Recover publication against the captured endpoint

cmd/releasekit/main.go

@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ func run(ctx context.Context, args []string, stdout, stderr io.Writer) int {
 			fmt.Fprintf(stderr, "validating and publishing %s\n", invocation.Version)
 			result, err := releasekit.Publish(ctx, request)
 			if err != nil {
-				fmt.Fprintf(stderr, "publication state=%s phase=%s version=%s commit=%s tag-object=%s: %v\n", result.State, result.Phase, result.Version, result.CandidateCommit, result.TagObject, err)
+				fmt.Fprintf(stderr, "publication state=%s phase=%s version=%s commit=%s tag-object=%s endpoint=%q: %v\n", result.State, result.Phase, result.Version, result.CandidateCommit, result.TagObject, result.Endpoint, err)
 				if errors.Is(err, releasekit.ErrInvalidVersion) {
 					return 2
 				}

cmd/releasekit/release_wrapper_test.go

@@ -2,10 +2,12 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"runtime"
+	"strings"
 	"testing"
 )
 
@@ -57,6 +59,10 @@ func TestReleaseWrapperPreservesNativeExitStatuses(t *testing.T) {
 			cliGitRun(t, repository, "init", "--bare", remote)
 			cliGitRun(t, repository, "remote", "set-url", "origin", remote)
 			cliGitRun(t, repository, "push", "origin", "HEAD:refs/heads/main")
+			fetch := filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "fetch.git")
+			cliGitRun(t, repository, "init", "--bare", fetch)
+			cliGitRun(t, repository, "remote", "set-url", "origin", fetch)
+			cliGitRun(t, repository, "remote", "set-url", "--push", "origin", remote)
 			if mode.name == "rejected" {
 				if err := os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(remote, "hooks/pre-receive"), []byte("#!/bin/sh\nexit 1\n"), 0755); err != nil {
 					t.Fatal(err)
@@ -67,7 +73,12 @@ func TestReleaseWrapperPreservesNativeExitStatuses(t *testing.T) {
 				marker := filepath.Join(bin, "push-started")
 				shim := `#!/bin/sh
 for arg do
- if [ "$arg" = push ]; then : > "$RELEASEKIT_TEST_PUSH_MARKER"; exit 1; fi
+ if [ "$arg" = push ]; then
+  "$RELEASEKIT_TEST_REAL_GIT" "$@" || exit 1
+  "$RELEASEKIT_TEST_REAL_GIT" remote set-url --push origin "$RELEASEKIT_TEST_MOVED_ENDPOINT"
+  : > "$RELEASEKIT_TEST_PUSH_MARKER"
+  exit 1
+ fi
 done
 if [ -f "$RELEASEKIT_TEST_PUSH_MARKER" ]; then
  for arg do if [ "$arg" = ls-remote ]; then exit 128; fi; done
@@ -80,6 +91,7 @@ exec "$RELEASEKIT_TEST_REAL_GIT" "$@"
 				t.Setenv("PATH", bin+string(os.PathListSeparator)+os.Getenv("PATH"))
 				t.Setenv("RELEASEKIT_TEST_REAL_GIT", realGit)
 				t.Setenv("RELEASEKIT_TEST_PUSH_MARKER", marker)
+				t.Setenv("RELEASEKIT_TEST_MOVED_ENDPOINT", fetch)
 			}
 			command := exec.Command("./scripts/release", mode.version)
 			command.Dir = repository
@@ -95,6 +107,26 @@ exec "$RELEASEKIT_TEST_REAL_GIT" "$@"
 			if status != mode.status {
 				t.Fatalf("status=%d want=%d output=%s", status, mode.status, output)
 			}
+			if mode.name == "unknown" {
+				if !strings.Contains(string(output), fmt.Sprintf("endpoint=%q", remote)) {
+					t.Fatalf("captured endpoint missing: %s", output)
+				}
+				query := exec.Command(realGit, "ls-remote", "--refs", "--", remote, "refs/tags/v1.2.3")
+				query.Dir = repository
+				found, err := query.Output()
+				if err != nil || len(found) == 0 {
+					t.Fatalf("captured endpoint lost published tag: %q %v", found, err)
+				}
+				if !strings.Contains(string(found), cliGitOutput(t, repository, "rev-parse", "refs/tags/v1.2.3")) {
+					t.Fatalf("wrong recovered tag: %s", found)
+				}
+				fetchQuery := exec.Command(realGit, "ls-remote", "--refs", "origin", "refs/tags/v1.2.3")
+				fetchQuery.Dir = repository
+				stale, err := fetchQuery.Output()
+				if err != nil || len(stale) != 0 {
+					t.Fatalf("fetch fixture unexpectedly found tag: %q %v", stale, err)
+				}
+			}
 		})
 	}
 }

