# Implementation Plan

- [x] 1. Set up release-please workflow configuration
  - Create `.github/workflows/release-please.yml` with googleapis/release-please-action@v4
  - Configure workflow with proper permissions (contents: write, pull-requests: write)
  - Set release-type to "python" for Python package support
  - Configure GitHub token for API access
  - _Requirements: 1.1, 1.2, 5.1, 5.2_

- [x] 2. Configure release-please for Python project structure
  - [x] 2.1 Create `.release-please-config.json` configuration file
    - Set release-type to "python" for automatic pyproject.toml and __init__.py support
    - Configure package name as "loxone-mcp-server" and changelog path
    - Set up changelog sections for conventional commit types (feat, fix, perf, docs, etc.)
    - _Requirements: 2.1, 2.2, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4_
  
  - [x] 2.2 Create `.release-please-manifest.json` for version tracking
    - Initialize with current package version "0.1.0" from pyproject.toml
    - Use "." as the root package path for single-package repositories
    - _Requirements: 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4_

- [x] 3. Integrate UV build system with release workflow
  - [x] 3.1 Add UV build steps to release-please workflow
    - Use conditional steps that only run when release_created output is true
    - Install UV and set up Python environment
    - Configure UV dependency caching for faster builds
    - _Requirements: 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 6.1, 6.3_
  
  - [x] 3.2 Implement UV-based package building
    - Add `uv build --wheel --sdist` command for creating distributions
    - Validate build artifacts before proceeding to upload
    - Store build artifacts for subsequent workflow steps
    - _Requirements: 3.3, 6.1, 6.2_
  
  - [x] 3.3 Set up GitHub release asset upload using gh CLI
    - Use `gh release upload` to attach wheel and source distribution to release
    - Reference release tag from release-please outputs
    - _Requirements: 3.1, 3.2, 3.3_

- [ ] 4. Configure PyPI publishing automation
  - [ ] 4.1 Set up PyPI API token as GitHub secret
    - Create PyPI API token with project-scoped permissions
    - Store token as PYPI_API_TOKEN in GitHub repository secrets
    - _Requirements: 5.2, 5.3_
  
  - [ ] 4.2 Implement UV publish integration
    - Add `uv publish --token $PYPI_API_TOKEN` command to workflow
    - Use conditional execution only when release is created
    - Add retry logic for transient publishing failures
    - _Requirements: 5.2, 5.3, 6.2, 6.3_

- [x] 5. Add manual release trigger capability
  - [x] 5.1 Create separate manual release workflow
    - Set up workflow_dispatch trigger with release-type input (patch/minor/major)
    - Use release-please CLI or action with manual version specification
    - Include same UV build and publish steps as automated workflow
    - _Requirements: 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4_
  
  - [x] 5.2 Implement manual release validation
    - Add repository permission checks for workflow_dispatch triggers
    - Validate release-type input values (patch, minor, major)
    - Prevent manual releases when automated release PR is already open
    - _Requirements: 7.3, 7.4_

- [ ] 6. Implement comprehensive error handling and notifications
  - [ ] 6.1 Add workflow failure handling
    - Implement rollback mechanisms for failed releases
    - Add clear error reporting and logging
    - _Requirements: 6.2, 6.3_
  
  - [ ] 6.2 Set up release notifications
    - Configure success/failure notifications
    - Add optional webhook integrations for team communication
    - _Requirements: 6.4_

- [ ]* 7. Add release workflow testing and validation
  - [ ]* 7.1 Create test workflow for release process validation
    - Set up dry-run testing on feature branches
    - Validate changelog generation and version bumping
    - _Requirements: 6.1, 6.2_
  
  - [ ]* 7.2 Implement build validation checks
    - Add pre-release package validation
    - Test UV build process in isolated environment
    - _Requirements: 6.1, 6.2_

- [ ] 8. Configure security and permissions
  - [ ] 8.1 Set up minimal required GitHub token permissions
    - Configure workflow with contents: write and pull-requests: write permissions
    - Use default GITHUB_TOKEN for release-please operations
    - Consider PAT only if triggering additional workflows is needed
    - _Requirements: 5.1, 5.2_
  
  - [ ] 8.2 Add security validation to workflows
    - Restrict workflow execution to main branch pushes only
    - Pin action versions to specific SHA hashes for security
    - Validate PyPI token scope and permissions
    - _Requirements: 5.1, 5.4_

- [ ] 9. Update project configuration for release automation
  - [x] 9.1 Update pyproject.toml with enhanced release metadata
    - Add comprehensive package metadata for PyPI publishing (description, keywords, classifiers already present)
    - Ensure UV build configuration is optimal for releases
    - Add project URLs (homepage, repository, issues, documentation)
    - _Requirements: 1.3, 3.3_
  
  - [ ] 9.2 Add conventional commit guidelines to project documentation
    - Document commit message format requirements in README.md or CONTRIBUTING.md
    - Add examples of different commit types and their version impacts
    - Create initial CHANGELOG.md file for release-please to manage
    - _Requirements: 2.1, 2.2, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3_