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Agent skill

Release

by codewhale-hq in codewhale-hq/Codewhale

Prepare a named version: preflight, version consistency, build/package, smoke test, checksums/notes, and release readiness.

MITAuto-check passedTesting & QA

Install Release

skills CLI
$ npx skills add codewhale-hq/Codewhale --skill release -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install codewhale-hq/Codewhale 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/codewhale-hq/Codewhale.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/crates/tui/assets/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
41k
Token cost
~189 tokens
SKILL.md length
66 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
63
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Prepare a named version: preflight, version consistency, build/package, smoke test, checksums/notes, and release readiness.

  • Works in 5 steps: Preflight version consistency and… → Build/package with locked release… → Smoke test artifacts. → …
  • Tasks that involve QA and bug reports
  • SKILL.md covers Invocation, Non-goals and Workflow
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Release is an agent skill from codewhale-hq/Codewhale. Prepare a named version: preflight, version consistency, build/package, smoke test, checksums/notes, and release readiness. Publishing/tagging/deploy need separate authorization. Explicit-only.

Its SKILL.md is about 190 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 Testing & QA, covering QA and bug reports, Feature launches and release readiness and Authorization and RBAC. The repository describes itself as: Open-source coding agent for your terminal, built in Rust and on a journey of continuous community improvement. Issues and PRs welcome. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • Tasks that involve QA and bug reports
  • Tasks that involve Feature launches and release readiness
  • Tasks that involve Authorization and RBAC

Example prompts

  • “/release”

Workflow steps

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

  1. Preflight version consistency and changelog readiness.
  2. Build/package with locked release commands.
  3. Smoke test artifacts.
  4. Produce checksums/notes and a readiness report.
  5. Stop before any public release action unless explicitly authorized.

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit ad333fd. 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 loads about 189 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 50 tokens; SKILL.md has 66 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~50
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~189

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 codewhale-hq/Codewhale at commit ad333fd, republished under its MIT licence (© codewhale-hq). 66 words, ~189 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/release/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
release
description
Prepare a named version: preflight, version consistency, build/package, smoke test, checksums/notes, and release readiness. Publishing/tagging/deploy need separate authorization. Explicit-only.
invocation
explicit-only

Release

Invocation

Explicit-only for a named version. Loading this skill is not publish authority.

Non-goals

  • Do not tag, publish, deploy, or ship packages without separate authorization.
  • Do not invent version numbers.

Workflow

  1. Preflight version consistency and changelog readiness.
  2. Build/package with locked release commands.
  3. Smoke test artifacts.
  4. Produce checksums/notes and a readiness report.
  5. Stop before any public release action unless explicitly authorized.

© codewhale-hq, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file

Files

Just SKILL.md in crates/tui/assets/skills/release of codewhale-hq/Codewhale.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit ad333fd

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.

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SkillStarsUsed inTokensAuto-checkLicenceRepo updated
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Risk Based Testingpetrkindlmann/qa-skills163—~5.3kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
Builder Smoke Testmastra-ai/mastra29k—~11kAutomated safety check: NotesCustom licence
Software Engineering Standardskitchen-engineer42/pdf2skills134—~921Automated safety check: PassNone
Build Scenario Teststamdogood/builder-essential-skills218—~1.7kAutomated safety check: PassMIT

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Categories

Questions about Release

What does Release do?

Prepare a named version: preflight, version consistency, build/package, smoke test, checksums/notes, and release readiness. Release is an agent skill from codewhale-hq/Codewhale. Prepare a named version: preflight, version consistency, build/package, smoke test, checksums/notes, and release readiness.

When should I use Release?

Release fits situations like: tasks that involve QA and bug reports; tasks that involve Feature launches and release readiness; tasks that involve Authorization and RBAC.

How do I install Release in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add codewhale-hq/Codewhale --skill release -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (crates/tui/assets/skills/release in codewhale-hq/Codewhale) 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 codewhale-hq/Codewhale --skill release -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (crates/tui/assets/skills/release in codewhale-hq/Codewhale) 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 codewhale-hq/Codewhale --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?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Release is instructions for the agent only.

Does Release 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 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 is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Release use?

About 189 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 756 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: Money Quality (iamzifei/show-me-the-money, 1k stars), Risk Based Testing (petrkindlmann/qa-skills, 163 stars), Builder Smoke Test (mastra-ai/mastra, 29k stars) and Software Engineering Standards (kitchen-engineer42/pdf2skills, 134 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Release?

codewhale-hq (a GitHub organization) maintains it in codewhale-hq/Codewhale, which has 41,067 GitHub stars. The repository holds 63 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 7, 2026.

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