[goosewobbler]

The release notes model now comes from the OLLAMA_MODEL repository variable, so it can be switched in the repository settings without a PR.

Until now, releasekit.config.json hardcoded minimax-m2.7:cloud, and the OLLAMA_MODEL variable did nothing. releasekit stopped reading it when goosewobbler/releasekit#564 made an explicit llm.model mandatory, and no workflow passed it in. That's why the tauri 1.5.1 release still used minimax-m2.7.

Changes

• releasekit.config.json: "model": "{env:OLLAMA_MODEL}". releasekit substitutes {env:NAME} when it loads the config.
• Every releasekit step passes OLLAMA_MODEL: ${{ vars.OLLAMA_MODEL }}. releasekit validates the whole config on every run, so a step without it fails at config load, even if it never calls the model. The steps:
  • _release.reusable.yml: the scoped release, the standing-PR publish, and the refresh after a release;
  • _standing-pr-update.reusable.yml;
  • release.yml's gate.
• release-preview.yml uses a placeholder instead. The preview runs on every PR, including PRs from forks, and repository variables aren't passed to fork PR runs (community discussion #44322, still open), so vars.OLLAMA_MODEL would be empty there. The preview skips release notes (skipNotes: true in releasekit's preview), so the model only has to pass validation. config: name unset {env:} variables in validation errors, and require llm.model only when notes run goosewobbler/releasekit#811 asks releasekit to require llm.model only when a run produces notes, after which the placeholder can go.
• .github/workflows/README.md documents the variable, and that a local releasekit run needs it exported.

Verification

• releasekit release --dry-run --skip-notes with releasekit 0.42.1 (scoped to @wdio/native-spy):
  • With OLLAMA_MODEL set: the config loads and the run succeeds.
  • Without it: the run fails with CONFIG_ERROR: notes.releaseNotes: Invalid input.
• actionlint passes.
• release.yml, _release.reusable.yml and _standing-pr-update.reusable.yml count as core CI infrastructure, so this PR runs the full CI matrix.

Notes

• The OLLAMA_MODEL variable is already set to minimax-m3.1-flash:cloud, which Ollama's cloud lists.
• The OLLAMA_BASE_URL repository variable is still unused, because the config sets baseURL.

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[greptile-apps]

Confidence Score: 5/5

[Medium impact] The PR appears safe to merge.

Summary

Release notes now use the OLLAMA_MODEL repository variable instead of a hardcoded model.

• Release notes use the model chosen in repository settings.

Since the previous review, only the preview comment wording changed. No new actionable issues were found. No previous review threads were supplied.

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