Agent skill

Release Bump

by mikeyobrien in mikeyobrien/ralph-orchestrator

A skill your agent uses when bumping ralph-orchestrator version for a new release, after fixes are committed and ready to publish

MITAuto-check passedDevelopment

Install Release Bump

skills CLI

$ npx skills add mikeyobrien/ralph-orchestrator --skill release-bump -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install mikeyobrien/ralph-orchestrator release-bump --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/mikeyobrien/ralph-orchestrator.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/release-bump .claude/skills/release-bump && 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/

Paste into Claude Code

Install the "release-bump" agent skill from https://github.com/mikeyobrien/ralph-orchestrator/tree/main/.claude/skills/release-bump into .claude/skills/release-bump/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "release-bump", then confirm the skill loads.

Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

$skill-installer

$skill-installer install https://github.com/mikeyobrien/ralph-orchestrator/tree/main/.claude/skills/release-bump

Type this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add mikeyobrien/ralph-orchestrator --skill release-bump -a codex

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install mikeyobrien/ralph-orchestrator release-bump --agent codex

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/mikeyobrien/ralph-orchestrator.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/release-bump .agents/skills/release-bump && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.

Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/

Paste into Codex

Install the "release-bump" agent skill from https://github.com/mikeyobrien/ralph-orchestrator/tree/main/.claude/skills/release-bump into .agents/skills/release-bump/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "release-bump", then confirm the skill loads.

Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add mikeyobrien/ralph-orchestrator --skill release-bump -a cursor

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install mikeyobrien/ralph-orchestrator release-bump --agent cursor

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/mikeyobrien/ralph-orchestrator.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/release-bump .cursor/skills/release-bump && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.

Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/

Paste into Cursor

Install the "release-bump" agent skill from https://github.com/mikeyobrien/ralph-orchestrator/tree/main/.claude/skills/release-bump into .cursor/skills/release-bump/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "release-bump", then confirm the skill loads.

Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

gemini skills install

$ gemini skills install https://github.com/mikeyobrien/ralph-orchestrator.git --path .claude/skills/release-bump

--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add mikeyobrien/ralph-orchestrator --skill release-bump -a gemini-cli

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install mikeyobrien/ralph-orchestrator release-bump --agent gemini-cli

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/mikeyobrien/ralph-orchestrator.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/release-bump .gemini/skills/release-bump && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.

Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into Gemini CLI

Install the "release-bump" agent skill from https://github.com/mikeyobrien/ralph-orchestrator/tree/main/.claude/skills/release-bump into .gemini/skills/release-bump/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "release-bump", then confirm the skill loads.

Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install mikeyobrien/ralph-orchestrator release-bump

Installs for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

skills CLI

$ npx skills add mikeyobrien/ralph-orchestrator --skill release-bump -a github-copilot

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/mikeyobrien/ralph-orchestrator.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/release-bump .github/skills/release-bump && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.

GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into GitHub Copilot

Install the "release-bump" agent skill from https://github.com/mikeyobrien/ralph-orchestrator/tree/main/.claude/skills/release-bump into .github/skills/release-bump/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "release-bump", then confirm the skill loads.

GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add mikeyobrien/ralph-orchestrator --skill release-bump -a opencode

OpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install mikeyobrien/ralph-orchestrator release-bump --agent opencode

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/mikeyobrien/ralph-orchestrator.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/release-bump .opencode/skills/release-bump && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.

OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into OpenCode

Install the "release-bump" agent skill from https://github.com/mikeyobrien/ralph-orchestrator/tree/main/.claude/skills/release-bump into .opencode/skills/release-bump/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "release-bump", then confirm the skill loads.

OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

Facts

Skill name: release-bump
GitHub stars: 3.2k
Token cost: ~583 tokens
SKILL.md length: 219 words
Files: 1
Skills in repo: 16
Repo updated: Oct 5, 2026
First seen: Oct 7, 2026
Licence: MIT

At a glance

A skill your agent uses when bumping ralph-orchestrator version for a new release, after fixes are committed and ready to publish

Works in 5 steps: Creates the GitHub Release with… → Builds binaries for macOS (arm64, x64)… → Uploads artifacts to the GitHub Release → …
Bumping ralph-orchestrator version for a new release
SKILL.md covers Overview, Quick Reference, Version Locations (All in… and What CI Does Automatically, plus 1 more section
Calls git, cargo and gh

What it does

Release Bump is an agent skill from mikeyobrien/ralph-orchestrator. Use when bumping ralph-orchestrator version for a new release, after fixes are committed and ready to publish

Its SKILL.md is about 580 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. It works with Rust and Git. The repository describes itself as: An improved implementation of the Ralph Wiggum technique for autonomous AI agent orchestration. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

