Navigator Release

by alekspetrov

Navigator Release is a DevOps skill for Claude Code, published by alekspetrov in navigator.

230 stars11 forkson alekspetrov/navigatorAdded 2026/09/03Repository updated 2026/09/01

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Install Navigator Release

Copy Navigator Release into your Claude Code skills folder. Run the command in your terminal, or review the source on GitHub before installing.

terminal

npx degit https://github.com/alekspetrov/navigator/tree/main/skills/nav-release ~/.claude/skills/nav-release

Requires Node.js. Downloads this skill only — not the rest of the repository — into your Claude Code skills folder.

Without Node.js

git clone https://github.com/alekspetrov/navigator.git

Clones the whole repository, then copy the skill’s own directory into your skills folder yourself.

In this catalog

Source file: skills/nav-release/SKILL.md in alekspetrov/navigator
Installs to: ~/.claude/skills/nav-release
Collection: One of 25 skills cataloged from this repository
Category: DevOps — 868 skills

What Navigator Release does

Navigator Release validates plugin integrity and publishes a new Navigator version to the marketplace. Use it when releasing a plugin, creating a version tag, or checking that all referenced skills and files are committed.

Navigator Release is cataloged under DevOps on DirSkills. Navigator Release comes from a repository tagged ai-assistant, ai-tools, anthropic, claude and claude-code.

Documentation

README

Excerpt

Navigator Release Skill

Validate plugin integrity and release to marketplace with all safety checks.

Why This Exists

After v5.1.0 incident where nav-profile was referenced in plugin.json but never committed, causing install failures. This skill ensures:

All referenced skills exist and are committed
Version consistency across all files
Tag created AFTER all commits
Post-release verification

When to Invoke

Auto-invoke when:

User says "release plugin", "publish navigator"
User says "create release", "deploy new version"
User says "release vX.Y.Z"

DO NOT invoke if:

Just committing changes (no release)
Updating documentation only
Testing locally

Execution Steps

Step 1: Pre-Release Validation [CRITICAL]

Run validation script:

This is the opening of the README. Read the full README on GitHub.

Commands Navigator Release provides

Slash commands named in this skill’s SKILL.md, listed in the order they first appear.

/plugin

Frequently asked about Navigator Release

What else does alekspetrov publish alongside Navigator Release?
Navigator Release is one of 25 skills that DirSkills catalogs from alekspetrov/navigator, the repository it ships in. Its siblings there include Backend API Endpoint Generator, Backend Test Generator and Database Migration Generator. Each one is a separate skill with its own page in this directory, installs the same way Navigator Release does, and is maintained by alekspetrov in that same repository. The rest of the collection is listed on the alekspetrov/navigator page.
How does Navigator Release compare to other DevOps skills?
Navigator Release ranks #774 by stars among the 868 DevOps skills in this catalog. The most-starred ones next to it are Backend Patterns, API Connector Builder and Migration. DirSkills ranks by the star count of the repository each skill ships in, so that order reflects how popular those repositories are rather than any review of Navigator Release against them. Open each page to compare what they document and how they install.