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Agent skill
start-release
Begins a new version release using git-flow. This skill should be used when the user asks to "start a release", "create release branch", "prepare a release", "git flow release start", or wants to begin a new version release.
Install this agent skill to your Project
npx add-skill https://github.com/FradSer/dotclaude/tree/main/gitflow/skills/start-release
SKILL.md
Workflow Execution
Launch a general-purpose agent that executes all phases in a single task.
Prompt template:
Execute the start-release workflow.
## Pre-operation Checks
Verify working tree is clean per `${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/references/invariants.md`.
## Phase 0: Validate Version
**Goal**: Ensure `$ARGUMENTS` is a valid next version.
1. Run `git tag --sort=-v:refname | head -1` to get the latest tag
2. Strip the leading `v` prefix for comparison
3. If `$ARGUMENTS` is not strictly greater than the latest tag version (semver), abort: "Version $ARGUMENTS is not greater than the current latest tag <latest>."
4. If no tags exist, skip this check
## Phase 1: Start Release
**Goal**: Create release branch and bump version.
1. Run `git flow release start $ARGUMENTS`
2. Update version in project files (package.json, Cargo.toml, VERSION, etc.)
3. Stage version files: `git add <modified version files>`
4. Determine the correct Claude model name for co-author attribution
- Valid models: Claude Sonnet 4.6, Claude Opus 4.6, Claude Haiku 4.5
5. Commit with git-agent: `git-agent commit --no-stage --intent "bump version to $ARGUMENTS" --co-author "Claude <Model> <Version> <noreply@anthropic.com>"`
6. On auth error (401), retry with `--free`
7. **Fallback** (git-agent unavailable): `git commit -m "chore: bump version to $ARGUMENTS"` with conventional format and `Co-Authored-By` footer
8. Push the branch: `git push -u origin release/$ARGUMENTS`
**Note**: CHANGELOG.md is updated during finish-release, not here.
Execute: Launch a general-purpose agent using the prompt template above
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