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name: github-release-management version: 2.0.0 description: Comprehensive GitHub release orchestration with AI swarm coordination for automated versioning, testing, deployment, and rollback management category: github tags: [release, deployment, versioning, automation, ci-cd, swarm, orchestration] author: Claude Flow Team requires:

• gh (GitHub CLI)
• claude-flow
• ruv-swarm (optional for enhanced coordination)
• mcp-github (optional for MCP integration) dependencies:
• git
• npm or yarn
• node >= 20.0.0 related_skills:
• github-pr-management
• github-issue-tracking
• github-workflow-automation
• multi-repo-coordination

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GitHub Release Management Skill

Intelligent release automation and orchestration using AI swarms for comprehensive software releases - from changelog generation to multi-platform deployment with rollback capabilities.

Quick Start

Simple Release Flow

# Plan and create a release
gh release create v2.0.0 \
  --draft \
  --generate-notes \
  --title "Release v2.0.0"

# Orchestrate with swarm
npx claude-flow github release-create \
  --version "2.0.0" \
  --build-artifacts \
  --deploy-targets "npm,docker,github"

Full Automated Release

# Initialize release swarm
npx claude-flow swarm init --topology hierarchical

# Execute complete release pipeline
npx claude-flow sparc pipeline "Release v2.0.0 with full validation"

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Core Capabilities

1. Release Planning & Version Management

• Semantic version analysis and suggestion
• Breaking change detection from commits
• Release timeline generation
• Multi-package version coordination

2. Automated Testing & Validation

• Multi-stage test orchestration
• Cross-platform compatibility testing
• Performance regression detection
• Security vulnerability scanning

3. Build & Deployment Orchestration

• Multi-platform build coordination
• Parallel artifact generation
• Progressive deployment strategies
• Automated rollback mechanisms

4. Documentation & Communication

• Automated changelog generation
• Release notes with categorization
• Migration guide creation
• Stakeholder notification

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Progressive Disclosure: Level 1 - Basic Usage

Essential Release Commands

Create Release Draft

# Get last release tag
LAST_TAG=$(gh release list --limit 1 --json tagName -q '.[0].tagName')

# Generate changelog from commits
CHANGELOG=$(gh api repos/:owner/:repo/compare/${LAST_TAG}...HEAD \
  --jq '.commits[].commit.message')

# Create draft release
gh release create v2.0.0 \
  --draft \
  --title "Release v2.0.0" \
  --notes "$CHANGELOG" \
  --target main

Basic Version Bump

# Update package.json version
npm version patch  # or minor, major

# Push version tag
git push --follow-tags

Simple Deployment

# Build and publish npm package
npm run build
npm publish

# Create GitHub release
gh release create $(npm pkg get version) \
  --generate-notes

Quick Integration Example

// Simple release preparation in Claude Code
[Single Message]:
  // Update version files
  Edit("package.json", { old: '"version": "1.0.0"', new: '"version": "2.0.0"' })

  // Generate changelog
  Bash("gh api repos/:owner/:repo/compare/v1.0.0...HEAD --jq '.commits[].commit.message' > CHANGELOG.md")

  // Create release branch
  Bash("git checkout -b release/v2.0.0")
  Bash("git add -A && git commit -m 'release: Prepare v2.0.0'")

  // Create PR
  Bash("gh pr create --title 'Release v2.0.0' --body 'Automated release preparation'")

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Progressive Disclosure: Level 2 - Swarm Coordination

AI Swarm Release Orchestration

Initialize Release Swarm

// Set up coordinated release team
[Single Message - Swarm Initialization]:
  mcp__claude-flow__swarm_init {
    topology: "hierarchical",
    maxAgents: 6,
    strategy: "balanced"
  }

