Agent skill

Docs Release Maintenance

by hashgraph-online in hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins

Manage developer documentation release, publishing, ownership, freshness, automation, maintenance, SaaS cadence, deprecation, deletion, redirects, and migration alongside software changes.

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Install Docs Release Maintenance

skills CLI
$ npx skills add hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins --skill docs-release-maintenance -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins docs-release-maintenance --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/hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/LVTD-LLC/skills/skills/docs-release-maintenance .claude/skills/docs-release-maintenance && 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
docs-release-maintenance
GitHub stars
1.2k
Token cost
~884 tokens
SKILL.md length
332 words
Files
5 (incl. references)
Skills in repo
686
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Manage developer documentation release, publishing, ownership, freshness, automation, maintenance, SaaS cadence, deprecation, deletion, redirects, and migration alongside software changes.

  • Works in 6 steps: Load guidelines.md to choose the… → Identify the release, affected users,… → Use… → …
  • Planning docs for a release
  • SKILL.md covers Quick Start, Default Output, Contents and Core Posture
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Docs Release Maintenance is an agent skill from hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins. Manage developer documentation release, publishing, ownership, freshness, automation, maintenance, SaaS cadence, deprecation, deletion, redirects, and migration alongside software changes. Use when planning docs for a release, defining docs ownership, creating publishing checklists, setting up freshness checks, refreshing existing content, documenting SaaS releases, or retiring stale documentation.

Its SKILL.md is about 880 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 7 other files, including reference files (for example `guidelines.md`, `references/core/knowledge.md` and `workflows/plan-doc-release-maintenance.md`). Compatibility notes: Codex, Claude Code, and other Agent Skills-compatible clients.

It sits in Development. The repository describes itself as: A curated list of awesome OpenAI Codex / ChatGPT plugins, skills, and resources. The 1 Codex Marketplace. See live plugins at: https://hol.org/plugins/best-codex-plugins. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • Planning docs for a release
  • Defining docs ownership
  • Creating publishing checklists
  • Setting up freshness checks

Example prompts

  • “/docs-release-maintenance”

Requirements

  • Compatibility (from SKILL.md): Codex, Claude Code, and other Agent Skills-compatible clients.

Workflow steps

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

  1. Load guidelines.md to choose the smallest useful reference set.
  2. Identify the release, affected users, docs owners, source of truth, and publication path.
  3. Use workflows/plan-doc-release-maintenance.md for release or maintenance planning.
  4. Use workflows/refresh-existing-docs.md when stale content, patch buildup, or dependency updates require a focused refresh.
  5. Align doc publication, review, testing, announcement, and deprecation with code changes.
  6. Prefer automation that removes known toil; do not automate an unclear process.

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 78497e5. 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

    Links to these hosts (documentation or services it may open):

    • link.springer.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.

  • Compatibility

    Codex, Claude Code, and other Agent Skills-compatible clients.

    From compatibility in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

Context cost

Docs Release Maintenance loads about 884 tokens when it runs, and up to ~3.2k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 107 tokens; SKILL.md has 332 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~107
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~884
With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them
~3.2k

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 hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins at commit 78497e5, republished under its MIT licence (© hashgraph-online). 332 words, ~884 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/docs-release-maintenance/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 4 other files; get the full folder from GitHub.
name
docs-release-maintenance
description
Manage developer documentation release, publishing, ownership, freshness, automation, maintenance, SaaS cadence, deprecation, deletion, redirects, and migration alongside software changes. Use when planning docs for a release, defining docs ownership, creating publishing checklists, setting up freshness checks, refreshing existing content, documenting SaaS releases, or retiring stale documentation.
compatibility
Codex, Claude Code, and other Agent Skills-compatible clients.
license
MIT
metadata.version
0.1.0
metadata.displayName
Docs Release Maintenance
metadata.category
Writing
metadata.tags
developer-docs,technical-writing,documentation,release-management,maintenance

Docs Release Maintenance

Use this skill to keep developer documentation aligned with software release and maintenance lifecycles. It covers publishing readiness, ownership, automation, freshness, and responsible deprecation or deletion.

