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Agent skill

Prepare Release

by lnccbrown in lnccbrown/HSSM

Automate the HSSM pre-release workflow: update changelog, build docs locally, and create a draft GitHub release.

Custom licenceAuto-check passedDevelopment

Install Prepare Release

skills CLI
$ npx skills add lnccbrown/HSSM --skill prepare-release -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install lnccbrown/HSSM prepare-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/lnccbrown/HSSM.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/prepare-release .claude/skills/prepare-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
prepare-release
GitHub stars
125
Token cost
~1.2k tokens
SKILL.md length
546 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
1
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Custom licence

At a glance

Automate the HSSM pre-release workflow: update changelog, build docs locally, and create a draft GitHub release.

  • Works in 8 steps: Read the current version → Gather changes since the last release → Draft the changelog entry → …
  • The user mentions prepare release
  • SKILL.md covers Conventions, Step 1: Read the current version, Step 2: Gather changes since… and Step 3: Draft the changelog…, plus 5 more sections
  • Calls gh, git and uv

What it does

Prepare Release is an agent skill from lnccbrown/HSSM. Automate the HSSM pre-release workflow: update changelog, build docs locally, and create a draft GitHub release. Use this skill whenever the user mentions "prepare release", "release prep", "pre-release checklist", "update changelog for release", or any variation of getting ready to publish a new version of HSSM. Also trigger when the user references the release workflow steps (changelog + announcement + docs build + draft release).

Its SKILL.md is about 1.2k 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 Development, covering Changelog and release notes and Feature launches and release readiness. It works with GitHub. The repository describes itself as: Development of HSSM package.

When your agent uses it

  • The user mentions prepare release
  • Pre-release checklist
  • Update changelog for release
  • Any variation of getting ready to publish a new version of HSSM

Example prompts

  • “prepare release”
  • “release prep”
  • “pre-release checklist”
  • “/prepare-release”

Requirements

  • Python 3

Workflow steps

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

  1. Read the current version
  2. Gather changes since the last release
  3. Draft the changelog entry
  4. Write the changelog
  5. Build docs locally
  6. Run the notebook check workflow
  7. Create a draft GitHub release
  8. Report

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 0310aff. 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:

    • gh
    • git
    • uv

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

  • Network

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

Prepare Release loads about 1.2k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 113 tokens; SKILL.md has 546 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~113
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~1.2k

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 546 words (~1,197 tokens).

“This skill automates the pre-release checklist for the HSSM package. It assumes the version in pyproject.toml has already been bumped. The skill walks through four steps:”

— opening of SKILL.md by lnccbrown, Custom licence
name
prepare-release

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

Just SKILL.md in .claude/skills/prepare-release of lnccbrown/HSSM.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 0310aff

Compare with similar skills

Prepare 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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Release MaintainerUndertone0809/rudder292—~2.1kAutomated safety check: PassApache-2.0
Release Readiness Reviewkernitus/BukkitOldCombatMechanics223—~1.5kAutomated safety check: PassMPL-2.0

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Questions about Prepare Release

What does Prepare Release do?

Automate the HSSM pre-release workflow: update changelog, build docs locally, and create a draft GitHub release. Prepare Release is an agent skill from lnccbrown/HSSM. Automate the HSSM pre-release workflow: update changelog, build docs locally, and create a draft GitHub release.

When should I use Prepare Release?

Prepare Release fits situations like: the user mentions prepare release; pre-release checklist; update changelog for release; any variation of getting ready to publish a new version of HSSM.

How do I install Prepare Release in Claude Code?

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

How do I install Prepare Release in Codex?

Run `npx skills add lnccbrown/HSSM --skill prepare-release -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.claude/skills/prepare-release in lnccbrown/HSSM) into .agents/skills/prepare-release in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Prepare 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 lnccbrown/HSSM --skill prepare-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/prepare-release, .gemini/skills/prepare-release, .github/skills/prepare-release and .opencode/skills/prepare-release in your project.

What does Prepare Release need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Prepare Release needs the command-line tools its instructions call (gh, git and uv). Our summary lists: Python 3.

Does Prepare Release access the network?

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

Is Prepare 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 Prepare Release use?

Prepare 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 Prepare Release use?

About 1.2k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 4.8k 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 Prepare Release?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Prepare Release: Megaphone Release (Kuberwastaken/megaphone, 169 stars), Create Release Checklist (software-mansion/smelter, 732 stars), Release Swift (robinebers/openusage, 4.3k stars) and Release Maintainer (Undertone0809/rudder, 292 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Prepare Release?

lnccbrown (a GitHub organization) maintains it in lnccbrown/HSSM, which has 125 GitHub stars. The repository was last updated on October 6, 2026.

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