Azsdk Common SDK Release Agent Skill

Check release readiness and trigger the release pipeline for Azure SDK packages. **UTILITY SKILL**. USE FOR: "release SDK", "trigger release", "check release readiness", "release pipeline", "publish package", "ship SDK". DO NOT USE FOR: SDK development, code generation, pipeline debugging, release plan creation. INVOKES: azure-sdk-mcp:azsdk_release_sdk.

2k tokens

context cost

the whole folder, loaded on every use

files

instructions only

copies elsewhere

how many repositories repackaged it

136

stars on the repo

on the repository, not the skill itself

Install

one command, takes just this skill from the repository

npx skills add https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-tools --skill azsdk-common-sdk-release

What comes with it

4 642 bytes besides the instruction

eval.yaml

evals/eval.yaml

evals/tasks/anti-trigger.yaml

evals/tasks/basic-trigger.yaml

evals/trigger_tests.yaml

tasks/release-basic-001.yaml

tasks/release-negative-001.yaml

tasks/release-readiness-001.yaml

tasks/release-trigger-001.yaml

The instruction itself

5 sections, as written by the author

SDK Release

MCP Tools

| Tool | Purpose |

| --------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------- |

| azure-sdk-mcp:azsdk_release_sdk | Check release readiness and/or trigger the release pipeline |

Steps

Collect Info — Get packageName and language from the user. Optionally get branch (defaults to main).
Determine Intent — If the user explicitly asks to "check readiness" or "check if ready", run azure-sdk-mcp:azsdk_release_sdk with checkReady: true. Otherwise, proceed to trigger the release directly.
Trigger Release — Run azure-sdk-mcp:azsdk_release_sdk with checkReady: false (the default). Show pipeline link and inform user they must approve the release stage.
Review Results — If the release fails due to readiness issues, display failing checks and guide user to resolve.

Examples

"Check if azure-storage-blob is ready for release"
"Trigger release for @azure/core-rest-pipeline on JavaScript"

Troubleshooting

If readiness check fails, review each failing prerequisite individually before re-triggering.
Requires azure-sdk-mcp server. No CLI fallback — prompt user to configure MCP if unavailable.

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How to use it

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Take azure/azure-sdk-tools-azsdk-common-sdk-release from the repository into ~/.claude/skills for personal use, or into .claude/skills inside a project.

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