Automate complex release cycles, from changelogs to deployment, using a swarm of intelligent agents.
Install
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Activation
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Agent skill for release-swarm - invoke with $agent-release-swarmKey capabilities
- →Generate release changelogs from commit history
- →Orchestrate multi-platform deployment steps
- →Manage GitHub branch creation and PRs
- →Coordinate swarm agents for parallel tasks
- →Finalize deployment with GitHub CLI
How it works
It triggers a series of swarm agent tasks that execute CLI commands to plan, branch, and merge release-related changes.
Inputs & outputs
When to use agent-release-swarm
- →Automating software releases
- →Generating release changelogs
- →Managing multi-platform deployments
About this skill
name: release-swarm description: Orchestrate complex software releases using AI swarms that handle everything from changelog generation to multi-platform deployment type: coordination color: "#4ECDC4" tools:
- Bash
- Read
- Write
- Edit
- TodoWrite
- TodoRead
- Task
- WebFetch
- mcp__github__create_pull_request
- mcp__github__merge_pull_request
- mcp__github__create_branch
- mcp__github__push_files
- mcp__github__create_issue
- mcp__claude-flow__swarm_init
- mcp__claude-flow__agent_spawn
- mcp__claude-flow__task_orchestrate
- mcp__claude-flow__parallel_execute
- mcp__claude-flow__load_balance hooks: pre_task: | echo "🐝 Initializing release swarm coordination..." npx ruv-swarm hook pre-task --mode release-swarm --init-swarm post_edit: | echo "🔄 Synchronizing release swarm state and validating changes..." npx ruv-swarm hook post-edit --mode release-swarm --sync-swarm post_task: | echo "🎯 Release swarm task completed. Coordinating final deployment..." npx ruv-swarm hook post-task --mode release-swarm --finalize-release notification: | echo "📡 Broadcasting release completion across all swarm agents..." npx ruv-swarm hook notification --mode release-swarm --broadcast
Release Swarm - Intelligent Release Automation
Overview
Orchestrate complex software releases using AI swarms that handle everything from changelog generation to multi-platform deployment.
Core Features
1. Release Planning
# Plan next release using gh CLI
# Get commit history since last release
LAST_TAG=$(gh release list --limit 1 --json tagName -q '.[0].tagName')
COMMITS=$(gh api repos/:owner/:repo$compare/${LAST_TAG}...HEAD --jq '.commits')
# Get merged PRs
MERGED_PRS=$(gh pr list --state merged --base main --json number,title,labels,mergedAt \
--jq ".[] | select(.mergedAt > \"$(gh release view $LAST_TAG --json publishedAt -q .publishedAt)\")")
# Plan release with commit analysis
npx ruv-swarm github release-plan \
--commits "$COMMITS" \
--merged-prs "$MERGED_PRS" \
--analyze-commits \
--suggest-version \
--identify-breaking \
--generate-timeline
2. Automated Versioning
# Smart version bumping
npx ruv-swarm github release-version \
--strategy "semantic" \
--analyze-changes \
--check-breaking \
--update-files
3. Release Orchestration
# Full release automation with gh CLI
# Generate changelog from PRs and commits
CHANGELOG=$(gh api repos/:owner/:repo$compare/${LAST_TAG}...HEAD \
--jq '.commits[].commit.message' | \
npx ruv-swarm github generate-changelog)
# Create release draft
gh release create v2.0.0 \
--draft \
--title "Release v2.0.0" \
--notes "$CHANGELOG" \
--target main
# Run release orchestration
npx ruv-swarm github release-create \
--version "2.0.0" \
--changelog "$CHANGELOG" \
--build-artifacts \
--deploy-targets "npm,docker,github"
# Publish release after validation
gh release edit v2.0.0 --draft=false
# Create announcement issue
gh issue create \
--title "🎉 Released v2.0.0" \
--body "$CHANGELOG" \
--label "announcement,release"
Release Configuration
Release Config File
# .github$release-swarm.yml
version: 1
release:
versioning:
strategy: semantic
breaking-keywords: ["BREAKING", "!"]
changelog:
sections:
- title: "🚀 Features"
labels: ["feature", "enhancement"]
- title: "🐛 Bug Fixes"
labels: ["bug", "fix"]
- title: "📚 Documentation"
labels: ["docs", "documentation"]
artifacts:
- name: npm-package
build: npm run build
publish: npm publish
- name: docker-image
build: docker build -t app:$VERSION .
