.gitea/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -3,11 +3,6 @@ name: CI
 on:
   pull_request:
     branches: [main]
-  push:
-    branches: [main]
-
-env:
-  MILESTONE: v1.1
 
 jobs:
   fast-checks:
@@ -310,53 +305,3 @@ jobs:
           name: playwright-traces-${{ github.run_id }}
           path: apps/pwa/test-results/
           retention-days: 14
-
-  publish:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    # Push to main only — never on pull_request (D-03). No dev-bypass flag in this job (T-08-09).
-    if: github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
-      # Compute both image tags per D-04:
-      #   :latest        — moving pointer for easy pulls
-      #   :<milestone>-<shortsha> — immutable, rollback-traceable (e.g. v1.1-4303a1b)
-      # GITHUB_SHA is confirmed available in Gitea Actions (probe P-13).
-      # MILESTONE is read from the workflow-level env var (set to v1.1 above) — update at milestone boundaries.
-      - name: Compute image tags
-        id: tags
-        run: |
-          SHORT_SHA=${GITHUB_SHA:0:7}
-          MILESTONE="${{ env.MILESTONE }}"
-          echo "latest=git.bergerhouse.net/luckberg/familysync-api:latest" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          echo "sha_tag=git.bergerhouse.net/luckberg/familysync-api:${MILESTONE}-${SHORT_SHA}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-
-      # Pitfall 13 (load-bearing security step): PAT piped via stdin — never via -p/--password.
-      # GITEA_TOKEN/GITHUB_TOKEN cannot push packages; a PAT with write:package scope is required
-      # (confirmed: Gitea forum + registry docs). Token is masked by Gitea's secret-log scrubber
-      # and never echoed elsewhere or set as a plain env var.
-      # Secret is named REGISTRY_PAT (not GITEA_REGISTRY_PAT): Gitea reserves the GITEA_ prefix
-      # for secret names, so the GITEA_-prefixed name cannot be created.
-      - name: Docker login
-        run: |
-          echo "${{ secrets.REGISTRY_PAT }}" | \
-          docker login git.bergerhouse.net \
-            --username luckberg \
-            --password-stdin
-
-      # Build from REPO ROOT (T-08-10): the Dockerfile copies the pnpm workspace manifest +
-      # lockfile from the root context; building from apps/api/ would fail to find them.
-      - name: Build and push
-        run: |
-          docker build --target production \
-            -f apps/api/Dockerfile \
-            -t ${{ steps.tags.outputs.latest }} \
-            -t ${{ steps.tags.outputs.sha_tag }} \
-            .
-          docker push ${{ steps.tags.outputs.latest }}
-          docker push ${{ steps.tags.outputs.sha_tag }}
-
-      # Always drop the stored credential from the runner after push (defence in depth).
-      - name: Docker logout
-        if: always()
-        run: docker logout git.bergerhouse.net || true

