release-discipline

# 🛑 Release Discipline

Stop version spam. Ship quality, not quantity.

**Core principle: "Only finished work counts."**

## When This Activates

Intercept any release/publish/deploy action and run the pre-release checklist.

## Pre-Release Checklist (ALL must pass)

Before ANY version bump or publish, enforce these checks:

### Gate 1: Cooldown Check
```
❓ When was the last release?
→ If < 24 hours ago: 🛑 BLOCKED — "Cool down. Last release was {X}h ago. Wait until 24h."
→ If ≥ 24 hours: ✅ PASS
```

### Gate 2: User Feedback Check
```
❓ Has anyone used the previous version?
→ Check: GitHub issues, npm downloads, ClawHub installs, user messages
→ If no feedback exists: ⚠️ WARNING — "No one has used v{X} yet. Why release v{X+1}?"
→ If feedback exists: ✅ PASS — Summarize feedback
```

### Gate 3: Documentation Check
```
❓ Is documentation updated?
→ Check for: README.md, CHANGELOG, English docs
→ Missing README: 🛑 BLOCKED
→ Missing English: ⚠️ WARNING — "Global users can't read this"
→ All present: ✅ PASS
```

### Gate 4: Quality Check
```
❓ Does this release have substance?
→ Ask: "What's the ONE thing this release does better than the last?"
→ If answer is vague ("minor fixes", "improvements"): ⚠️ WARNING — "Be specific. What changed?"
→ If answer is clear: ✅ PASS
```

### Gate 5: Kill Criteria Check
```
❓ What kills this project?
→ If no kill criteria defined: ⚠️ WARNING — "Define when to stop: 'If X doesn't happen in Y weeks, shut it down.'"
→ If defined: ✅ PASS — Remind user of their kill criteria
```

### Gate 6: Self-Contradiction Check
```
❓ Does this action match your stated principles?
→ Read SOUL.md (or equivalent principles file)
→ Look for contradictions:
  - "Ship one thing at a time" + releasing 3 things = 🛑
  - "Quality over quantity" + 5 releases in 3 days = 🛑
  - "Finish before starting new" + new project while old unfinished = ⚠️
→ If contradiction found: 🛑 BLOCKED — Quote the principle and show the contradiction
→ If consistent: ✅...