headroom/.github/workflows/release-metadata-sync.yml
Tejas Chopra 5383c6bf2f
fix(release): sync generated version metadata on the release branch (#2659)
## Description

The 0.33.0 release PR (#2339) has sat in `changes-requested` since
2026-07-17. Root cause: **release-please only rewrites `pyproject.toml`
and its configured `extra-files`**, but other tracked files also carry
the version — and `server.json` is asserted byte-for-byte against
`render_server_json()`, which derives its version from `pyproject.toml`.
So the bump alone fails
`tests/test_mcp_registry/test_server_json.py::test_root_server_json_matches_builder`
(the `test (2)` shard) on every regenerated release PR.

Nothing in the repo regenerated `server.json` at all, so it fell behind
every release.

Unblocks #2339.

### Why the release *build* passes but the release PR does not

`release.yml` already runs `scripts/version-sync.py` immediately before
its own `verify-versions.py` gate (lines 145 and 278). That is why
`build` and `build-wheels` are green on #2339 despite the drift — it
syncs in the workspace, uncommitted. The regular CI test job does
**not** sync, so the fix has to be committed to the branch.

This also explains why reviewers kept seeing `verify-versions.py` fail
locally while CI's build jobs passed: the verifier is never run
un-synced inside `release.yml`.

## Type of Change

- [x] Bug fix (non-breaking change that fixes an issue)
- [ ] New feature (non-breaking change that adds functionality)
- [ ] Breaking change (fix or feature that would cause existing
functionality to change)
- [ ] Documentation update
- [ ] Performance improvement
- [ ] Code refactoring (no functional changes)

## Changes Made

- **`scripts/version-sync.py`**: also write `server.json`. It was the
one version-carrying file with no writer anywhere. Values are rewritten
in place so key order and formatting keep matching the builder's
byte-for-byte output (verified: the file is pure ASCII and round-trips
exactly through `json.dumps(..., indent=2) + "\n"`).
- **`.github/workflows/release-metadata-sync.yml`** (new): on a push to
`release-please--branches--**`, run version-sync → gate on
verify-versions → commit if changed.
- **Keyed off the branch push** because release-please force-regenerates
that branch on every merge to main. That is precisely what wiped the
hand-pushed metadata fixes on #2339 (`2a86c8ff`, `d5ea4dc5`) — a push
trigger re-heals after every regeneration instead of being lost.
- **Uses the same PAT as `release-please.yml`**: a `GITHUB_TOKEN` push
does not trigger workflows, so the release PR's checks would never
re-run against the synced commit and would stay red.
- **Idempotent**: the self-triggered rerun finds no diff and exits
before pushing, so the loop terminates after one no-op run.
- **Corrected pre-existing drift on `main`**: the agent-hooks plugin
manifests, both marketplace manifests, and `.releasemetadata` were
stranded at **0.31.0** — never bumped for 0.32.0 either.
`verify-versions.py` now passes on `main`.

### Why not more `extra-files` entries

That would need ~13 jsonpath entries restating what `version-sync.py`
already knows, and a jsonpath that fails to match **fails silently** —
the same class of failure this PR removes, discoverable only after a
real release PR regenerates. There is also no precedent for nested
jsonpath (`$.packages[0].version`, `$.metadata.version`) in the config
today; both existing entries are plain `$.version`. Running the script
keeps one source of truth, and files added to it later are covered with
no change here.

## Testing

- [x] Unit tests pass (`pytest`)
- [x] Linting passes (`ruff check .`)
- [ ] Type checking passes (`mypy headroom`) — no `headroom/` sources
touched
- [x] New tests added for new functionality
- [x] Manual testing performed

### Test Output

```text
$ python -m pytest scripts/tests/ tests/test_release_workflows.py tests/test_mcp_registry/ -q
207 passed in 2.69s

$ ruff check scripts/version-sync.py scripts/tests/test_version_sync.py tests/test_release_workflows.py
All checks passed!
$ ruff format --check <same>
3 files already formatted

$ actionlint .github/workflows/release-metadata-sync.yml
(clean)
```

New tests:
- `test_server_json_version_is_synchronized` — version-sync moves both
`server.json` version fields and preserves the other keys.
- `test_release_metadata_sync_runs_on_release_please_branch` — asserts
the trigger, the sync→verify→commit ordering, the no-op guard, and the
PAT.
- `test_version_sync_covers_every_file_the_verifier_gates` — guards
`version-sync.py` and `verify-versions.py` against drifting apart again,
which is the root cause here.

## Real Behavior Proof

- **Environment:** macOS (Darwin arm64), Python 3.12, repo venv.
- **Exact command / steps:** reproduced the CI failure locally by
simulating release-please's partial bump, then applying the fix.

**Reproducing the exact `test (2)` failure** — set `pyproject` to 0.33.0
while `server.json` stays at 0.32.0, as release-please leaves it:

```text
$ python -m pytest tests/test_mcp_registry/test_server_json.py -q
FAILED tests/test_mcp_registry/test_server_json.py::test_root_server_json_matches_builder
1 failed, 3 passed
```

**After `version-sync.py`:**

```text
$ python scripts/version-sync.py && python -m pytest tests/test_mcp_registry/test_server_json.py -q
4 passed
```

**Both gates green on a simulated 0.33.0 bump:**

```text
$ python scripts/version-sync.py --version 0.33.0
Version synchronized to 0.33.0
$ python scripts/verify-versions.py
All versions aligned at 0.33.0
$ python -m pytest tests/test_mcp_registry/test_server_json.py -q
4 passed
```

**Idempotency** (the property the workflow's loop-termination relies
on): re-running against an already-synced tree leaves `pyproject.toml`,
`server.json`, `openclaw`, and `sdk/typescript` untouched.