.gitea/workflows/publish.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+# Publishing / Releases
+#
+# Trigger: push to main — i.e. when any PR merges.
+# Image: git.bergerhouse.net/luckberg/familysync-api
+# Tags:
+#   :latest                        — moving pointer for easy pulls
+#   :<MILESTONE>-<shortsha>        — immutable, rollback-traceable (e.g. v1.1-98acff8)
+#
+# Required secret: REGISTRY_PAT — a Gitea Actions secret holding a PAT with write:package scope.
+# Named REGISTRY_PAT (not GITEA_*): Gitea reserves the GITEA_ prefix for secret names, so
+# GITEA_-prefixed names cannot be created. GITEA_TOKEN / GITHUB_TOKEN cannot push packages.
+#
+# Safety gate: branch protection on main, NOT a needs: dependency in this file.
+# The PR test jobs (fast-checks, api, harness in ci.yml) run on pull_request — they never
+# run in the same workflow invocation as publish.yml. Tests gate the PR; main is trusted to
+# be green because direct push and force push are blocked and the three required checks
+# (CI / fast-checks, CI / api, CI / harness) must pass before merge.
+#
+# To bump the milestone tag at a milestone boundary: edit MILESTONE below.
+
+name: Publish
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [main]
+
+env:
+  MILESTONE: v1.1
+
+jobs:
+  publish:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      # Compute both image tags per D-04:
+      #   :latest        — moving pointer for easy pulls
+      #   :<milestone>-<shortsha> — immutable, rollback-traceable (e.g. v1.1-4303a1b)
+      # GITHUB_SHA is confirmed available in Gitea Actions (probe P-13).
+      # MILESTONE is read from the workflow-level env var (set to v1.1 above) — update at milestone boundaries.
+      - name: Compute image tags
+        id: tags
+        run: |
+          SHORT_SHA=${GITHUB_SHA:0:7}
+          MILESTONE="${{ env.MILESTONE }}"
+          echo "latest=git.bergerhouse.net/luckberg/familysync-api:latest" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "sha_tag=git.bergerhouse.net/luckberg/familysync-api:${MILESTONE}-${SHORT_SHA}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+      # Pitfall 13 (load-bearing security step): PAT piped via stdin — never via -p/--password.
+      # GITEA_TOKEN/GITHUB_TOKEN cannot push packages; a PAT with write:package scope is required
+      # (confirmed: Gitea forum + registry docs). Token is masked by Gitea's secret-log scrubber
+      # and never echoed elsewhere or set as a plain env var.
+      # Secret is named REGISTRY_PAT (not GITEA_REGISTRY_PAT): Gitea reserves the GITEA_ prefix
+      # for secret names, so the GITEA_-prefixed name cannot be created.
+      - name: Docker login
+        run: |
+          echo "${{ secrets.REGISTRY_PAT }}" | \
+          docker login git.bergerhouse.net \
+            --username luckberg \
+            --password-stdin
+
+      # Build from REPO ROOT (T-08-10): the Dockerfile copies the pnpm workspace manifest +
+      # lockfile from the root context; building from apps/api/ would fail to find them.
+      - name: Build and push
+        run: |
+          docker build --target production \
+            -f apps/api/Dockerfile \
+            -t ${{ steps.tags.outputs.latest }} \
+            -t ${{ steps.tags.outputs.sha_tag }} \
+            .
+          docker push ${{ steps.tags.outputs.latest }}
+          docker push ${{ steps.tags.outputs.sha_tag }}
+
+      # Always drop the stored credential from the runner after push (defence in depth).
+      - name: Docker logout
+        if: always()
+        run: docker logout git.bergerhouse.net || true

.planning/STATE.md

@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ See: .planning/PROJECT.md (updated 2026-06-10)
 Phase: 08 (gitea-ci) — COMPLETE
 Plan: 4 of 4 (08-04 complete)
 Status: Phase 08 complete — all 4 plans executed, CI-01 + CI-02 delivered
-Last activity: 2026-06-11 -- 08-04 complete; publish job green (run #14): both tags pushed, PAT masked, REGISTRY_PAT naming fix applied. Phase 8 fully complete.
+Last activity: 2026-06-11 -- Quick task 260611-ozt: split publish into standalone push-only publish.yml (kills orphaned CI / publish (pull_request) pending status, WR-01); release model documented in README + publish.yml. Branch-protection contexts unchanged.
 
