OIDC trusted publishing requires npm >= 11.5.1, but Node.js 20/22
ships with npm 10.x. Added explicit npm upgrade step before publish.
Also upgraded to Node.js 22 for better npm compatibility.
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Fixed invalid multi-line string syntax at line 148 that was breaking
YAML parsing and blocking CI on main branch.
Changed from quoted multi-line string to heredoc (cat <<EOF) which is
the proper way to handle multi-line strings in bash within GitHub Actions.
Error: "You have an error in your yaml syntax on line 148"
Root cause: Multi-line bash string using quotes breaks YAML parsing
Resolution: Use heredoc for multi-line strings in bash scripts
This resolves CI failure: https://github.com/czlonkowski/n8n-mcp/actions/runs/18777697750
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Add commit-based release notes generation to GitHub releases.
This PR updates the release workflow to generate release notes from git commits instead of extracting from CHANGELOG.md. The new system:
- Automatically detects the previous tag for comparison
- Categorizes commits using conventional commit types
- Includes commit hashes and contributor statistics
- Handles first release scenario gracefully
Related: #362 (test architecture refactoring)
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* fix: Prevent Docker multi-arch race condition (fixes#328)
Resolves race condition where docker-build.yml and release.yml both
push to 'latest' tag simultaneously, causing temporary ARM64-only
manifest that breaks AMD64 users.
Root Cause Analysis:
- During v2.20.0 release, 5 workflows ran concurrently on same commit
- docker-build.yml (triggered by main push + v* tag)
- release.yml (triggered by package.json version change)
- Both workflows pushed to 'latest' tag with no coordination
- Temporal window existed where only ARM64 platform was available
Changes - docker-build.yml:
- Remove v* tag trigger (let release.yml handle versioned releases)
- Add concurrency group to prevent overlapping runs on same branch
- Enable build cache (change no-cache: true -> false)
- Add cache-from/cache-to for consistency with release.yml
- Add multi-arch manifest verification after push
Changes - release.yml:
- Update concurrency group to be ref-specific (release-${{ github.ref }})
- Add multi-arch manifest verification for 'latest' tag
- Add multi-arch manifest verification for version tag
- Add 5s delay before verification to ensure registry processes push
Impact:
✅ Eliminates race condition between workflows
✅ Ensures 'latest' tag always has both AMD64 and ARM64
✅ Faster builds (caching enabled in docker-build.yml)
✅ Automatic verification catches incomplete pushes
✅ Clearer separation: docker-build.yml for CI, release.yml for releases
Testing:
- TypeScript compilation passes
- YAML syntax validated
- Will test on feature branch before merge
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* fix: Address code review - use shared concurrency group and add retry logic
Critical fixes based on code review feedback:
1. CRITICAL: Fixed concurrency groups to be shared between workflows
- Changed from workflow-specific groups to shared 'docker-push-${{ github.ref }}'
- This actually prevents the race condition (previous groups were isolated)
- Both workflows now serialize Docker pushes to prevent simultaneous updates
2. Added retry logic with exponential backoff
- Replaced fixed 5s sleep with intelligent retry mechanism
- Retries up to 5 times with exponential backoff: 2s, 4s, 8s, 16s
- Accounts for registry propagation delays
- Fails fast if manifest is still incomplete after all retries
3. Improved Railway build job
- Added 'needs: build' dependency to ensure sequential execution
- Enabled caching (no-cache: false) for faster builds
- Added cache-from/cache-to for consistency
4. Enhanced verification messaging
- Clarified version tag format (without 'v' prefix)
- Added attempt counters and wait time indicators
- Better error messages with full manifest output
Previous Issue:
- docker-build.yml used group: docker-build-${{ github.ref }}
- release.yml used group: release-${{ github.ref }}
- These are DIFFERENT groups, so no serialization occurred
Fixed:
- Both now use group: docker-push-${{ github.ref }}
- Workflows will wait for each other to complete
- Race condition eliminated
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* chore: bump version to 2.20.1 and update CHANGELOG
Version Changes:
- package.json: 2.20.0 → 2.20.1
- package.runtime.json: 2.19.6 → 2.20.1 (sync with main version)
CHANGELOG Updates:
- Added comprehensive v2.20.1 entry documenting Issue #328 fix
- Detailed problem analysis with race condition timeline
- Root cause explanation (separate concurrency groups)
- Complete list of fixes and improvements
- Before/after comparison showing impact
- Technical details on concurrency serialization and retry logic
- References to issue #328, PR #334, and code review
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## Problem
PR #309 added `main`, `types`, and `exports` fields to package.json for library usage,
but v2.18.9 was published without these fields. The publish scripts (both local and CI/CD)
use package.runtime.json as the base and didn't copy these critical fields.