docs/cli.md

@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@ go run ./cmd/releasekit publish [--repo DIR] [--config FILE] VERSION
 It validates the candidate once, checks the authoritative remote, creates an
 annotated local tag, and pushes only its exact tag object. It prints the
 confirmed version, candidate commit, and tag object on success. Validation
-progress and failed publication state are written to standard error. A signal
+progress and failed publication state, including the captured publication
+endpoint for recovery, are written to standard error. A signal
 cancels the active operation; if it arrives during a push, the library's
 bounded reconciliation determines whether the exact tag was accepted.
 

docs/release.md

@@ -77,13 +77,24 @@ A failed push triggers one exact authoritative tag query. An exact tag-object
 match confirms publication even when Git reported an error. A proven absent tag
 is `not_published`; a different object is a conflict; an unreadable query is
 `unknown`. The command retains its local tag and reports the state, phase,
-candidate commit, and tag object when available. Do not retry an unknown result
+candidate commit, tag object, and captured publication endpoint when available.
-until you resolve the authoritative ref:
+Do not retry an unknown result until you resolve the authoritative ref at that
+exact endpoint. Copy the reported endpoint value into the variable below using
+normal shell quoting; retain the version and tag object from the same result.
+Check that Git URL rewriting still resolves this value to itself before querying:
 
 ```sh
-git ls-remote --refs origin "refs/tags/vX.Y.Z"
+releasekit_endpoint='COPY_CAPTURED_ENDPOINT'
+releasekit_version='vX.Y.Z'
+test "$(git ls-remote --get-url -- "$releasekit_endpoint")" = "$releasekit_endpoint"
+git ls-remote --refs -- "$releasekit_endpoint" "refs/tags/$releasekit_version"
 ```
 
+A failed URL-equality check or remote query leaves the outcome unresolved.
+Correct transport configuration before continuing. The reported endpoint may
+be different from `origin`'s fetch URL or its current push URL; querying either
+of those does not establish absence at the captured endpoint.
+
 Compare the returned object ID with the tag object reported by the command.
 An exact match confirms publication. If the ref is absent, the version was not
 published; only then may you deliberately remove the unpublished local tag
@@ -91,9 +102,10 @@ with `git tag -d vX.Y.Z` before correcting the candidate or retrying. Do not
 move, overwrite, or delete a tag that exists remotely. If a different object
 uses the version, choose a new version after resolving the conflict.
 
-If validation or a guard fails before the push, the local tag has not been
+If validation or a guard fails before this invocation pushes, correct and
-published. Correct and commit the candidate, publish `main`, and run the
+commit the candidate, publish `main`, and run the command again. A retained
-command again. The prepared Woodpecker workflow builds the CLI from the tagged
+local tag still requires the authoritative-state check above before removal;
+a concurrent publisher may already have published the version. The prepared Woodpecker workflow builds the CLI from the tagged
 checkout and runs page-only delivery. To activate it after configuring the
 destination and secret, copy it to `.woodpecker/releasekit-source-delivery.yml`
 and add the Woodpecker repository secret `releasekit_gitea_token`. If page

docs/roadmap/remediation.md

@@ -323,6 +323,8 @@ and unresolved publication 3. The focused wrapper test passes.
 
 ### R9 — High: Manual recovery inspects the fetch endpoint
 
+Status: Resolved.
+
 Category: Release recovery correctness and documentation gap.
 
 **Evidence:** [The runbook](../release.md), around line 82, prescribes
@@ -347,6 +349,13 @@ local tag.
 fetch/push repositories and confirm that a published tag is recognized. Include
 endpoint changes after an uncertain push when verifying retained recovery facts.
 
+**Resolution:** Failed publication output includes the captured endpoint. The
+runbook checks URL resolution and queries that exact endpoint, retaining tags
+on failed or unresolved checks. Local wrapper fixtures use separate fetch and
+push repositories; a lost acknowledgment changes the configured push URL, and
+recovery still finds the intended object at the captured endpoint while the
+fetch endpoint reports absence. Focused publication/wrapper tests pass.
+
 ### R10 — Medium: The boundary checker bans valid command-internal composition
 
 Category: Inadvertently strengthened architectural prohibition.