Agent skill
release-health-gates
Declarative release readiness checklist that mirrors GitHub checks, deployment issues, and documentation requirements. Triggers: release gates, release readiness, deployment checklist, release review, quality signals, rollout scorecard, QA handshake, deployment gates Use when: preparing releases, validating deployment gates, conducting release reviews, embedding release gate snippets in PRs DO NOT use when: weekly status updates - use github-initiative-pulse. DO NOT use when: code reviews - use pensive review skills. Standardizes release approvals with GitHub-aware checklists.
Install this agent skill to your Project
npx add-skill https://github.com/majiayu000/claude-skill-registry/tree/main/skills/development/release-health-gates
SKILL.md
Release Health Gates
Purpose
Standardize release approvals by expressing gates as GitHub-aware checklists. validates code, docs, comms, and observability items are all green before flipping deploy toggles.
Gate Categories
- Scope & Risk – Are all blocking issues closed or deferred with owners?
- Quality Signals – Are required checks, tests, and soak times satisfied?
- Comms & Docs – Are docs merged and release notes posted?
- Operations – Are runbooks, oncall sign-off, and rollback plans ready?
Workflow
- Load skill to access gate modules.
- Attach Release Gate section to deployment PR.
- Use tracker data to auto-fill blockers and highlight overdue tasks.
- Update comment as gates turn green; require approvals for any waivers.
Outputs
- Release Gate markdown snippet (embed in PR/issue).
- QA Handshake summary referencing GitHub Checks.
- Rollout scorecard that persists in tracker data for retros.
Exit Criteria
- All release gates evaluated and documented.
- Any blocking gates have waiver approvals recorded.
- Deployment PR contains embedded Release Gate snippet.
- Rollout scorecard saved for post-release retrospective.
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