Overview
release-skills is an open-source backend skill for Claude Code and compatible agents, published by JimLiu. Its author describes it as: “Universal release workflow. Auto-detects version files and changelogs. Supports Node.js, Python, Rust, Claude Plugin, GitHub Releases, annotated tags, historical release backfill, and generic projects. Use when user s…”. The project has 25k stars on GitHub and is available under the MIT license. Add it to your setup with `/plugin marketplace add JimLiu/baoyu-skills`.
What release-skills does
Universal release workflow supporting any project type with multi-language changelog.
What’s inside
The SKILL.md for release-skills is organised into these sections:
- User Input Tools
- Quick Start
- Supported Projects
- Options
- Workflow
- Step 1: Detect Project Configuration
- Step 2: Analyze Changes Since Last Tag
- Step 3: Determine Version Bump
- Step 4: Generate Multi-language Changelogs
- Step 5: Group Changes by Skill/Module
- Step 6: Commit Each Skill/Module Separately
- Step 7: Generate Changelog and Update Version
Installation
Add release-skills to your agent with:
/plugin marketplace add JimLiu/baoyu-skillsReview a skill’s source before installing it — skills can instruct your agent to run commands. This command comes from the skill’s public repository, which is the source of truth for setup steps. New to skills? Read how to install Claude Code skills.
Supported agents
- Claude Code — ships a claude code plugin marketplace
- Codex — declared in the repository topics
License
release-skills is published under the MIT license.
Strengths
- Clear MIT license — safe to read and adapt within its terms
- Ships in JimLiu/baoyu-skills, an established project with 25,129 GitHub stars
- Works with Claude Code, Codex
- Actively maintained — repository updated in the last 90 days
Author
Topics
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Frequently asked questions
- What does release-skills do?
- Universal release workflow. Auto-detects version files and changelogs. Supports Node.js, Python, Rust, Claude Plugin, GitHub Releases, annotated tags, historical release backfill, and generic projects. Use when user says "release", "发布", "new version", "bump version", "push", "推送", "release notes", "GitHub Release", or "回填 Release".
- How do I install release-skills?
- Run /plugin marketplace add JimLiu/baoyu-skills in your agent, then reload your skills. Review the source at https://github.com/JimLiu/baoyu-skills before installing.
- Is release-skills free to use?
- Yes. release-skills is free and open source under the MIT license, so you can read, run, and adapt it within that license's terms.
- Which agents does release-skills work with?
- release-skills lists Claude Code and Codex — named in its SKILL.md, its plugin marketplace or its repository topics. Skills use the portable SKILL.md format, so other agents that read that format may load it too.
- Where does release-skills come from?
- release-skills ships inside JimLiu/baoyu-skills, a repository that contains 23 catalogued skills in total. The repository's 25,129 GitHub stars apply to that whole collection, not to this skill on its own.