This skill is derived from Docs for Developers: An Engineer's Field Guide to Technical Writing, especially Chapter 7, "Publishing documentation," and Chapter 11, "Maintaining and deprecating documentation." It is expanded with paraphrased guidance from Christopher Gales and the Splunk Documentation Team's The Product Is Docs: Writing Technical Documentation in a Product Development Group, especially Chapter 10, "Maintaining Existing Content," Chapter 25, "Writing SaaS Documentation," and Chapter 2, "Agile." Do not copy book prose into user outputs. Source: https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-1-4842-7217-6

Quick Start

  1. Load guidelines.md to choose the smallest useful reference set.
  2. Identify the release, affected users, docs owners, source of truth, and publication path.
  3. Use workflows/plan-doc-release-maintenance.md for release or maintenance planning.
  4. Use workflows/refresh-existing-docs.md when stale content, patch buildup, or dependency updates require a focused refresh.
  5. Align doc publication, review, testing, announcement, and deprecation with code changes.
  6. Prefer automation that removes known toil; do not automate an unclear process.

Default Output

When planning release or maintenance work, return:

  1. Release or maintenance scope - code/product change and affected docs.
  2. User impact - who is affected and what action they need.
  3. Publishing checklist - owner, reviewers, approval, tests, delivery, announcement.
  4. Maintenance plan - owners, freshness checks, link checks, linting, generated references.
  5. Deprecation or deletion plan - warnings, alternatives, migration guide, redirects, and timing.
  6. Risks and blockers - unverified facts, missing owners, or automation gaps.

Contents

NeedStart Here
Understand release and maintenance conceptsreferences/core/knowledge.md
Apply lifecycle rulesreferences/core/knowledge.md
See checklist examplesreferences/core/knowledge.md
Plan release, maintenance, or deprecationworkflows/plan-doc-release-maintenance.md
Refresh existing docsworkflows/refresh-existing-docs.md
Route by taskguidelines.md

Core Posture

  • Docs should ship with the software change they explain.
  • Every maintained doc needs ownership or an authoritative source.
  • Automation should follow a understood manual process.
  • Maintenance work should assess scope before patching content.
  • Deprecation and deletion are user communication problems, not just cleanup tasks.

© hashgraph-online, 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 4 other files (references) in plugins/LVTD-LLC/skills/skills/docs-release-maintenance of hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins.

  • SKILL.md
  • guidelines.md
  • references/core/knowledge.md
  • workflows/plan-doc-release-maintenance.md
  • workflows/refresh-existing-docs.md

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 78497e5

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Questions about Docs Release Maintenance

What does Docs Release Maintenance do?

Manage developer documentation release, publishing, ownership, freshness, automation, maintenance, SaaS cadence, deprecation, deletion, redirects, and migration alongside software changes. Docs Release Maintenance is an agent skill from hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins. Manage developer documentation release, publishing, ownership, freshness, automation, maintenance, SaaS cadence, deprecation, deletion, redirects, and migration alongside software changes.

When should I use Docs Release Maintenance?

Docs Release Maintenance fits situations like: planning docs for a release; defining docs ownership; creating publishing checklists; setting up freshness checks.

How do I install Docs Release Maintenance in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins --skill docs-release-maintenance -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (plugins/LVTD-LLC/skills/skills/docs-release-maintenance in hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins) into .claude/skills/docs-release-maintenance in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Docs Release Maintenance in Codex?

Run `npx skills add hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins --skill docs-release-maintenance -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (plugins/LVTD-LLC/skills/skills/docs-release-maintenance in hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins) into .agents/skills/docs-release-maintenance in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Docs Release Maintenance 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 hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins --skill docs-release-maintenance -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/docs-release-maintenance, .gemini/skills/docs-release-maintenance, .github/skills/docs-release-maintenance and .opencode/skills/docs-release-maintenance in your project.

What does Docs Release Maintenance need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Docs Release Maintenance is instructions for the agent only. Compatibility (from SKILL.md): Codex, Claude Code, and other Agent Skills-compatible clients..

Does Docs Release Maintenance access the network?

SKILL.md names 1 domain. As links in the text: link.springer.com. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Docs Release Maintenance 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 Docs Release Maintenance use?

Docs Release Maintenance 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 Docs Release Maintenance use?

About 884 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 3.5k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full. Its references folder adds about 2.4k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.

What are the alternatives to Docs Release Maintenance?

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Who maintains Docs Release Maintenance?

hashgraph-online (a GitHub organization) maintains it in hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins, which has 1,242 GitHub stars. The repository holds 686 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 8, 2026.

Source: hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.