# tendril-release

Prepares and deploys Ivy Tendril releases by bumping NuGet packages, syncing git branches, and triggering GitHub Actions workflows.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · ★ 203
- Author: Ivy-Interactive
- License: Apache-2.0 · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/Ivy-Interactive/Ivy-Tendril/tree/HEAD/skills/tendril-release/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-09-15
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/tendril-release

## What it does

The skill orchestrates the release sequence for the Ivy Tendril repository. It creates a temporary `release/update-packages` branch from `development`, invokes a PowerShell script to fetch the latest stable `Ivy.*` NuGet packages via `dotnet add`, and builds `Ivy.Tendril.csproj` to test resolution. If compilation fails, the script halts immediately to prevent invalid commits.

When the build passes, the skill merges changes into `development`, bumps the patch number in `Directory.Build.props`, opens a Pull Request against `main`, and merges it via the GitHub CLI. After merging `main` back into `development` to keep history aligned, it triggers the `publish-tendril.yml` release workflow to compile desktop installers and push NuGet packages.

You need PowerShell 7 (`pwsh`) and the GitHub CLI (`gh`) configured with write access for PRs and Actions workflows. Publishing the VS Code extension fails unless the repository contains a valid `VSCE_PAT` token.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add Ivy-Interactive/Ivy-Tendril --skill tendril-release -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add Ivy-Interactive/Ivy-Tendril --skill tendril-release -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add Ivy-Interactive/Ivy-Tendril --skill tendril-release -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install Ivy-Interactive/Ivy-Tendril tendril-release
```

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

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add Ivy-Interactive/Ivy-Tendril --skill tendril-release -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/Ivy-Interactive/Ivy-Tendril --path skills/tendril-release
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add Ivy-Interactive/Ivy-Tendril --skill tendril-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/Ivy-Interactive/Ivy-Tendril/tree/HEAD/skills/tendril-release/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- update Ivy NuGet dependencies to the newest stable releases
- verify project compilation before committing dependency changes
- automate git branch merges and PR creation between development and main
- dispatch GitHub Actions release pipelines for installers and NuGet packages

## Example prompts
- /tendril-release
- Run the Ivy Tendril release preparation and trigger GitHub workflows
- Update Ivy packages and merge the development branch into main for release

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

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name: tendril-release
description: Updates the used Ivy NuGet packages to the latest stable versions in a branch from development, builds/verifies, merges into development, creates a PR into main, merges it, merges main back to development, and triggers the GitHub Actions release workflow.
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# Tendril Release Automator

This skill automates the release preparation and deployment process for Ivy Tendril. It manages package updates, local branch integration, GitHub PR generation and merging, branch synchronization, and triggers the final release workflow.

## Invocation

```bash
/tendril-release
```

## What This Skill Does

1. **Creates a release branch** off `development`.
2. **Updates Ivy NuGet packages** to their latest stable version available on NuGet.
3. **Builds the project** to verify compilation and package compatibility.
4. **Commits and merges** the changes back into `development`.
5. **Increments the patch version** in `Directory.Build.props` (e.g. `1.0.35` -> `1.0.36`).
6. **Creates a Pull Request** from `development` into `main`.
7. **Merges the PR** into `main` (if mergeable).
8. **Synchronizes the branches** by merging `main` back into `development`.
9. **Triggers the GitHub release workflow** (`publish-tendril.yml`) on `main` (or on a test branch like `development` with `test-mode` enabled), publishing NuGet packages and desktop installers.

## Prerequisites

- **GitHub CLI** (`gh`) must be installed and authenticated with PR and workflow write access.
- **PowerShell 7** (`pwsh`) must be installed on the system.
- **VSCE_PAT Secret**: Repository secret containing a Personal Access Token with Marketplace (Manage) permissions to publish the VS Code extension to the Visual Studio Code Marketplace.
- **OVSX_PAT Secret** (optional): Repository secret containing an access token to publish the VS Code extension to the Eclipse Open VSX Registry.

---

## Step-by-Step Workflow

### Phase 1: Create Release Prep Branch
Ensure the workspace is clean and up to date, then check out a temporary package update branch from `development`:
```bash
git checkout development
git pull origin development
git checkout -b release/update-packages
```

### Phase 2: Update Ivy packages
Run the PowerShell update script. This script temporarily disables local `IvySource` references to allow NuGet resolution, finds all package references starting with `Ivy` or `Ivy.*` in all project files, runs `dotnet add` to update them to their latest versions, and restores the original settings when finished:
```bash
pwsh src/.releases/UpdateIvyPackages.ps1
```

### Phase 3: Verify Build
Verify that the package updates do not break compilation. Run builds with `IvySource` set to `false` to verify NuGet package resolution:
```bash
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