chore: replace gen-release-notes script with communique by jdx · Pull Request #8289 · jdx/mise

jdx · 2026-02-21T17:30:05Z

Summary

Replaces the custom gen-release-notes bash script (which shelled out to the Claude Code CLI) with communique, a purpose-built tool for AI-editorialized release notes
Adds communique.toml with project context and emoji = false default
Simplifies the release workflow: creates draft release with git-cliff notes, then enhances with communique generate --github-release (with continue-on-error: true so git-cliff content remains as fallback)

Test plan

Verify mise install picks up communique
Test locally with communique generate v2026.2.17 --dry-run to confirm it generates notes for a past release
Review workflow changes to confirm the fallback pattern is correct

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Low Risk
Changes are limited to the release workflow and dev tooling; main risk is misconfigured CI causing release-note generation or draft release creation to fail/fallback.

Overview
Release automation now generates draft GitHub release notes via communique generate (using ANTHROPIC_API_KEY), derives RELEASE_TITLE from the first line, and falls back to git cliff when communique fails.

The custom xtasks/gen-release-notes script and its tasks.md docs are removed, and communique is added to mise.toml/mise.lock along with a new communique.toml configuration (project context, emoji = false).

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This pull request refactors the project's release note generation process by replacing a custom bash script with the dedicated communique tool. This change aims to improve the efficiency, consistency, and maintainability of release note creation, while also simplifying the overall release workflow and introducing a new configuration file for the tool.

Highlights

Release Note Generation Tool Replacement: Replaced the custom gen-release-notes bash script, which previously relied on the Claude Code CLI, with communique, a purpose-built tool designed for AI-editorialized release notes.
New Configuration File: Added communique.toml to define project context for communique and set emoji = false as a default configuration.
Simplified Release Workflow: Streamlined the release workflow by creating draft releases with git-cliff notes first, then enhancing them using communique generate --github-release, incorporating a continue-on-error: true fallback mechanism.

Changelog

communique.toml
- Added a new configuration file for communique, defining project context and default settings like emoji = false.
mise.lock
- Added communique version 0.1.8 with github:jdx/communique backend to the locked tool dependencies.
mise.toml
- Included communique = "latest" in the list of managed tools.
tasks.md
- Removed the documentation section for the gen-release-notes task.
xtasks/gen-release-notes
- Deleted the entire custom bash script responsible for generating release notes using Claude Code.

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- .github/workflows/release.yml

Activity

The pull request was created by jdx to replace the existing release note generation script.
A test plan was provided, including verifying communique installation, local generation of notes for a past release, and reviewing workflow changes for correct fallback.

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This pull request replaces the custom gen-release-notes bash script with communique, a dedicated tool for generating AI-editorialized release notes. The changes include adding a communique.toml configuration file, integrating communique as a tool in mise.toml and mise.lock, and removing the old script and its associated documentation. This is a positive change that improves maintainability by replacing a custom script with a specialized tool. The implementation appears correct and consistent across all modified files.

The pull request description mentions changes to a release workflow file to incorporate communique. However, this file was not included in the provided diffs, so I was unable to review those specific changes. Assuming the workflow correctly uses communique with the described fallback mechanism, this PR is a solid improvement.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>

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Pull request overview

This PR replaces a custom bash script (xtasks/gen-release-notes) that used the Claude Code CLI with communique, a purpose-built tool for AI-editorialized release notes. The change simplifies the release workflow by removing the need for npm-based Claude Code installation and consolidates the release note generation into a single tool.

Changes:

Removed custom gen-release-notes bash script and its npm dependency on Claude Code CLI
Added communique as a mise tool dependency with project-specific configuration
Simplified GitHub release workflow to create draft releases with git-cliff, then enhance with communique

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File	Description
xtasks/gen-release-notes	Deleted custom bash script that generated release notes via Claude Code CLI
tasks.md	Removed auto-generated documentation for the deleted gen-release-notes task
mise.toml	Added communique as a tool dependency
mise.lock	Locked communique to version 0.1.8 with github:jdx/communique backend
communique.toml	Added configuration with mise project context and emoji=false default
.github/workflows/release.yml	Simplified workflow: removed Claude Code CLI installation, simplified release creation with git-cliff fallback, added communique enhancement step with continue-on-error

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.github/workflows/release.yml:380

The PR description states the workflow "creates draft release with git-cliff notes, then enhances with communique", but the actual implementation has the "Enhance release notes" step positioned after the "Publish GitHub Release" step. This means the release is already published (no longer a draft) before communique runs.

