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Version and release c15t packages with Changesets. Use when adding a changeset to a PR, deciding bump types for the linked package group, publishing canary/RC/stable releases, or debugging release CI failures (publish artifacts check, workspace dependency resolution).

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Releasing c15t Packages

Publishing is automated by .github/workflows/release.yml via Changesets. Your job in a PR is usually just to add the right changeset.

Adding a changeset

bun run changeset

Pick the affected packages and a bump. Rules:

  • Any user-facing change to a published package needs a changeset; internal-only changes (tests, benchmarks, internals/, docs-site-only) do not.
  • These packages are linked and always version together — bumping one bumps all: c15t, @c15t/backend, @c15t/cli, @c15t/dev-tools, @c15t/iab, @c15t/nextjs, @c15t/node-sdk, @c15t/react, @c15t/translations. Choose the bump for the most significant change in the group.
  • @c15t/scripts, @c15t/ui, @c15t/schema, and @c15t/logger version independently. @c15t/vue, @c15t/svelte, and @c15t/solid are currently private and unversioned.
  • Write the changeset summary like a changelog entry (it becomes one): imperative, user-facing, mentions migration steps for breaking changes.

Release channels

BranchChannelHow it publishes
canary (default, PR target)--tag canary snapshotsAutomatically on every merge (version:canary + release:canary)
2.0.0RC pre-releaseRelease workflow versions with bun run version and publishes via release:rc; version:rc/version:rc:exit toggle changeset pre mode manually when needed
mainstableChangesets opens a "Version Packages" PR; merging it publishes

sync-canary.yml keeps canary in sync with main.

What the release scripts do

bun run release = build → check:publish-artifacts → resolve-workspace-deps → changeset publish.

  • scripts/check-publish-artifacts.ts fails if test/snapshot/screenshot/MSW/Rsdoctor files would be packed. Fix by keeping tests in __tests__/ or *.test.*/*.spec.* (rslib excludes those) — don't widen the allowlist casually.
  • scripts/resolve-workspace-deps.ts rewrites workspace:* ranges to real versions before publish. If a new workspace dependency breaks publishing, check it's declared with a workspace: protocol.
  • The core SDK packages (c15t, @c15t/react, @c15t/nextjs, @c15t/backend) also run scripts/verify-package-artifacts.ts via prepack as a final tarball sanity check.

Verifying locally

bun run build:libs
bun run check:publish-artifacts
bun pm pack --dry-run --cwd packages/<pkg>   # inspect what would ship

The tarball should match the package's files array — typically dist/ and dist-types/, plus README.md/CHANGELOG.md and (for docs-bundled packages) AGENTS.md + docs/ where listed. No test, snapshot, or mock files, ever.