Release Review
Automates release review checklist completion, ensuring compliance and reducing manual DevOps oversight errors.
Install on your platform
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Run in terminal (recommended)
claude mcp add release-review npx -- -y @trustedskills/release-review
Or manually add to ~/.claude/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"release-review": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@trustedskills/release-review"
]
}
}
}Requires Claude Code (claude CLI). Run claude --version to verify your install.
About This Skill
What it does
The Release Review skill automates a comprehensive pre-release audit for macOS and iOS applications. It simulates a review from a senior developer's perspective to identify potential issues that could lead to App Store rejection, security vulnerabilities, privacy concerns, or negative user experiences. The skill covers areas like credential storage, data transmission, UX polish, and distribution requirements, providing actionable fixes where needed.
When to use it
- When preparing an application for the App Store or TestFlight.
- To proactively identify potential issues before notarization.
- To understand what problems power users might complain about after release.
- During a "review before shipping" process.
- When requesting a “senior developer review” or “critical review”.
Key capabilities
- Project Discovery: Identifies the project type, platform (macOS/iOS), app type, and distribution method.
- Security Review: Checks for secure credential storage, HTTPS data transmission, input validation, entitlement audits, and hardened runtime configurations.
- Privacy Review: Evaluates data collection transparency, privacy manifest compliance (iOS 17+), user consent flows, SDK disclosures, and GDPR basics.
- UX Polish Review: Assesses first launch experiences, error handling, loading states, text truncation, accessibility, and platform-specific UX patterns.
- Distribution Review: Verifies bundle identifier format, code signing configuration, Info.plist completeness, app icons, and platform-specific requirements.
Example prompts
- "Review this project for release."
- "Perform a pre-release audit of my iOS application."
- "Can you give me a senior developer review before we ship?"
- “Check this code before submitting to TestFlight.”
Tips & gotchas
- The skill relies on glob patterns (
**.xcodeproj,**/Info.plist) to locate project files; ensure these patterns accurately reflect your project structure. - The skill utilizes separate checklists for security, privacy, UX polish and distribution – each loaded and applied during the review process.
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Security Audits
| Gen Agent Trust Hub | Pass |
| Socket | Pass |
| Snyk | Pass |
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Passed automated security scans.