Release Audit

Q: What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Release Audit skill fit in?

A Claude Code skill is a SKILL.md file that lives under ~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. Release Audit is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the Security category. Learn more at https://claudskills.com/learn/what-is-skill-md/.

Category: Security · Sub-category: security-misc · Last updated: 2026-06-03

type:audit type:review

Pre-release audit orchestrator — runs advisory multi-domain audits (Security, Code Quality, UI/UX, Docs, Performance, Regulated-Data, Mobile, Infra) across the project, produces versioned per-domain findings reports plus an executive summary with a lead-review prompt for human disposition. Two modes (audit / audit+remediate). Stack-aware — Phase 0 detects back-end / front-end / mobile profiles and dispatches only the relevant playbooks. Use whenever the user asks for a pre-release audit, release-readiness review, production-readiness check, security/QA/code-quality/doc/performance/regulated-data audit, compliance gate, or a "ship checklist" / "go-live review.

About this skill (catalog notes)

Release Audit includes at least one code block. The SKILL.md runs to about 918 words, in the catalog's typical mid-range.

License: Apache-2.0
Original author: bakw00ds
Indexed lastmod: 2026-06-03
Catalog position: Security · security-misc
Indexed related skills: 10

How Release Audit fits the catalog

Release Audit sits in the Security category under the security-misc sub-topic in the ClaudSkills catalog. There are 10 related skills indexed alongside it; comparing a few before installing usually reveals which fits your workflow best.

These notes are auto-generated from features detected in the SKILL.md file and from this catalog's structure — they aren't part of the source repository.

What this skill does

Release Audit is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the security-misc sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/release-audit/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

When to invoke it: Use whenever the user asks for a pre-release audit, release-readiness review, production-readiness check, security/QA/code-quality/doc/performance/regulated-data audit, compliance gate, or a "ship checklist" / "go-live review.

Who uses this skill

The Release Audit Claude Code skill is built for security engineers, penetration testers, DevSecOps practitioners, and development teams hardening codebases and infrastructure. It's part of ClaudSkills (also referred to as Claude Skills or Claude Code Skills) — the open community-curated registry of 116,000+ SKILL.md files for Anthropic's Claude Code agent and the wider Claude ecosystem (Claude API, Claude Agent SDK).

How to install

Free

Manual install (2 steps)

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/release-audit
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/release-audit/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/release-audit/SKILL.md

Or just download SKILL.md directly and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/release-audit/. Claude Code auto-discovers it on next session.

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/release-audit/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\release-audit\SKILL.md on Windows. See the full install guide for step-by-step instructions.

📱 Install from your phone or desktop Telegram

Open @claudskills_bot on Telegram, tap Open Desktop App, and the desktop app installs this skill for you. Or share the bot link with a colleague — they get the same one-tap install. Learn more →

Pro

One-click install via the desktop app

The ClaudSkills desktop app installs any skill directly into ~/.claude/skills/ with one click — no terminal required. Pro starts at $9/mo or $149 lifetime.

Pro

For the full experience including quality scoring and one-click install features for each skill — upgrade to Pro.

See pricing → Download desktop app

Frequently asked questions

How do I install the Release Audit Claude Code skill?

Install via the ClaudSkills desktop app (one click) or copy SKILL.md from the source repository to ~/.claude/skills/release-audit/SKILL.md and restart Claude Code. Both flows are detailed at claudskills.com/install/.

What does the Release Audit skill do?

Is this skill free to install?

Yes. ClaudSkills is an open registry — every skill keeps its source repository's license, and manual install via copy is free. ClaudSkills Pro ($9/mo, $79/yr, or $149 one-time) adds one-click install via the desktop app and a multi-signal Quality Score.

When should I use the Release Audit skill?

Use Release Audit when your Claude Code task falls under the Security category — specifically in the security misc area. Claude Code auto-discovers installed skills and invokes the right one based on the task description, so you can also ask Claude directly (e.g. "use Release Audit" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at /category/security/.

What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Release Audit skill fit in?

A Claude Code skill is a SKILL.md file that lives under ~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. Release Audit is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the Security category. Learn more at /learn/what-is-a-claude-skill/.

Attribution & license

Source: https://github.com/bakw00ds/yakos/blob/HEAD/lib/skills/release-audit/SKILL.md
License: Apache-2.0
Author: bakw00ds

Cite this skill

If you reference this skill in a blog post, paper, or documentation, you can cite it as:

APA

bakw00ds. (2026). Release Audit [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/release-audit/

BibTeX

@misc{release-audit-2026,
  author    = {bakw00ds},
  title     = {Release Audit [Claude Code skill]},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {ClaudSkills},
  url       = {https://claudskills.com/skills/release-audit/}
}

Embed this skill

Promote, attribute, or link this skill from your own README, blog post, or documentation. All three snippets are free to use — no sign-up, no API key. More distribution surfaces →

Badge

[![ClaudSkills](https://claudskills.com/badge/release-audit.svg)](https://claudskills.com/skills/release-audit/?utm_source=badge&utm_medium=readme&utm_campaign=skill_badge)

More Security skills

Browse all Security skills in the ClaudSkills registry, or explore these other picks from the same category:

Browse all Security skills → Top 100 skills

Part of ClaudSkills — the open registry for Claude Skills & Claude Code Skills. · What's New · Install guide · About · llms.txt

Part of Acreator Store — Adam Lankamer's AI tools: PerfectStudio · Ucaption · UTagger · AutoXPoster · TestYourSkills · AutomationFlows · Au Naturel · Telegram @acreatorstore