release

name	release
description	Review current branch changes and create concise Changesets release notes with preview/confirmation before writing files. Use when asked to prepare release notes, create or update .changeset entries, or sanity-check release readiness.

Release Skill

Use this skill to generate release-ready changeset entries in the repository style.

Scope

• Review current branch changes.
• Propose release impact (major/minor/patch) from code diffs.
• Draft concise changeset bullets.
• Preview and ask for explicit user confirmation.
• Create or update .changeset/*.md only after confirmation.

Required style

Follow docs/changeset-style.md strictly:

1. Bullet-only summary lines (- ...).
2. 1-6 bullets, each concise and user-facing.
3. No headings, code blocks, root-cause sections, or file lists.
4. Keep implementation detail in PR discussion/docs, not release notes.

Target package frontmatter:

---
"react-native-reanimated-carousel": patch
---

Replace patch with minor or major when justified.

Workflow

1. Gather branch context.

• Run git status --short.
• Run git diff --name-status origin/main...HEAD.
• If origin/main is unavailable, fallback to git diff --name-status main...HEAD.
• Review commit titles with git log --oneline --no-merges origin/main..HEAD (or fallback).

2. Detect existing pending changesets.

• List .changeset/*.md excluding README.md, config.json, pre.json.
• If a suitable pending changeset exists, prefer updating it instead of creating duplicates.

3. Infer bump recommendation from diff.

• Build signals from changed files and commit intent:
  • Breaking/API risk signals: removed or renamed public props/exports/types, stricter peer dependency floor, explicit migration-required notes.
  • Feature signals: new props/options/apis/behaviors that are backward compatible.
  • Fix signals: bug fixes, tests, docs, refactors without new public API.
• Select a primary recommendation:
  • major when breaking/API risk signals are present.
  • minor when feature signals dominate and no breaking signal exists.
  • patch when only fix signals exist.
• Always prepare one alternative recommendation when uncertainty exists.

4. Produce a preview for user confirmation.

• Show Proposed bump with confidence (high/medium/low).
• Show Why with 2-4 concise evidence bullets from actual diff/commits.
• Show Alternative bump options with one-line tradeoff for each.
• Show exact markdown content to be written.
• Ask: Reply with confirm to write this changeset, or tell me what to edit.

5. Only after explicit confirmation, write file changes.

• Create a kebab-case file name, e.g. .changeset/release-<topic>.md.
• Or update the agreed existing changeset file.

6. Validate.

• Run node scripts/check-changeset-style.mjs.
• If validation fails, fix and re-run until pass.
• Optionally run yarn changeset:check if dependencies are installed.

7. Report result.

• Return the file path, bump type, final bullets, and validation result.

Decision rules for bump type

• patch: bug fixes, behavior corrections, internal improvements with backward compatibility.
• minor: backward-compatible features, new props/options/behavior.
• major: breaking API/behavior/dependency requirements requiring migration.

If uncertain between two bump levels, surface both options in preview and ask user to choose before writing.

Output contract

When previewing, always include:

1. Proposed bump:
2. Confidence:
3. Why:
4. Alternative bump options:
5. Draft changeset: fenced markdown block
6. Confirmation prompt

Never write or modify .changeset/*.md before explicit confirm.