| name | github-release-briefing-skill |
| description | Create a source-linked briefing for the latest published GitHub release of a public repository. Use for engineering teams tracking a dependency release; do not use it to publish releases or change repositories. |
| license | MIT |
| activation | /github-release-briefing-skill |
| metadata | {"author":"agent-skills-platform","version":"1.0.0","created":"2026-08-27T00:00:00.000Z","last_reviewed":"2026-08-27T00:00:00.000Z","review_interval_days":30,"owners":["platform-operations"],"approval_status":"approved","lifecycle":"approved","dependencies":[{"name":"GitHub REST API","url":"https://api.github.com","type":"service"}]} |
| provenance | {"maintainer":"platform-operations","version":"1.0.0","created":"2026-08-27T00:00:00.000Z","source_references":["https://docs.github.com/en/rest/releases/releases#get-the-latest-release"]} |
/github-release-briefing-skill
Create a current briefing for the latest published release of one public GitHub
repository. Run scripts/run_pipeline.py with an OWNER/REPOSITORY input.
The command uses GitHub's public REST endpoint, writes a Markdown briefing, and
does not authenticate, publish, modify a repository, or download release assets.
python3 scripts/run_pipeline.py --repository openai/openai-python --output release.md
Required behavior
- Reject malformed repository identifiers before any request.
- Retrieve only the latest published release and identify its tag, title, date, and URL.
- State clearly when a repository has no published release or is unavailable.
- Include the GitHub API source URL so a human can inspect the result.
Gotchas
- A GitHub "latest" release excludes drafts and prereleases according to the API's rules.
- This is dependency-awareness evidence, not a change-approval recommendation.
- Public API availability and release content can change after retrieval.
References
