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+---
+description: Automate the release pipeline including pre-flight checks, branch sync, changelog generation, CI verification, and pull request creation.
+scripts:
+  sh: scripts/bash/check-prerequisites.sh --json --require-tasks --include-tasks
+  ps: scripts/powershell/check-prerequisites.ps1 -Json -RequireTasks -IncludeTasks
+---
+
+## User Input
+
+```text
+$ARGUMENTS
+```
+
+You **MUST** consider the user input before proceeding (if not empty).
+
+## Pre-Execution Checks
+
+**Check for extension hooks (before ship)**:
+- Check if `.specify/extensions.yml` exists in the project root.
+- If it exists, read it and look for entries under the `hooks.before_ship` key
+- If the YAML cannot be parsed or is invalid, skip hook checking silently and continue normally
+- Filter out hooks where `enabled` is explicitly `false`. Treat hooks without an `enabled` field as enabled by default.
+- For each remaining hook, do **not** attempt to interpret or evaluate hook `condition` expressions:
+  - If the hook has no `condition` field, or it is null/empty, treat the hook as executable
+  - If the hook defines a non-empty `condition`, skip the hook and leave condition evaluation to the HookExecutor implementation
+- For each executable hook, output the following based on its `optional` flag:
+  - **Optional hook** (`optional: true`):
+    ```
+    ## Extension Hooks
+
+    **Optional Pre-Hook**: {extension}
+    Command: `/{command}`
+    Description: {description}
+
+    Prompt: {prompt}
+    To execute: `/{command}`
+    ```
+  - **Mandatory hook** (`optional: false`):
+    ```
+    ## Extension Hooks
+
+    **Automatic Pre-Hook**: {extension}
+    Executing: `/{command}`
+    EXECUTE_COMMAND: {command}
+
+    Wait for the result of the hook command before proceeding to the Outline.
+    ```
+- If no hooks are registered or `.specify/extensions.yml` does not exist, skip silently
+
+## Goal
+
+Automate the complete release engineering workflow: verify readiness, synchronize branches, generate a changelog, verify CI status, create a well-structured pull request, and archive release artifacts. This command transforms the implemented feature into a shippable, reviewable PR with full traceability back to the original specification.
+
+## Operating Constraints
+
+**SAFE BY DEFAULT**: Every destructive or potentially destructive operation (e.g., rebase/merge during branch sync, push/force push, branch delete, PR creation) requires explicit user confirmation.
+- For the branch sync flow, add a required confirmation prompt **immediately before** performing any rebase/merge, with the default answer set to **no**.
+- Add a separate required confirmation prompt **immediately before** performing any push (including force push) to the remote, with the default answer set to **no**.
+- Default to dry-run mode for destructive git operations wherever possible.
+
+**TRACEABILITY**: The PR description and changelog must link back to spec, plan, tasks, review, and QA artifacts for full audit trail.
+
+## Outline
+
+1. Run `{SCRIPT}` from repo root and parse FEATURE_DIR and AVAILABLE_DOCS list. All paths must be absolute. For single quotes in args like "I'm Groot", use escape syntax: e.g 'I'\''m Groot' (or double-quote if possible: "I'm Groot").
+
+2. **Pre-Flight Readiness Checks**:
+   Run a comprehensive readiness assessment before proceeding:
+
+   **Task Completion**:
+   - Read `tasks.md` and count total tasks vs. completed tasks (marked `[X]` or `[x]`)
+   - If any tasks are incomplete: **STOP** and warn. Ask user to confirm proceeding or run `/speckit.implement` first.
+
+   **Review Status** (if FEATURE_DIR/reviews/ exists):
+   - Read the most recent review report
+   - If verdict is ❌ CHANGES REQUIRED: **STOP** and warn. Recommend running `/speckit.review` after fixes (if available).
+   - If verdict is ⚠️ APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS: Warn but allow proceeding with confirmation.
+
+   **QA Status** (if FEATURE_DIR/qa/ exists):
+   - Read the most recent QA report
+   - If verdict is ❌ FAILURES FOUND: **STOP** and warn. Recommend running `/speckit.qa` after fixes (if available).
+   - If verdict is ⚠️ PARTIAL PASS: Warn but allow proceeding with confirmation.
