| name | happier-release-validation-review |
| description | Review a completed Happier release-validation worktree before any preview promotion. Audits validation fixes, diffs, evidence, lane completion, unresolved risks, and dry-run output. Read-only by default and never releases. |
| metadata | {"openclaw":{"homepage":"https://github.com/happier-dev/happier"}} |
Happier Release Validation Review
Use this skill after happier-release-validation finishes and before any release or preview promotion.
Mission
Act as a skeptical release-candidate reviewer. Verify that the validation branch changes are correct, necessary, root-cause-oriented, well-tested, and supported by evidence. Do not promote or release.
Inputs
- Validation worktree path
- Live workspace under
.project/reviews/<date>-v<version>-release-validation/
TRACKING.md, PLAN.md, LEDGER.md, lane docs, evidence directory
git diff for the validation branch
- final custom checks result
- local release dry-run output
Process
- Re-read
AGENTS.md.
- Read
references/review-rubric.md.
- In the validation worktree, read
TRACKING.md, PLAN.md, and LEDGER.md.
- Verify every completed lane has evidence for its claim.
- Review every code change made during validation with normal code-review severity.
- Confirm tests follow TDD expectations where behavior changed.
- Confirm no workaround fixes, hidden skips, destructive cleanup, or release side effects happened.
- Review
TRACKING.md#Process Feedback and classify each item as back-port now, back-port later, or ignore.
- Produce a concise sign-off packet.
Verdicts
APPROVE_FOR_PREVIEW_PROMOTION: evidence and diffs support promotion.
NEEDS_FIXES: specific issues must be fixed before promotion.
NEEDS_MORE_EVIDENCE: claims may be true but evidence is insufficient.
BLOCKED: cannot review because required inputs are missing.
This skill is read-only by default. If fixes are required, ask before editing or direct the user back to happier-release-validation for another fix/validation loop.