 ## Performance Metrics
 
@@ -181,6 +181,7 @@ Recent decisions affecting current work:
 | 260610-jlp | Fix broken "How to enable" link in notifications-blocked UI (Phase 5 UAT Test 4) — extracted InstructionSheet into a shared component; SettingsSheet "How to enable" now opens the OS-step instructions instead of just closing the sheet. 187 pwa tests pass, build green | 2026-06-10 | f82837c | Verified | [260610-jlp-fix-broken-how-to-enable-link-in-notific](./quick/260610-jlp-fix-broken-how-to-enable-link-in-notific/) |
 | 260610-k1z | Persist OIDC session cookie (AUTH-02) — @hono/oidc-auth 1.8.3 sets a session-scoped `oidc-auth` cookie (no maxAge) so it died on PWA/browser close → re-login almost every return (both devices). Added persistSessionCookie middleware re-issuing the cookie with maxAge(=OIDC_AUTH_EXPIRES)+SameSite=Lax, ONLY when a valid session exists (no resurrection guard). NOT an Authelia/refresh issue. 14 auth tests pass | 2026-06-10 | 8343fad | Verified | [260610-k1z-persist-oidc-session-cookie-with-maxage-](./quick/260610-k1z-persist-oidc-session-cookie-with-maxage-/) |
 | 260610-ka9 | Fix silent Android push (Phase 5 UAT Test 4) — SW showNotification had only {body,tag,data} → Android Chromium/Edge showed them silently. Added icon/badge/renotify:true/vibrate; generalized re-enable instructions to Chrome-or-Edge. iOS unaffected. Build emits sw.js with renotify; 187 pwa tests pass | 2026-06-10 | c864fc4 | Verified | [260610-ka9-fix-silent-android-push-notifications-en](./quick/260610-ka9-fix-silent-android-push-notifications-en/) |
+| 260611-ozt | Split publish job into standalone .gitea/workflows/publish.yml (on: push→main only, no redundant event-guard if:; MILESTONE env moved with it) and strip it + the push trigger from ci.yml — kills the orphaned `CI / publish (pull_request)` pending status (phase-8 code-review WR-01). name:CI + fast-checks/api/harness job ids held stable so the required branch-protection contexts stay valid. Documented the release model in README "Publishing / Releases" + publish.yml header. Both YAML validated (yq) | 2026-06-11 | 92353e1 |  | [260611-ozt-split-publish-job-into-standalone-gitea-](./quick/260611-ozt-split-publish-job-into-standalone-gitea-/) |
 
 ## Deferred Items
 

.planning/quick/260611-ozt-split-publish-job-into-standalone-gitea-/260611-ozt-PLAN.md

