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Detailed implementation guide for validating proposed release blockers
$ npx skills add openshift-eng/ai-helpers --skill jira-validate-blockers -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install openshift-eng/ai-helpers jira-validate-blockers --agent claude-codeProject scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/openshift-eng/ai-helpers.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/jira/skills/jira-validate-blockers .claude/skills/jira-validate-blockers && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.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/
Install the "jira-validate-blockers" agent skill from https://github.com/openshift-eng/ai-helpers/tree/main/plugins/jira/skills/jira-validate-blockers into .claude/skills/jira-validate-blockers/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "jira-validate-blockers", 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 install https://github.com/openshift-eng/ai-helpers/tree/main/plugins/jira/skills/jira-validate-blockersType 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.
$ npx skills add openshift-eng/ai-helpers --skill jira-validate-blockers -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install openshift-eng/ai-helpers jira-validate-blockers --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/openshift-eng/ai-helpers.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/jira/skills/jira-validate-blockers .agents/skills/jira-validate-blockers && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "jira-validate-blockers" agent skill from https://github.com/openshift-eng/ai-helpers/tree/main/plugins/jira/skills/jira-validate-blockers into .agents/skills/jira-validate-blockers/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "jira-validate-blockers", 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.
$ npx skills add openshift-eng/ai-helpers --skill jira-validate-blockers -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install openshift-eng/ai-helpers jira-validate-blockers --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/openshift-eng/ai-helpers.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/jira/skills/jira-validate-blockers .cursor/skills/jira-validate-blockers && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.
Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/
Install the "jira-validate-blockers" agent skill from https://github.com/openshift-eng/ai-helpers/tree/main/plugins/jira/skills/jira-validate-blockers into .cursor/skills/jira-validate-blockers/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "jira-validate-blockers", 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 https://github.com/openshift-eng/ai-helpers.git --path plugins/jira/skills/jira-validate-blockers--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.
$ npx skills add openshift-eng/ai-helpers --skill jira-validate-blockers -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install openshift-eng/ai-helpers jira-validate-blockers --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/openshift-eng/ai-helpers.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/jira/skills/jira-validate-blockers .gemini/skills/jira-validate-blockers && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.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/
Install the "jira-validate-blockers" agent skill from https://github.com/openshift-eng/ai-helpers/tree/main/plugins/jira/skills/jira-validate-blockers into .gemini/skills/jira-validate-blockers/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "jira-validate-blockers", 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.
$ gh skill install openshift-eng/ai-helpers jira-validate-blockersInstalls 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).
$ npx skills add openshift-eng/ai-helpers --skill jira-validate-blockers -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/openshift-eng/ai-helpers.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/jira/skills/jira-validate-blockers .github/skills/jira-validate-blockers && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.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/
Install the "jira-validate-blockers" agent skill from https://github.com/openshift-eng/ai-helpers/tree/main/plugins/jira/skills/jira-validate-blockers into .github/skills/jira-validate-blockers/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "jira-validate-blockers", 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.
$ npx skills add openshift-eng/ai-helpers --skill jira-validate-blockers -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install openshift-eng/ai-helpers jira-validate-blockers --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/openshift-eng/ai-helpers.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/jira/skills/jira-validate-blockers .opencode/skills/jira-validate-blockers && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.
OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "jira-validate-blockers" agent skill from https://github.com/openshift-eng/ai-helpers/tree/main/plugins/jira/skills/jira-validate-blockers into .opencode/skills/jira-validate-blockers/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "jira-validate-blockers", 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.
jira-validate-blockersDetailed implementation guide for validating proposed release blockers
Jira Validate Blockers is an agent skill from openshift-eng/ai-helpers. Detailed implementation guide for validating proposed release blockers
Its SKILL.md is about 3.5k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.
It works with Jira and Model Context Protocol. The repository describes itself as: Developer productivity tools for Claude Code & other AI assistants. The licence is Apache-2.0.
6 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit a627176. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.
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.
No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md (its code samples are jql and markdown).
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Hosts in commands or code, which the agent is likely to contact:
redhat.atlassian.netFrom URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.
Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.
From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.
Jira Validate Blockers loads about 3.5k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 23 tokens; SKILL.md has 1,314 words of instructions outside code blocks.
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.
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.
The full file from openshift-eng/ai-helpers at commit a627176, republished under its Apache-2.0 licence (© openshift-eng). 1,314 words, ~3,469 tokens.
.claude/skills/jira-validate-blockers/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).This skill provides detailed implementation guidance for the /jira:validate-blockers command, which helps release managers make data-driven blocker approval/rejection decisions.
This skill is invoked automatically when the /jira:validate-blockers command is executed. It provides step-by-step implementation details for:
Parse command-line arguments:
--bug flag value (optional, for single bug validation mode)Project:
Validate inputs:
--bug nor target-version is provided, error out with message: "Error: Either target-version or --bug must be provided. Usage: /jira:validate-blockers [target-version] [component-filter] [--bug issue-key]"Determine query mode:
Single bug mode (if --bug is provided):
getJiraIssue to fetch the single bugVersion + component mode (if both target version and component are provided):
Version only mode (if only target version provided):
Base JQL for proposed blockers:
project = OCPBUGS AND type = Bug AND "Release Blocker" = ProposedIMPORTANT: Use "Release Blocker" = Proposed NOT cf[12319743]. The field ID customfield_10847 is the Release Blocker field, but in JQL use the field name.
