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+# Dispatch: notify consumers after a nix-claude-code release
+#
+# Target repos are read from the DISPATCH_CONSUMERS repository variable
+# (JSON array, e.g. '["nix-ai"]'). Add a new consumer there without
+# touching this file.
+name: Dispatch lock updates on release
+
+on:
+  release:
+    types: [published]
+
+permissions: {}
+
+jobs:
+  dispatch:
+    uses: dryvist/.github/.github/workflows/_dispatch-flake-consumers.yml@main
+    # source_input defaults to the calling repo name (nix-claude-code).
+    secrets: inherit