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Agent skill

Release

by Shpigford in Shpigford/knockoff

Cut a new Knockoff release — bump the version, roll release notes, tag, and ship to the Chrome Web Store, Firefox Add-ons (AMO), and the Mac & iOS App Store, reporting per-store status at the end.

Custom licenceAuto-check: notesDevelopment

Install Release

skills CLI
$ npx skills add Shpigford/knockoff --skill release -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install Shpigford/knockoff 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/Shpigford/knockoff.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
2k
Token cost
~2.1k tokens
SKILL.md length
1,062 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
1
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Custom licence

At a glance

Cut a new Knockoff release — bump the version, roll release notes, tag, and ship to the Chrome Web Store, Firefox Add-ons (AMO), and the Mac & iOS App Store, reporting per-store status at the end.

  • Works in 6 steps: Preflight (before asking the user… → Decide the version (ask the user) → Release notes → …
  • Tasks that involve Changelog and release notes
  • SKILL.md covers Step 0 — Preflight (before…, Step 1 — Decide the version…, Step 2 — Release notes and Step 3 — Bump, commit, tag, push, plus 4 more sections
  • Calls git, node and gh; needs ASC_KEY_ID and AMO_JWT_SECRET

What it does

Release is an agent skill from Shpigford/knockoff. Cut a new Knockoff release — bump the version, roll release notes, tag, and ship to the Chrome Web Store, Firefox Add-ons (AMO), and the Mac & iOS App Store, reporting per-store status at the end.

Its SKILL.md is about 2.1k 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, iOS development and Browser extensions. It works with iOS, Chrome Extensions and Git. The repository describes itself as: Chrome extension that filters pseudo-brand junk out of Amazon. Buy from real, established brands.

When your agent uses it

  • Tasks that involve Changelog and release notes
  • Tasks that involve iOS development
  • Tasks that involve Browser extensions

Example prompts

  • “/release”

Requirements

  • A credential in AMO_JWT_SECRET

Workflow steps

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

  1. Preflight (before asking the user anything)
  2. Decide the version (ask the user)
  3. Release notes
  4. Bump, commit, tag, push
  5. Ship all three stores
  6. Report

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 5db1219. 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:

    • git
    • node
    • gh

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

  • Network

    Links to these hosts (documentation or services it may open):

    • addons.mozilla.org
    • chrome.google.com

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names these keys or tokens, usually read from environment variables:

    • ASC_KEY_ID
    • AMO_JWT_SECRET

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Release loads about 2.1k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 51 tokens; SKILL.md has 1,062 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~51
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~2.1k

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.

  • NoteMentions a .env fileSKILL.md:26
    `.env.cws` is only needed for status checks.
  • NoteMentions a .env fileSKILL.md:27
    - **Firefox:** `.env.amo` exists with `AMO_JWT_ISSUER` and `AMO_JWT_SECRET`
  • NoteMentions a .env fileSKILL.md:29
    - **Safari:** running on macOS; `.env.asc` exists with `ASC_KEY_ID`,
  • NoteMentions a .env fileSKILL.md:157
    `.env.amo.example` → `.env.amo`. Before the first automated submission,
  • NoteMentions a .env fileSKILL.md:161
    - **Safari:** create `.env.asc` with `ASC_KEY_ID`, `ASC_ISSUER_ID`,
  • NoteMentions a .env fileSKILL.md:163
    PPFN`); copy the values from keptwell's `.env`.
  • NoteMentions a .env fileSKILL.md:165
    `scripts/upload-secrets.sh` from `.env.cws`.

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 1,062 words (~2,134 tokens).

“Ships one version to all three stores. manifest.json .version is the single source of truth; everything else (Safari MARKETING_VERSION, the CWS version gate, release notes headings, the git tag) keys off it.”

— opening of SKILL.md by Shpigford, Custom licence
name
release

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

Just SKILL.md in .claude/skills/release of Shpigford/knockoff.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 5db1219

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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Commitbiuworks/bilibili-digest172—~450Automated safety check: PassCustom licence
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Questions about Release

What does Release do?

Cut a new Knockoff release — bump the version, roll release notes, tag, and ship to the Chrome Web Store, Firefox Add-ons (AMO), and the Mac & iOS App Store, reporting per-store status at the end. Release is an agent skill from Shpigford/knockoff. Cut a new Knockoff release — bump the version, roll release notes, tag, and ship to the Chrome Web Store, Firefox Add-ons (AMO), and the Mac & iOS App Store, reporting per-store status at the end.

When should I use Release?

Release fits situations like: tasks that involve Changelog and release notes; tasks that involve iOS development; tasks that involve Browser extensions.

How do I install Release in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add Shpigford/knockoff --skill release -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.claude/skills/release in Shpigford/knockoff) 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 Shpigford/knockoff --skill release -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.claude/skills/release in Shpigford/knockoff) 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 Shpigford/knockoff --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, node and gh) and credentials named ASC_KEY_ID and AMO_JWT_SECRET. Our summary lists: A credential in AMO_JWT_SECRET.

Does Release access the network?

SKILL.md names 2 domains. As links in the text: addons.mozilla.org and chrome.google.com. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Release safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found notes only (mentions a .env file), 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 2.1k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 8.5k 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: Knockoff Release Shipper (Shpigford/chops, 1.9k stars), Release (vaayne/mori, 303 stars), Pulse Release (qunqin24/Pulse, 517 stars) and Commit (biuworks/bilibili-digest, 172 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Release?

Shpigford (a GitHub user) maintains it in Shpigford/knockoff, which has 2,026 GitHub stars. The repository was last updated on July 17, 2026.

Source: Shpigford/knockoff on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.