Version filter construction:
When target version is provided (e.g., "4.21"), expand to search for both X.Y and X.Y.0:
AND ("Target Version" in (4.21, 4.21.0) OR "Target Backport Versions" in (4.21, 4.21.0) OR affectedVersion in (4.21, 4.21.0))Status exclusion filter:
Always exclude already-fixed bugs:
AND status not in (Closed, "Release Pending", Verified, ON_QA)Component filter construction:
No component specified:
Single component:
AND component = "{COMPONENT}"Multiple components (comma-separated):
AND component IN ({COMPONENT_LIST})Final JQL examples:
Version only (4.21):
project = OCPBUGS AND type = Bug AND "Release Blocker" = Proposed AND ("Target Version" in (4.21, 4.21.0) OR "Target Backport Versions" in (4.21, 4.21.0) OR affectedVersion in (4.21, 4.21.0)) AND status not in (Closed, "Release Pending", Verified, ON_QA)Version + component (4.21, "Hypershift"):
project = OCPBUGS AND type = Bug AND "Release Blocker" = Proposed AND ("Target Version" in (4.21, 4.21.0) OR "Target Backport Versions" in (4.21, 4.21.0) OR affectedVersion in (4.21, 4.21.0)) AND status not in (Closed, "Release Pending", Verified, ON_QA) AND component = "Hypershift"Version + multiple components (4.21, "Hypershift,CVO"):
project = OCPBUGS AND type = Bug AND "Release Blocker" = Proposed AND ("Target Version" in (4.21, 4.21.0) OR "Target Backport Versions" in (4.21, 4.21.0) OR affectedVersion in (4.21, 4.21.0)) AND status not in (Closed, "Release Pending", Verified, ON_QA) AND component IN ("Hypershift", "Cluster Version Operator")Use MCP tools to fetch proposed blockers:
For version/component mode, use searchJiraIssuesUsingJql:
nextPageToken to paginate if more results exist)Parse the response to extract:
Custom fields to include:
customfield_10847 - Release Blocker status (should be "Proposed")customfield_10855 - Target VersionFor single bug mode (--bug flag), fetch the bug by key via getJiraIssue:
Handle query results:
Analyze each proposed blocker using Red Hat OpenShift release blocker criteria.
Red Hat OpenShift Release Blocker Criteria:
Based on the official OpenShift blocker definition, bugs should be approved as release blockers when they meet these criteria:
Automatic/Strong Blockers (Recommend APPROVE):
Never Blockers (Recommend REJECT):
ci-fail, ci-only, test-flakeWorkaround Assessment (may affect recommendation):
An acceptable workaround must meet ALL three criteria:
If a workaround doesn't meet all three criteria, it's NOT an acceptable workaround.
For each proposed blocker:
ci-fail, ci-only, test-flakeexpand="renderedFields" to get comment textUse MCP tools:
getJiraIssue with expand="renderedFields" to get commentsCreate comprehensive Markdown report with all blocker validation results.
Report Structure:
# 🚫 Release Blocker Validation Report
**Components**: {component list or "All"} | **Project**: OCPBUGS | **Proposed Blockers**: {count} | **Generated**: {timestamp}
## Summary
- ✅ **Recommend APPROVE**: X
- ❌ **Recommend REJECT**: Y
- ⚠️ **Needs DISCUSSION**: Z
---
## Blocker Analysis
### {BUG-KEY}: {Summary} {VERDICT}
**Recommendation**: {APPROVE/REJECT/DISCUSS} - {One-line justification}
**Criteria Matched**:
- {✅/❌} {Criterion name}
- {✅/❌} {Criterion name}
- ...
