chore(release): auto-bump version to 0.88.2 — earned by #408 (auto-label: stop re-adding managed labels to closed issues (#407))

Promotion record: http://192.168.1.156:3000/conductor/rune/pulls/408

.gitea/workflows/auto-label.yml

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ jobs:
   # P0/P1/P2/P3. An issue that lands without one gets 'unprioritized' +
   # a demand comment — filing is not complete until prioritized.
   priority-gate:
-    if: github.event_name == 'issues' && github.event.action != 'labeled'
+    if: github.event_name == 'issues' && github.event.action != 'labeled' && github.event.issue.state == 'open'
     runs-on: rune-infra-pi
     steps:
       - name: Enforce priority label
@@ -50,6 +50,20 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/github-script@v7
         with:
           script: |
+            // CLOSED-ISSUE GUARD (#407): labels are filing-time metadata.
+            // A closed issue's lifecycle has ended; re-running label
+            // inference on it re-adds stale type labels (bug = currently
+            // incorrect behavior — a closed fixed issue must not carry
+            // it) and makes any human label cleanup self-defeating,
+            // because every PUT fires a 'labeled' event that re-triggers
+            // this job. Post-close label curation belongs to humans and
+            // the conductor, not this workflow.
+            const issueState = context.payload.issue?.state;
+            if (issueState === 'closed') {
+              console.log(`Issue #${context.payload.issue?.number} is closed — auto-label skips (labels are curated post-close).`);
+              return;
+            }
+            const action = context.payload.action;
             const title = context.payload.issue?.title || context.payload.pull_request?.title || '';
             const body = context.payload.issue?.body || context.payload.pull_request?.body || '';
             const text = (title + ' ' + body).toLowerCase();
@@ -74,7 +88,12 @@ jobs:
               isBug = kind === 'bug';
               isFeature = kind === 'feature';
               isResearch = kind === 'research';
-            } else {
+            } else if (action === 'opened') {
+              // KEYWORD FALLBACK (#407): pre-template issues only, and
+              // ONLY at filing time. Re-running keyword guesses on every
+              // edit/label event overrides human curation of spine-less
+              // issues (documented rule: keyword heuristics are the
+              // pre-template fallback, not a standing authority).
               const textBug = title.startsWith('[BUG]') || text.includes('bug') || text.includes('fix') || text.includes('broken');
               isBug = textBug;
               isFeature = !isBug && (title.startsWith('[FEATURE]') || text.includes('feature') || text.includes('improve') || text.includes('add'));

README.md

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Rune
 
-**Current release: v0.87.5**
+**Current release: v0.88.2**
 
 **Rune is a persistent personal agent designed to accumulate experience, develop reusable competence, and remain recognisably the same agent even when its underlying foundation model changes.**
 

pyproject.toml

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "rune"
-version = "0.87.5"
+version = "0.88.2"
 description = "Rune — a stateful coding assistant with persistent memory, orchestration, and TUI"
 requires-python = ">=3.10"
 

src/rune/__init__.py

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ This is the main entry point for the Rune program.
 import json
 from pathlib import Path
 
-__version__ = "0.87.5"
+__version__ = "0.88.2"
 
 # One build identity (handoff 2026-09-10 §4): the semantic version above is
 # the repo-level truth (auto-bumped at merge); the DEPLOYED revision (exact

src/rune/canary_gitea_automation.py

@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ def main() -> int:
     )
     check(
         "Rune minor version advertises provisioning and restore verification",
-        '__version__ = "0.87.5"' in rune_version,
+        '__version__ = "0.88.2"' in rune_version,
         failures,
     )
     # #169 policy update: auto-bump on merge is sanctioned (Nick directive:

src/rune/rune_tui.py

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ mode system, subject header, shared memory and identity.
 
 This is not an interface. This is how I see, speak, and interact with the world.
 
-Version: v0.87.5
+Version: v0.88.2
 Features: 41 (24 original + 17 new native commands)
 
 Usage:
@@ -1885,7 +1885,7 @@ class RuneApp(App):
         # Show version info
         self.chat_channel.add_message(
             "system",
-            f"[dim]Rune v0.87.5 | Textual TUI | {len(loaded)} native modules[/dim]",
+            f"[dim]Rune v0.88.2 | Textual TUI | {len(loaded)} native modules[/dim]",
         )
 
         # Auto-show night mode suggestion if evening/night hours