Use 'latest' tag for mcp-publisher downloads (#610)

## Summary

This PR removes version numbers from release asset names and updates
documentation to use GitHub's `latest` tag for mcp-publisher downloads.

## Changes

1. **Updated `.goreleaser.yaml`**: Removed `{{ .Version }}` from asset
name templates
   - Changed from: `mcp-publisher_{{ .Version }}_{{ .Os }}_{{ .Arch }}`
   - Changed to: `mcp-publisher_{{ .Os }}_{{ .Arch }}`

2. **Updated documentation**: Changed all download URLs to use `latest`
tag instead of version-pinned URLs
   - `docs/guides/publishing/publish-server.md`
   - `docs/guides/publishing/github-actions.md`

## Benefits

- Documentation stays automatically up-to-date without manual changes or
workflows
- Users always get the latest version by default
- Version pinning still possible using specific tags (e.g.,
`https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/registry/releases/download/v1.2.3/mcp-publisher_darwin_amd64.tar.gz`)
- Simpler maintenance and better user experience

## Notes

The new asset naming will take effect with the next release. After that,
users can immediately start using the `latest` tag.

Fixes #607
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adam jones 2025-10-03 22:00:27 +01:00 • committed by GitHub
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@ -120,12 +120,12 @@ signs:
archives:
# Registry server archive
- id: registry
name_template: "registry_{{ .Version }}_{{ .Os }}_{{ .Arch }}"
name_template: "registry_{{ .Os }}_{{ .Arch }}"
ids:
- registry
# Publisher CLI archive
- id: publisher
name_template: "mcp-publisher_{{ .Version }}_{{ .Os }}_{{ .Arch }}"
name_template: "mcp-publisher_{{ .Os }}_{{ .Arch }}"
ids:
- publisher

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@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ jobs:
- name: Install MCP Publisher
run: |
curl -L "https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/registry/releases/download/v1.1.0/mcp-publisher_1.1.0_$(uname -s | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')_$(uname -m | sed 's/x86_64/amd64/;s/aarch64/arm64/').tar.gz" | tar xz mcp-publisher
curl -L "https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/registry/releases/download/latest/mcp-publisher_$(uname -s | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')_$(uname -m | sed 's/x86_64/amd64/;s/aarch64/arm64/').tar.gz" | tar xz mcp-publisher
- name: Login to MCP Registry
run: ./mcp-publisher login github-oidc

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@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ brew install mcp-publisher
<summary><strong>⬇️ macOS/Linux/WSL: Pre-built binaries</strong></summary>
```bash
curl -L "https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/registry/releases/download/v1.1.0/mcp-publisher_1.1.0_$(uname -s | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')_$(uname -m | sed 's/x86_64/amd64/;s/aarch64/arm64/').tar.gz" | tar xz mcp-publisher && sudo mv mcp-publisher /usr/local/bin/
curl -L "https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/registry/releases/download/latest/mcp-publisher_$(uname -s | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')_$(uname -m | sed 's/x86_64/amd64/;s/aarch64/arm64/').tar.gz" | tar xz mcp-publisher && sudo mv mcp-publisher /usr/local/bin/
```
</details>
@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ export PATH=$PATH:$(pwd)/bin
<summary><strong>🪟 Windows PowerShell: Pre-built binaries</strong></summary>
```powershell
$arch = if ([System.Runtime.InteropServices.RuntimeInformation]::ProcessArchitecture -eq "Arm64") { "arm64" } else { "amd64" }; Invoke-WebRequest -Uri "https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/registry/releases/download/v1.1.0/mcp-publisher_1.1.0_windows_$arch.tar.gz" -OutFile "mcp-publisher.tar.gz"; tar xf mcp-publisher.tar.gz mcp-publisher.exe; rm mcp-publisher.tar.gz
$arch = if ([System.Runtime.InteropServices.RuntimeInformation]::ProcessArchitecture -eq "Arm64") { "arm64" } else { "amd64" }; Invoke-WebRequest -Uri "https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/registry/releases/download/latest/mcp-publisher_windows_$arch.tar.gz" -OutFile "mcp-publisher.tar.gz"; tar xf mcp-publisher.tar.gz mcp-publisher.exe; rm mcp-publisher.tar.gz
# Move mcp-publisher.exe to a directory in your PATH
```