**Justification**:
{Detailed explanation of why this bug should or shouldn't be a blocker}
**Suggested Action**: {What to do next}
---
[Repeat for each proposed blocker]
---
## Next Steps
1. Review APPROVE recommendations - add to blocker list
2. Review REJECT recommendations - remove blocker status
3. Discuss unclear cases in triage meetingSpecial case for single bug mode:
When --bug flag is used, adapt the report to focus on a single bug:
Invalid issue ID (single bug mode):
Invalid arguments:
No proposed blockers found:
MCP tool errors:
searchJiraIssuesUsingJql fails, display JQL query and error messagegetJiraIssue fails:https://redhat.atlassian.net/browse/{issue-key}Large result sets (>50 blockers):
searchJiraIssuesUsingJql with appropriate maxResults (avoid pagination when possible)Version only (4.21):
project = OCPBUGS AND type = Bug AND "Release Blocker" = Proposed AND ("Target Version" in (4.21, 4.21.0) OR "Target Backport Versions" in (4.21, 4.21.0) OR affectedVersion in (4.21, 4.21.0)) AND status not in (Closed, "Release Pending", Verified, ON_QA)Version + single component (4.21, "Hypershift"):
project = OCPBUGS AND type = Bug AND "Release Blocker" = Proposed AND ("Target Version" in (4.21, 4.21.0) OR "Target Backport Versions" in (4.21, 4.21.0) OR affectedVersion in (4.21, 4.21.0)) AND status not in (Closed, "Release Pending", Verified, ON_QA) AND component = "Hypershift"Version + multiple components (4.21, multiple):
project = OCPBUGS AND type = Bug AND "Release Blocker" = Proposed AND ("Target Version" in (4.21, 4.21.0) OR "Target Backport Versions" in (4.21, 4.21.0) OR affectedVersion in (4.21, 4.21.0)) AND status not in (Closed, "Release Pending", Verified, ON_QA) AND component IN ("Hypershift", "Cluster Version Operator")| Field Name | Field ID | JQL Name | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Release Blocker | customfield_10847 | "Release Blocker" | String |
| Target Version | customfield_10855 | "Target Version" | String |
© 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
Just SKILL.md in plugins/jira/skills/jira-validate-blockers of openshift-eng/ai-helpers.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit a627176
Jira Validate Blockers 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.
| Skill | Stars | Used in | Tokens | Auto-check | Licence | Repo updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jira Validate Blockers this skillopenshift-eng/ai-helpers | 120 | — | ~3.5k | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| Link Ticket To SessionJayantDevkar/claude-code-karma | 329 | — | ~1.8k | Automated safety check: Notes | Apache-2.0 | |
| Jira Natural Language Interfacejjmartres/opencode | 133 | 3 repos | ~1.7k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Issue Triage Loopcobusgreyling/loop-engineering | 11k | — | ~522 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Create Epic RecapDataDog/datadog-agent | 3.8k | — | ~5k | Automated safety check: Notes | Apache-2.0 | |
| Pilot Updatequay/quay | 2.8k | — | ~3.5k | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 |
JayantDevkar/claude-code-karma
Link the current Claude Code session to a ticket (Linear, Jira, GitHub Issues, or GitHub Pull Requests) and cache its title/status in karma.
jjmartres/opencode
Lets an agent view, create, update and transition Jira issues in natural language, automatically choosing between the jira CLI and Atlassian MCP tools.
cobusgreyling/loop-engineering
Scans open GitHub issues and discussions, flags duplicates, scores priority and proposes labels into issue-triage-state.md without ever labeling or closing.
DataDog/datadog-agent
A skill your agent uses when an engineer or manager asks to recap, summarize, or post an update on a Jira Epic — a progress update for an in-progress Epic (how far along it is, what's shipped so…
quay/quay
Post a biweekly Agentic SDLC pilot update comment to PROJQUAY-11352.
dnotitia/akb
Ingest whatever you point at into an AKB vault — a local file, a web URL, a GitHub PR/release/commit, a Confluence page, or a Jira issue.
openshift-eng/ai-helpers
Find and independently validate actionable reliability defects across OpenShift release jobs and presubmits, then export portable issue handoffs.
openshift-eng/ai-helpers
Fetch and address all PR review comments — categorize by priority, make code changes, post replies, and push.
openshift-eng/ai-helpers
Categorize Jira issues into Red Hat Sankey Activity Type categories using MCP Jira tools.
openshift-eng/ai-helpers
Decide whether a GitHub PR has unanswered authorized review comments or new required CI failures worth a follow-up agent.
openshift-eng/ai-helpers
Analyze OpenShift must-gather diagnostic data including cluster operators, pods, nodes, and network components.
openshift-eng/ai-helpers
Schema for the autodl JSON data file produced by payload-analysis for database ingestion — you must use this skill whenever generating the autodl JSON file
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Detailed implementation guide for validating proposed release blockers. Jira Validate Blockers is an agent skill from openshift-eng/ai-helpers.
Run `npx skills add openshift-eng/ai-helpers --skill jira-validate-blockers -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (plugins/jira/skills/jira-validate-blockers in openshift-eng/ai-helpers) into .claude/skills/jira-validate-blockers in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
Run `npx skills add openshift-eng/ai-helpers --skill jira-validate-blockers -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (plugins/jira/skills/jira-validate-blockers in openshift-eng/ai-helpers) into .agents/skills/jira-validate-blockers in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
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 jira-validate-blockers -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/jira-validate-blockers, .gemini/skills/jira-validate-blockers, .github/skills/jira-validate-blockers and .opencode/skills/jira-validate-blockers in your project.
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Jira Validate Blockers is instructions for the agent only.
SKILL.md names 1 domain. In commands or code: redhat.atlassian.net; the agent is likely to contact it when it follows the instructions. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.
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.
Jira Validate Blockers 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.
About 3.5k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 14k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Jira Validate Blockers: Link Ticket To Session (JayantDevkar/claude-code-karma, 329 stars), Jira Natural Language Interface (jjmartres/opencode, 133 stars), Issue Triage Loop (cobusgreyling/loop-engineering, 11k stars) and Create Epic Recap (DataDog/datadog-agent, 3.8k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
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.