@@ -0,0 +1,126 @@
+---
+phase: quick-260611-ozt
+plan: 01
+type: execute
+wave: 1
+depends_on: []
+files_modified:
+  - .gitea/workflows/publish.yml
+  - .gitea/workflows/ci.yml
+  - README.md
+autonomous: true
+requirements: [WR-01]
+
+must_haves:
+  truths:
+    - "On a pull_request to main, Gitea no longer creates a CI / publish (pull_request) commit status (no orphan pending status)."
+    - "On push to main (PR merge), the Publish workflow builds and pushes git.bergerhouse.net/luckberg/familysync-api with :latest and :<MILESTONE>-<shortsha> tags."
+    - "The three required PR status contexts (CI / fast-checks, CI / api, CI / harness) are unchanged in name and behavior."
+    - "A maintainer reading the README and publish.yml header can determine how, when, and under what safety gate publishing happens, plus how to bump MILESTONE."
+  artifacts:
+    - path: ".gitea/workflows/publish.yml"
+      provides: "Standalone push-to-main image publish workflow with documented release model"
+      contains: "name: Publish"
+    - path: ".gitea/workflows/ci.yml"
+      provides: "PR-only CI workflow (fast-checks, api, harness); no publish job, no push trigger, no MILESTONE env"
+      contains: "name: CI"
+    - path: "README.md"
+      provides: "Release / image-publishing documentation section"
+      contains: "Publishing"
+  key_links:
+    - from: ".gitea/workflows/publish.yml"
+      to: "secrets.REGISTRY_PAT"
+      via: "docker login --password-stdin"
+      pattern: "secrets\\.REGISTRY_PAT"
+    - from: ".gitea/workflows/publish.yml"
+      to: "env.MILESTONE"
+      via: "Compute image tags step reads workflow-level MILESTONE"
+      pattern: "env\\.MILESTONE"
+---
+
+<objective>
+Split the `publish` job out of `.gitea/workflows/ci.yml` into a new standalone push-only `.gitea/workflows/publish.yml`, and document the release model where maintainers will find it. Mechanical refactor — no CI behavior change beyond the split.
+
+Purpose: `ci.yml`'s `on:` includes `pull_request`, so Gitea registers an orphaned `CI / publish (pull_request)` commit status that sits pending forever on every PR (skipped jobs never resolve their status in Gitea Actions). A push-only `publish.yml` stops the orphan from ever being created. Motivated by phase-8 review finding WR-01 and the new branch-protection rule on `main` (direct/force push blocked; required checks = the three PR jobs).
+
+Output: `.gitea/workflows/publish.yml` (new), edited `.gitea/workflows/ci.yml`, README "Publishing / Releases" section.
+</objective>
+
+<execution_context>
+@$HOME/.claude/gsd-core/workflows/execute-plan.md
+@$HOME/.claude/gsd-core/templates/summary.md
+</execution_context>
+
+<context>
+@.planning/STATE.md
+@.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
+@README.md
+</context>
+
+<tasks>
+
+<task type="auto">
+  <name>Task 1: Create publish.yml and strip publish from ci.yml</name>
+  <files>.gitea/workflows/publish.yml, .gitea/workflows/ci.yml</files>
+  <action>
+Create `.gitea/workflows/publish.yml` as a standalone push-only workflow:
+- `name: Publish`
+- Trigger: `on: push: branches: [main]` ONLY. Do NOT carry over the `if: github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'` guard from the old job — the push-to-main trigger alone fully replaces it (redundant guard).
+- Workflow-level `env: MILESTONE: v1.1` (this env is publish-only and moves to this file).
+- A single job `publish` with `runs-on: ubuntu-latest` (ubuntu-latest is mandatory per D-PROBE-01 — the runner has no self-hosted label). Move the job's four real steps VERBATIM from the current ci.yml publish job (ci.yml lines 318-362): `actions/checkout@v4`; `Compute image tags` (id: tags); `Docker login` (PAT piped via `--password-stdin` from `secrets.REGISTRY_PAT`, username `luckberg`, registry `git.bergerhouse.net`); `Build and push` (docker build `--target production -f apps/api/Dockerfile` from repo root `.`, two `-t` tags, two `docker push`); `Docker logout` with `if: always()`.
+- Preserve EVERY existing inline comment on those steps verbatim — they encode load-bearing rationale: PAT-via-stdin security (Pitfall 13), REGISTRY_PAT naming because Gitea reserves the GITEA_ prefix (D-PAT-NAMING), build-from-repo-root for the pnpm workspace manifest+lockfile (T-08-10), and the D-04 two-tag scheme (:latest moving + :<milestone>-<shortsha> immutable). The Compute-image-tags comment references "the workflow-level env var (set to v1.1 above)" — keep that accurate since MILESTONE now lives at the top of THIS file.
+- Add a header comment block (see Task 2 — same content as the README section, condensed) at the very top of publish.yml above `name: Publish`.
+
+Then edit `.gitea/workflows/ci.yml`:
+- Remove the entire `publish:` job (current lines 314-362).
+- Remove the `push:` trigger key from `on:` (lines 6-7), leaving only `pull_request: branches: [main]`.
+- Remove the workflow-level `env: MILESTONE: v1.1` block (lines 9-10) — it was referenced ONLY by the publish job (confirmed: grep ci.yml for MILESTONE returns only the publish Compute-image-tags step). Do not leave an empty `env:` key.
+- Do NOT rename `name: CI` or the job ids `fast-checks` / `api` / `harness`, and do NOT remove their `if: github.event_name == 'pull_request'` guards — renaming or removing would change/break the required status contexts (`CI / fast-checks (pull_request)`, `CI / api (pull_request)`, `CI / harness (pull_request)`). The guards are harmless now that `push:` is gone; leave them.
+  </action>
+  <verify>
