Fix docs hero image layout and automate navbar version from latest GitHub release

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Two docs site quality issues: the hero image rendered awkwardly (landscape asset in a square VitePress container), and the navbar version was hardcoded at v1.3.0 while the latest release is v1.3.2.

Hero image (docs/index.md)

Removed the image: block from the hero frontmatter entirely. A centered text + tagline + CTA layout is cleaner for a library docs site; the logo is still present in the navbar.

Env-driven navbar version (docs/.vitepress/config.ts)

Replaced the hardcoded version string with a build-time env variable:

const docsVersion = process.env.DOCS_VERSION ?? 'dev'

Falls back to 'dev' for local builds.

Docs workflow automation (.github/workflows/docs.yml)

• Added release: [published] trigger — docs redeploy automatically on every new release.
• New Resolve latest release version step using gh release view:
  • On push/release events: resolves the tag, validates ^v[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+$, hard-fails with a descriptive error if unresolvable or malformed.
  • On pull_request/workflow_dispatch: falls back to "dev" so preview builds are unaffected.
• DOCS_VERSION is passed as an env var to the VitePress build step.
• deploy job condition extended to also fire on release events.

Original prompt

Repository: dexcompiler/Clockworks

Implement a pull request that fixes two documentation website issues:

1) Hero image layout/size issue on docs homepage

From the current docs homepage (https://dexcompiler.github.io/Clockworks/), the "clockworks" hero image appears visually awkward (size/layout/alignment). Improve this with a production-quality fix.

Requirements

• Locate where the homepage hero image is configured/rendered.
• Either remove the image entirely if that yields the best UX, or keep it with a responsive and visually balanced layout.
• If image remains, ensure:
  • Responsive behavior across mobile/tablet/desktop.
  • Proper constraints (max width/height, aspect ratio handling).
  • No awkward stretching/squashing.
  • Good alignment with hero headline/content in dark theme.
• Keep the homepage visually clean and professional.

2) Docs version should always track latest release

Current release is v1.3.2, but docs navbar shows v1.3.0. This should be automated so docs always display the latest release version whenever a new release is published.

Requirements

• Find where docs version in navbar/header is currently sourced (likely hardcoded).
• Replace hardcoded version with an automated source of truth.
• At docs build/deploy time, resolve latest stable release version from GitHub and inject it into docs build.
• Ensure docs deployment workflow updates version automatically on new release.

CI/CD expectations

• Add/modify GitHub Actions workflow(s) so docs deploy is triggered appropriately (at least on release publish; optionally manual dispatch).
• Build should use an environment variable (e.g., DOCS_VERSION) or equivalent generated config.
• Handle failure cases explicitly: if version cannot be resolved, fail with clear error instead of silently showing stale value.
• Avoid brittle parsing where possible.

Validation

• Verify resulting docs still build successfully.
• Verify homepage hero section renders correctly with improved layout.
• Verify navbar/header version reads from automated pipeline source.
• Document behavior in PR description or relevant docs/comments.

Quality bar

• Keep changes focused and minimal but robust.
• Follow existing repo style and conventions.
• Do not introduce unrelated refactors.

Create the PR with a concise, descriptive title and include a clear summary of what changed and why.

The following is the prior conversation context from the user's chat exploration (may be truncated):

User: After the work done to build the documentation website for the clockworks OSS library, I noticed a few things:

• see attached image of the "clockworks" image, the layout & size is weird: it needs improvement or complete removal from the docs site
• the current release version of the lib is v1.3.2 but the latest version from the docs site says v1.3.0, maybe something is not reading/tracking correctly? Maybe CI issues? This needs to be automated to pick up the latest release version every time there's a new release of the lib.

Any questions, ask me.

Assistant: Great catches — both are real quality issues, and your diagnosis is directionally correct.

Direct recommendation

1. Hero image: either remove it entirely or replace it with a constrained, responsive container (max-width, fixed aspect ratio, object-fit) so it stops visually fighting the hero text.
2. Version drift (v1.3.2 vs v1.3.0): stop hardcoding docs version in site config/content. Pull the latest release/tag at build time in CI and inject it into the docs build (single source of truth).
3. Automation: trigger docs deploy on release publish (and optionally workflow_dispatch), and fail build if version cannot be resolved (to avoid silently stale nav/version badges).

If you want, I can implement this as a PR directly — but I’ll need you to explicitly ask for PR creation.

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Why this is happening (likely root causes)

1) Hero image layout issue

From your screenshot, the logo image appears:

• too small relative to hero block,
• visually detached (black rectangle floating),
• not aligned to text baseline/vertical rhythm.

This usually comes from one or more of:

• unconstrained raw <img> in markdown/hero slot,
• no layout grid breakpoint tuning,
• missing container styles (padding/background/border radius),
• image asset not optimized for dark theme / DPR.

2) Version mismatch

The navbar shows v1.3.0 while latest release is v1.3.2, which strongly suggests:

• version string is hardcoded in docs config or markdown frontmatter,
• CI pipeline builds docs from a branch whose version marker wasn’t updated,
• release workflow and docs workflow are decoupled (no automatic sync),
• docs deployment uses cached artifact built before latest release.

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Preferred robust architecture (production-grade)

Use this contract:

• Release tag (vX.Y.Z) is canonical.
• Docs build resolves LATEST_VERSION from GitHub API or git tag.
• Build injects it into th...

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[dexcompiler]

@cursoragent quick review pls

[cursor]

Quick review (and one proactive fix)

• Hero image/layout: ✅ Good call removing the hero image: block from docs/index.md. The homepage hero now renders cleanly (no weird square container / stretched asset), and the logo still shows in the navbar via themeConfig.logo.
• Docs version automation: ✅ docs/.vitepress/config.ts now reads DOCS_VERSION at build time and falls back to dev locally, which keeps preview builds sane.
• Workflow robustness: I proactively tightened .github/workflows/docs.yml so that release-triggered deployments use the release event’s own tag_name (source of truth), rather than querying “latest” at runtime. Main-branch pushes still resolve the latest release tag via gh. This removes ambiguity and makes release deploys deterministic.

Evidence (manual + build)

• Local VitePress build: npm ci + vitepress build succeeded both with and without DOCS_VERSION.
• UI verification video: homepage hero looks clean; navbar shows injected version; version link opens GitHub Releases; responsive/mobile width check passes.
  

Key files touched

• docs/index.md
• docs/.vitepress/config.ts
• .github/workflows/docs.yml (including the extra hardening described above)