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release-and-deployment

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Ships changes safely and often — pipelines, deployment strategies, feature flags, rollback, and database changes. Use this to design a deployment pipeline, reduce release risk, roll out a risky change gradually, plan a schema migration, or work out why releases are infrequent and frightening.

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Frequently asked questions about release-and-deployment

What does the release-and-deployment skill do?

Ships changes safely and often — pipelines, deployment strategies, feature flags, rollback, and database changes. Use this to design a deployment pipeline, reduce release risk, roll out a risky change gradually, plan a schema migration, or work out why releases are infrequent and frightening. It's a reusable SKILL.md instruction set that loads into your AI coding assistant on demand, no prompt engineering, no copy-pasting every session.

How do I install the release-and-deployment skill?

Run `npx @skills-hub-ai/cli install headcount-release-and-deployment` from your terminal. The CLI writes the SKILL.md to the correct location for your AI tool (e.g. ~/.claude/skills/headcount-release-and-deployment/ for Claude Code or ~/.cursor/skills/ for Cursor with --target cursor) and adds it to your project's .skills.json lockfile.

Which AI tools does release-and-deployment work with?

release-and-deployment runs in Claude Code. It follows the open Agent Skills standard (SKILL.md), so the same skill works in every supported tool without modification.

Is the release-and-deployment skill free?

Yes. Every skill on skills-hub.ai is free and open-source. There are no premium tiers, paywalls, or usage limits. You only pay for whatever AI assistant you're already using.

How do I use release-and-deployment after installing it?

In Claude Code, type `/headcount-release-and-deployment` (or whatever slash command the skill registers) and the AI follows the skill's instructions immediately. You can also reference it by name in natural language, your AI loads the skill into context when relevant.

Can I share the release-and-deployment skill with my team?

Yes. Commit your project's .skills.json lockfile and teammates run `npx @skills-hub-ai/cli install` (no args) to install every skill at the exact version you pinned. Organization-scoped installs work via skills-hub.ai organizations.