fix: reconcile plugin.json manifest with repo and CI-gate it

.cursor-plugin/plugin.json

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "name": "blender-developer-tools",
   "displayName": "Blender Developer Tools",
   "description": "Cursor and Claude Code skills, rules, snippets, and templates for Blender Python add-on and scripting development",
-  "version": "0.2.3",
+  "version": "0.5.0",
   "author": {
     "name": "TMHSDigital",
     "email": "contact@users.noreply.github.com"
@@ -34,5 +34,34 @@
     "rules/type-annotate-props-and-defend-context.mdc",
     "rules/prefer-temp-override-over-context-copy.mdc",
     "rules/use-foreach-set-for-bulk-data.mdc"
+  ],
+  "snippets": [
+    "snippets/action-ensure-channelbag-for-slot.py",
+    "snippets/app-handler-registration.py",
+    "snippets/bmesh-load-edit-free.py",
+    "snippets/canonical-object-creation.py",
+    "snippets/canonical-object-deletion.py",
+    "snippets/cross-version-property-delete.py",
+    "snippets/depsgraph-evaluated-mesh.py",
+    "snippets/driver-with-custom-function.py",
+    "snippets/foreach-get-vertices.py",
+    "snippets/foreach-set-vertices.py",
+    "snippets/pointerproperty-binding.py",
+    "snippets/principled-bsdf-material.py",
+    "snippets/register-classes-factory.py",
+    "snippets/shader-node-group.py",
+    "snippets/temp-override-context.py",
+    "snippets/usd-export-evaluation-mode.py",
+    "snippets/version-branch-skeleton.py"
+  ],
+  "templates": [
+    "templates/extension-addon-template",
+    "templates/headless-batch-script-template"
+  ],
+  "examples": [
+    "examples/depsgraph-export",
+    "examples/gn-sdf-remesh",
+    "examples/swatch-grid",
+    "examples/turntable"
   ]
 }

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -122,6 +122,27 @@ jobs:
           previous-version: ${{ steps.current.outputs.version }}
           meta-repo-ref: v1.15.1
 
+      - name: Sync plugin manifest version
+        if: steps.check.outputs.skip == 'false' && steps.bump.outputs.release == 'true'
+        env:
+          NEW_VERSION: ${{ steps.new.outputs.version }}
+        run: |
+          python3 - << 'PYEOF'
+          import os
+          import re
+
+          path = '.cursor-plugin/plugin.json'
+          text = open(path).read()
+          text = re.sub(
+              r'^(  "version": ")[^"]+(",)$',
+              rf'\g<1>{os.environ["NEW_VERSION"]}\g<2>',
+              text,
+              count=1,
+              flags=re.M,
+          )
+          open(path, 'w').write(text)
+          PYEOF
+
       - name: Commit version bump
         if: steps.check.outputs.skip == 'false' && steps.bump.outputs.release == 'true'
         run: |

.github/workflows/validate.yml

@@ -157,6 +157,62 @@ jobs:
           echo "Templates: $template_count"
           echo "Snippets: $snippet_count"
 
+  validate-manifest:
+    name: Validate plugin manifest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v7
+
+      - name: Check plugin.json matches filesystem and VERSION
+        run: |
+          python3 << 'PYEOF'
+          import glob
+          import json
+          import os
+          import sys
+
+          errors = []
+          manifest = json.load(open('.cursor-plugin/plugin.json'))
+
+          version = open('VERSION').read().strip()
+          if manifest.get('version') != version:
+              errors.append(
+                  f"plugin.json version '{manifest.get('version')}' != VERSION '{version}'"
+              )
+
+          # Every manifest path must exist on disk.
+          for key in ('skills', 'rules', 'snippets', 'templates', 'examples'):
+              for path in manifest.get(key, []):
+                  if not os.path.exists(path):
+                      errors.append(f'{key}: manifest lists missing path {path}')
+
+          # Every content file/dir on disk must be listed in the manifest.
+          expected = {
+              'skills': sorted(glob.glob('skills/*/SKILL.md')),
+              'rules': sorted(glob.glob('rules/*.mdc')),
+              'snippets': sorted(glob.glob('snippets/*.py')),
+              'templates': sorted(
+                  d for d in glob.glob('templates/*') if os.path.isdir(d)
+              ),
+              'examples': sorted(
+                  d for d in glob.glob('examples/*') if os.path.isdir(d)
+              ),
+          }
+          for key, paths in expected.items():
+              listed = {p.replace('\\', '/') for p in manifest.get(key, [])}
+              for path in paths:
+                  if path.replace('\\', '/') not in listed:
+                      errors.append(f'{key}: {path} on disk but not in manifest')
+
+          if errors:
+              for e in errors:
+                  print(f'::error::{e}', file=sys.stderr)
+              sys.exit(1)
+
+          counts = {k: len(manifest.get(k, [])) for k in expected}
+          print(f'Manifest verified at v{version}: {counts}')
+          PYEOF
+
   validate-counts:
     name: Validate content counts
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest

AGENTS.md

@@ -111,12 +111,18 @@ way, and a one-paragraph rationale. 30 to 80 lines is the right size.
   asserts the README aggregate counts (12 skills, 6 rules, 2 templates, 17
   snippets) match filesystem reality. The counts language in `README.md` is
   load-bearing: the job greps for it.
+- `validate.yml` also runs a `validate-manifest` job that checks
+  `.cursor-plugin/plugin.json` against reality: every listed path must exist,
+  every skill, rule, snippet, template, and example on disk must be listed,
+  and the manifest `version` must equal `VERSION`. The release pipeline owns
+  the manifest `version` line (see `release.yml` below) — never hand-edit it.
 - `drift-check.yml` consumes `Developer-Tools-Directory/.github/actions/
   drift-check@v1.15` to enforce ecosystem standards-version markers.
 - `release.yml` auto-bumps the version, tags, force-updates floating tags
   `v0` and `v0.1`, and runs `release-doc-sync@v1` to rewrite CHANGELOG.md,
-  CLAUDE.md `**Version:**`, and ROADMAP.md `**Current:**`. Triggered on
-  push to `main` for content-changing paths only.
+  CLAUDE.md `**Version:**`, and ROADMAP.md `**Current:**`. It also rewrites
+  the `"version"` line in `.cursor-plugin/plugin.json` so the manifest tracks
+  each release. Triggered on push to `main` for content-changing paths only.
 - `label-sync.yml` self-heals labels via `gh label create --force` per
   label, then applies them to the PR.