From 8cfcb3f95ce6b129d497b3621690ae07be20addc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: ztimson <zaktimson@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 14 Jan 2026 15:56:07 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Added checks

---
 src/release.mjs | 13 +++++++++++--
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/release.mjs b/src/release.mjs
index e8793a2..1567832 100644
--- a/src/release.mjs
+++ b/src/release.mjs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env node
 import {Ai} from '@ztimson/ai';
 import * as dotenv from 'dotenv';
+import {$} from '@ztimson/node-utils';
 
 dotenv.config({quiet: true, debug: false});
 dotenv.config({path: '.env.local', override: true, quiet: true, debug: false});
@@ -32,6 +33,10 @@ dotenv.config({path: '.env.local', override: true, quiet: true, debug: false});
 
 	// Get latest tag
 	const latestTag = await $`git describe --tags --abbrev=0`.text();
+	if(!latestTag) {
+		console.error('At least one Git tag is required');
+		process.exit(1);
+	}
 
 	// Build context
 	let context = `Milestone: ${milestoneData.title}
@@ -57,7 +62,11 @@ ${issues.filter(i => !i.pull_request).map(i => `- ${i.title}\n${i.body || ''}`).
 		system: `You are a release notes writer. Format the provided milestone info, PRs, and issues into clean, organized release notes. Use markdown with sections like "Features", "Bug Fixes", "Breaking Changes", etc. Be concise but informative. Include issue/PR numbers in format #123.`
 	});
 
-	const body = (await ai.chat(context)).pop().content;
+	const body = (await ai.chat(context)).pop()?.content;
+	if(!body) {
+		console.error('No release notes were generated');
+		process.exit(1);
+	}
 
 	// Create release
 	const name = latestTag.trim();
@@ -72,7 +81,7 @@ ${issues.filter(i => !i.pull_request).map(i => `- ${i.title}\n${i.body || ''}`).
 			tag_name: name,
 			body
 		})
-	}).then(resp => resp.ok ? console.log('Release created! 🎉') : console.error('Failed to create release'));
+	}).then(resp => { if(!resp.ok) throw new Error(resp.status + ' ' + resp.statusText) });
 
 	console.log(`Title: ${name}\nDescription:\n${body}`);
 })().catch(err => {