+
+   **Working Tree**:
+   - Run `git status` to check for uncommitted changes
+   - If uncommitted changes exist: prompt user to commit or stash before proceeding
+
+   Display a readiness summary:
+   ```
+   Ship Readiness Check:
+   ✅ Tasks: 12/12 complete
+   ✅ Review: APPROVED
+   ⚠️ QA: PARTIAL PASS (2 non-critical items)
+   ✅ Working tree: Clean
+   
+   Overall: READY TO SHIP (with notes)
+   Proceed? (yes/no)
+   ```
+
+3. **Determine Shipping Configuration**:
+   - Detect the current feature branch: `git branch --show-current`
+   - Determine the target branch (default: `main`; allow override via user input/prompt)
+   - Detect remote name (default: `origin`; check `git remote -v`)
+   - Check if GitHub CLI (`gh`) is available for PR creation
+   - If `gh` is not available, generate the PR description as a markdown file for manual creation
+
+4. **Branch Synchronization**:
+   - Fetch latest from remote: `git fetch {remote_name}`
+   - Check if feature branch is behind target branch:
+     ```bash
+     git rev-list --count HEAD..{remote_name}/{target_branch}
+     ```
+   - If behind, offer to rebase or merge:
+     - Prompt the user for explicit confirmation **before** performing the rebase/merge (default **no**)
+     - **Rebase** (recommended for clean history): `git rebase {remote_name}/{target_branch}`
+     - **Merge**: `git merge {remote_name}/{target_branch}`
+   - If conflicts arise: **STOP** and provide conflict resolution guidance
+   - After sync, prompt the user for explicit confirmation **before** pushing (default **no**):
+     `git push {remote_name} {feature_branch}`
+
+5. **Changelog Generation**:
+   - Collect changelog inputs:
+     - Feature summary from `spec.md` (overview section)
+     - Implementation highlights from completed tasks in `tasks.md`
+     - Git commit messages: `git log {remote_name}/{target_branch}..HEAD --oneline`
+   - Generate a structured changelog entry:
+     ```markdown
+     ## [Feature Name] - {date}
+     
+     ### Added
+     - [List of new features/capabilities from spec]
+     
+     ### Changed
+     - [List of modifications to existing behavior]
+     
+     ### Fixed
+     - [List of bug fixes discovered during implementation]
+     
+     ### Technical Notes
+     - [Key architecture decisions from plan.md]
+     ```
+   - If a CHANGELOG.md exists at repo root: prepend the new entry (ask for confirmation)
+   - If no CHANGELOG.md exists: create one with the entry
+
+6. **CI Verification**:
+   - If GitHub CLI (`gh`) is available:
+     - Check CI status: `gh run list --branch {feature_branch} --limit 5`
+     - If CI is running: wait and report status
+     - If CI failed: **STOP** and display failure details. Recommend fixing before shipping.
+     - If CI passed: record the passing run ID for the PR
+   - If `gh` is not available:
+     - Remind the user to verify CI status manually before merging
+     - Check for local test commands and run them: `npm test`, `pytest`, `go test ./...`, etc.
+
+7. **Generate PR Description**:
+   Compose a comprehensive PR description from `.specify/` artifacts:
+
+   ```markdown
+   ## Summary
+   [One-paragraph summary from spec.md overview]
+
+   ## Specification
+   [Link to or summary of key requirements from spec.md]
+
+   ## Implementation
+   [Key implementation decisions from plan.md]
+   [Summary of completed tasks from tasks.md]
+
+   ## Testing
+   [QA results summary if qa/ reports exist]
+   [Test coverage information]
+
+   ## Review Notes
+   [Summary of review findings if reviews/ reports exist]
+   [Any conditions or known limitations]
+
+   ## Checklist
+   - [ ] All tasks completed
+   - [ ] Code review passed
+   - [ ] QA testing passed
+   - [ ] CI pipeline green
+   - [ ] Changelog updated
+   - [ ] Documentation updated (if applicable)
+
+   ---
+   *Generated by `/speckit.ship` from spec-driven development artifacts.*
+   ```
+
+8. **Create Pull Request**:
+   - Write the PR description to `FEATURE_DIR/releases/pr-description-{timestamp}.md`
+   - If GitHub CLI (`gh`) is available:
+     - Prompt the user for explicit confirmation **right before** creating the PR (default **no**):
+     ```bash
+     gh pr create --base {target_branch} --head {feature_branch} --title "{PR title}" --body-file FEATURE_DIR/releases/pr-description-{timestamp}.md
+     ```
+   - If `gh` is not available:
+     - Provide instructions for manual PR creation
+     - Output the PR title and description for copy-paste
+
+   **PR Title Format**: `feat: {feature_name} — {one-line summary from spec}`
+
+9. **Archive Release Artifacts**:
+   - Create `FEATURE_DIR/releases/release-{timestamp}.md` with:
+     - PR URL (if created via `gh`)
+     - Changelog entry
+     - Readiness check results
+     - Links to review and QA reports
+     - Git commit range: `{base_sha}..{head_sha}`
+
+10. **Post-Ship Summary**:
+    Display a completion summary:
+    ```
+    🚀 Ship Complete!
