# Build Release

> Build a stripped git-agent binary via scripts/build.sh, optionally embedding the free shared-gateway URL. Use for manual testing or pre-release verification.

- Skill: `gitagenthq/build-release` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add gitagenthq/build-release`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/gitagenthq/build-release/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: AI & ML
- Author: gitagenthq (https://skillmd.com/u/gitagenthq)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/gitagenthq/build-release

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Build the release-style binary:

```bash
bash scripts/build.sh
```

This script:
1. Derives the version from git unless `VERSION` is provided
2. Compiles with `-ldflags` to embed the version and strip debug symbols
3. If `GATEWAY_URL` is set, embeds it as `infrastructure/config.BuildBaseURL` — the free shared-gateway default so a zero-config binary works out of the box
4. Outputs the binary to the name specified by `OUTPUT` (defaults to `git-agent`)

Provider credentials are never embedded in release artifacts — only a gateway
URL may be embedded (and even that is optional; users can always override it
via config). Never pass a token/API key to this script.