# Release Guide

## Published: v1.0.2 (2026-03-19)

Patch release: reliable Claude CLI detection and login status in packaged builds (shell PATH/HOME, `CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR`, auth output parsing), IPC cache invalidation on status errors, concurrent binary resolution guard, capped NDJSON diagnostics. Full list: [CHANGELOG.md](./CHANGELOG.md).

After CI uploads artifacts, optional notes update:

```bash
gh release edit v1.0.2 --repo 777genius/claude_agent_teams_ui --notes "$(cat <<'EOF'
## Claude Agent Teams UI v1.0.2

Patch focused on CLI/auth reliability in packaged apps and related IPC hardening.

### What's New
- Setting to auto-expand AI response groups in transcripts (`general.autoExpandAIGroups`).

### Improvements
- CLI status uses interactive shell environment and merged PATH so packaged builds match terminal behavior.
- Stricter IPC validation and clearer notification/update contracts.

### Bug Fixes
- Fix false "not logged in" when the CLI is authenticated in the shell.
- Clear stale CLI status cache when status refresh fails.
- Windows path edge cases in tooling and tests.

### Downloads

<table>
<tr>
<td align="center">
  <a href="https://github.com/777genius/claude_agent_teams_ui/releases/download/v1.0.2/Claude.Agent.Teams.UI-1.0.2-arm64.dmg">
    <img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/macOS_Apple_Silicon-.dmg-000000?style=for-the-badge&logo=apple&logoColor=white" alt="macOS Apple Silicon" />
  </a>
  <br />
  <a href="https://github.com/777genius/claude_agent_teams_ui/releases/download/v1.0.2/Claude.Agent.Teams.UI-1.0.2.dmg">
    <img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/macOS_Intel-.dmg-434343?style=for-the-badge&logo=apple&logoColor=white" alt="macOS Intel" />
  </a>
</td>
<td align="center">
  <a href="https://github.com/777genius/claude_agent_teams_ui/releases/download/v1.0.2/Claude.Agent.Teams.UI.Setup.1.0.2.exe">
    <img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Windows-Download_.exe-0078D4?style=for-the-badge&logo=windows&logoColor=white" alt="Windows" />
  </a>
  <br />
  <sub>May trigger SmartScreen — click "More info" → "Run anyway"</sub>
</td>
<td align="center">
  <a href="https://github.com/777genius/claude_agent_teams_ui/releases/download/v1.0.2/Claude.Agent.Teams.UI-1.0.2.AppImage">
    <img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Linux-Download_.AppImage-FCC624?style=for-the-badge&logo=linux&logoColor=black" alt="Linux AppImage" />
  </a>
  <br />
  <a href="https://github.com/777genius/claude_agent_teams_ui/releases/download/v1.0.2/claude-agent-teams-ui_1.0.2_amd64.deb">
    <img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/.deb-E95420?style=flat-square&logo=ubuntu&logoColor=white" alt=".deb" />
  </a>&nbsp;
  <a href="https://github.com/777genius/claude_agent_teams_ui/releases/download/v1.0.2/claude-agent-teams-ui-1.0.2.x86_64.rpm">
    <img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/.rpm-294172?style=flat-square&logo=redhat&logoColor=white" alt=".rpm" />
  </a>&nbsp;
  <a href="https://github.com/777genius/claude_agent_teams_ui/releases/download/v1.0.2/claude-agent-teams-ui-1.0.2.pacman">
    <img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/.pacman-1793D1?style=flat-square&logo=archlinux&logoColor=white" alt=".pacman" />
  </a>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
EOF
)"
```

## Versioning (SemVer)

Format: `MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH`

| Bump    | When                                                        | Example          |
|---------|-------------------------------------------------------------|------------------|
| MAJOR   | Breaking changes, major UI overhaul, incompatible data format changes | 1.0.0 → 2.0.0 |
| MINOR   | New features, new panels/views, new integrations            | 1.0.0 → 1.1.0   |
| PATCH   | Bug fixes, performance improvements, small UI tweaks        | 1.0.0 → 1.0.1   |

## Release Process

### 1. Prepare

```bash
# Make sure branch is clean and pushed
git status
git push origin <branch>
```

### 2. Create tag and push

```bash
git tag v<VERSION>
git push origin v<VERSION>
```

This triggers the `release.yml` GitHub Actions workflow which:
- Builds the app (ubuntu)
- Packages macOS arm64 + x64 (with code signing & notarization)
- Packages Windows (NSIS installer)
- Packages Linux (AppImage, deb, rpm, pacman)
- Creates a GitHub Release with all artifacts

### 3. Update release notes

After the workflow completes, edit the release notes:

```bash
gh release edit v<VERSION> --repo 777genius/claude_agent_teams_ui --notes "$(cat <<'EOF'
<paste release notes here>
EOF
)"
```