+    
+    PR: #{pr_number} - {pr_title} ({pr_url})
+    Branch: {feature_branch} → {target_branch}
+    Commits: {commit_count}
+    Files changed: {files_changed}
+    Changelog: Updated
+    
+    Next steps:
+    - Review the PR at {pr_url}
+    - After merge, consider running `/speckit.retro` for a retrospective (if available)
+    ```
+
+**Check for extension hooks (after ship)**:
+- Check if `.specify/extensions.yml` exists in the project root.
+- If it exists, read it and look for entries under the `hooks.after_ship` key
+- If the YAML cannot be parsed or is invalid, skip hook checking silently and continue normally
+- Filter out hooks where `enabled` is explicitly `false`. Treat hooks without an `enabled` field as enabled by default.
+- For each remaining hook, do **not** attempt to interpret or evaluate hook `condition` expressions:
+  - If the hook has no `condition` field, or it is null/empty, treat the hook as executable
+  - If the hook defines a non-empty `condition`, skip the hook and leave condition evaluation to the HookExecutor implementation
+- For each executable hook, output the following based on its `optional` flag:
+  - **Optional hook** (`optional: true`):
+    ```
+    ## Extension Hooks
+
+    **Optional Hook**: {extension}
+    Command: `/{command}`
+    Description: {description}
+
+    Prompt: {prompt}
+    To execute: `/{command}`
+    ```
+  - **Mandatory hook** (`optional: false`):
+    ```
+    ## Extension Hooks
+
+    **Automatic Hook**: {extension}
+    Executing: `/{command}`
+    EXECUTE_COMMAND: {command}
+    ```
+- If no hooks are registered or `.specify/extensions.yml` does not exist, skip silently
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+# Release: [FEATURE NAME]
+
+**Date**: [DATE]
+**Branch**: [feature_branch] → [target_branch]
+**PR**: [#number — title](URL)
+**Status**: [🚀 Shipped / ⏳ Pending Review / ❌ Blocked]
+
+---
+
+## Summary
+
+[One-paragraph summary of the shipped feature, derived from spec.md overview.]
+
+---
+
+## Changelog Entry
+
+### Added
+- [New feature or capability from spec]
+
+### Changed
+- [Modification to existing behavior]
+
+### Fixed
+- [Bug fix discovered during implementation]
+
+### Technical Notes
+- [Key architecture decisions from plan.md]
+
+---
+
+## Readiness Check Results
+
+| Check | Status | Details |
+|-------|--------|---------|
+| Tasks complete | ✅/❌ | [X]/[Y] tasks completed |
+| Code review | ✅/⚠️/❌ | [Review verdict] |
+| QA testing | ✅/⚠️/❌ | [QA verdict] |
+| CI pipeline | ✅/❌ | [CI run ID or status] |
+| Working tree | ✅/❌ | [Clean/dirty] |
+
+---
+
+## PR Description
+
+### Summary
+[Feature summary from spec.md]
+
+### Specification
+[Key requirements summary]
+
+### Implementation
+[Architecture decisions and completed tasks summary]
+
+### Testing
+[QA and test coverage summary]
+
+### Review Notes
+[Review findings summary and conditions]
+
+### Checklist
+- [ ] All tasks completed
+- [ ] Code review passed
+- [ ] QA testing passed
+- [ ] CI pipeline green
+- [ ] Changelog updated
+- [ ] Documentation updated (if applicable)
+
+---
+
+## Artifacts
+
+| Artifact | Path |
+|----------|------|
+| Specification | [FEATURE_DIR/spec.md] |
+| Plan | [FEATURE_DIR/plan.md] |
+| Tasks | [FEATURE_DIR/tasks.md] |
+| Review | [FEATURE_DIR/reviews/review-{timestamp}.md] |
+| QA Report | [FEATURE_DIR/qa/qa-{timestamp}.md] |
+| This Release | [FEATURE_DIR/releases/release-{timestamp}.md] |
+
+---
+
+## Git Info
+
+| Property | Value |
+|----------|-------|
+| Feature branch | [branch name] |
+| Target branch | [main/develop] |
+| Commit range | [base_sha..head_sha] |
+| Commits | [count] |
+| Files changed | [count] |
+| Lines | +[additions] / -[deletions] |
+
+---
+
+*Generated by `/speckit.ship` — Release automation for spec-driven development.*