Guides the release of an Ansible collection following the upstream process (without release branches).

Custom licenceAuto-check passedDevelopment

Install Release

skills CLI
$ npx skills add ansible-collections/community.postgresql --skill release -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install ansible-collections/community.postgresql 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/ansible-collections/community.postgresql.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/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
144
Token cost
~1.7k tokens
SKILL.md length
654 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
4
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Custom licence

At a glance

Guides the release of an Ansible collection following the upstream process (without release branches).

  • Works in 11 steps: Read collection context and determine… → Pre-flight checks → Update galaxy.yml version → …
  • Asked to release
  • SKILL.md covers Purpose, When to Invoke, Inputs and Prerequisites, plus 3 more sections
  • Calls git, gh and pip; reaches github.com and galaxy.ansible.com

What it does

Release is an agent skill from ansible-collections/community.postgresql. Guides the release of an Ansible collection following the upstream process (without release branches). Automatically determines the next version from changelog fragments. Outputs step-by-step instructions with commands for changelog generation, release PR, tagging, Galaxy publication, version bump, and GitHub release. Use when asked to release, publish, or tag a new collection version.

Its SKILL.md is about 1.7k 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 Infrastructure as code. It works with Ansible and GitHub. The repository describes itself as: Manage PostgreSQL with Ansible.

When your agent uses it

  • Asked to release
  • Tag a new collection version

Example prompts

  • “Use the release skill to guide the release of an Ansible collection following the upstream process (without release branches)”
  • “/release”

Requirements

  • Python 3

Workflow steps

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

  1. Read collection context and determine version
  2. Pre-flight checks
  3. Update galaxy.yml version
  4. Create release branch
  5. Generate changelog
  6. Commit and push release branch
  7. Create pull request
  8. Update local main
  9. Tag and push
  10. Create GitHub release
  11. Bullhorn release announcement

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 877fc0d. 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
    • pip

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

  • Network

    Hosts in commands or code, which the agent is likely to contact:

    • github.com
    • galaxy.ansible.com

    Also links to:

    • forum.ansible.com

    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 1.7k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 99 tokens; SKILL.md has 654 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~99
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~1.7k

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 654 words (~1,676 tokens).

“Guide the release of an Ansible collection. This skill is collection-generic — it derives namespace, name, and current version from galaxy.yml, and automatically determines the next version from changelog fragment categories.”

— opening of SKILL.md by ansible-collections, Custom licence
name
release

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

Just SKILL.md in .agents/skills/release of ansible-collections/community.postgresql.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 877fc0d

Used in 1 other repository

We found 1 copy of this SKILL.md (exact, near-identical or edited) in other folders. This page covers the copy in ansible-collections/community.postgresql, which our catalogue first saw on October 7, 2026.

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 skillansible-collections/community.postgresql144—~1.7kAutomated safety check: PassCustom licence
Ansible Pull Request Reviewansible/ansible71k—~570Automated safety check: PassGPL-3.0
Ansible Playbook Updatervinta/hal-9000138—~1.4kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
Mole CLI Release Flowtw93/Mole70k—~2.6kAutomated safety check: PassGPL-3.0
Hunk Release Workflowmodem-dev/hunk9.6k—~3.8kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
Worktrunk Release Workflowmax-sixty/worktrunk9.1k—~6.9kAutomated safety check: PassCustom licence

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Works with

Questions about Release

What does Release do?

Guides the release of an Ansible collection following the upstream process (without release branches). postgresql. Guides the release of an Ansible collection following the upstream process (without release branches).

When should I use Release?

Release fits situations like: asked to release; tag a new collection version.

How do I install Release in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add ansible-collections/community.postgresql --skill release -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/release in ansible-collections/community.postgresql) 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 ansible-collections/community.postgresql --skill release -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/release in ansible-collections/community.postgresql) 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 ansible-collections/community.postgresql --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, gh and pip). Our summary lists: Python 3.

Does Release access the network?

SKILL.md names 3 domains. In commands or code: github.com and galaxy.ansible.com; the agent is likely to contact these when it follows the instructions. As links in the text: forum.ansible.com. 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?

Release 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 Release use?

About 1.7k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 6.7k 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: Ansible Pull Request Review (ansible/ansible, 71k stars), Ansible Playbook Updater (vinta/hal-9000, 138 stars), Mole CLI Release Flow (tw93/Mole, 70k 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 Release?

ansible-collections (a GitHub organization) maintains it in ansible-collections/community.postgresql, which has 144 GitHub stars. The repository holds 4 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on September 23, 2026.

Source: ansible-collections/community.postgresql on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.