Agent skill

OpenWork Release Validation

by different-ai in different-ai/openwork

Checks a published OpenWork desktop release by booting the released macOS binaries through packaged journeys, verifying signing and updater manifests, and publishing evidence.

Custom licenceAuto-check passedDevOps & Cloud

Install OpenWork Release Validation

skills CLI
$ npx skills add different-ai/openwork --skill validate-a-release -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install different-ai/openwork validate-a-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/different-ai/openwork.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.opencode/skills/validate-a-release .claude/skills/validate-a-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
validate-a-release
GitHub stars
24k
Token cost
~1.7k tokens
SKILL.md length
591 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
32
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Custom licence

At a glance

Checks a published OpenWork desktop release by booting the released macOS binaries through packaged journeys, verifying signing and updater manifests, and publishing evidence.

  • Works in 5 steps: Download and unpack → Signing and notarization → Updater manifests → …
  • Confirming a published OpenWork desktop release is safe to roll out
  • SKILL.md covers 1. Download and unpack, 2. Signing and notarization, 3. Updater manifests and 4. Journeys (from the repo root), plus 2 more sections
  • Calls pnpm, gh and git

What it does

Run after the release workflow reports a published GitHub release, this skill tests only the artifacts users download and never a local build. It needs a macOS arm64 host, MySQL on `127.0.0.1:3306` started with `pnpm dev:den:mysql`, an authenticated `gh` and a clean checkout, because the evidence is tied to its git HEAD. The agent downloads the enterprise and cloud mac-arm64 zips and the updater `.yml` files for the release under test, keeping the previous release in mind as the build existing users update from.

Checks run in order. `codesign` and `spctl` must report the apps as accepted and notarized under the Different AI Developer ID. Every manifest must carry the tested version and point to URLs that exist among the release assets, and any MISSING, MISMATCH or wrong version stops the run with a report. Packaged journeys then boot copies of the apps through `pnpm evals:e2e`, starting with a fresh enterprise install that shows the activation gate without render crashes. Extracted bundles are never launched directly, because the app can swap in a newer public release when it quits, so each journey gets a throwaway APFS clone.

When your agent uses it

  • Confirming a published OpenWork desktop release is safe to roll out
  • Verifying code signing and notarization of the released macOS apps
  • Checking updater manifests against the assets attached to a release
  • Booting released binaries through packaged first-launch journeys

Example prompts

  • “Validate the latest OpenWork release before we announce it.”
  • “Check that the updater manifests for this release point at assets that really exist.”
  • “Verify signing and notarization on the released enterprise and cloud apps.”

Requirements

  • A macOS arm64 machine
  • MySQL on 127.0.0.1:3306, started with `pnpm dev:den:mysql`
  • Authenticated GitHub CLI (`gh`) and a clean OpenWork checkout

Workflow steps

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

  1. Download and unpack
  2. Signing and notarization
  3. Updater manifests
  4. Journeys (from the repo root)
  5. Publish evidence

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit e7d03dd. 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:

    • pnpm
    • gh
    • git
    • openssl
    • bash

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

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md. Its commands use pnpm, gh and git, 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

OpenWork Release Validation loads about 1.7k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 72 tokens; SKILL.md has 591 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~72
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 591 words (~1,711 tokens).

“Run after release reports the GitHub release published. Every check runs on the artifacts users download, never on a local build. macOS arm64 host, MySQL on 127.0.0.1:3306 (pnpm dev:den:mysql), gh authenticated. Work from a clean checkout (evidence is bound to…”

— opening of SKILL.md by different-ai, Custom licence
name
validate-a-release

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

Just SKILL.md in .opencode/skills/validate-a-release of different-ai/openwork.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit e7d03dd

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Works with

Questions about OpenWork Release Validation

What does OpenWork Release Validation do?

Checks a published OpenWork desktop release by booting the released macOS binaries through packaged journeys, verifying signing and updater manifests, and publishing evidence. Run after the release workflow reports a published GitHub release, this skill tests only the artifacts users download and never a local build.1:3306` started with `pnpm dev:den:mysql`, an authenticated `gh` and a clean checkout, because the evidence is tied to its git HEAD.

When should I use OpenWork Release Validation?

OpenWork Release Validation fits situations like: confirming a published OpenWork desktop release is safe to roll out; verifying code signing and notarization of the released macOS apps; checking updater manifests against the assets attached to a release; booting released binaries through packaged first-launch journeys.

How do I install OpenWork Release Validation in Claude Code?

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

How do I install OpenWork Release Validation in Codex?

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

Can I use OpenWork Release Validation 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 different-ai/openwork --skill validate-a-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/validate-a-release, .gemini/skills/validate-a-release, .github/skills/validate-a-release and .opencode/skills/validate-a-release in your project.

What does OpenWork Release Validation need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, OpenWork Release Validation needs the command-line tools its instructions call (pnpm, gh, git, openssl and bash). Our summary lists: A macOS arm64 machine; MySQL on 127.0.0.1:3306, started with `pnpm dev:den:mysql`; Authenticated GitHub CLI (`gh`) and a clean OpenWork checkout.

Does OpenWork Release Validation access the network?

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

Is OpenWork Release Validation 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 OpenWork Release Validation use?

OpenWork Release Validation 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 OpenWork Release Validation use?

About 1.7k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 6.8k 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 OpenWork Release Validation?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with OpenWork Release Validation: Cherry Studio Regression Tests (CherryHQ/cherry-studio, 52k stars), CI CD And Automation (dzhalaevd/Donatello, 135 stars), Desktop Release Sync Landing (Eynzof/Hermes-CN-Desktop, 1.7k stars) and Create Feature (zacharyfmarion/openscad-studio, 238 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains OpenWork Release Validation?

different-ai (a GitHub organization) maintains it in different-ai/openwork, which has 23,920 GitHub stars. The repository holds 32 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 7, 2026.

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