Agent skill

GitHub Release Assistant

by aiskillstore in aiskillstore/marketplace

Generate bilingual GitHub release documentation (README.md + README.zh.md) from repo metadata and user input, and guide release prep with git add/commit/push.

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Install GitHub Release Assistant

skills CLI
$ npx skills add aiskillstore/marketplace --skill github-release-assistant -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install aiskillstore/marketplace github-release-assistant --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/aiskillstore/marketplace.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/zhanlincui/github-release-assistant .claude/skills/github-release-assistant && 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
github-release-assistant
GitHub stars
430
Used in
1 other repo
Token cost
~477 tokens
SKILL.md length
169 words
Files
8 (incl. scripts, references, assets)
Skills in repo
1,085
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
None found

At a glance

Generate bilingual GitHub release documentation (README.md + README.zh.md) from repo metadata and user input, and guide release prep with git add/commit/push.

  • Works in 5 steps: Collect repo facts from config.json,… → Ask for missing details or have the user… → Run the generator script to write README… → …
  • The user asks to write
  • SKILL.md covers Overview, Workflow, Quick Start and Git Workflow (Commit + Push), plus 1 more section
  • Runs Python scripts from its folder; calls git and python3

What it does

GitHub Release Assistant is an agent skill from aiskillstore/marketplace. Generate bilingual GitHub release documentation (README.md + README.zh.md) from repo metadata and user input, and guide release prep with git add/commit/push. Use when the user asks to write or polish README files, create bilingual docs, prepare a GitHub release, or mentions release assistant/README generation.

Its SKILL.md is about 480 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 10 other files, including scripts, reference files and assets (for example `assets/readme_template_en.md`, `assets/readme_template_zh.md` and `assets/release_config.example.json`).

It sits in Development, covering Translation, Technical documentation and Git workflow. It works with GitHub and Git. The repository describes itself as: Security-audited skills for Claude, Codex & Claude Code. One-click install, quality verified.

When your agent uses it

  • The user asks to write
  • Polish README files
  • Create bilingual docs
  • Prepare a GitHub release

Example prompts

  • “/github-release-assistant”

Requirements

  • Python 3

Workflow steps

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

  1. Collect repo facts from config.json, README.md, PROJECT_STRUCTURE.md, requirements*.txt, and docs/.
  2. Ask for missing details or have the user fill release_assistant.json (see assets/release_config.example.json).
  3. Run the generator script to write README files.
  4. Review the diff with the user and refine content if needed.
  5. If requested, stage/commit/push changes with explicit confirmation.

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 4ac52da. 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

    Ships 1 file in scripts/ (Python), which the agent can run.

    Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

    • git
    • python3

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

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md. Its commands use 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

GitHub Release Assistant loads about 477 tokens when it runs, and up to ~1k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 84 tokens; SKILL.md has 169 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~84
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~477
With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them
~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 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); the scripts in this folder are not scanned.

SKILL.md

Without a licence we can't republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 169 words (~477 tokens).

“Generate polished README files in English and Chinese using repo facts plus a small config file, following a concise “Redmax-style” layout. Produce README.md + README.zh.md, then optionally guide a clean git commit and push.”

— opening of SKILL.md by aiskillstore
name
github-release-assistant

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

SKILL.md and 7 other files (scripts, references, assets) in skills/zhanlincui/github-release-assistant of aiskillstore/marketplace.

  • SKILL.md
  • assets/readme_template_en.md
  • assets/readme_template_zh.md
  • assets/release_config.example.json
  • references/readme_outline.md
  • references/redmax_style.md
  • scripts/generate_release_readme.py
  • skill-report.json

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 4ac52da

Used in 1 other repository

We found 1 copy of this SKILL.md (exact, near-identical or edited) in other folders, from 1 other GitHub owner. This page covers the copy in aiskillstore/marketplace, which our catalogue first saw on October 7, 2026.

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Questions about GitHub Release Assistant

What does GitHub Release Assistant do?

Generate bilingual GitHub release documentation (README.md + README.zh.md) from repo metadata and user input, and guide release prep with git add/commit/push. GitHub Release Assistant is an agent skill from aiskillstore/marketplace.md) from repo metadata and user input, and guide release prep with git add/commit/push.

When should I use GitHub Release Assistant?

GitHub Release Assistant fits situations like: the user asks to write; polish README files; create bilingual docs; prepare a GitHub release.

How do I install GitHub Release Assistant in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add aiskillstore/marketplace --skill github-release-assistant -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/zhanlincui/github-release-assistant in aiskillstore/marketplace) into .claude/skills/github-release-assistant in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install GitHub Release Assistant in Codex?

Run `npx skills add aiskillstore/marketplace --skill github-release-assistant -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/zhanlincui/github-release-assistant in aiskillstore/marketplace) into .agents/skills/github-release-assistant in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use GitHub Release Assistant 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 aiskillstore/marketplace --skill github-release-assistant -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/github-release-assistant, .gemini/skills/github-release-assistant, .github/skills/github-release-assistant and .opencode/skills/github-release-assistant in your project.

What does GitHub Release Assistant need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, GitHub Release Assistant needs Python for the scripts in its folder and the command-line tools its instructions call (git and python3). Our summary lists: Python 3.

Does GitHub Release Assistant access the network?

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

Is GitHub Release Assistant 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. The check reads SKILL.md only: the scripts in the folder are not scanned, so read them before running anything.

What licence does GitHub Release Assistant use?

No licence was found for GitHub Release Assistant or its repository. Without one, default copyright applies: ask the author before reusing or redistributing it.

How many tokens does GitHub Release Assistant use?

About 477 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 1.9k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full. Its references folder adds about 540 tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.

What are the alternatives to GitHub Release Assistant?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with GitHub Release Assistant: GitHub Code Review (RedWoodOG/Hermes-Desktop, 177 stars), Contributor-First PR Merge (HKUDS/OpenHarness, 16k stars), Create Pull Request (cline/cline, 70k stars) and Release Bump (jamiepine/voicebox, 57k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains GitHub Release Assistant?

aiskillstore (a GitHub organization) maintains it in aiskillstore/marketplace, which has 430 GitHub stars. The repository holds 1,085 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 7, 2026.

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