Dev RC - Release Candidate

The final gate. QA passed? Security clean? Ready to ship.

Philosophy

"A release candidate is a promise. Don't make promises you can't keep."

Prerequisites

Before running /dev-rc, you should have:

• ✓ Code complete
• ✓ Tests passing (/dev-qa)
• ✓ Security audit clean (/dev-security)

If not done, we'll run them.

Flow

1. Pre-flight Check

# Current state
git status
git log --oneline -5

# What's the diff from main?
git diff main...HEAD --stat

Show the user:

Release Candidate Check

Branch: {branch}
Commits: {N} ahead of main
Files: {N} changed
Lines: +{added} -{removed}

Proceeding with RC checks...

2. Run QA (if not recent)

Check if QA was run in last hour:

• If yes: Skip, show previous results
• If no: Run /dev-qa quick

Must pass to continue.

3. Run Security (if not recent)

Check if security audit was run in last hour:

• If yes: Skip, show previous results
• If no: Run /dev-security quick

Must pass (CRITICAL/HIGH = 0) to continue.

4. Final Code Review

Delegate to Garry:

"Garry, final review before release.

This is going to main. Check:
1. All requirements met from the dev-cycle session
2. No debug code left behind
3. No TODO/FIXME that should block release
4. Documentation updated if needed
5. Breaking changes documented

Diff: {git diff main...HEAD}

Give me a go/no-go."

5. Changelog Entry

Ask the user:

Generate changelog entry?

Based on commits:
{git log main...HEAD --oneline}

Options:
1. Yes, generate for me
2. Yes, I'll write it
3. Skip changelog

If generating:

## [Unreleased]

### Added
- {new features from commits}

### Changed
- {modifications from commits}

### Fixed
- {bug fixes from commits}

6. RC Summary

## Release Candidate Summary

### Checks
- QA: ✓ PASSED
- Security: ✓ PASSED
- Review: ✓ APPROVED

### Changes
{git diff main...HEAD --stat summary}

### Commits
{git log main...HEAD --oneline}

### Changelog
{generated or provided entry}

---

RC Status: READY

Next steps:
1. /dev-finish - Commit, PR, close cycle
2. Manual review - Look at the diff yourself
3. Hold - Not ready yet

7. If Checks Fail

## Release Candidate: NOT READY

### Blockers
- QA: ✗ 2 test failures
- Security: ✓ Passed
- Review: ⚠ TODO found in src/auth.ts

### Required Actions
1. Fix test failures
2. Remove or address TODO

Run /dev-qa to fix tests, then /dev-rc again.

Quick Mode

/dev-rc quick

Skip interactive prompts:

• Auto-run QA quick
• Auto-run security quick
• Auto-generate changelog
• Show summary only

Integration

With dev-cycle: Final phase before finish With dev-qa: Runs QA if needed With dev-security: Runs security if needed With dev-finish: Natural next step after RC passes

RC Checklist

Check	Tool	Blocker?
Tests pass	dev-qa	Yes
Lint clean	dev-qa	Yes
Build works	dev-qa	Yes
No critical vulns	dev-security	Yes
No high vulns	dev-security	Yes
Requirements met	Garry	Yes
No debug code	Garry	Yes
Docs updated	Garry	No

Agent Roles

• Garry: Final approval, completeness check
• Bob: Fixes any last-minute issues
• Sentinel: Security gate (via dev-security)
• Arlo: Data validation if applicable