Ship Kit

CLI

shipkit init, shipkit deploy, and shipkit version commands.

shipkit init

Scaffolds a vite.config.ts in the current directory:

shipkit init library   # for @munsonlabs/* packages
shipkit init app        # for apps

Both import from @munsonlabs/shipkit/vite/vue.config:

import { mergeConfig } from 'vite-plus'
import base from '@munsonlabs/shipkit/vite/vue.config'

export default mergeConfig(base, {
  // local overrides
})

shipkit deploy

Handles the full release pipeline using Changesets.

Commands

CommandDescription
shipkit deploy --commitCreate a changeset
shipkit deploy --versionBump versions via Changesets and commit (CI only)
shipkit deploy --publishPublish packages via Changesets (CI only)
shipkit deploy --betaTarget the beta prerelease flow when bumping (used with --version)
shipkit deploy --localPublish to local Verdaccio
shipkit deploy --snapshot <tag>Publish snapshot to npm
shipkit deploy --package <name>Target specific package (used with --local)
shipkit deploy --scope <scope>Filter packages by name prefix, e.g. @munsonlabs/ (used with --local and --snapshot)

--local

Publishes to local Verdaccio with a timestamp version:

shipkit deploy --local
shipkit deploy --local --package @munsonlabs/video-player
shipkit deploy --local --scope @munsonlabs/

Version: 1.2.0-local.<timestamp>

--snapshot

Publishes temporary version to npm without consuming changesets:

shipkit deploy --snapshot my-feature
shipkit deploy --snapshot my-feature --scope @munsonlabs/

Version: 0.0.0-my-feature-<timestamp>

--version / --publish / --beta

CI only, these commands exit with error if run locally.

Versioning and publishing are separate steps — --version bumps package versions and commits/pushes the changelog, --publish only publishes whatever versions are currently committed. Neither implies the other.

shipkit deploy --commit    # create changeset first
shipkit deploy --version   # bump on main, or on the beta branch → 1.2.0-beta.0, 1.2.0-beta.1, etc.
shipkit deploy --publish   # publish whatever is currently versioned on main or beta

Environment

VariableDefaultDescription
VERDACCIO_URLRegistry URL for --local (e.g. http://localhost:4873)
GITHUB_ACTIONSRequired for --version and --publish — set automatically by GitHub Actions

shipkit version

Prints the version derived from git (branch name or tag).

shipkit version
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