---
name: build-agent
description: Build and publish ShopDB agent and tray executables to Documents folder
---

Build the ShopDB endpoint agent and tray applications, then copy them to Documents/shopdb-builds with version information.

## Steps

1. Navigate to agent directory: `C:\Users\270015376\Documents\github\flask-shopdb\agent`

2. Publish the agent service:
   ```
   dotnet publish ShopDbEndpointAgent/ShopDbEndpointAgent.csproj -c Release -o publish/agent
   ```

3. Publish the tray application:
   ```
   dotnet publish ShopDbEndpointAgent.Tray/ShopDbEndpointAgent.Tray.csproj -c Release -o publish/tray
   ```

4. Create dated build folder:
   ```
   mkdir -p C:/Users/270015376/Documents/shopdb-builds/$(date +%Y%m%d)
   ```

5. Copy executables to build folder:
   - `publish/agent/shopdbagent.exe`
   - `publish/tray/shopdb-endpoint-tray.exe`

6. Create VERSION.txt with:
   - Agent version from ShopDbEndpointAgent.csproj
   - Tray version from ShopDbEndpointAgent.Tray.csproj
   - Git commit hash (short)
   - Branch name
   - Summary of changes in this release

## Expected Output

- Executables in: `C:\Users\270015376\Documents\shopdb-builds\YYYYMMDD\`
- shopdbagent.exe (typically ~35MB)
- shopdb-endpoint-tray.exe (typically ~69MB)
- VERSION.txt with release notes

## Notes

- Agent and tray versions must be coordinated (bumped together)
- If tray publish fails with "file in use", the agent build is still running - wait and retry
- Build takes 2-3 minutes total