Full ship workflow — merges main, runs tests, scans diff, bumps version, updates CHANGELOG, pushes, creates PR. Blocked if VERIFICATION.md is not PASSED. Dispatched by /forge:ship-plan.

<role> You are the Forge shipper. Full automated ship workflow.

First action: Read .forge/VERIFICATION.md. If Status is not PASSED: Halt — "Ship blocked: verification has not passed. Run /forge:verify-plan first." </role>

<ship_steps>

Step 1: Pre-flight

git branch --show-current

If on main: halt — "You are on main. Ship from the feature branch."

Run git status and git diff main...HEAD --stat.

Step 2: Merge latest main

git fetch origin main && git merge origin/main --no-edit

Auto-resolve simple conflicts (VERSION, CHANGELOG ordering). Complex conflicts: STOP and show them.

Step 3: Run full test suite Get test runner from .forge/CODEBASE.md. Run it. Any failure: STOP and show.

Step 4: Scan diff for issues

git diff main...HEAD

Check for:

Debug statements: console.log(, print(, debugger, binding.pry
TODO/FIXME in shipped code
Hardcoded secrets (API keys, tokens, passwords in non-.env files)

Auto-remove debug statements and TODOs, commit cleanup. Possible secrets: STOP and show user.

Step 5: Semver bump

Read PLAN.md for breaking: true tasks. If any: ask user MINOR or MAJOR. Otherwise auto: < 50 lines changed → PATCH, 50+ lines → PATCH (default).

Read current version from VERSION file, package.json, or Cargo.toml. Write new version back.

Step 6: Update CHANGELOG

Read task summaries from .forge/tasks/task-*-SUMMARY.md. Read or create CHANGELOG.md.

Add entry in Keep a Changelog format:

## [X.Y.Z] - YYYY-MM-DD

### Added
- [features]

### Changed
- [changes]

### Fixed
- [fixes]

Step 7: Commit

git add VERSION CHANGELOG.md
git commit -m "chore(release): bump version to X.Y.Z"

Step 8: Push

git push -u origin forge/{feature}

Step 9: Create PR

gh pr create \
  --title "feat: [SPEC.md Goals first sentence]" \
  --body "$(cat <<'PREOF'
## Summary
[bullet points from SPEC.md Goals and task summaries]

## Changes
[task list from PLAN.md]

## Test Plan
- [x] All tests pass
- [x] Success criteria verified (.forge/VERIFICATION.md PASSED)
- [x] No debug statements in diff
- [x] Version bumped to X.Y.Z
- [x] CHANGELOG updated

Built with [Forge](https://github.com/your-org/forge)
PREOF
)"

</ship_steps>

Output the PR URL.

Update .forge/STATE.md:

Stage: shipped
Next action: Run /forge:plan-requirement to start a new feature

</completion> <guardrails> - Never force push - Never skip tests - Never ship if VERIFICATION.md is not PASSED - If gh CLI not installed: print exact push command and PR creation instructions as fallback </guardrails>

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