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# Publishing @soulcraft/brainy and @soulcraft/brainy-cli to npm
This document explains how to publish both the @soulcraft/brainy and @soulcraft/brainy-cli packages to npm.
## Prerequisites
Before publishing, ensure you have:
1. Node.js >= 24.4.0 installed
2. An npm account with access to the @soulcraft organization
3. Logged in to npm using `npm login`
## Publishing Process
The repository is set up to publish both packages together with synchronized versions. To publish the packages, follow
these steps:
### 1. Ensure you're in the root directory of the project
```bash
cd /path/to/brainy
```
### 2. Make sure you have the latest version of the code
```bash
git pull
```
### 3. Build and publish packages
You have three options for publishing:
#### Option A: Publish both packages together
```bash
npm run publish:both
```
This command will:
- Ensure versions are in sync between both packages
- Build the main package
- Build the CLI
- Verify the CLI was built successfully
- Publish the main package to npm
- Publish the CLI package to npm
#### Option B: Publish only the main package
```bash
npm run publish
```
This command will:
- Build the main package
- Publish the main package to npm
#### Option C: Publish only the CLI package
```bash
npm run publish:cli
```
This command will:
- Ensure versions are in sync
- Build the CLI package
- Publish the CLI package to npm
### 4. Verify the packages were published successfully
After publishing, you can verify that the packages were published successfully by checking the npm registry:
```bash
npm view @soulcraft/brainy
npm view @soulcraft/brainy-cli
```
## How It Works
### Publishing Both Packages
The `publish:both` command uses the `scripts/publish-cli.js` script, which:
1. Ensures versions are in sync by running `scripts/generate-version.js`
2. Builds the main package with `npm run build`
3. Publishes the main package with `npm publish` from the root directory
4. Builds the CLI package with `npm run build` in the cli-package directory
5. Verifies the CLI was built successfully
6. Publishes the CLI package with `npm publish` from the cli-package directory
### Publishing Only the Main Package
The `publish` command:
1. Builds the main package with `npm run build`
2. Publishes the main package with `npm publish` from the root directory
### Publishing Only the CLI Package
The `publish:cli` command:
1. Ensures versions are in sync by running `scripts/generate-version.js`
2. Changes to the cli-package directory
3. Builds the CLI package with `npm run build`
4. Publishes the CLI package with `npm publish`
The version synchronization ensures that:
- Both packages always have the same version number
- The CLI package's dependency on the main package is exact (not using the ^ prefix)
- The README.md file is updated with the current version
The CLI package is configured in `cli-package/package.json` with:
- The correct package name: `@soulcraft/brainy-cli`
- `"private": false` to allow publishing
- `"publishConfig": { "access": "public" }` to ensure the scoped package is public
- The necessary files in the `"files"` array
- The correct bin configuration to make the CLI available as `brainy`
## Troubleshooting
If you encounter any issues during the publishing process:
1. Make sure you're logged in to npm with an account that has access to the @soulcraft organization
2. Ensure that the `dist/cli.js` file exists and has been built correctly
3. If you get an error about the package already existing, you may need to update the version in both package.json
files:
```bash
npm version patch # This will update both package.json files via the version script
```