HELM Release Channel Truth

Status: authoritative

This document defines which channels are currently real, which are intentionally withheld, and what can be publicly claimed.

Rules

• A channel is ACTIVE only if the package/artifact exists, the release workflow publishes it, and CI covers it.
• A channel is WITHHELD if the repo has partial code but no honest end-to-end publish path.
• A channel is BLOCKED if the package or runtime surface does not exist yet.

Current channel matrix

Channel	Artifact / package	Status	Public claim allowed	Notes
GitHub Releases	Core binaries + release assets	ACTIVE	Yes	Governed by .github/workflows/release.yml
GHCR	ghcr.io/<repo> images	ACTIVE	Yes	Images are built and signed in release workflow
npm	@mindburn/helm	ACTIVE	Yes	Core TS SDK (v1.0.1)
npm	@mindburn/helm-cli	ACTIVE	Yes	CLI verifier package (v1.0.1)
npm	@mindburn/helm-openai-agents	ACTIVE	Yes	OpenAI Agents adapter (v1.0.2)
npm	@mindburn/helm-mastra	ACTIVE	Yes	Mastra adapter (v1.0.2)
npm	@mindburn/helm-autogen	ACTIVE	Yes	AutoGen adapter (v1.0.2)
npm	@mindburn/helm-semantic-kernel	ACTIVE	Yes	Semantic Kernel adapter (v1.0.2)
PyPI	helm	ACTIVE	Yes	Published by publish-pypi in release workflow
crates.io	helm	ACTIVE	Yes	Published by publish-crates in release workflow
Maven Central	ai.mindburn.helm:helm	ACTIVE	Yes	Published by publish-maven in release workflow
Go module proxy	core and sdk/go tags	ACTIVE	Yes	Tag-driven; no registry upload job
NuGet	.NET SDK package	BLOCKED	No	No sdk/dotnet package exists yet

Claim policy

Allowed language:

• "GitHub release artifacts are available"
• "GHCR images are available"
• "npm packages are published for the TypeScript SDK, CLI, and all four adapters"
• "PyPI, crates.io, and Maven Central packages are published"
• "Go module is available via git tags"

Forbidden language while this table remains unchanged:

• ".NET/NuGet distribution is available"
• "Every channel in the repo is publicly distributed"

Required update rule

Any PR that changes public release channels must update:

1. this file
2. docs/PUBLISHING.md
3. .github/workflows/release.yml
4. scripts/ci/release_truth_check.sh