ca-release
Cut a release the only sanctioned way — SemVer bump from the commit log, a CHANGELOG section, an annotated tag. Takes the declared target's name as its only argument. The only path to a version tag.
npx skills add arbiterForge/codeArbiter --skill ca-release --agent codex
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for claude-code, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
# $ca-release — tagged release The only permitted path to a version tag. A release is a deployment-readiness assertion: the codebase at this SHA satisfies the bar for shipping. `$ca-release` aggregates existing compliance — it does not duplicate it. ## Flow Routes to the `release` skill, which resolves everything about the release from the project's **declared target file**, `<project-root>/.codearbiter/release-targets.md` — the tag prefix, the manifests, the changelog, the payload scope, and the optional checks. Nothing about any target is written here. `$ca-release` takes the target's name as its only argument. When the declared file names exactly one target, a bare `$ca-release` uses it; when it names more, the argument is required and the skill STOPs rather than guessing. A project with no declared file at all enters the skill's own back-fill lane, which proposes a row and writes nothing without explicit confirmation. 1. **Pre-flight** — declared row resolved, working tree clean, not on the default branch, suite green, no blocking `[CONFIRM-NN]` open. Resolve `LAST_TAG` within that target's own tag series and scope the commit window to the row's declared payload, so a sibling t
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What does the ca-release skill do?
Cut a release the only sanctioned way — SemVer bump from the commit log, a CHANGELOG section, an annotated tag. Takes the declared target's name as its only argument. The only path to a version tag.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add arbiterForge/codeArbiter --skill ca-release --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From arbiterForge/codeArbiter, a repository with 138 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.