AX-2170 - Remove plugin versions from READMEs

.github/workflows/validate-version.yml

@@ -25,3 +25,8 @@ jobs:
             exit 1
           fi
           echo "Versions consistent: $VERSION"
+
+      - name: Validate README has no plugin version
+        env:
+          PLUGIN_MANIFEST: plugin/.claude-plugin/plugin.json
+        run: node scripts/validate-readme-no-version.mjs

scripts/validate-readme-no-version.mjs

@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env node
+
+// Copyright (c) JFrog Ltd. 2026
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0
+// https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+import { readFileSync, existsSync } from "node:fs";
+import process from "node:process";
+
+const docPaths = (process.env.DOCS || process.env.README_PATH || "README.md")
+  .split(/\s+/)
+  .filter(Boolean);
+
+const errors = [];
+
+for (const docPath of docPaths) {
+  const content = readFileSync(docPath, "utf8");
+  validateDoc(docPath, content, errors);
+}
+
+function validateDoc(docPath, content, errors) {
+
+const bannedPatterns = [
+  {
+    re: /current version/i,
+    msg: 'README must not include a "Current version" callout — use GitHub Releases/tags.',
+  },
+  {
+    re: /^## Versioning\s*$/m,
+    msg: 'README must not include a "## Versioning" section — versions live in the manifest and GitHub Releases.',
+  },
+  {
+    re: /then tag \(for example `v/i,
+    msg: "README must not include example release tags.",
+  },
+  {
+    re: /github\.com\/jfrog\/jfrog-skills\/blob\/v\d+\.\d+\.\d+/i,
+    msg: "README must not pin jfrog-skills doc links to a release tag — use main README or sync-skills-vendor.json.",
+  },
+  {
+    re: /codeload\.github\.com\/jfrog\/jfrog-skills\/(tar\.gz|zip)\/v\d+\.\d+\.\d+/i,
+    msg: "README must not embed jfrog-skills release tags in download URLs.",
+  },
+];
+
+  for (const { re, msg } of bannedPatterns) {
+    if (re.test(content)) {
+      errors.push(`${docPath}: ${msg}`);
+    }
+  }
+
+  const manifestPath = process.env.PLUGIN_MANIFEST;
+  if (docPath.endsWith("README.md") && manifestPath && existsSync(manifestPath)) {
+    let version;
+    if (manifestPath.endsWith(".json")) {
+      version = JSON.parse(readFileSync(manifestPath, "utf8")).version;
+    } else if (manifestPath.endsWith("gradle.properties")) {
+      const match = readFileSync(manifestPath, "utf8").match(/^version\s*=\s*(.+)$/m);
+      version = match?.[1]?.trim();
+    }
+
+    if (version && content.includes(version)) {
+      errors.push(
+        `${docPath}: contains plugin version "${version}" — authoritative source is ${manifestPath}.`
+      );
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+if (errors.length > 0) {
+  console.error("README version validation failed:");
+  for (const error of errors) {
+    console.error(`- ${error}`);
+  }
+  process.exit(1);
+}
+
+console.log("README version validation passed.");