name: commit-push-and-release
compatibility: Requires git, gh, and a remote named origin
description: One-shot ship workflow on main — delegate to the commit-and-push skill (group commits, push branch), then delegate to the release skill with a default minor version bump, then push the new tag to origin. Use when the user says "commit push and release", "/commit-push-and-release", "ship and release", "commit then release", or wants to publish working-tree changes AND cut a versioned release in a single step. Aborts on a clean working tree (nothing to commit) and aborts when the current branch is not main. Skip for: feature-branch work (releases here only cut from main), commit-only or release-only flows (use commit-and-push or release directly), major/patch bumps requested without arg (default is minor — pass an explicit arg or invoke release directly), and amend/force-push workflows.
User-question protocol: Whenever this skill needs the user to pick between options, confirm an action, or answer a multiple-choice prompt, you MUST call the AskUserQuestion tool to render a proper interactive picker. Do NOT print numbered options as plain text and wait for the user to type a number — that produces a degraded UX. Free-form questions (open-ended typing) may be asked in prose, but any time you would write "1) … 2) … 3) …", use AskUserQuestion instead.
commit-push-and-release
Three phases, in order, on main only: (1) commit + push via commit-and-push, (2) cut release via release with a minor bump, (3) push the new tag.
Phase 0 — Preflight
Run before doing anything else:
git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD
git status --porcelain
Exit conditions:
- Branch is not
main → abort. Tell the user "this skill only releases from main; current branch is <branch>" and stop. Do not switch branches.
- Working tree is clean (porcelain output empty) → abort. Tell the user "nothing to commit; not releasing" and stop. Do not cut a release-only — that's what
/release is for.
Both conditions must pass to proceed.
Phase 1 — Commit and push
Invoke the commit-and-push skill. Do NOT re-implement its commit grouping or push logic.
Exit conditions:
- Commits created and pushed → proceed to Phase 2.
commit-and-push aborted or errored → stop. Do not release a partial state. Surface the error verbatim.
After this phase, the new commits MUST be on origin/main before Phase 2 runs. If the push appeared to succeed but git rev-parse origin/main does not match HEAD, stop and report — do not tag a commit that isn't on the remote.
Phase 2 — Cut the release
Before invoking release, ask: is HEAD on origin/main? If not, stop — Phase 1 didn't actually publish.
Invoke the release skill with a minor version bump (its default). Do not pass major or patch. If the user wanted a different bump, they should invoke /release directly.
The release skill owns: manifest version bump, release commit, annotated tag, release notes from commits since the last tag.
Exit conditions:
- Release committed and tagged locally → proceed to Phase 3.
release skill aborted or errored → stop. The Phase 1 commits are already pushed; do not retry Phase 1. Surface the error and let the user decide.
Phase 3 — Push tags
git push
git push --tags
If git push is rejected non-fast-forward, stop and surface the rejection verbatim — do not force, do not auto-pull. The user will resolve and re-invoke.
Report on success: the new version, the tag name, and that both branch and tags are on origin.
NEVER
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NEVER run on a branch other than main
Instead: Abort in Phase 0 with the current branch name. Do not auto-switch to main.
Why: Releases in this project cut from main only. Auto-switching could discard uncommitted work on the feature branch or release a commit the user didn't intend.
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NEVER cut a release when there is nothing to commit
Instead: Abort in Phase 0. If the user genuinely wants a release-only with no new commits, they should invoke /release directly.
Why: This skill's contract is "ship working-tree changes AND release." A clean tree means the user is in the wrong skill — silently falling through to release-only would publish a version the user didn't realize they were cutting.
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NEVER skip Phase 3 (the tag push)
Instead: Always run git push --tags after Phase 2 succeeds.
Why: The original failure mode this skill exists to prevent: release creates the tag locally, then it sits unpushed and CI/release automation never sees it. The whole point of bundling is closing this gap.
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NEVER tag before the Phase 1 commits are confirmed on origin
Instead: Verify origin/main matches HEAD after Phase 1 before invoking release in Phase 2.
Why: If Phase 1's push silently failed (network, hook rejection masked by exit code), tagging anyway points the tag at a commit that doesn't exist on the remote — release automation breaks and the tag has to be deleted and re-cut.
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NEVER pass --force to either push in Phase 3
Instead: Surface non-fast-forward rejections and stop. The user pulls/rebases and re-invokes.
Why: A force-push to main rewrites shared history. A force tag push silently overwrites a tag others may already have fetched.
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NEVER accept a non-default version bump arg in this skill
Instead: This skill always invokes release with its default (minor). For major/patch, the user invokes /release major or /release patch directly after /commit-and-push.
Why: Adding bump-arg passthrough creates two sources of truth for version policy and invites typos like /commit-push-and-release minir. Keeping this skill opinionated (minor only) makes the failure mode loud — the user must consciously choose the unbundled path for non-minor bumps.
