fix(desktop): isolate update feed from CLI releases

.github/workflows/desktop-release.yml

@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ concurrency:
 env:
   BUN_VERSION: '1.3.9'
   CRAFT_BRAND: 'qwen-code'
+  DESKTOP_UPDATE_FEED_TAG: 'desktop-latest'
 
 jobs:
   release_metadata:
@@ -339,39 +340,42 @@ jobs:
         working-directory: 'packages/desktop'
         shell: 'bash'
         env:
-          EXPECTED_REPOSITORY: '${{ github.repository }}'
+          EXPECTED_UPDATE_URL: 'https://github.com/${{ github.repository }}/releases/download/${{ env.DESKTOP_UPDATE_FEED_TAG }}'
         run: |
           set -euo pipefail
 
           bun run electron:builder-config
 
-          actual_repository="$(node <<'NODE'
+          actual_update_url="$(node <<'NODE'
           const fs = require('node:fs');
           const yaml = require('js-yaml');
 
           const config = yaml.load(
             fs.readFileSync('apps/electron/electron-builder.generated.yml', 'utf8'),
           );
           const publish = config?.publish;
-          if (
-            !publish ||
-            publish.provider !== 'github' ||
-            !publish.owner ||
-            !publish.repo
-          ) {
+          if (!publish || typeof publish.provider !== 'string') {
             process.exit(1);
           }
 
-          console.log(`${publish.owner}/${publish.repo}`);
+          if (publish.provider === 'github') {
+            if (!publish.owner || !publish.repo) process.exit(1);
+            console.log(`https://github.com/${publish.owner}/${publish.repo}/releases`);
+          } else if (publish.provider === 'generic') {
+            if (!publish.url) process.exit(1);
+            console.log(publish.url);
+          } else {
+            process.exit(1);
+          }
           NODE
           )"
 
-          if [ "$actual_repository" != "$EXPECTED_REPOSITORY" ]; then
-            echo "::error::Desktop update feed points to $actual_repository, expected $EXPECTED_REPOSITORY."
+          if [ "$actual_update_url" != "$EXPECTED_UPDATE_URL" ]; then
+            echo "::error::Desktop update feed points to $actual_update_url, expected $EXPECTED_UPDATE_URL."
             exit 1
           fi
 
-          echo "Desktop update feed: https://github.com/${actual_repository}/releases"
+          echo "Desktop update feed: ${actual_update_url}"
 
       - name: 'Configure optional signing secrets'
         shell: 'bash'
@@ -528,6 +532,7 @@ jobs:
           RELEASE_NAME: '${{ inputs.release_name }}'
           RELEASE_PRERELEASE: '${{ inputs.prerelease }}'
           RELEASE_TARGET: '${{ needs.release_metadata.outputs.release_ref }}'
+          UPDATE_FEED_TAG: '${{ env.DESKTOP_UPDATE_FEED_TAG }}'
           UPLOAD_CLOBBER: '${{ inputs.clobber }}'
         run: |
           set -euo pipefail
@@ -593,6 +598,26 @@ jobs:
             gh release create "${create_args[@]}"
           fi
 
+          feed_title="Qwen Code Desktop latest"
+          feed_notes="Auto-update feed for ${RELEASE_TAG}. See https://github.com/${GH_REPO}/releases/tag/${RELEASE_TAG}."
+          feed_upload_args=("$UPDATE_FEED_TAG" "${assets[@]}" --clobber)
+          if gh release view "$UPDATE_FEED_TAG" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+            gh release edit "$UPDATE_FEED_TAG" \
+              --draft=false \
+              --prerelease=false \
+              --latest=false \
+              --target "$RELEASE_TARGET" \
+              --title "$feed_title" \
+              --notes "$feed_notes"
+            gh release upload "${feed_upload_args[@]}"
+          else
+            gh release create "$UPDATE_FEED_TAG" "${assets[@]}" \
+              --latest=false \
+              --target "$RELEASE_TARGET" \
+              --title "$feed_title" \
+              --notes "$feed_notes"
+          fi
+
   sync-version:
     name: 'Sync Release Version to Main'
     runs-on: 'ubuntu-latest'

packages/desktop/docs/plans/2026-06-08-desktop-auto-update-design.md

@@ -23,13 +23,13 @@ Before this change, the desktop app already had most of the runtime surface:
 Update source configuration belongs in `packages/shared/src/branding.ts` with the rest of desktop brand metadata. Each brand owns its release location:
 
 - `openwork` uses `modelstudioai/openwork`.
-- `qwen-code` uses `QwenLM/qwen-code`.
+- `qwen-code` uses a fixed `QwenLM/qwen-code` `desktop-latest` release download URL so desktop updates do not depend on the repository-wide GitHub latest release.
 
