# release

This skill walks a Cyrus CLI release through trusted publishing: prepare, verify, publish, finish. Useful when a version has to ship without touching packages by hand.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 829 installs · ★ 873
- Author: cyrusagents
- License: Apache-2.0 · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/cyrusagents/cyrus/tree/HEAD/skills/release/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-25
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/cyrusagents-release

## What it does

The skill covers the whole release path for Cyrus CLI. It starts by reading `apps/cli/RELEASING.md`, the operator guide, and treats `scripts/release-packages.mjs` as the source of truth for the package list and dependency order. Skip either file and the procedure falls apart.

Then the steps: fetch `origin/main`, move the Unreleased changelog entries into the new version, set that version in every manifest printed by `node scripts/release-packages.mjs list`, run `pnpm install` and commit any lockfile change. After that comes `node scripts/release-packages.mjs validate <version>` plus the checks the guide requires. Editing release workflows, scripts or docs does not trigger this skill — those changes get targeted checks instead.

Publishing runs through `.github/workflows/release-cli.yml` from `main`: dry-run first, and the live run only when the user asked for it, with the same version and `dry_run=false`. Never add an npm token; publishing must use GitHub Actions OIDC. A dry run does not authenticate to npm, so it proves nothing about registry writes. npm versions are immutable, which means a half-finished release needs a careful look at which packages landed before you retry.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add cyrusagents/cyrus --skill release -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add cyrusagents/cyrus --skill release -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add cyrusagents/cyrus --skill release -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install cyrusagents/cyrus release
```

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

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add cyrusagents/cyrus --skill release -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/cyrusagents/cyrus --path skills/release
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add cyrusagents/cyrus --skill release -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/cyrusagents/cyrus/tree/HEAD/skills/release/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- ship a new Cyrus CLI version without manual package publishing
- keep version numbers in sync across every workspace manifest
- assess the release payload under the F1 policy and save evidence
- move changelog issues from `MergedUnreleased` to `ReleasedMonitoring`
- confirm the published version actually exists on npm

## Example prompts
- prepare the Cyrus CLI release on a branch
- dispatch the release workflow from main in dry-run mode and watch it
- run the live release and verify the version on npm

## Source text · SKILL.md · Apache-2.0

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---
name: release
description: Prepare, verify, publish, and finish a coordinated Cyrus CLI release. Use when a user asks to release Cyrus, publish cyrus-ai, run a CLI release, or perform the /release workflow.
---

# Release Cyrus

Run Cyrus releases through the trusted-publishing workflow. Do not publish
workspace packages manually.

## Required reference

Read `apps/cli/RELEASING.md` completely before taking release actions. Treat it
as the canonical operator guide and `scripts/release-packages.mjs` as the
canonical package list and dependency order.

Editing release workflows, scripts, installers, or release documentation does
not invoke this release procedure. Validate those changes with targeted checks
and the F1 applicability policy in `skills/f1-test-drive/SKILL.md`.

## Workflow

1. Fetch `origin/main`, start from current main, and preserve unrelated local
   changes.
2. Prepare the release on a branch:
   - Move both changelogs' Unreleased entries into the new version.
   - Set the same version in every manifest printed by
     `node scripts/release-packages.mjs list`.
   - Run `pnpm install` and commit any lockfile change.
   - Assess the entire payload since the previous release using the canonical
     F1 applicability policy, including functional changes merged before the
     version-bump PR. For F1-covered behavior changes, run relevant F1 scenarios
     and save evidence with the required `-release-v<version>.md` suffix.
     Otherwise record the payload assessment and targeted checks as non-F1
     release verification per `apps/cli/RELEASING.md`; do not invent an F1 report.
   - List every released `package@version` in `CHANGELOG.md`.
3. Run `node scripts/release-packages.mjs validate <version>`, then all checks
   required by `apps/cli/RELEASING.md`. Fix failures before continuing.
4. Commit, push, open the release PR, and merge it to `main` before dispatching
   the workflow. Never publish unmerged source or a non-main ref.
5. Dispatch `.github/workflows/release-cli.yml` from `main` in dry-run mode and
   monitor it through completion.
6. Only when the user has explicitly requested the live release, dispatch the
   same exact version with `dry_run=false`. Monitor it through npm publication,
   git tagging, and GitHub Release creation.
7. Independently verify the version on npm and run the published CLI's
   `--version` command.
8. Use the Linear integration to move every issue referenced by the version's
   changelog section from `MergedUnreleased` to `ReleasedMonitoring`.

## Safety

- Never add an npm token. Publishing must use GitHub Actions OIDC.
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