ss-ship

name	ss-ship
effort	low
description	Quality-gated merge to parent branch (DESTRUCTIVE). ALWAYS confirms on ship/deploy/merge/release intent.
allowed-tools	AskUserQuestion, SlashCommand
hooks	[{"event":"PreToolUse","tool":"SlashCommand","handler":"enforce-quality-gates","description":"Ensures quality gates are met before allowing merge operations"},{"event":"PostToolUse","tool":"SlashCommand","handler":"log-merge-operation","description":"Logs merge operations for audit trail"}]

SpecSwarm Ship Workflow

Provides natural language access to /ss:ship command.

Dynamic Context

Current branch: !git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD 2>/dev/null || echo "Unknown branch"

When to Invoke

Trigger this skill when the user mentions:

• Shipping, deploying, or releasing features
• Merging to main/production
• Completing or finishing features
• "Ship it" (common casual phrase - ALWAYS confirm)

Examples:

• "Ship the authentication feature"
• "Deploy to production"
• "Merge this to main"
• "Ship it" ← Ambiguous - might be casual approval
• "Release version 2.0"

Instructions

ALWAYS Confirm (Regardless of Confidence):

1. Detect that user mentioned shipping/deploying/merging

2. Extract context about what to ship (if provided)

3. ALWAYS ask for confirmation using AskUserQuestion tool with this format:

   Question: "⚠️ SHIP CONFIRMATION - Destructive Operation"

   Description: "This will merge your feature branch to main/parent branch and delete the feature branch. This is a DESTRUCTIVE operation that cannot be easily undone."

   Options:

   • Option 1 (label: "Yes, ship this feature"): "Merge to main branch and delete feature branch (DESTRUCTIVE)"
   • Option 2 (label: "No, cancel"): "Cancel - I'm not ready to ship" (or if this was just casual "ship it" approval)

4. If user selects Option 1, run: /ss:ship

5. If user selects Option 2, process normally without SpecSwarm

6. Note: The /ss:ship command may have its own confirmation as an additional safety layer

What the Ship Command Does

/ss:ship runs complete workflow:

• Runs quality analysis and validation
• Checks quality threshold (default 80%)
• Shows merge plan with confirmation prompt
• Merges to parent branch
• Cleans up feature branch

Important: This is DESTRUCTIVE - it merges and deletes branches. The command itself may have built-in confirmation as a second safety layer.

Semantic Understanding

This skill should trigger not just on exact keywords, but semantic equivalents:

Ship equivalents: ship, deploy, release, merge, publish, finalize, complete, deliver Target terms: production, main, master, parent branch, live, release

Example

User: "Ship it"

Claude: [Shows AskUserQuestion]
1. Run /ss:ship - ⚠️ Merge feature to parent branch (DESTRUCTIVE)
2. Process normally - Handle as regular request

User selects Option 2 (it was casual approval, not actual shipping request)