Releasing WoW Addons

Expert guidance for the full addon release workflow using Mechanic automation.

Related Commands

• c-release - Automated release workflow

CLI Commands (Use These First)

MANDATORY: Always use CLI commands before manual exploration.

| Task | Command | |------|---------| | Full Release | mech release MyAddon 1.2.0 "Release message" | | Bump Version | mech call version.bump -i '{"addon": "MyAddon", "version": "1.2.0"}' | | Add Changelog | mech call changelog.add -i '{"addon": "MyAddon", "version": "1.2.0", "message": "..."}' | | Commit Changes | mech call git.commit -i '{"addon": "MyAddon", "message": "Release 1.2.0"}' | | Create Tag | mech call git.tag -i '{"addon": "MyAddon", "version": "1.2.0"}' |

Capabilities

1. Full Automation — Single-command release workflow (bump → changelog → commit → tag)
2. Version Management — Consistent version bumping across .toc files
3. Changelog Maintenance — Structured CHANGELOG.md updates with categories
4. Git Integration — Automated commits and annotated tags

Routing Logic

| Request type | Load reference | |--------------|----------------| | Release workflow, changelog format | ../../docs/integration/release.md | | CLI Reference | ../../docs/cli-reference.md |

Quick Reference

The One-Command Release

# Recommended: Validates → Bumps → Changelogs → Commits → Tags
mech release MyAddon 1.2.0 "Added cooldown tracking and fixed memory leaks"

Pre-Release Checklist

1. Validate: mech call addon.validate -i '{"addon": "MyAddon"}'
2. Lint: mech call addon.lint -i '{"addon": "MyAddon"}'
3. Test: mech call addon.test -i '{"addon": "MyAddon"}'
4. Audit: mech call addon.deprecations -i '{"addon": "MyAddon"}'

Changelog Categories

• ### Added: New features
• ### Changed: Changes to existing features
• ### Fixed: Bug fixes
• ### Removed: Removed features
• ### Deprecated: Features to be removed
• ### Security: Security-related changes