Agent skill

Release

by Shape-Machine in Shape-Machine/tusk-macos

Full Tusk release — bump version, build DMG, publish GitHub release, update README

Custom licenceAuto-check: notesDevelopment

Install Release

skills CLI
$ npx skills add Shape-Machine/tusk-macos --skill release -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install Shape-Machine/tusk-macos 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/Shape-Machine/tusk-macos.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/tusk-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
126
Token cost
~944 tokens
SKILL.md length
335 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
6
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Custom licence

At a glance

Full Tusk release — bump version, build DMG, publish GitHub release, update README

  • Works in 9 steps: Verify starting state → Determine version → Bump version everywhere → …
  • Development work in your project
  • Calls git, xcodebuild and gh

What it does

Release is an agent skill from Shape-Machine/tusk-macos. Full Tusk release — bump version, build DMG, publish GitHub release, update README

Its SKILL.md is about 940 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. It works with GitHub, PostgreSQL and Git. The repository describes itself as: Native PostgreSQL app for macOS.

When your agent uses it

  • Development work in your project

Example prompts

  • “/release”

Requirements

  • Pre-approved tools (allowed-tools): Bash, Read, Write, Edit, Glob, Grep

Workflow steps

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

  1. Verify starting state
  2. Determine version
  3. Bump version everywhere
  4. Regenerate Xcode project
  5. Build Release
  6. Package the DMG
  7. Commit, tag, and push
  8. Create GitHub release
  9. Confirm

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit c3e7592. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves these tools, so the agent can use them without asking each time:

    • Bash
    • Read
    • Write
    • Edit
    • Glob
    • Grep

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

    • git
    • xcodebuild
    • 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 loads about 944 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 23 tokens; SKILL.md has 335 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~23
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~944

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: notes

The automated check noted patterns worth knowing about, such as sudo or a known installer.

  • NotePre-approves every shell command (allowed-tools: Bash)SKILL.md
    allowed-tools: Bash, Read, Write, Edit, Glob, Grep

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

Its licence (Custom licence) doesn't allow us to republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 335 words (~944 tokens).

“Perform a full release of Tusk for version $ARGUMENTS.”

— opening of SKILL.md by Shape-Machine, Custom licence
name
release
allowed-tools
Bash, Read, Write, Edit, Glob, Grep
disable-model-invocation
true
argument-hint
<new-version>

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

Just SKILL.md in .claude/skills/tusk-release of Shape-Machine/tusk-macos.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit c3e7592

Compare with similar skills

Release 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.

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DB AI GitHub Paper Weekly Newsdigoal/blog8.6k—~2.4kAutomated safety check: PassGPL-2.0
Contributor-First PR MergeHKUDS/OpenHarness16k1 repos~847Automated safety check: PassMIT
Create Pull Requestcline/cline70k1 repos~1.6kAutomated safety check: PassApache-2.0
Pull Request Title and Body Writeropeninterpreter/openinterpreter69k2 repos~1.1kAutomated safety check: PassApache-2.0

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Categories

Questions about Release

What does Release do?

Full Tusk release — bump version, build DMG, publish GitHub release, update README. Release is an agent skill from Shape-Machine/tusk-macos.

When should I use Release?

Release fits situations like: development work in your project.

How do I install Release in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add Shape-Machine/tusk-macos --skill release -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.claude/skills/tusk-release in Shape-Machine/tusk-macos) 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 Shape-Machine/tusk-macos --skill release -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.claude/skills/tusk-release in Shape-Machine/tusk-macos) 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 Shape-Machine/tusk-macos --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 (git, xcodebuild and gh). Its frontmatter pre-approves these tools: Bash, Read, Write, Edit, Glob, Grep.

Does Release 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 safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found notes only (pre-approves every shell command (allowed-tools: bash)), nothing it rates as a warning. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Release use?

Release 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 use?

About 944 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 3.8k 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: DB AI GitHub Paper Weekly News (digoal/blog, 8.6k stars), DB AI GitHub Paper Weekly News (digoal/blog, 8.6k stars), Contributor-First PR Merge (HKUDS/OpenHarness, 16k stars) and Create Pull Request (cline/cline, 70k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Release?

Shape-Machine (a GitHub organization) maintains it in Shape-Machine/tusk-macos, which has 126 GitHub stars. The repository holds 6 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on June 4, 2026.

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