# release

This skill guides an llm-router release from version selection through PyPI and GitHub publishing. Run /release when the next version is ready to ship.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · ★ 119
- Author: ypollak2
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/ypollak2/llm-router/tree/HEAD/skills/release/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-25
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/ypollak2-release

## What it does

The skill asks which version to release, updates the version in `pyproject.toml` and both plugin files, then adds an entry to `CHANGELOG.md`. It runs the test suite and Ruff, checks that the version strings match, and copies hook files to `~/.claude/hooks/` if hooks changed.

Next, the workflow commits the changes, tags and pushes them, publishes the package to PyPI, creates a GitHub Release, and reinstalls the plugin. It also records the release decision in `docs/decisions.md`. Tests run with `uv run`; publishing reads the PyPI token from `/Users/yali.pollak/.pypirc`, and a failed check stops the release.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add ypollak2/llm-router --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 ypollak2/llm-router --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 ypollak2/llm-router --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 ypollak2/llm-router release
```

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

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add ypollak2/llm-router --skill release -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/ypollak2/llm-router --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 ypollak2/llm-router --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/ypollak2/llm-router/tree/HEAD/skills/release/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- Keep project and plugin version strings in sync
- Add a release entry to `CHANGELOG.md`
- Run tests and verify versions before publishing
- Publish the package to PyPI and create a GitHub Release

## Example prompts
- Prepare version `4.0.1` for release with `/release`.
- Run `/release` and take llm-router through its release steps.
- Release the current llm-router version using `/release`.

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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````text
---
name: release
description: Run the full llm-router release pipeline: version bump, checks, tag and publish
trigger: /release
---

# /release — llm-router Release Skill

Automates the full release pipeline for llm-router. Run this skill whenever
you are ready to ship a new version.

## Steps

### 1. Confirm version
Ask the user: "What version are we releasing?" (e.g. `4.0.1`)

### 2. Sync all version strings
Update ALL of the following to the new version — grep first to catch any extras:
```bash
grep -rn "version" pyproject.toml .claude-plugin/plugin.json .claude-plugin/marketplace.json --include="*.toml" --include="*.json" | grep -v ".venv"
```
Files to update:
- `pyproject.toml` → `version = "X.Y.Z"`
- `.claude-plugin/plugin.json` → `"version": "X.Y.Z"`
- `.claude-plugin/marketplace.json` → `"version": "X.Y.Z"`

### 3. Update CHANGELOG.md
Add entry at the top:
```
## vX.Y.Z — YYYY-MM-DD
### What's new
- <bullet points>
### Technical notes
- <any migration notes>
```

### 4. Run tests — abort if any fail
```bash
uv run pytest tests/ -q --ignore=tests/test_integration.py
uv run ruff check src/ tests/
```

### 5. Verify version sync
```bash
python3 -c "
import tomllib, json
v1 = tomllib.load(open('pyproject.toml','rb'))['project']['version']
v2 = json.load(open('.claude-plugin/plugin.json'))['version']
v3 = json.load(open('.claude-plugin/marketplace.json'))['version']
assert v1==v2==v3, f'MISMATCH: pyproject={v1} plugin={v2} marketplace={v3}'
print(f'✅ All versions in sync: {v1}')
"
```

### 6. Deploy hooks (if any hook changed)
```bash
install -m 755 src/llm_router/hooks/auto-route.py ~/.claude/hooks/llm_router-auto-route.py
install -m 755 src/llm_router/hooks/session-end.py ~/.claude/hooks/llm_router-session-end.py
install -m 755 src/llm_router/hooks/session-start.py ~/.claude/hooks/llm_router-session-start.py
install -m 755 src/llm_router/hooks/enforce-route.py ~/.claude/hooks/llm_router-enforce-route.py
```

### 7. Commit and tag
```bash
git add -p   # stage deliberately — never git add .
git commit -m "feat(vX.Y.Z): <headline>"
git tag vX.Y.Z
git push && git push origin --tags
```

### 8. Publish to PyPI
```bash
rm -rf dist/ && uv build
PYPI_TOKEN=$(python3 -c "import configparser; c=configparser.ConfigParser(); c.read('/Users/yali.pollak/.pypirc'); print(c['pypi']['password'])")
uv publish --token "$PYPI_TOKEN"
```

### 9. Create GitHub Release
```bash
gh release create vX.Y.Z \
  --title "vX.Y.Z — <headline>" \
  --latest \
  --notes "## What's new
- <bullets from CHANGELOG>

## Upgrade
\`\`\`bash
pip install --upgrade llm-routing && llm-router install
\`\`\`"
```

### 10. Reinstall plugin locally
```bash
claude plugin reinstall llm-router
claude plugin list | grep llm-router
```

### 11. Log the decision
Append to `docs/decisions.md`:
```
## YYYY-MM-DD — Release vX.Y.Z
**Decision**: shipped version X.Y.Z
**What changed**: <summary>
**Outcome**: published to PyPI, plugin reinstalled
```
````
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