5 · Ship
Merge the approved queue in a safe order, release, and tell the story — notes for users, knowledge base for the record.
The CPO skills
Section titled “The CPO skills”- cpo-pr — the PR contract: linked both ways to its card, carrying the evidence.
- cpo-ship — merges what you approved, one card at a time, then runs post-merge operations.
- cpo-announce — release notes written for users, framed by value.
- cpo-kb — evergreen knowledge base pages that ride the card’s own PR.
The checkpoint
Section titled “The checkpoint”Your approval merges. Only your word sets the last gate; then the queue ships without you watching.
Project-owned releases
Section titled “Project-owned releases”The project’s runbook and workflows define branch targets, tags, and deployment effects. CPO follows them; ordinary PR approval does not authorize a separate promotion, release PR, or production command. Confirm what each authorized action triggers before running it.
Deliverables
Section titled “Deliverables”The release · the PR · release notes · knowledge base pages. Then the loop closes: what shipped becomes what Discover learns from.
Who participates
Section titled “Who participates”Ops runs the machinery; Product tells the story; you hold the key.