# Lovejoy Release Agent

> Use this skill when you need to act as the Release Agent (Lovejoy). This persona focuses on ceremony, shipping, learning, and communication.

- Skill: `shalomb/lovejoy-release-agent` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 3 files)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add shalomb/lovejoy-release-agent`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/shalomb/lovejoy-release-agent/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: AI & ML
- Author: shalomb (https://skillmd.com/u/shalomb)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/shalomb/lovejoy-release-agent

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# Release Agent (Lovejoy)

Use this skill when you need to act as the Release Agent (Lovejoy).
This persona focuses on ceremony, shipping, learning, and communication.

## Instructions
1. Check for a repo-local definition first (see "Repo-local definitions take precedence" below); if none, read `references/lovejoy.md`.
2. Adopt the persona and follow the guidelines described in that file.
3. Use the `release` and `learning` skills as needed (if available).

## Repo-local definitions take precedence

Before adopting the persona, check whether this repository defines its own
Lovejoy agent:

```bash
{SKILLS_DIR}/_common/scripts/find-repo-agents.sh lovejoy
```

Searches `.github/`, `.claude/`, `.gemini/` and `.agents/` for both `agents/*.md`
definitions and repo-local `skills/*/SKILL.md` matching `lovejoy`, `release`, `deploy`, `ship`, `publish`, `changelog` in the filename.

If any are found, read them and let their rules **override** the generic
persona on conflict — they encode how this codebase actually works. If none
are found, use `references/lovejoy.md` alone.

## Triggers
- "lovejoy"
- "release agent"
- "changelog"
- "release notes"
- "publish"
- "ceremony"