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-wiki — 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.
Two release shapes
Section titled “Two release shapes”A mini release is the day’s fixes: ship-time tag, terse changelog line, no ceremony. A named release is the one you had in mind — it gets the full tail: real release notes, a knowledge-base sweep, a versioned tag.
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.