chore(repo): fix release-pr skill step order and add a git-dep pre-flight check

[xsahil03x]

Two fixes to the release-pr skill, both found while cutting v10.3.0 (#2899).

1. lint:pub ran before the commit, so it could never pass

Step 4 ran melos run analyze and melos run lint:pub together, then step 5 committed. But lint:pub shells out to flutter pub publish -n, which rejects a dirty tree:

* 4 checked-in files are modified in git.
  Usually you want to publish from a clean git state.
ERROR: Failed to update packages.

Every release run hits this. Split into: step 4 analyze + commit, step 5 lint:pub + push — so the publish gate runs against the tree that will actually be published, and still before anything is pushed.

2. No pre-flight check for a git/path stream_core_flutter dep

packages/stream_chat_flutter/pubspec.yaml carries a git pin whenever we're iterating on stream_core_flutter alongside this SDK (added by #2748 this cycle). pub.dev rejects git and path deps, so the release cannot publish.

It surfaced only at step 4, after a full melos bs. Worse, it would not have failed cleanly on merge: release_publish.yml publishes with --order-dependents, so stream_chat, stream_chat_persistence and stream_chat_flutter_core would have gone live at the new version before stream_chat_flutter failed — a half-published release, which is not reversible on pub.dev.

Now a one-second grep in pre-flight, with instructions to stop rather than pick a stream_core_flutter version unilaterally.

Summary by CodeRabbit

• New Features

  • Added release validation to detect unsupported Git- or path-based dependencies before publishing.
  • Added guidance to release required dependencies first and use version constraints.

• Improvements

  • Reordered release checks so analysis runs before committing and publishability validation runs before pushing.
  • Improved failure handling to stop immediately after blocking checks.
  • Clarified the distinction between publishability errors and non-blocking warnings.

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📝 Walkthrough

Walkthrough

The release skill blocks unsupported stream_core_flutter dependencies and orders analysis, tracked-only commit creation, publishability lint, and pushing as separate steps.

Changes

Release workflow

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Dependency pre-flight check .claude/skills/release-pr/SKILL.md	The release process checks publishable packages for Git or path dependencies on stream_core_flutter. It stops when such a dependency is found.
Ordered validation and publishing .claude/skills/release-pr/SKILL.md	The process runs analysis before creating a tracked-only release commit. It runs publishability lint against the committed tree before pushing. Blocking errors and warnings receive separate handling, and failed checks stop the process.

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

Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to ce40c

The changes are localized to release workflow guidance and pre-flight validation, with no actionable merge-blocking risk remaining beyond normal checks and review.

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant ReleaseOperator
  participant ReleaseSkill
  participant DependencyCheck
  participant GitRepository

  ReleaseOperator->>ReleaseSkill: Start release
  ReleaseSkill->>DependencyCheck: Check stream_core_flutter Git/path dependencies
  DependencyCheck-->>ReleaseSkill: Pass or blocking dependency
  ReleaseSkill->>ReleaseSkill: Run analysis
  ReleaseSkill->>GitRepository: Create tracked-only release commit
  ReleaseSkill->>ReleaseSkill: Run publishability lint
  ReleaseSkill->>GitRepository: Push after lint succeeds

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Title check	✅ Passed	The title clearly identifies the release skill step-order fix and the added Git dependency pre-flight check.
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Inline comments:
In @.claude/skills/release-pr/SKILL.md:
- Around line 156-158: Update the release workflow around git status and the git
add/commit steps to inspect untracked files with a full clean-status check, then
stage only the tracked release outputs or an explicit allowlist. Remove the
blanket git add -A behavior while preserving the release commit and push flow.
- Around line 62-68: Update the dependency validation step in the release
guidance to inspect each publishable manifest’s dependency mapping for the
stream_core_flutter key, rejecting any matching dependency whose source uses git
or path regardless of URL spelling or path value. Keep melos run lint:pub as the
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