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Agent skill

Release

by ryu1kn in ryu1kn/vscode-partial-diff

Cut a new release of the Partial Diff VS Code extension - guides through version bump, changelog, validation, and publish

MITAuto-check passedDevelopment

Install Release

skills CLI
$ npx skills add ryu1kn/vscode-partial-diff --skill release -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install ryu1kn/vscode-partial-diff release --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/ryu1kn/vscode-partial-diff.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/release .claude/skills/release && 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
GitHub stars
222
Token cost
~830 tokens
SKILL.md length
443 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
1
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Cut a new release of the Partial Diff VS Code extension - guides through version bump, changelog, validation, and publish

  • Works in 8 steps: Determine scope → Bump version → Update CHANGELOG.md → …
  • Tasks that involve Changelog and release notes
  • Calls npm, npx and git

What it does

Release is an agent skill from ryu1kn/vscode-partial-diff. Cut a new release of the Partial Diff VS Code extension - guides through version bump, changelog, validation, and publish

Its SKILL.md is about 830 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. It works with Visual Studio Code and npm. The repository describes itself as: Visual Studio Code Extension. Take a diff of 2 parts of text(s). The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • Tasks that involve Changelog and release notes

Example prompts

  • “/release”

Requirements

  • Node.js

Workflow steps

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

  1. Determine scope
  2. Bump version
  3. Update CHANGELOG.md
  4. Run pre-publish checks
  5. Verify package contents
  6. Test locally
  7. Commit
  8. Publish

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 59dadff. 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:

    • npm
    • npx
    • git

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

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md. Its commands use npm, npx and git, 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 loads about 830 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 32 tokens; SKILL.md has 443 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~32
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~830

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 ryu1kn/vscode-partial-diff at commit 59dadff, republished under its MIT licence (© ryu1kn). 443 words, ~830 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/release/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
release
description
Cut a new release of the Partial Diff VS Code extension - guides through version bump, changelog, validation, and publish

Guide the user through cutting a release of the Partial Diff extension. The argument, if given, is the bump level (major, minor, or patch). If omitted, ask the user.

Execution rules

  1. Before starting, create a task for each step below using TaskCreate.
  2. Work through the tasks strictly in order. Mark each task in_progress when starting and completed when done.
  3. Do NOT skip, reorder, or combine steps.
  4. At each step, confirm with the user before moving to the next. Use the format Ready to <next step>? (y/N) so the user can reply with a single character.
1. Determine scope
  • Run git log v<current-version>..HEAD --oneline to list commits since the last release.
  • Summarise the user-facing changes (skip purely internal/CI/tooling commits unless they affect the shipped package).
  • Confirm the bump level (major/minor/patch) with the user.
2. Bump version
  • Run npm version <major|minor|patch> --no-git-tag-version. This updates both package.json and package-lock.json.
3. Update CHANGELOG.md
  • Add a new entry at the top following the existing Keep a Changelog format. Valid change types are: Added, Changed, Deprecated, Removed, Fixed, Security. Do NOT invent other types.
  • Only include changes relevant to users. Infrastructure-only changes can be omitted or summarised briefly.
  • Reference related issues/PRs with links. If the change was reported or contributed by an external user, use the (thanks to @user [#N](url)) format (see existing entries for examples).
  • Use today's date.
4. Run pre-publish checks
  • Run npm run prep (compile:prod + lint + test). All must pass.
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5. Verify package contents
  • Run npx @vscode/vsce ls and show the output.
  • Review the file list with the user. Every listed file will be delivered to users — flag anything that looks unnecessary (test files, local config, CI files, etc.).
  • For reference, the v1.4.4 release contained exactly these files:
    • package.json
    • README.md
    • LICENSE.txt
    • CHANGELOG.md
    • images/partial-diff_128x128.png
    • dist/extension.js.map
    • dist/extension.js
6. Test locally
  • Install into VS Code: npm run test:e2e:vscode
  • Install into Cursor: npm run test:e2e:cursor
  • Ask the user to verify that the extension works correctly in both editors and that no errors appear.
7. Commit
  • Stage package.json, package-lock.json, and CHANGELOG.md.
  • Commit with message: Bump up version to v<version>
8. Publish
  • Remind the user they need Personal Access Tokens for both the VS Code Marketplace and Open VSX if they haven't set them up.
  • VS Code Marketplace:
    • Run npx @vscode/vsce publish — this triggers vscode:prepublish (production build) and uploads to the VS Code Marketplace.
  • Run npm run vscode:postpublish to create and push the git tag, and optionally create a GitHub release (the script will prompt for confirmation). Note: vsce publish does NOT run postpublish automatically.
  • Open VSX:
    • Run npx ovsx publish partial-diff-<version>.vsix — reuses the .vsix already built by vsce publish.
  • Push the release commit: git push origin main

© ryu1kn, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file

Files

Just SKILL.md in .claude/skills/release of ryu1kn/vscode-partial-diff.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 59dadff

Compare with similar skills

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Verdaccio Pull Request Workflowverdaccio/verdaccio18k—~1.9kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
Version ReleaseNG-ZORRO/ng-zorro-antd9.2k—~3.1kAutomated safety check: PassMIT

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Questions about Release

What does Release do?

Cut a new release of the Partial Diff VS Code extension - guides through version bump, changelog, validation, and publish. Release is an agent skill from ryu1kn/vscode-partial-diff.

When should I use Release?

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

How do I install Release in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add ryu1kn/vscode-partial-diff --skill release -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.claude/skills/release in ryu1kn/vscode-partial-diff) into .claude/skills/release in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Release in Codex?

Run `npx skills add ryu1kn/vscode-partial-diff --skill release -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.claude/skills/release in ryu1kn/vscode-partial-diff) into .agents/skills/release in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Release 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 ryu1kn/vscode-partial-diff --skill release -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, .gemini/skills/release, .github/skills/release and .opencode/skills/release in your project.

What does Release need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Release needs the command-line tools its instructions call (npm, npx and git). Our summary lists: Node.js.

Does Release access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Its commands use npm, npx and git, which can reach the network depending on how they are called. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Release 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 use?

Release 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 use?

About 830 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 3.3k 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?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Release: Release (signageos/vscode-sops, 122 stars), Release (devlint/GitWand, 180 stars), Cutting A Release (TriliumNext/Trilium, 38k stars) and Verdaccio Pull Request Workflow (verdaccio/verdaccio, 18k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Release?

ryu1kn (a GitHub user) maintains it in ryu1kn/vscode-partial-diff, which has 222 GitHub stars. The repository was last updated on September 13, 2026.

Source: ryu1kn/vscode-partial-diff on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.