How do I install the Release Review skill?

Run npx skillmds@latest add blockmatic/release-review in your terminal (requires Node.js), paste this page's agent-chat prompt into Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-connected agent, or download the SKILL.md file and copy it into your agent's skills directory.

What does the Release Review skill do?

Advisory review of release impact, changelog, and template contracts. Use when the user types /release-review. It is listed under Productivity on SkillMD.

Is Release Review safe to use?

This skill has not completed SkillMD's automated safety review yet. SkillMD never runs a skill's scripts for you; review the SKILL.md before installing.

Which AI agents work with Release Review?

This skill is tagged as working with Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex. SKILL.md is an open format, so most agents that read a skills directory can load it too.

Is Release Review free to use?

Yes. Installing skills from SkillMD is free, and the skill stays under its author's original license.

Who published Release Review?

blockmatic (@blockmatic) published this skill. Their other Agent Skills are listed on their SkillMD profile.

Release Review by blockmatic — Agent Skill

Name: Release Review
Author: blockmatic

File contents

Purpose and inputs

Advisory only. Do not bump versions, merge a release PR, or use publish credentials.

Steps

Scope: Diff against main (feature PR) or the previous v* tag (release PR). List payload paths (apps/api|web|mobile, packages/, tools/, scripts/, .cursor/, .agents/, generator).
Title: Suggest a conventional title (feat/fix/perf or ! / BREAKING CHANGE). Flag docs/chore/test/ci/style when payload paths changed unless the body has skip-release: true.
Contract: Note generator CLI, template include/exclude, and docs snapshot impact. Generated trees must not gain the documentation app or the generator.
Notes: Draft user-facing changelog bullets and required adopter actions. Keep Release Please's deterministic changelog authoritative.
Evidence: Link tests, classification, and (on a release PR) scaffold acceptance. Stop if a human gate is missing (npm trusted publisher, GitHub App, who may merge).

Completion

Read completion evidence; return advisory findings without changing versions or publishing.

Frequently asked questions

Release Review