aiops: release agents - Consolidate release and changelog agent guidance by ZaredRogers · Pull Request #3881 · lightspeedwp/.github

ZaredRogers · 2026-10-09T07:45:07Z

AI Operations Pull Request

This repository enforces changelog, release, and label automation for all PRs and issues.
See the organisation-wide Automation Governance & Release Strategy for contributor rules.

Linked issues

Closes #3880

Linear: GIT-2623

AI Operation Summary

Agent: Claude Code (Opus 5.5), with a maintainer reviewing and committing.
Task: merge the duplicate release.agent.md and changelog.agent.md specs into each folder's AGENT.md, delete the duplicates, and update the tooling and references that pointed at them.
Scope: 27 files, 111 insertions and 406 deletions. Most of the deletions are the two removed duplicate files.

Operation Details

Each pair was effectively identical. The only differences were in frontmatter and footer boilerplate.

release.agent.md had one unique item, the path-form implementation: "agents/release-agent/" field. It is now in release-agent/AGENT.md, matching the other agents.
changelog.agent.md had one unique item, the title: field. It is now in changelog-agent/AGENT.md.
The release → changelog dependency was only implied. A Dependency: Changelog Agent section in the release spec and a Used By section in the changelog spec now state it, with links each way.

Several tools read the duplicate files directly, so deleting them needed these follow-ups:

scripts/agents/generate-agent-defs.cjs and its test now read changelog-agent/AGENT.md. .claude/agents/changelog-agent.md was regenerated; its agent name is still changelog-agent.
scripts/validation/validate-changelog-safety.js now checks AGENT.md instead of the deleted file.
.github/scripts/generate-agent-index.js only indexed *.agent.md files, so both agents would have dropped out of the index. It now also indexes a folder's AGENT.md when the folder has no *.agent.md.
- ⚠️ Reviewers: this rule also picks up ADR Generator and PR Agent, whose folders contain only an AGENT.md and which the index was missing. docs/AGENT-INDEX.md was regenerated and now lists 86 agents (was 84).
scripts/validation/skills-baseline.json: removed the entry for the deleted release file.

The maintainer approved each step. No other changes.

Generated Changes

Deleted: agents/release-agent/release.agent.md, agents/changelog-agent/changelog.agent.md
Modified (specs): agents/release-agent/AGENT.md, agents/changelog-agent/AGENT.md
Modified (tooling): the generators, validator, tests and baseline listed above, plus the regenerated .claude/agents/changelog-agent.md and docs/AGENT-INDEX.md
Modified (references): agents/README.md, agents/agent.md, agents/changelog-agent/README.md, reviewer and task-planner agent links, docs/RELEASE_PROCESS.md, docs/CHANGELOG_AUTOMATION.md, instructions/release.instructions.md, prompts/release.prompt.md, .github/agentic-workflows/release.*, and the comments in scripts/agents/release.agent.js
Breaking changes: none. External links to the two deleted files will 404; they should point at AGENT.md instead.

Not changed (follow-up): historical reports and CHANGELOG entries still name the deleted files; they record history and were left alone. Also left alone: workflows/memory/registry/* and website/src/lib/catalogue.ts, which use a flat agents/<name>.agent.md layout that is already out of date for every agent. That needs its own issue.

Verification

Output reviewed for correctness
Generated code follows project standards
Tests pass (if applicable): three Jest suites (generate-agent-defs, validate-changelog-safety, validate-skills, 173 tests) and the index-generator tests (28/28)
No unintended side effects: the agent-index --check, the generate-agent-defs --check drift check, validate-skills and validate-changelog-safety all pass
Manual spot-checks completed

Changelog

Changed

Release and changelog agents consolidated — Each agent now has a single definition file, the release agent states that it relies on the changelog agent, and the agent index and Claude Code agent list are generated from that single file. (aiops: release-agents - Consolidate agent guidance #3880)

Removed

Duplicate release and changelog agent specs — Removed the second copy of the release and changelog agent definitions, so each agent has one definition file to maintain. (aiops: release-agents - Consolidate agent guidance #3880)

Automation Governance

Operation follows AGENTS.md rules
AI decisions are transparent and documented
No sensitive data generated or exposed
Rollback plan documented (if needed): revert cdac490bb1
Related issues linked above
Changelog entry added

🤖 Generated with Claude Code

…NT.md Merge release.agent.md into release-agent/AGENT.md and changelog.agent.md into changelog-agent/AGENT.md, then remove the duplicates. Keep the unique implementation path and title fields, and make the release -> changelog agent dependency explicit in both specs. Point generate-agent-defs, validate-changelog-safety and every live doc reference at AGENT.md. Index AGENT.md-only agent folders in generate-agent-index so consolidated agents stay listed, and regenerate docs/AGENT-INDEX.md. Drop the stale skills-baseline entry. Closes #3880 Linear: GIT-2623 Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

linear-code · 2026-10-09T07:45:15Z

GIT-2623

github-actions · 2026-10-09T07:45:28Z

Linear review: risk level 2 of 4

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github-actions · 2026-10-09T07:45:46Z

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The release and changelog agent specifications are consolidated into their respective AGENT.md files. Agent discovery and definition generation now use the consolidated paths. Related documentation, indexes, tests, and references are updated.

Changes: Agent Specification Consolidation

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Consolidate agent specifications `agents/changelog-agent/AGENT.md`, `agents/changelog-agent/README.md`, `agents/changelog-agent/changelog.agent.md`, `agents/release-agent/AGENT.md`, `agents/release-agent/release.agent.md`	The duplicate agent specification files are removed. The changelog specification gains metadata and a “Used By” section. The release specification documents its dependency on the Changelog Agent.
Update agent discovery and generation `.github/scripts/generate-agent-index.js`, `.github/scripts/__tests__/generate-agent-index.test.js`, `scripts/agents/generate-agent-defs.cjs`, `scripts/agents/__tests__/generate-agent-defs.test.js`, `scripts/validation/*`	The index generator uses `AGENT.md` when a folder has no `*.agent.md` file. The definition generator and changelog safety audit use the canonical changelog specification path.
Update references and generated indexes `.claude/agents/`, `.github/agentic-workflows/`, `agents/`, `docs/`, `instructions/release.instructions.md`, `prompts/release.prompt.md`, `scripts/agents/release.agent.js`, `CHANGELOG.md`	Agent links and release guidance point to the consolidated specifications. The generated agent index and changelog record the updated paths and removed duplicate files.

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Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~15 minutes

Change: Refactor

Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to cdac4

The heading needs a one-word capitalization change to match the documentation standard. This is a bounded, low-impact documentation issue.

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Linked Issues check		Issue `#3880` requires consolidation of both specifications, retention of unique guidance and the release-to-changelog dependency, and removal of the duplicate files. The PR summary reports that both `A…
Out of Scope Changes check		The reported changes remain connected to `#3880`. Tooling and validation changes support the new canonical paths. Documentation and reference updates prevent stale links. Index regeneration follows the …
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- Line 63: Update the “Used By” heading in the Changelog Agent documentation to
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Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

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