Begins a new version release using git-flow. This skill should be used when the user asks to "start a release", "create release branch", "prepare a release", "git flow release start", or wants to begin a new version release. Accepts either an explicit version or a natural-language description of the release.
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---
name: start-release
allowed-tools: ["Bash(git:*)", "Read", "Write"]
description: Begins a new version release using git-flow. This skill should be used when the user asks to "start a release", "create release branch", "prepare a release", "git flow release start", or wants to begin a new version release. Accepts either an explicit version or a natural-language description of the release.
model: haiku
argument-hint: "[version or description]"
user-invocable: true
disable-model-invocation: true
---
## Workflow Execution
**Launch a general-purpose agent** that executes the start-release workflow.
Follow the pipeline in `../../references/gitflow-start-pipeline.md`:
- **Workflow Type**: `release`
- **Arguments**: `$ARGUMENTS`