While GitHub's API does allow editing published releases, the more natural flow would be to enhance the draft before publishing it. Consider moving the "Enhance release notes" step to run after "Create Draft GitHub Release" but before "Publish GitHub Release" to align with the intended workflow described in the PR.

        run: mise x -- scripts/publish-release.sh
        env:
          CLOUDFLARE_ACCESS_KEY_ID: ${{ secrets.CLOUDFLARE_ACCESS_KEY_ID }}
          CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CLOUDFLARE_TOKEN }}
          CLOUDFLARE_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY: ${{ secrets.CLOUDFLARE_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY }}
      - name: Publish GitHub Release
        if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v') && steps.check-release.outputs.exists != 'true'

.github/workflows/release.yml:380

The old workflow included logic to append the "📦 Aqua Registry Updates" section from CHANGELOG.md to the release notes, with a comment explaining "LLM doesn't see it". This section is generated separately by scripts/gen-aqua-changelog.sh and added to CHANGELOG.md, but not present in git commit messages.

With the new communique-based approach, this Aqua section will likely not be included in the GitHub release notes unless communique has access to and reads from CHANGELOG.md. If this section should continue to be part of release notes, consider either:

Adding a step to append the Aqua section after communique generates the notes, or
Verifying that communique reads from CHANGELOG.md and includes this section

        run: mise x -- scripts/publish-release.sh
        env:
          CLOUDFLARE_ACCESS_KEY_ID: ${{ secrets.CLOUDFLARE_ACCESS_KEY_ID }}
          CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CLOUDFLARE_TOKEN }}
          CLOUDFLARE_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY: ${{ secrets.CLOUDFLARE_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY }}
      - name: Publish GitHub Release
        if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v') && steps.check-release.outputs.exists != 'true'

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Hyperfine Performance

`mise x -- echo`

Command	Mean [ms]	Min [ms]	Max [ms]	Relative
`mise-2026.2.17 x -- echo`	23.6 ± 0.5	22.3	26.0	1.00
`mise x -- echo`	24.0 ± 1.1	23.1	38.7	1.02 ± 0.05

`mise env`

Command	Mean [ms]	Min [ms]	Max [ms]	Relative
`mise-2026.2.17 env`	22.9 ± 1.3	21.7	41.6	1.00
`mise env`	23.1 ± 0.8	21.9	28.1	1.01 ± 0.07

`mise hook-env`

Command	Mean [ms]	Min [ms]	Max [ms]	Relative
`mise-2026.2.17 hook-env`	23.1 ± 0.4	22.3	25.8	1.00 ± 0.02
`mise hook-env`	23.0 ± 0.3	22.4	25.6	1.00

`mise ls`

Command	Mean [ms]	Min [ms]	Max [ms]	Relative
`mise-2026.2.17 ls`	20.3 ± 0.3	19.8	21.5	1.00
`mise ls`	20.6 ± 0.4	19.8	22.1	1.01 ± 0.02

`xtasks/test/perf`

Command	mise-2026.2.17	mise	Variance
install (cached)	124ms	124ms	+0%
ls (cached)	76ms	76ms	+0%
bin-paths (cached)	80ms	80ms	+0%
task-ls (cached)	784ms	790ms	+0%

