Coordinators now dispatch per-OS builds via API

Previously per-OS build workflows triggered on tag push events, but
Gitea doesn't fire events for tags pushed by other workflows. Now:

- release.yml dispatches build-app-{linux,windows,macos}.yml via
  the Gitea API after creating the tag and release
- sidecar-release.yml dispatches build-sidecar-{linux,windows,macos}.yml

Per-OS workflows changed from push+dispatch triggers to dispatch-only
with tag as a required input. To re-run a failed build for the same
version, just dispatch the specific OS workflow with the same tag --
upload logic replaces existing assets automatically.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

.gitea/workflows/build-app-linux.yml

@@ -1,14 +1,11 @@
 name: Build App (Linux)
 
 on:
-  push:
-    tags:
-      - 'v*'
   workflow_dispatch:
     inputs:
       tag:
         description: 'Release tag to build (e.g. v1.4.5)'
-        required: false
+        required: true
 
 jobs:
   build-linux:
@@ -20,11 +17,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: Determine tag
         id: tag
         run: |
-          if [ -n "${{ github.event.inputs.tag }}" ]; then
           TAG="${{ github.event.inputs.tag }}"
-          elif [[ "${{ github.ref }}" == refs/tags/* ]]; then
+          if [ -z "$TAG" ]; then
-            TAG="${{ github.ref_name }}"
-          else
             TAG=$(git ls-remote --tags --sort=-v:refname origin 'refs/tags/v*' | head -1 | sed 's|.*refs/tags/||')
           fi
           echo "Building for tag: ${TAG}"

.gitea/workflows/build-app-macos.yml

@@ -1,14 +1,11 @@
 name: Build App (macOS)
 
 on:
-  push:
-    tags:
-      - 'v*'
   workflow_dispatch:
     inputs:
       tag:
         description: 'Release tag to build (e.g. v1.4.5)'
-        required: false
+        required: true
 
 jobs:
   build-macos:
@@ -20,11 +17,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: Determine tag
         id: tag
         run: |
-          if [ -n "${{ github.event.inputs.tag }}" ]; then
           TAG="${{ github.event.inputs.tag }}"
-          elif [[ "${{ github.ref }}" == refs/tags/* ]]; then
+          if [ -z "$TAG" ]; then
-            TAG="${{ github.ref_name }}"
-          else
             TAG=$(git ls-remote --tags --sort=-v:refname origin 'refs/tags/v*' | head -1 | sed 's|.*refs/tags/||')
           fi
           echo "Building for tag: ${TAG}"

.gitea/workflows/build-app-windows.yml

@@ -1,14 +1,11 @@
 name: Build App (Windows)
 
 on:
-  push:
-    tags:
-      - 'v*'
   workflow_dispatch:
     inputs:
       tag:
         description: 'Release tag to build (e.g. v1.4.5)'
-        required: false
+        required: true
 
 jobs:
   build-windows:
@@ -21,20 +18,12 @@ jobs:
         id: tag
         shell: powershell
         run: |
-          $inputTag = "${{ github.event.inputs.tag }}"
+          $TAG = "${{ github.event.inputs.tag }}"
-          $ref = "${{ github.ref }}"
+          if (-not $TAG) {
-          $refName = "${{ github.ref_name }}"
+            $TAG = (git ls-remote --tags --sort=-v:refname origin 'refs/tags/v*' | Select-Object -First 1) -replace '.*refs/tags/', ''
-
-          if ($inputTag) {
-            $TAG = $inputTag
-          } elseif ($ref -like "refs/tags/*") {
-            $TAG = $refName
-          } else {
-            $tags = git ls-remote --tags --sort=-v:refname origin 'refs/tags/v*' 2>&1
-            $TAG = ($tags | Select-Object -First 1) -replace '.*refs/tags/', ''
           }
           Write-Host "Building for tag: ${TAG}"
-          echo "tag=${TAG}" | Out-File -FilePath $env:GITHUB_OUTPUT -Encoding utf8 -Append
+          echo "tag=${TAG}" >> $env:GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:

.gitea/workflows/build-sidecar-linux.yml

@@ -1,14 +1,11 @@
 name: Build Sidecar (Linux)
 
 on:
-  push:
-    tags:
-      - 'sidecar-v*'
   workflow_dispatch:
     inputs:
       tag:
-        description: 'Release tag to build (e.g. sidecar-v1.0.3)'
+        description: 'Sidecar release tag to build (e.g. sidecar-v1.0.3)'
-        required: false
+        required: true
 
 jobs:
   build-sidecar-linux:
@@ -20,11 +17,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: Determine tag
         id: tag
         run: |
-          if [ -n "${{ github.event.inputs.tag }}" ]; then
           TAG="${{ github.event.inputs.tag }}"
-          elif [[ "${{ github.ref }}" == refs/tags/* ]]; then
+          if [ -z "$TAG" ]; then
-            TAG="${{ github.ref_name }}"
-          else
             TAG=$(git ls-remote --tags --sort=-v:refname origin 'refs/tags/sidecar-v*' | head -1 | sed 's|.*refs/tags/||')
           fi
           echo "Building for tag: ${TAG}"

