ring:shipping-changes

End-to-end shipping workflow: detect base branch and scope policy once, present a complete plan, then execute branch → commit → push → PR in sequence, confirming at each phase. Uses ring:committing-changes and ring:opening-pull-requests internally — their rules and anti-patterns apply in full.

⛔ HARD STOP — PRESENT PLAN BEFORE EXECUTING ANY MUTATING COMMAND

Read-only discovery commands (git fetch, git ls-remote, git status, git diff, git log) are allowed before approval — they are needed to build the plan.

MUST complete Phase 0 detection, analyze the current state, and present a complete plan to the user before running any mutating git or gh command (git checkout -b, git add, git commit, git push, gh pr create). Executing mutating commands without approval is FORBIDDEN.

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Phase 0 — Detect Base Branch and Scope Policy

MUST complete both detections before analyzing changes or drafting anything. These values are resolved once and propagated to all subsequent phases.

0A — Detect Base Branch

# Probe A — GitHub API default (fallback: git remote show origin | grep 'HEAD branch' | awk '{print $NF}')
gh repo view --json defaultBranchRef --jq '.defaultBranchRef.name'

# Probe B — PR template hint: read .github/pull_request_template.md for explicit branch name

# Probe C — develop existence
git ls-remote --heads origin develop

Apply precedence in order — first match wins:

Priority	Source	Rule
1 — highest	PR template	Explicit branch name in .github/pull_request_template.md — overrides everything
2	develop + user	Probe C finds develop AND differs from Probe A → ask user to confirm which target
3 — fallback	GitHub API	Use value from Probe A
4	Neither	STOP — ask the user

Why not develop-first: a repo may have a stale develop branch while the real PR target is main. The GitHub API is the authoritative source; develop existence triggers a confirmation step instead of a silent assumption.

0B — Detect Scope Policy

Check in this order:

1. .github/workflows/pr-validation.yml (primary)
2. .github/workflows/pr-title.yml
3. .github/workflows/commitlint.yml
4. .github/workflows/semantic-pull-request.yml
5. Root configs: commitlint.config.{js,cjs,mjs,ts}, .commitlintrc*

Extract the allowed scope list and any type restrictions.

Situation	Required Action
Policy found, scope is clear	Use only scopes from the allowlist
Policy found, scope is ambiguous	STOP and ask the user which allowed scope to use
No policy file found	MUST still include a scope — ask the user what scope to use

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Phase 0C — Analyze Current State

git status
git branch
git diff
git log --oneline -5

Use this output for the plan.

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Phase 0D — Present Full Plan for Approval

Present everything before touching git:

Shipping Plan — waiting for your approval
──────────────────────────────────────────
Base branch:    develop   (from: git ls-remote)
Scope policy:   .github/workflows/pr-validation.yml → scopes: [api, auth, docs, ci]
Chosen scope:   auth

Phase 1 — Branch
  Current branch: main → will create: feat/add-oauth2-refresh
  Command: git checkout -b feat/add-oauth2-refresh origin/develop

Phase 2 — Commit
  Files to stage:
    - src/auth/oauth.ts (modified)
    - src/auth/oauth.test.ts (modified)
    - docs/auth/oauth-setup.md (modified)
  Proposed commits:
    1. feat(auth): add OAuth2 refresh token support
    2. docs(docs): update OAuth2 setup guide

Phase 3 — Push
  Command: git push -u origin feat/add-oauth2-refresh

Phase 4 — Pull Request
  Title:   feat(auth): add OAuth2 refresh token support
  Base:    develop
  Command: gh pr create --title "..." --body "..." --base develop

Approve and execute? [Yes / Modify / Cancel]

MUST wait for explicit user approval. Do NOT begin Phase 1 until approved.

