redwoodjs · peterp · Apr 28, 2026 · Apr 27, 2026
diff --git a/.changeset/resource-fidelity-classification.md b/.changeset/resource-fidelity-classification.md
diff --git a/.changeset/revert-smolvm-backend.md b/.changeset/revert-smolvm-backend.md
diff --git a/.changeset/support-env-context-in-expressions.md b/.changeset/support-env-context-in-expressions.md
diff --git a/.release-closes.json b/.release-closes.json
@@ -1,12 +1,7 @@
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   {
-    "issue": 308,
-    "pr": null,
-    "changeset": "rename-docker-host-to-agent-ci-docker-host.md"
-  },
-  {
-    "issue": 288,
-    "pr": null,
-    "changeset": "tmux-pane-run-state.md"
+    "issue": 229,
+    "pr": 320,
+    "changeset": "resource-fidelity-classification.md"
   }
 ]
diff --git a/packages/cli/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/cli/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,29 @@
 # @redwoodjs/agent-ci
 
+## 0.14.0
+
+### Minor Changes
+
+- 44595b1: Surface degraded local runs when the host machine is smaller than the runner spec declared by `runs-on:` (e.g. `ubuntu-latest-8-cores`). The job is tagged `degraded`, a warning is printed before execution, and `[degraded]` appears in CLI output. Execution is never blocked — slow runs and OOMs now have a visible cause instead of being a mystery.
+
+  Refs #229.
+
+- 76b46f9: Revert the opt-in smolvm backend (#287). The implementation proved too rough
+  to keep in-tree while iterating — it will return once the boot path is
+  reliable on the current smolvm release. `AGENT_CI_BACKEND=smolvm` is no
+  longer recognized; Linux jobs always run through Docker.
+
+### Patch Changes
+
+- 6a26cae: Add support for expansion of variables in the `env` context in expressions.
+
+  `env` context variables deriving from the merged step environment (workflow-level + job-level + step-level `env:`) are now expanded in expressions, matching GitHub Actions behavior. Previously these references resolved to empty strings.
+
+- Updated dependencies [44595b1]
+- Updated dependencies [76b46f9]
+- Updated dependencies [6a26cae]
+  - dtu-github-actions@0.14.0
+
 ## 0.13.0
 
 ### Minor Changes

diff --git a/packages/cli/package.json b/packages/cli/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@redwoodjs/agent-ci",
-  "version": "0.13.0",
+  "version": "0.14.0",
   "description": "Local GitHub Actions runner — pause on failure, ~0ms cache, official runner binary. Built for AI coding agents.",
   "keywords": [
     "act-alternative",

diff --git a/packages/dtu-github-actions/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/dtu-github-actions/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,21 @@
 # dtu-github-actions
 
+## 0.14.0
+
+### Patch Changes
+
+- 44595b1: Surface degraded local runs when the host machine is smaller than the runner spec declared by `runs-on:` (e.g. `ubuntu-latest-8-cores`). The job is tagged `degraded`, a warning is printed before execution, and `[degraded]` appears in CLI output. Execution is never blocked — slow runs and OOMs now have a visible cause instead of being a mystery.
+
+  Refs #229.
+
+- 76b46f9: Revert the opt-in smolvm backend (#287). The implementation proved too rough
+  to keep in-tree while iterating — it will return once the boot path is
+  reliable on the current smolvm release. `AGENT_CI_BACKEND=smolvm` is no
+  longer recognized; Linux jobs always run through Docker.
+- 6a26cae: Add support for expansion of variables in the `env` context in expressions.
+
+  `env` context variables deriving from the merged step environment (workflow-level + job-level + step-level `env:`) are now expanded in expressions, matching GitHub Actions behavior. Previously these references resolved to empty strings.
+
 ## 0.13.0
 
 ### Minor Changes

diff --git a/packages/dtu-github-actions/package.json b/packages/dtu-github-actions/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "dtu-github-actions",
-  "version": "0.13.0",
+  "version": "0.14.0",
   "description": "Digital Twin Universe - GitHub Actions Mock and Simulation",
   "keywords": [
     "ci",