Agent skill

Managing Archestra Releases

by archestra-ai in archestra-ai/archestra

Runs rolling beta releases, stable patches, and complete stable-line cutovers.

Custom licenceAuto-check passed

Install Managing Archestra Releases

skills CLI
$ npx skills add archestra-ai/archestra --skill managing-archestra-releases -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install archestra-ai/archestra managing-archestra-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/archestra-ai/archestra.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/managing-archestra-releases .claude/skills/managing-archestra-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
managing-archestra-releases
GitHub stars
4.4k
Token cost
~3.3k tokens
SKILL.md length
1,871 words
Files
5
Skills in repo
23
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Custom licence

At a glance

Runs rolling beta releases, stable patches, and complete stable-line cutovers.

  • Works in 5 steps: Preflight And Stable-Cut Approval → Create And Protect The Branch → Prepare And Cut X.Y.0 → …
  • Backporting fixes
  • SKILL.md covers Publication Paths, Backporting Fixes, Cutting A New Stable Line End… and Safety And Recovery Rules
  • Runs JavaScript scripts from its folder

What it does

Managing Archestra Releases is an agent skill from archestra-ai/archestra. Runs rolling beta releases, stable patches, and complete stable-line cutovers. Use when backporting fixes, cutting or retiring release branches, configuring release protections, testing artifacts, recovering failed runs, or approving releases.

Its SKILL.md is about 3.3k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 5 other files.

The repository describes itself as: Enterprise AI Platform with guardrails, MCP registry, gateway & orchestrator.

When your agent uses it

  • Backporting fixes
  • Retiring release branches
  • Configuring release protections
  • Testing artifacts

Example prompts

  • “/managing-archestra-releases”

Requirements

  • Node.js

Workflow steps

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

  1. Preflight And Stable-Cut Approval
  2. Create And Protect The Branch
  3. Prepare And Cut X.Y.0
  4. Commit The Cutover And Publish
  5. Start The Next Beta Line

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit df802e7. 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

    Ships script files (JavaScript), which the agent can run.

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

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md.

    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

Managing Archestra Releases loads about 3.3k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 68 tokens; SKILL.md has 1,871 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~68
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~3.3k

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 1,871 words (~3,349 tokens).

“Always read platform/dev/RELEASE.md first. It is the authoritative release checklist. Do not assume release/1.3 is always the active branch. Check current branches, tags, and settings before acting.”

— opening of SKILL.md by archestra-ai, Custom licence
name
managing-archestra-releases

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

SKILL.md and 4 other files in .agents/skills/managing-archestra-releases of archestra-ai/archestra.

  • SKILL.md
  • test/fixture-agent.mjs
  • test/mock-github-server.mjs
  • test/release-harness.test.mjs
  • test/tool-client.mjs

Open the folder on GitHubat commit df802e7

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Implementing Patch Management Workflowmukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills34k—~2.7kAutomated safety check: PassApache-2.0
Release Openclaw Maintaineropenclaw/openclaw392k—~2.9kAutomated safety check: PassMIT

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Questions about Managing Archestra Releases

What does Managing Archestra Releases do?

Runs rolling beta releases, stable patches, and complete stable-line cutovers. Managing Archestra Releases is an agent skill from archestra-ai/archestra. Runs rolling beta releases, stable patches, and complete stable-line cutovers.

When should I use Managing Archestra Releases?

Managing Archestra Releases fits situations like: backporting fixes; retiring release branches; configuring release protections; testing artifacts.

How do I install Managing Archestra Releases in Claude Code?

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

How do I install Managing Archestra Releases in Codex?

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

Can I use Managing Archestra 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 archestra-ai/archestra --skill managing-archestra-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/managing-archestra-releases, .gemini/skills/managing-archestra-releases, .github/skills/managing-archestra-releases and .opencode/skills/managing-archestra-releases in your project.

What does Managing Archestra Releases need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Managing Archestra Releases needs JavaScript for the scripts in its folder. Our summary lists: Node.js.

Does Managing Archestra Releases access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Managing Archestra 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 Managing Archestra Releases use?

Managing Archestra 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 Managing Archestra Releases use?

About 3.3k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 13k 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 Managing Archestra Releases?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Managing Archestra Releases: Agent Release Manager (ruvnet/ruflo, 74k stars), Patch Release Check (ClickHouse/ClickHouse, 50k stars), Implementing Patch Management For Ot Systems (mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills, 34k stars) and Implementing Patch Management Workflow (mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills, 34k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Managing Archestra Releases?

archestra-ai (a GitHub organization) maintains it in archestra-ai/archestra, which has 4,368 GitHub stars. The repository holds 23 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 10, 2026.

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