Watch Release

Watch Release

Start a /release-manager loop that runs until 18:00 local time, pacing itself adaptively: checking again soon (~3 min) while a push is mid-rollout or CI is running, and backing off (10 → 30 min) once everything is settled. Intended for a dedicated kitty tab during parallel work — it keeps an eye on git/CI/deploy state and prompts you when something is ready to ship, without burning a tick every 10 minutes when nothing is happening.

Usage

/watch-release            # adaptive cadence, stop at 18:00   (default)
/watch-release 17         # adaptive, stop at 17:00
/watch-release 10m        # FIXED 10-minute interval, stop at 18:00
/watch-release 5m 17      # fixed 5m, stop at 17:00

Adaptive is the default. Pass an explicit \d+m interval only when you deliberately want a fixed cadence (e.g. demoing, or a tab you glance at on a known rhythm).

Instructions

Parse optional arguments:

1. Interval — first arg matching \d+m. Absent → adaptive mode (the default). Present →

fixed-interval mode at that interval.

1. Stop hour — first arg matching \d{1,2} not already consumed as the interval. Default: 18.

If the current time is already past the stop hour, tell the user and don't start the loop.

Adaptive mode (no interval given)

Invoke the /loop skill in dynamic (self-paced) mode with /release-manager:

/loop /release-manager

Then pace each next wake from the recommendation /release-manager prints last in its tick output:

next-tick: {hot|warm|cold} (~{N}s) — {reason}

Use {N} as the delaySeconds for the next wake (the dynamic loop clamps to [60, 3600]). Don't second-guess the bucket — /release-manager already weighs rollout/CI/queue state (step 8b):

• hot (~180s) — a push is mid-rollout or CI is running; check soon to catch it.
• warm (~600s) — pending work, nothing time-critical.
• cold (1200 → 1800s) — settled; escalating back-off via the quietStreak counter.

Stop and don't reschedule once the wake would land past {stop_hour}:00. If a tick produces no next-tick: line (e.g. it errored before step 8b), fall back to ~600s and continue.

Fixed mode (interval given)

Invoke the /loop skill with the literal interval — /release-manager's next-tick: line is ignored:

/loop {interval} /release-manager

Tell the loop to stop at {stop_hour}:00 local time.

Note

/release-manager prompts (push / defer / cancel) and blocks each tick until you answer, so this loop is meant to run attended in a visible tab. The adaptive interval is time measured after a tick completes (including after you answer a prompt) — so a hot 3-minute cadence only kicks in once you've cleared the prompt. For an unattended, never-blocking view, loop /release-status instead (/loop 10m /release-status) and act on its recommendations manually.

Source & license

This open-source skill is cataloged on AgentStack and links to its original source — we do not rehost the code.

• Author: flurdy
• Source: flurdy/agent-skills
• License: MIT

Install and usage instructions live in the source repository linked above.