chore(main): release 0.18.0

[mlorentedev]

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0.18.0 (2026-06-25)

Features

• doctor: repair auto-memory junction + OS-aware env-contract checks (HARNESS-040) (#576) (6d2627c), closes #551
• secrets: stop ambient secret export; wrap AI CLIs via dotf secrets run (#581) (e957c4f), closes #493

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Summary by CodeRabbit

• New Features

  • Added release notes for the 0.18.0 release, including improvements to repair handling and secret management for AI CLI workflows.

• Chores

  • Bumped the project version to 0.18.0 in release metadata and version configuration.

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📥 Commits

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📒 Files selected for processing (3)

• .release-please-manifest.json
• CHANGELOG.md
• versions.conf

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📝 Walkthrough

Walkthrough

Updates the release manifest and version pin to 0.18.0, and adds the corresponding 0.18.0 changelog entry dated 2026-06-25.

Changes

Release 0.18.0 metadata

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Version sources and changelog entry .release-please-manifest.json, versions.conf, CHANGELOG.md	Updates the root release manifest and DOTF_VERSION to 0.18.0, and adds the matching 0.18.0 changelog release entry with two feature bullets.

Estimated code review effort

🎯 1 (Trivial) | ⏱️ ~2 minutes

Possibly related PRs

• mlorentedev/dotfiles#416: Updates the same release-please artifacts (.release-please-manifest.json, versions.conf, CHANGELOG.md) for a version bump.
• mlorentedev/dotfiles#504: Also updates the shared release version sources and appends the matching changelog entry.
• mlorentedev/dotfiles#565: Another automated release bump touching the same manifest, version pin, and changelog trio.

Poem

🐇 I hop through the changelog, neat and bright,
0.18.0 is tucked in just right.
The manifest twitches; the version says “done,”
And carrots for all when the release run is run.

🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 3 | ❌ 2

❌ Failed checks (1 warning, 1 inconclusive)

Check name	Status	Explanation	Resolution
Description check	⚠️ Warning	The description is missing the required Summary, SDD checklist, skip rationale, and Test plan sections from the repository template.	Rewrite the PR body using the template and fill in the required sections, or add a specific skip-sdd rationale if applicable.
Linked Issues check	❓ Inconclusive	The release notes reference #551 and #493, but the visible diff only updates release metadata, so the linked requirements can't be verified here.	Include the implementing code changes or provide evidence in the PR summary that the released commits satisfy #551 and #493.

✅ Passed checks (3 passed)

Check name	Status	Explanation
Title check	✅ Passed	The title is concise and accurately reflects that this is a 0.18.0 release PR.
Out of Scope Changes check	✅ Passed	All changed files are release metadata and align with publishing version 0.18.0.
Docstring Coverage	✅ Passed	No functions found in the changed files to evaluate docstring coverage. Skipping docstring coverage check.

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[mlorentedev]

🤖 Created releases:

• v0.18.0

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