  // Spawn specialized agents
  mcp__claude-flow__agent_spawn { type: "coordinator", name: "Release Director" }
  mcp__claude-flow__agent_spawn { type: "coder", name: "Version Manager" }
  mcp__claude-flow__agent_spawn { type: "tester", name: "QA Engineer" }
  mcp__claude-flow__agent_spawn { type: "reviewer", name: "Release Reviewer" }
  mcp__claude-flow__agent_spawn { type: "analyst", name: "Deployment Analyst" }
  mcp__claude-flow__agent_spawn { type: "researcher", name: "Compatibility Checker" }

Coordinated Release Workflow

[Single Message - Full Release Coordination]:
  // Create release branch
  Bash("gh api repos/:owner/:repo/git/refs --method POST -f ref='refs/heads/release/v2.0.0' -f sha=$(gh api repos/:owner/:repo/git/refs/heads/main --jq '.object.sha')")

  // Orchestrate release preparation
  mcp__claude-flow__task_orchestrate {
    task: "Prepare release v2.0.0 with comprehensive testing and validation",
    strategy: "sequential",
    priority: "critical",
    maxAgents: 6
  }

  // Update all release files
  Write("package.json", "[updated version]")
  Write("CHANGELOG.md", "[release changelog]")
  Write("RELEASE_NOTES.md", "[detailed notes]")

  // Run comprehensive validation
  Bash("npm install && npm test && npm run lint && npm run build")

  // Create release PR
  Bash(`gh pr create \
    --title "Release v2.0.0: Feature Set and Improvements" \
    --head "release/v2.0.0" \
    --base "main" \
    --body "$(cat RELEASE_NOTES.md)"`)

  // Track progress
  TodoWrite { todos: [
    { content: "Prepare release branch", status: "completed", priority: "critical" },
    { content: "Run validation suite", status: "completed", priority: "high" },
    { content: "Create release PR", status: "completed", priority: "high" },
    { content: "Code review approval", status: "pending", priority: "high" },
    { content: "Merge and deploy", status: "pending", priority: "critical" }
  ]}

  // Store release state
  mcp__claude-flow__memory_usage {
    action: "store",
    key: "release/v2.0.0/status",
    value: JSON.stringify({
      version: "2.0.0",
      stage: "validation_complete",
      timestamp: Date.now(),
      ready_for_review: true
    })
  }

Release Agent Specializations

Changelog Agent

# Get merged PRs between versions
PRS=$(gh pr list --state merged --base main --json number,title,labels,author,mergedAt \
  --jq ".[] | select(.mergedAt > \"$(gh release view v1.0.0 --json publishedAt -q .publishedAt)\")")

# Get commit history
COMMITS=$(gh api repos/:owner/:repo/compare/v1.0.0...HEAD \
  --jq '.commits[].commit.message')

# Generate categorized changelog
npx claude-flow github changelog \
  --prs "$PRS" \
  --commits "$COMMITS" \
  --from v1.0.0 \
  --to HEAD \
  --categorize \
  --add-migration-guide

Capabilities:

• Semantic commit analysis
• Breaking change detection
• Contributor attribution
• Migration guide generation
• Multi-language support

Version Agent

# Intelligent version suggestion
npx claude-flow github version-suggest \
  --current v1.2.3 \
  --analyze-commits \
  --check-compatibility \
  --suggest-pre-release

Logic:

• Analyzes commit messages and PR labels
• Detects breaking changes via keywords
• Suggests appropriate version bump
• Handles pre-release versioning
• Validates version constraints

Build Agent

# Multi-platform build coordination
npx claude-flow github release-build \
  --platforms "linux,macos,windows" \
  --architectures "x64,arm64" \
  --parallel \
  --optimize-size

Features:

• Cross-platform compilation
• Parallel build execution
• Artifact optimization and compression
• Dependency bundling
• Build caching and reuse

Test Agent

# Comprehensive pre-release testing
npx claude-flow github release-test \
  --suites "unit,integration,e2e,performance" \
  --environments "node:16,node:18,node:20" \
  --fail-fast false \
  --generate-report

Deploy Agent

# Multi-target deployment orchestration
npx claude-flow github release-deploy \
  --targets "npm,docker,github,s3" \
  --staged-rollout \
  --monitor-metrics \
  --auto-rollback

