Prepare skills 1.2.0 release

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Summary

Sets every plugin manifest to 1.2.0 so existing installs pick up the merged skill updates. Claude Code and Cursor keep their cached copy of a plugin until its manifest version changes, and both manifests have been on 1.1.1 since Apr 22. The changes since then, including #48, #49, and the Claude directory prep in #51, haven't reached people who already installed the plugin.

This also matters for the Claude directory submission in progress at claude.ai/directory/manage. The directory publishes whatever commit is on main, so merging this first means the first directory version is 1.2.0, not another 1.1.1.

The release workflow gains a guard: it fails when the Claude, Cursor, or Gemini manifest version doesn't match the pushed v* tag, so a tag can't ship with stale manifests again.

Merging this doesn't publish a GitHub release. coderabbit skills installs from the Latest release, which is still v1.1.1. Cutting v1.2.0 is a separate step after merge.

Affected surfaces

• .claude-plugin/plugin.json, .cursor-plugin/plugin.json: 1.1.1 → 1.2.0, matching gemini-extension.json
• .github/workflows/release.yml: manifest-version-matches-tag check before the archive build
• CHANGELOG.md: Unreleased becomes [1.2.0] - Unreleased
• DISTRIBUTION_CHANNELS.md: tagged release archive row marked live, v1.2.0 pending; Codex row records that the published listing lives in openai/plugins
• README.md: version badge

No skill, command, or agent behavior changes.

Public references

• Claude Code plugin versions and updates
• Claude directory: update a published plugin ("If your plugin.json sets version, raise it with every release")

Validation

• Ran the new release step under bash against this branch:
  • TAG_NAME=v1.2.0: exit 0.
  • TAG_NAME=v1.1.1: exit 1, with one ::error for each of the three manifests.
• git diff --check origin/main...HEAD: clean.
• Merged current main (docs(claude): prepare Claude directory listing #51) into the branch with no conflicts. docs(claude): stop naming the listing icon path #52 also merges cleanly on top.
• gh release list: Latest is v1.1.1 (2026-04-22).

Checklist

• SKILL.md stays focused on activation, routing, domain context, and workflow framing.
• Detailed material uses focused references and progressive disclosure.
• Repeatable deterministic operations use scripts or tools when practical.
• Every referenced file, script, tool, command, and option exists.
• Native commands, agents, manifests, docs, and distribution records remain aligned.
• The change follows the Agent Skills specification, AGENTS.md open format, and current public guidance for every declared host.
• The pull request contains no credentials, private links, private configuration, or private operational details.

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Summary by CodeRabbit

• Release
  • Updated the Claude Code and Cursor plugin versions to 1.2.0, aligned with the planned release.
  • Updated the README version badge to 1.2.0-unreleased.
  • Clarified that tagged release archives are the distribution source for coderabbit skills; CLI delivery requires publishing the release.
• Documentation
  • Updated distribution guidance for tagged release archives and the Codex marketplace, including how updates become available.

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📝 Walkthrough

Walkthrough

This PR prepares the skills repository for a 1.2.0 release. It updates Claude and Cursor manifest versions, marks the README and changelog as unreleased, adds a release tag-to-manifest version check, and updates distribution information. The PR does not tag or publish the release.

Changes

Skills release preparation

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Version alignment .claude-plugin/plugin.json, .cursor-plugin/plugin.json, README.md, CHANGELOG.md	The Claude and Cursor manifest versions change to 1.2.0. The README badge and changelog heading identify 1.2.0 as unreleased.
Release manifest validation .github/workflows/release.yml	Before creating release assets, the workflow compares each manifest version with the tag version without its leading v. It reports mismatches and fails the step if any version differs.
Release and distribution status CHANGELOG.md, DISTRIBUTION_CHANNELS.md	The changelog and distribution inventory identify tagged release archives as the CLI distribution channel. They state that v1.2.0 is pending and v1.1.1 was latest as of 2026-09-30. The inventory also links the Codex marketplace listing to its source and describes its upload requirement.

Priority: ➖ Normal

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes

Change: Other

Suggested reviewers: esthor

Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to 5496b

The release workflow is unaffected, but the inventory’s verification date and maintenance instructions may confuse maintainers. Correct those references before relying on the inventory as current guidance.

Security Architecture Review

Security architecture risk: 🔵 Low · up to 5496b

The new check blocks mismatched releases without expanding publishing permissions. No introduced security concern was established, but interrupted-upload recovery and downstream installer verification remain unconfirmed.

Retained concerns
No architecture-level concerns identified.

Security review details

Security Blast Radius

• inferred — The directly affected privileged boundary is this repository's tagged-release publication path. Its outputs are documented as a CLI installation source, so release integrity can affect downstream installers; the available evidence does not establish consumer count, tenant reach, or installer privileges.

Trust Boundaries and Controls

• observed — The new check passes the tag through an environment variable and compares quoted values rather than executing tag contents. It enforces version consistency before publication, but does not authenticate release contents or establish downstream verification.

Resilience and Maintainability Implications

• inferred — The gate contains mismatch failures before remote publication, but does not prove safe terminal states after partial upload, interruption, repeated execution, or concurrent publication. Likewise, the documented CLI manifest and checksum verification is not an observed consumer control. Neither unresolved boundary was shown to be introduced or worsened by this PR.

🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 6

✅ Passed checks (6 passed)

Check name	Status	Explanation
Docstring Coverage	✅ Passed	No functions found in the changed files to evaluate docstring coverage. Skipping docstring coverage check. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 0 functions across 0…
Linked Issues check	✅ Passed	Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.
Out of Scope Changes check	✅ Passed	Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.
Agent Guidance Structure	✅ Passed	The PR changes no SKILL.md files, native commands, or agents. It changes only Claude and Cursor manifest version fields, documentation, and the release workflow. Both changed manifests and the existin…
Title check	✅ Passed	The title clearly and concisely describes the primary change: preparing the skills project for the 1.2.0 release.
Description check	✅ Passed	The description includes all required sections, identifies affected surfaces, provides public references, records validation results, and completes the checklist. It also clearly states that the relea…

✨ Finishing Touches

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_{A rabbit checks the version trail,
Claude and Cursor match the scale.
The release tag must fit each file,
While archives wait a little while.
The bunny thumps: “Ship when all align!”}

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Review comments at @DISTRIBUTION_CHANNELS.md:
- Line 12: Update the “Last verified” date in the header of
DISTRIBUTION_CHANNELS.md to match the date this inventory was checked, keeping
it consistent with the verification date in the release-status entry.
- Line 12: Update the maintenance checklist reference from “binary-installer
row” to the current “Tagged GitHub release archive” row, keeping the surrounding
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