Agent skill

Release Prep

by opencrvs in opencrvs/opencrvs-core

Entry point for preparing an OpenCRVS core release — lists the release-prep tasks and gathers what changed in the release.

Custom licenceAuto-check passed

Install Release Prep

skills CLI
$ npx skills add opencrvs/opencrvs-core --skill release-prep -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install opencrvs/opencrvs-core release-prep --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/opencrvs/opencrvs-core.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/release-prep .claude/skills/release-prep && 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-prep
GitHub stars
120
Token cost
~746 tokens
SKILL.md length
384 words
Files
2 (incl. scripts)
Skills in repo
5
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Custom licence

At a glance

Entry point for preparing an OpenCRVS core release — lists the release-prep tasks and gathers what changed in the release.

  • Works in 2 steps: Gather the changes (every task starts… → Tasks
  • SKILL.md covers 1. Gather the changes (every…, 2. Tasks and Ground rules for all…
  • Runs Shell scripts from its folder; calls git and gh

What it does

Release Prep is an agent skill from opencrvs/opencrvs-core. Entry point for preparing an OpenCRVS core release — lists the release-prep tasks and gathers what changed in the release. Run as /release-prep <version.

Its SKILL.md is about 750 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 2 other files, including scripts (for example `scripts/list-release-changes.sh`).

The repository describes itself as: A global solution to civil registration.

Example prompts

  • “/release-prep”

Requirements

  • A Bash shell

Workflow steps

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

  1. Gather the changes (every task starts here)
  2. Tasks

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 0090b5f. 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

    Ships 1 file in scripts/ (Shell), which the agent can run.

    Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

    • git
    • 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 Prep loads about 746 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 42 tokens; SKILL.md has 384 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~42
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~746

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); the scripts in this folder 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 384 words (~746 tokens).

“Checklist of release-prep tasks for core $ARGUMENTS, and the shared way every task finds out what changed. Each task is its own skill so it can be run on its own.”

— opening of SKILL.md by opencrvs, Custom licence
name
release-prep
argument-hint
<version, e.g. 2.1>
disable-model-invocation
true

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

SKILL.md and 1 other file (scripts) in .claude/skills/release-prep of opencrvs/opencrvs-core.

  • SKILL.md
  • scripts/list-release-changes.sh

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 0090b5f

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Questions about Release Prep

What does Release Prep do?

Entry point for preparing an OpenCRVS core release — lists the release-prep tasks and gathers what changed in the release. Release Prep is an agent skill from opencrvs/opencrvs-core. Entry point for preparing an OpenCRVS core release — lists the release-prep tasks and gathers what changed in the release.

How do I install Release Prep in Claude Code?

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

How do I install Release Prep in Codex?

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

Can I use Release Prep 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 opencrvs/opencrvs-core --skill release-prep -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-prep, .gemini/skills/release-prep, .github/skills/release-prep and .opencode/skills/release-prep in your project.

What does Release Prep need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Release Prep needs a shell for the scripts in its folder and the command-line tools its instructions call (git and gh). Our summary lists: A Bash shell.

Does Release Prep 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 Prep 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. The check reads SKILL.md only: the scripts in the folder are not scanned, so read them before running anything.

What licence does Release Prep use?

Release Prep 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 Release Prep use?

About 746 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 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 Prep?

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Who maintains Release Prep?

opencrvs (a GitHub organization) maintains it in opencrvs/opencrvs-core, which has 120 GitHub stars. The repository holds 5 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 6, 2026.

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