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+# Releasing & GitHub operations (gh CLI)
+
+PR merges, tags, and releases for this repo run through the `gh` CLI as the
+`solidstatecc` account. Once auth is set up (one-time, by Thor), agents handle
+the whole class of merge/tag/release steps with no browser and no `BROWSER:`
+issue.
+
+## One-time auth setup (human)
+
+Run once on the host, as the `solidstatecc` account, HTTPS + browser flow:
+
+```bash
+gh auth login
+# Account: GitHub.com → Protocol: HTTPS → Authenticate via web browser
+```
+
+Grant at least `repo` and `workflow` scopes. That's the only human step.
+
+## Agent: select the right account before any gh command
+
+The host may hold more than one logged-in account. `solidstatecc` must be the
+**active** account for operations on this repo:
+
+```bash
+gh auth status                      # see which account is active
+gh auth switch --user solidstatecc  # make solidstatecc active if it isn't
+```
+
+Verify with a read-only dry run:
+
+```bash
+gh pr list -R solidstatecc/skills
+```
+
+## Common operations
+
+```bash
+# Merge a PR (squash, delete branch)
+gh pr merge <number> -R <owner>/<repo> --squash --delete-branch
+
+# Create a tag + release
+gh release create v0.3.0 -R <owner>/<repo> --title "v0.3.0" --notes "..."
+
+# List / inspect
+gh pr list   -R <owner>/<repo>
+gh release list -R <owner>/<repo>
+```
+
+## When to fall back to a BROWSER: issue
+
+Only for steps `gh` genuinely can't do (web dashboards, org settings, payment
+consoles). Merges, tags, and releases are **not** in that set — do them with
+`gh` directly.