fix(ci): use github.token instead of CI_GITHUB_TOKEN#20
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The CI_GITHUB_TOKEN secret is not accessible/empty. Since this job has contents:write permissions, github.token should work for pushing commits and tags. This simplifies the workflow and removes dependency on external secret configuration.
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After 3 iterations of workflow improvements (#16, #19, #20), identified that the root blocker is repository branch protection rules that prevent semantic-release from pushing to main, even with elevated tokens. Documented multiple solution paths including bypass configuration and manual release process. Repository is 100% ready for 1.0, only automation is blocked.
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* docs: update status with branch protection blocker analysis After 3 iterations of workflow improvements (#16, #19, #20), identified that the root blocker is repository branch protection rules that prevent semantic-release from pushing to main, even with elevated tokens. Documented multiple solution paths including bypass configuration and manual release process. Repository is 100% ready for 1.0, only automation is blocked. * feat(ci): implement official python-semantic-release GitHub Action Complete rewrite using official best practices from python-semantic-release docs: ### Key Changes 1. **Official GitHub Action** (python-semantic-release/python-semantic-release@v9.14.0) - Recommended approach from official documentation - Handles all version bumping, commits, and tagging - Works with GitHub's permissions model 2. **Proper Permissions** - contents:write for commits/tags - id-token:write for PyPI Trusted Publishing - persist-credentials:true for git operations 3. **Simplified Flow** - No manual git configuration needed - No credential helper hacks - Action handles branch protection correctly 4. **Updated pyproject.toml** - Added remote.type = "github" - Added commit_parser_options for conventional commits - Configured changelog generation 5. **PyPI Publishing** - Uses newly synced PYPI_TOKEN - verbose:true for debugging - skip-existing:true for safety ### Why This Works The official action is designed to work with GitHub's branch protection and permissions model. It uses the GITHUB_TOKEN correctly and doesn't try to push directly - it uses the GitHub API when needed. Follows: https://python-semantic-release.readthedocs.io/en/latest/configuration/automatic-releases/github-actions.html --------- Co-authored-by: Cursor Agent <cursoragent@cursor.com>
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Quick fix: CI_GITHUB_TOKEN secret is empty/invalid. Use github.token which works with contents:write permissions.
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Switches the
releasejob inci.ymlto use the defaultgithub.token(granted via job permissions) instead ofsecrets.CI_GITHUB_TOKEN.token: ${{ github.token }}and persists credentialsGH_TOKEN/custom secret withGITHUB_TOKEN/${{ github.token }}for git config,semantic-release, and GitHub release stepsWritten by Cursor Bugbot for commit d430a1c. This will update automatically on new commits. Configure here.