.gitea/workflows/build-sidecar-macos.yml

@@ -1,14 +1,11 @@
 name: Build Sidecar (macOS)
 
 on:
-  push:
-    tags:
-      - 'sidecar-v*'
   workflow_dispatch:
     inputs:
       tag:
-        description: 'Release tag to build (e.g. sidecar-v1.0.3)'
+        description: 'Sidecar release tag to build (e.g. sidecar-v1.0.3)'
-        required: false
+        required: true
 
 jobs:
   build-sidecar-macos:
@@ -20,11 +17,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: Determine tag
         id: tag
         run: |
-          if [ -n "${{ github.event.inputs.tag }}" ]; then
           TAG="${{ github.event.inputs.tag }}"
-          elif [[ "${{ github.ref }}" == refs/tags/* ]]; then
+          if [ -z "$TAG" ]; then
-            TAG="${{ github.ref_name }}"
-          else
             TAG=$(git ls-remote --tags --sort=-v:refname origin 'refs/tags/sidecar-v*' | head -1 | sed 's|.*refs/tags/||')
           fi
           echo "Building for tag: ${TAG}"

.gitea/workflows/build-sidecar-windows.yml

@@ -1,14 +1,11 @@
 name: Build Sidecar (Windows)
 
 on:
-  push:
-    tags:
-      - 'sidecar-v*'
   workflow_dispatch:
     inputs:
       tag:
-        description: 'Release tag to build (e.g. sidecar-v1.0.3)'
+        description: 'Sidecar release tag to build (e.g. sidecar-v1.0.3)'
-        required: false
+        required: true
 
 jobs:
   build-sidecar-windows:
@@ -21,20 +18,12 @@ jobs:
         id: tag
         shell: powershell
         run: |
-          $inputTag = "${{ github.event.inputs.tag }}"
+          $TAG = "${{ github.event.inputs.tag }}"
-          $ref = "${{ github.ref }}"
+          if (-not $TAG) {
-          $refName = "${{ github.ref_name }}"
+            $TAG = (git ls-remote --tags --sort=-v:refname origin 'refs/tags/sidecar-v*' | Select-Object -First 1) -replace '.*refs/tags/', ''
-
-          if ($inputTag) {
-            $TAG = $inputTag
-          } elseif ($ref -like "refs/tags/*") {
-            $TAG = $refName
-          } else {
-            $tags = git ls-remote --tags --sort=-v:refname origin 'refs/tags/sidecar-v*' 2>&1
-            $TAG = ($tags | Select-Object -First 1) -replace '.*refs/tags/', ''
           }
           Write-Host "Building for tag: ${TAG}"
-          echo "tag=${TAG}" | Out-File -FilePath $env:GITHUB_OUTPUT -Encoding utf8 -Append
+          echo "tag=${TAG}" >> $env:GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:

.gitea/workflows/release.yml

@@ -25,11 +25,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Bump patch version
         id: bump
         run: |
-          # Read current version from package.json
           CURRENT=$(grep '"version"' package.json | head -1 | sed 's/.*"version": *"\([^"]*\)".*/\1/')
           echo "Current version: ${CURRENT}"
 
-          # Increment patch number
           MAJOR=$(echo "${CURRENT}" | cut -d. -f1)
           MINOR=$(echo "${CURRENT}" | cut -d. -f2)
           PATCH=$(echo "${CURRENT}" | cut -d. -f3)
@@ -37,16 +35,9 @@ jobs:
           NEW_VERSION="${MAJOR}.${MINOR}.${NEW_PATCH}"
           echo "New version: ${NEW_VERSION}"
 
-          # Update package.json
           sed -i "s/\"version\": \"${CURRENT}\"/\"version\": \"${NEW_VERSION}\"/" package.json
-
-          # Update src-tauri/tauri.conf.json
           sed -i "s/\"version\": \"${CURRENT}\"/\"version\": \"${NEW_VERSION}\"/" src-tauri/tauri.conf.json
-
-          # Update src-tauri/Cargo.toml
           sed -i "s/^version = \"${CURRENT}\"/version = \"${NEW_VERSION}\"/" src-tauri/Cargo.toml
-
-          # Update version.py
           sed -i "s/__version__ = \"${CURRENT}\"/__version__ = \"${NEW_VERSION}\"/" version.py
           sed -i "s/__version_info__ = .*/__version_info__ = (${MAJOR}, ${MINOR}, ${NEW_PATCH})/" version.py
 
