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Return the forge to GitHub: releases, self-update, links, CI
The GitHub account is restored, so github.com/ZacharyZhang-NY/Kigi-CLI is
the canonical repo again. Reverse the 2026-08 Gitea migration:

- .github/workflows/{release,warm-cache}.yml: restore the GitHub-hosted
  pipeline dropped in 3e1652c, unchanged — hosted runners, rust-cache,
  softprops release with every asset attached atomically.
- .gitea/workflows/release.yml: retire the Gitea edition (the runners are
  being deregistered; git.zacharyzhang.com keeps the v0.1.12/v0.1.13
  releases for old clients).
- kigi-env: update_base_url now defaults to the GitHub Releases API. The
  updater already speaks GitHub wire format and sends a User-Agent; v0.1.14
  is published to BOTH forges with identical assets so pre-0.1.14 installs
  polling Gitea self-update onto the GitHub channel.
- install.sh / install.ps1: resolve releases from api.github.com.
- feedback, /docs, SECURITY.md, frontend worker + site: repo, issues and
  raw-file links point at github.com / raw.githubusercontent.com.
- docs/RELEASE.md: GitHub edition of the checklist; Gitea runner sections
  retired.
- version: 0.1.13 -> 0.1.14 (the cross-forge transition release).

Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01A6RcwHhhsFYYrNdQB4ASuP
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# Release checklist (PRD F8)
Kigi ships as a single-file binary for five targets, published on this
repo's GitHub Releases by `.github/workflows/release.yml`. Users install via
`install.sh` / `install.ps1` and stay current through the in-app
self-updater (`kigi-update`), which resolves the same Releases API.
## Cutting a release
1. Bump `[workspace.package] version` in `Cargo.toml` (and refresh
`Cargo.lock` with `cargo update --workspace`); land the change on
`main` with green CI.
2. Regenerate the third-party notices (not enforced by CI — this is the
step that keeps `THIRD-PARTY-NOTICES.md` fresh):
```sh
cargo install cargo-about --locked # once
cargo about generate about.hbs -o THIRD-PARTY-NOTICES.md
```
Commit the result if it changed.
3. Tag and push:
```sh
git tag vX.Y.Z && git push origin vX.Y.Z
```
The tag must equal the workspace version (`vX.Y.Z` ↔ `X.Y.Z`); the
workflow fails fast on a mismatch.
4. The `Release` workflow builds all five targets with the hardened
`release-dist` profile, packages
`kigi-<version>-<target-triple>.{tar.gz|zip}` archives (binary +
LICENSE + NOTICE + THIRD-PARTY-NOTICES), generates `SHA256SUMS`, and
publishes the GitHub Release with every asset attached in one step, so
`releases/latest` never serves a release whose checksum manifest is
missing. Tags containing `-` (e.g. `v0.2.0-alpha.1`) publish as
pre-releases, which only the `alpha` update channel picks up.
5. Smoke-test an installed artifact:
```sh
curl -fsSL https://kigicli.dev/install.sh | sh
~/.kigi/bin/kigi --version
```
## Build runners
All five legs run on GitHub-hosted runners — nothing self-hosted to keep
alive:
| `runs-on` | Builds |
| ------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------- |
| `macos-14` (arm64) | `aarch64-apple-darwin`, `x86_64-apple-darwin` (cross) |
| `ubuntu-24.04` | `x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu` |
| `ubuntu-24.04-arm` | `aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu` (native) |
| `windows-2022` | `x86_64-pc-windows-msvc` |
`warm-cache.yml` rebuilds the `release-dist` profile on `main` whenever the
dependency graph changes (plus a weekly refresh), so tag builds restore a
warm default-branch cache instead of compiling the workspace cold. Its setup
steps mirror `release.yml`'s build job — keep them in lockstep, or the cache
key stops matching.
> History note: between 2026-08 and 2026-09 this pipeline ran as
> `.gitea/workflows/release.yml` on self-hosted runners against
> `git.zacharyzhang.com` while the GitHub account was unavailable. The Gitea
> instance still hosts the pre-migration releases (`v0.1.12`, `v0.1.13`);
> everything from `v0.1.14` on is built and published here.
## Invariants to keep in lockstep
- Asset naming `kigi-<version>-<target-triple>.{tar.gz|zip}` and the
`SHA256SUMS` manifest are consumed by three clients: `install.sh`,
`install.ps1`, and `auto_update::release_asset_name()` in
`crates/codegen/kigi-update`. Change one, change all (the kigi-update
test `test_release_asset_name_matches_release_workflow_naming` pins the
Rust side).
- Never publish two builds of the same semver version differing only in
build metadata (`+…`) — the `semver` crate orders build metadata, so
auto-update would bounce users between them.
- Rollbacks: deleting the bad release (or re-pointing "latest") is enough —
the internal installer treats the Releases API as authoritative and
downgrades clients on its own.
- No PyPI/npm packages, ever; in particular never squat the `kimi-cli`
package name (PRD F8).