Release the ASC CLI

Treat a release request as an end-to-end publishing operation, not merely a tag push.

Prove the release target

1. Resolve the requested plain semantic version without a v prefix.
2. Fetch origin, verify the tag does not already exist locally or remotely, and inspect the release-worthy delta since the previous tag.
3. Query open PRs and confirm the intended changes are already merged.
4. Create a clean detached worktree from the exact current origin/main commit. Do not release from a dirty user checkout or an unmerged branch.
5. Inspect .github/workflows/release.yml and current repository guidance instead of assuming an older release procedure still applies.

Run the release gate

Run and record: