Agent skill

Release Publish

by mono in mono/SkiaSharp

Publish SkiaSharp release packages to NuGet.org from chat and finish public releases.

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Install Release Publish

skills CLI
$ npx skills add mono/SkiaSharp --skill release-publish -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install mono/SkiaSharp release-publish --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/mono/SkiaSharp.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/release-publish .claude/skills/release-publish && 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
release-publish
GitHub stars
5.6k
Token cost
~1.2k tokens
SKILL.md length
492 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
21
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Publish SkiaSharp release packages to NuGet.org from chat and finish public releases.

  • Works in 3 steps: Run audit-release-state.ps1 -Version A.B… → Check the complete public package set… → Require the dotnet-maui-release (1445)…
  • A maintainer says push the packages
  • SKILL.md covers Push the packages and Finish after the packages are…
  • Calls gh and az; reaches dev.azure.com

What it does

Release Publish is an agent skill from mono/SkiaSharp. Publish SkiaSharp release packages to NuGet.org from chat and finish public releases. Use when a maintainer says "push the packages", "publish the BAR", "resume publication", "finalize X", "tag X", or "finish release X". Queue the protected MAUI pipeline only on explicit request; after exact packages are public, use the SkiaSharp Release - Finish workflow with a separate confirmation.

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 Mobile, covering Cross-platform mobile apps. The repository describes itself as: SkiaSharp is a cross-platform 2D graphics API for .NET platforms based on Google's Skia Graphics Library. It provides a comprehensive 2D API that can be used across mobile… The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • A maintainer says push the packages
  • Publish the BAR
  • Resume publication
  • Finish release X

Example prompts

  • “push the packages”
  • “publish the BAR”
  • “resume publication”
  • “/release-publish”

Workflow steps

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

  1. Run audit-release-state.ps1 -Version A.B -Json for the requested
  2. Check the complete public package set and existing
  3. Require the dotnet-maui-release (1445) pipeline to default to

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit cb51ed5. 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
    • az

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

  • Network

    Hosts in commands or code, which the agent is likely to contact:

    • dev.azure.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.

Context cost

Release Publish loads about 1.2k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 101 tokens; SKILL.md has 492 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~101
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

The full file from mono/SkiaSharp at commit cb51ed5, republished under its MIT licence (© mono). 492 words, ~1,228 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/release-publish/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
release-publish
description
Publish SkiaSharp release packages to NuGet.org from chat and finish public releases. Use when a maintainer says "push the packages", "publish the BAR", "resume publication", "finalize X", "tag X", or "finish release X". Queue the protected MAUI pipeline only on explicit request; after exact packages are public, use the SkiaSharp Release - Finish workflow with a separate confirmation.

Release Publish

Use this skill for two separate chat requests: "push the packages" queues the MAUI publication pipeline; "finish the release" dispatches the SkiaSharp Finish workflow after the packages are public. Neither runs automatically after Prepare, Build/Tests, or the other operation.

Push the packages

Before triggering:

  1. Run audit-release-state.ps1 -Version A.B -Json for the requested release/<identity>. Require its exact-tip skiasharp-package (1642) build to have succeeded with one BAR, and the resource-triggered skiasharp-tests (1630) run to have succeeded for the same branch, commit and build number with a matching triggerInfo.pipelineId. The producing Build/Tests runs and BAR are the release-validation evidence; do not require a separate local approval report. Use that SkiaSharp commit, not the maintenance tip or mono/skia SHA.
  2. Check the complete public package set and existing dotnet-maui-release (1445) runs for that commit (templateParameters.commitHash). Monitor an existing run instead of queueing another; if fully public, verify provenance and use the Finish path only on a separate request. Stop on mismatched evidence.
  3. Require the dotnet-maui-release (1445) pipeline to default to refs/heads/main and the internal MAUI mirror to contain the merged SkiaSharp release support. Wait if the mirror is behind; never use the old feature branch.

Queue dotnet-maui-release (1445) on its verified default MAUI main tip only on explicit request:

bash
az pipelines run \
  --organization https://dev.azure.com/dnceng --project internal --id 1445 \
  --parameters \
    ghOwner=mono \
    ghRepo=SkiaSharp \
    commitHash=<exact-SkiaSharp-release-commit> \
    pushWorkloadSet=false \
    pushNugetOrg=true \
    pushPackages=true \
    nugetIncludeFilters=skip \
    nugetExcludeFilters=skip \
  --output json

The pipeline's default branch selects the current MAUI main tip; commitHash remains the exact SkiaSharp BAR commit. The real run prepares packages and pauses at ManualValidation, so no separate dry run is required.

After triggering:

  1. Read back the run's MAUI ref/SHA and parameters. Require refs/heads/main, the requested SkiaSharp commit and flags, and a MAUI SHA containing release support; stop on a mismatch without retrying.
  2. Match NuGetReleaseAudit BAR, repository, commit and selected/staged package identities to the release record. Present it for human ManualValidation; the approver confirms package ownership and quota. Preparation alone is not approval.
  3. Monitor that run after approval and independently verify every staged shipping ID/version on NuGet.org. On failure or partial publication, preserve evidence; do not automatically requeue or run Finish.
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Finish after the packages are public

Once the complete exact package set is public, use Release - Finish on main, first with push=false to inspect the read-only plan. Resolve an abbreviated prerelease identity to one exact public version; stop if ambiguous. Present the source commit, exact tag, release title, support updates and milestone changes to the user and obtain separate confirmation before dispatching the same inputs with push=true:

bash
gh workflow run release-finish.yml --repo mono/SkiaSharp --ref main \
  -f version=4.153.0-preview.1 -f push=false

# After the plan is reviewed and separately approved:
gh workflow run release-finish.yml --repo mono/SkiaSharp --ref main \
  -f version=4.153.0-preview.1 -f push=true

Inspect both workflow runs; do not treat dispatch as success. Finish verifies the public package's branch and commit, publishes the exact tag and GitHub Release, and coordinates support, release notes, and milestones. Rerun the read-only audit afterward. Never move a tag or replace a public package.

Local Finish fallback

Only when the GitHub workflow is unavailable or local execution is explicitly requested, use the repository-owned Finish script:

powershell
./scripts/infra/publishing/finish-release.ps1 -Version 4.153.0-preview.1 -Mode DryRun

# After reviewing the plan and receiving confirmation:
./scripts/infra/publishing/finish-release.ps1 -Version 4.153.0-preview.1 -Mode Push

Local Finish does not replace the protected MAUI package pipeline or its human NuGet approval. Do not use it to bypass a failed workflow.

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Files

Just SKILL.md in .agents/skills/release-publish of mono/SkiaSharp.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit cb51ed5

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Categories

Questions about Release Publish

What does Release Publish do?

Publish SkiaSharp release packages to NuGet.org from chat and finish public releases. Release Publish is an agent skill from mono/SkiaSharp.org from chat and finish public releases.

When should I use Release Publish?

Release Publish fits situations like: A maintainer says push the packages; publish the BAR; resume publication; finish release X.

How do I install Release Publish in Claude Code?

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

How do I install Release Publish in Codex?

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

Can I use Release Publish 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 mono/SkiaSharp --skill release-publish -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-publish, .gemini/skills/release-publish, .github/skills/release-publish and .opencode/skills/release-publish in your project.

What does Release Publish need to run?

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

Does Release Publish access the network?

SKILL.md names 1 domain. In commands or code: dev.azure.com; the agent is likely to contact it when it follows the instructions. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Release Publish 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 Publish use?

Release Publish 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 Publish use?

About 1.2k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 4.9k 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 Publish?

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Who maintains Release Publish?

mono (a GitHub organization) maintains it in mono/SkiaSharp, which has 5,587 GitHub stars. The repository holds 21 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 9, 2026.

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