magpie-release-vote-draft

To generate a release vote email draft, run the command targeting your specific release candidate version. It reads candidate metadata and configuration to produce the [VOTE] email body with required placeholders for your review.

Yes, you can automate planning-issue comments during release management. The skill proposes a planning-issue comment alongside the vote email draft, ensuring consistent communication without direct posting to the issue tracker.

The release vote drafting process supports expedited votes and verification checks. It applies conditional logic to ensure the drafted email complies with Apache release policies based on the candidate metadata.

The best way to initiate a vote is to use a drafting tool that reads release candidate metadata and configuration. This generates the necessary email and issue comment complete with required information and placeholders.

A key limitation is that this automation does not send emails or post comments directly. It drafts the [VOTE] email body and proposes the planning-issue comment, leaving the actual sending and posting to the user.