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github-release-briefing-skill

Generate a source-linked Markdown briefing for the latest published GitHub release.

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Search Tags:#Markdown#read-only#gitHub#dependency review#release monitoring#REST api#release briefing
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/FrancyJGLisboa/agent-skill-creator --skill github-release-briefing-skill
Or copy as Structured Prompt for Agent▼
Please help me install this Agent Skill.
Skill: github-release-briefing-skill
Source: https://github.com/FrancyJGLisboa/agent-skill-creator/tree/main/references/examples/github-release-briefing-skill
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/FrancyJGLisboa/agent-skill-creator --skill github-release-briefing-skill

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

💡 This Skill includes scripts (resource) components.

What problem does it solve?

Engineering teams tracking dependencies need current, inspectable evidence about the latest published release of a public GitHub repository without manually browsing GitHub or risking accidental repository changes.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Latest Release Retrieval: Queries the GitHub REST API latest-release endpoint and extracts the tag, title, publication date, and release URL.
  • Source-Linked Markdown Briefing: Writes a briefing that includes the GitHub API source URL so a human can independently verify the result.
  • Read-Only Safety: Validates the OWNER/REPOSITORY identifier before any request and never authenticates, publishes, or modifies repositories.
  • Use Case: Before planning a dependency upgrade, run the skill on openai/openai-python to get a current release briefing that a human reviews before approving any change.

Quick Start

Ask the agent to create a release briefing for a public GitHub repository such as openai/openai-python using the github-release-briefing skill.

Frequently Asked Questions about github-release-briefing-skill

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

FAQPage Schema
How do I get the latest release of a GitHub repository via API?▼

Call the GitHub REST endpoint /repos/OWNER/REPOSITORY/releases/latest, which returns the latest published release excluding drafts and prereleases. This skill wraps that call and renders the tag, title, date, and URL into a Markdown briefing.

How to generate a release briefing for a GitHub dependency?▼

Run scripts/run_pipeline.py with --repository OWNER/REPOSITORY and --output release.md. The script fetches the latest published release from the GitHub API and writes a Markdown briefing including the source API URL.

Does the GitHub latest release API include prereleases?▼

No, the GitHub latest-release endpoint excludes drafts and prereleases according to the API's own rules. The briefing reflects only the latest fully published release at retrieval time.

Can this skill publish or modify GitHub releases?▼

No, the skill is strictly read-only. It does not authenticate, publish releases, modify repositories, or download release assets, and it is not a change-approval recommendation.

Why does the briefing fail for some repositories?▼

The request fails if the repository identifier is not in OWNER/REPOSITORY format, the repository is unavailable, or it has no published release, which returns a 404 from the GitHub API. The script reports these cases as explicit errors.

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