From e7df33b277b248da08363ff991f36bc80424260b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Andriujose <43181885+andriujoseba@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 4 Aug 2026 11:17:51 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] fix: make release init citation portable

---
 actions/issueflow-reconcile/issueflow-reconcile.sh |  4 ++--
 test/issueflow-reconcile.test.sh                   | 10 ++++++++--
 2 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/actions/issueflow-reconcile/issueflow-reconcile.sh b/actions/issueflow-reconcile/issueflow-reconcile.sh
index b936f97..27d03f8 100644
--- a/actions/issueflow-reconcile/issueflow-reconcile.sh
+++ b/actions/issueflow-reconcile/issueflow-reconcile.sh
@@ -746,7 +746,7 @@ itself, so a parse unchanged since the last echo never re-posts.*" >/dev/null
         log "#$n: blockers closed -> ready" ;;
     esac
   elif has_issue_label epic; then
-    if has_issue_label release; then
+    if has_issue_label release && ! issue_comment_has_marker "$n" release-init-due; then
       refs="$(blocked_references <<<"$(jq -r '.body // ""' <<<"$ISSUE_JSON")")"
       cross_refs="$(blocked_cross_references <<<"$(jq -r '.body // ""' <<<"$ISSUE_JSON")")"
       states="$(reference_states <<<"$refs")"
@@ -760,7 +760,7 @@ itself, so a parse unchanged since the last echo never re-posts.*" >/dev/null
 4. Ask the operator to bless the order, then open the first wave.
 5. Ship the release, close this epic, and trigger the next window.
 
-See [\`RELEASES.md\`](https://github.com/$REPO/blob/main/RELEASES.md). The operator blessing the order is the one step this chain never automates."
+See \`.ceremony/RELEASES.md\`. The operator blessing the order is the one step this chain never automates."
         log "#$n: release-init due"
       fi
     fi
diff --git a/test/issueflow-reconcile.test.sh b/test/issueflow-reconcile.test.sh
index 3097c7f..3f10af3 100644
--- a/test/issueflow-reconcile.test.sh
+++ b/test/issueflow-reconcile.test.sh
@@ -479,16 +479,22 @@ check "a release epic with every declared blocker closed announces init" 0 "" \
   grep -qF '<!-- issueflow:release-init-due -->' "$TMP/posted-53"
 check "the init announce names all five steps" 0 "5" \
   grep -cE '^[1-5]\. ' "$TMP/posted-53"
-check "the init announce cites RELEASES.md" 0 "" \
-  grep -qF 'RELEASES.md' "$TMP/posted-53"
+check "the init announce cites the portable vendored doctrine path" 0 "" \
+  grep -qF 'See `.ceremony/RELEASES.md`.' "$TMP/posted-53"
 check "the init announce names the never-automated operator blessing" 0 "" \
   grep -qF 'operator blessing the order is the one step this chain never automates' \
   "$TMP/posted-53"
 check "the opened release gate is logged" 0 "" \
   grep -qF '#53: release-init due' <<<"$release_init"
+release_init_gate_reads_before_repeat="$(
+  grep -cE 'repos/owner/repo/issues/(201|202)$' "$TMP/api-calls"
+)"
 issue_probe 53 $'epic\nrelease' 0 false "" "$release_init_body" >/dev/null
 check "an unchanged opened gate announces only once" 0 "1" \
   grep -cF '<!-- issueflow:release-init-due -->' "$TMP/posted-53"
+check "an announced gate does not re-read its durable blockers" 0 \
+  "$release_init_gate_reads_before_repeat" \
+  grep -cE 'repos/owner/repo/issues/(201|202)$' "$TMP/api-calls"
 
 printf '[]\n' >"$(cfix 54)"
 issue_probe 54 $'epic\nrelease' 0 false "" \