…cation Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>

@jdx

### 🚀 Features - **(install)** auto-lock all platforms after tool installation by @jdx in [#8277](#8277) ### 🐛 Bug Fixes - **(config)** respect --yes flag for config trust prompts by @jdx in [#8288](#8288) - **(exec)** strip shims from PATH on Unix to prevent infinite recursion by @jdx in [#8276](#8276) - **(install)** validate --locked before --dry-run short-circuit by @altendky in [#8290](#8290) - **(release)** refresh PATH after mise up in release-plz by @jdx in [#8292](#8292) - **(schema)** replace unevaluatedProperties with additionalProperties by @jdx in [#8285](#8285) - **(task)** avoid duplicated stderr on task failure in replacing mode by @jdx in [#8275](#8275) - **(task)** use process groups to kill child process trees on Unix by @jdx in [#8279](#8279) - **(task)** run depends_post tasks even when parent task fails by @jdx in [#8274](#8274) - **(task)** suggest similar commands when mistyping a CLI subcommand by @jdx in [#8286](#8286) - **(task)** execute monorepo subdirectory prepare steps from root by @jdx in [#8291](#8291) - **(upgrade)** don't force-reinstall already installed versions by @jdx in [#8282](#8282) - **(watch)** restore terminal state after watchexec exits by @jdx in [#8273](#8273) ### 📚 Documentation - clarify that MISE_CEILING_PATHS excludes the ceiling directory itself by @jdx in [#8283](#8283) ### Chore - replace gen-release-notes script with communique by @jdx in [#8289](#8289) ### New Contributors - @altendky made their first contribution in [#8290](#8290) ## 📦 Aqua Registry Updates #### New Packages (4) - [`Skarlso/crd-to-sample-yaml`](https://github.com/Skarlso/crd-to-sample-yaml) - [`kunobi-ninja/kunobi-releases`](https://github.com/kunobi-ninja/kunobi-releases) - [`swanysimon/markdownlint-rs`](https://github.com/swanysimon/markdownlint-rs) - [`tmux/tmux-builds`](https://github.com/tmux/tmux-builds) #### Updated Packages (2) - [`firecow/gitlab-ci-local`](https://github.com/firecow/gitlab-ci-local) - [`k1LoW/runn`](https://github.com/k1LoW/runn)

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## [2026.2.18](https://github.com/jdx/mise/compare/v2026.2.17..v2026.2.18) - 2026-02-21 ### 🚀 Features - **(install)** auto-lock all platforms after tool installation by @jdx in [#8277](jdx/mise#8277) ### 🐛 Bug Fixes - **(config)** respect --yes flag for config trust prompts by @jdx in [#8288](jdx/mise#8288) - **(exec)** strip shims from PATH on Unix to prevent infinite recursion by @jdx in [#8276](jdx/mise#8276) - **(install)** validate --locked before --dry-run short-circuit by @altendky in [#8290](jdx/mise#8290) - **(release)** refresh PATH after mise up in release-plz by @jdx in [#8292](jdx/mise#8292) - **(schema)** replace unevaluatedProperties with additionalProperties by @jdx in [#8285](jdx/mise#8285) - **(task)** avoid duplicated stderr on task failure in replacing mode by @jdx in [#8275](jdx/mise#8275) - **(task)** use process groups to kill child process trees on Unix by @jdx in [#8279](jdx/mise#8279) - **(task)** run depends_post tasks even when parent task fails by @jdx in [#8274](jdx/mise#8274) - **(task)** suggest similar commands when mistyping a CLI subcommand by @jdx in [#8286](jdx/mise#8286) - **(task)** execute monorepo subdirectory prepare steps from root by @jdx in [#8291](jdx/mise#8291) - **(upgrade)** don't force-reinstall already installed versions by @jdx in [#8282](jdx/mise#8282) - **(watch)** restore terminal state after watchexec exits by @jdx in [#8273](jdx/mise#8273) ### 📚 Documentation - clarify that MISE_CEILING_PATHS excludes the ceiling directory itself by @jdx in [#8283](jdx/mise#8283) ### Chore - replace gen-release-notes script with communique by @jdx in [#8289](jdx/mise#8289) ### New Contributors - @altendky made their first contribution in [#8290](jdx/mise#8290) ### 📦 Aqua Registry Updates #### New Packages (4) - [`Skarlso/crd-to-sample-yaml`](https://github.com/Skarlso/crd-to-sample-yaml) - [`kunobi-ninja/kunobi-releases`](https://github.com/kunobi-ninja/kunobi-releases) - [`swanysimon/markdownlint-rs`](https://github.com/swanysimon/markdownlint-rs) - [`tmux/tmux-builds`](https://github.com/tmux/tmux-builds) #### Updated Packages (2) - [`firecow/gitlab-ci-local`](https://github.com/firecow/gitlab-ci-local) - [`k1LoW/runn`](https://github.com/k1LoW/runn) ## [2026.2.17](https://github.com/jdx/mise/compare/v2026.2.16..v2026.2.17) - 2026-02-19 ### 🚀 Features - **(prepare)** update mtime of outputs after command is run by @halms in [#8243](jdx/mise#8243) ### 🐛 Bug Fixes - **(install)** use backend bin paths for per-tool postinstall hooks by @jdx in [#8234](jdx/mise#8234) - **(use)** write to config.toml instead of config.local.toml by @jdx in [#8240](jdx/mise#8240) - default legacy .mise.backend installs to non-explicit by @jean-humann in [#8245](jdx/mise#8245) ### 🚜 Refactor - **(config)** consolidate flat task_* settings into nested task.* by @jdx in [#8239](jdx/mise#8239) ### Chore - **(prepare)** refactor common code into ProviderBase by @halms in [#8246](jdx/mise#8246) ### 📦 Aqua Registry Updates #### Updated Packages (1) - [`namespacelabs/foundation/nsc`](https://github.com/namespacelabs/foundation/nsc)

