Releasing Kward

Kward requires Ruby >= 3.2 (spec.required_ruby_version in kward.gemspec). If you develop with a newer Ruby, verify tests pass against the minimum supported version before releasing.

Release steps before publishing:

Update CHANGELOG.md for the version. Move [Unreleased] entries under a new version heading.
Update Kward::VERSION in lib/kward/version.rb.
Run the full test suite:
```
bundle exec rake test
```
Run focused tests for any areas you changed during the release prep itself (docs, config, etc.):
```
ruby -Itest test/test_cli.rb
```
Preview docs locally if you changed documentation or public APIs:
```
bundle exec rake docs:serve
```
The preview builds _yardoc/, serves it with WEBrick, and rebuilds in a fresh process when documentation sources, library code, or templates change. Refresh your browser after rebuilds.
Generate and check documentation:
```
bundle exec rake docs:build
bundle exec rake docs:check
```
docs:check validates generated internal links, images, and scripts. Pushes to main deploy the generated YARD site to GitHub Pages. You can also run bundle exec rake rdoc to generate a separate RDoc site as a sanity check, but it is not deployed.
Build the gem locally:
```
gem build kward.gemspec
```
Inspect the packaged files and confirm no local config, sessions, logs, or secrets are included. The gemspec uses git ls-files and excludes test/, plan/, .ruby-lsp/, .gitignore, and AGENTS.md. To verify what is packaged:
```
tar tf kward-VERSION.gem
```
Install the built gem locally and smoke test the kward executable in a clean workspace.

Commit the version bump and create a git tag:

git commit -am "Bump to VERSION"
git tag vVERSION
git push && git push --tags

Publish the built gem from the release checkout:

gem push kward-VERSION.gem

RubyGems MFA is required for publishing. Prefer RubyGems trusted publishing for automated releases if CI publishing is added later, so long-lived API keys do not need to be stored in CI secrets.

If a published gem has a serious problem, you can yank it within 24 hours of pushing:

gem yank kward --version VERSION

Yanking removes the gem from the default install index but does not delete the version entirely. After yanking, fix the issue, bump the version, and release again.