattern
- Both the GitHub release compare link and the Slack compare suffix
  are guarded on prev_tag != '' so the first cli-v* release ships
  without a broken compare URL
- Drop bold formatting (**Full Changelog**, *Cline *) per the
  repo's no-bold rule

Publish script (sdk/apps/cli/script/publish-npm.ts):
- Copy apps/cli/README.md into the generated wrapper package so the
  npm registry listing has a real landing page
- Forward keywords, author, homepage, and bugs from the source
  package.json into the wrapper (the script previously only forwarded
  name/version/description/license/repository/bin/scripts/optionalDeps,
  so the metadata polish would have been invisible on the npm page)

Package metadata (sdk/apps/cli/package.json):
- Drop [EXPERIMENTAL] from description, align wording with the VS Code
  extension
- Add keywords, author, homepage, bugs

Changelog (sdk/apps/cli/CHANGELOG.md):
- Strip publication dates from all entries so the awk regex is just
  '^## [0-9]'
- Replace the bare 3.0.0 placeholder entry with a proper section
  framing this as the first release from the cline/cline monorepo

README and dev docs (sdk/apps/cli/README.md, DEVELOPMENT.md):
- Rewrite README as a user-facing npm landing page with header image
  and links table, aligned with the new cline/cline monorepo voice
  (Run Cline in your terminal — interactive chat or fully headless
  for CI/CD and scripting)
- Add Headless mode for CI/CD section with concrete pipe / JSON
  examples
- Cover all five registered connectors (Telegram, Slack, Google Chat,
  WhatsApp, Linear) with correct flag names
- Move dev-only sections (Publishing, Runtime Ownership, Connector
  runtime behavior, Logging Adapter) into DEVELOPMENT.md

Skill doc (sdk/apps/cli/.cline/skills/publish-cli/SKILL.md):
- Document the no-date header format and the workflow's awk-based
  changelog extraction
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YAML

