Release v0.8.0

[mpaulosky]

Release v0.8.0

Promotes all changes from dev to main for the v0.8.0 release.

Changes included

• Upgraded gittools/actions from v3 to v4.5.0 across all release workflows (PR fix: upgrade gittools/actions to v4.5.0 for GitVersion 6.7.0 compat #255)
• All Sprint 1-4 feature work on dev since v0.7.0

Test results

• 2,365 tests passed (0 failures) across all 11 test suites
• Build: 0 warnings, 0 errors

Conflict resolution

• Resolved add/add conflict in .squad/playbooks/release-issuetracker.md (kept dev version with correct GitVersion/two-branch model references)

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Test Results Summary

2 365 tests  ±0   2 365 ✅ ±0   1m 24s ⏱️ -1s
   10 suites ±0       0 💤 ±0 
   10 files   ±0       0 ❌ ±0 

Results for commit 0445b49. ± Comparison against base commit 1c3b613.

♻️ This comment has been updated with latest results.

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Codecov Report

✅ All modified and coverable lines are covered by tests.
✅ Project coverage is 78.52%. Comparing base (1c3b613) to head (0445b49).
⚠️ Report is 1 commits behind head on main.

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[Copilot]

Pull request overview

Release PR promoting the repository to the v0.8.0 state, including the shift to a two-branch (dev → main) model and associated workflow/documentation updates.

Changes:

• Updates GitVersion config and release/promotion workflows to support dev as the integration branch and main as release-only.
• Revises contributor/agent documentation and adds new playbooks to reflect the new branching + review/merge processes.
• Adjusts pre-push protections and automation (Dependabot + issue assignment) to target dev.

Reviewed changes

Copilot reviewed 26 out of 26 changed files in this pull request and generated 10 comments.

Show a summary per file

File	Description
global.json	Tweaks SDK roll-forward / prerelease settings for repo tooling consistency.
GitVersion.yml	Adds explicit dev branch config and updates source-branch relationships.
docs/New Work process.md	Updates “new work” and merge guidance to target dev instead of main.
CONTRIBUTING.md	Documents two-branch model and updates contribution flow to target dev.
AGENTS.md	Updates workflow guidance to reflect dev integration branch and main releases.
.squad/routing.md	Re-formats routing table and updates references to playbooks/skills locations.
.squad/playbooks/release-issuetracker.md	Replaces single-branch release guidance with two-branch + GitVersion-based release guidance.
.squad/playbooks/pre-push-process.md	Adds a step-by-step playbook for the local pre-push gate process.
.squad/playbooks/pr-merge-process.md	Adds a PR lifecycle playbook aligned to squash merges into dev.
.squad/ceremonies.md	Updates ceremony docs formatting and adds links to the new playbooks.
.github/workflows/squad-test.yml	Ensures push workflow runs on dev as well as main.
.github/workflows/squad-release.yml	Upgrades gittools/actions usage to v4.5.0 for GitVersion compatibility.
.github/workflows/squad-promote.yml	Reworks promotion to open a dev → main PR and upgrades gittools/actions.
.github/workflows/squad-preview.yml	Replaces placeholder preview validation with real restore/build/test on dev.
.github/workflows/squad-milestone-release.yml	Upgrades gittools/actions usage to v4.5.0 for GitVersion compatibility.
.github/workflows/squad-issue-assign.yml	Sets the coding agent base branch to dev (release work stays on main).
.github/workflows/squad-insider-release.yml	Upgrades gittools/actions usage to v4.5.0 for GitVersion compatibility.
.github/workflows/squad-heartbeat.yml	Sets the coding agent base branch to dev (release work stays on main).
.github/hooks/pre-push	Extends Gate 0 to block direct pushes to both main and dev.
.github/dependabot.yml	Targets Dependabot PRs to dev and broadens NuGet/dotnet-sdk scanning to repo root.
.copilot/skills/squad-conventions/SKILL.md	Clarifies this skill is “Squad CLI Only” (not IssueTrackerApp).
.copilot/skills/release-process/SKILL.md	Clarifies this skill is “Squad CLI Only” and points to IssueTrackerApp release playbook.
.copilot/skills/pre-push-test-gate/SKILL.md	Updates the pre-push gate skill to align with the repo’s hook and new playbook.
.copilot/skills/merged-pr-guard/SKILL.md	Updates guard guidance to sync to dev (integration branch) instead of main.
.copilot/skills/git-workflow/SKILL.md	Updates workflow guidance to a two-branch model and IssueTrackerApp context.
.copilot/skills/ci-validation-gates/SKILL.md	Clarifies this skill is “Squad CLI Only” and points to IssueTrackerApp sources.

[Copilot]

The GitVersion action is configured with useConfigFile: true but does not specify configFilePath. Other workflows in this repo pass configFilePath: GitVersion.yml; without it this job can become sensitive to default-path behavior changes in the action.

Suggested change

	useConfigFile: true
	useConfigFile: true
	configFilePath: GitVersion.yml

[mpaulosky]

✅ Fixed in 0445b49 — added configFilePath: GitVersion.yml to the execute step, matching the other 3 release workflows.

[Copilot]

The gh pr create/edit --body "..." string includes $(git log ... --oneline) output inside double quotes. If any commit subject contains an unescaped double quote, the shell will break and the workflow will fail. Prefer constructing the body via a heredoc / --body-file to avoid shell-escaping issues.

[mpaulosky]

✅ Fixed in 0445b49 — refactored to write the PR body to a temp file via heredoc and use --body-file for both the create and edit paths. The temp file is cleaned up after use.

