Motel Debug
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Debug applications with motel, a local OpenTelemetry ingest and query server.
Apply Michael T. An agent skill from ciembor/agent-rules-books.
Install Release It
$ npx skills add ciembor/agent-rules-books --skill release-it -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install ciembor/agent-rules-books release-it --agent claude-codeProject scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/ciembor/agent-rules-books.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/release-it .claude/skills/release-it && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.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/
Install the "release-it" agent skill from https://github.com/ciembor/agent-rules-books/tree/main/release-it into .claude/skills/release-it/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "release-it", then confirm the skill loads.Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$skill-installer install https://github.com/ciembor/agent-rules-books/tree/main/release-itType this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.
$ npx skills add ciembor/agent-rules-books --skill release-it -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install ciembor/agent-rules-books release-it --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/ciembor/agent-rules-books.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/release-it .agents/skills/release-it && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "release-it" agent skill from https://github.com/ciembor/agent-rules-books/tree/main/release-it into .agents/skills/release-it/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "release-it", then confirm the skill loads.Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add ciembor/agent-rules-books --skill release-it -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install ciembor/agent-rules-books release-it --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/ciembor/agent-rules-books.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/release-it .cursor/skills/release-it && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.
Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/
Install the "release-it" agent skill from https://github.com/ciembor/agent-rules-books/tree/main/release-it into .cursor/skills/release-it/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "release-it", then confirm the skill loads.Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gemini skills install https://github.com/ciembor/agent-rules-books.git --path release-it--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.
$ npx skills add ciembor/agent-rules-books --skill release-it -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install ciembor/agent-rules-books release-it --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/ciembor/agent-rules-books.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/release-it .gemini/skills/release-it && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.
Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "release-it" agent skill from https://github.com/ciembor/agent-rules-books/tree/main/release-it into .gemini/skills/release-it/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "release-it", then confirm the skill loads.Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gh skill install ciembor/agent-rules-books release-itInstalls for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ npx skills add ciembor/agent-rules-books --skill release-it -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/ciembor/agent-rules-books.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/release-it .github/skills/release-it && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.
GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "release-it" agent skill from https://github.com/ciembor/agent-rules-books/tree/main/release-it into .github/skills/release-it/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "release-it", then confirm the skill loads.GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add ciembor/agent-rules-books --skill release-it -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install ciembor/agent-rules-books release-it --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/ciembor/agent-rules-books.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/release-it .opencode/skills/release-it && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.
OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "release-it" agent skill from https://github.com/ciembor/agent-rules-books/tree/main/release-it into .opencode/skills/release-it/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "release-it", then confirm the skill loads.OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
Facts
- Skill name
release-it- GitHub stars
- 2.9k
- Token cost
- ~174 tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 55 words
- Files
- 4
- Skills in repo
- 14
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- MIT
At a glance
Apply Michael T. An agent skill from ciembor/agent-rules-books.
- Tasks that involve Agent instruction files
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
- Tasks that involve Observability
What it does
Release It is an agent skill from ciembor/agent-rules-books. Apply Michael T. Nygard-inspired production reliability rules when designing failure handling, timeouts, retries, circuit breakers, observability, or deployment behavior.
Its SKILL.md is about 170 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 3 other files (for example `release-it.md`, `release-it.mini.md` and `release-it.nano.md`).
It sits in DevOps & Cloud, covering Agent instruction files and Observability. The repository describes itself as: AGENTS.md rules / skills for AI coding agents: Codex, Cursor & Claude Code. Inspired by Clean Code, Refactoring, DDD, Clean Architecture and DDIA programming books. The licence is MIT.
When your agent uses it
- Tasks that involve Agent instruction files
- Tasks that involve Observability
Example prompts
- “/release-it”
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 893a88a. 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
No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md.
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
Release It loads about 174 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 45 tokens; SKILL.md has 55 words of instructions outside code blocks.
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
The full file from ciembor/agent-rules-books at commit 893a88a, republished under its MIT licence (© ciembor). 55 words, ~174 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/release-it/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 3 other files; get the full folder from GitHub.- name
- release-it
- description
- Apply Michael T. Nygard-inspired production reliability rules when designing failure handling, timeouts, retries, circuit breakers, observability, or deployment behavior.
- license
- MIT
Release It! Skill
Use this skill when a task involves production reliability, integration failure, timeouts, retries, circuit breakers, bulkheads, backpressure, observability, capacity, deployment, or operational readiness.
Before making design or code decisions, read and apply release-it.mini.md. Use release-it.md only as a deeper reference when the mini rules are not enough for the current production-reliability tradeoff.
© ciembor, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file
Files
SKILL.md and 3 other files in release-it of ciembor/agent-rules-books.
- SKILL.md
- release-it.md
- release-it.mini.md
- release-it.nano.md
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 893a88a
Compare with similar skills
Release It 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.
| Skill | Stars | Used in | Tokens | Auto-check | Licence | Repo updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Release It this skillciembor/agent-rules-books | 2.9k | — | ~174 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Motel Debugkitlangton/motel | 298 | — | ~2.2k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Logging Observabilitygetsentry/toolkit | 917 | — | ~2.6k | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence | |
| Rift Backend EffectCompound-inc/rift | 124 | — | ~1.8k | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence | |
| Flueshadcn-labs/agentcn | 486 | — | ~2k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Crash Instrumentationnexus-labs-automation/mobile-observability | 116 | — | ~744 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT |
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Questions about Release It
What does Release It do?
Apply Michael T. An agent skill from ciembor/agent-rules-books. Release It is an agent skill from ciembor/agent-rules-books. Apply Michael T.
When should I use Release It?
Release It fits situations like: tasks that involve Agent instruction files; tasks that involve Observability.
How do I install Release It in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add ciembor/agent-rules-books --skill release-it -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (release-it in ciembor/agent-rules-books) into .claude/skills/release-it in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Release It in Codex?
Run `npx skills add ciembor/agent-rules-books --skill release-it -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (release-it in ciembor/agent-rules-books) into .agents/skills/release-it in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Release It 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 ciembor/agent-rules-books --skill release-it -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-it, .gemini/skills/release-it, .github/skills/release-it and .opencode/skills/release-it in your project.
What does Release It need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Release It is instructions for the agent only.
Does Release It 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 Release It 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 It use?
Release It is published under the MIT licence (declared in SKILL.md). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.
How many tokens does Release It use?
About 174 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 696 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 It?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Release It: Motel Debug (kitlangton/motel, 298 stars), Logging Observability (getsentry/toolkit, 917 stars), Rift Backend Effect (Compound-inc/rift, 124 stars) and Flue (shadcn-labs/agentcn, 486 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Release It?
ciembor (a GitHub user) maintains it in ciembor/agent-rules-books, which has 2,927 GitHub stars. The repository holds 14 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on September 10, 2026.
Source: ciembor/agent-rules-books on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.