name: Publish CLI to NPM
on:
schedule:
- cron: "0 12 * * *"
workflow_dispatch:
inputs:
publish_target:
description: "Which publish flow to run"
required: true
default: "main"
type: choice
options:
- main
- nightly
git_tag:
description: "Existing release tag to publish when publish_target=main, for example cli-v0.1.0"
required: false
type: string
confirm_publish:
description: 'Required when publish_target=main. Type "publish" to confirm release publish.'
required: false
type: string
force_nightly_publish:
description: "Force nightly publish even with no commits in last 24h"
required: false
type: boolean
default: false
permissions:
contents: read
id-token: write
defaults:
run:
working-directory: sdk
jobs:
publish-main:
name: Publish cline
permissions:
contents: write
id-token: write
if: |
github.repository == 'cline/cline' &&
github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' &&
github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' &&
github.event.inputs.publish_target == 'main' &&
github.event.inputs.confirm_publish == 'publish' &&
!endsWith(github.actor, '[bot]')
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
steps:
- name: Checkout code
uses: actions/checkout@v4
with:
ref: ${{ github.event.inputs.git_tag }}
fetch-depth: 0
fetch-tags: true
- name: Setup Bun
uses: oven-sh/setup-bun@v2
with:
bun-version: "1.3.13"
- name: Setup Node.js
uses: actions/setup-node@v4
with:
node-version: "24.x"
registry-url: "https://registry.npmjs.org"
- name: Verify publish tooling
run: |
NPM_VERSION=$(npm --version)
echo "npm ${NPM_VERSION}"
IFS=. read -r major minor patch <<EOF
${NPM_VERSION}
EOF
if [ "$major" -lt 11 ] || { [ "$major" -eq 11 ] && [ "$minor" -lt 5 ]; } || { [ "$major" -eq 11 ] && [ "$minor" -eq 5 ] && [ "$patch" -lt 1 ]; }; then
echo "npm 11.5.1 or newer is required for trusted publishing"
exit 1
fi
- name: Install dependencies
run: bun install
env:
GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
- name: Validate release tag
id: version
run: |
TAG="${{ github.event.inputs.git_tag }}"
if [ -z "$TAG" ]; then
echo "git_tag is required when publish_target=main"
exit 1
fi
if ! printf "%s\n" "$TAG" | grep -Eq '^cli-v[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+(-[0-9A-Za-z.-]+)?$'; then
echo "git_tag must look like cli-vX.Y.Z, got: ${TAG}"
exit 1
fi
VERSION="${TAG#cli-v}"
PACKAGE_VERSION=$(node -p "require('./apps/cli/package.json').version")
if [ "$PACKAGE_VERSION" != "$VERSION" ]; then
echo "sdk/apps/cli/package.json version ${PACKAGE_VERSION} does not match ${TAG}"
exit 1
fi
if ! printf "%s\n" "$VERSION" | grep -Eq '^[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+(-[0-9A-Za-z.-]+)?$'; then
echo "sdk/apps/cli/package.json has invalid version: ${VERSION}"
exit 1
fi
TAG_COMMIT=$(git rev-parse "${TAG}^{commit}")
HEAD_COMMIT=$(git rev-parse HEAD)
if [ "$TAG_COMMIT" != "$HEAD_COMMIT" ]; then
echo "${TAG} does not point at the checked out commit"
exit 1
fi
git fetch origin +main:refs/remotes/origin/main
if ! git merge-base --is-ancestor "$HEAD_COMMIT" origin/main; then
echo "${TAG} is not reachable from origin/main"
exit 1
fi
echo "version=${VERSION}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
echo "tag=${TAG}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
- name: Build SDK packages
run: bun run build:sdk
- name: Run tests
run: bun run test
- name: Build platform binaries
run: bun script/build.ts --install-native-variants --skip-sdk-build
working-directory: sdk/apps/cli
- name: Verify build output
run: |
VERSION="${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}"
EXPECTED=(
"@cline/cli-darwin-arm64"
"@cline/cli-darwin-x64"
"@cline/cli-linux-arm64"
"@cline/cli-linux-x64"
"@cline/cli-windows-arm64"
"@cline/cli-windows-x64"
)
for package_name in "${EXPECTED[@]}"; do
dir="apps/cli/dist/${package_name#@cline/}"
if [ ! -f "$dir/package.json" ]; then
echo "Missing package manifest: $dir/package.json"
exit 1
fi
actual_name=$(node -p "require('./$dir/package.json').name")
actual_version=$(node -p "require('./$dir/package.json').version")
if [ "$actual_name" != "$package_name" ]; then
echo "Expected $package_name, got $actual_name"
exit 1
fi
if [ "$actual_version" != "$VERSION" ]; then
echo "Expected $package_name@$VERSION, got $actual_version"
exit 1
fi
ls -lh "$dir/bin/"
done
- name: Publish to NPM with latest tag
env:
NPM_CONFIG_PROVENANCE: "true"
run: bun script/publish-npm.ts --tag latest
working-directory: sdk/apps/cli
- name: Get Previous CLI Tag
id: prev_tag
run: |
CURRENT_TAG="${{ steps.version.outputs.tag }}"
PREV_TAG=$(git describe --tags --abbrev=0 --match 'cli-v*' "$CURRENT_TAG^" 2>/dev/null || echo "")
echo "prev_tag=$PREV_TAG" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
- name: Get Changelog Entry
id: changelog
run: |
# Grab content between the first "## " header and the next one in apps/cli/CHANGELOG.md
CONTENT=$(awk '/^## [0-9]/{if(found) exit; found=1; next} found{print}' apps/cli/CHANGELOG.md)
echo "content<<EOF" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
echo "$CONTENT" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
echo "EOF" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
- name: Create GitHub Release
uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
with:
tag_name: ${{ steps.version.outputs.tag }}
name: "CLI v${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}"
body: |
${{ steps.changelog.outputs.content }}
${{ steps.prev_tag.outputs.prev_tag != '' && format('Full Changelog: https://github.com/{0}/compare/{1}...{2}', github.repository, steps.prev_tag.outputs.prev_tag, steps.version.outputs.tag) || '' }}
env:
GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
- name: Summary
run: |
