What problem does it solve?
Cutting public releases for the skills-for-fabric repository involves repetitive, error-prone steps including version stamping across multiple manifests, scrubbing internal references for public visibility, and verifying release artifacts work correctly in clean Copilot CLI installs. This skill eliminates manual errors and streamlines the entire release process.
Core Features & Use Cases
- Automated Version Consistency: Stamps and validates version numbers across package.json, all plugin manifests, and marketplace files to prevent mismatched releases.
- Public PR Automation: Creates release branches, scrubs internal repository references, and opens pull requests against the public microsoft/skills-for-fabric repository.
- 3-Layer Smoke Testing: Runs structural, install, and behavioral verification to catch broken references, missing skills, and incorrect Copilot routing before merge.
- Use Case: For teams maintaining public Fabric skill repositories, this skill reduces release time from hours of manual work to a single guided workflow, while preventing broken releases from human error.
Quick Start
Use the release-public skill to cut, verify, and publish a new 0.4.0 public release of the skills-for-fabric repository.