chore: remove broken manual-release workflow and related artifacts (#1576)

The manual-release.yaml workflow has been broken since the v6 alpha
rewrite — it calls `npm run validate` which no longer exists. Releases
are now handled via the /draft-changelog and release skills instead.

- Delete .github/workflows/manual-release.yaml
- Delete tools/docs/BUNDLE_DISTRIBUTION_SETUP.md (references deleted workflow)
- Remove release:major/minor/patch/watch npm scripts (triggered deleted workflow)

Can be restored from git history if a CI-based release workflow is needed again.

Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>

.github/workflows/manual-release.yaml

@@ -1,193 +0,0 @@
-name: Manual Release
-
-on:
-  workflow_dispatch:
-    inputs:
-      version_bump:
-        description: Version bump type
-        required: true
-        default: beta
-        type: choice
-        options:
-          - beta
-          - alpha
-          - patch
-          - minor
-          - major
-
-permissions:
-  contents: write
-  packages: write
-
-jobs:
-  release:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-        with:
-          fetch-depth: 0
-          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-
-      - name: Setup Node.js
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
-        with:
-          node-version-file: ".nvmrc"
-          cache: npm
-          registry-url: https://registry.npmjs.org
-
-      - name: Install dependencies
-        run: npm ci
-
-      - name: Run tests and validation
-        run: |
-          npm run validate
-          npm run format:check
-          npm run lint
-
-      - name: Configure Git
-        run: |
-          git config user.name "github-actions[bot]"
-          git config user.email "github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
-
-      - name: Bump version
-        run: |
-          case "${{ github.event.inputs.version_bump }}" in
-            alpha|beta) npm version prerelease --no-git-tag-version --preid=${{ github.event.inputs.version_bump }} ;;
-            *)          npm version ${{ github.event.inputs.version_bump }} --no-git-tag-version ;;
-          esac
-
-      - name: Get new version and previous tag
-        id: version
-        run: |
-          echo "new_version=$(node -p "require('./package.json').version")" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          echo "previous_tag=$(git describe --tags --abbrev=0)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-
-      - name: Update installer package.json
-        run: |
-          sed -i 's/"version": ".*"/"version": "${{ steps.version.outputs.new_version }}"/' tools/installer/package.json
-
-      # TODO: Re-enable web bundles once tools/cli/bundlers/ is restored
-      # - name: Generate web bundles
-      #   run: npm run bundle
-
-      - name: Commit version bump
-        run: |
-          git add .
-          git commit -m "release: bump to v${{ steps.version.outputs.new_version }}"
-
-      - name: Generate release notes
-        id: release_notes
-        run: |
-          # Get commits since last tag
-          COMMITS=$(git log ${{ steps.version.outputs.previous_tag }}..HEAD --pretty=format:"- %s" --reverse)
-
-          # Categorize commits
-          FEATURES=$(echo "$COMMITS" | grep -E "^- (feat|Feature)" || true)
-          FIXES=$(echo "$COMMITS" | grep -E "^- (fix|Fix)" || true)  
-          CHORES=$(echo "$COMMITS" | grep -E "^- (chore|Chore)" || true)
-          OTHERS=$(echo "$COMMITS" | grep -v -E "^- (feat|Feature|fix|Fix|chore|Chore|release:|Release:)" || true)
-
-          # Build release notes
-          cat > release_notes.md << 'EOF'
-          ## 🚀 What's New in v${{ steps.version.outputs.new_version }}
-
-          EOF
-
-          if [ ! -z "$FEATURES" ]; then
-            echo "### ✨ New Features" >> release_notes.md
-            echo "$FEATURES" >> release_notes.md
-            echo "" >> release_notes.md
-          fi
-
-          if [ ! -z "$FIXES" ]; then
-            echo "### 🐛 Bug Fixes" >> release_notes.md
-            echo "$FIXES" >> release_notes.md
-            echo "" >> release_notes.md
-          fi
-
-          if [ ! -z "$OTHERS" ]; then
-            echo "### 📦 Other Changes" >> release_notes.md
-            echo "$OTHERS" >> release_notes.md
-            echo "" >> release_notes.md
-          fi
-
-          if [ ! -z "$CHORES" ]; then
-            echo "### 🔧 Maintenance" >> release_notes.md
-            echo "$CHORES" >> release_notes.md
-            echo "" >> release_notes.md
-          fi
-
-          cat >> release_notes.md << 'EOF'
-
-          ## 📦 Installation
-
-          ```bash
-          npx bmad-method install
-          ```
-
-          **Full Changelog**: https://github.com/bmad-code-org/BMAD-METHOD/compare/${{ steps.version.outputs.previous_tag }}...v${{ steps.version.outputs.new_version }}
-          EOF
-
-          # Output for GitHub Actions
-          echo "RELEASE_NOTES<<EOF" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          cat release_notes.md >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          echo "EOF" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-
-      - name: Create and push tag
-        run: |
-          # Check if tag already exists
-          if git rev-parse "v${{ steps.version.outputs.new_version }}" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-            echo "Tag v${{ steps.version.outputs.new_version }} already exists, skipping tag creation"
-          else
-            git tag -a "v${{ steps.version.outputs.new_version }}" -m "Release v${{ steps.version.outputs.new_version }}"
-            git push origin "v${{ steps.version.outputs.new_version }}"
-          fi
-
-      - name: Push changes to main
-        run: |
-          if git push origin HEAD:main 2>/dev/null; then
-            echo "✅ Successfully pushed to main branch"
-          else
-            echo "⚠️ Could not push to main (protected branch). This is expected."
-            echo "📝 Version bump and tag were created successfully."
-          fi
-
-      - name: Publish to NPM
-        env:
-          NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
-        run: |
-          VERSION="${{ steps.version.outputs.new_version }}"
-          if [[ "$VERSION" == *"alpha"* ]]; then
-            echo "Publishing alpha prerelease version with --tag alpha"
-            npm publish --tag alpha
-          elif [[ "$VERSION" == *"beta"* ]]; then
-            echo "Publishing beta prerelease version with --tag latest"
-            npm publish --tag latest
-          else
-            echo "Publishing stable version with --tag latest"
-            npm publish --tag latest
-          fi
-
-      - name: Create GitHub Release
-        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
-        with:
-          tag_name: v${{ steps.version.outputs.new_version }}
-          name: "BMad Method v${{ steps.version.outputs.new_version }}"
-          body: |
-            ${{ steps.release_notes.outputs.RELEASE_NOTES }}
-          draft: false
-          prerelease: ${{ contains(steps.version.outputs.new_version, 'alpha') || contains(steps.version.outputs.new_version, 'beta') }}
-
-      - name: Summary
-        run: |
-          echo "## 🎉 Successfully released v${{ steps.version.outputs.new_version }}!" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
-          echo "" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
-          echo "### 📦 Distribution" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
-          echo "- **NPM**: Published with @latest tag" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
-          echo "- **GitHub Release**: https://github.com/bmad-code-org/BMAD-METHOD/releases/tag/v${{ steps.version.outputs.new_version }}" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
-          echo "" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
-          echo "### ✅ Installation" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
-          echo "\`\`\`bash" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
-          echo "npx bmad-method@${{ steps.version.outputs.new_version }} install" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
-          echo "\`\`\`" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY

