Does it support post-release reviews?

Yes, it generates rollout scorecards that are persisted in tracker data, providing a structured basis for post-release retrospectives.

What is the Release Health Gates skill?

It is a Claude Code skill that provides a declarative checklist for managing software release readiness and governance, ensuring all technical and administrative requirements are met before deployment.

How does it integrate with GitHub?

The skill mirrors GitHub checks and deployment issues, allowing users to embed release gate status snippets directly into PR comments for better visibility.

What categories of checks does it cover?

It covers four primary categories: Scope & Risk, Quality Signals (tests and checks), Comms & Docs (release notes), and Operations (runbooks and on-call sign-off).

Release Health Gates

Name: Release Health Gates
Author: athola

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Deployment & DevOps

Standardizes software release approvals by generating GitHub-aware checklists and evaluating deployment readiness across code, documentation, and operations.

About

Release Health Gates is a governance-focused skill designed to ensure every software release meets high-quality standards before deployment. By integrating directly with GitHub checks and tracking deployment issues, it provides a declarative framework for evaluating scope, risk, quality signals, and operational readiness. Whether you are managing a complex release train or a critical hotfix, this skill helps teams avoid manual oversights by generating automated markdown snippets for PRs and rollout scorecards for post-release retrospectives.

Key Features

Automated quality signal and soak time validation
Integrated rollout scorecards for retrospective analysis
Declarative GitHub-aware release checklists
10 GitHub stars
Operational sign-off and rollback plan verification
Documentation and communication readiness tracking

Use Cases

Managing enterprise release trains with complex dependencies
Conducting high-stakes hotfix reviews before production deployment
Generating stakeholder briefings and QA handshake summaries

About

Key Features

Automated quality signal and soak time validation
Integrated rollout scorecards for retrospective analysis
Declarative GitHub-aware release checklists
10 GitHub stars
Operational sign-off and rollback plan verification
Documentation and communication readiness tracking

Use Cases

Managing enterprise release trains with complex dependencies
Conducting high-stakes hotfix reviews before production deployment
Generating stakeholder briefings and QA handshake summaries