feat(7): add a release skill with tested numbering logic#8
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Add a Claude Code 'release' skill (.claude/skills/release/) that cuts a release of the operator from the latest main: - Refuses to release when the 'build' CI run for the commit has not succeeded. - Enforces that the release major matches the pinned 'kubernetes' package. - Supports semver pre-releases (alpha/beta/rc, numbered from 1) marked as a GitHub Pre-release, and full releases. - Asks the user for a title and the channel, generates release notes from the commits since the prior release, and creates the GitHub release/tag. The numbering logic lives in a pure, unit-tested helper (next_release.py / tests/test_release.py) so it is deterministic across releases; the SKILL.md orchestrates the interactive, cluster-facing steps. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Fixes #7
Adds a Claude Code
releaseskill (.claude/skills/release/) that providesthe repository's release logic.
What it does
main(fast-forward check).buildworkflow run forthe exact commit being released and refuses unless it succeeded.
alpha/beta/rcpre-releases(
X.Y.Z-channel.N, firstNis1) and full releases (X.Y.Z).kubernetespackage(
operator/requirements.txt) — enforced by the helper.--prerelease).(
gh release create --generate-notes).(alpha/beta/rc/final).
Design
The interactive, outward-facing orchestration (CI check, prompts, release
creation) lives in
SKILL.md. The deterministic, easy-to-get-wrong numberinglogic lives in a pure, unit-tested helper:
.claude/skills/release/next_release.py—kubernetes_major,next_tag,is_prerelease, plus a smallmajor/nextCLI the skill calls from a shell.tests/test_release.py— 14 tests (first-pre-release-is-1, per-channelincrementing, major-mismatch/ malformed-base/ unknown-channel rejection,
final-release-no-suffix and no-reuse).
Testing
TDD — tests written first. Full suite passes (45 tests: 31 existing + 14 new),
pre-commitis clean, and the helper type-checks undermypy --strict.🤖 Generated with Claude Code