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Phase 1 — Branch

1.1 — Check current branch

If already on a feature branch (not $BASE, not main when $BASE=develop):

AskUserQuestion({
  questions: [{
    question: "You're already on a feature branch. How should I proceed?",
    header: "Branch",
    options: [
      { label: "Use current branch", description: "Continue on this branch" },
      { label: "Create new branch", description: "Create a new branch from origin/$BASE" }
    ]
  }]
});

1.2 — Create branch (if needed)

Branch naming convention: <type>/<description> in kebab-case.

git fetch origin --quiet
# Check for duplicate
git ls-remote --heads origin <type>/<description>

# If no duplicate:
git checkout -b <type>/<description> origin/$BASE

If a branch with the same name already exists on remote, ask the user for a different name.

Types: feat, fix, chore, refactor, docs, test, perf

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Phase 2 — Commit

Delegate to ring:committing-changes with the resolved $BASE and scope policy as context.

MUST propagate $BASE to ring:committing-changes — Step 7 of that skill uses origin/$BASE..HEAD for commit batch scoping. Without it, the skill falls back to @{u} or re-detects the base, which works but is redundant when $BASE is already known here.

The following rules from ring:committing-changes apply in full:

• $BASE is already resolved — pass it explicitly so Step 7 skips re-detection
• Scope MUST come from the allowlist resolved in Phase 0B
• Scope MUST be included in every commit message — never omit
• Commits MUST be atomic and logically grouped
• Trailers via --trailer "X-Lerian-Ref: 0x1", NEVER inside -m
• GPG sign with -S (no fallback — if no key, stop and instruct user to configure one)

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Phase 3 — Push

git push -u origin <current-branch>

Show the user:

• Branch name
• Number of commits being pushed
• Short summary of those commits

Confirm success before proceeding to Phase 4.

NEVER use --force or --force-with-lease unless the user explicitly requests it.

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Phase 4 — Pull Request

Delegate to ring:opening-pull-requests with the resolved $BASE and scope policy as context.

The following rules from ring:opening-pull-requests apply in full:

• PR title MUST carry type(scope): description with scope from allowlist
• Body MUST fill the repo's PR template
• MUST verify base branch after gh pr create
• MUST retarget with gh pr edit <number> --base $BASE if base is wrong
• MUST return PR URL after confirmed success

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Arguments

If an argument is provided (e.g., /ring:shipping-changes feat/add-oauth2), parse it as <type>/<description> for the branch name and skip the branch-naming question.

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Anti-Patterns (FORBIDDEN)

• Do NOT execute any git or gh command before presenting the plan and getting approval
• Do NOT hardcode --base develop or --base main — always use $BASE resolved in Phase 0A
• Do NOT skip Phase 0B scope detection — missing scope breaks PR validation
• Do NOT omit scope in commit messages or PR title
• Do NOT invent scopes not in the allowlist — ask the user if unclear
• Do NOT use --force on push unless the user explicitly asks
• Do NOT skip the post-PR-create base verification (delegated to ring:opening-pull-requests)
• Do NOT proceed to the next phase if the current phase fails — stop and ask the user

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Anti-Rationalization Table

Rationalization	Why It's WRONG	Required Action
"I know the base branch, I can skip detection"	Any repo can change. Detection takes 2 seconds and prevents irreversible mistakes.	MUST detect with git ls-remote
"I'll present the plan after I start"	The plan exists so the user can catch mistakes before they happen.	MUST present plan BEFORE any execution
"Scope detection is only for PRs"	Commit messages also need the allowlist scope — they're validated together.	MUST detect scope before Phase 2
"The user approved the plan, I can skip confirmations per phase"	Phases can fail independently. Each phase confirms its own success.	MUST confirm success at each phase
"I'll use the same scope as last time"	Each repo may have a different allowlist. Re-detect for every invocation.	MUST detect scope from the current repo
"Branch creation failed but I'll continue"	Subsequent phases depend on the branch existing.	MUST stop and ask the user on any failure
"Force push is fine since it's a feature branch"	--force rewrites history. Only do this on explicit user request.	MUST NOT force push without explicit request