ci-validation-gates
A Squad template stored in gh-aw's .squad folder with defensive checks for GitHub Actions workflows that publish npm packages, drawn from a failed Squad release.
What the skill teaches
A Squad template stored in gh-aw's .squad folder with defensive checks for GitHub Actions workflows that publish npm packages, drawn from a failed Squad release. It shows YAML steps that reject version tags that are not valid semver, explains why the npm token must be an Automation token rather than a user token that asks for one-time codes, adds retry loops while a new version propagates through the npm registry, and checks whether a release is still a draft before publishing. The examples use Squad's own package and workflow setup.
Capabilities
- Validate semver tags in a GitHub Actions publish workflow
- Retry npm package checks during registry propagation
- Detect draft releases before publishing
About
- Publisher
- GitHub
- Tool
- GitHub
Install
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Details
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Skill | |
| Tool | GitHub | |
| Publisher | GitHub | source |
| Official status | Officialstored in GitHub's own organisation (github/gh-aw); a copy of a template from Squad, which is also in GitHub's organisation (github/squad) | source |
| Needs an API key or sign-in | Not stated in its documentation | |
| Includes scripts | No | source |
| Platforms | Not stated in its documentation | |
| AI clients | Not stated in its documentation | |
| Licence | MIT | source |
| Pricing | Not stated in its documentation | |
| Activity | Last commit Nov 11, 20265,616 GitHub starsDownload data not available (not on npm or PyPI) | source |
| Links | Repository Website |
Sources
- Skill file (SKILL.md)github.com/github/gh-aw · Backs: Official status, PublisherNov 10, 2026
- Skill file (SKILL.md)github.com/github/squadNov 13, 2026
- Licence file (LICENSE)github.com/github/gh-aw · Backs: LicenceNov 13, 2026
- Folder in the repository (ci-validation-gates)github.com/github/gh-aw · Backs: Includes scriptsNov 10, 2026
- GitHub repositorygithub.com/github/gh-aw · Backs: Activity, LicenceNov 11, 2026