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name: smbcloud-cli-release

#description: Use when building, packaging, or releasing smbCloud CLI binaries through npm, PyPI, or GitHub Actions CI/CD. Covers the Rust binary release source of truth, the npm wrapper and platform packages, the PyPI maturin package under pypi/, local publishing with uv tool install maturin, and fixes to .github/workflows/release-npm.yml or .github/workflows/release-pypi.yml.

#smbcloud CLI Release

Use this skill when work touches any part of the smbCloud CLI distribution flow:

• local npm release for smbcloud-cli
• local PyPI release for smbcloud-cli
• GitHub Actions npm release automation
• GitHub Actions PyPI release automation
• Rust binary packaging into npm platform packages or PyPI wheels
• release failures caused by macOS cross-compilation, missing package metadata, npm 2FA, or PyPI trusted publishing setup

#Source of truth

Use these files as the release source of truth:

• Rust crate version and binary name: crates/cli/Cargo.toml
• npm release workflow: .github/workflows/release-npm.yml
• PyPI release workflow: .github/workflows/release-pypi.yml
• npm platform package generator: npm/scripts/render-platform-package.cjs
• npm wrapper package generator: npm/scripts/render-main-package.cjs
• npm wrapper launcher: npm/smbcloud-cli/src/index.ts
• PyPI package metadata: pypi/pyproject.toml
• PyPI package README: pypi/README.md

#Release model

There are two public distribution channels.

#1. npm

npm has two package layers. Publish them in order.

Platform binary packages:

• @smbcloud/cli-darwin-arm64
• @smbcloud/cli-darwin-x64
• @smbcloud/cli-linux-x64
• @smbcloud/cli-windows-arm64
• @smbcloud/cli-windows-x64

Wrapper package:

• @smbcloud/cli

The wrapper package resolves the right platform package with require.resolve(...). Do not publish @smbcloud/cli before the required platform packages for that version exist.

#2. PyPI

PyPI uses one package:

• smbcloud-cli

It is built from pypi/pyproject.toml with maturin and bindings = "bin", so the published wheel installs the native smb executable directly.

#Local npm release workflow

#Preflight

1. Confirm npm auth with npm whoami.
2. Confirm the crate version in crates/cli/Cargo.toml.
3. Use the same version string for every npm package in that release.

#Build platform binaries

Build each target first:

• cargo build --release --locked --target aarch64-apple-darwin
• cargo build --release --locked --target x86_64-apple-darwin
• or the matching Linux or Windows target in CI

#Generate platform package

From npm/:

• run node ./scripts/render-platform-package.cjs <pkg> <version> <os> <arch>
• create <pkg>/bin
• copy the built smb binary into bin/
• on Windows, use smb.exe

Example:

• node ./scripts/render-platform-package.cjs cli-darwin-arm64 0.3.39 darwin arm64

#Publish order

1. Publish each platform package with npm publish --access public
2. Generate npm/smbcloud-cli/package.json with render-main-package.cjs
3. Run npm install
4. Run npm run build
5. Publish @smbcloud/cli

#Local PyPI release workflow

#Tooling

Use uv for local maturin installation in this repo.

Install:

• uv tool install maturin

Upgrade later if needed:

• uv tool upgrade maturin

If the shell cannot find maturin, use:

• uv tool run maturin --version

#Preflight

1. Confirm the crate version in crates/cli/Cargo.toml.
2. Make sure .env exists with CLI_CLIENT_SECRET=... because the Rust build reads it at compile time.
3. If publishing from a local machine, use a PyPI API token. Trusted publishing is for CI.

#Build and upload

From pypi/:

• maturin build --release --locked --compatibility pypi --out dist
• maturin upload dist/*

Or publish in one step:

• maturin publish --release --locked --compatibility pypi

For local uploads, export MATURIN_PYPI_TOKEN before running maturin upload or maturin publish.

#Publishing the smb stub (one-time)

The stub lives in pypi/smb-stub/ and is built with hatchling, not maturin. It only needs to be published once — it never changes.

cd pypi/smb-stub
pip install hatchling build twine
python -m build
twine upload dist/*

Or with uv:

cd pypi/smb-stub
uv run --with build python -m build
uv run --with twine twine upload dist/*

Use a PyPI API token with upload scope for smb. Trusted publishing is not required for a static stub.

Do not republish the stub on every CLI release. It permanently depends on the unpinned smbcloud-cli, so uv always resolves the latest version when the tool environment is created or upgraded.