Bumping ralph-orchestrator version for a new release
After fixes are committed and ready to publish

Example prompts

“/release-bump”

Workflow steps

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

Creates the GitHub Release with auto-generated notes
Builds binaries for macOS (arm64, x64) and Linux (arm64, x64)
Uploads artifacts to the GitHub Release
Publishes to crates.io (in dependency order)
Publishes to npm as @ralph-orchestrator/ralph

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit edc2b32. 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
- cargo
- gh
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
No URLs in SKILL.md. Its commands use git and gh, 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

Release Bump loads about 583 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 31 tokens; SKILL.md has 219 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it: ~31
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches: ~583

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 mikeyobrien/ralph-orchestrator at commit edc2b32, republished under its MIT licence (© mikeyobrien). 219 words, ~583 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/release-bump/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).

name: release-bump
description: Use when bumping ralph-orchestrator version for a new release, after fixes are committed and ready to publish
metadata.internal: true

Release Bump

Overview

Bump version and trigger release for ralph-orchestrator. All versions live in workspace Cargo.toml - individual crates inherit via version.workspace = true.

Confirm the new version with the user. Once the bump commit is pushed, track progress of the release.

Quick Reference

Step	Command/Action
1. Bump version	Edit `Cargo.toml`: replace all `version = "X.Y.Z"` (7 occurrences)
2. Build	`cargo build` (updates Cargo.lock)
3. Test	`cargo test`
4. Commit	`git add Cargo.toml Cargo.lock && git commit -m "chore: bump to vX.Y.Z"`
5. Push	`git push origin main`
6. Tag	`git tag vX.Y.Z && git push origin vX.Y.Z`

Version Locations (All in Cargo.toml)

toml

# Line ~17 - workspace version
[workspace.package]
version = "X.Y.Z"

# Lines ~113-118 - internal crate dependencies
ralph-proto = { version = "X.Y.Z", path = "crates/ralph-proto" }
ralph-core = { version = "X.Y.Z", path = "crates/ralph-core" }
ralph-adapters = { version = "X.Y.Z", path = "crates/ralph-adapters" }
ralph-tui = { version = "X.Y.Z", path = "crates/ralph-tui" }
ralph-cli = { version = "X.Y.Z", path = "crates/ralph-cli" }
ralph-bench = { version = "X.Y.Z", path = "crates/ralph-bench" }

Tip: Use Edit tool with replace_all: true on version = "OLD" → version = "NEW" to update all 7 at once.

What CI Does Automatically

Once you push the tag, .github/workflows/release.yml triggers and:

Creates the GitHub Release with auto-generated notes
Builds binaries for macOS (arm64, x64) and Linux (arm64, x64)
Uploads artifacts to the GitHub Release
Publishes to crates.io (in dependency order)
Publishes to npm as @ralph-orchestrator/ralph

Common Mistakes

Mistake	Fix
Only updating workspace.package.version	Must update all 7 occurrences including internal deps
Forgetting to run tests	Always `cargo test` before commit
Creating release manually with `gh release create`	Just push the tag - CI creates the release with artifacts
Pushing tag before main	Push main first, then push the tag

Files

Just SKILL.md in .claude/skills/release-bump of mikeyobrien/ralph-orchestrator.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit edc2b32

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Questions about Release Bump

What does Release Bump do?

A skill your agent uses when bumping ralph-orchestrator version for a new release, after fixes are committed and ready to publish. Release Bump is an agent skill from mikeyobrien/ralph-orchestrator.

When should I use Release Bump?

Release Bump fits situations like: bumping ralph-orchestrator version for a new release; after fixes are committed and ready to publish.

How do I install Release Bump in Claude Code?

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

How do I install Release Bump in Codex?

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

Can I use Release Bump 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 mikeyobrien/ralph-orchestrator --skill release-bump -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-bump, .gemini/skills/release-bump, .github/skills/release-bump and .opencode/skills/release-bump in your project.

What does Release Bump need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Release Bump needs the command-line tools its instructions call (git, cargo and gh).

Does Release Bump access the network?

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

Is Release Bump 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 Bump use?

Release Bump 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 Bump use?

About 583 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 2.3k 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 Bump?

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Who maintains Release Bump?

mikeyobrien (a GitHub user) maintains it in mikeyobrien/ralph-orchestrator, which has 3,169 GitHub stars. The repository holds 16 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 5, 2026.

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

Install Release Bump

Facts

At a glance

What it does

When your agent uses it

Example prompts

Workflow steps

What it can do on your machine

Tool permissions

Runs code

Network

Credentials

Context cost

Safety

SKILL.md

Release Bump

Overview

Quick Reference

Version Locations (All in Cargo.toml)

What CI Does Automatically

Common Mistakes

Files

Compare with similar skills

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