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Progressive Disclosure: Level 3 - Advanced Workflows

Multi-Package Release Coordination

Monorepo Release Strategy

[Single Message - Multi-Package Release]:
  // Initialize mesh topology for cross-package coordination
  mcp__claude-flow__swarm_init { topology: "mesh", maxAgents: 8 }

  // Spawn package-specific agents
  Task("Package A Manager", "Coordinate claude-flow package release v1.0.72", "coder")
  Task("Package B Manager", "Coordinate ruv-swarm package release v1.0.12", "coder")
  Task("Integration Tester", "Validate cross-package compatibility", "tester")
  Task("Version Coordinator", "Align dependencies and versions", "coordinator")

  // Update all packages simultaneously
  Write("packages/claude-flow/package.json", "[v1.0.72 content]")
  Write("packages/ruv-swarm/package.json", "[v1.0.12 content]")
  Write("CHANGELOG.md", "[consolidated changelog]")

  // Run cross-package validation
  Bash("cd packages/claude-flow && npm install && npm test")
  Bash("cd packages/ruv-swarm && npm install && npm test")
  Bash("npm run test:integration")

  // Create unified release PR
  Bash(`gh pr create \
    --title "Release: claude-flow v1.0.72, ruv-swarm v1.0.12" \
    --body "Multi-package coordinated release with cross-compatibility validation"`)

Progressive Deployment Strategy

Staged Rollout Configuration

# .github/release-deployment.yml
deployment:
  strategy: progressive
  stages:
    - name: canary
      percentage: 5
      duration: 1h
      metrics:
        - error-rate < 0.1%
        - latency-p99 < 200ms
      auto-advance: true

    - name: partial
      percentage: 25
      duration: 4h
      validation: automated-tests
      approval: qa-team

    - name: rollout
      percentage: 50
      duration: 8h
      monitor: true

    - name: full
      percentage: 100
      approval: release-manager
      rollback-enabled: true

Execute Staged Deployment

# Deploy with progressive rollout
npx claude-flow github release-deploy \
  --version v2.0.0 \
  --strategy progressive \
  --config .github/release-deployment.yml \
  --monitor-metrics \
  --auto-rollback-on-error

Multi-Repository Coordination

Coordinated Multi-Repo Release

# Synchronize releases across repositories
npx claude-flow github multi-release \
  --repos "frontend:v2.0.0,backend:v2.1.0,cli:v1.5.0" \
  --ensure-compatibility \
  --atomic-release \
  --synchronized \
  --rollback-all-on-failure

Cross-Repo Dependency Management

[Single Message - Cross-Repo Release]:
  // Initialize star topology for centralized coordination
  mcp__claude-flow__swarm_init { topology: "star", maxAgents: 6 }

  // Spawn repo-specific coordinators
  Task("Frontend Release", "Release frontend v2.0.0 with API compatibility", "coordinator")
  Task("Backend Release", "Release backend v2.1.0 with breaking changes", "coordinator")
  Task("CLI Release", "Release CLI v1.5.0 with new commands", "coordinator")
  Task("Compatibility Checker", "Validate cross-repo compatibility", "researcher")

  // Coordinate version updates across repos
  Bash("gh api repos/org/frontend/dispatches --method POST -f event_type='release' -F client_payload[version]=v2.0.0")
  Bash("gh api repos/org/backend/dispatches --method POST -f event_type='release' -F client_payload[version]=v2.1.0")
  Bash("gh api repos/org/cli/dispatches --method POST -f event_type='release' -F client_payload[version]=v1.5.0")

  // Monitor all releases
  mcp__claude-flow__swarm_monitor { interval: 5, duration: 300 }

Hotfix Emergency Procedures

Emergency Hotfix Workflow

# Fast-track critical bug fix
npx claude-flow github emergency-release \
  --issue 789 \
  --severity critical \
  --target-version v1.2.4 \
  --cherry-pick-commits \
  --bypass-checks security-only \
  --fast-track \
  --notify-all

Automated Hotfix