ClaudSkills / Engineering / workflow-orchestration

Release Orchestrator

Q: What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Release Orchestrator 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 Orchestrator is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the Engineering category. Learn more at https://claudskills.com/learn/what-is-skill-md/.

Category: Engineering · Sub-category: workflow-orchestration · Last updated: 2026-05-21

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Use when running pre-release validation, generating changelogs, bumping semantic versions, scoring deployment readiness, or orchestrating end-to-end release pipelines. Provides pre-flight checks, secret scanning, conventional commit parsing, and GO/CONDITIONAL/NO-GO gating.

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About this skill (catalog notes)

Release Orchestrator includes 8 code blocks for direct copy-paste. The SKILL.md runs to about 1,156 words, in the catalog's typical mid-range.

License: MIT + Commons Clause
Indexed lastmod: 2026-05-21
Catalog position: Engineering · workflow-orchestration
Indexed related skills: 10

How Release Orchestrator fits the catalog

Release Orchestrator sits in the Engineering category under the workflow-orchestration 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.

From the source SKILL.md

The agent runs pre-flight validation, generates changelogs from conventional commits, auto-bumps semantic versions, and scores deployment readiness with a GO/CONDITIONAL/NO-GO decision.

What this skill does

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

When to invoke it: Use when running pre-release validation, generating changelogs, bumping semantic versions, scoring deployment readiness, or orchestrating end-to-end release pipelines. Provides pre-flight checks, secret scanning, conventional commit parsing, and GO/CONDITIONAL/NO-GO gating.

Who uses this skill

The Release Orchestrator Claude Code skill is built for software engineers, backend developers, full-stack teams, and technical leads building and maintaining production systems. It's part of ClaudSkills (also referred to as Claude Skills or Claude Code Skills) — the open community-curated registry of 115,000+ 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-orchestrator
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/release-orchestrator/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/release-orchestrator/SKILL.md

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

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

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One-click install via the desktop app

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install the Release Orchestrator Claude Code skill?

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

What does the Release Orchestrator 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 Orchestrator skill?

Use Release Orchestrator when your Claude Code task falls under the Engineering category — specifically in the workflow orchestration 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 Orchestrator" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at /category/engineering/.

What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Release Orchestrator 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 Orchestrator is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the Engineering category. Learn more at /learn/what-is-a-claude-skill/.

Attribution & license

License: MIT + Commons Clause

Cite this skill

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

APA

ClaudSkills. (2026). Release Orchestrator [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/release-orchestrator/

BibTeX

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

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Grade A · scanned 2026-06-13 — free static scan against the OWASP Agentic Skills Top 10.

No risk patterns were found in any of the ten OWASP-aligned categories. How grading works ›

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