fix(release): auto-publish + generate notes in CI, refresh in-app changelog

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -128,3 +128,41 @@ jobs:
           # second, empty duplicate draft).
           publish=${{ github.event_name == 'push' && 'always' || 'never' }}
           bunx electron-builder ${{ matrix.builder-platform }} $spec --publish "$publish" ${{ matrix.sign-args }}
+
+  # electron-builder's `--publish always` (above) CREATES the release as a
+  # DRAFT and uploads every artifact to it, but never publishes it and never
+  # writes notes — so historically each release had to be published by hand and
+  # shipped with an empty body. This job runs once, after every matrix leg has
+  # uploaded its artifacts, to generate notes from the merged PRs and flip the
+  # draft to a published "latest" release. Tag-push only; a workflow_dispatch
+  # dry-run builds nothing to publish.
+  finalize:
+    name: Publish release
+    needs: build
+    if: github.event_name == 'push'
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    timeout-minutes: 10
+    permissions:
+      contents: write  # to publish the release + set notes
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+          fetch-tags: true
+
+      - name: Generate notes + publish the draft
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          TAG="${GITHUB_REF_NAME}"
+          # GitHub auto-picks the previous release for the diff; the "What's
+          # Changed" body lists every merged PR since it. Prepend the tag's
+          # annotation subject as a one-line human summary when present.
+          gen=$(gh api "repos/${GITHUB_REPOSITORY}/releases/generate-notes" \
+            -f tag_name="$TAG" --jq '.body')
+          summary=$(git for-each-ref "refs/tags/${TAG}" --format='%(contents:subject)')
+          { [ -n "$summary" ] && printf '%s\n\n' "$summary"; printf '%s\n' "$gen"; } > notes.md
+          # The draft already exists (electron-builder created it for this tag).
+          gh release edit "$TAG" --repo "${GITHUB_REPOSITORY}" \
+            --draft=false --latest --notes-file notes.md

packages/shell/changelog/changelog.json

@@ -2,6 +2,82 @@
   "$schema": "../src/main/help/changelog-schema.json",
   "format": "brainstorm/changelog/v2",
   "releases": [
+    {
+      "version": "0.1.7",
+      "date": "2026-07-02",
+      "icon": "🧹",
+      "title": "A full pass over every app",
+      "summary": "A fixes release on the public beta, from a sweep across every app: status cells edit as a pick list, the calendar and preview render cleanly, chat messages stay out of the file browsers, and the assistant shows real titles instead of internal ids.",
+      "body": [
+        { "kind": "h1", "text": "Fixes across the apps" },
+        {
+          "kind": "li",
+          "text": [
+            { "text": "Database", "marks": ["bold"] },
+            { "text": " — status and select cells edit as a " },
+            { "text": "combobox", "marks": ["highlight"] },
+            { "text": ": pick a value already in the column, or type a new one." }
+          ]
+        },
+        {
+          "kind": "li",
+          "text": [
+            { "text": "Calendar", "marks": ["bold"] },
+            {
+              "text": " — multi-day events draw as one clean bar in month view instead of a clipped, repeated title in every day."
+            }
+          ]
+        },
+        {
+          "kind": "li",
+          "text": [
+            { "text": "Preview", "marks": ["bold"] },
+            {
+              "text": " — centers its empty state and docks the details panel on the right, like every other app."
+            }
+          ]
+        },
+        {
+          "kind": "li",
+          "text": [
+            { "text": "Files", "marks": ["bold"] },
+            { "text": " & " },
+            { "text": "Database", "marks": ["bold"] },
+            { "text": " — chat messages no longer flood the vault browsers as untitled rows." }
+          ]
+        },
+        {
+          "kind": "li",
+          "text": [
+            { "text": "Assistant", "marks": ["bold"] },
+            { "text": " — renders the documents it cites as clickable titles instead of raw ids." }
+          ]
+        },
+        {
+          "kind": "li",
+          "text": [
+            { "text": "Graph", "marks": ["bold"] },
+            { "text": " — labels untitled items by type (" },
+            { "text": "Note (untitled)", "marks": ["highlight"] },
+            { "text": ") instead of internal ids." }
+          ]
+        },
+        {
+          "kind": "p",
+          "text": "Plus tidier Agent settings, clearer empty states in Automations and Contacts, and task date chips that read correctly to screen readers."
+        },
+        {
+          "kind": "callout",
+          "icon": "🔄",
+          "text": [
+            { "text": "Update in place. ", "marks": ["bold"] },
+            { "text": "Existing installs update from " },
+            { "text": "Settings → Updates", "marks": ["highlight"] },
+            { "text": "." }
+          ]
+        }
+      ]
+    },
     {
       "version": "0.0.1",
       "date": "2026-05-23",