# Ship End

> Wrap up the current session — update docs, commit, and push

- Skill: `georgeqle/ship-end-2` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add georgeqle/ship-end-2`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/georgeqle/ship-end-2/raw
- Safety review: pending (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector PASS)
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: GeorgeQLe (https://skillmd.com/u/georgeqle)
- Updated: 2026-09-09
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/georgeqle/ship-end-2

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# Ship End

Invoke as `$ship-end`.

Use this skill when the user wants the current session wrapped up cleanly.

## Workflow

1. Inspect `git status` and diffs.
2. If the tree is clean and there are no unpushed commits, report that there is nothing to ship and stop.
3. Update `tasks/todo.md` with completed items and blockers. Also update milestone progress in `tasks/roadmap.md` if criteria were met.
3b. Check `tasks/manual-todo.md` (if it exists) — note the status of manual tasks (checked vs unchecked). Do NOT modify checked items.
3c. Check `tasks/record-todo.md` and `tasks/recurring-todo.md` if they exist — note unchecked advisory counts only. Do NOT treat them as blockers unless an item has been promoted into `tasks/todo.md`.
4. Update `tasks/history.md` with a brief record of the session. Create it if needed.
5. **Pre-ship validation:**
   - First check conversation context for lint/typecheck/test/build output already produced this session (e.g., from a TDD run step). Do NOT re-run commands whose results are already available.
   - For any validation category not already run, find commands from: `CLAUDE.md`, `Makefile`/`Justfile` (check/lint/typecheck/test/build targets), `package.json` (lint/typecheck/check/test/build scripts), `pyproject.toml`/`setup.cfg`, `Cargo.toml`. If none found and no prior output exists, skip.
   - Inspect validation output even when commands exit zero. If warnings are emitted, either fix them, record them as explicitly accepted with rationale, or report them clearly as unresolved.
   - If errors are found (from prior output or fresh runs), fix them and re-run only the failing commands to confirm. Include fixes in the session-wrap-up commit, or a separate commit if unrelated.
   - If errors can't be auto-fixed, **STOP. Do not ship.** Report the errors to the user and ask how to proceed. Never commit or push code with known build/lint/type/test failures.
5b. **Quality gate for non-trivial mutations:**
   - Apply `docs/quality-gate-contract.md` when the session changed source code, scripts, configuration, schemas, generated runtime assets, deploy behavior, workflow policy, validation rules, command surfaces, or multiple files.
   - Build a ship manifest from the exact diff and unpushed commits that will be included in the session wrap-up. The manifest must include: User goal, Changed files, Per-file purpose, User-goal mapping, Tests run, Skipped tests, Adversarial review, Residual risk, Rollback note, and Next command.
   - For non-trivial source changes, run a targeted `quality-sweep audit`, `$expert-review`, configured review lane, or explicitly justified equivalent adversarial review before commit/push. Fix findings or record accepted residual concerns in the manifest.
   - Final output must distinguish executable verification from documentation-only or task-only checks. Documentation/task checks can support source changes, but cannot be the only proof for non-trivial source mutations.
   - If no executable check is relevant, state why in `Skipped tests` and explain the residual risk. Do not write "not run" without a rationale.
   - If the user corrected the agent during the session, the pre-commit ship manifest must prove the exact shipping boundary includes a `tasks/lessons.md` update for the current correction. Treat the correction as repeatable unless the manifest proves otherwise. If it exposes a workflow failure, also include the relevant skill contract, validation script, fixture, or test enforcement update in the same shipping boundary, or include `Correction enforcement:` with the blocker or not-applicable rationale and the concrete follow-up file/command when needed.
6. Deploy (skip if `--no-deploy`):
   After shipping, deploy only when the project has an explicit manual deploy contract.
   - Check for deploy contract: look for `deploy.md` or `tasks/deploy.md`.
   - If neither file exists, skip deploy and report `Deploy skipped: no explicit manual deploy contract (deploy.md or tasks/deploy.md)`.
   - If a deploy contract exists, continue.
   - Invoke `$deploy` targeting the default environment (staging).
   - Pass the deploy contract context to `$deploy`.
   - Skip ledger recording and staleness reporting — those are for standalone `$deploy` invocations only.
   - If `$deploy` reports failure, report the error. Do not retry.
7. Commit and push using the `commit-and-push-by-feature` workflow. That workflow must land the resulting commits on `main` or `master`, not on an existing feature branch.
8. Report:
   - What was accomplished
   - Validation status — explicitly state whether any failing tests are expected (red phase: tests before implementation) or unexpected (regressions/bugs), and call out any warnings as fixed, accepted, or unresolved
   - Manual tasks — X/Y complete (from `tasks/manual-todo.md`, if it exists)
   - Advisory tasks — pending record/recurring counts from `tasks/record-todo.md` and `tasks/recurring-todo.md` if they exist
   - What is still outstanding
   - Branch name
   - Commit list
   - Final working-tree state
   - **Next work:** the next concrete project task, blocker, smoke test, or follow-up
   - **Recommended next command:** one command or route for that work