[Copilot]

This playbook claims the embedded YAML is the "actual repo config", but it does not match GitVersion.yml in this repo (e.g., mode is ContinuousDelivery, tag-prefix is [vV], branches use label not tag, and there is a dev branch entry). Please update the snippet or replace it with a link/reference to avoid drift.

Suggested change

	**GitVersion.yml reference** (actual repo config):
	```yaml
	mode: ContinuousDeployment
	tag-prefix: '[vV]?'
	branches:
	main:
	regex: ^main$
	tag: ''
	increment: Minor
	develop:
	regex: ^dev$
	tag: preview
	increment: Minor
	feature:
	regex: ^(feature|squad)[/-]
	tag: alpha.{BranchName}
	increment: Inherit
	```
	**GitVersion.yml reference:** Use [`GitVersion.yml`](../../GitVersion.yml) at the
	repo root as the authoritative configuration source.
	To avoid documentation drift, this playbook does not duplicate the full YAML here.
	For the current `mode`, `tag-prefix`, and branch configuration
	(`main`, `dev`, `feature`/`squad`), refer directly to `GitVersion.yml`.

[mpaulosky]

✅ Fixed in 0445b49 — replaced the stale embedded YAML block with a direct link to GitVersion.yml at repo root, plus a summary of the key settings (mode: ContinuousDelivery, tag-prefix: '[vV]', branch configs).

[Copilot]

Last Updated is earlier than Last Reviewed at the end of the document, which makes the metadata inconsistent. Consider updating Last Updated to reflect the current revision date (or removing one of the fields).

Suggested change

	**Last Updated:** 2025-07-17
	**Last Updated:** 2026-04-13

[mpaulosky]

✅ Fixed in 0445b49 — updated Last Updated to 2026-04-13 on this file and the other playbook docs.

[Copilot]

Gate 0 is described as blocking pushes only when the current branch is main, but the hook and earlier checklist say it blocks both main and dev. Please update the table to match the hook behavior.

[mpaulosky]

✅ Fixed in 0445b49 — Gate 0 table now reads "Current branch is main or dev" to match the hook's actual behavior (line 16 blocks both).

[Copilot]

Gate 0 is documented as blocking only pushes to main, but .github/hooks/pre-push now blocks direct pushes to both main and dev. Please update this row to match the hook behavior.

[mpaulosky]

✅ Fixed in 0445b49 — updated Gate 0 row to "Push is to main or dev" to match the hook.

[Copilot]

This cleanup procedure uses origin/main / main to detect merged squad branches, but feature PRs are now squash-merged into dev. Using main here will miss branches merged to dev and leave them behind; the merged checks should reference origin/dev / dev (or the PR base branch).

Suggested change

	git checkout main && git pull origin main && git fetch --prune
	# Remove merged remote squad/ branches
	git branch -r --merged origin/main \
	| grep 'origin/squad/' \
	| sed 's|origin/||' \
	| xargs -r -I{} git push origin --delete {}
	# Remove merged local squad/ branches
	git branch --merged main \
	git checkout dev && git pull origin dev && git fetch --prune
	# Remove merged remote squad/ branches
	git branch -r --merged origin/dev \
	| grep 'origin/squad/' \
	| sed 's|origin/||' \
	| xargs -r -I{} git push origin --delete {}
	# Remove merged local squad/ branches
	git branch --merged dev \

[mpaulosky]

✅ Fixed in 0445b49 — cleanup procedure now references origin/dev / dev for merged branch detection, matching the squad PR workflow.

[Copilot]

Conflict-resolution protocol merges origin/main into the PR branch. If the PR base is dev, conflicts should be resolved by merging the PR base (origin/dev) into the branch; merging main risks introducing unrelated release-only changes and won’t reliably resolve conflicts against dev.

[mpaulosky]

✅ Fixed in 0445b49 — conflict resolution now merges origin/dev and the commit message references dev instead of main.

[Copilot]

Orphan-branch cleanup checks --merged origin/main / --merged main, but PRs are merged into dev per the updated process. This will miss branches merged to dev; consider switching these merged checks to origin/dev / dev (and update the one-liner and report filters accordingly).

[mpaulosky]

✅ Fixed in 0445b49 — orphan cleanup now uses origin/dev / dev for all merged-branch checks, matching the squad workflow where PRs merge to dev.

[Copilot]

This doc states tag prefixes v / V are accepted. GitVersion is configured for [vV], but the release workflow trigger in .github/workflows/squad-release.yml only matches lowercase tags (v*.*.*). Either update the docs to say lowercase v only, or update workflow triggers to include uppercase V*.*.* to match GitVersion behavior.

Suggested change

	| Parameter | Value | Notes |
	| ------------------ | --------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------- |
	| **Version System** | GitVersion | Configured in `GitVersion.yml` |
	| **Version File** | `GitVersion.yml` | At repo root |
	| **Tag Prefix** | `v` / `V` | e.g., `v1.0.0` (both cases accepted per GitVersion.yml) |
	| **Package ID** | IssueTrackerApp | From `.csproj` |
	| **Merge Strategy** | squash (to dev), merge (dev→main) | Squash for feature work, merge commit for promotion |
	| Parameter | Value | Notes |
	| ------------------ | --------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------- |
	| **Version System** | GitVersion | Configured in `GitVersion.yml` |
	| **Version File** | `GitVersion.yml` | At repo root |
	| **Tag Prefix** | `v` | e.g., `v1.0.0` (release workflow triggers on `v`) |
	| **Package ID** | IssueTrackerApp | From `.csproj` |
	| **Merge Strategy** | squash (to dev), merge (dev→main) | Squash for feature work, merge commit for promotion |

[mpaulosky]

✅ Fixed in 0445b49 — tag prefix row now reads v (lowercase only) with a note that GitVersion accepts [vV] but the release workflow trigger only matches v*.*.*.