How do I install the Release Helper Claude Code skill?

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

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.

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Release Helper

Category: General · Sub-category: general-misc · Last updated: 2026-05-21

Use when preparing a new tagged release of skil-lock. Inspects recent commits since the last tag, drafts release notes against the conventional-commit prefixes in this repo (feat, fix, build, docs, test, chore), and shows the version bump that GoReleaser will apply. Does not push tags or publish releases — those steps stay manual.

From the source SKILL.md

Helper for cutting a new tagged release. Surfaces the commits the release would include and drafts notes in the same format the existing GitHub release pages use.

What this skill does

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

When to invoke it: Use when preparing a new tagged release of skil-lock. Inspects recent commits since the last tag, drafts release notes against the conventional-commit prefixes in this repo (feat, fix, build, docs, test, chore), and shows the version bump that GoReleaser will apply.

Who uses this skill

The Release Helper Claude Code skill is built for Claude Code users and developers across all disciplines looking for general-purpose AI assistance. It's part of ClaudSkills (also referred to as Claude Skills or Claude Code Skills) — the open community-curated registry of 70,000+ 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-helper
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/release-helper/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/release-helper/SKILL.md

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

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

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

Attribution & license

Source: https://github.com/skills-lock/skil-lock/blob/HEAD/.claude/skills/release-helper/SKILL.md
License: Apache-2.0
Author: skills-lock
Website: https://github.com/skills-lock/skil-lock

Cite this skill

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

APA

skills-lock. (2026). Release Helper [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/release-helper/

BibTeX

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

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