Result: npm package broke library usage for multi-tenant backends.
## Root Cause
Both scripts/publish-npm.sh and .github/workflows/release.yml:
- Copy package.runtime.json as base package.json
- Add metadata fields (name, bin, repository, etc.)
- Missing: main, types, exports fields
## Changes
### 1. scripts/publish-npm.sh
- Added main, types, exports fields to package.json generation
- Removed test suite execution (already runs in CI)
### 2. .github/workflows/release.yml
- Added main, types, exports fields to CI publish step
### 3. Version bump
- Bumped to v2.18.10 to republish with correct fields
## Verification
✅ Local publish preparation tested
✅ Generated package.json has all required fields:
- main: "dist/index.js"
- types: "dist/index.d.ts"
- exports: { "." : { types, require, import } }
✅ TypeScript compilation passes
✅ All library export paths validated
## Impact
- Fixes library usage for multi-tenant deployments
- Enables downstream n8n-mcp-backend project
- Maintains backward compatibility (CLI/Docker unchanged)
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This commit fixes the critical release pipeline failures that have
blocked 19 out of 20 recent npm package releases.
## Root Cause Analysis
The release workflow was failing with exit code 139 (segmentation fault)
during the "npm run rebuild" step. The rebuild process loads 400+ n8n
nodes with full metadata into memory, causing memory exhaustion and
crashes on GitHub Actions runners.
## Changes Made
### 1. NPM Registry Version Validation
- Added version validation against npm registry before release
- Prevents attempting to publish already-published versions
- Ensures new version is greater than current npm version
- Provides early failure with clear error messages
### 2. Database Rebuild Removal
- Removed `npm run rebuild` from both build-and-verify and publish-npm jobs
- Database file (data/nodes.db) is already built during development and committed
- Added verification step to ensure database exists before proceeding
- Saves 2-3 minutes per release and eliminates segfault risk
### 3. Redundant Test Removal
- Removed `npm test` from build-and-verify job
- Tests already pass in PR before merge (GitHub branch protection)
- Same commit gets released - no code changes between PR and release
- Saves 6-7 minutes per release
- Kept `npm run typecheck` for fast syntax validation
### 4. Job Renaming and Dependencies
- Renamed `build-and-test` → `build-and-verify` (reflects actual purpose)
- Updated all job dependencies to reference new job name
- Workflow now aligns with `publish-npm-quick.sh` philosophy
## Performance Impact
- **Time savings**: ~8-10 minutes per release
- Database rebuild: 2-3 minutes saved
- Redundant tests: 6-7 minutes saved
- **Reliability**: 19/20 failures → 0% expected failure rate
- **Safety**: All safeguards maintained via PR testing and typecheck
## Benefits
✅ No more segmentation faults (exit code 139)
✅ No duplicate version publishes (npm registry check)
✅ Faster releases (8-10 minutes saved)
✅ Simpler, more maintainable pipeline
✅ Tests run once (in PR), deploy many times
✅ Database verified but not rebuilt
## Version Bump
Bumped version from 2.17.5 → 2.17.6 to trigger release workflow
and validate the new npm registry version check.
Fixes: Release automation blocked by CI/CD failures (19/20 releases)
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- GitHub Actions doesn't support both 'paths' and 'paths-ignore' in the same trigger
- This was causing the release workflow to fail on startup
- Keeping only the 'paths' filter for package.json changes
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- Add comprehensive paths-ignore to all workflows to skip runs when only docs are changed
- Standardize pattern ordering across all workflow files
- Fix redundant path configuration in benchmark-pr.yml
- Add support for more documentation file types (*.txt, examples/**, .gitignore, etc.)
- Ensure LICENSE* pattern covers all license file variants
This optimization saves CI/CD minutes and reduces costs by avoiding unnecessary
test runs, Docker builds, and benchmarks for documentation-only commits.
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- Fix GitHub Actions expression in shell script by using env variable
- Prevents YAML parsing error on line 452
- Ensures workflow can execute properly
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- Fix multiline commit message syntax that was breaking YAML parsing
- Add missing GITHUB_TOKEN environment variable for gh CLI commands
- Simplify commit message to avoid YAML parsing issues
The workflow was failing due to unescaped multiline string in git commit command.
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- Add release.yml GitHub workflow for automated npm releases
- Add prepare-release.js script for version bumping and changelog
- Add extract-changelog.js for release notes extraction
- Add test-release-automation.js for testing the workflow
- Add documentation for automated releases
This enables automatic npm publishing when tags are pushed,
fixing the issue where releases were created but npm packages
were not published.
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