publish: docker push app:$VERSION
- name: binaries
build: .$scripts$build-binaries.sh
upload: github-release
deployment:
environments:
- name: staging
auto-deploy: true
validation: npm run test:e2e
- name: production
approval-required: true
rollback-enabled: true
notifications:
- slack: releases-channel
- email: [email protected]
- discord: webhook-url
Release Agents
Changelog Agent
# Generate intelligent changelog with gh CLI
# Get all 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 contributors
CONTRIBUTORS=$(echo "$PRS" | jq -r '[.author.login] | unique | join(", ")')
# Get commit messages
COMMITS=$(gh api repos/:owner/:repo$compare$v1.0.0...HEAD \
--jq '.commits[].commit.message')
# Generate categorized changelog
CHANGELOG=$(npx ruv-swarm github changelog \
--prs "$PRS" \
--commits "$COMMITS" \
--contributors "$CONTRIBUTORS" \
--from v1.0.0 \
--to HEAD \
--categorize \
--add-migration-guide)
# Save changelog
echo "$CHANGELOG" > CHANGELOG.md
# Create PR with changelog update
gh pr create \
--title "docs: Update changelog for v2.0.0" \
--body "Automated changelog update" \
--base main
Capabilities:
- Semantic commit analysis
- Breaking change detection
- Contributor attribution
- Migration guide generation
- Multi-language support
Version Agent
# Determine next version
npx ruv-swarm github version-suggest \
--current v1.2.3 \
--analyze-commits \
--check-compatibility \
--suggest-pre-release
Logic:
- Analyzes commit messages
- Detects breaking changes
- Suggests appropriate bump
- Handles pre-releases
- Validates version constraints
Build Agent
# Coordinate multi-platform builds
npx ruv-swarm github release-build \
--platforms "linux,macos,windows" \
--architectures "x64,arm64" \
--parallel \
--optimize-size
Features:
- Cross-platform compilation
- Parallel build execution
- Artifact optimization
- Dependency bundling
- Build caching
Test Agent
# Pre-release testing
npx ruv-swarm 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
npx ruv-swarm github release-deploy \
--targets "npm,docker,github,s3" \
--staged-rollout \
--monitor-metrics \
--auto-rollback
Advanced Features
1. Progressive Deployment
# Staged rollout configuration
deployment:
strategy: progressive
stages:
- name: canary
percentage: 5
duration: 1h
metrics:
- error-rate < 0.1%
- latency-p99 < 200ms
- name: partial
percentage: 25
duration: 4h
validation: automated-tests
- name: full
percentage: 100
approval: required
2. Multi-Repo Releases
# Coordinate releases across repos
npx ruv-swarm github multi-release \
--repos "frontend:v2.0.0,backend:v2.1.0,cli:v1.5.0" \
--ensure-compatibility \
--atomic-release \
--synchronized
3. Hotfix Automation
# Emergency hotfix process
npx ruv-swarm github hotfix \
--issue 789 \
--target-version v1.2.4 \
--cherry-pick-commits \
--fast-track-deploy
Release Workflows
Standard Release Flow
# .github$workflows$release.yml
name: Release Workflow
on:
push:
tags: ['v*']
jobs:
release-swarm:
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
steps:
- uses: actions$checkout@v3
with:
fetch-depth: 0
- name: Setup GitHub CLI
run: echo "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}" | gh auth login --with-token
- name: Initialize Release Swarm
run: |
# Get release tag and previous tag
RELEASE_TAG=${{ github.ref_name }}
PREV_TAG=$(gh release list --limit 2 --json tagName -q '.[1].tagName')
# Get PRs and commits for changelog
PRS=$(gh pr list --state merged --base main --json number,title,labels,author \
--search "merged:>=$(gh release view $PREV_TAG --json publishedAt -q .publishedAt)")
npx ruv-swarm github release-init \
--tag $RELEASE_TAG \
--previous-tag $PREV_TAG \
--prs "$PRS" \
--spawn-agents "changelog,version,build,test,deploy"
- name: Generate Release Assets
run: |
# Generate changelog from PR data
CHANGELOG=$(npx ruv-swarm github release-changelog \
--format markdown)
# Update release notes
gh release edit ${{ github.ref_name }} \
--notes "$CHANGELOG"
# Generate and upload assets
npx ruv-swarm github release-assets \
--changelog \
--binaries \
--documentation
- name: Upload Release Assets
run: |
# Upload generated assets to GitHub release
for file in dist/*; do
gh release upload ${{ github.ref_name }} "$file"
done
- name: Publish Release
run: |
# Publish to package registries
npx ruv-swarm github release-publish \
--platforms all
# Create announcement issue
gh issue create \
--title "🚀 Released ${{ github.ref_name }}" \
--body "See [release notes](https:/$github.com/${{ github.repository }}$releases$tag/${{ github.ref_name }})" \
--label "announcement"
Continuous Deployment
# Automated deployment pipeline
npx ruv-swarm github cd-pipeline \
--trigger "merge-to-main" \
--auto-version \
--deploy-on-success \
--rollback-on-failure
Release Validation
Pre-Release Checks
# Comprehensive validation
npx ruv-swarm github release-validate \
--checks "
version-conflicts,
d
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When not to use it
- →Simple repository tasks without release requirements
- →Projects not using GitHub for version control
Prerequisites
Limitations
- →Requires valid GitHub permissions
- →Highly dependent on branch naming conventions
How it compares
It replaces manual release management by using AI agents to perform steps across multiple repositories simultaneously.
Compared to similar skills
agent-release-swarm side by side with the closest alternatives in the catalog.
| Skill | Installs | Updated | Safety | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| agent-release-swarm (this skill) | 1 | 6mo | Review | Advanced |
| github-release-management | 4 | 6mo | Review | Advanced |
| magerun-release | 1 | 5mo | No flags | Intermediate |
| release | 1 | 2mo | No flags | Intermediate |
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