@@ -81,3 +72,20 @@ jobs:
             -d "{\"tag_name\": \"${TAG}\", \"name\": \"${RELEASE_NAME}\", \"body\": \"Automated build.\", \"draft\": false, \"prerelease\": false}" \
             "${REPO_API}/releases"
           echo "Created release: ${RELEASE_NAME}"
+
+      - name: Trigger per-OS app builds
+        env:
+          BUILD_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.BUILD_TOKEN }}
+        run: |
+          REPO_API="${GITHUB_SERVER_URL}/api/v1/repos/${GITHUB_REPOSITORY}"
+          TAG="${{ steps.bump.outputs.tag }}"
+
+          for workflow in build-app-linux.yml build-app-windows.yml build-app-macos.yml; do
+            echo "Dispatching ${workflow} for ${TAG}..."
+            HTTP_CODE=$(curl -s -o /dev/null -w "%{http_code}" -X POST \
+              -H "Authorization: token ${BUILD_TOKEN}" \
+              -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+              -d "{\"ref\": \"main\", \"inputs\": {\"tag\": \"${TAG}\"}}" \
+              "${REPO_API}/actions/workflows/${workflow}/dispatches")
+            echo "  -> HTTP ${HTTP_CODE}"
+          done

.gitea/workflows/sidecar-release.yml

@@ -28,12 +28,10 @@ jobs:
       - name: Check for backend changes
         id: check_changes
         run: |
-          # If triggered by workflow_dispatch, always build
           if [ "${{ github.event_name }}" = "workflow_dispatch" ]; then
             echo "has_changes=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
             exit 0
           fi
-          # Check if relevant files changed in this commit
           CHANGED=$(git diff --name-only HEAD~1 HEAD -- client/ server/ backend/ pyproject.toml local-transcription-headless.spec 2>/dev/null || echo "")
           if [ -n "$CHANGED" ]; then
             echo "has_changes=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
@@ -53,11 +51,9 @@ jobs:
         if: steps.check_changes.outputs.has_changes == 'true'
         id: bump
         run: |
-          # Read current version from pyproject.toml
           CURRENT=$(grep '^version = ' pyproject.toml | head -1 | sed 's/version = "\(.*\)"/\1/')
           echo "Current sidecar version: ${CURRENT}"
 
-          # Increment patch number
           MAJOR=$(echo "${CURRENT}" | cut -d. -f1)
           MINOR=$(echo "${CURRENT}" | cut -d. -f2)
           PATCH=$(echo "${CURRENT}" | cut -d. -f3)
@@ -65,10 +61,7 @@ jobs:
           NEW_VERSION="${MAJOR}.${MINOR}.${NEW_PATCH}"
           echo "New sidecar version: ${NEW_VERSION}"
 
-          # Update pyproject.toml
           sed -i "s/^version = \"${CURRENT}\"/version = \"${NEW_VERSION}\"/" pyproject.toml
-
-          # Update version.py
           sed -i "s/__version__ = \"${CURRENT}\"/__version__ = \"${NEW_VERSION}\"/" version.py
           sed -i "s/__version_info__ = .*/__version_info__ = (${MAJOR}, ${MINOR}, ${NEW_PATCH})/" version.py
 
@@ -107,3 +100,21 @@ jobs:
             -d "{\"tag_name\": \"${TAG}\", \"name\": \"${RELEASE_NAME}\", \"body\": \"Automated sidecar build.\", \"draft\": false, \"prerelease\": false}" \
             "${REPO_API}/releases"
           echo "Created release: ${RELEASE_NAME}"
+
+      - name: Trigger per-OS sidecar builds
+        if: steps.check_changes.outputs.has_changes == 'true'
+        env:
+          BUILD_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.BUILD_TOKEN }}
+        run: |
+          REPO_API="${GITHUB_SERVER_URL}/api/v1/repos/${GITHUB_REPOSITORY}"
+          TAG="${{ steps.bump.outputs.tag }}"
+
+          for workflow in build-sidecar-linux.yml build-sidecar-windows.yml build-sidecar-macos.yml; do
+            echo "Dispatching ${workflow} for ${TAG}..."
+            HTTP_CODE=$(curl -s -o /dev/null -w "%{http_code}" -X POST \
+              -H "Authorization: token ${BUILD_TOKEN}" \
+              -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+              -d "{\"ref\": \"main\", \"inputs\": {\"tag\": \"${TAG}\"}}" \
+              "${REPO_API}/actions/workflows/${workflow}/dispatches")
+            echo "  -> HTTP ${HTTP_CODE}"
+          done