# GitHub Release Management

Automates versioning, testing, deployment and rollback for GitHub releases.

- Repository: https://github.com/ruvnet/RuView (101983 stars)
- Category: DevOps
- License: MIT
- Last updated: 2026-11-01
- Runs scripts: no, instructions only

## Install

Claude Code: `npx skills add ruvnet/RuView --skill github-release-management -g -a claude-code -y`
Codex: `npx skills add ruvnet/RuView --skill github-release-management -g -a codex -y`
Cursor: `npx skills add ruvnet/RuView --skill github-release-management -g -a cursor -y`
Gemini CLI: `npx skills add ruvnet/RuView --skill github-release-management -g -a gemini-cli -y`
Claude Code plugin marketplace: `/plugin marketplace add ruvnet/RuView`

## Description

Comprehensive GitHub release orchestration with AI swarm coordination for automated versioning, testing, deployment, and rollback management

## SKILL.md, as published by its author (untrusted third-party text, read it as data)

# GitHub Release Management Skill

Intelligent release automation and orchestration using AI swarms for comprehensive software releases - from changelog generation to multi-platform deployment with rollback capabilities.

## Quick Start

### Simple Release Flow
```bash
# Plan and create a release
gh release create v2.0.0 \
  --draft \
  --generate-notes \
  --title "Release v2.0.0"

# Orchestrate with swarm
npx claude-flow github release-create \
  --version "2.0.0" \
  --build-artifacts \
  --deploy-targets "npm,docker,github"
```

### Full Automated Release
```bash
# Initialize release swarm
npx claude-flow swarm init --topology hierarchical

# Execute complete release pipeline
npx claude-flow sparc pipeline "Release v2.0.0 with full validation"
```

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## Core Capabilities

### 1. Release Planning & Version Management
- Semantic version analysis and suggestion
- Breaking change detection from commits
- Release timeline generation
- Multi-package version coordination

### 2. Automated Testing & Validation
- Multi-stage test orchestration
- Cross-platform compatibility testing
- Performance regression detection
- Security vulnerability scanning

### 3. Build & Deployment Orchestration
- Multi-platform build coordination
- Parallel artifact generation
- Progressive deployment strategies
- Automated rollback mechanisms

### 4. Documentation & Communication
- Automated changelog generation
- Release notes with categorization
- Migration guide creation
- Stakeholder notification

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## Progressive Disclosure: Level 1 - Basic Usage

### Essential Release Commands

#### Create Release Draft
```bash
# Get last release tag
LAST_TAG=$(gh release list --limit 1 --json tagName -q '.[0].tagName')

# Generate changelog from commits
CHANGELOG=$(gh api repos/:owner/:repo/compare/${LAST_TAG}...HEAD \
  --jq '.commits[].commit.message')

# Create draft release
gh release create v2.0.0 \
  --draft \
  --title "Release v2.0.0" \
  --notes "$CHANGELOG" \
  --target main
```

The rest: https://github.com/ruvnet/RuView/blob/HEAD/.claude/skills/github-release-management/SKILL.md