# verify-and-ship

This skill takes finished changes through acceptance checks, tests, changelog updates, commit, push and pull request creation.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 843 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/verify-and-ship/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-25
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/verify-and-ship

## What it does

The skill picks up after the code is written and carries the work to the push. It first calls the issue tracker's `get_issue` tool, pulls the acceptance criteria out of the issue description and checks the implementation against each one. When no explicit criteria exist, it validates against what the title and description imply.

Validation depth follows the change itself. For release scripts, build metadata, CI config and docs edits, a syntax check, a safe dry run or an artifact inspection is enough — the command and its result go into the PR description. New automated tests are added only when they catch a concrete failure, such as publishing the wrong artifact. Running the full suite on every change is not required.

Then the changelog gets its entry. The branch is diffed against the base branch, and an existing entry for the same issue is updated in place instead of duplicated. Commit, push and PR/MR creation close the loop, using `gh` on GitHub and `glab` on GitLab. The skill reads the base branch, repository URL and bot username from the issue context; without them it cannot tell where to push or which branch to target.

## Requirements
- Works with: GitHub, GitLab

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

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

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

### Codex

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

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

### Cursor

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

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install cyrusagents/cyrus verify-and-ship
```

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

### Gemini CLI

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

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

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add cyrusagents/cyrus --skill verify-and-ship -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/verify-and-ship/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- check the implementation against acceptance criteria from the issue
- pick validation depth that matches the change instead of rerunning the full suite
- update an existing changelog entry rather than adding a duplicate
- commit and push the branch with a clear message
- open a draft PR or MR and fill in the description

## Example prompts
- verify the changes against the issue criteria and prepare a PR
- update the changelog and push the branch
- open a draft MR in GitLab for this issue

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

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---
name: verify-and-ship
description: Choose proportionate validation, fix failures, update the changelog, commit, push, and create/update the pull request or merge request.
---

# Verify and Ship

After implementing your changes, follow these steps to verify quality and ship the work.

## 1. Acceptance Criteria Validation (CRITICAL)

Use the issue tracker `get_issue` tool to fetch the current issue details. Extract ALL acceptance criteria from the issue description and verify each one is satisfied by the implementation. If no explicit criteria exist, validate against the implied requirements from the issue title and description.

## 2. Quality Checks

Choose validation by changed behavior, risk, and existing coverage. Verification
is required; new automated tests and a full-suite run are not required for every
change. Follow repository-specific checks and CI gates where applicable.

- **Direct verification** — For routine release scripts, packaging/build metadata,
  CI, documentation, and instruction edits, prefer syntax checks, a safe dry run,
  artifact inspection, an isolated install smoke check, or a consistency review
  when those are sufficient. Record the command/result or review performed in
  the PR; no new test file or validation report is needed merely to show work.
- **Automated tests** — Run relevant existing tests. Add or retain a regression
  test only when it catches a concrete consequential failure and its protection
  justifies its maintenance. Examples include publishing the wrong artifact,
  unintentionally moving stable tags, or accepting invalid release evidence.
  Explain the failure each new test catches. Do not add brittle assertions on
  documentation wording or source text, tests that mirror implementation, or
  elaborate scaffolding for low-risk edits. A script filename alone neither
  requires tests nor exempts consequential behavior from protection.
- **Scope** — Broaden testing when shared behavior, failures, or unresolved risk
  warrants it; do not automatically run the full suite or generate coverage
  reports. Once sufficient checks pass, stop repeating them unless changes or
  new evidence justify another run. Investigate relevant failures rather than
  retrying unchanged commands. Report any unresolved failures honestly.
- **Lint, types, build** — Run checks relevant to the changed files and required
  repository gates. Fix introduced failures.
- **Review** — Check correctness, scope, and maintainability, including whether
  proposed tests provide useful protection.
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