Release Patterns Skill

Purpose

Ensure consistent PR creation, CI/CD validation, and release coordination following rebase-first workflow.

When This Skill Applies

Invoke this skill when:

• Creating pull requests
• Running pre-PR validation (yarn ci:validate)
• Checking CI/CD status
• Coordinating merge timing
• Verifying rebase status

Stop-the-Line Conditions

FORBIDDEN Patterns

# FORBIDDEN: Missing ticket reference
gh pr create --title "feat: add feature"  # Missing [{{TICKET_PREFIX}}-XXX]

# FORBIDDEN: Using squash/merge commits
gh pr merge --squash  # Breaks linear history
gh pr merge --merge   # Creates merge commit

# FORBIDDEN: Skipping CI validation
git push origin feature  # Without yarn ci:validate first

# FORBIDDEN: Pushing without rebase
git push origin feature  # When branch is behind dev

CORRECT Patterns

# CORRECT: Ticket reference in title
gh pr create --title "feat(scope): description [{{TICKET_PREFIX}}-XXX]"

# CORRECT: Rebase merge only
gh pr merge --rebase --delete-branch

# CORRECT: CI validation before push
yarn ci:validate && git push --force-with-lease

# CORRECT: Always rebase first
git fetch origin && git rebase origin/dev
git push --force-with-lease origin {{TICKET_PREFIX}}-XXX-description

Pre-PR Checklist (MANDATORY)

Before creating any PR:

• Branch name: {{TICKET_PREFIX}}-{number}-{description}
• Commits follow: type(scope): description [{{TICKET_PREFIX}}-XXX]
• Rebased on latest dev: git fetch origin && git rebase origin/dev
• CI passes locally: yarn ci:validate
• Linear history: No merge commits (git log --oneline --graph -10)

CI/CD Validation Command

# MANDATORY before any PR
yarn ci:validate && echo "READY FOR PR" || echo "FIX ISSUES FIRST"

PR Creation Template

gh pr create --title "feat(scope): description [{{TICKET_PREFIX}}-XXX]" --body "$(cat <<'EOF'
## Summary

Implements [feature/fix] as specified in Linear ticket {{TICKET_PREFIX}}-XXX.

**Linear Ticket**: https://linear.app/{{LINEAR_WORKSPACE}}/issue/{{TICKET_PREFIX}}-XXX

## Changes Made

- Change 1
- Change 2

## Testing

```bash
yarn ci:validate
# All checks passed

Pre-merge Checklist

• Rebased on latest dev
• CI passes
• Linear ticket referenced

🤖 Generated with Claude Code EOF )"

## Merge Strategy

**ONLY** use rebase merge:

```bash
# CORRECT
gh pr merge --rebase --delete-branch

# NEVER
gh pr merge --squash   # Loses commit history
gh pr merge --merge    # Creates merge commits

QAS Gate (MANDATORY)

Before merging any PR, invoke QAS for independent review:

Task tool: QAS subagent
Prompt: "Review PR #XXX for {{TICKET_PREFIX}}-YYY. Validate commit format, CI status, patterns."

Authoritative References

• PR Template: .github/pull_request_template.md
• Workflow Guide: CONTRIBUTING.md (Pull Request Process section)
• CI/CD Pipeline: docs/CI-CD-Pipeline-Guide.md
• Agent Workflow SOP: docs/sop/AGENT_WORKFLOW_SOP.md (3-stage review chain)