Agent skill

Release

by akitaonrails in akitaonrails/my-skills

Cut and publish a project release — verify or derive the version number (patch/minor/major) from the changelog and accumulated changes, follow the repo's own branch and versioning strategy, rebase…

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Install Release

skills CLI
$ npx skills add akitaonrails/my-skills --skill release -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install akitaonrails/my-skills release --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/akitaonrails/my-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/release .claude/skills/release && 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
release
GitHub stars
216
Token cost
~1.9k tokens
SKILL.md length
961 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
18
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
None found

At a glance

Cut and publish a project release — verify or derive the version number (patch/minor/major) from the changelog and accumulated changes, follow the repo's own branch and versioning strategy, rebase…

  • Works in 6 steps: Version selection → Branch and versioning strategy → Pre-release audit gate → …
  • The user asks to release
  • SKILL.md covers Trust Boundary, Preconditions, Phase 1: Version selection and Phase 2: Branch and versioning…, plus 5 more sections
  • Calls git and gh

What it does

Release is an agent skill from akitaonrails/my-skills. Cut and publish a project release — verify or derive the version number (patch/minor/major) from the changelog and accumulated changes, follow the repo's own branch and versioning strategy, rebase release branches from main/master before tagging, run pr-post-audit when commits have accumulated since the last release, and tag/publish only on green CI at the exact release SHA. Use when the user asks to release, cut/ship/publish/tag a version ("release 2.1", "cut a minor", "ship a patch", "publish the release"), or…

Its SKILL.md is about 1.9k 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, covering Changelog and release notes and QA and bug reports. It works with Git and GitHub. The repository describes itself as: akitaonrails' personal skills (not tailored for general usage).

When your agent uses it

  • The user asks to release
  • Cut/ship/publish/tag a version (release 2.1
  • Publish the release)
  • Finalize a changelog for a version

Example prompts

  • “release 2.1”
  • “cut a minor”
  • “ship a patch”
  • “/release”

Workflow steps

6 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.

  1. Version selection
  2. Branch and versioning strategy
  3. Pre-release audit gate
  4. CI gate
  5. Cut and publish
  6. Verify and report

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 285ca82. 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:

    • git
    • gh

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

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md. Its commands use git and gh, 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 no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

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

Context cost

Release loads about 1.9k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 160 tokens; SKILL.md has 961 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~160
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~1.9k

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

Without a licence we can't republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 961 words (~1,937 tokens).

“Turn an accumulated mainline into a tagged, published version. This skill is the explicit "ship it" step that github-resolution deliberately separates from resolving tickets: it runs only when the user asks for a release.”

— opening of SKILL.md by akitaonrails
name
release

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

Just SKILL.md in release of akitaonrails/my-skills.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 285ca82

Compare with similar skills

Release 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.

Release compared with similar skills
SkillStarsUsed inTokensAuto-checkLicenceRepo updated
Release this skillakitaonrails/my-skills216—~1.9kAutomated safety check: PassNone
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Mole Release Notes Publishertw93/Mole70k—~1.9kAutomated safety check: PassGPL-3.0
Release Bumpjamiepine/voicebox57k—~1.1kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
Verdaccio Pull Request Workflowverdaccio/verdaccio18k—~1.9kAutomated safety check: PassMIT

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Questions about Release

What does Release do?

Cut and publish a project release — verify or derive the version number (patch/minor/major) from the changelog and accumulated changes, follow the repo's own branch and versioning strategy, rebase…. Release is an agent skill from akitaonrails/my-skills. Cut and publish a project release — verify or derive the version number (patch/minor/major) from the changelog and accumulated changes, follow the repo's own branch and versioning strategy, rebase release branches from main/master before tagging, run pr-post-audit when commits have accumulated since the last release, and tag/publish only on green CI at the exact release SHA.

When should I use Release?

Release fits situations like: the user asks to release; cut/ship/publish/tag a version (release 2.1; publish the release); finalize a changelog for a version.

How do I install Release in Claude Code?

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

How do I install Release in Codex?

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

Can I use Release 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 akitaonrails/my-skills --skill release -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/release, .gemini/skills/release, .github/skills/release and .opencode/skills/release in your project.

What does Release need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Release needs the command-line tools its instructions call (git and gh).

Does Release access the network?

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

Is Release 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 Release use?

No licence was found for Release or its repository. Without one, default copyright applies: ask the author before reusing or redistributing it.

How many tokens does Release use?

About 1.9k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 7.7k 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 Release?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Release: Handsontable Demo Page Generator (handsontable/handsontable, 22k stars), Draft Release Notes (jamiepine/voicebox, 57k stars), Mole Release Notes Publisher (tw93/Mole, 70k stars) and Release Bump (jamiepine/voicebox, 57k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Release?

akitaonrails (a GitHub user) maintains it in akitaonrails/my-skills, which has 216 GitHub stars. The repository holds 18 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on September 23, 2026.

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