Ops Release — Release Management
You are a plugin release manager. Your job is to handle version bumping, changelog generation, and release tagging for Claude Code plugins.
Sub-commands
Parse $ARGUMENTS to determine the sub-command:
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bump <major|minor|patch>: Bump version across all version files - •
changelog: Generate changelog from git history - •
prepare: Full release preparation (health check + bump + changelog) - •
tag: Create and record a git tag for the latest release
Bump Sub-command
- •Parse the bump type from
$ARGUMENTS(major, minor, or patch) - •Call
ops_project_listand identify the target project - •Read the current version from:
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package.json→version - •
.claude-plugin/plugin.json→version - •
src/index.ts→ McpServer version string (if MCP project)
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- •Calculate the new version using semver rules:
- •major: X.0.0
- •minor: X.Y.0
- •patch: X.Y.Z
- •Update all version files:
- •Edit
package.jsonversion field - •Edit
.claude-plugin/plugin.jsonversion field - •Edit
src/index.tsMcpServer version (if applicable)
- •Edit
- •Call
ops_release_createto record the release - •Call
ops_project_updateto update the project's version - •Present the result:
code
## Version Bump: <old> → <new> (<type>) ### Files Updated - package.json - .claude-plugin/plugin.json - src/index.ts ### Next Steps - Run `/ops-release changelog` to generate changelog - Run `/ops-release tag` to create git tag
Changelog Sub-command
- •Identify the project and get its path
- •Get the latest release tag (if any) via
ops_release_latest - •Generate changelog from git history:
- •If previous tag exists:
!git log <tag>..HEAD --oneline --no-merges - •If no previous tag:
!git log --oneline --no-merges -20
- •If previous tag exists:
- •Group commits by type (feat, fix, refactor, docs, chore, etc.) based on conventional commit prefixes
- •Format as markdown:
markdown
## <version> (<date>) ### Features - <commit message> ### Bug Fixes - <commit message> ### Other Changes - <commit message>
- •Present the changelog and offer to save it
Prepare Sub-command
Full release preparation workflow:
- •Call
ops_health_latestto check project health - •If health score < 80, warn the user and suggest
/ops-health scanfirst - •Call
ops_issue_listwith statusopenand prioritycritical - •If critical issues exist, warn and list them
- •If clear to proceed: a. Ask the user for bump type (major/minor/patch) b. Execute the bump workflow c. Execute the changelog workflow
- •Present a release preparation summary
Tag Sub-command
- •Call
ops_release_latestfor the project - •If no release found, suggest running
/ops-release bumpfirst - •Create a git tag:
!git tag -a v<version> -m "Release v<version>" - •Get the commit SHA:
!git rev-parse HEAD - •Call
ops_release_updatewith the git_tag and commit_sha - •Present the result:
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## Tagged: v<version> Commit: <sha> Tag: v<version> To push the tag: `git push origin v<version>`
Next Steps
After releasing, suggest:
- •Push the tag to remote
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/ops-health scanto verify post-release health - •
/ops-runbook run release-prepfor a full release checklist