## Release Notes Template

```markdown
## Claude Agent Teams UI v<VERSION>

<1-2 sentence summary of the release>

### What's New
- feat: <feature description>
- feat: <feature description>

### Improvements
- improve: <improvement description>

### Bug Fixes
- fix: <bug fix description>

### Downloads

<table>
<tr>
<td align="center">
  <a href="https://github.com/777genius/claude_agent_teams_ui/releases/download/v<VERSION>/Claude.Agent.Teams.UI-<VERSION>-arm64.dmg">
    <img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/macOS_Apple_Silicon-.dmg-000000?style=for-the-badge&logo=apple&logoColor=white" alt="macOS Apple Silicon" />
  </a>
  <br />
  <a href="https://github.com/777genius/claude_agent_teams_ui/releases/download/v<VERSION>/Claude.Agent.Teams.UI-<VERSION>.dmg">
    <img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/macOS_Intel-.dmg-434343?style=for-the-badge&logo=apple&logoColor=white" alt="macOS Intel" />
  </a>
</td>
<td align="center">
  <a href="https://github.com/777genius/claude_agent_teams_ui/releases/download/v<VERSION>/Claude.Agent.Teams.UI.Setup.<VERSION>.exe">
    <img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Windows-Download_.exe-0078D4?style=for-the-badge&logo=windows&logoColor=white" alt="Windows" />
  </a>
  <br />
  <sub>May trigger SmartScreen — click "More info" → "Run anyway"</sub>
</td>
<td align="center">
  <a href="https://github.com/777genius/claude_agent_teams_ui/releases/download/v<VERSION>/Claude.Agent.Teams.UI-<VERSION>.AppImage">
    <img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Linux-Download_.AppImage-FCC624?style=for-the-badge&logo=linux&logoColor=black" alt="Linux AppImage" />
  </a>
  <br />
  <a href="https://github.com/777genius/claude_agent_teams_ui/releases/download/v<VERSION>/claude-agent-teams-ui_<VERSION>_amd64.deb">
    <img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/.deb-E95420?style=flat-square&logo=ubuntu&logoColor=white" alt=".deb" />
  </a>&nbsp;
  <a href="https://github.com/777genius/claude_agent_teams_ui/releases/download/v<VERSION>/claude-agent-teams-ui-<VERSION>.x86_64.rpm">
    <img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/.rpm-294172?style=flat-square&logo=redhat&logoColor=white" alt=".rpm" />
  </a>&nbsp;
  <a href="https://github.com/777genius/claude_agent_teams_ui/releases/download/v<VERSION>/claude-agent-teams-ui-<VERSION>.pacman">
    <img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/.pacman-1793D1?style=flat-square&logo=archlinux&logoColor=white" alt=".pacman" />
  </a>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
```

## Changelog Guidelines

Write changelog entries from the **user's perspective**, not the developer's.

**Good:**
- "Add team member activity timeline with live status tracking"
- "Fix crash when opening sessions with corrupted JSONL data"
- "Improve session list loading speed by 3x with streaming parser"

**Bad:**
- "Refactor ChunkBuilder to use new pipeline"
- "Update dependencies"
- "Fix bug in useEffect cleanup"

Group entries by type: `What's New` > `Improvements` > `Bug Fixes` > `Breaking Changes` (if any).

## File Naming Convention

electron-builder generates these artifacts per platform:

| Platform         | Versioned Name                                   | Stable Name (for /latest/download)         |
|------------------|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
| macOS arm64 DMG  | `Claude.Agent.Teams.UI-<VER>-arm64.dmg`          | `Claude-Agent-Teams-UI-arm64.dmg`          |
| macOS x64 DMG    | `Claude.Agent.Teams.UI-<VER>.dmg`                | `Claude-Agent-Teams-UI-x64.dmg`            |
| macOS arm64 ZIP  | `Claude.Agent.Teams.UI-<VER>-arm64-mac.zip`      | —                                          |
| macOS x64 ZIP    | `Claude.Agent.Teams.UI-<VER>-mac.zip`            | —                                          |
| Windows          | `Claude.Agent.Teams.UI.Setup.<VER>.exe`          | `Claude-Agent-Teams-UI-Setup.exe`          |
| Linux AppImage   | `Claude.Agent.Teams.UI-<VER>.AppImage`           | `Claude-Agent-Teams-UI.AppImage`           |
| Linux deb        | `claude-agent-teams-ui_<VER>_amd64.deb`          | `Claude-Agent-Teams-UI-amd64.deb`          |
| Linux rpm        | `claude-agent-teams-ui-<VER>.x86_64.rpm`         | `Claude-Agent-Teams-UI-x86_64.rpm`         |
| Linux pacman     | `claude-agent-teams-ui-<VER>.pacman`              | `Claude-Agent-Teams-UI.pacman`             |

## Stable Download Links

The `upload-stable-links` job in `release.yml` re-uploads key assets with version-agnostic names.
This enables permanent links in README that always point to the latest release:

```
https://github.com/777genius/claude_agent_teams_ui/releases/latest/download/Claude-Agent-Teams-UI-arm64.dmg
```

GitHub automatically redirects `/releases/latest/download/FILENAME` to the asset from the most recent release. No README updates needed when releasing a new version.

## macOS Code Signing

macOS builds are signed and notarized via GitHub Actions secrets:

| Secret                        | Description                  |
|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
| `CSC_LINK`                    | Base64-encoded .p12 certificate |
| `CSC_KEY_PASSWORD`            | Certificate password         |
| `APPLE_ID`                    | Apple Developer account email |
| `APPLE_APP_SPECIFIC_PASSWORD` | App-specific password from appleid.apple.com |
| `APPLE_TEAM_ID`               | Apple Developer Team ID      |

Without these secrets, macOS builds will be unsigned (users need to bypass Gatekeeper manually).

## Auto-Update

electron-builder generates `latest-mac.yml`, `latest.yml`, `latest-linux.yml` alongside release artifacts. These files enable the built-in auto-updater — users get notified when a new version is available.

## Quick Reference

```bash
# Create and publish a release
git tag v1.0.2
git push origin v1.0.2
# Wait for CI to finish (~10 min), then update notes

# Delete a release (if needed)
gh release delete v1.0.2 --repo 777genius/claude_agent_teams_ui --yes
git tag -d v1.0.2
git push origin :refs/tags/v1.0.2

# Check workflow status
gh run list --repo 777genius/claude_agent_teams_ui --workflow release.yml --limit 3
```