Release

Release Skill

When the user invokes /release, follow these steps:

Step 1: Determine the branch

• Run git branch --show-current to get the current branch.
• If on master, create a new branch based on the changes:
  • Check git diff master --name-only and git log master --oneline to understand what changed.
  • Create a meaningful branch name like fix/short-description or feat/short-description.
  • Run git checkout -b <branch-name>.
• If already on a dev branch, continue on it.

Step 2: Analyze changes

• Run git diff master...HEAD --stat and git log master...HEAD --oneline to understand all changes since master.
• Determine the appropriate bump type:
  • patch for bug fixes
  • minor for new features (backwards compatible)
  • major for breaking changes
• Identify which packages are affected by checking which packages/*/ directories have changes.

Step 3: Create changeset

• Create a markdown file in .changeset/ with a descriptive kebab-case filename (e.g., fix-form-useform-hook.md).
• Use this format:

---
"@tiny-design/react": patch
---

Short description of the change

• Only include packages that actually have code changes (not @tiny-design/docs as it's ignored in changeset config).
• Note: packages @tiny-design/react, @tiny-design/icons, and @tiny-design/tokens are in a fixed version group — they version together.

Step 4: Commit the changeset

• Stage only the changeset file: git add .changeset/<filename>.md
• Commit with message: chore: add changeset for <summary>

Step 5: Push to remote

• Push the branch: git push -u origin <branch-name>

Step 6: Create a Pull Request

• Use gh pr create to open a PR targeting master.
• Title should follow the commit convention: fix(react): ... or feat(react): ...
• Body should include:
  • ## Summary — bullet points describing the changes
  • ## Release — the bump type and affected packages
  • ## Test plan — how to verify the changes

Source: wangdicoder/tiny-design — distributed by TomeVault.