# Agent Mandates

## Versioning and Release Workflow
Before every `git push` that includes code changes, you MUST perform the following steps:

1. **Bump Version:** Increment the version in `package.json` (both `version` and `aviaVersion`).
2. **Update Branding:** If a version string is hardcoded in UI plugins, update it to match the new version.
3. **Migration Logic:** Update any migration logic in plugins to ensure users on the previous version are automatically updated to the new default.
4. **Tagging:** Create the git tag corresponding to the new version with a 'v' prefix (e.g., `git tag v1.0.x`).
5. **Push:** Push both the branch and the tags to the remote repository (`git push origin main --tags`).

This ensures the internal app state matches the release tag and prevents auto-updater loops.
