release-engineering

Automate end-to-end software release pipelines with versioning, artifact management, and compliance evidence collection.

40|6|Updated Jul 11, 2026

Search Tags:#automation #deployment #compliance #semver #ci-cd #dora #release-engineering

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npx skills add https://github.com/magnus919/agent-skills --skill release-engineering-magnus919

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Skill: release-engineering
Source: https://github.com/magnus919/agent-skills/tree/main/release-engineering
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/magnus919/agent-skills --skill release-engineering-magnus919

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What problem does it solve?

This skill eliminates the manual toil, audit gaps, and deployment risks associated with moving software from commit to customer, replacing bureaucratic bottlenecks with automated, evidence-based release pipelines.

Core Features & Use Cases

Pipeline Automation: Design and operate CD pipelines that enforce build-once, promote-many principles.
Compliance & Audit: Automatically generate SOC 2, SOX, and PCI-ready change records and evidence chains.
DORA Metrics: Compute and track deployment frequency, lead time, change failure rate, and recovery time automatically.
Use Case: Use this skill to compute the next SemVer from your commit history, validate your changelog against industry standards, and generate an audit-ready release plan for your next production deployment.

Quick Start

Use the release-engineering skill to compute the next version number based on the commits since your last release tag.

Frequently Asked Questions about release-engineering

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

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How do I automate SOC 2 and SOX compliance evidence collection for production deployments?▼

Automating compliance evidence collection generates SOC 2, SOX, and PCI-ready change records automatically during your CD pipeline execution. This replaces manual toil with evidence-based release governance for audit-ready production deployments.

How do I compute the next SemVer version number from commit history?▼

Computing the next SemVer version analyzes your commit history since the last release tag to determine the correct semantic version bump. This automated versioning process ensures accurate release numbering for your next production deployment.

What's the best way to track DORA metrics like deployment frequency and lead time?▼

Tracking DORA metrics automatically computes deployment frequency, lead time, change failure rate, and recovery time across your release pipelines. This provides continuous visibility into software delivery performance without manual calculation overhead.

Does this release engineering skill require any specific runtime environment?▼

The release engineering skill requires Python 3.8 or higher for executing standard library-based release automation scripts. No additional external dependencies are needed to run the core automation functionality.

How do I design CD pipelines that enforce build-once promote-many principles?▼

Designing CD pipelines with build-once promote-many principles automates end-to-end release pipelines that manage artifact promotion across environments. This ensures the same build artifact moves through stages without rebuilds, reducing deployment risks.

Can I validate my changelog against industry standards before a production release?▼

Validating your changelog against industry standards is part of generating an audit-ready release plan for your next production deployment. The skill automates changelog validation alongside version computation and compliance evidence collection.