+    <automated>test -f .gitea/workflows/publish.yml && grep -q 'name: Publish' .gitea/workflows/publish.yml && grep -q 'secrets.REGISTRY_PAT' .gitea/workflows/publish.yml && grep -q '--password-stdin' .gitea/workflows/publish.yml && grep -q 'MILESTONE: v1.1' .gitea/workflows/publish.yml && grep -Eq '^\s*push:' .gitea/workflows/publish.yml && ! grep -q "github.event_name == 'push'" .gitea/workflows/publish.yml && ! grep -q 'publish:' .gitea/workflows/ci.yml && ! grep -q 'MILESTONE' .gitea/workflows/ci.yml && ! grep -Eq '^\s*push:' .gitea/workflows/ci.yml && grep -q 'pull_request:' .gitea/workflows/ci.yml && grep -q 'name: CI' .gitea/workflows/ci.yml && grep -c 'if:' .gitea/workflows/ci.yml | grep -qE '^[3-9]'</automated>
+  </verify>
+  <done>publish.yml exists with name=Publish, push-to-main-only trigger, no redundant if-guard, workflow-level MILESTONE, the four publish steps with all inline comments intact, and a header doc block. ci.yml has no publish job, no push trigger, no MILESTONE env, retains name=CI and all three PR jobs with their guards.</done>
+</task>
+
+<task type="auto">
+  <name>Task 2: Document the release model and verify YAML well-formedness</name>
+  <files>README.md, .gitea/workflows/publish.yml</files>
+  <action>
+Add a "Publishing / Releases" section to `README.md` (insert after the existing "Deployment" section, before "License"). README is the most discoverable location for a maintainer and already documents Commands/Deployment, so no separate docs/RELEASE.md is created (decision: README is where this 2-person project's maintainer looks). The section MUST cover:
+- Publishing happens automatically on push to `main` — i.e. when a PR merges. The `.gitea/workflows/publish.yml` workflow runs.
+- It builds and pushes `git.bergerhouse.net/luckberg/familysync-api` with TWO tags: `:latest` (moving pointer for easy pulls) and `:<MILESTONE>-<shortsha>` (immutable, rollback-traceable, e.g. `v1.1-98acff8`).
+- It requires the `REGISTRY_PAT` repo secret — a Gitea Actions secret holding a PAT with `write:package` scope. Named `REGISTRY_PAT` (not `GITEA_*`) because Gitea reserves the `GITEA_` secret-name prefix (D-PAT-NAMING). `GITEA_TOKEN`/`GITHUB_TOKEN` cannot push packages.
+- Safety gate is BRANCH PROTECTION on `main`, not a CI `needs:`. The PR test jobs (fast-checks, api, harness in ci.yml) and the publish job never run in the same workflow invocation, so publish.yml has no `needs:` on the tests. Tests gate the PR; `main` is trusted to be green because direct push and force push are blocked and the three checks (`CI / fast-checks (pull_request)`, `CI / api (pull_request)`, `CI / harness (pull_request)`) are required to merge.
+- How to bump the milestone tag at milestone boundaries: edit the `MILESTONE` env value at the top of `.gitea/workflows/publish.yml`.
+
+Then write the SAME information condensed into the header comment block at the top of `publish.yml` (the block referenced in Task 1) — short bullet lines covering: trigger (push to main / PR merge), the two tags + image, the REGISTRY_PAT secret + naming reason, the branch-protection safety gate / why no test needs:, and the MILESTONE-bump instruction.
+
+Finally verify both workflow YAML files are well-formed. No `yamllint`/`act`/`js-yaml`/`pyyaml` is available locally (confirmed during planning: no YAML parser in any node_modules, no pyyaml, no ruby yaml). Docker IS available, so parse both files strictly with the purpose-built yq image (no network beyond the image pull, no repo deps):
+`docker run --rm -i mikefarah/yq:4 e '.' - < .gitea/workflows/publish.yml` and likewise for ci.yml — a malformed file makes yq exit non-zero. If the yq image cannot be pulled (offline), fall back to structural inspection: re-read both files end-to-end, confirm consistent 2-space indentation, that every `run: |` block body is indented under its key, that the moved publish steps parse as a list under `jobs.publish.steps`, and explicitly NOTE in the SUMMARY that YAML was verified by inspection only (no parser available).
+  </action>
+  <verify>
+    <automated>grep -qi 'Publishing\|Releases' README.md && grep -q 'REGISTRY_PAT' README.md && grep -q 'familysync-api' README.md && grep -q 'MILESTONE' README.md && grep -q 'branch protection' README.md && grep -qi 'REGISTRY_PAT' .gitea/workflows/publish.yml && (docker run --rm -i mikefarah/yq:4 e '.' - < .gitea/workflows/publish.yml >/dev/null 2>&1 && docker run --rm -i mikefarah/yq:4 e '.' - < .gitea/workflows/ci.yml >/dev/null 2>&1 || echo 'YAML-PARSER-UNAVAILABLE-INSPECTED-MANUALLY')</automated>
+  </verify>
+  <done>README has a Publishing/Releases section covering all six points (auto-on-push-to-main, image+two-tags, REGISTRY_PAT secret + naming, branch-protection safety gate, no test needs:, MILESTONE bump). publish.yml header block carries the condensed same. Both YAML files parse cleanly under yq (or are noted as inspected-only if no parser pulled).</done>
+</task>
+
+</tasks>
+
+<verification>
+- `.gitea/workflows/publish.yml` exists: `name: Publish`, `on: push: branches: [main]` only, workflow-level `MILESTONE: v1.1`, single `publish` job with the four steps + all inline comments preserved, and a documentation header block.
+- `.gitea/workflows/ci.yml`: no `publish:` job, no `push:` trigger, no `MILESTONE` env; `name: CI` and the three job ids unchanged; PR guards retained.
+- The three required status contexts are name-stable → branch protection on `main` remains valid.
+- README documents the release model; both YAML files verified well-formed (parser or noted inspection).
+</verification>
+
+<success_criteria>
+- A PR to `main` produces only `CI / fast-checks`, `CI / api`, `CI / harness` statuses — no `CI / publish` orphan.
+- A merge to `main` triggers the `Publish` workflow, building/pushing `familysync-api:latest` + `familysync-api:v1.1-<shortsha>`.
+- No behavior change to the three PR jobs; required checks still satisfiable.
+- Release process is discoverable in README and in the publish.yml header.
+</success_criteria>
+
+<output>
+Create `.planning/quick/260611-ozt-split-publish-job-into-standalone-gitea-/260611-ozt-SUMMARY.md` when done.
+</output>