-The brand config exposes a GitHub update source with `provider`, `owner`, `repo`, and `releasePageUrl`. `scripts/electron-builder-config.ts` reads it and emits the `publish` block in `apps/electron/electron-builder.generated.yml`. Runtime code reads the same brand update source for logs and fallback release-page actions.
+The brand config exposes an update source plus `releasePageUrl`. GitHub sources use `provider`, `owner`, and `repo`; generic sources use `provider` and `url`. `scripts/electron-builder-config.ts` reads it and emits the `publish` block in `apps/electron/electron-builder.generated.yml`. Runtime code reads the same brand update source to decide whether packaged builds can check for updates.
 
 ## Release Flow
 
-The existing desktop release workflow remains responsible for uploading assets to GitHub Releases. `electron-builder` should generate updater metadata, but the workflow continues to publish assets itself.
+The existing desktop release workflow remains responsible for uploading assets to GitHub Releases. `electron-builder` should generate updater metadata, but the workflow continues to publish assets itself. Qwen Code publishes versioned `desktop-v*` releases for history and also clobbers the fixed `desktop-latest` release used by the generic update feed.
 
 Expected assets include platform installers and feed files:
 

packages/desktop/packages/shared/src/branding.ts

@@ -10,6 +10,21 @@
 // Brand config type
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+type GitHubUpdateSource = {
+  provider: 'github';
+  owner: string;
+  repo: string;
+  releasePageUrl: string;
+};
+
+type GenericUpdateSource = {
+  provider: 'generic';
+  url: string;
+  releasePageUrl: string;
+};
+
+type UpdateSource = GitHubUpdateSource | GenericUpdateSource;
+
 export interface BrandConfig {
   /** Internal identifier */
   id: string;
@@ -30,12 +45,7 @@ export interface BrandConfig {
   /** Session viewer base URL */
   viewerUrl: string;
   /** Stable desktop auto-update source for packaged app builds. */
-  updates?: {
-    provider: 'github';
-    owner: string;
-    repo: string;
-    releasePageUrl: string;
-  };
+  updates?: UpdateSource;
   /** Brand-owned external links shown in the Help menu */
   helpMenuLinks: Array<{ labelKey: string; url: string; icon: string }>;
   /** Brand-specific Electron resource paths, relative to apps/electron/ */
@@ -80,9 +90,8 @@ const QWEN_CODE_BRAND: BrandConfig = {
   selfReferName: 'Qwen Code',
   viewerUrl: 'https://agents.craft.do',
   updates: {
-    provider: 'github',
-    owner: 'QwenLM',
-    repo: 'qwen-code',
+    provider: 'generic',
+    url: 'https://github.com/QwenLM/qwen-code/releases/download/desktop-latest',
     releasePageUrl: 'https://github.com/QwenLM/qwen-code/releases',
   },
   helpMenuLinks: [

packages/desktop/scripts/electron-builder-config.ts

@@ -53,11 +53,18 @@ linux.icon = BRAND.assets.linuxIcon;
 linux.artifactName = artifactName;
 
 if (BRAND.updates) {
-  config.publish = {
-    provider: BRAND.updates.provider,
-    owner: BRAND.updates.owner,
-    repo: BRAND.updates.repo,
-  };
+  if (BRAND.updates.provider === 'github') {
+    config.publish = {
+      provider: BRAND.updates.provider,
+      owner: BRAND.updates.owner,
+      repo: BRAND.updates.repo,
+    };
+  } else {
+    config.publish = {
+      provider: BRAND.updates.provider,
+      url: BRAND.updates.url,
+    };
+  }
 } else {
   delete config.publish;
 }