release-guard

STRICT GitHub release gatekeeper. Blocks premature releases (from develop, incomplete CI). Verifies PR merged to main + ALL CI passed before allowing tag/release. Triggers on "release", "tag", "publish", "deploy", "version".

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Install this agent skill to your Project

npx add-skill https://github.com/majiayu000/claude-skill-registry/tree/main/skills/development/release-guard

SKILL.md

Release Guard Skill

Core Rules (NEVER VIOLATE)

Releases ONLY from main after PR merge.
ALL CI jobs must COMPLETE + SUCCESS. NO queued jobs.
Verify branch protection requires status checks.

Activation Steps

PR Check: Ask for PR# if needed. Run gh pr view $PR_NUM --json state,baseRefName. Must: state=CLOSED, baseRefName=main.
Branch: git branch --show-current + gh repo view --json default_branch. Fail if not main.
CI: gh run list --branch main --limit 5 --json status,conclusion. ALL: completed + success. Log/screenshot.
Clean: git status (clean working dir).

Fail Response

🚫 BLOCKED: [Exact violation]
Fix:
- Merge PR to main
- Wait CI: gh run list --branch main
- git checkout main && git pull
Re-run task.

Pass: Safe Release

Tag: vMAJOR.MINOR.PATCH (semantic).
gh release create v1.2.3 --generate-notes --target main
Confirm before execute.

Examples

User: "Create release from develop PR #199" → BLOCK: Wrong branch.
User: "Tag v1.0.0 after PR #199" → Check PR/CI/branch → Proceed if pass.

Progressive disclosure: For CI details, see ci-reference.md if needed.


## Best Practices Applied
- **Description**: Keyword-rich for matching ("release", "tag").
- **allowed-tools**: Read + Bash wildcards (gh/git CLI). Install `gh`.[2]
- **Structure**: Essential in SKILL.md; link supports (add `ci-reference.md` for details).
- **Load/Test**: Restart Claude Code. Ask "What Skills available?". Test: "Create release PR #199".