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Agent skill

Release Check

by Thank-you-Linus in Thank-you-Linus/Linus-Dashboard

Check if project is ready for release with comprehensive pre-release validation.

MITAuto-check passedDevelopment

Install Release Check

skills CLI
$ npx skills add Thank-you-Linus/Linus-Dashboard --skill release-check -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install Thank-you-Linus/Linus-Dashboard release-check --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/Thank-you-Linus/Linus-Dashboard.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/release-check .claude/skills/release-check && 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-check
GitHub stars
211
Token cost
~637 tokens
SKILL.md length
254 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
7
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Check if project is ready for release with comprehensive pre-release validation.

  • Works in 12 steps: Git status is clean → On correct branch (main/master) → Up to date with remote → …
  • Verifying release readiness
  • SKILL.md covers Running Validation Checks, What Will Be Checked (17…, Additional Pre-Release Checks and If Checks Fail, plus 3 more sections
  • Calls npm

What it does

Release Check is an agent skill from Thank-you-Linus/Linus-Dashboard. Check if project is ready for release with comprehensive pre-release validation. Use when verifying release readiness, running validation checks, or checking project quality before publishing.

Its SKILL.md is about 640 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 and Feature launches and release readiness. It works with npm. The repository describes itself as: Elevate your smart home experience with a modern, responsive dashboard built on Home Assistant. Effortlessly manage your devices, areas and floors with an intuitive interface…. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • Verifying release readiness
  • Running validation checks
  • Checking project quality before publishing

Example prompts

  • “/release-check”

Requirements

  • Python 3
  • Node.js

Workflow steps

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

  1. Git status is clean
  2. On correct branch (main/master)
  3. Up to date with remote
  4. RELEASE_NOTES.md exists
  5. Dependencies installed
  6. Linting passes
  7. Type checking passes
  8. Build succeeds
  9. Version consistency across files
  10. No FIXME/TODO comments
  11. CHANGELOG.md exists
  12. Manifest.json valid

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit da3ca3c. 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

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

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md. Its commands use npm, 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 Check loads about 637 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 52 tokens; SKILL.md has 254 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~52
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~637

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 Thank-you-Linus/Linus-Dashboard at commit da3ca3c, republished under its MIT licence (© Thank-you-Linus). 254 words, ~637 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/release-check/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
release-check
description
Check if project is ready for release with comprehensive pre-release validation. Use when verifying release readiness, running validation checks, or checking project quality before publishing.

Pre-Release Validation Checks

Run comprehensive pre-release validation checks.

Current version: Check package.json for current version.

Running Validation Checks

Execute the release check command:

bash
npm run release:check

What Will Be Checked (17 Validations)

  1. Git status is clean
  2. On correct branch (main/master)
  3. Up to date with remote
  4. RELEASE_NOTES.md exists
  5. Dependencies installed
  6. Linting passes
  7. Type checking passes
  8. Build succeeds
  9. Version consistency across files
  10. No FIXME/TODO comments
  11. CHANGELOG.md exists
  12. Manifest.json valid
  13. HACS.json valid
  14. No sensitive data
  15. Python syntax valid
  16. README files exist
  17. LICENSE exists

Additional Pre-Release Checks

Smoke tests:

bash
npm run test:smoke

Runs 15 critical smoke tests to ensure basic functionality.

Release notes validation:

bash
npm run release:validate

Validates RELEASE_NOTES.md format and content.

If Checks Fail

Build Errors
  • Run: npm run build to see detailed errors
  • Fix reported issues
  • Re-run checks
Linting Errors
  • Run: npm run lint to fix automatically
  • Or: npm run lint:check to see issues
  • Fix any remaining manual issues
  • Re-run checks
Type Errors
  • Run: npm run type-check to see detailed errors
  • Fix type issues in TypeScript files
  • Re-run checks
Version Mismatch

All files should have same version:

Run appropriate bump command to sync versions.

Quick Fixes

Missing CHANGELOG.md
bash
npm run release:changelog
Missing RELEASE_NOTES.md
bash
npm run release:notes
Dependencies Out of Date
bash
npm install

After All Checks Pass

Choose release type based on changes:

  • Use release-beta skill - Pre-release for community testing (recommended)
  • Use release-stable skill - Stable production release

Workflow

  1. Run validation checks
  2. Fix any reported issues
  3. Run smoke tests
  4. Validate release notes
  5. Proceed with release if all checks pass

© Thank-you-Linus, 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-check of Thank-you-Linus/Linus-Dashboard.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit da3ca3c

Compare with similar skills

Release Check 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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Questions about Release Check

What does Release Check do?

Check if project is ready for release with comprehensive pre-release validation. Release Check is an agent skill from Thank-you-Linus/Linus-Dashboard. Check if project is ready for release with comprehensive pre-release validation.

When should I use Release Check?

Release Check fits situations like: verifying release readiness; running validation checks; checking project quality before publishing.

How do I install Release Check in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add Thank-you-Linus/Linus-Dashboard --skill release-check -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.claude/skills/release-check in Thank-you-Linus/Linus-Dashboard) into .claude/skills/release-check in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Release Check in Codex?

Run `npx skills add Thank-you-Linus/Linus-Dashboard --skill release-check -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.claude/skills/release-check in Thank-you-Linus/Linus-Dashboard) into .agents/skills/release-check in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Release Check 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 Thank-you-Linus/Linus-Dashboard --skill release-check -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-check, .gemini/skills/release-check, .github/skills/release-check and .opencode/skills/release-check in your project.

What does Release Check need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Release Check needs the command-line tools its instructions call (npm). Our summary lists: Python 3; Node.js.

Does Release Check access the network?

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

Is Release Check 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 Check use?

Release Check 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 Check use?

About 637 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 2.5k 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 Check?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Release Check: Release Maintainer (Undertone0809/rudder, 292 stars), Release Coherence (macalbert/envilder, 138 stars), Herdr Pre-Release Audit (herdrdev/herdr, 43k stars) and Megaphone Release (Kuberwastaken/megaphone, 170 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Release Check?

Thank-you-Linus (a GitHub organization) maintains it in Thank-you-Linus/Linus-Dashboard, which has 211 GitHub stars. The repository holds 7 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 10, 2026.

Source: Thank-you-Linus/Linus-Dashboard on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.