.planning/quick/260611-ozt-split-publish-job-into-standalone-gitea-/260611-ozt-SUMMARY.md

@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+---
+phase: quick-260611-ozt
+plan: 01
+subsystem: ci
+tags: [gitea-actions, ci, publish, workflow-split]
+dependency_graph:
+  requires: []
+  provides: [standalone-publish-workflow, clean-ci-pr-statuses]
+  affects: [.gitea/workflows/ci.yml, .gitea/workflows/publish.yml, README.md]
+tech_stack:
+  added: []
+  patterns: [push-only-publish-workflow, branch-protection-safety-gate]
+key_files:
+  created:
+    - .gitea/workflows/publish.yml
+  modified:
+    - .gitea/workflows/ci.yml
+    - README.md
+decisions:
+  - "D-OZT-01: Safety gate is branch protection on main (not needs:) — publish.yml runs in a separate workflow invocation from ci.yml PR jobs"
+  - "D-OZT-02: README is the documentation home for the release model (not a separate docs/RELEASE.md) — consistent with this project's single-maintainer pattern"
+  - "D-OZT-03: Dropped the redundant if: github.event_name == 'push' guard — push-to-main trigger in publish.yml fully replaces it"
+metrics:
+  duration: ~5 minutes
+  completed: "2026-06-11"
+  tasks_completed: 2
+  tasks_total: 2
+  files_changed: 3
+---
+
+# Quick Task 260611-ozt: Split publish job into standalone Gitea workflow
+
+Split the `publish` job out of `.gitea/workflows/ci.yml` into a new standalone `.gitea/workflows/publish.yml`. Mechanical refactor — no CI behavior change beyond the split.
+
+## What Changed
+
+### .gitea/workflows/publish.yml (created)
+
+New standalone push-only workflow:
+- `name: Publish`, `on: push: branches: [main]` only
+- Workflow-level `MILESTONE: v1.1` env (moved from ci.yml)
+- Single `publish` job with all four steps verbatim from ci.yml: checkout, compute image tags, docker login, build+push, docker logout
+- All inline comments preserved including load-bearing rationale (Pitfall 13 PAT-via-stdin, D-PAT-NAMING REGISTRY_PAT naming, T-08-10 build-from-repo-root, D-04 two-tag scheme)
+- Header comment block documenting trigger, tags, REGISTRY_PAT requirement, safety gate, and MILESTONE bump instruction
+- Dropped the redundant `if: github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'` guard — push-to-main trigger is sufficient
+
+### .gitea/workflows/ci.yml (modified)
+
+- Removed `publish:` job (was lines 314-362)
+- Removed `push: branches: [main]` trigger — now `pull_request` only
+- Removed workflow-level `env: MILESTONE: v1.1` block (was only referenced by the publish job)
+- `name: CI` unchanged
+- Job ids `fast-checks`, `api`, `harness` unchanged
+- `if: github.event_name == 'pull_request'` guards on all three jobs unchanged
+
+### README.md (modified)
+
+Added "Publishing / Releases" section between "Deployment" and "License" covering:
+- Auto-trigger on push to main (PR merge)
+- Image name and two-tag scheme (:latest + :<MILESTONE>-<shortsha>)
+- REGISTRY_PAT secret requirement and naming rationale
+- Branch-protection safety gate (why no needs: in publish.yml)
+- How to bump the MILESTONE tag
+
+## Why This Matters
+
+`ci.yml`'s `on:` previously included `push:` so Gitea registered a `CI / publish (pull_request)` commit status on every PR that sat pending forever — skipped jobs never resolve their status in Gitea Actions. Moving publish to a push-only `publish.yml` stops this orphaned status from ever being created, keeping PR status views clean and the branch-protection required-checks list unambiguous.
+
+## Commits
+
+| Hash | Message |
+|------|---------|
+| 6efc062 | chore(260611-ozt): split publish job into standalone publish.yml |
+| 0c9139b | docs(260611-ozt): document release model in README Publishing/Releases section |
+
+## YAML Verification
+
+Both workflow files validated with `docker run --rm -i mikefarah/yq:4 e '.' -`:
+- `.gitea/workflows/publish.yml`: **VALID**
+- `.gitea/workflows/ci.yml`: **VALID**
+
+## Deviations from Plan
+
+None — plan executed exactly as written. The header comment block in publish.yml was created in Task 1 (the plan referenced it as "see Task 2" but it is part of the publish.yml file created in Task 1; both tasks committed separately as planned).
+
+## Self-Check: PASSED
+
+- `.gitea/workflows/publish.yml` exists with `name: Publish`, `push:` trigger, `REGISTRY_PAT`, `MILESTONE: v1.1`, no redundant guard
+- `.gitea/workflows/ci.yml` has no `publish:` job, no `push:` trigger, no `MILESTONE`, retains `name: CI` and three PR job ids
+- `README.md` has Publishing/Releases section with all six required elements
+- Commits 6efc062 and 0c9139b confirmed in git log
+- Both YAML files parse clean under yq:4

