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+# Purpose: Build and release Dendrite demo commands nightly
+# This workflow runs in a separate repository from Dendrite
+# and publishes statically compiled binaries for all demo commands
+
+name: Dendrite Demo Commands Build
+
+on:
+  schedule:
+    # Run at 00:00 UTC daily
+    - cron: '0 0 * * *'
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    # Allow manual trigger
+    inputs:
+      release_tag:
+        description: 'Override release tag (default: nightly-YYYY-MM-DD)'
+        required: false
+
+env:
+  GO_VERSION: '1.21'
+  DENDRITE_REPO: 'https://github.com/element-hq/dendrite.git'
+
+jobs:
+  build-and-release:
+    name: Build and Release Demo Commands
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: write  # Needed for creating releases
+      
+    steps:
+      - name: Get current date
+        id: date
+        run: |
+          echo "DATE=$(date +'%Y-%m-%d')" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "TIMESTAMP=$(date +'%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S UTC')" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+      - name: Setup Go environment
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v4
+        with:
+          go-version: ${{ env.GO_VERSION }}
+          cache: true
+
+      - name: Clone Dendrite repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          repository: 'element-hq/dendrite'
+          path: 'dendrite'
+          fetch-depth: 0  # Full history for version info
+
+      - name: Get Dendrite version info
+        id: version
+        working-directory: dendrite
+        run: |
+          echo "COMMIT_HASH=$(git rev-parse HEAD)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "COMMIT_DATE=$(git log -1 --format=%cd --date=short)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "BRANCH=$(git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+      - name: Find all commands to build
+        id: find_commands
+        working-directory: dendrite
+        run: |
+          echo "COMMANDS<<EOF" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          # Find all directories containing main.go files in cmd and contrib
+          find cmd contrib -type f -name "main.go" -exec dirname {} \; | sort >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "EOF" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+      - name: Create build directory
+        run: mkdir -p build
+
+      - name: Build all commands
+        working-directory: dendrite
+        env:
+          CGO_ENABLED: 0  # Ensure static compilation
+          GOOS: linux
+          GOARCH: amd64
+        run: |
+          # Read commands list and build each one
+          while IFS= read -r cmd_path; do
+            if [ -z "$cmd_path" ]; then continue; fi
+            
+            binary_name="dendrite-$(basename $cmd_path)"
+            echo "Building $binary_name from $cmd_path..."
+            
+            go build -v -a -trimpath \
+              -ldflags "-s -w -extldflags '-static' \
+                -X github.com/element-hq/dendrite/internal.Version=${{ steps.version.outputs.COMMIT_HASH }}" \
+              -o "../build/$binary_name" "./$cmd_path"
+            
+            if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+              echo "::error::Failed to build $binary_name"
+              exit 1
+            fi
+          done <<< "${{ steps.find_commands.outputs.COMMANDS }}"
+
+      - name: Generate release body
+        id: release_body
+        run: |
+          cat << EOF > release_notes.md
+          Dendrite Demo Commands - Nightly Build (${{ steps.date.outputs.DATE }})
+          
+          Build Information:
+          - Build Date: ${{ steps.date.outputs.TIMESTAMP }}
+          - Go Version: ${{ env.GO_VERSION }}
+          - Dendrite Commit: ${{ steps.version.outputs.COMMIT_HASH }}
+          - Dendrite Branch: ${{ steps.version.outputs.BRANCH }}
+          
+          These binaries are statically compiled and should run on most Linux x86_64 systems.
+          EOF
+
+      # Create dated nightly release
+      - name: Create nightly release
+        uses: ncipollo/release-action@v1
+        with:
+          tag: ${{ github.event.inputs.release_tag || format('nightly-{0}', steps.date.outputs.DATE) }}
+          name: Dendrite Demo Commands - ${{ steps.date.outputs.DATE }}
+          bodyFile: release_notes.md
+          artifacts: "build/*"
+          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          prerelease: true
+          allowUpdates: false # Don't update existing dated releases
+          replacesArtifacts: true
+
+      # Update or create "latest" release
+      - name: Update latest release
+        uses: ncipollo/release-action@v1
+        with:
+          tag: latest
+          name: Dendrite Demo Commands - Latest Build
+          bodyFile: release_notes.md
+          artifacts: "build/*"
+          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          prerelease: false
+          allowUpdates: true # Allow updating the "latest" release
+          replacesArtifacts: true
+          removeArtifacts: true # Remove old artifacts before uploading new ones
+
+      - name: Upload build artifacts
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+        with:
+          name: dendrite-demo-commands
+          path: build/
+          retention-days: 7
+
+      - name: Report build metrics
+        if: always()
+        run: |
+          echo "Build Summary:"
+          echo "- Total commands built: $(ls -1 build/ | wc -l)"
+          echo "- Build date: ${{ steps.date.outputs.TIMESTAMP }}"
+          echo "- Dendrite commit: ${{ steps.version.outputs.COMMIT_HASH }}"