Agent skill

Release Prep

by rojopolis in rojopolis/spellcheck-github-actions

Prepare a new release - bump action.yml image version, verify CHANGELOG entry and stage changes

MITAuto-check passedDevelopment

Install Release Prep

skills CLI
$ npx skills add rojopolis/spellcheck-github-actions --skill release-prep -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install rojopolis/spellcheck-github-actions 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/rojopolis/spellcheck-github-actions.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
151
Token cost
~262 tokens
SKILL.md length
122 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
2
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Prepare a new release - bump action.yml image version, verify CHANGELOG entry and stage changes

  • Works in 7 steps: Update action.yml — change the image:… → Update README.md - change the referenced… → Check CHANGELOG.md for an entry matching… → …
  • Tasks that involve Changelog and release notes
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Release Prep is an agent skill from rojopolis/spellcheck-github-actions. Prepare a new release - bump action.yml image version, verify CHANGELOG entry and stage changes

Its SKILL.md is about 260 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, covering Changelog and release notes. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • Tasks that involve Changelog and release notes

Example prompts

  • “/release-prep”

Requirements

  • Docker

Workflow steps

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

  1. Update action.yml — change the image: value to
  2. Update README.md - change the referenced use in the various configuration examples to match the new version
  3. Check CHANGELOG.md for an entry matching $VERSION. If none exists, warn and stop — ask the user to add a changelog entry before continuing.
  4. Create a PR for the changes to action.yml, README.md, and the new changelog entry in CHANGELOG.md. Wait for the PR to be merged before…
  5. On merge
  6. Check the return value of the build script. If it fails, show the error and stop. The build script does the tagging and pushing to GitHub…
  7. Confirm the tag was pushed

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 40f18c3. 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

    No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md (its code samples are bash).

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

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md.

    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 262 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 27 tokens; SKILL.md has 122 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~27
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~262

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 rojopolis/spellcheck-github-actions at commit 40f18c3, republished under its MIT licence (© rojopolis). 122 words, ~262 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/release-prep/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
release-prep
description
Prepare a new release - bump action.yml image version, verify CHANGELOG entry and stage changes
disable-model-invocation
true

Args: VERSION (e.g. 0.61.0)

Steps:

  1. Update action.yml — change the image: value to: docker://jonasbn/github-action-spellcheck:$VERSION

  2. Update README.md - change the referenced use in the various configuration examples to match the new version: uses: rojopolis/spellcheck-github-actions@$VERSION

  3. Check CHANGELOG.md for an entry matching $VERSION. If none exists, warn and stop — ask the user to add a changelog entry before continuing.

  4. Create a PR for the changes to action.yml, README.md, and the new changelog entry in CHANGELOG.md. Wait for the PR to be merged before proceeding.

  5. On merge:

    bash
    perl scripts/build.pl $VERSION
  6. Check the return value of the build script. If it fails, show the error and stop. The build script does the tagging and pushing to GitHub and Docker Hub.

  7. Confirm the tag was pushed

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Files

Just SKILL.md in .claude/skills/release-prep of rojopolis/spellcheck-github-actions.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 40f18c3

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Questions about Release Prep

What does Release Prep do?

Prepare a new release - bump action.yml image version, verify CHANGELOG entry and stage changes. Release Prep is an agent skill from rojopolis/spellcheck-github-actions.

When should I use Release Prep?

Release Prep fits situations like: tasks that involve Changelog and release notes.

How do I install Release Prep in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add rojopolis/spellcheck-github-actions --skill release-prep -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.claude/skills/release-prep in rojopolis/spellcheck-github-actions) 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 rojopolis/spellcheck-github-actions --skill release-prep -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.claude/skills/release-prep in rojopolis/spellcheck-github-actions) 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 rojopolis/spellcheck-github-actions --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?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Release Prep is instructions for the agent only. Our summary lists: Docker.

Does Release Prep access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. 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. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Release Prep use?

Release Prep 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 Prep use?

About 262 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 1k 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?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Release Prep: Simple English (moeru-ai/airi, 50k stars), Mole CLI Release Flow (tw93/Mole, 70k stars), Hunk Release Workflow (modem-dev/hunk, 9.5k stars) and Worktrunk Release Workflow (max-sixty/worktrunk, 9k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Release Prep?

rojopolis (a GitHub user) maintains it in rojopolis/spellcheck-github-actions, which has 151 GitHub stars. The repository holds 2 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 5, 2026.

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