# day-one-patch

Scopes a day-one patch for a shipped game after gold master: safe bugs only, a light QA pass, and a rollback plan before any code changes.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 414 installs · ★ 27473
- Author: Donchitos
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/Donchitos/Claude-Code-Game-Studios/tree/HEAD/.claude/skills/day-one-patch/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-19
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/day-one-patch

## What it does

The skill runs a mini-sprint before launch. It reads the release context first: the project stage from `project.yaml` (fallback `production/stage.txt`), the latest verdict in `production/gate-checks/`, open bugs in `production/qa/bugs/*.md`, and the most recent security audit. Then it sorts bugs against a table. S1/S2 and P1 issues go in, fixes under 4 hours go in, and data or config changes with no code path go in. Anything needing an architecture change or new code paths is deferred to patch 1.1.

The real gate is the release-gate record, not the stage value. With no gate-check file, the skill reports the gate as not assessed and asks whether to run `/gate-check` first or fall back to a full QA pass. If the latest record is FAIL, CONCERNS or NOT ASSESSED, it stops. Worth checking your own repo before you run this: a `Release` stage on its own proves nothing.

Before any edit, the skill spawns `release-manager` through `Agent` to write a rollback plan to `production/releases/rollback-plan-[version].md`. No plan on disk, no Phase 4. Code changes come from `lead-programmer` as minimum viable fixes, tests come from `commands.test` in `project.yaml`, and `qa-tester` verifies each fix. Output lands in `production/releases/day-one-patch-[version].md`.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add Donchitos/Claude-Code-Game-Studios --skill day-one-patch -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add Donchitos/Claude-Code-Game-Studios --skill day-one-patch -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add Donchitos/Claude-Code-Game-Studios --skill day-one-patch -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install Donchitos/Claude-Code-Game-Studios day-one-patch
```

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

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add Donchitos/Claude-Code-Game-Studios --skill day-one-patch -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/Donchitos/Claude-Code-Game-Studios --path .claude/skills/day-one-patch
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add Donchitos/Claude-Code-Game-Studios --skill day-one-patch -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/Donchitos/Claude-Code-Game-Studios/tree/HEAD/.claude/skills/day-one-patch/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- pick the bugs that are safe to fix on launch day
- confirm the release gate actually passed
- write a rollback plan before touching code
- split day-one fixes from patch 1.1 work
- verify a fixed bug no longer reproduces

## Example prompts
- /day-one-patch scope: known-bugs
- /day-one-patch scope: cert-feedback
- /day-one-patch scope: all

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: day-one-patch
description: "Day-one launch patch — focused fix for known issues found after gold master. Mini-sprint with QA gate and rollback."
argument-hint: "[scope: known-bugs | cert-feedback | all]"
user-invocable: true
disable-model-invocation: true
allowed-tools: Read, Glob, Grep, Write, Edit, Agent, AskUserQuestion
model: sonnet
---

# Day-One Patch

Every shipped game has a day-one patch. Planning it before launch day prevents
chaos. This skill scopes the patch to only what is safe and necessary, gates it
through a lightweight QA pass, and ensures a rollback plan exists before anything
ships. It is a mini-sprint — not a hotfix, not a full sprint.

**When to run:**
- After the gold master build is locked (cert approved or launch candidate tagged)
- When known bugs exist that are too risky to address in the gold master
- When cert feedback requires minor fixes post-submission
- When a pre-launch playtest surfaces must-fix issues after the release gate passed

**Day-one patch scope rules:**
- Only P1/P2 bugs that are SAFE to fix quickly
- No new features — this is fix-only
- No refactoring — minimum viable change
- Any fix that requires more than 4 hours of dev time belongs in patch 1.1, not day-one

**Output:** `production/releases/day-one-patch-[version].md`

---

## Phase 1: Load Release Context

Read:
- `project.stage` in `project.yaml` (fallback `production/stage.txt`) — confirm project is in Release stage
- The most recent file in `production/gate-checks/` — read the release gate verdict
- `production/qa/bugs/*.md` — load all bugs with Status: Open or Fixed — Pending Verification
- `production/sprints/` most recent — understand what shipped
- `production/security/security-audit-*.md` most recent — check for any open security items

If the resolved stage (project.yaml → stage.txt) is not `Release` or `Polish`:
> "Day-one patch prep is for Release-stage projects. Current stage: [stage]. This skill is not appropriate until you are approaching launch."

**Check the premise, do not assume it.** This whole skill rests on there being a
gold master that already passed a release gate — that premise is what justifies
its lightweight QA pass instead of a full one. So verify it rather than inferring
it from the stage value:

- **No file in `production/gate-checks/`**, or none recording a release-gate
  verdict: report `Release gate: NOT ASSESSED — no gate-check record found`. Do
```
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