SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-SA-4.0 SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2025-2026 Jonathan D.A. Jewell (hyperpolymath) –>
Procedure for cutting a release of echidnabot, plus standing checklist of items that should already be in place before any release ships.
Current target: v0.2.0 (production hardening — observability,
deployment automation; see ROADMAP.adoc
“Remaining Work”).
Last reviewed: 2026-06-01
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✓ README.adoc - SEO-optimized, project-focused
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✓ BRANDING.md - Visual identity and LLM art prompts
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✓ Justfile - RSR canonical task runner
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✓ Nickel configuration (config/echidnabot.ncl)
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✓ MCP configuration (.claude/settings/mcp.json)
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✓ STATE.a2ml - Project checkpoint
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✓ META.a2ml - Dublin Core metadata
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✓ ECOSYSTEM.a2ml - Dependency graph
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✓ GitHub topics file (.github/topics.txt)
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❏ Apply GitHub Topics - Go to repo Settings → About → Topics and add:
theorem-prover, formal-verification, proof-assistant, ci-cd, rust, coq, lean4, agda, isabelle, z3, smt, formal-methods, type-theory, github-app, automation, mathematics, logic, webhooks, hacktoberfest
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❏ Update GitHub Description - Set to: > Proof-aware CI bot that verifies mathematical theorems on every push. Coq, Lean, Agda, Isabelle, Z3 support. Rust + Tokio + GraphQL.
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✓ wiki/Home.md
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✓ wiki/Getting-Started.md
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✓ wiki/Architecture.md
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✓ wiki/Supported-Provers.md
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✓ wiki/FAQ.md
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❏ wiki/Configuration-Reference.md - All config options
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❏ wiki/API-Reference.md - GraphQL schema documentation
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❏ wiki/Platform-Integration.md - GitHub/GitLab/Bitbucket setup
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❏ wiki/Troubleshooting.md - Common issues
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❏ wiki/Changelog.md - Version history
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❏ wiki/Roadmap.md - Future plans
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✓ .github/workflows/quality.yml - Rust build/test/lint
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✓ .github/workflows/docs.yml - casket-ssg documentation
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✓ .github/workflows/echidnabot.yml - Self-referential proof checking
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✓ .github/workflows/codeql.yml - Security scanning
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✓ .github/workflows/scorecard.yml - OSSF Scorecard
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✓ README.adoc + README.md (Markdown summary linking into .adoc)
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✓ EXPLAINME.adoc — receipts behind README claims
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✓ ROADMAP.adoc — phases + completion
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✓ CONTRIBUTING.md
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✓ SECURITY.md
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✓ CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
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✓ MAINTAINERS.adoc
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✓ CHANGELOG.md (auto-generated from conventional commits)
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✓ CITATION.cff + codemeta.json
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✓ ABI-FFI-README.md — Zig FFI + Idris2 ABI boundary
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✓ 0-AI-MANIFEST.a2ml + .claude/CLAUDE.md — AI assistant pointers
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✓ RSR_OUTLINE.adoc + RSR_COMPLIANCE.adoc
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✓ docs/content/\{index,getting-started,configuration,api}.md (casket-ssg)
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❏ Avatar (512x512) - Geometric echidna logo
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❏ Banner (1280x640) - GitHub social preview
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❏ Favicon (32x32, 16x16) - For docs site
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✓ GitHub webhook handler with signature verification (HMAC-SHA256)
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✓ GitLab + Bitbucket webhook handlers
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✓ Proof file detection (by extension across 7 file types)
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✓ ECHIDNA Core dispatcher client (REST + GraphQL)
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✓ GitHub Check Run reporter
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✓ SQLite + PostgreSQL persistence
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✓ CLI:
serve,register,check,status,init-db
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✓ Auto-detect prover from file extension
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✓ 12-prover surface (Coq, Lean 4, Agda, Isabelle, Z3, CVC5, Metamath, HOL Light, Mizar, PVS, ACL2, HOL4)
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✓
ProverKindslug newtype — open-ended for 113 upstream provers -
✓ Parallel proof checking (semaphore-bounded)
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✓ Aggregated results
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✓ Container isolation (podman + bwrap, fail-safe)
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✓ Retry + circuit breaker (5-failures-then-open, 5-min reset)
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✓ Trust bridge (confidence levels, solver integrity, axiom tracking)
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✓ Per-IP webhook rate limiting
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✓ Prometheus
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✓ Double-loop feedback (tactic-outcome recording + corpus delta)
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❏ OpenTelemetry distributed tracing
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❏ Structured JSON logging end-to-end
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❏ Graceful shutdown (finish in-progress jobs before exit)
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✓ SECURITY.md policy
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✓ .well-known/security.txt
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✓ HMAC-SHA256 webhook verification (code exists)
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✓ No hardcoded secrets
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✓ SHA-pinned GitHub Actions
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✓ Cargo.toml metadata complete
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✓ guix.scm package definition
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✓ Containerfile for Docker/Podman
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✓ Justfile for task automation
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☐ All tests passing
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☐ Changelog updated
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☐ Version bumped in Cargo.toml
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☐ STATE.a2ml updated
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☐ Documentation reviewed
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☐ Create git tag:
git tag -s v0.1.0 -m "Release 0.1.0" -
☐ Push tag:
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☐ GitHub release created with notes
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☐ Publish to crates.io:
cargo publish -
☐ Container pushed to ghcr.io
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☐ Announce on relevant channels
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❏ Enable GitHub Discussions
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❏ Set up issue templates (if not present)
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❏ Configure branch protection rules
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❏ Enable Dependabot
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Immediate (before merge)
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Apply GitHub topics manually
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Update GitHub description
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Enable wiki and push content
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This Week
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Create branding assets
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Add missing wiki pages
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Complete Phase 1 functionality
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This Month
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Achieve MVP release (v0.2)
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50% test coverage
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Next Quarter
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v1.0 production release
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Multi-platform support
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ML tactic suggestions
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