Plugin Release Checker

SkillDocs & knowledge

Validate plugin content quality before release. Run skill-validator across plugins, verify marketplace.json completeness, check plugin.json version consistency, and detect broken documentation cross-references. Use when preparing a release, before running release.sh, or when user mentions "release check", "pre-release", "plugin-release-checker", or "release validation".

Available today. Use it from your connected AI after setup.

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Then ask your AI: use the Plugin Release Checker skill

What this skill tells your AI

The instructions your AI receives, as published by joaquimscosta/arkhe-claude-plugins in .claude/skills/plugin-release-checker/SKILL.md and read by ahel’s review.

Pre-release content quality gate that complements scripts/release.sh. Run before generating the changelog or triggering the release workflow.

Quick Start

Run the validation script to check all plugins:

scripts/check_release_readiness.py --all

Check a specific plugin:

scripts/check_release_readiness.py --plugin core

Release Workflow Integration

/plugin-release-checker   ← THIS: validates plugin content quality
    ↓ (all checks pass)
/changelog                ← generates CHANGELOG entry
    ↓
./scripts/release.sh X.Y.Z  ← handles git tag + GitHub Release

Checks Performed

CheckDescription
Skill ValidationRun skill-validator across all skills in each plugin
Marketplace SyncVerify all plugins in plugins/ have entries in marketplace.json
Version ConsistencyCheck plugin.json versions match CHANGELOG entries
Cross-ReferencesDetect broken links in SKILL.md → WORKFLOW.md, EXAMPLES.md, etc.
Required FilesEnsure each plugin has plugin.json and README.md
FrontmatterValidate YAML frontmatter in agents, commands, and skills

Output

=== Plugin Release Readiness Report ===

Plugin: core (v2.0.0)
  ✓ All skills pass validation
  ✓ Marketplace entry found
  ✓ Version consistent with CHANGELOG
  ✓ No broken cross-references

Plugin: git (v1.0.0)
  ✗ Skill 'creating-commit': 1 error (SS002: SKILL.md exceeds 500 lines)
  ✓ Marketplace entry found
  ✓ Version consistent with CHANGELOG
  ✓ No broken cross-references

Summary: 9/10 plugins ready, 1 plugin has issues

Command Options

--all                    # Check all plugins (default)
--plugin NAME            # Check specific plugin
--skip-skill-validator   # Skip skill-validator (faster, less thorough)
--format {text,json}     # Output format

Signals

GitHub stars
21
Forks
4
Last commit
Aug 2026
Advanced
Catalog kind
skill
Gateway key
plugin-release-checker
Source
github.com/joaquimscosta/arkhe-claude-plugins