From 2eaee176b288a9a915f54a204c4d990fb22780ff Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Emil Simeonov <emil@theliberatededge.org>
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 2026 16:30:33 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] ci: retrigger validation

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From bd6c085d7a6f33c0e8d06050ca072e19344707be Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Emil Simeonov <emil@theliberatededge.org>
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 2026 16:42:42 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] ci: add workflow_dispatch trigger to post-merge workflow

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 .gitea/workflows/post-merge.yml |  3 +++
 docs/specs/DEVX-180.md          | 35 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 38 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 docs/specs/DEVX-180.md

diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/post-merge.yml b/.gitea/workflows/post-merge.yml
index 5a8190c..816153e 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/post-merge.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/post-merge.yml
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ name: Post-merge
 on:
   push:
     branches: [master]
+  # Implements: REQ-1 — manual recovery when a [skip ci] squash title
+  # suppresses the push-triggered post-merge run.
+  workflow_dispatch:
 
 concurrency:
   group: post-merge-${{ github.ref }}
diff --git a/docs/specs/DEVX-180.md b/docs/specs/DEVX-180.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ca31af3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/specs/DEVX-180.md
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+# DEVX-180: Add workflow_dispatch trigger to post-merge workflow
+
+## Problem
+
+When auto-merge produces a `[skip ci]` squash title (DEVX-179), the
+post-merge push run is suppressed — release, publish, wiki sync, Vikunja
+close, and badges are all skipped with no manual recovery path, because
+`post-merge.yml` only triggers on `push`.
+
+## Approach
+
+REQ-1: Add `workflow_dispatch:` to the `on:` block of
+`.gitea/workflows/post-merge.yml` so a missed or skipped post-merge run
+can be dispatched manually on master.
+
+## Test Plan
+
+- `make workflow-check` (actionlint + act_runner dryrun) validates the
+  trigger syntax.
+- Post-merge: dispatch the workflow manually once and confirm it runs
+  on master.
+
+## Deploy Plan
+
+Merge → post-merge push run fires normally → then dispatch
+`post-merge.yml` on master to recover the suppressed DEVX-178 release.
+
+## Rollback Plan
+
+Revert the one-line trigger addition.
+
+## Acceptance Criteria
+
+- [x] REQ-1: `workflow_dispatch` present in `post-merge.yml` `on:` block;
+  actionlint and act_runner dryrun pass.
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