dev:release
Use when the user wants to release a new version, publish to npm, create a GitHub release, bump version, or tag a release.
Skill by raphaelchristi
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- Skill name
dev:release- Description
- Use when the user wants to release a new version, publish to npm, create a GitHub release, bump version, or tag a release. Also use when the user says 'release', 'publish', 'bump version', 'tag', or 'npm publish'.
- License
- MIT
- Instructions
- 147 lines in SKILL.md · view on GitHub
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- name: only lowercase letters, digits and single hyphens allowed
- name: "dev:release" does not match folder "dev-release"
- allowed-tools: must be a space-separated string
Files (1)
- SKILL.md
SKILL.md (first lines)
# /dev:release
Interactive release workflow for harness-evolver. Handles everything: validation, changelog, version bump, git tag, GitHub release, npm publish.
## Step 1: Determine Version Bump
Parse the argument if provided (`patch`, `minor`, `major`). If not provided, ask:
```json
{
"questions": [
{
"question": "Version bump type?",
"header": "Bump",
"multiSelect": false,
"options": [
{"label": "patch", "description": "Bug fixes, small changes (e.g., 4.0.2 → 4.0.3)"},
{"label": "minor", "description": "New features, backwards compatible (e.g., 4.0.2 → 4.1.0)"},
{"label": "major", "description": "Breaking changes (e.g., 4.0.2 → 5.0.0)"}
]
}
]
}
```
## Step 2: Read Current State
```bash
# Current version
CURRENT=$(python3 -c "import json; print(json.load(open('package.json'))['version'])")
echo "Current version: $CURRENT"
# Commits since last tag
LAST_TAG=$(git describe --tags --abbrev=0 2>/dev/null || echo "")
if [ -n "$LAST_TAG" ]; then
echo "Commits since $LAST_TAG:"
git log --oneline "$LAST_TAG"..HEAD
else
echo "No previous tags found"
git log --oneline -10
fi
```
## Step 3: Compute New Version
Based on the bump type and current version, compute the new version. For example:
- `patch`: 4.0.2 → 4.0.3
- `minor`: 4.0.2 → 4.1.0
- `major`: 4.0.2 → 5.0.0
```bash
python3 -c "
v = '$CURRENT'.split('.')
bump = '$BUMP_TYPE'
if bump == 'major':
v = [str(int(v[0])+1), '0', '0']
elif bump == 'minor':
v = [v[0], str(int(v[1])+1), '0']
else:
v = [v[0], v[1], str(int(v[2])+1)]
print('.'.join(v))
"
```
## Step 4: Generate Changelog Entry
Read the commits since the last tag. Categorize them:
- `feat:` → Added
- `fix:` → Fixed
- `refactor:` → Changed
- `docs:` → (skip unless significant)
- `chore:` → (skip unless version bump)
Write a new `## [NEW_VERSION] - YYYY-MM-DD` section at the top of `CHANGELOG.md` (after the header, before the previous version entry). Follow Keep a Changelog format. Use the commit messages as a starting point but **rewrite them to be user-facing** — explain what changed for the user, not what files were touched.
Show the generated changelog entry to the user before proceeding.
## Step 5: Bump Version
Update version in both files:
```bash
# package.json
python3 -c "
import json
with open('package.json') as f: p = json.load(f)
p['version'] = '$NEW_VERSION'
with open('package.json', 'w') as f: json.dump(p, f, indent=2); f.write('\n')
"
# .claude-plugin/plugin.json
python3 -c "
import json
with open('.claude-plugin/plugin.json') as f: p = json.load(f)
p['version'] = '$NEW_VERSION'
with open('.claude-plugin/plugin.json', 'w') as f: json.dump(p, f, indent=2); f.write('\n')
"
```
## Step 6: Commit, Tag, Push
```bash
git add CHANGELOG.md package.json .claude-plugin/plugin.json
git commit -m "chore: bump version to $NEW_VERSION
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>"
git tag -a "v$NEW_VERSION" -m "v$NEW_VERSION"
git push origin main --tags
```
## Step 7: Create GitHub Release
Generate release notes from the changelog entry. Use `gh release create`:
```bash
gh release create "v$NEW_VERSION" \
--title "v$NEW_VERSION — {short title from changelog}" \
--notes "{release notes from changelog entry}From raphaelchristi/harness-evolver, MIT.
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Signals
- Stars
- 57
- Forks
- 5
- Open issues
- 2
- Last commit (this folder)
- Apr 2, 2026 (7 months ago)
- Last release
- Apr 4, 2026 (7 months ago)
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Details
- License
- MIT
- First seen
- Oct 24, 2026
- Last checked
- Oct 24, 2026
- Source
- GitHubgithub-graphql
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dev:release skill. Agent Mart. https://agentmart.dev/skills/raphaelchristi-dev-release (last updated 2026-10-24)