VERSION="${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}"
echo "Published cline@${VERSION} to npm with dist-tag 'latest'"
echo "Install with: npm install -g cline"
- name: Post release to Slack
uses: slackapi/slack-github-action@v3.0.1
with:
method: chat.postMessage
token: ${{ secrets.SLACK_RELEASE_BOT_TOKEN }}
payload: |
channel: "C0APVKGGZFC"
text: "Cline CLI v${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}"
blocks:
- type: "section"
text:
type: "mrkdwn"
text: "Cline CLI v${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}"
- type: "section"
text:
type: "mrkdwn"
text: ${{ toJSON(steps.changelog.outputs.content) }}
- type: "context"
elements:
- type: "mrkdwn"
text: "<https://www.npmjs.com/package/cline/v/${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}|View on npm>${{ steps.prev_tag.outputs.prev_tag != '' && format(' | Full Changelog: https://github.com/{0}/compare/{1}...{2}', github.repository, steps.prev_tag.outputs.prev_tag, steps.version.outputs.tag) || '' }}"
publish-nightly:
name: Publish cline nightly
permissions:
contents: read
id-token: write
if: |
github.repository == 'cline/cline' &&
github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' &&
(
github.event_name == 'schedule' ||
(
github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' &&
github.event.inputs.publish_target == 'nightly'
)
)
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
steps:
- name: Checkout code
uses: actions/checkout@v4
with:
fetch-depth: 0
- name: Check for recent commits
id: check_commits
env:
FORCE_PUBLISH: ${{ github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' && github.event.inputs.force_nightly_publish == 'true' }}
run: |
if [ "$FORCE_PUBLISH" = "true" ]; then
echo "force_nightly_publish enabled, proceeding with publish"
echo "skip=false" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
exit 0
fi
if [ "$(git rev-list --count HEAD --since='24 hours ago')" -eq 0 ]; then
echo "No commits in last 24 hours, skipping publish"
echo "skip=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
else
echo "Found recent commits, proceeding with publish"
echo "skip=false" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
fi
- name: Setup Bun
if: steps.check_commits.outputs.skip != 'true'
uses: oven-sh/setup-bun@v2
with:
bun-version: "1.3.13"
- name: Setup Node.js
if: steps.check_commits.outputs.skip != 'true'
uses: actions/setup-node@v4
with:
node-version: "24.x"
registry-url: "https://registry.npmjs.org"
- name: Verify publish tooling
if: steps.check_commits.outputs.skip != 'true'
run: |
NPM_VERSION=$(npm --version)
echo "npm ${NPM_VERSION}"
IFS=. read -r major minor patch <<EOF
${NPM_VERSION}
EOF
if [ "$major" -lt 11 ] || { [ "$major" -eq 11 ] && [ "$minor" -lt 5 ]; } || { [ "$major" -eq 11 ] && [ "$minor" -eq 5 ] && [ "$patch" -lt 1 ]; }; then
echo "npm 11.5.1 or newer is required for trusted publishing"
exit 1
fi
- name: Install dependencies
if: steps.check_commits.outputs.skip != 'true'
run: bun install
env:
GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
- name: Build SDK packages
if: steps.check_commits.outputs.skip != 'true'
run: bun run build:sdk
- name: Run tests
if: steps.check_commits.outputs.skip != 'true'
run: bun run test
- name: Generate nightly version
if: steps.check_commits.outputs.skip != 'true'
id: version
run: |
BASE_VERSION=$(node -p "require('./apps/cli/package.json').version")
TIMESTAMP=$(date +%s)
VERSION="${BASE_VERSION}-nightly.${TIMESTAMP}"
echo "Base version: ${BASE_VERSION}"
echo "Generated nightly version: ${VERSION}"
echo "base_version=${BASE_VERSION}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
echo "version=${VERSION}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
- name: Update nightly package version
if: steps.check_commits.outputs.skip != 'true'
run: |
VERSION="${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}"
node -e '
const fs = require("node:fs");
const path = "apps/cli/package.json";
const pkg = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(path, "utf8"));
pkg.version = process.env.VERSION;
fs.writeFileSync(path, `${JSON.stringify(pkg, null, "\t")}\n`);
'
cat apps/cli/package.json | grep '"version"'
env:
VERSION: ${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}
- name: Build platform binaries
if: steps.check_commits.outputs.skip != 'true'
run: bun script/build.ts --install-native-variants --skip-sdk-build
working-directory: sdk/apps/cli
- name: Verify build output
if: steps.check_commits.outputs.skip != 'true'
run: |
VERSION="${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}"
EXPECTED=(
"@cline/cli-darwin-arm64"
"@cline/cli-darwin-x64"
"@cline/cli-linux-arm64"
"@cline/cli-linux-x64"
"@cline/cli-windows-arm64"
"@cline/cli-windows-x64"
)
for package_name in "${EXPECTED[@]}"; do
dir="apps/cli/dist/${package_name#@cline/}"
if [ ! -f "$dir/package.json" ]; then
echo "Missing package manifest: $dir/package.json"
exit 1
fi
actual_name=$(node -p "require('./$dir/package.json').name")
actual_version=$(node -p "require('./$dir/package.json').version")
if [ "$actual_name" != "$package_name" ]; then
echo "Expected $package_name, got $actual_name"
exit 1
fi
if [ "$actual_version" != "$VERSION" ]; then
echo "Expected $package_name@$VERSION, got $actual_version"
exit 1
fi
ls -lh "$dir/bin/"
done
- name: Publish to NPM with nightly tag
if: steps.check_commits.outputs.skip != 'true'
env:
NPM_CONFIG_PROVENANCE: "true"
run: bun script/publish-npm.ts --tag nightly
working-directory: sdk/apps/cli
- name: Summary
if: steps.check_commits.outputs.skip != 'true'
run: |
VERSION="${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}"
echo "Published cline@${VERSION} to npm with dist-tag 'nightly'"
echo "Install with: npm install -g cline@nightly"