## Summary - Replaces the custom `gen-release-notes` bash script (which shelled out to the Claude Code CLI) with [communique](https://github.com/jdx/communique), a purpose-built tool for AI-editorialized release notes - Adds `communique.toml` with project context and `emoji = false` default - Simplifies the release workflow: creates draft release with git-cliff notes, then enhances with `communique generate --github-release` (with `continue-on-error: true` so git-cliff content remains as fallback) ## Test plan - [ ] Verify `mise install` picks up communique - [ ] Test locally with `communique generate v2026.2.17 --dry-run` to confirm it generates notes for a past release - [ ] Review workflow changes to confirm the fallback pattern is correct 🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code)  --- > [!NOTE] > **Low Risk** > Changes are limited to the release workflow and dev tooling; main risk is misconfigured CI causing release-note generation or draft release creation to fail/fallback. > > **Overview** > Release automation now generates draft GitHub release notes via `communique generate` (using `ANTHROPIC_API_KEY`), derives `RELEASE_TITLE` from the first line, and falls back to `git cliff` when `communique` fails. > > The custom `xtasks/gen-release-notes` script and its `tasks.md` docs are removed, and `communique` is added to `mise.toml`/`mise.lock` along with a new `communique.toml` configuration (project context, `emoji = false`). > > <sup>Written by [Cursor Bugbot](https://cursor.com/dashboard?tab=bugbot) for commit 470f4f1. This will update automatically on new commits. Configure [here](https://cursor.com/dashboard?tab=bugbot).</sup>  --------- Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com> Co-authored-by: autofix-ci[bot] <114827586+autofix-ci[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>

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### 🚀 Features - **(install)** auto-lock all platforms after tool installation by @jdx in [jdx#8277](jdx#8277) ### 🐛 Bug Fixes - **(config)** respect --yes flag for config trust prompts by @jdx in [jdx#8288](jdx#8288) - **(exec)** strip shims from PATH on Unix to prevent infinite recursion by @jdx in [jdx#8276](jdx#8276) - **(install)** validate --locked before --dry-run short-circuit by @altendky in [jdx#8290](jdx#8290) - **(release)** refresh PATH after mise up in release-plz by @jdx in [jdx#8292](jdx#8292) - **(schema)** replace unevaluatedProperties with additionalProperties by @jdx in [jdx#8285](jdx#8285) - **(task)** avoid duplicated stderr on task failure in replacing mode by @jdx in [jdx#8275](jdx#8275) - **(task)** use process groups to kill child process trees on Unix by @jdx in [jdx#8279](jdx#8279) - **(task)** run depends_post tasks even when parent task fails by @jdx in [jdx#8274](jdx#8274) - **(task)** suggest similar commands when mistyping a CLI subcommand by @jdx in [jdx#8286](jdx#8286) - **(task)** execute monorepo subdirectory prepare steps from root by @jdx in [jdx#8291](jdx#8291) - **(upgrade)** don't force-reinstall already installed versions by @jdx in [jdx#8282](jdx#8282) - **(watch)** restore terminal state after watchexec exits by @jdx in [jdx#8273](jdx#8273) ### 📚 Documentation - clarify that MISE_CEILING_PATHS excludes the ceiling directory itself by @jdx in [jdx#8283](jdx#8283) ### Chore - replace gen-release-notes script with communique by @jdx in [jdx#8289](jdx#8289) ### New Contributors - @altendky made their first contribution in [jdx#8290](jdx#8290) ## 📦 Aqua Registry Updates #### New Packages (4) - [`Skarlso/crd-to-sample-yaml`](https://github.com/Skarlso/crd-to-sample-yaml) - [`kunobi-ninja/kunobi-releases`](https://github.com/kunobi-ninja/kunobi-releases) - [`swanysimon/markdownlint-rs`](https://github.com/swanysimon/markdownlint-rs) - [`tmux/tmux-builds`](https://github.com/tmux/tmux-builds) #### Updated Packages (2) - [`firecow/gitlab-ci-local`](https://github.com/firecow/gitlab-ci-local) - [`k1LoW/runn`](https://github.com/k1LoW/runn)

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