- **Not tested:** the workflow has not executed on a real release-please
branch regeneration — that can only be exercised once this is on `main`
and release-please next updates #2339. The PAT push path and the
self-trigger no-op are reasoned from `release-please.yml`'s existing
token comment and from local idempotency, not observed in CI.

## Review Readiness

- [x] I have performed a self-review
- [x] This PR is ready for human review

## Checklist

- [x] My code follows the project's style guidelines
- [x] I have performed a self-review of my code
- [x] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas
- [ ] I have made corresponding changes to the documentation
- [x] My changes generate no new warnings
- [x] I have added tests that prove my fix is effective or that my
feature works
- [x] New and existing unit tests pass locally with my changes
- [x] I did **not** edit `CHANGELOG.md`

## Additional Notes

**Context on the v0.32.0 release failure, since it is easy to misread as
"images never build".** Every artifact built for v0.32.0 — all 5 wheel
platforms including Windows, all 16 Docker builds + 8 manifests +
`promote-latest`, npm, and GitHub Packages. Only `publish-pypi` failed
(PyPI attestations, already fixed by `f9cbdd6e` / #2405), and
`create-release` was skipped because it depends on it. That is why the
release looked like it produced nothing.

**Separate, approaching blocker — not addressed here.** PyPI is at
**9.69 GB of its 10 GB project cap (96.9%)**, leaving ~305 MB against
~68 MB per release, so roughly 4 more releases fit. The `0.21.x` series
alone holds **6.58 GB across 31 releases**, from the old
every-push-is-a-release era; pruning it would reclaim two thirds of the
quota. Worth a separate issue.

**`.releasemetadata` is written but never read** by anything outside
`version-sync.py` and its test. It is kept in sync here for internal
consistency, but it may be a deletion candidate.
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name: Release Metadata Sync
# Keep generated version-carrying files in sync on release-please's branch.
#
# Why this exists
# ---------------
# release-please only rewrites `pyproject.toml` plus the `extra-files` listed in
# `.release-please-config.json` (currently the TypeScript SDK and OpenClaw
# package.json). Several other tracked files also carry the version, and
# `server.json` is asserted byte-for-byte against `render_server_json()` — which
# derives its version from `pyproject.toml`. So the moment release-please bumps
# the version, `tests/test_mcp_registry/test_server_json.py::
# test_root_server_json_matches_builder` fails on the release PR, and the release
# cannot be merged. That is what blocked v0.33.0 (PR #2339).
#
# `release.yml` already runs `scripts/version-sync.py` before its own
# `verify-versions.py` gate, so the release *build* self-heals in the workspace.
# The regular CI test job does not, so the fix has to be committed.
#
# Why a workflow rather than more `extra-files` entries
# ----------------------------------------------------
# `scripts/version-sync.py` is the single place that knows every version-carrying
# file. Restating that list as per-file jsonpaths would duplicate it, and a
# jsonpath that silently fails to match produces exactly the failure we are trying
# to remove. Running the script instead means files added to it in future are
# covered with no change here.
#
# Why the push trigger
# --------------------
# release-please regenerates (force-pushes) its branch on every merge to main.
# That is what repeatedly wiped the hand-pushed metadata fixes on #2339. Keying
# off a push to the branch means the sync re-applies after every regeneration
# instead of being lost.
on:
push:
branches:
- "release-please--branches--**"
permissions:
contents: write
concurrency:
# Never cancel: a half-applied sync would leave the release PR inconsistent.
group: release-metadata-sync-${{ github.ref }}
cancel-in-progress: false
jobs:
sync:
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
timeout-minutes: 10
steps:
- uses: actions/checkout@v7
with:
ref: ${{ github.ref_name }}
# PAT (not GITHUB_TOKEN) for the same reason release-please.yml uses one:
# a push made with GITHUB_TOKEN does not trigger workflows, so the release
# PR's checks would never re-run against the synced commit and would stay
# red. Falls back to GITHUB_TOKEN, where the sync still lands and a manual
# re-run of the PR's checks picks it up.
token: ${{ secrets.RELEASE_PLEASE_TOKEN || secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
- uses: actions/setup-python@v6
with:
python-version: "3.12"
# version-sync.py is stdlib-only (json/re/tomllib), so no install step.
- name: Sync version-carrying files release-please does not bump
run: python scripts/version-sync.py
- name: Verify all versions agree
run: python scripts/verify-versions.py
- name: Commit and push if anything changed
run: |
if git diff --quiet; then
echo "Already in sync — nothing to commit."
exit 0
fi
git config user.name "github-actions[bot]"
git config user.email "41898282+github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
git add -A
git commit -m "chore: sync generated version metadata"
# This push re-triggers this workflow. version-sync.py is idempotent, so
# the next run finds no diff and exits above without pushing — the loop
# terminates after one no-op run.
git push origin HEAD:"${GITHUB_REF_NAME}"