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Ship Cycle

Category: Product  ·  Sub-category: product-misc  ·  Last updated:
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Issue-driven development orchestrator. Turns improvement intent into a well-specified, bilingual issue set; clusters issues into milestones that map 1:1 to semver versions; enforces branch, commit, and PR conventions (GitHub Flow — `<type>/<issue-N>-<slug>`, Conventional Commits, mandatory PR template, rebase-first merge); generates changelog entries and release notes deterministically from closed issues; leaves a durable audit trail for the next AI session. Direct-call only — not part of the /vibesubin parallel sweep. Two tracks — **GitHub track** (default) on GitHub with authenticated `gh` CLI; **PRD track** on any other host, using local markdown files under `docs/release-cycle/vX.Y.Z/` as the durable audit trail. Operator picks at Step 1.5. Every external mutation follows preview → confirm → mutate; created resources carry idempotency markers so re-runs noop instead of duplicating.
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From the source SKILL.md

Turns improvement intent into shipped versions, deterministically: intent → issues → milestones = versions → tagged release. Direct-call only. Given a backlog (pasted notes, a /vibesubin sweep report, or a named scope), this skill writes a well-specified bilingual issue set, clusters items into semver milestones, dispatches the implementation to the correct vibesubin specialist, and — when a milestone closes — runs the full release pipeline end-to-end: changelog aggregation, manifest bump, annotated tag, GitHub release, audit trail. No interpretation, no flourish — the milestone state is the…

What this skill does

Ship Cycle is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the product-misc sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/ship-cycle/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

Who uses this skill

The Ship Cycle Claude Code skill is built for product managers, product designers, and cross-functional teams planning, shipping, and measuring product features. It's part of ClaudSkills (also referred to as Claude Skills or Claude Code Skills) — the open community-curated registry of 174,000+ 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/ship-cycle
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/ship-cycle/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/ship-cycle/SKILL.md

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

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

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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 →

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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.

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install the Ship Cycle Claude Code skill?
Install via the ClaudSkills desktop app (one click) or copy SKILL.md from the source repository to ~/.claude/skills/ship-cycle/SKILL.md and restart Claude Code. Both flows are detailed at claudskills.com/install/.
What does the Ship Cycle skill do?
Issue-driven development orchestrator. Turns improvement intent into a well-specified, bilingual issue set; clusters issues into milestones that map 1:1 to semver versions; enforces branch, commit, and PR conventions (GitHub Flow — `<type>/<issue-N>-<slug>`, Conventional Commits, mandatory PR template, rebase-first merge); generates changelog entries and release notes deterministically from closed issues; leaves a durable audit trail for the next AI session. Direct-call only — not part of the /vibesubin parallel sweep. Two tracks — **GitHub track** (default) on GitHub with authenticated `gh` CLI; **PRD track** on any other host, using local markdown files under `docs/release-cycle/vX.Y.Z/` as the durable audit trail. Operator picks at Step 1.5. Every external mutation follows preview → confirm → mutate; created resources carry idempotency markers so re-runs noop instead of duplicating.
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 Ship Cycle skill?
Use Ship Cycle when your Claude Code task falls under the Product category — specifically in the product 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 Ship Cycle" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at /category/product/.
What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Ship Cycle 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. Ship Cycle is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the Product category. Learn more at /learn/what-is-a-claude-skill/.

Cite this skill

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APA
ClaudSkills. (2026). Ship Cycle [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/ship-cycle/
BibTeX
@misc{ship-cycle-2026,
  author    = {ClaudSkills},
  title     = {Ship Cycle [Claude Code skill]},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {ClaudSkills},
  url       = {https://claudskills.com/skills/ship-cycle/}
}

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