Agent skill

Releases

by AdamNowotny in AdamNowotny/BuildReactor

A skill your agent uses when preparing, reviewing, or publishing a BuildReactor versioned GitHub release and extension artifacts.

Custom licenceAuto-check passedDevelopment

Install Releases

skills CLI
$ npx skills add AdamNowotny/BuildReactor --skill releases -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install AdamNowotny/BuildReactor releases --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/AdamNowotny/BuildReactor.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/releases .claude/skills/releases && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
releases
GitHub stars
138
Token cost
~867 tokens
SKILL.md length
377 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
3
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Custom licence

At a glance

A skill your agent uses when preparing, reviewing, or publishing a BuildReactor versioned GitHub release and extension artifacts.

  • Works in 9 steps: Inspect the commits since the previous… → Update the exact version in… → Run npm test, npm run typecheck, and git… → …
  • Publishing a BuildReactor versioned GitHub release and extension artifacts
  • SKILL.md covers Release Sequence, Release Workflow, Publishing Requirements and Useful Commands
  • Calls gh, npm and git; needs CHROME_CLIENT_SECRET and CHROME_REFRESH_TOKEN

What it does

Releases is an agent skill from AdamNowotny/BuildReactor. Use when preparing, reviewing, or publishing a BuildReactor versioned GitHub release and extension artifacts.

Its SKILL.md is about 870 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

It sits in Development. It works with GitHub and npm. The repository describes itself as: Developer notifications and dashboard (Google Chrome extension).

When your agent uses it

  • Publishing a BuildReactor versioned GitHub release and extension artifacts

Example prompts

  • “/releases”

Requirements

  • Node.js
  • A credential in CHROME_CLIENT_SECRET
  • A credential in CHROME_REFRESH_TOKEN

Workflow steps

9 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

  1. Inspect the commits since the previous version tag and write concise notes
  2. Update the exact version in package.json. Never edit package-lock.json
  3. Run npm test, npm run typecheck, and git diff --check.
  4. Commit the version bump before creating the tag.
  5. Create the GitHub release as a draft with gh release create.
  6. Push the version-bump commit to main.
  7. Create the matching v tag. A draft release may be represented as
  8. Monitor the Build and Release workflow with gh run list or gh run watch.
  9. Confirm the draft contains both versioned ZIP assets before publishing.

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 5ccb151. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

    • gh
    • npm
    • git

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md. Its commands use gh, npm and git, which can reach the network depending on how they are called.

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names these keys or tokens, usually read from environment variables:

    • CHROME_CLIENT_SECRET
    • CHROME_REFRESH_TOKEN
    • FIREFOX_JWT_SECRET

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Releases loads about 867 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 30 tokens; SKILL.md has 377 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~30
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~867

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

Its licence (Custom licence) doesn't allow us to republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 377 words (~867 tokens).

“grouped under Features, Bug Fixes, and Development.”

— opening of SKILL.md by AdamNowotny, Custom licence
name
releases

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

Just SKILL.md in .agents/skills/releases of AdamNowotny/BuildReactor.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 5ccb151

Compare with similar skills

Releases next to the 5 skills that share the most tags, products or categories with it. Stars are the repository's; “used in” counts other GitHub owners with a copy.

Releases compared with similar skills
SkillStarsUsed inTokensAuto-checkLicenceRepo updated
Releases this skillAdamNowotny/BuildReactor138—~867Automated safety check: PassCustom licence
Cutting A ReleaseTriliumNext/Trilium38k—~3.2kAutomated safety check: PassAGPL-3.0
Verdaccio Pull Request Workflowverdaccio/verdaccio18k—~1.9kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
Update .NET Supported OS Matrixdotnet/core22k—~4.1kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
Hunk Release Workflowmodem-dev/hunk9.6k—~3.8kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
Version ReleaseNG-ZORRO/ng-zorro-antd9.2k—~3.1kAutomated safety check: PassMIT

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Questions about Releases

What does Releases do?

A skill your agent uses when preparing, reviewing, or publishing a BuildReactor versioned GitHub release and extension artifacts. Releases is an agent skill from AdamNowotny/BuildReactor. Use when preparing, reviewing, or publishing a BuildReactor versioned GitHub release and extension artifacts.

When should I use Releases?

Releases fits situations like: publishing a BuildReactor versioned GitHub release and extension artifacts.

How do I install Releases in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add AdamNowotny/BuildReactor --skill releases -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/releases in AdamNowotny/BuildReactor) into .claude/skills/releases in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Releases in Codex?

Run `npx skills add AdamNowotny/BuildReactor --skill releases -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/releases in AdamNowotny/BuildReactor) into .agents/skills/releases in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Releases in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add AdamNowotny/BuildReactor --skill releases -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/releases, .gemini/skills/releases, .github/skills/releases and .opencode/skills/releases in your project.

What does Releases need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Releases needs the command-line tools its instructions call (gh, npm and git) and credentials named CHROME_CLIENT_SECRET, CHROME_REFRESH_TOKEN and FIREFOX_JWT_SECRET. Our summary lists: Node.js; A credential in CHROME_CLIENT_SECRET; A credential in CHROME_REFRESH_TOKEN.

Does Releases access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Its commands use gh, npm and git, which can reach the network depending on how they are called. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Releases safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Releases use?

Releases has a licence file (the repository's licence) that doesn't match a standard licence. Read it on GitHub before reusing the skill.

How many tokens does Releases use?

About 867 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 3.5k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

What are the alternatives to Releases?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Releases: Cutting A Release (TriliumNext/Trilium, 38k stars), Verdaccio Pull Request Workflow (verdaccio/verdaccio, 18k stars), Update .NET Supported OS Matrix (dotnet/core, 22k stars) and Hunk Release Workflow (modem-dev/hunk, 9.6k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Releases?

AdamNowotny (a GitHub user) maintains it in AdamNowotny/BuildReactor, which has 138 GitHub stars. The repository holds 3 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on August 12, 2026.

Source: AdamNowotny/BuildReactor on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.