ci(release): publish switchyard-runner

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Summary

• publish switchyard-runner to crates.io on tagged releases
• validate its version alongside the other released Rust crates
• document the dependency-ordered release sequence

Validation

• cargo package --allow-dirty --list --package switchyard-runner
• YAML parse of .github/workflows/publish.yml
• git diff --check

Summary by CodeRabbit

• Chores

  • Updated the release process to validate and publish the runner package before the server package.
  • Expanded release checks to cover all published crates.

• Documentation

  • Updated release documentation to reflect the current crate publication order.
  • Clarified that the registry token must have permission to publish all six crates.

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Walkthrough

The Rust release workflow now validates and publishes switchyard-runner. Release documentation now lists six crates, their publication order, and the required token scope.

Changes

Rust crate release workflow

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Validate, publish, and document crate order .github/workflows/publish.yml, docs/internal/release_workflow.md	The workflow validates switchyard-runner and publishes it before switchyard-server. The documentation places switchyard-translation before switchyard-libsy, adds switchyard-runner, and updates token requirements for six crates.

Estimated code review effort: 1 (Trivial) | ~5 minutes

Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to ca81d

Tagged releases now validate and publish switchyard-runner in the documented dependency order, with matching token guidance. No current merge-blocking risk is identified.

Poem

A rabbit checks the crate release queue
Runner hops in where it should
Six crates march in order
The token holds the keys
Server follows with a gentle thump

🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 5

✅ Passed checks (5 passed)

Check name	Status	Explanation
Description Check	✅ Passed	Check skipped - CodeRabbit’s high-level summary is enabled.
Title check	✅ Passed	The title clearly and concisely identifies the main change: publishing switchyard-runner in the release workflow.
Docstring Coverage	✅ Passed	No functions found in the changed files to evaluate docstring coverage. Skipping docstring coverage check. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 0 functions across 0…
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.

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