feat: add automated release workflow with changesets

- Implement GitHub Actions workflow for automated versioning and publishing
- Add changeset configuration for monorepo version management
- Update documentation with changeset workflow instructions
- Remove manual publish workflow in favor of automated approach

Author: elieteyssedou

.changeset/automated-release-workflow.md

@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+---
+"@mcp-pointer/server": patch
+"@mcp-pointer/shared": patch
+---
+
+Add automated release workflow with changesets
+
+- Implement GitHub Actions workflow for automated versioning and publishing
+- Add changeset configuration for monorepo version management
+- Update documentation with changeset workflow instructions
+- Remove manual publish workflow in favor of automated approach

.changeset/config.json

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   "linked": [
     ["@mcp-pointer/server", "@mcp-pointer/shared", "@mcp-pointer/chrome-extension"]
   ],
-  "access": "restricted",
+  "access": "public",
   "baseBranch": "main",
   "updateInternalDependencies": "patch",
   "ignore": [],

.github/workflows/publish-server.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+name: Release
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+
+concurrency: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
+
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+  pull-requests: write
+  id-token: write # Required for npm provenance
+
+jobs:
+  release:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Setup Node.js
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version: '20'
+          registry-url: 'https://registry.npmjs.org'
+
+      - name: Setup pnpm
+        uses: pnpm/action-setup@v2
+        with:
+          version: latest
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
+
+      - name: Build all packages
+        run: pnpm build
+
+      - name: Run tests
+        run: pnpm test
+
+      - name: Create Release Pull Request or Publish to npm
+        id: changesets
+        uses: changesets/action@v1
+        with:
+          publish: pnpm release
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          NPM_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -454,19 +454,71 @@ Include screenshots for UI changes
 
 ## 📋 Release Process
 
-This project uses automated publishing:
+This project uses **Changesets** for automated versioning and publishing. Contributors add changeset files to describe their changes, and maintainers manage releases through automated PRs.
 
-1. **Create a PR** with your changes
-2. **Get it reviewed** and merged
-3. **Create a release** on GitHub to trigger publishing
-4. **Automated CI** handles building and npm publishing
+### Using Changesets
+
+When you make changes that should trigger a new release, add a changeset:
 
-For maintainers only:
 ```bash
-# Create a release
-git tag v0.2.0
-git push origin v0.2.0
-# Or use GitHub's release UI
+# Add a changeset describing your changes
+pnpm changeset
+```
+
+This will prompt you to:
+1. **Select packages** that should be updated
+2. **Choose version bump type** (patch/minor/major)
+3. **Write a summary** of your changes
+
+Example changeset session:
+```
+🦋  Which packages would you like to include?
+◉ @mcp-pointer/server
+◉ @mcp-pointer/shared
+◯ @mcp-pointer/chrome-extension
+
+🦋  Which packages should have a major bump?
+◯ @mcp-pointer/server
+◯ @mcp-pointer/shared
+
+🦋  Which packages should have a minor bump?  
+◉ @mcp-pointer/server
+◯ @mcp-pointer/shared
+
+🦋  Please enter a summary for this change
+Added WebSocket connection retry logic with exponential backoff
+```
+
+### Version Types
+
+- **Patch** (0.1.0 → 0.1.1): Bug fixes, small improvements
+- **Minor** (0.1.0 → 0.2.0): New features, backwards compatible
+- **Major** (0.1.0 → 1.0.0): Breaking changes
+
+### Creating a Release
+
+**For maintainers only:**
+
+1. **Review pending changesets** in `.changeset/` folder
+2. **Push to main** - GitHub Actions will create a "Version Packages" PR
+3. **Review the Version PR** - Check version bumps and changelog
+4. **Merge the Version PR** - Packages are published automatically
+
+The automated workflow:
+- Creates git tags (e.g., `@mcp-pointer/server@0.3.1`)  
+- Publishes to npm with provenance
+- Creates GitHub releases with changelogs
+- Handles monorepo versioning automatically
+
+### Release Workflow
+
+```mermaid
+graph LR
+    A[Add Changeset] --> B[Push to Main]
+    B --> C[Version PR Created]
+    C --> D[Review & Merge PR]  
+    D --> E[Auto Publish to npm]
+    E --> F[Git Tags & GitHub Releases]
 ```
 
 ## 🎯 Contribution Ideas

CONTRIBUTING.md

@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@
     "test": "cd packages/server && pnpm test",
     "typecheck": "tsc --noEmit",
     "changeset": "changeset",
-    "version": "changeset version"
+    "version": "changeset version",
+    "release": "changeset publish"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@changesets/cli": "^2.27.9",