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name: GitHub Release Briefing
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description: GitHub Release Briefing creates a source-linked summary of the latest published release for a public repository. Use it when tracking dependency updates; it only reads public release data and does not publish or change anything.
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# GitHub Release Briefing

GitHub Release Briefing creates a source-linked summary of the latest published release for a public repository. Use it when tracking dependency updates; it only reads public release data and does not publish or change anything.

**Install:**

```bash
npx degit https://github.com/FrancyJGLisboa/agent-skills-platform/tree/main/references/examples/github-release-briefing-skill ~/.claude/skills/github-release-briefing-skill
```

## README

# /github-release-briefing-skill

Create a current briefing for the latest published release of one public GitHub
repository. Run `scripts/run_pipeline.py` with an `OWNER/REPOSITORY` input.
The command uses GitHub's public REST endpoint, writes a Markdown briefing, and
does not authenticate, publish, modify a repository, or download release assets.

```bash
python3 scripts/run_pipeline.py --repository openai/openai-python --output release.md
```

## Required behavior

1. Reject malformed repository identifiers before any request.
2. Retrieve only the latest published release and identify its tag, title, date, and URL.
3. State clearly when a repository has no published release or is unavailable.
4. Include the GitHub API source URL so a human can inspect the result.

## Gotchas

- A GitHub "latest" release excludes drafts and prereleases according to the API's rules.
- This is dependency-awareness evidence, not a change-approval recommendation.
- Public API availability and release content can change after retrieval.

## References

- https://docs.github.com/en/rest/releases/releases#get-the-latest-release