#Local publishing constraint

A local publish normally builds only for the current platform.

Do not claim a full PyPI release is complete from one machine unless you intentionally published only one platform or separately produced all required wheels.

#npm 2FA

Publishing may fail with EOTP.

When that happens, retry the exact npm publish command with:

• --otp=<code>

Do not assume the first publish failed before the package upload step. Check the exit result or npm registry state before retrying repeatedly.

#Trusted publishing

#npm

Prefer npm trusted publishers for CI over NPM_TOKEN.

Official references:

• https://docs.npmjs.com/trusted-publishers/
• https://docs.npmjs.com/cli/v11/commands/npm-trust/

#npm-side constraints

Trusted publishing can only be configured for packages that already exist on npm.

That means:

• publish a package once manually if it does not exist yet
• then configure trust for that package
• each package can have only one trusted publisher configuration at a time

For smbcloud-cli, configure trust per package, not only for @smbcloud/cli.

Example packages:

• @smbcloud/cli
• @smbcloud/cli-darwin-arm64
• later, each additional published @smbcloud/cli-* package

#GitHub Actions setup

The workflow must include:

• permissions:
• id-token: write
• contents: read

Do not pass NODE_AUTH_TOKEN to npm publish when using trusted publishing.

The npm CLI detects the GitHub OIDC environment automatically and exchanges it for a short-lived publish credential.

#Trusted publisher command

For this repo, the trust relationship should point at:

• repository: smbcloudXYZ/smbcloud-cli
• workflow file: release-npm.yml

Example:

• npm trust github @smbcloud/cli --repo smbcloudXYZ/smbcloud-cli --file release-npm.yml --yes
• npm trust github @smbcloud/cli-darwin-arm64 --repo smbcloudXYZ/smbcloud-cli --file release-npm.yml --yes

These commands may require npm 2FA and support --otp=<code>.

#Migration guidance

Recommended order:

1. enable trusted publishing for existing packages
2. verify a CI publish works through OIDC
3. then remove or stop using NPM_TOKEN
4. after the migration is proven, tighten npm package publishing access if desired

Do not remove the manual publish path for brand-new package names, because npm trust cannot be configured before the first publish.

#PyPI

Use trusted publishing in GitHub Actions through pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@release/v1. Do not use trusted publishing as the default local-machine publish path.

#CI/CD workflow rules

#Shared rules

For both release workflows:

• runs-on must use matrix.build.OS when the matrix uses upper-case keys
• derive RELEASE_VERSION from the git tag when GITHUB_REF_TYPE=tag
• for workflow_dispatch, fall back to the version in crates/cli/Cargo.toml
• read the Rust toolchain from rust-toolchain.toml
• pass that exact toolchain into dtolnay/rust-toolchain
• run rustup target add <target> --toolchain ${{ env.RUST_TOOLCHAIN }} before cross-target builds

#npm workflow

The npm workflow lives in .github/workflows/release-npm.yml.

Important rules:

• avoid envsubst for package generation across runners
• use the Node generator scripts instead
• use npm install and npm run build for the wrapper package job

#PyPI workflow

The PyPI workflow lives in .github/workflows/release-pypi.yml.

Important rules:

• build wheels with PyO3/maturin-action@v1
• use working-directory: pypi
• pass target: ${{ matrix.build.TARGET }}
• use manylinux: ${{ matrix.build.MANYLINUX || 'off' }}
• build the sdist in a separate job
• publish only after wheel and sdist artifacts are downloaded into one directory

#Rust toolchain consistency

When cross-compiling in CI, the Rust toolchain used for rustup target add must match the toolchain used by cargo build or maturin.

For this repo, rust-toolchain.toml is the only Rust version source of truth.

If the workflow installs a target for one toolchain but builds with another, CI can fail with:

• error[E0463]: can't find crate for core

#macOS cross-build constraint

On an Apple Silicon host, x86_64-apple-darwin may fail due to openssl-sys if only arm64 Homebrew OpenSSL exists under /opt/homebrew.

If that happens:

• do not claim the x64 package is releasable from that machine
• either build on an Intel Mac
• or use a Rosetta or x86 Homebrew toolchain with Intel OpenSSL under /usr/local/opt/openssl@3
• or publish only the arm64 platform package and explicitly avoid calling the release complete

Do not publish @smbcloud/cli for a version unless you accept that missing platform packages for that version can break installs on those platforms.