README.md

@@ -122,6 +122,22 @@ Store the app password in the database via the `/me` endpoint after first login.
 
 See [`docs/deployment.md`](docs/deployment.md) for Unraid/Docker Compose deployment notes including the Pangolin/Newt tunnel configuration.
 
+## Publishing / Releases
+
+Publishing happens automatically on every push to `main` — i.e. when a PR merges. The `.gitea/workflows/publish.yml` workflow runs and builds + pushes the API image to the Gitea container registry.
+
+**Image:** `git.bergerhouse.net/luckberg/familysync-api`
+
+**Tags (two per release):**
+- `:latest` — moving pointer for easy pulls
+- `:<MILESTONE>-<shortsha>` — immutable, rollback-traceable (e.g. `v1.1-98acff8`)
+
+**Required secret:** `REGISTRY_PAT` — a Gitea Actions secret holding a PAT with `write:package` scope. Named `REGISTRY_PAT` (not `GITEA_*`): Gitea reserves the `GITEA_` prefix for secret names, so `GITEA_`-prefixed names cannot be created. `GITEA_TOKEN` / `GITHUB_TOKEN` cannot push packages.
+
+**Safety gate:** Branch protection on `main`, not a `needs:` dependency in `publish.yml`. The PR test jobs (`fast-checks`, `api`, `harness` in `ci.yml`) run on `pull_request` — they never run in the same workflow invocation as `publish.yml`. Tests gate the PR; `main` is trusted to be green because direct push and force push are blocked and the three required checks (`CI / fast-checks (pull_request)`, `CI / api (pull_request)`, `CI / harness (pull_request)`) must pass before merge.
+
+**To bump the milestone tag** at a milestone boundary: edit the `MILESTONE` env value at the top of `.gitea/workflows/publish.yml`.
+
 ## License
 
 Private — not open source.