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windsurf-release-automation

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Handles semantic versioning, changelog generation, and Git tagging for automated releases in Windsurf.

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Install

mkdir -p .claude/skills/windsurf-release-automation && curl -L -o skill.zip "https://agentskills.codes/api/skills/download/8372" && unzip -o skill.zip -d .claude/skills/windsurf-release-automation && rm skill.zip

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Activation

This is the description your AI agent reads to decide when to run this skill — the better it matches your request, the more reliably it fires.

Execute automate release processes with semantic versioning. Activate when users mention
"release automation", "version bump", "changelog generation", "semantic release",
or "publish release". Handles release engineering automation. Use when working with windsurf release automation functionality. Trigger with phrases like "windsurf release automation", "windsurf automation", "windsurf".
389 chars · catalog description✓ has a “when” triggerlonger than Claude Code's old 250-char listing cap (fine on current versions)
Intermediate

Key capabilities

  • →Parses conventional commit history
  • →Automates semantic version number increment
  • →Generates structured CHANGELOG.md entries
  • →Manages automated Git tagging

How it works

Applies logic to inspect the Git commit log, determines version impacts, and triggers tag/write operations.

Inputs & outputs

You give it
Commit history, target release scope
You get back
Version bump commit, changelog entry, git tag

When to use windsurf-release-automation

  • →Automating semantic versioning
  • →Generating release changelogs
  • →Tagging releases in Git
  • →Automating package publishing workflows

About this skill

Windsurf Release Automation

Overview

This skill enables automated release workflows within Windsurf using Cascade AI. It analyzes commits to determine semantic version bumps, generates comprehensive changelogs, manages Git tags, and publishes releases.

Prerequisites

  • Windsurf IDE with Cascade enabled
  • Git repository with commit history
  • Conventional commits or consistent commit format
  • npm/yarn/pnpm for JavaScript projects (or equivalent)
  • CI/CD pipeline for automated publishing (optional)

Instructions

  1. Configure Version Strategy
  2. Set Up Automation
  3. Prepare Release
  4. Execute Release
  5. Post-Release Tasks

See ${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/references/implementation.md for detailed implementation guide.

Output

  • Updated version in package.json
  • Generated CHANGELOG.md entry
  • Git tag for release version
  • Published package to registry
  • Release notes for distribution

Error Handling

See ${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/references/errors.md for comprehensive error handling.

Examples

See ${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/references/examples.md for detailed examples.

Resources

When not to use it

  • →Manual release management
  • →Non-standard repository commit formats

Prerequisites

Conventional commit formatGit repository

Limitations

  • →Relies on adherence to conventional commit standards
  • →Requires valid registry credentials for publishing

How it compares

It transforms release management from manual file/tag updates into a standardized, automated flow.

Compared to similar skills

windsurf-release-automation side by side with the closest alternatives in the catalog.

SkillInstallsUpdatedSafetyDifficulty
windsurf-release-automation (this skill)02moReviewIntermediate
github-release-management46moReviewAdvanced
agent-release-swarm16moReviewAdvanced
magerun-release15moNo flagsIntermediate

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