fix(cli): stop promising deploy-on-push without a workflow

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Problem

The shipped prisma-platform-core-concepts skill (8.0.0-rc.15) says that after prisma git connect "every push builds and deploys on the platform" and "no workflow file is required". The git connect help and the git group card say the same.

That stopped being true when build-runner was retired on 2026-09-07 (pdp-control-plane): services/github-webhook handlePush now records the pushed branch and never starts a build ("builds run in the repository's CI workflow and are reported through the Management API"). Builds come from prisma/cloud-deploy-action in the repository's own GitHub Actions, authorised through the connection's OIDC exchange. Console import writes that workflow via a setup pull request; prisma git connect does not.

Reproduced on kristof-siket/travel-guide (project proj_kxjdrnq63pesm6ux8qk2l7ey): after a successful git connect, a push to main produced no check run, no Actions run, and no service version for 10 minutes; adding .github/workflows/prisma-deploy.yml with prisma/cloud-deploy-action@v1 deployed on the next push. A branch pushed today with the workflow removed (verify/no-workflow) was recorded as a platform preview branch within seconds and got no services and no build.

Change

• skills/prisma-platform-core-concepts/SKILL.md: "Two ways to deploy" now states both pieces are required (App connection + workflow), explains that the platform does not build on push, gives the minimal workflow, and notes that Console import adds it while git connect does not. Added failure mode 11 ("connected, but a push built nothing") and a "no build on push without a workflow" entry under what the platform doesn't do yet. Bumped metadata.version to 2026.9.2.
• git connect: help summary/description describe the real contract; the human output adds a line naming the workflow, and the JSON nextActions carry an edit-file step for .github/workflows/prisma-deploy.yml plus an open-url to the action's README.
• cli.ts: the git group brief/description and the two git connect workflow rows no longer claim the push itself builds.
• tests/git.test.ts updated for the new block and next actions.

Verification

• pnpm exec vitest run tests/git.test.ts in packages/cli: 24 passed.
• pnpm run typecheck in packages/cli: clean.
• biome check on the changed files: clean.
• node scripts/check-skill-packaging.mjs: OK.

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Summary by CodeRabbit

• Documentation
  • Updated Git connection guidance to clarify that deployments require the prisma/cloud-deploy-action GitHub Actions workflow.
  • Clarified that the platform tracks branches and preview environments but does not build deployments directly when code is pushed.
  • Added workflow setup instructions, required OIDC permissions, troubleshooting guidance for missing workflows, and updated examples.
  • Updated platform concepts documentation to reflect the current GitHub preview deployment process and workflow requirements.

Walkthrough

The CLI now states that prisma/cloud-deploy-action performs authenticated deployments and that the platform does not build on push. git connect reports workflow setup steps, OIDC permissions, and documentation links. Tests verify the human and JSON output. The platform concepts skill documents repository-side builds, missing-workflow behavior, and the updated version.

Priority: ⬇️ Low

Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to d614b

The updated guidance correctly explains that repository workflows, not connection alone, perform deployments.

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Check name	Status	Explanation	Resolution
Docstring Coverage	⚠️ Warning	Docstring coverage is 66.67% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 3 functions across 3 files. (1 skipped: 1…	Write docstrings for the functions missing them to satisfy the coverage threshold.

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Linked Issues check	✅ Passed	Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.
Out of Scope Changes check	✅ Passed	Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.
Title check	✅ Passed	The title clearly and concisely identifies the main change: correcting CLI messaging so deploy-on-push requires a workflow.
Description check	✅ Passed	The description directly explains the outdated deployment behavior, the workflow requirement, the affected files, and the verification results.

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Docstring coverage is 66.67% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 3 functions across 3 files. (1 skipped: 1 unsupported.)

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In `@packages/cli/src/commands/git/connect.ts`:
- Line 51: Update the deployment guidance in the connect command, Git tests, CLI
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