Agent skill

Tendril Release

by Ivy-Interactive in Ivy-Interactive/Ivy-Tendril

Updates the used Ivy NuGet packages to the latest stable versions in a branch from development, builds/verifies, merges into development, creates a PR into main, merges it, merges main back to…

Custom licenceAuto-check passedDevOps & Cloud

Install Tendril Release

skills CLI
$ npx skills add Ivy-Interactive/Ivy-Tendril --skill tendril-release -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install Ivy-Interactive/Ivy-Tendril tendril-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/Ivy-Interactive/Ivy-Tendril.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/tendril-release .claude/skills/tendril-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
tendril-release
GitHub stars
200
Token cost
~2k tokens
SKILL.md length
827 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
6
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Custom licence

At a glance

Updates the used Ivy NuGet packages to the latest stable versions in a branch from development, builds/verifies, merges into development, creates a PR into main, merges it, merges main back to…

  • Works in 8 steps: Create Release Prep Branch → Update Ivy packages → Verify Build → …
  • The GitHub Actions release workflow
  • SKILL.md covers Invocation, What This Skill Does, Prerequisites and Step-by-Step Workflow, plus 1 more section
  • Calls git, gh and pwsh

What it does

Tendril Release is an agent skill from Ivy-Interactive/Ivy-Tendril. Updates the used Ivy NuGet packages to the latest stable versions in a branch from development, builds/verifies, merges into development, creates a PR into main, merges it, merges main back to development, and triggers the GitHub Actions release workflow.

Its SKILL.md is about 2k 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 DevOps & Cloud, covering CI/CD. It works with GitHub Actions, Visual Studio Code, GitHub and PowerShell. The repository describes itself as: AI agents can now write 99% of the code. This changes what it means to be a developer. Our role shifts to knowing "what good looks like". To do that, we need completely new…

When your agent uses it

  • The GitHub Actions release workflow
  • Tasks that involve CI/CD

Example prompts

  • “Use the tendril-release skill to update the used Ivy NuGet packages to the latest stable versions in a branch from development, builds/verifies…”
  • “/tendril-release”

Requirements

  • Docker

Workflow steps

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

  1. Create Release Prep Branch
  2. Update Ivy packages
  3. Verify Build
  4. Merge to Development and Increment Version
  5. Create and Merge PR into Main
  6. Sync Main Back into Development
  7. Trigger Release Workflow
  8. Publish VS Code Extension (Standalone Workflow)

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 3a1a241. 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:

    • git
    • gh
    • pwsh
    • dotnet
    • npm

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

  • Network

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

Tendril Release loads about 2k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 68 tokens; SKILL.md has 827 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
~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

Its licence (Custom licence) doesn't allow us to republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 827 words (~2,021 tokens).

“This skill automates the release preparation and deployment process for Ivy Tendril. It manages package updates, local branch integration, GitHub PR generation and merging, branch synchronization, and triggers the final release workflow.”

— opening of SKILL.md by Ivy-Interactive, Custom licence
name
tendril-release

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

Just SKILL.md in skills/tendril-release of Ivy-Interactive/Ivy-Tendril.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 3a1a241

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Nushellccusage/ccusage19k—~938Automated safety check: PassCustom licence
Make GitHub Actions Workflowdotnet/efcore15k—~2.1kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
AI News RadarLearnPrompt/ai-news-radar1.8k—~2.5kAutomated safety check: NotesMIT
Clawsweeperopenclaw/openclaw392k—~3kAutomated safety check: PassMIT

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Categories

Questions about Tendril Release

What does Tendril Release do?

Updates the used Ivy NuGet packages to the latest stable versions in a branch from development, builds/verifies, merges into development, creates a PR into main, merges it, merges main back to…. Tendril Release is an agent skill from Ivy-Interactive/Ivy-Tendril. Updates the used Ivy NuGet packages to the latest stable versions in a branch from development, builds/verifies, merges into development, creates a PR into main, merges it, merges main back to development, and triggers the GitHub Actions release workflow.

When should I use Tendril Release?

Tendril Release fits situations like: the GitHub Actions release workflow; tasks that involve CI/CD.

How do I install Tendril Release in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add Ivy-Interactive/Ivy-Tendril --skill tendril-release -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/tendril-release in Ivy-Interactive/Ivy-Tendril) into .claude/skills/tendril-release in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Tendril Release in Codex?

Run `npx skills add Ivy-Interactive/Ivy-Tendril --skill tendril-release -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/tendril-release in Ivy-Interactive/Ivy-Tendril) into .agents/skills/tendril-release in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Tendril 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 Ivy-Interactive/Ivy-Tendril --skill tendril-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/tendril-release, .gemini/skills/tendril-release, .github/skills/tendril-release and .opencode/skills/tendril-release in your project.

What does Tendril Release need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Tendril Release needs the command-line tools its instructions call (git, gh, pwsh, dotnet and npm). Our summary lists: Docker.

Does Tendril Release access the network?

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

Is Tendril 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 Tendril Release use?

Tendril Release 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 Tendril Release use?

About 2k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 8.1k 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 Tendril Release?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Tendril Release: Publish Extension (FreakStudioCN/mpy-hardware-extension, 146 stars), Nushell (ccusage/ccusage, 19k stars), Make GitHub Actions Workflow (dotnet/efcore, 15k stars) and AI News Radar (LearnPrompt/ai-news-radar, 1.8k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Tendril Release?

Ivy-Interactive (a GitHub organization) maintains it in Ivy-Interactive/Ivy-Tendril, which has 200 GitHub stars. The repository holds 6 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on September 15, 2026.

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