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Agent skill

Fetch Releases

by openshift-eng in openshift-eng/ai-helpers

Fetch available OpenShift releases from the Sippy API. An agent skill from openshift-eng/ai-helpers.

Apache-2.0Auto-check passed

Install Fetch Releases

skills CLI
$ npx skills add openshift-eng/ai-helpers --skill fetch-releases -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install openshift-eng/ai-helpers fetch-releases --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/openshift-eng/ai-helpers.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/ci/skills/fetch-releases .claude/skills/fetch-releases && 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
fetch-releases
GitHub stars
120
Token cost
~727 tokens
SKILL.md length
282 words
Files
2
Skills in repo
118
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Apache-2.0

At a glance

Fetch available OpenShift releases from the Sippy API. An agent skill from openshift-eng/ai-helpers.

  • Works in 3 steps: Get the Latest Release → List All Releases → Use with Other Skills
  • SKILL.md covers When to Use This Skill, Prerequisites, Implementation Steps and Output Format, plus 3 more sections
  • Runs Python scripts from its folder; calls python3 and curl; reaches sippy.dptools.openshift.org

What it does

Fetch Releases is an agent skill from openshift-eng/ai-helpers. Fetch available OpenShift releases from the Sippy API

Its SKILL.md is about 730 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 1 other file (for example `fetch_releases.py`).

It works with Python. The repository describes itself as: Developer productivity tools for Claude Code & other AI assistants. The licence is Apache-2.0.

Example prompts

  • “/fetch-releases”

Requirements

  • Python 3

Workflow steps

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

  1. Get the Latest Release
  2. List All Releases
  3. Use with Other Skills

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit a627176. 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 script files (Python), which the agent can run.

    Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

    • python3
    • curl

    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:

    • sippy.dptools.openshift.org

    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

Fetch Releases loads about 727 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 17 tokens; SKILL.md has 282 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~17
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~727

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 openshift-eng/ai-helpers at commit a627176, republished under its Apache-2.0 licence (© openshift-eng). 282 words, ~727 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/fetch-releases/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 1 other file; get the full folder from GitHub.
name
fetch-releases
description
Fetch available OpenShift releases from the Sippy API

Fetch Releases

This skill fetches the list of available OpenShift releases from the Sippy API. It can return all OCP releases or just the latest version.

When to Use This Skill

Use this skill when you need to:

  • Determine the latest OCP release version
  • Get a list of all available OCP releases
  • Provide a default release version when the user hasn't specified one

Prerequisites

  1. Python 3: Python 3.6 or later

    • Check: python3 --version
    • Uses only standard library (no external dependencies)

  2. Network Access: Must be able to reach the public Sippy API

    • Check: curl -s https://sippy.dptools.openshift.org/api/releases | head -c 100

Implementation Steps

Step 1: Get the Latest Release

To get just the latest OCP release version:

bash
release=$(python3 plugins/ci/skills/fetch-releases/fetch_releases.py --latest)
echo "$release"
# Output: 4.22
Step 2: List All Releases

To list all available OCP releases:

bash
# JSON format (includes GA dates)
python3 plugins/ci/skills/fetch-releases/fetch_releases.py --format json

# Simple list, one per line
python3 plugins/ci/skills/fetch-releases/fetch_releases.py --format list
Step 3: Use with Other Skills

The primary use case is providing a default release to other skills:

bash
# Determine release
release="${user_specified_release:-$(python3 plugins/ci/skills/fetch-releases/fetch_releases.py --latest)}"

# Use with fetch-test-report
python3 plugins/ci/skills/fetch-test-report/fetch_test_report.py "<test_name>" --release "$release"

Output Format

--latest

Prints a single release version string:

4.22
--format json (default)
json
[
  {"release": "4.22"},
  {"release": "4.21", "ga": "2025-06-17T00:00:00Z"},
  {"release": "4.20", "ga": "2025-10-21T00:00:00Z"},
  {"release": "4.19", "ga": "2025-06-17T00:00:00Z"}
]

Releases without a ga field are still in development.

--format list
4.22
4.21
4.20
4.19
4.18

Error Handling

  1. Network Error: If the Sippy API is unreachable, the script prints an error to stderr and exits with code 1.
  2. No Releases: If no standard OCP releases are found, exits with code 1.

Exit Codes:

  • 0: Success
  • 1: Error

Notes

  • Uses the public Sippy API at https://sippy.dptools.openshift.org/api/releases (no port-forward needed)
  • Filters out non-standard releases (okd, aro, presubmits, etc.) — only returns releases matching X.Y format
  • The API returns releases in order with the latest first
  • This skill is based on the same API as the teams plugin's get-release-dates skill

See Also

  • Related Skill: fetch-test-report (uses release to query test data)
  • Related Skill (teams plugin): get-release-dates (fetches detailed release dates and metadata)

© openshift-eng, Apache-2.0. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file

Files

SKILL.md and 1 other file in plugins/ci/skills/fetch-releases of openshift-eng/ai-helpers.

  • SKILL.md
  • fetch_releases.py

Open the folder on GitHubat commit a627176

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Works with

Questions about Fetch Releases

What does Fetch Releases do?

Fetch available OpenShift releases from the Sippy API. An agent skill from openshift-eng/ai-helpers. Fetch Releases is an agent skill from openshift-eng/ai-helpers.

How do I install Fetch Releases in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add openshift-eng/ai-helpers --skill fetch-releases -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (plugins/ci/skills/fetch-releases in openshift-eng/ai-helpers) into .claude/skills/fetch-releases in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Fetch Releases in Codex?

Run `npx skills add openshift-eng/ai-helpers --skill fetch-releases -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (plugins/ci/skills/fetch-releases in openshift-eng/ai-helpers) into .agents/skills/fetch-releases in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Fetch Releases 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 openshift-eng/ai-helpers --skill fetch-releases -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/fetch-releases, .gemini/skills/fetch-releases, .github/skills/fetch-releases and .opencode/skills/fetch-releases in your project.

What does Fetch Releases need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Fetch Releases needs Python for the scripts in its folder and the command-line tools its instructions call (python3 and curl). Our summary lists: Python 3.

Does Fetch Releases access the network?

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

Is Fetch Releases 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 Fetch Releases use?

Fetch Releases is published under the Apache-2.0 licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Fetch Releases use?

About 727 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 2.9k 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 Fetch Releases?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Fetch Releases: MCP Server Builder (anthropics/skills, 180k stars), PDF Processing (anthropics/skills, 180k stars), NotebookLM Research Assistant (PleasePrompto/notebooklm-skill, 7.8k stars) and Manim Video Production (browser-use/video-use, 28k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Fetch Releases?

openshift-eng (a GitHub organization) maintains it in openshift-eng/ai-helpers, which has 120 GitHub stars. The repository holds 118 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 6, 2026.

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