is-ai-native: Skill for Claude Code

Context

CI workflows must be defensive. These patterns were learned from the v0.8.22 release disaster where invalid semver, wrong token types, missing retry logic, and draft releases caused a multi-hour outage. Both Drucker (CI/CD) and Trejo (Release Manager) carried this knowledge in their charters — now centralized here.

Patterns

Semver Validation Gate

Every publish workflow MUST validate version format before npm publish. 4-part versions (e.g., 0.8.21.4) are NOT valid semver — npm mangles them.

- name: Validate semver
  run: |
    VERSION="${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}"
    VERSION="${VERSION#v}"
    if ! npx semver "$VERSION" > /dev/null 2>&1; then
      echo "❌ Invalid semver: $VERSION"
      echo "Only 3-part versions (X.Y.Z) or prerelease (X.Y.Z-tag.N) are valid."
      exit 1
    fi
    echo "✅ Valid semver: $VERSION"

NPM Token Type Verification

NPM_TOKEN MUST be an Automation token, not a User token with 2FA:

• User tokens require OTP — CI can't provide it → EOTP error
• Create Automation tokens at npmjs.com → Settings → Access Tokens → Automation
• Verify before first publish in any workflow

Retry Logic for npm Registry Propagation

npm registry uses eventual consistency. After npm publish succeeds, the package may not be immediately queryable.

• Propagation: typically 5-30s, up to 2min in rare cases
• All verify steps: 5 attempts, 15-second intervals
• Log each attempt: "Attempt 1/5: Checking package..."
• Exit loop on success, fail after max attempts

- name: Verify package (with retry)
  run: |
    MAX_ATTEMPTS=5
    WAIT_SECONDS=15
    for attempt in $(seq 1 $MAX_ATTEMPTS); do
      echo "Attempt $attempt/$MAX_ATTEMPTS: Checking $PACKAGE@$VERSION..."
      if npm view "$PACKAGE@$VERSION" version > /dev/null 2>&1; then
        echo "✅ Package verified"
        exit 0
      fi
      [ $attempt -lt $MAX_ATTEMPTS ] && sleep $WAIT_SECONDS
    done
    echo "❌ Failed to verify after $MAX_ATTEMPTS attempts"
    exit 1