# capgo-release-management

A skill that runs Capgo OTA releases from the CLI: bundle uploads, channels, progressive rollouts, rollback and encryption. Useful when an upload fails or a release needs reverting.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 705 installs · ★ 73
- Author: Cap-go
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/Cap-go/capgo-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/capgo-release-management/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-17
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/capgo-release-management

## What it does

The skill covers Capgo OTA bundle operations through `@capgo/cli`. It ships a command map: `bundle upload` with channels, delta, rollout and encryption, the `bundle compatibility` and `bundle releaseType` checks, channel work (`channel add/set/promote/currentBundle/delete`), progressive rollouts and rollback, `bundle cleanup`, preview QR codes, and key setup via `key create` and `key save`.

The procedure starts with inspection. Check what version a channel serves and get an `OTA` or `native` verdict before touching anything. If the verdict is `native`, the skill stops and hands off to native builds. Then upload, promote staging to production, and shift traffic gradually. Rollback goes through `channel set production --bundle <version>`, or `--rollout-rollback` mid-rollout.

Watch the traps. On a channel with a rollout configured, a plain `bundle upload --channel production` moves the rollout target while stable stays put, so replace stable explicitly with `channel set --bundle`. The `bundle cleanup --ignore-channel` flag also deletes linked channels, so never add it without asking. `bundle delete` is permanent and the version cannot be reused. For encryption, keep the private `.capgo_key_v2` in your CI secret store and add it to `.gitignore`; a changed key needs a new native build, otherwise devices fail with `key_id_mismatch`.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add Cap-go/capgo-skills --skill capgo-release-management -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/capgo-release-management/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/capgo-release-management/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add Cap-go/capgo-skills --skill capgo-release-management -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/capgo-release-management/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add Cap-go/capgo-skills --skill capgo-release-management -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/capgo-release-management/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install Cap-go/capgo-skills capgo-release-management
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/capgo-release-management/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add Cap-go/capgo-skills --skill capgo-release-management -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/Cap-go/capgo-skills --path skills/capgo-release-management
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/capgo-release-management/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add Cap-go/capgo-skills --skill capgo-release-management -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/Cap-go/capgo-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/capgo-release-management/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- upload a bundle to a channel and link it to a version
- check whether a change is OTA-safe before shipping
- promote staging to production without a manual diff
- roll back a bad release to the previous version
- clean up old bundles while keeping the last few

## Example prompts
- upload the bundle from ./dist to the staging channel and show the current version
- run bundle releaseType to check whether this release is OTA-safe
- roll production back to version 1.4.2

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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name: capgo-release-management
description: Runs Capgo OTA release operations with the CLI, including `bundle upload` (channels, delta, rollout, encryption, version bumps), `bundle compatibility` and `releaseType` checks, `channel add/set/promote/currentBundle/delete`, progressive rollouts and rollback, `bundle cleanup`, preview QR codes, and `key create/save` encryption setup. Use when the user ships, promotes, rolls back, or cleans up Capgo bundles, or hits upload errors such as "Version X already exists", "Bundle NOT compatible with <channel> channel", or "Cannot upload the same bundle content". Do not use for updater plugin wiring in app code (capgo-live-updates), native binaries (capgo-native-builds), or org/member administration (capgo-organization-management).
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# Capgo Release Management

Ship, promote, roll back, and clean up Capgo OTA bundles from the CLI.

Facts below were checked against `@capgo/cli` 8.77 (October 2026). Every command accepts `-a, --apikey`. The `appId` can be omitted inside a Capacitor project.

## When to Use

TRIGGER when:

- The user uploads, lists, deletes, or cleans up bundles, or asks which version a channel serves.
- The user creates or configures channels, promotes staging to production, starts, pauses, or rolls back a progressive rollout, or rolls back a bad release.
- The user asks whether a change is OTA-safe (`bundle compatibility`, `bundle releaseType`).
- The user sets up bundle encryption (`key create`, `key save`, `--key-v2`).

Do not use when:

- The work is app-side updater code or config (`notifyAppReady`, `autoUpdate`, `setChannel`). Use `capgo-live-updates`.
- A native binary is needed. Use `capgo-native-builds`.
- The user manages organizations, members, 2FA, or API-key policy. Use `capgo-organization-management`.
- The user wants an end-to-end release pipeline design. Use `capgo-release-workflows`.

## Command Map

| Goal | Command |
| --- | --- |
| Upload and link | `bundle upload [appId] --path ./dist --channel production` (comma-separate several channels) |
| Is it OTA-safe? | `bundle releaseType [appId] --channel production` prints `OTA` or `native` |
| Detailed native diff | `bundle compatibility [appId] --channel production [--text]` |
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