## Next-Step Routing

Before closing out the session, identify the next concrete work item from project state, then recommend the executor and invocation.

Output exactly two lines beyond the normal report:

- **Next work:** <specific task name, manual blocker, verification gap, or "none">
- **Recommended next command:** <one command or route>

Rules:

- Make the next work item primary. Derive it from `tasks/todo.md`, `tasks/manual-todo.md`, deploy status, validation gaps, smoke-test gaps, phase-transition output, outstanding session work, or the absence of any remaining work. Do not use agent mode itself as the next work item.
- Use `./scripts/agent-mode.sh` only to choose command text. If it is missing, unset, or non-zero, infer routing from the current invocation and task type instead of asking the user to select a mode by default.
- Inference defaults:
  - Codex skill invocation (`$exec`, `$ship`, `$ship-end`) → recommend the matching `$...` command.
  - Claude slash invocation (`/exec`, `/ship-end`, `/delegate`) or orchestration-heavy work → recommend the matching `/...` route.
  - External human-only manual work (browser/auth/DNS/service dashboard work with no reliable authenticated CLI/API path, paid account setup, real-device checks, or production smoke-test work needing human sign-off) → recommend `$guide` or a Claude-guided manual step rather than `$exec`.
  - Agent-executable work misfiled in `tasks/manual-todo.md`, task-doc bookkeeping, stale `tasks/manual-todo.md` cleanup, or reconciliation against repo/history reality → recommend `$reconcile-dev-docs fix tasks`, promotion to `tasks/todo.md`, or a direct dev-doc audit, not `$guide`.
- Only present multiple commands when the ambiguity materially changes execution safety or there are equally valid next work items. Otherwise choose the best route and mention degraded mode lookup inline.

## Constraints

- **Fix unrelated issues:** If any step surfaces errors, warnings, or lint issues — even ones unrelated to the current work — investigate and fix them before continuing. Commit these fixes separately with a descriptive message (e.g., `fix: resolve unused import warning in auth.ts`).
- Do not modify `CLAUDE.md` as part of progress tracking.
- Do not execute or block wrap-up on `tasks/record-todo.md` or `tasks/recurring-todo.md` items unless they were explicitly promoted into `tasks/todo.md`.
- Do not switch or create branches unless the current state requires it.
- Do not amend or rewrite history.
- Stop and report if secrets are detected.
- Do not push session-wrap-up commits to an existing feature branch. Use `commit-and-push-by-feature` to move the work onto `main` or `master` and push it there, or stop and report a blocker if that cannot be done safely.
- `ship-end` only deploys when `deploy.md` or `tasks/deploy.md` exists. Repos without one are assumed to auto-deploy or require no manual deploy step.
- Never use GitHub Actions for deployment. Only use manual deploy scripts, Makefiles, or CLI commands.
- Never deploy to production without explicit user confirmation.


## Default Shipping Contract

Follow the shared shipping contract convention in CLAUDE.md.