package.json

@@ -41,10 +41,6 @@
     "lint:md": "markdownlint-cli2 \"**/*.md\"",
     "prepare": "command -v husky >/dev/null 2>&1 && husky || exit 0",
     "rebundle": "node tools/cli/bundlers/bundle-web.js rebundle",
-    "release:major": "gh workflow run \"Manual Release\" -f version_bump=major",
-    "release:minor": "gh workflow run \"Manual Release\" -f version_bump=minor",
-    "release:patch": "gh workflow run \"Manual Release\" -f version_bump=patch",
-    "release:watch": "gh run watch",
     "test": "npm run test:schemas && npm run test:install && npm run validate:schemas && npm run lint && npm run lint:md && npm run format:check",
     "test:coverage": "c8 --reporter=text --reporter=html npm run test:schemas",
     "test:install": "node test/test-installation-components.js",

tools/docs/BUNDLE_DISTRIBUTION_SETUP.md

@@ -1,95 +0,0 @@
-# Bundle Distribution Setup (For Maintainers)
-
-**Audience:** BMAD maintainers setting up bundle auto-publishing
-
----
-
-## One-Time Setup
-
-Run these commands once to enable auto-publishing:
-
-```bash
-# 1. Create bmad-bundles repo
-gh repo create bmad-code-org/bmad-bundles --public --description "BMAD Web Bundles"
-
-# 2. Ensure `main` exists (GitHub Pages API requires a source branch)
-git clone git@github.com:bmad-code-org/bmad-bundles.git
-cd bmad-bundles
-printf '# bmad-bundles\n\nStatic bundles published from BMAD-METHOD.\n' > README.md
-git add README.md
-git commit -m "Initial commit"
-git push origin main
-cd -
-
-# 3. Enable GitHub Pages (API replacement for removed --enable-pages flag)
-gh api repos/bmad-code-org/bmad-bundles/pages --method POST -f source[branch]=main -f source[path]=/
-# (Optional) confirm status
-gh api repos/bmad-code-org/bmad-bundles/pages --jq '{status,source}'
-
-# 4. Create GitHub PAT and add as secret
-# Go to: https://github.com/settings/tokens/new
-# Scopes: repo (full control)
-# Name: bmad-bundles-ci
-# Then add as secret:
-gh secret set BUNDLES_PAT --repo bmad-code-org/BMAD-METHOD
-# (paste PAT when prompted)
-```
-
-If the Pages POST returns `409`, the site already exists. If it returns `422` about `main` missing, redo step 2 to push the initial commit.
-
-**Done.** Bundles auto-publish on every main merge.
-
----
-
-## How It Works
-
-**On main merge:**
-
-- `.github/workflows/bundle-latest.yaml` runs
-- Publishes to: `https://bmad-code-org.github.io/bmad-bundles/`
-
-**On release:**
-
-- `npm run release:patch` runs `.github/workflows/manual-release.yaml`
-- Attaches bundles to: `https://github.com/bmad-code-org/BMAD-METHOD/releases/latest`
-
----
-
-## Testing
-
-```bash
-# Test latest channel
-git push origin main
-# Wait 2 min, then: curl https://bmad-code-org.github.io/bmad-bundles/
-
-# Test stable channel
-npm run release:patch
-# Check: gh release view
-```
-
----
-
-## Troubleshooting
-
-**"Permission denied" or auth errors**
-
-```bash
-# Verify PAT secret exists
-gh secret list --repo bmad-code-org/BMAD-METHOD | grep BUNDLES_PAT
-
-# If missing, recreate PAT and add secret:
-gh secret set BUNDLES_PAT --repo bmad-code-org/BMAD-METHOD
-```
-
-**GitHub Pages not updating / need to re-check config**
-
-```bash
-gh api repos/bmad-code-org/bmad-bundles/pages --jq '{status,source,html_url}'
-```
-
----
-
-## Distribution URLs
-
-**Stable:** `https://github.com/bmad-code-org/BMAD-METHOD/releases/latest`
-**Latest:** `https://bmad-code-org.github.io/bmad-bundles/`